FILE NO. 180723
ORDINANCE NO. 256-18
[Planning Code - Clyde and Crooks Warehouse Historic District]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to add a new Appendix 0 to Article 10,
Preservation of Historical, Architectural, and Aesthetic landmarks, to create the Clyde
and Crooks Warehouse Historic District, encompassing an area generally bounded by
Brannan Street to the north, Third Street to the east, Townsend Street to the south, and
Lusk Street to the West; affirming the Planning Department's determination under the
California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and
welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with
the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
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Be it ordained by the People of the City and County of San Francisco:
Section 1. Findings.
(a) Environmental Findings. The Planning Department has determined that the
proposed Planning Code amendment is subject to a Categorical Exemption from the
California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.,
"CEQA") pursuant to Section 15308 of the Guidelines for Implementation of the statute for
actions by regulatory agencies for protection of the environment (in this case, landmark
designation). Said determination is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File
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No. 180723 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Board of Supervisors affirms this
determination.
(b) Historic Preservation Commission Findings.
(1) Pursuant to Section 4.135 of the Charter of the City and County of San
Francisco, the Historic Preservation Commission has authority "to recommend approval,
disapproval, or modification of landmark designations and historic district designations under
the Planning Code to the Board of Supervisors."
(2) On April 18, 2018, at a duly noticed public hearing, the Historic Preservation
Commission in Resolution No. 955 found that the proposed Planning Code amendments
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contained in this ordinance were consistent with the City's General Plan and with Planning
Code Section 101 .1 (b) and recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt the proposed
amendments. A copy of said Resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in
File No. 180723, and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Planning Commission Findings.
On April 18, 2018, at a duly noticed public hearing, the Planning Commission in
Resolution No. 955 found that the proposed Planning Code amendments contained in this
ordinance were consistent with the City's General Plan and with Planning Code, Section
101.1 (b). In addition, the Planning Commission recommended that the Board of Supervisors
adopt the proposed Planning Code amendments. A copy of said Resolution is on file with the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 180723 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) The Board finds that the proposed Planning Code amendments contained in this
ordinance are on balance consistent with the City's General Plan and with Planning Code,
Section 101.1 (b) for the reasons set forth in both Historic Preservation Commission
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Resolution No. 955 and Planning Commission Resolution No. 20203, which reasons are
incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth.
(d) Pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302, the Board finds that the proposed
ordinance will serve the public necessity, convenience and welfare for the reasons set forth in
Historic Preservation Commission Resolution No. 955 and Planning Commission Resolution
No. 20203, which reasons are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth.
(e) The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the proposed Clyde and Crooks
Warehouse Historic District has a special character and special historical, architectural, and
aesthetic interest and value, and that its designation as a Historic District will further the
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purposes of and conform to the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code.
Section 2. The Planning Code is hereby amended by amending Article 10 to add
Appendix 0, to read as follows:
APPENDIX 0 TO ARTICLE 10
CLYDE AND CROOKS WAREHOUSE DISTRICT
Sec. 1. Findings and Purposes.
Sec. 2. Designation.
Sec. 3. Location and Boundaries.
Sec. 4. Relation to Planning Code and the Provisions of the Charter o[the City and County of
San Francisco.
Sec. 5. Statement of Significance.
Sec. 6. Significance ofJndividual Buildings to the Historic District.
Sec. 7. Character-Defining Features/Features ofthe District and Existing Buildings.
Sec. 8. Standards for Review ofApplications
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Sec. 9. Additional Provisions for Alterations and New Construction.
SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area
known and described in this ordinance as the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District contains twelve
structures that have a special character and special historical, architectural, and aesthetic interest and
value, and constitutes a distinct section o[the City. The Board of Supervisors fitrther finds that
designation of said area as a Historic District will be in fitrtherance of and in conformance with the
purposes of Article 10 oft he Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation
on an area basis rather than on the basis o[individual structures alone is in order.
This ordinance is intended to fitrther the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as
set forth in Section 1001 ofthe Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare ofthe
public.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.
Pursuant to Section 1004 ofthe Planning Code, the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District is
hereby designated as an Article 10 Historic District, this designation having been duly approved by
Resolution No. 955 ofthe Historic Preservation Commission and Resolution No. 20203 of the Planning
Commission, which Resolutions are on file vvith the Clerk ofthe Board of Supervisors under File No.
180723 and which Resolutions are incorporated herein and made part hereof as though fitlly set forth.
SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.
The location and boundaries of the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District are Brannan Street to
the north, Third Street to the east, Townsend Street to the south, and Lusk Street to the West. The
district also joins South End Historic District's lot line at 660 3rd Street (Assessor's Block No 3787,
Lot No. 008) - South End Terminal Warehouse. The historic district encompasses Lot Nos. 005, 014,
015, 016, 037, 040A, 044, 048, 033, 151, 017, 021, 022, 019, 036, 040, 018, 013, and 152-159 of
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Assessor's Block No. 3787 and shall be as designated on the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District
Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk ofthe Board of Supervisors in File No. 180723,
which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth.
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Historic District
The boundaries of the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District are outlined.
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SEC. 4. RELATION TO PLANNING CODE AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
(a) Article 10 oft he Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City
and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subfect
to and in addition to the provisions thereof
(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this
ordinance shall supersede, impair or modifj; any Planning Code provisions applicable to property in
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the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District, including but not limited to existing and fitture regulations
controlling uses, height, bulk, lot coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, o(f-street parldng
and signs.
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.
The Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District is significant as it is representative of the post-1906
San Francisco earthquake and fire reconstruction period and is representative of warehouse/industrial
building type and exemplifies early twentieth-centwy methods of construction and materials. The
period of significance is 1906 to 1935. The district is comprised of nineteen properties, twelve of which
include contributing resources, located in the South of Market neighborhood. The non-contributing
properties consist of two buildings constructed after the period of significance and five surface parldng
lots.
The Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District's period ofsignificance reflects the nineteenth-
century development of the South of Market area as a center o[industrial production in San Francisco
and maritime commerce along the west coast. The district's mix o[industrial and warehouse buildings
interspersed with residential structures is typical of the land use patterns developed in the nineteenth
centwy in the South of Market neighborhood and continued during the 1906 earthquake and fire
reconstruction period. The buildings exemplify early twentieth-century methods of construction and
materials and reconstruction the return of South ofMarket's function as the industrial center of the city
following the earthquake and fire.
The addition's period of significance, 1906-1935, falls within the broader 1867-1935 period of
significance of the South End Historic District. The industrial buildings found within the Clyde and
Crooks Warehouse District are unique for their smaller size and massing, reflecting their use as small
manufacturing operations and storage and pacldng facilities, but are consistent with the character and
development pattern of the buildings constructed in the area during the post-earthquake period. The
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buildings reflect the redevelopment pattern of South of Market following the quake and fire, which
largely consisted o[industrial and warehouse buildings.
SEC. 6. SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS TO THE HISTORIC DISTRICT.
Twelve buildings within the boundaries of the Clvde and Crooks Warehouse District are
identified as contributory buildings that date from the Historic District's period of significance and
retain their historic integrity. These structures are of the highest importance in maintaining the
character of the Historic District. An architectural description, building hist01y and evaluation of each
parcel within the Historic District is documented on the State of California - Department of Parks and
Recreation Primary Record (PPR 523A - descriptive) survey forms.
The following buildings are deemed Contributory to the Historic District:
APN
3787 005
3787 048
3787 033
3787 151
3787 017
3787 021
3787 022
3787 019
3787 036
3787 040
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From St.#
-
To St.#
Street Name
3rd St
Brannan
Brannan
Brannan
Clyde
Clyde
Lusk
Lusk
Ritch
Ritch
Date Built
1924
1923
1924
1910
1907
1923
1917
1922
1906
1920
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3787 018
Townsend
1909
3787 013
Townsend
1935
Noncontributory. This category identifies buildings which postdate the Historic District's period of
significance and/or no longer retain sufficient integrity to convey significance. Alterations to
Noncontributory buildings would require Certificate of Appropriateness review in order to ensure that
alterations and new construction would be compatible with the historic character of the District in
terms of scale, massing, fenestration, materials and detail outlined in this appendix and the applicable
standards for review pursuant to Article 10 of the Planning Code.
The following buildings shall be deemed to be Noncontributory within the Historic District:
APN
From St.#
To St.#
Street Name
Year Built
3787 014
J
Clyde
1935
3787015
JO
Clyde
NIA
3787 016
Clyde
NIA
3787 037
Ritch
NIA
3787 040A
Ritch
NIA
3787 044
Ritch
NIA
3787 152-159
Ritch
1955
SEC. 7. CHARACTER-DEFINING FEATURES/FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT AND
EXISTING BUILDINGS.
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The following section describes in further detail the character-defining features of the District
and ofindividual buildings contained therein. Historic District designation is intended to protect and
preserve these character-defining features.
a. Overall Form, Continuitv, Scale and Proportion. All buildings are built to the property lines
and rise vertically without setbacks. Building heights are two to three stories, with the exception of the
one-story building at 45 Lusk Street. Ten of the twelve contributing buildings have flat roofs. One
building (435 Brannan) has a combination gable and flat roof One building (322-326 Ritch Street) has
a double-gable roof The District's buildings are rectangular plan and largely masomy structures with
the exception o(four wood frame buildings.
(b) Fenestration. The majority of the buildings have aluminum and steel sash multi-lite
windows. Wood frame windows are found on two properties (45 Lusk, 322-326 Ritch). Methods of
operability include fixed, awning, double-hung, pivot and sliding.
(c) Materials and Finishes. Six of the buildings are clad in smooth finish stucco. Two are clad
in wood channel drop siding and one is clad with wood clapboard siding. Two buildings are red brick.
One of the brick buildings has a concrete base that falls just below the water table. Materials and paint
are generally light to medium colors with white, bu([, and grey the predominate shades.
(d) Architectural Details. There are no character-defining interior features identified as part
of this designation. Exterior ornament consists ofprojecting corniced roof!ines with modillions, egg
and dart and dentil molding, belt courses, brick corbelling. The specific character-defining exterior
.features of the buildings are as follows:
(1) 63 0 3rd Street (19 24 ). Character-defining features include: two-story height and
rectangular massing,· six bays,· flat root smooth finish stucco cladding,· fixed multi-lite aluminum sash
windows; piers.· cornice; string course; and ornamental shields.
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(2) 415 Brannan Street (1923). Character-defining features include: two-story height
and rectangular massing; three bays,· flat roof; smooth finish stucco cladding,· multi-lite steel sash
windows; pilasters; projecting cornice; and belt courses.
(3) 425 Brannan (1924). Character-defining features include: two-st01y height and
rectangular massing; smooth-finish stucco cladding; flat roof; projecting cornice; dentil and egg and
dart molding; recessed panels and parapet; piers; and belt courses.
(4) 435 Brannan (1910). Character-defining features include: two-story height and
rectangular massing; smooth finish stucco cladding,· parapet; multi-light, steel sash ribbon awning
windows; rounded corners; window and door openings; entrance awning,· belt courses; and speedlines.
(5) 18-28 Clyde St (1907). Character-defining features include: three-story height and
rectangular massing; three bays; wood channel drop siding; flat roof,' projecting cornice with dentils
and modillions,· open central bay and staircase; double-hung windows; and projecting wood window
sills and headers.
(6) 36 Clyde St (1923). Character-defining features include: two-story height and
rectangular massing,· three bays; wood clapboard siding; flat roof; projecting cornice, modillions, egg
and dart and dentil molding; multi-lite steel and plate glass pivot windows; and wood window trim and
sills.
02 25-35 Lusk Street (1917). Character-defining features include: two story height
and rectangular massing; six bavs; flat roof; brick cladding; corbelled cornice; multi-lite steel sash
windows; recessed window openings; quoins; second floor brick detailing; molded concrete belt
courses; and the painted sign "Ogden Packing & Provision Co."
(8) 45 Lusk Street (1922). Character-defining features include: one-story height and
rectangular massing; channel drop wood siding; flat roof; multi-lite wood sash windows; above-grade
recessed entrance; projecting cornice and modillions; and dentil and egg and dart molding.
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(9) 322-326 Ritch Street (1906). Character-defining features include: two-stmy height
and rectangular massing,· five bays; brick cladding; piers; brick corbelling,· brick window sills,·
projecting cornice,· recessed door and window openings; multi-light and double-hung wood windows;
and parapet.
(10) 330 Ritch Street (1920). Character-defining features include: three-story height
and rectangular massing; brick cladding; flat root and brick window sills.
(11) 224 Townsend (19 35 ). Character-defining features include: two-story height and
rectangular massing; five bays; concrete cladding; flat root decorative parapet above central entrance
bay,· spandrel panels between first and second floors on primary elevation; vertical ornament above
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second floor window openings on primary elevation; and fluted columns projecting above the roofline.
(12) 228-242 Townsend St (1909). Character-defining features include: two-stmy
height and rectangular massing; flat rool· stucco cladding; projecting cornice with brackets; and dentil
molding.
SEC. 8. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS
The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are as set forth
in Section 1006. 6 of Article 10. For the purposes of review under those standards, the "character of the
Historic District" shall mean the exterior architectural features of the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse
District referred to and described in Section 6 of this Appendix.
Any exterior change within the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District shall require a Certificate
of Appropriateness, pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, when such work requires a City permit,
with the exception ofspecific scopes of work identified by the Historic Preservation Commission and
delegated to Planning Department Preservation statffor review and approval and specific scopes of
work as outlined below. The procedures, requirements, controls and standards of Article 10 of the
Planning Code shall apply to all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness and/or Administrative
Certificates of Appropriateness in the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse District.
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SEC. 9. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ALTERATIONS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION.
Additions to existing buildings and new infill construction proposed within the Clyde and
Crooks Warehouse District must reflect an understanding of the relationship of the proposal with the
contributing buildings within the district. Additions shall be reviewed (or compatibility with the historic
building and the District, while infill construction shall be reviewed for compatibility with the overall
District. Neither should directly imitate nor replicate existing features. For additions, every effort
should be made to minimize the visibility ofthe new structure within the District. Infill construction
should reflect the character of the District, including the prevailing heights of contributing buildings
without creating a false sense of hist01y. Property owners should consult early in the process with a
Planning Department Historic Preservation staff when developing a proposal.
(a) Additions. Additions shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and any proposed addition
should be located in an inconspicuous location and not result in a radical change to the form or
character of the historic building. A vertical addition may be approved, depending on how the addition
impacts the building and its relative visibility from the surrounding public rights-of way within the
district. The Planning Department evaluates all proposals for properties identified under Article 10 of
the Planning Code for compliance with the Secretary ofthe Interior's Standards (as set forth in Section
1006. 6 of the Planning Code). Based on these Standards, Department staff uses the following criteria
when reviewingproposals for vertical additions:
(1) The structure respects the general size, shape, and scale of the features associated
with the property and the District and the structure is connected to the property in a manner that does
not alter, change, obscure, damage, or destroy any of the character-defining features of the property
and the District.
(2) The design respects the general historic and architectural characteristics associated
with the property and the District without replicating historic styles or elements that will result in
creating a false sense of history.
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(3) The materials are compatible with the property or District in general character,
color and texture.
As part ofthe Planning Department review process, the project sponsor shall conduct and
submit an analysis that illustrates the relative visibility of a proposed vertical addition from within the
District. As part of this analysis, sightline cross-sections and perspective drawings illustrating the
proportionality and scale, as well as the visible extent of the addition from prescribed locations should
be submitted.
(b) New Construction. When a district provides an opportunity for new construction through
existing vacant parcels or by replacing non-contributing buildings, a sensitive design is of critical
importance. Historic buildings within the District should be utilized and referenced for design context.
Contemporary design that respects the District's existing character-defining features without
replicating historic designs is encouraged. The Department uses the following criteria when reviewing
proposals for infill construction as well as the review standards set forth in Section 1006. 6 of the
Planning Code:
(1) The structure respects the general size, shape, and scale of the character-defining
features associated with the district and its relationship to the character-defining features ofthe
immediate neighbors and the district.
(2) The site plan respects the general site characteristics associated with the district.
(3) The design respects the general character-defining features associated with the
district.
(4) The materials are compatible with the district in general character, color, and
texture.
(c) Standards (or New Construction and Alterations.
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(1) Facade Line Continuity. Facade line continuity is historically appropriate.
Therefore, setbacks at lower floors and arcades, not generally being features of the Clyde and Crooks
Warehouse District, are generally not acceptable.
(2) Fenestration and Design Elements (or New Construction. In areas with a
concentration of buildings characterized by a high proportion of mass to void and deeplv recessed
openings, vertical orientation and limited fenestration, the design of new construction should relate to
those elements. In areas characterized by buildings with industrial style fenestration, new construction
should relate to those design elements.
(d) Exterior Changes Requiring Approval. Any exterior change within the Clyde and Crooks
Warehouse District shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness pursuant to the provisions of Article
10 when such work requires a city permit. In addition, a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be
required for cleaning masonry surfaces with abrasives and/or treatment of such surfaces with
waterproofing chemicals. Sandblasting and certain chemical treatments detrimental to older brick will
not be approved.
(e) Signs.
(1) Principal Signs. Only one sign will be allowed per establishment per street
frontage. A flush sign with lettering intended to be read from across the street is permitted. On brick
surfaces, signs should be mounted with a minimum number ofpenetrations of the wall, and those
penetrations only in the mortar joints.
(2) Secondary Signs. One per establishment per street frontage. A secondary sign is
intended to be viewed close-up and consists of (A) lettering on a door or window that contains only the
name and nature of the establishment, hours of operation and other pertinent information; or (b) a
projecting sign not exceeding two square feet in area used in conjunction with a principal flush sign.
(d) Nothing in this legislation shall be construed to regulate paint colors within the District.
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Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after
enactment. Enactment occurs when the Mayor signs the ordinance, the Mayor returns the
ordinance unsigned or does not sign the ordinance within ten days of receiving it, or the Board
of Supervisors overrides the Mayor's veto of the ordinance.
Section 4. Scope of Ordinance. In enacting this ordinance, the Board of Supervisors
intends to amend only those words, phrases, paragraphs, subsections, sections, articles,
numbers, punctuation marks, charts, diagrams, or any other constituent parts of the Municipal
Code that are explicitly shown in this ordinance as additions, deletions, Board amendment
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additions, and Board amendment deletions in accordance with the "Note" that appears under
the official title of the ordinance.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney
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File Number:
180723
Date Passed: October 23, 2018
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to add a new Appendix 0 to Article 10, Preservation of
Historical, Architectural, and Aesthetic Landmarks, to create the Clyde and Crooks Warehouse
Historic District, encompassing an area generally bounded by Brannan Street to the north, Third
Street to the east, Townsend Street to the south, and Lusk Street to the West; affirming the Planning
Department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public
necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of
consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
September 24, 2018 Land Use and Transportation Committee - CONTINUED
October 01, 2018 Land Use and Transportation Committee - RECOMMENDED
October 16, 2018 Board of Supervisors - PASSED ON FIRST READING
Ayes: 11 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
Tang and Yee ·
October 23, 2018 Board of Supervisors - Fl NALLY PASSED
Ayes: 11 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
Tang and Yee
File No. 180723
London N. Breed
Mayor
City mu/ County ofSa11 Francisco
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was Fl NALLY PASSED on
10/23/2018 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
Date Approved
Printed at 12:42 pm 011 I 0/24118
