Ordinance No. 0254-18
Ord. No. 0254-18
in effectFILE NO. 180721
ORDINANCE NO. 254-18
[Planning Code - Landmark Designation - 457 Bryant Street (aka Piledrivers, Bridge, and
Structural lronworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall)]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate 457 Bryant Street (aka Piledrivers,
Bridge, and Structural lronworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall), Assessor's Parcel Block
No. 3775, Lot No. 085, as a Landmark under Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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) CEQA and Land Use Findings.
(1) 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 No. 180721 and is incorporated herein
by reference. The Board of Supervisors affirms this determination.
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(2) Pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302, the Board of Supervisors finds that
the proposed landmark designation of 457 Bryant Street (aka Piledrivers, Bridge, and
Structural lronworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall), Assessor's Block No. 3775, Lot No. 085
("Piledrivers, Bridge, and Structural lronworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall"), will serve the
public necessity, convenience, and welfare for the reasons set forth in Historic Preservation
Commission Resolution No. 953, recommending approval of the proposed designation, which
is incorporated herein by reference.
(3) The Board finds that the proposed landmark designation of the Piled rivers,
Bridge, and Structural lronworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall is consistent with the San
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Francisco General Plan and with Planning Code, Section 101.1 (b) for the reasons set forth in
Historic Preservation Commission Resolution No. 953, recommending approval of the
proposed designation, which is incorporated herein by reference.
(b) General 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) The On August 17, 2016, the Historic Preservation Commission added the
Piledrivers, Bridge, and Structural lronworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall to the Landmark
Designation Work Program, which was adopted by the Historic Preservation Commission on
June 15, 2011, and is a list of individual properties and historic districts under consideration
for landmark designation.
(3) The Landmark Designation Report was prepared by Shannon Ferguson and
reviewed by Tim Frye, Planning Department Preservation staff. All preparers meet the
Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for historic preservation
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program staff, as set forth in Code of Federal Regulations Title 36, Part 61, Appendix A The
report was reviewed for accuracy and conformance with the purposes and standards of Article
10 of the Planning Code.
(4) The Historic Preservation Commission, at its regular meeting of March 31,
2018, reviewed Department staff's analysis of the historical significance of the Piledrivers,
Bridge, and Structural lronworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall pursuant to Article 10 as part of
the Landmark Designation Case Report dated March 31, 2018.
(5) On March 21, 2018, the Historic Preservation Commission passed
Resolution No. 945, initiating designation of the Piled rivers, Bridge, and Structural lronworkers
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Local No. 77 Union Hall as a San Francisco Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the
Planning Code. Such resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No.
180721 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(6) On April 18, 2018, after holding a public hearing on the proposed
designation and having considered the specialized analyses prepared by Planning
Department staff and the Landmark Designation Report, the Historic Preservation
Commission recommended approval of the proposed landmark designation of the Piled rivers,
Bridge, and Structural lronworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall by Resolution No. 953. Such
resolution is on file with the Clerk of the Board in File No. 180721.
(7) The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the Piledrivers, Bridge, and
Structural lronworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall has a special character and special historical,
architectural, and aesthetic interest and value, and that its designation as a Landmark will
further the purposes of and conform to the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning
Code. In doing so, the Board hereby incorporates by reference the findings of the Landmark
Designation Report.
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Section 2. Designation.
Pursuant to Section 1004 of the Planning Code, 457 Bryant Street (aka Piled rivers,
Bridge, and Structural lronworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall), Assessor's Block No. 3775, Lot
No. 085, is hereby designated as a San Francisco Landmark under Article 10 of the Planning
Code. Appendix A to Article 10 of the Planning Code is hereby amended to include this
property.
Section 3. Required Data.
(a) The description, location, and boundary of the Landmark site consists of the City
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parcel located at 457 Bryant Street (aka Piled rivers, Bridge, and Structural lronworkers Local
No. 77 Union Hall), Assessor's Block No. 3775, Lot No. 085, in San Francisco's South Park
neighborhood.
(b) The characteristics of the Landmark that justify its designation are described and
shown in the Landmark Designation Report and other supporting materials contained in
Planning Department Case Docket No. 2017-00287 4DES. In brief, the Piled rivers, Bridge, and
Structural lronworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall is eligible for local designation as it is
associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our
history, and it embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of
construction. Specifically, designation of the Piledrivers, Bridge, and Structural lronworkers
Local No. 77 Union Hall is proper given it is one of the early extant union halls in San
Francisco that played an important role in the growth of organized labor in the city, and is also
associated with the post-1906 Earthquake and Fire reconstruction era in San Francisco.
(c) The particular features that shall be preserved, or replaced in-kind as determined
necessary, are those generally shown in photographs and described in the Landmark
Designation Report, which can be found in Planning Department Docket No. 2017-
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002874DES, and which are incorporated in this designation by reference as though fully set
forth. Specifically, the following features shall be preserved or replaced in kind:
(1) All exterior elevations, form, massing, structure, roofline, architectural
ornament, and materials of the Piledrivers, Bridge, and Structural lronworkers Local No. 77
Union Hall identified as:
(A) Rectangular plan;
(B) Two story massing;
(C) Two bay form at primary fac;ade;
(D) Flat roof;
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(E) Horizontal wood shiplap siding at primary fac;ade;
(F) Wood storefront with wood and glass double doors, paneled bulkhead
and columns, plate glass windows, and multi-lite transom windows;
(G) Arched entry with pilasters, volutes, dentils and pediment;
(H) Mosaic tile floor at entry spelling out "Piledrivers B S W Local 77'';
(I) Wood paneled double doors with diamond shaped lites and wood
frame transom window at entry;
(J) Terrazzo step, terrazzo paneling with wood paneling above at entry;
(K) Paired angled bay windows framed by colonnettes with wood
paneled spandrel at base, molded sill, molded cornice and paneled spandrel at top;
(L) Double-hung, wood sash windows with ogee lugs in wood frame;
(M) Molded cornice with oversized dentils;
(N) Beveled horizontal siding on secondary elevations; and
(0) Double-hung, wood sash windows with ogee lugs in wood frames.
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Section 4. 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.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney
By:
VICTORIA W0NG\.
Deputy City 1ttorney
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File Number:
180721
Date Passed: October 23, 2018
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate 457 Bryant Street (aka Piledrivers, Bridge, and
Structural lronworkers Local No. 77 Union Hall), Assessor's Parcel Block No. 3775, Lot No. 085, as
a Landmark under Article 10 of the Planning Code; 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 - FINALLY PASSED
Ayes: 11 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
Tang and Yee
File No. 180721
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was FINALLY PASSED on
10/23/2018 by the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco.
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Angela Calvillo
Clerk of the Board
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London N. Breed
Date Approved
Mayor
City and County ofSt111 Francisco
Printed at 12:42 pm 01110124/18
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