LHNA Holiday Party
The Liberty Hill Neighborhood Association invites you, your family and neighbors to our annual celebration of the holidays at the fabulous Victorian home of one of our Liberty Hill Historic District founders, John Barbey. Come by and meet your neighbors, find out what’s happening in our local community, and learn how you can get involved.
We invite everyone in the neighborhood to come celebrate with us. Holiday beverages, wine and food will be served. We look forward to seeing you there!
PS. While the LHNA Holiday Party is free, please consider joining or renewing your membership, and contributing to our local non-profit outreach efforts.
Bring your ideas and suggestions!
The focus of the November LHNA meeting will be on our local community. We’re asking everyone to come to the meeting with ideas and suggestions on how we can help out in the neighborhood- both financially and/or with hands-on projects. If you know of a school or group who could use our help, or if there’s an activity where LHNA can take part, please come and talk about it. No idea too crazy..
The meeting will be on Monday, November 8, 6pm at 906 Guerrero Street.
Please check back soon for details on our December holiday party.
Update on LHNA’s appeal of the Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration for 1050 Valencia
On 9/30, the planning commission voted to uphold the Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration for 1050 Valencia based on the fact that the claims in LHNA’s appeal were primarily design issues. However, the commissioners were sympathetic to the issues raised in the appeal, and they were convinced by speaker arguments about the negative impact of the building on our historic neighborhood. Commissioner Antonini commented that even though the planning code allowed for the building to be 55 feet high did not mean that it had to extend to the maximum limit allowed by area zoning.
The neighborhood turnout for our appeal was very strong with about 20 speakers joined by many members of the Marsh Theater. Many powerful arguments were presented about the building’s inappropriateness in the historic neighborhood, about the effects of sound pollution from the roof deck, about the Marsh Theater’s need for parking for handicapped students in their after-school program, and about the general dearth of parking in the area.
The commissioners warned the project sponsor not to return to the planning department for the design phase with the same building and the same amount of neighborhood opposition. This is a win for the LHNA, and we are hopeful that the project sponsor will be encouraged to design a building better suited to our historic neighborhood.
Please send public comments to extend protection for Victorians in the Liberty Hill Historic District and greater Mission!
The planning department has completed and published their survey of the historic resources in the South Mission. This survey examined every parcel in the area bounded by 20th St, Guerrero St, Potrero Ave and Cesar Chavez St to determine which ones were contributing historic resources. The planning department is proposing to create 13 distinct historic districts and has asked for public comment. There are interactive maps of the proposed districts that allow users to click on specific parcels for details about each address and other information about the survey at http://southmission.sfplanning.org.
The planning department will hold two public meetings: 9/22 from 6-8 pm and 9/25 from 10 am – noon at Cesar Chavez School, 825 Shotwell Street. Please send questions and comments to Matt Weintraub at the Planning Department.
One of the shortcomings of the Liberty-Hill Historic District is that we didn’t go far enough to protect our neighborhood. This new survey may possibly remedy that deficiency by extending the boundaries of the Liberty-Hill district as well as by creating new historic districts. It is very important that everyone submit their comments in support of this survey of historic Victorian buildings to help ensure that they are protected in perpetuity against demolition and redevelopment. For questions contact Risa Teitelbaum.
The LHNA appeal for an Environmental Impact Report for the proposed project at 1050 Valencia has been continued until September 30. Please come out and show your support. More details to follow.
1:00pm Thursday, September 30, City Hall, Room 400
Mission Community Market
The Mission Community Market is happening every Thursday from 4-8pm on Bartlett between 21st and 22nd. Please come out and support this great addition to the neighborhood. See their site for more details: www.missioncommunitymarket.org.
The Liberty Hill Neighborhood Association (LHNA) is concerned about the proposed development of 1050 Valencia Street, where Spork is, at the corner of Hill Street. There is a proposal for a very large, 5-story, 16 unit building with no parking spaces and no open space, over a restaurant. This location is at the edge of the Liberty Hill Historic District.
We understand that this location will be developed, and are happy to work with a responsible developer with an appropriate design. We are concerned now because of the dramatic negative impacts of this proposed design, which would dwarf everything in the surrounding area, and totally overwhelm the small historic block of Hill Street it sits on. read more…
Join us in supporting responsible neighborhood development!
What you can do:
- Join us at the appeal hearing on Thursday, June 17th (check back for the specific time) to show your support in front of the planning department. Location: Room 400, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
- Write a letter/email to the planning department to voice your support for a building that better integrates into our historic neighborhood and has less environmental impact.
- Attend our monthly Liberty Hill Neighborhood Association meetings!
Background:
Shizhuo Holdings Trust has submitted a preliminary plan for new construction at 1050 Valencia street, at the corner of Valencia Street at Hill Street and the current site of Spork restaurant. Their plan calls for a 16 unit, 5+ story apartment building with no parking or backyard space, and it pushes the limits of the new Eastern Neighborhood requirements on height and open space. If the current plan is built, there will be a significant negative impact on our historic street. read more…
What’s Happening with Spork?
St. Lukes – The planning commision has extended the comment period and will hear a second round of oral comments next Thursday, Nov. 19.Anyone who wishes to participate in the actual meeting should contact Gillian Gillet at gill…@graffio.net for details.
You may also send an email as a way of registering your opinion. Please see the LHNA google groups site for more info.
traffic each way and adding bike lanes each way. At the same time certain pedestrian safety and aesthetic improvements will be made.Join your neighbors who are working to make Cesar Chavez Street safer
and more livable for all. CC Puede will update you on the latest plan
to bring a landscaped median, bike lanes, reconfigured traffic lanes,
and widened crosswalks. Learn about a new plan to redesign the freeway
maze at 101. Bring your ideas and comments.
Thursday, November 19, 6:30 pm
Precita Community Center
534 Precita (between Alabama and Florida)
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