I have known sarah stein for several years. That is where i saw firsthand the talent that sarah stein embodis and how she works with her children and the challenge of really wanting to learn really thrives. We followed sarah to polka dot preschool and my younger son attended throughout his years there, who just started kindergarten. And i attribute fully to sarah stein and polka dot that they were both ready for kindergarten and thriving within an Immersion Program within the San Francisco unified school district. It was lawrence and sarah that created that foundation for wanting to learn. I recognize there are concerns from the neighbors in potrero on harvard street. We have heard directly from the concerns through the Community Meeting around traffic, noise and parking. I think from the testimony you have already heard tonight sarah and lawrence take this very seriously. They are planners and as you saw from your planning packet, they have a plan to mitigate and be able to be a Good
Request for conditional use authorization good afternoon commissioners to allow the conversion of a twostory dwelling unit for a childcare facility located at 281 harvard street the project sponsor currently operates the polka dot center in Bernal Heights. The proposed facility would open mondaythrough friday, and would be operated by three fulltime employees. No physical expansion of the existing building is proposed. This project was originally scheduled november 15th but knew to neighbor concerns the project was continued until today to allow the project sponsor an opportunity to work with the neighbors to address concerns. A Community Meeting was held november 17th. This were 30 people in attendance. Some issues raised were regarding parking and traffic and the necessity and desirable of a preschool in the neighborhood and commercial uses in the neighborhood. To address parking and traffic concerns from the neighbors, staff has added a condition of approval that the project sponsor
Demographic. I would consider supporting this with conditions, with removal of the speaker and ask project sponsor to close the windows when you have live music. Do you have air conditioning . To the extent possible . What is it . 8 00 for noise ordinance isnt there time . I believe its 10 00 p. M. When the decibel level changes. I recognize that people go to bed earlier, but the windows would never be open past 10 00 or whatever. I would defer to other people to make that call. , but 10 00 seems reasonable based upon the sound ordinance. So that is my motion. Second. Commissioner antonini . I agree with that. I think its a good establishment and i did have correspondence from one person that they were serving hard alcohol and that is clearly not the case. Its beer and wine. Its not a bridge and tunnel crowd, but a lot of locals from the neighborhood. So that sounds good to me, but i would go along with the conditions and what i hear is that the lighting on the outside the speaker on t
Many San Francisco neighborhoods. So we looked around and we were thrilled when we found the University Mound neighborhood. And were particularly happy when we found this very quiet block on harvard street with no commercial activity of any sort nearby. And very life traffic. The code mandate that the commission preserve our neighborhoods in San Francisco. So that we have the diversity and can offer our citizens affordable, quiet residential streets too, so that they can stay in San Francisco, the city that we all love. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good evening. My name is Stewart Gaffney and i live a few houses from the site where the applicants seek to relocate their business. I want to address several points about the application. They want to relocate their business and please note that the proposal did not provide a Necessary Service to our neighborhood as it moves an existing facility with existing students and existing wait list from coming a different neighborhood and not s
And sound travels. If you have a party at your house and windows are open, people can hear and that is how they know where the parties are. I am familiar with this business and i know there are a lot of businesses on polk street that causes nuisances and i know this is not one of those businesses. There are businesses that cater to younger, full bar, noisier demographic. I would consider supporting this with conditions, with removal of the speaker and ask project sponsor to close the windows when you have live music. Do you have air conditioning . To the extent possible . What is it . 8 00 for noise ordinance isnt there time . I believe its 10 00 p. M. When the decibel level changes. I recognize that people go to bed earlier, but the windows would never be open past 10 00 or whatever. I would defer to other people to make that call. , but 10 00 seems reasonable based upon the sound ordinance. So that is my motion. Second. Commissioner antonini . I agree with that. I think its a good es