From: Jon Scott Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Jon Scott Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [events] 11th & Folsom Street Businesses Need Your Help! Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 11:05:52 -0700
Once again, nightlife and businesses in San Francisco are being attacked. Please pass this message on to all your friends.
This THURSDAY, June 5th @ approx 6:30pm, there is going to be a DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING at City Hall, ROOM 400. Please join us and show your support in this matter.
The owner of 1525 Folsom St. has evicted the business from that location and is attempting to convert the space into a residential dwelling unit. The location of this space is above the Holy Cow Bar and V Caf�. 1525 Folsom is also situated between the StudioZ.tv "B Space" and the Wish Bar.
Here is a crude overhead drawing of the layout of the business in the immediate area.
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| S | | | | |
11 |-----| S | | | N| |
| P | | V | H | | W |
L_________________. .___.
F11 = 11th Street N = Norfolk Alley F = Folsom St. S = StudioZ.tv P = Paradise Lounge V = V Caf� H = Holy Cow W = Wish
Again, the proposed plan is to put a dwelling unit above the V Caf� and the Holy Cow bar.
You might be aware that nightlife in San Francisco typically needs to work with residential neighbors in order to peacefully co-exist. For example, the San Francisco Late Night Coalition was originally formed to help give existing neighbors and nightlife business a means to communicate peacefully and productively. This process has worked quite well for cases of existing neighbors and business conflicts.
Now, we are in a situation where someone wants to construct a dwelling unit right on top of known late night entertainment businesses and this is our chance to stop it before it is too late.
The reality is that no amount of expensive sound proofing is going to prevent residents in this location from being in conflict with the existing businesses. The building is quite old and we have been told by architects that the entire building would need to be torn down and rebuilt with modern materials in order to have even close to adequate sound attenuation. There is no known plan by the owner to do this.
If we or other establishments go out of business because of this, it will affect the business-ecosystem which exists on 11th Street. In other words, we all depend on each other, the more businesses on 11th Street the better for everyone. This is hard economic times, let's not make it worse with problems that can be easily mitigated.
This THURSDAY, June 5th @ approx 6:30pm, there is going to be a DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING at City Hall, ROOM 400. Please join us and show your support in this matter.
Here is the information about the hearing from the SF Planning website:
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14. 2003.0293D (D. SIDER: (415) 558-6697)
1525 FOLSOM STREET - east side between Norfolk and 11th Streets, Lot 053 in Assessor's Block 3521 - Mandatory Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application Number 2003.02.05.6758, a proposal to convert the second story of an existing two story building from that of storage into a dwelling unit. The construction of a new rear deck, stairs, and garage are also proposed. The property is located in an SLR (Service / Light Industrial / Residential) Zoning District, the IPZ (Industrial Protection Zone) as set forth in Planning Commission Resolution Number 16202, and a 50-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Take Discretionary Review to approve the project with conditions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
We need your help to change the preliminary recommendation to not allow this to happen at all. No amount of conditions will prevent noise problems with these neighbors. Please come to the hearing and show your support!
Thank you for your support in this pressing matter! Please pass this message on to all your friends.
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