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Commission renews minor-permit delegation, recommends four Mills Act contracts and three legacy businesses
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission renewed a delegation allowing staff to issue minor permits, recommended four Mills Act historic-contract applications to the Board of Supervisors, and advanced three legacy business nominations (Escape from New York Pizza, Gypsy Rosalie's, and Oddball Films). All votes were unanimous.
At its Oct. 5 hearing the Historic Preservation Commission approved several routine preservation actions: renewal of the commission’s delegation for administrative certificates of appropriateness and minor permits-to-alter (motion 241), recommendations that four Mills Act contracts be forwarded to the Board of Supervisors, and advancement of three Legacy Business Registry nominations.
Tim Frey of planning staff described the delegation renewal as the commission’s third such authorization and said the process is working: “This is our third delegation. We believe everything is working fairly well,” noting only two requests for hearings under the prior delegation, both upheld by the commission.
Shannon Ferguson presented four Mills Act property-contract recommendations covering properties on Steiner, Oak, Vallejo and Filbert streets. Staff described rehabilitation and maintenance plans for each property consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and recommended the commission forward them to the Board of Supervisors. The commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of items 10a–d.
Staff also presented three Legacy Business nominations: Escape from New York Pizza (1737 Haight St.), Gypsy Rosalie's Wigs and Vintage (1457 Powell St.), and Oddball Films (275 Capp St.). Community supporters and sector representatives praised the businesses for long ties to neighborhoods, training programs and cultural contributions. Canyon Cinema director Antonella Bonfanti testified that Oddball Films' archive and internship program are significant to film preservation and training; she said Oddball is “irreplaceable as a community resource.”
The commission moved and seconded recommendations to forward the legacy business nominations; the motion passed unanimously, 7-0. The delegation renewal motion also passed 7-0.
What’s next: The Mills Act contracts will proceed to the Board of Supervisors for final action; legacy nominations will move forward in the Legacy Business Registry process and follow the department's established review steps.
