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File No. 260252 Committee Item No. 4 Board Item No. 23 COMMITTEE/BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA PACKET CONTENTS LIST Committee: Land Use and Transportation Date: March 23, 2026 Board of Supervisors Meeting: Date: March 24, 2026 Cmte Board Motion Resolution Ordinance Legislative Digest Budget and Legislative Analyst Report Youth Commission Report Introduction Form Department/Agency Cover Letter and/or Report MOU Grant Information Form Grant Budget Subcontract Budget Contract /DRAFT Mills Act Agreement Form 126 – Ethics Commission Award Letter Application Public Correspondence OTHER Committee Report Request Memo – March 18, 2026 Prepared by: John Carroll Date: March 20, 2026 Prepared by: John Carroll Date: March 23, 2026 Prepared by: Date: FILE NO. 260252 RESOLUTION NO. Supervisors Sherrill; Mandelman BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 [Initiating Landmark Designation -Allen-Weaver-Durant-Smith Auto Showroom] Resolution initiating landmark designation under Article 10 of the Planning Code for the Allen-Weaver-Durant-Smith Auto Showroom, located at 1625 Van Ness Avenue, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0642, Lot No. 003. WHEREAS, Under Planning Code, Section 1004.1, the Board of Supervisors may by Resolution initiate landmark designations; and WHEREAS, Planning Code, Section 1004.2(b), requires the Historic Preservation Commission to respond to historic district or individual landmark designations initiated by the Board of Supervisors within 90 days, and authorizes the Board, by Resolution, to extend the time within which the Historic Preservation Commission is to render its decision; and WHEREAS, The Allen-Weaver-Durant-Smith Auto Showroom, located at 1625 Van Ness Avenue, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0642, Lot No. 003 was constructed in 1919 in the Pacific Heights neighborhood; and WHEREAS, The property is an intact example of a Classical Revival style auto showroom associated with the development of Van Ness Avenue as an “Auto Row” between circa 1908-1927; and WHEREAS, The property exhibits extant Classical Revival features, including a symmetrical facade at the upper stories clad in variegated bricks and divided into three bays with a broad central zone flanked by narrower side bays with thin molding around the perimeter of each of the three bays, with the middle bay divided into three parts by columns, lintels over the steel sash windows, and entablature composed of a cornice, frieze, and architrave; and Supervisors Sherrill; Mandelman BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 WHEREAS, In 2010, the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission adopted the Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures: A Survey of Automobile-Related Buildings along the Van Ness Avenue Corridor which documented the buildings along the Van Ness Avenue corridor that have a history related to the automobile industry in San Francisco; and WHEREAS, Through applying the documentation presented in Van Ness Auto Row Support Structures: A Survey of Automobile-Related Buildings, the property can be considered as an individually eligible historic resource based on its year built, extant character-defining features, association with Auto Row, and sufficient integrity; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, The Board of Supervisors hereby initiates landmark designation of the Allen-Weaver-Durant-Smith Auto Showroom under Planning Code, Section 1004.1; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, The Board requests that the Planning Department prepare a landmark designation report to submit to the Historic Preservation Commission for its consideration of the full historical, architectural, aesthetic, and cultural interest and value of the Allen-Weaver-Durant-Smith Auto Showroom; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, The Board of Supervisors requests that the Historic Preservation Commission consider whether the Allen-Weaver-Durant-Smith Auto Showroom warrants landmark designation and submit its recommendation to the Board according to Article 10 of the Planning Code. Member, Board of Supervisors City and County of San Francisco District 7 MYRNA MELGAR City Hall • 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244 • San Francisco, California 94102-4689 • (415) 554-6516 TDD/TTY (415) 554-5227 • E-mail: [email protected] DATE: March 18, 2026 TO: Angela Calvillo Clerk of the Board of Supervisors FROM: Supervisor Myrna Melgar, Chair, Land Use and Transportation Committee RE: Land Use and Transportation Committee COMMITTEE REPORTS Pursuant to Board Rule 4.20, as Chair of the Land Use and Transportation Committee, I have deemed the following matters are of an urgent nature and request them be considered by the full Board on Tuesday, March 24, 2026: File No. 260249 Initiating Landmark Designation -Century Club of California Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260250 Initiating Landmark Designation -Religious School for the Congregation Emanu-El/Grabhorn Press Building Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260251 Initiating Landmark Designation -Inverness Garage Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260252 Initiating Landmark Designation -Allen-Weaver-Durant-Smith Auto Showroom Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260253 Initiating Landmark Designation -First Church of Christ Scientist Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260254 Initiating Landmark Designation -Golden Gate Spiritualist Church Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260255 Initiating Landmark Designation -Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company /National Urban League Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260256 Initiating Landmark Designation -Mr. Cudworth’s House Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260257 Initiating Landmark Designation -Upper Fillmore Storefronts Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman COMMITTEE REPORTS MEMORANDUM Land Use and Transportation Committee Page 2 of 2 City Hall • 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244 • San Francisco, California 94102-4689 • (415) 554-6516 TDD/TTY (415) 554-5227 • E-mail: [email protected] File No. 260258 Initiating Landmark Designation -Lincoln Grill Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260259 Initiating Landmark Designation -First AME Zion Church Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260260 Initiating Landmark Designation -International Institute Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260261 Initiating Landmark Designation -Presidio Theatre Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260262 Initiating Landmark Designation -Arthur Castle Home Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260263 Initiating Landmark Designation -Hannibal Lodge No. 1 Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260264 Initiating Landmark Designation -The Bridge Theatre Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260265 Initiating Landmark Designation -The Vogue Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman File No. 260266 Initiating Landmark Designation -Mel’s Drive-In Sponsors: Sherrill; Mandelman These matters will be heard in the Land Use and Transportation Committee at a Regular Meeting on Monday, March 23, 2026. Introduction Form (by a Member of the Board of Supervisors or the Mayor) I hereby submit the following item for introduction (select only one): ? 1. For reference to Committee (Ordinance, Resolution, Motion or Charter Amendment) ? 2. Request for next printed agenda (For Adoption Without Committee Reference) (Routine, non-controversial and/or commendatory matters only) ? 3. Request for Hearing on a subject matter at Committee ? 4. Request for Letter beginning with “Supervisor inquires…” ? 5. City Attorney Request ? 6. Call File No. from Committee. ? 7. Budget and Legislative Analyst Request (attached written Motion) ? 8. Substitute Legislation File No. ? 9. Reactivate File No. ? 10. Topic submitted for Mayoral Appearance before the Board on The proposed legislation should be forwarded to the following (please check all appropriate boxes): ? Small Business Commission ? Youth Commission ? Ethics Commission ? Planning Commission ? Building Inspection Commission ? Human Resources Department General Plan Referral sent to the Planning Department (proposed legislation subject to Charter 4.105 & Admin 2A.53): ? Yes ? No (Note: For Imperative Agenda items (a Resolution not on the printed agenda), use the Imperative Agenda Form.) Sponsor(s): Subject: Long Title or text listed: Signature of Sponsoring Supervisor: (Time Stamp or Meeting Date) Sherrill Initiating Landmark Designation -Allen-Weaver-Durant-Smith Auto Showroom Resolution initiating landmark designation under Article 10 of the Planning Code for the Allen-Weaver-Durant-Smith Auto Showroom, located at 1625 Van Ness Avenue, Assessor's Parcel Block No. 0642, Lot No. 003. n /s/Stephen Sherrill