Under Article 10 Section 1004 of the Planning Code the Board of Supervisors may by ordinance designate an individual structure that has special character or special historical architectural or aesthetic interest or value as a City landmark. Unless prohibited by state law once a structure has been named a landmark any construction alteration removal or demolition for which a City permit is required necessitates a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission.

This ordinance amends the Planning Code to add a new historic landmark to the list of individual landmarks under Article 10: The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples at 2041 Larkin Street Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0572 Lot No. 003.

Once a structure has been named a landmark any construction, alteration, removal or demolition for which a City permit is required necessitates a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission.

The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples is eligible for local designation because it is associated with the lives of historically significant people and events that have made a culturally, historically and architecturally significant contribution to the broad patterns of San Francisco history. Specifically, the designation is proper for its association with African American social, cultural and intellectual life and with the struggle for integration and civil rights.

The proposed landmark designation is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as a Class 8 categorical exemption.

The process involves obtaining a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission for any construction, alteration, removal or demolition activities once a structure has been designated as a landmark.