APPENDIX P TO ARTICLE 10 - CHULA-ABBEY EARLY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

SEC. 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

The Board of Supervisors hereby finds that the area known and described in this ordinance as the Chula-Abbey Early Residential District contains 52 buildings that have a special character and special historical, architectural and aesthetic interest and value, and constitutes a distinct section of the City. The Board of Supervisors further finds that designation of said area as a District will be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes of Article 10 of the Planning Code and the standards set forth therein, and that preservation on an area basis rather than on the basis of individual structures alone is in order.

This ordinance is intended to further the general purpose of historic preservation legislation as set forth in Section 1001 of the Planning Code, to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public. (Added by Ord. 14-26, File No. 251100, App. 2/13/2026, Eff. 3/16/2026)

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.

Pursuant to Section 1004 of the Planning Code, the Chula-Abbey Early Residential District is hereby designated as an Article 10 District, this designation having been duly approved by Resolution No. 1497 of the Historic Preservation Commission and Resolution No. 21858 of the Planning Commission, which Resolutions are on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File No. 251100 and which Resolutions are incorporated herein and made part hereof as though fully set forth.

(Added by Ord. 14-26, File No. 251100, App. 2/13/2026, Eff. 3/16/2026)

SEC. 3. LOCATION AND BOUNDARIES.

The location and boundaries of the Chula-Abbey Early Residential District, which contains 52 buildings, encompassing properties on the south side of Chula Lane between its intersections with Church Street and Dolores Street with the exception of a concentration of properties located at the intersection of Chula Lane and Abbey Street. The District also includes properties on both sides of Abbey Street between Chula Lane and 17th Street, properties on the west side of Dolores Street between Chula Lane and 17th Street, and properties on the north side of 17th Street between Dolores and Church streets. The District includes lots contained within Assessor’s Blocks 3556 and 3579 and shall be as designated on the Chula-Abbey Early Residential District Map, the original of which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors under File No. 251100, which Map is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth. The boundaries of the Chula-Abbey Early Residential District are outlined. (Added by Ord. 14-26, File No. 251100, App. 2/13/2026, Eff. 3/16/2026)

SEC. 4. RELATION TO PLANNING CODE AND THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.

(a) Article 10 of the Planning Code is the basic law governing historic preservation in the City and County of San Francisco. This ordinance, being a specific application of Article 10, is both subject to and in addition to the provisions thereof.

(b) Except as may be specifically provided to the contrary in this ordinance, nothing in this ordinance shall supersede, impair or modify any Planning Code provisions applicable to property in the Chula-Abbey Early Residential District, including but not limited to existing and future regulations controlling uses, height, bulk, lot coverage, floor area ratio, required open space, off-street parking and signs.

(Added by Ord. 14-26, File No. 251100, App. 2/13/2026, Eff. 3/16/2026)

SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE.

Identified through the Mission Dolores Neighborhood Context Statement & Survey, the Chula-Abbey Early Residential District is a one-block long stretch of properties, centered on Chula Lane, Abbey Street, and 17th Street, significant as a representative collection of Folk Victorian, Italianate, Classical Revival, and Queen Anne residential buildings associated with the themes of “Early Neighborhood Development (1864-1906)” and “1906 Earthquake and Reconstruction (19061915).” The period of significance is 1865 to 1912. The District is comprised of 52 properties, 37 of which include contributing resources, located in the Mission Dolores neighborhood. There are 15 non-contributing properties. The Chula-Abbey Early Residential District is significant as a representative collection of residential buildings that physically illustrate the neighborhood’s pre- and post-1906 Earthquake and Fires development transition. Because it was spared from the 1906 fires that decimated many nearby neighborhoods, the district provides a unique combination of early, small scale single-family homes along with post-1906 reconstruction-era’s larger scale multi-family flats and apartments. The majority of buildings within the Chula-Abbey Early Residential District were constructed before the 1906 Earthquake and Fires, with only a small portion dating from the reconstruction period. The District provides a rare example of the neighborhood’s small-scale residential and agricultural development patterns in the late nineteenth century. Centered around Chula Lane, an east-west midblock alley, and Abbey Street, a north-south midblock alley, the buildings in the district physically illustrate the neighborhood’s transition of development from early, small scale single-family homes to larger scale multi-family flats and apartments. The buildings related to the “Early Neighborhood Development (1864-1906)” theme are largely focused along Chula Lane and Abbey Street as a linear grouping of low-scale, freestanding buildings that evoke modest, working-class cottages in a less urban setting. Larger, freestanding, singlefamily dwellings were also built during this early period along the primary streets, including 3639 17th Street (1874) and 3656 17th Street (1885). Many of these larger residential buildings were converted into flats in the 1890s while surrounding properties were developed in a similar manner. These infill construction and reconstruction properties relate to “1906 Earthquake and Reconstruction (1906-1915)” theme.

The Chula-Abbey Early Residential District is also architecturally significant as distinctive grouping of Victorian-era residential dwellings in Folk Victorian, Italianate, Stick-Eastlake, and Queen Anne styles. The Chula-Abbey Early Residential District is a representative collection of buildings where the overall scale and massing, wood construction, and rhythmic bays of the contributing buildings create a sense of continuity.

District is also architecturally significant as distinctive grouping of Victorian-era residential dwellings in Folk Victorian, Italianate, Stick-Eastlake, and Queen Anne styles. The Chula-Abbey Early Residential District is a representative collection of buildings where the overall scale and massing, wood construction, and rhythmic bays of the contributing buildings create a sense of continuity.

The period of significance for the District is 1865 to 1912, inclusive of the period of construction of all contributory buildings within the District. Additional historic information, and descriptions of individual buildings, may be found in the Chula-Abbey Early Residential District Designation Report, which is hereby incorporated herein as though fully set forth. (Added by Ord. 14-26, File No. 251100, App. 2/13/2026, Eff. 3/16/2026)