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Colland Jang, Chair
Anne Mudge, Vice Chair
Mark
McClure
Nicole
Franklin
Doug Boxer
Suzie W. Lee
Michael Lighty
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April 5,
2006
Regular Meeting
(Revised 3/30/06)
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Revised
MEAL GATHERING 5:00 P.M.
Off Broadway Café & Catering, 416 15th
Street, Oakland. Open to the public
at no charge. (Members of the public must pay for their own meals if
desired. Purchase of meal is not
required to attend.)
BUSINESS MEETING 6:30 P.M.
Hearing Room
One, City Hall, One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Persons
wishing to address the Commission on any item on the agenda, including
Open
Forum and Director’s Report, should fill out a speaker card and give it to the Secretary “Agenda items will be called at the discretion of the Chair not necessarily
in the order
they are listed on the Agenda”. Speakers are generally limited
to two
minutes
at the discretion of the Chair. Applicants and appellants are generally
limited
to five minutes.
Agenda items will be called at
the discretion of the Chair and not necessarily in the order they are listed on
the agenda. However, a matter
identified as an 8:30 p.m. item shall not be called until 8:30 p.m. or
later. The order of items will be
determined under "Agenda Discussion" at the beginning of the meeting.
With the exception of Open Forum, a new item will not be called after 10:15 p.m., and the meeting will
adjourn no later than 10:30 p.m.
unless the meeting is extended by the Chair with the consent of a majority of
Commissioners present.
Please check with the Planning
Department prior to the meeting regarding items that may be continued. Any
agenda item may be continued, without the hearing on the matter being opened or
public testimony taken, at the discretion of the Chair. Persons wishing to address the continued
item may do so under Open Forum.
Staff reports for
items listed on this agenda will be available by 3:00 p.m. the Wednesday, one
week before the meeting, to any interested party, at the Community and Economic Development
Agency, Planning and Zoning Division, 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland,
California 94612. Reports are
available at the Strategic Planning Division on the 3rd floor (Suite
3330), which closes at 5:00 p.m.
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Staff reports are also available
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further information, please call 510-238-3941. While attending Planning Commission
meetings parking in the Clay Street Garage is Free. Attendees should write
Planning Commission on the back of the parking ticket.
If you challenge a
Commission decision in court, you may be limited to issues raised at the
hearing or in correspondence delivered to the Zoning Division, Community
and Economic Development Agency, at, or prior to, the hearing. Any party seeking to challenge in court
those decisions that are final and not administratively appealable to the City
Council must do so within ninety (90) days of the date of the announcement of
the final decision.
ROLL CALL
WELCOME BY THE CHAIR
COMMISSION BUSINESS
Agenda Discussion
Director's Reports
Committee Reports
Commission Matters
City
Attorney's Report
OPEN FORUM
At this time members of the public may speak on any item
of interest within the Commission's jurisdiction. Speakers are generally
limited to two minutes or less if there are six or less speakers on an item,
and one minute or less if there are more than six speakers.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The Commission will take a single roll call vote on all of
the items listed below in this section.
The vote will be on approval of the staff report in each case. Members of the Commission may request that
any item on the Consent Calendar be singled out for separate discussion and
vote.
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1.
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Location:
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3900 Piedmont Avenue (APN’s:
012-0935-046-00)
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Proposal:
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Appeal of an
Administrative decision to deny a Minor Conditional Use Permit for a
Financial and Consultative use (Real Estate Office) at the ground floor.
**The appeal was granted by the Planning
Commission at the March 8, 2006 Hearing with a vote of 3 Ayes and 2 Noes.
See “Status” and Action to be Taken”
Sections below**
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Applicant/ Appellant:
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Syvia Magid
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Contact Person/Phone Number:
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(510) 287-2364
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Owner:
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Neil Goodhue
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Case File Number:
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A06-031
(CU05-480)
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Planning Permits Required:
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Minor Conditional Use permit for a Financial
and Consultative Use (Real Estate Office) at the ground floor within the C-31
Zone.
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General
Plan:
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Neighborhood Center Mixed Use
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Zoning:
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C-31, Special Retail Commercial Zone; S-18, Mediated Design Review
Zone
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Environmental
Determination:
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Exempt, Section 15270 of the State
CEQA Guidelines; projects that are disapproved, and Section 15301, existing
facilities
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Historic Status:
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Service Delivery District:
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2
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City Council District:
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1
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Status:
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The application was denied by the Zoning
Manager on January 11, 2006.
The approval was subsequently appealed by the
appellant on January 23, 2006.
The Planning Commission upheld the appeal and
overturned the Zoning Manager’s denial of the application, thus approving the
Minor Conditional Use Permit on March 8, 2006.
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Action
to be Taken:
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Adopt
Findings for Approval and the Commission may also choose to adopt of
Conditions of Approval.
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Finality of Decision:
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Final Decision
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For Further Information:
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Contact case planner Peterson
Z. Vollmann at (510) 238-6167 or by email: pvollman@oaklandnet.com.
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Attachment 1
Attachment 2
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
The
hearing provides opportunity for all concerned persons to speak; the hearing
will normally be closed after all testimony has been heard. The Commission will then vote on the matter
based on the staff report and recommendation. If you wish to be notified on the
decision of an agenda item, please indicate the case number and submit a
self-addressed stamped envelope, for each case. Planning Commission decisions that involve “major” cases (i.e., major
variances, major conditional use permits) are usually appealable to the City
Council. Such appeals must be filed
within ten (10) days of the date of the announcement of the Planning Commission
decision. If you challenge a Commission
decision in court, you may be limited to issues raised at the public hearing or
in correspondence delivered to the Zoning Division, Community and Economic
Development Agency, at, or prior to, to the public hearing.
Interested
parties are encouraged to submit written material on agenda items in advance of
the meeting and prior to the close of the public hearing on the item. To allow
for distribution to the Commission, staff, and the public, 25 copies of all
material should be submitted. Material
submitted at least ten days prior to the meeting may be included as part of the
agenda packet; material submitted later will be distributed at or prior to the
meeting. To ensure that material is distributed to Commissioners, it should be
received by the Commission.
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2.
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Project Name:
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Kaiser Permanente Oakland
Medical Center Master Plan, Broadway Medical Office Building and Parking
Garage
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Location:
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Generally the eastern side of the 3700 block of Broadway between West
MacArthur Boulevard and 38th Street, plus two extensions of these
properties through the mid-block to Manila Avenue
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Proposal:
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Continued
Public Hearing on the Kaiser Hospital Master Plan.
Legislative actions required include a General
Plan Amendment, Redevelopment Plan Amendment, Rezoning and Master Plan
approval. Planning permits ultimately required include Preliminary and Final
Development Plan/Design Review, Conditional Use Permit, Subdivision Map, Tree
Removal Permit, Creek Protection Permit and Demolition Permit
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Applicant:
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Kaiser
Permanente, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Jennifer
Scanlon, Community and Government Relations Mgr., Kaiser Permanente (510) 987-2373
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Case
File Number:
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ER05-0004/GP06-136/RZ06-137/PUDF06-139
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General Plan:
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Community Commercial and Mixed Housing Type Residential
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Zoning:
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C-40/S-18 (Community Thoroughfare Commercial/Mediated Design Review
Combining Zone), and R-70/S-18 (High Density Residential/Mediated Design
Review Combining Zone)
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Historic Status:
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Although the building at 3741-47 Broadway was considered potentially eligible
for local listing as an historic resource, a recent report has
concluded that the building is not an historic resource because its integrity
has been severely compromised. The Oakland Landmarks Preservation Advisory
Board concurred with the conclusions of this report at its regular March 13,
2006 meeting.
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Environmental Determination:
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An EIR has been prepared by the City. A Notice
of Availability/Notice of Public Hearing was distributed to the general
public on March 2, 2006. The
public comment period on the Draft EIR ends on April 17, 2006.
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Service
District:
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North Oakland
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City Council District:
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1 (north of MacArthur)
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Staff Recommendation:
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Receive public and Commission comments on the
Preliminary Development Plan for the Broadway Medical Office Building and Parking Garage
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For
further information:
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Contact: Scott Gregory, contract planner to the City at 510-535-6690,
or by email at kaiser@lamphier-gregory.com
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Attachment A
Attachment B
Attachment C
Attachment D
Attachment E
Attachment F
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3.
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Location:
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311 2nd
Street – 2nd and Harrison
(APN 001-0149-007-00)
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Proposal:
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Demolition
of the existing Meyers Plumbing Supply Warehouse and construction of 111
condominium residential dwellings above a parking podium with 1,033 sq. ft.
of retail space on the ground level.
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Applicant:
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Phil Kerr and
Molly Maybrun
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Contact Person/Phone Number:
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Phil
Kerr and Molly Maybrun / (925) 244-6213
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Owner:
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The
Olson Company
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Case File Number:
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CDV05-522; TPM 8865
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Planning Permits Required:
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Major Design
Review for a project involving 25,000 square feet of floor area. Tentative
Parcel Map approval is also requested.
The Planning Commission approved a Minor
Conditional Use Permit for parking and loading within 75’ of the front lot
line; Minor Variances for the rear yard setback, minimum interior courtyard dimensions,
and for parking dimensions where adjacent to a
column or other obstruction on
January 4, 2006. At that meeting, the
Planning Commission requested that the exterior façade design of the project
be return to the full Commission for a final decision.
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General
Plan:
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Mixed Use District –
Estuary Policy Plan
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Zoning:
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C-45 Community
Shopping Commercial /
S-4 Design Review
Combining Zone
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Environmental
Determination:
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On January 4, 2006, the Planning Commission also affirmed staff’s
environmental determination for a CEQA Infill Exemption.
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Historic Status:
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The existing
building is not a Potentially Designated Historic Property; Survey rating F3.
The project is directly adjacent to the Southern Pacific RR Lineman’s
Bunkhouse. This building is a PDHP with a survey rating of Cb+3.
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Service Delivery District:
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Downtown Metro
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City Council District:
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3
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Status:
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Staff Report (findings
contained)
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Action
to be Taken:
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Decision based on staff report
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Finality of Decision:
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Appealable to City Council within 10 days
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For Further Information:
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Contact case planner Heather
Klein at 510 238-3659 or by
e-mail at
hklein@oaklandnet.com
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4.
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Location:
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444 Embarcadero.
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Proposal:
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Redevelopment of the existing motor hotel site with
a predominantly residential tower, including approximately 250 residential
units, associated parking and open space, and approximately 8,000 square feet
of ground-floor commercial uses.
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Project Sponsor:
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Jack London Towers LLC
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Owner:
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Jack London Towers LLC
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Case File Numbers:
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ER06-006
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Planning Permits Required:
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Design Review,
Conditional Use Permit for driveways within 75 feet of intersection, possible
variances.
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General Plan:
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Estuary Plan
Area—Mixed-Use Waterfront
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Zoning:
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C-45 Community Shopping
Commercial Zone/S-4 Design Review Combining Zone
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Environmental Determination:
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EIR will be prepared.
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Historic Status:
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Site is not historic
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Service Delivery District:
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Downtown Metro
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City Council District:
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3 – Nadel
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Action to be taken:
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Hold public hearing
and receive public testimony on topical analysis to be included in the EIR.
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For further information:
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Contact case planner Catherine
Payne at (510) 238-6168 or lwarner@oaklandnet.com
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5.
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Location:
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1919 Market Street (APN 005-0410-013-01, 014-00, &
025-00)
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Proposal:
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To construct 58 new, fee simple townhouse structures
as a mini-lot development with one parking space per dwelling unit and eleven
additional off-street spaces (69 total).
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Applicant:
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Madison Park Financial
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Contact Person/Phone Number:
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Simon Chen, Madison Park Financial/ (510)
452-2944
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Owner:
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Market Holdings, LLC
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Case File Number:
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CMDV05-512
& TTM-7700
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Planning Permits Required:
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Regular Design Review to allow construction of
a new residential facility; Major Variance to exceed the maximum density
permitted by the zoning; Minor Variance to exceed the maximum lot area
permitted by Mini-Lot Development regulations; Conditional Use Permit to
allow a Mini-Lot Development; Tentative Tract Map for subdivision.
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General
Plan:
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Mixed Housing Type Residential
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Zoning:
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C-10 local Retail Commercial Zone; R-50 Medium
Density Residential Zone
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Environmental
Determination:
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Exempt, Section 15332, State CEQA Guidelines; in-fill development projects
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Historic Status:
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The building is a Potentially Designated
Historic Properties (PDHP); Survey rating: C3.
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Service Delivery District:
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1
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City Council District:
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