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Oakland City Planning Commission
AGENDA

Kenneth S. Katzoff, Chair

Clinton Killian, Vice Chair

Nicole Franklin

Colland Jang

Glen Jarvis

Michael Lighty

SEPTEMBER 18, 2002

Regular Meeting

 

ZONING UPDATE

COMMITTEE

MEETING

4:00 P.M.

Hearing Room 1, City Hall

One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

The Zoning Update Committee Meeting will convene at 4:00 p.m. Please see separate committee agenda.

 

MEAL GATHERING 5:30 P.M.

Hearing Room 4, City Hall, One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

Open to the public. (Food is not provided for members of the public.)

BUSINESS MEETING 6:30 P.M.

Hearing Room 1, 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 prior to the convening of the meeting or prior to 8:30 p.m. for matters scheduled to be heard after 8:30 p.m. 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.

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.

Staff reports are also available on-line, generally one week prior to each meeting, at www.oaklandnet.com by clicking on "City Boards and Commissions" located on the City of Oakland Homepage under the City Resources heading. Click on Planning Commission, then Planning Commission Agenda. Staff reports are available by clicking on the highlighted case file number. For further information, please call 510-238-3941.

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.

 

ROLL CALL

WELCOME BY THE CHAIR

COMMISSION BUSINESS

Approval of Minutes: August 21, 2002

Agenda Discussion

Correspondence

City Council Actions: September 10, 2002

Director's Report A. Follow-up review on Secondary Unit permit process pursuant to Ordinance. No. 12199 CMS

B. Follow-up report on the Clean Water, Safe Waterfront Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Initiative (power point presentation).

Committee Reports Report from Zoning Update Committee on meeting of September 18, 2002.

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.

1.

Location:

871-875 27th Street

Assessors Parcel Numbers:

003-0005-025-00

Proposal:

To establish a Transitional Housing Residential Activity within an existing triplex

Owner/Applicant:

Jubilee Restoration

Case File Number:

CM02-212

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for a residential care activity

General Plan:

Mixed Housing Type Residential

Zoning:

R-50, Medium Density Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt 15301; State CEQA Guidelines, minor alterations to existing facility

Historic Status:

Potential Designated Historic Property (PDHP); survey rating: C2+

Service Delivery District:

I – West Oakland

City Council District:

3

Status:

Project reviewed by Planning Commission on September 4, 2002. Public hearing closed. Straw vote to approve project and schedule on consent calendar for final adoption approved.

For further information:

Contact case planner Maurice Brenyah-Addow at (510) 238-6342 or mbrenyah@oaklandnet.com.

 

2.

Location:

1103 Wood Street

Proposal:

To construct a new single home with a secondary unit.

Owner/Applicant:

Jon Havrilesko

Case File Number:

CMDV02-136

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for a secondary unit; Design Review for new construction in the R-36 Zone; Minor Variance for a decrease in the number of required off street parking spaces (three required; two proposed); Minor Variance for Height (30’0" required; 31’-0" proposed).

General Plan:

Mixed Housing Type Residential

Zoning:

R-36, Small Lot Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15303, State CEQA Guidelines, new construction or conversion of small structures

Historic Status:

Not a Historic Property (NHP); Survey rating: N/A

Service Delivery District:

I – West Oakland

City Council District:

3

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report

Status:

Project reviewed by Planning Commission on September 4, 2002. Public hearing closed. Straw vote to approve project and schedule on consent calendar for final adoption approved.

For further information:

Contact case planner Neil Gray at (510) 238-3878 or ngray@oaklandnet.com.

 

3.

Location:

8025 Ney Avenue (APN: 040A-3422-034-00)

Proposal:

To add detached garage with an upper story secondary dwelling unit on a property containing a existing single family dwelling

Applicant:

Ernesto Sanchez

Owner:

Lee Bellot

Case File Number:

CMD02-253

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for secondary unit

General Plan:

Detached Unit Residential

Zoning:

R-50 Medium Density Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15303, State CEQ Guidelines, new construction of small structures

Historic Status:

Non-historic property (NHP), survey rating: X

Service Delivery District:

V – Central East Oakland

City Council District:

6

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report

Status:

Project reviewed by Planning Commission on September 4, 2002. Public hearing closed. Straw vote to approve project and schedule on consent calendar for final adoption approved.

For further information:

Contact case planner Robert D. Merkamp at 510-238-6283 or rmerkamp@oaklandnet.com.

 

 

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. 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, 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 Commissioners, staff, and the public, 20 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 the meeting. To ensure that material is distributed to Commissioners, it should be received by the Commission Secretary no later than 48 hours prior to the meeting, and preferably earlier.

 

 

 

 

4.

Project Name:

17th Street Parking Garage

Location:

529-539 17th Street

524-528 16th Street

1608-1636 San Pablo Avenue

Proposal:

To construct of a six-story parking structure containing 527 parking spaces (which include 13 on-grade parking stalls outside the parking structure), 5,900 square feet of retail space along the San Pablo Avenue frontage, and areas for 27 bicycle storage lockers. The project includes demolition of an existing one-story building located at 1630 San Pablo Avenue and removal of a surface parking lot throughout the remainder of the project site.

Applicant:

Komorous-Towey Architects

Owner:

Oakland Redevelopment Agency

Case File Number:

CM02-306

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for building for over 100,000 square feet, and Minor Conditional Use Permit for Auto Fee Parking Activity in the C-55 Zone

General Plan:

Central Business District

Zoning:

C-55 Central Core Commercial Zone and S-17 Downtown Residential Open Space Combining Zone

Environmental Determination:

An Environmental Impact Report applicable to this project was certified by the Planning Commission on April 4, 2001.

Historic Status:

The building located at 1630 San Pablo Avenue, which the project proposes to demolish, is a Potentially Designated Historic Property (PDHP); survey rating: Ec3. Additionally, the portion of the parcel that fronts onto 16th Street (currently containing a surface parking lot) is located in the Downtown Oakland Historic District.

Service Delivery District:

I – Downtown

City Council District:

3

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report

For further information:

Contact case planner Patricia McGowan at 510-238-3063 or pmcgowan@oaklandnet.com.

 

5.

Location:

2660-2656 98th Avenue

Assessors Parcel Number:

048-5617-010-00

Proposal:

To create four substandard lots and construct four new affordable Single Family Dwellings served by a shared driveway

Owner/Applicant:

Black Phoenix Development Group

Case File Number:

CMDV02-326/TPM7982

Planning Permits Required:

Tentative Parcel Map and Major Variance to create four substandard lots, Minor Conditional Use Permit for Shared Access Facility, and Special Residential Design Review for the new residences

General Plan:

Mixed Housing Type Residential

Zoning:

R-30, One-Family Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt 15332 & 15303; State CEQA Guidelines, infill developments; and new construction of small structures

Historic Status:

Non Historic Property (NHP); survey rating: NA

Service Delivery District:

VI – Elmhurst

City Council District:

7

For further information:

Contact case planner Maurice Brenyah-Addow at 510-238-6342 or mbrenyah@oaklandnet.com.

 

6.

Location:

545 Kenmore Avenue

Assessors Parcel Number:

011-0857-013

Proposal:

To construct a new single family residence and a new detached secondary unit

Applicant/Owner:

Jeffrey G. Schwing

Case File Number:

CMDV02-236

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for a secondary unit; Design Review, and Minor Variance to reduce the minimum rear yard setback (47’ required, 20’ proposed)

General Plan:

Detached Unit Residential

Zoning:

R-30 One-Family Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt; State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15303(c), new construction of small structures.

Historic Status:

Non-historic property (NHP), survey rating: N/A

Service Delivery District:

III – San Antonio

City Council District:

2

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report

For further information:

Contact case planner Caesar Quitevis at 510-238-6343 or clquitevis@oaklandnet.com.

 

7.

Location:

6155 Girvin Drive

Proposal:

To convert the lower level of an existing single-family home to a secondary unit. The proposal includes no new construction.

Owner/Applicant:

Anne E. Mudge

Case File Number:

CM02-304

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit to create a secondary unit in the R-30 One Family Residential Zone.

General Plan:

Hillside Residential

Zoning:

R-30 One Family Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15303, State CEQA Guidelines, conversion of small structures

Historic Status:

Non-historic Property (NHP) survey rating: NA

Service Delivery District:

II – North Hills

City Council District:

4

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report

For further information:

Contact case planner Neil Gray at 510-238-3878 or ngray@oaklandnet.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Location:

7809 Michigan Avenue (APN: 029-1077-032-01)

Proposal:

To add a detached three car garage with an upper-story secondary dwelling unit on a property containing a existing single family dwelling

Applicant:

Charles Lewis

Owner:

Sharon Flin

Case File Number:

CMD02-234

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for secondary unit and a Minor Conditional Use Permit to allow for a height of 36 feet for the secondary unit (30’ height limit).

General Plan:

Detached Unit Residential

Zoning:

R-30 One-Family Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15303, State CEQ Guidelines, new construction of small structures

Historic Status:

Non-historic property (NHP), survey rating: N/A

Service Delivery District:

V – Central East Oakland

City Council District:

6

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report

For further information:

Contact case planner Robert D. Merkamp at 510-238-6283 or rmerkamp@oaklandnet.com.

 

9.

Location:

2261 Auseon Avenue (APN: 043-4603-002)

Proposal:

To construct a new residence with an attached secondary unit

Applicant:

Reverend Timothy Hawkins

Owner:

Joyce LeBlanc

Case File Number:

CMD02-240

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for a secondary unit

General Plan:

Mixed Housing Type Residential

Zoning:

R-30 One-Family Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt 15303; State CEQA Guidelines, new construction of a small structures

Historic Status:

Non-historic property (NHP), survey rating: N/A

Service Delivery District:

VI – Elmhurst

City Council District:

7

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report

For further information:

Contact case planner Robert D. Merkamp at 510-238-6283 or rmerkamp@oaklandnet.com.

 

ADJOURNMENT By 10:30 P.M. unless a later time is agreed upon by a majority of Commissioners present.

 

 

SCOTT HARRIMAN

Secretary

 

NEXT REGULAR MEETING: October 2, 2002