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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 3^rd floor (Suite 3330), which closes at 5:00 p.m.

New web-site staff report download instructions

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Approval of Minutes: June 12, and June 19, 2002

Correspondence

City Council Actions: June 25, 2002

Director's Report Report on permit history of 2505 Poplar Street recycling facility.

Committee Reports Report from Design Review and Residential Appeals Committees on meetings of June 26, 2002.

Commission Matters Election of Planning Commission Officers

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.

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.

004-0067-021 and 022; 004-0051-002-02; 004-0067-015, 016 and 017; and 4-ALA-880-KP52.3

Construction of a mixed use project containing 187 residential units, 22,000 square feet of commercial space, a 2,700 square foot community room, 203 parking spaces for the residential units and 58 parking spaces to serve one of the commercial uses. The project includes demolition of 46 residential units at Westwood Gardens, two industrial buildings and a 250-car park and ride lot. The park and ride lot will be relocated to a site approximately 7 blocks to the east. (The relocated park and ride lot is not subject to securing discretionary permits from the City because the property owner (Caltrans) is a state agency and such agencies are exempt from local land use regulations.)

Oakland Housing Authority, BRIDGE Housing Corp., Douglas Green, Armored Truck Systems, Terrell Sadler and Caltrans.

Major Conditional Use Permits as follows: for a facility over 100,000sf in the S-15 zone (Section 17.100.200); for off-street parking that serves non-residential uses in the S-15 zone (Section 17.100.050 E); for exceeding the parking requirement of the S-15 zone (Section 17.116.290 B5); for consistency with the General Plan when there is conflict with the existing zoning (Section 17.01.100B); for three or more units (Section 17.20.110) and for a multi-family facility (Section 17.20.060) in the R-36 zone for the (800-16 Center Street portion of the site). Design Review for new construction in the S-15 and R-36 zones. Minor Variances from the width of certain parking spaces and from certain setback requirements.

Neighborhood Center Mixed-Use, Urban Residential and Mixed Housing Residential.

S-15 Transit Oriented Development Zone, R-36 Small Lot Residential Zone, M-20 Light Industrial Zone.

Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared. Public comment periods expire June 24, 2002.

Non-historic Properties (NHP)

I-West Oakland

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To date, no letters received. Concern was expressed by the public at the DRC meeting to some aspects of the project.

Decision on application based on staff report

Contact case planner Patricia McGowan at 510-238-3063

JIVE

Design Review and Minor Variances for reduced front, rear, and interior side yard setbacks and for reduced parking stall dimensions.

C-55 Central Core Commercial Zone, S-4 Design Review Combining Zone and S-17 Downtown Residential Open Space Combining Zone

Non-historic property (NHP); survey rating: F

1317, 1319, 1321, & 1323 83rd Avenue

To legalize the conversion of two residential duplexes on one lot into transitional housing for a chemical dependency treatment program.

Alpha Omega Foundation

Jones Joss

Case File Number:

CM01-264

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for Transitional Housing Residential Activity

Mixed Housing Type Residential

R-50 Medium Density Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15301, State CEQA Guidelines; minor alterations

Historic Status:

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

Service Delivery District:

VI - Elmhurst

City Council District:

Action to be Taken:

N/A