Oakland City Planning Commission AGENDA

COMMITTEE MEETING

The Policies and Procedures Committee will convene at 4:00 p.m. Please see separate committee agenda.

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.)

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 before the item is called. Speakers are generally limited to two minutes except for applicants and appellants, who are generally limited to five to ten minutes.

Agenda items will normally be called in numerical order. At his/her discretion, the Chair may move an item up on the agenda. Non-controversial items will normally be moved to the beginning of the agenda and acted on first. The order of items will be determined under "Agenda Discussion" at the beginning of the meeting. No new items other than Open Forum will be called after 11:00 p.m. unless agreed upon by a majority of Commissioners present.

Staff reports for items listed on this agenda will be available by the end of the day Friday 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 Zoning Counter on the 2^nd floor, which closes at 4:00 p.m., or at the Strategic Planning Division on the 3^rd floor (Suite 3330), which closes at 5:00 p.m. 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

At this time members of the public may speak on any item of interest within the Commission's jurisdiction, generally subject to a two-minute time limit per speaker.

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:

Parcel B and C of Tract 4518 located to the north of the intersection of Hiller Drive and Caldecott Lane

Proposal:

Request for a time extension of a previously approved tentative map to re-subdivide parcels B and C of Tract 4518 into 6 parcels and a new cul-de-sac street, and minor conditional use permit to construct a shared access facility to serve two of the six proposed parcels.

Applicant:

Paul Vincent

Owner:

Jeff Lawrence

Case File Number:

TTM6372

Planning Permits Required:

Extension of Tentative Parcel map and minor conditional use permit.

General Plan:

Hillside Residential

Zoning:

R-30 one-family residential, S-10 scenic rout combining and S-14 community restoration development combining zones.

Environmental Determination:

Mitigated Negative Declaration (previous approval)

Historic Status:

Non Historic Property, (NHP)

Service Delivery District:

II North Oakland/ North Hills

City Council District:

1

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report

For further information:

Contact case planner Chris Candell at 510-238-6986

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, 15 copies of all material should be submitted. Material submitted at least one week prior to the meeting will be forwarded to Commissioners with the agenda packet; material submitted later will be distributed at the meeting. To ensure that material is distributed to Commissioners, it should be received by the Commission Secretary no later than noon on the day of the meeting, and preferably earlier.

2.

Location:

C-45, C-51, C-52, C-55, R-80, R-90, and S-2 zoning districts.

Proposal:

Amendments to Planning Code to provide incentives for the provision of well-conceived usable open space for residential development in densely developed areas.

Applicant:

City Planning Commission

Owner:

Various

Case File Number:

ZT00-408

Planning Permits Required:

Planning Code Text Amendment

General Plan:

Central Business District, generally.

Zoning:

R-80 High Density Residential, R-90 Downtown Apartment Residential, C-45 Community Shopping Commercial, C-51 Central Business Service Commercial, C-52 Old Oakland Commercial, C-55 Central Core Commercial, and S-2 Civic Center Zone.

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15061(b)(3), State CEQA Guidelines, "general rule", no possibility of significant effect on the environment

Historic Status:

N/A

Service Delivery District:

I-Downtown/West Oakland/Harbor and III-San Antonio/Lower Hills.

City Council District:

1, 2 and 3

Status:

Continued from February 21, 2001

Action to be Taken:

Recommendation to City Council based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Catherine Payne at 510-238-6316

3.

Location:

2942 San Pablo Avenue

Proposal:

Construction of a new drive-through car wash and oil change facility on a 19,350 square foot vacant lot

Applicant/Owner:

Chae Mong Chung

Case File Number:

CM01-034

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for a new drive-through facilities (car wash and oil change business), and Minor Conditional Use Permit for Automotive Servicing Commercial Activity (oil change business) and Automotive Repair and Cleaning Activity (car wash).

General Plan:

Community Commercial

Zoning:

C-30 District Thoroughfare Commercial 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:

I - Downtown/West Oakland/Harbor

City Council District:

3

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report

For further information:

Contact case planner Hector Lopez at 510-238-4799

4.

Location:

371 30^TH Street

Proposal:

Construction of a new 26 unit residential building with street-level commercial space and below-grade parking on a 10,317 square foot vacant parcel.

Applicant:

Levy Design Partners

Owner:

Western Laboratories Medical G

Case File Number:

DR00-420

Planning Permits Required:

Design Review for projects over 25, 000 square feet of building area and 25 residential units

General Plan:

Institutional

Zoning:

S-1 Medical Center Commercial Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt; State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332, in-fill development projects

Historic Status:

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

Service Delivery District:

II -North Oakland/North Hills

City Council District:

3

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Scott Harriman at 510-238-6935.

5.

Location:

1630 San Pablo Avenue (APN No 8-620-9-1 and 11 thru 15)

Proposal:

Consideration of a certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) to construct a seven story, 520 space parking garage on a 36,612 s.f. lot located at southwest corner of 17^th Street on 16^th Street.

Applicant:

Redevelopment Agency, Gordon H. Chong, R.A. of City of Oakland

Owner:

Various owners

Case File Number:

ER99-01

Planning Permits Required:

Planning Applications to be determined and heard at future Planning Commission hearing.

General Plan:

Central Business District

Zoning:

C-55 Central Core Commercial Zone

Environmental Determination:

Final Environmental Impact Report published March 23, 2001.

Historic Status:

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

Service Delivery District:

I - Downtown/West Oakland/Harbor

City Council District:

3

Action to be Taken:

Consider certification of FEIR for compliance with CEQA and as a basis for environmental information for further action on the project.

For further information:

Contact Claudia Cappio at 510-238-2229.

ADJOURNMENT By 11:59 P.M. unless a later time is agreed upon by a majority of Commissioners present.