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Oakland City Planning Commission AGENDA


Glen Jarvis, Chair

Frazier M. Scurry-Scott, Vice Chair

Anthony A. Batarse, Jr.

Arthur L. Clark

Les A. Hausrath

Michael Lighty

Vincent B. Reyes

DECEMBER 6, 2000

Regular Meeting

 

 

MEAL GATHERING 5:00 P.M.

Le Cheval Restaurant, 1007 Clay Street

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 1, City Hall, One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

Persons wishing to address the Commission on any item on the agenda, including Open Forum, 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 2nd floor, which closes at 4:00 p.m., or at the Strategic Planning Division on the 3rd 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

Approval of Minutes: November 15, 2000

Agenda Discussion

Correspondence

City Council Actions: November 28, and December 5, 2000

Director's Report

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, generally subject to a two-minute time limit per speaker.

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS 7:00 P.M.

 

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.

 

1.

Location:

1501-1539 Broadway / 501-511 16th Street / 1500 San Pablo Avenue

Proposal:

Recommendation to designate the Rotunda Building as a City Landmark

Applicant:

Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board

Owner:

Rotunda Partners II, LLC

Case File Number:

LM99-346

Planning Permits Required:

None

General Plan:

Central Business District

Zoning:

C-55 Central Core Commercial Zone and S-8 Urban Street Combining Zone

Environmental Determination:

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

Historic Status:

Designated Historic Property (DHP); survey rating: A1+; Preservation Study List

Service Delivery District:

I – Central Business District

City Council District:

3

Status:

Resolution to recommend landmark designation adopted by Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board on June 14, 1999.

Action to be Taken:

Recommendation to Council based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Helaine Kaplan Prentice at 510-238-2978

 

 

 

2.

Location:

Lawn Bowling Green at Lakeside Park

Proposal:

Recommendation to add Lawn Bowling Green as a protected feature to the existing landmark designation of Lakeside Park.

Applicant:

Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board

Owner:

City of Oakland

Case File Number:

LM79-513, Amendment 1

Planning Permits Required:

None

General Plan:

Park & Urban Open Space

Zoning:

OS(RSP) Open Space (Regional-Serving Park) and S-4 Design Review Combining Zone

Environmental Determination:

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

Historic Status:

Designated Historic Property (DHP); survey rating: API

Service Delivery District:

III – Lower Hills

City Council District:

3

Status:

Landmark Designation adopted by City Council on July 8, 1980.

Resolution to amend designation adopted by Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board on June 14, 1999.

Action to be Taken:

Recommendation to Council based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Helaine Kaplan Prentice at 510-238-2978

 

3.

Location:

5091, 5107, 5115, 5129, 5139 MacArthur Boulevard

Proposal:

To construct a 14-unit residential condominium project.

Applicant:

Toby Levy, Levy Design Partners

Owner:

Patrick Jordan

Case File Number:

CMD00-58, ER00-4, Tract Map 7210

Planning Permits Required:

Conditional Use Permit for 14 units in the R-50 Medium Density Residential Zone, Design Review, and Tentative Tract Map

General Plan:

Mixed Housing Type Residential

Zoning:

R-50 Medium Density Residential zone

Environmental Determination:

Negative Declaration prepared. Comment period ends December 6, 2000.

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 Scott Harriman at 510-238-6935

 

4.

Location:

2805 Park Boulevard

Proposal:

To construct a 24 unit multi-family residential project with 986 square feet of ground floor commercial space.

Applicant:

Toby Levy, Levy Design Partners

Owner:

Finnbar O’Donoghue

Case File Number:

CMDV00-208, ER00-21

Planning Permits Required:

Conditional Use Permit for 24 units in the R-50 Zone and Design Review

General Plan:

Urban Residential

Zoning:

R-50 Medium Density Residential Zone and C-28 Commercial Shopping District Commercial Zone

Environmental Determination:

Negative Declaration prepared. Comment period ended November 15, 2000.

Historic Status:

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

Service Delivery District:

III – San Antonio/Lower Hills

City Council District:

2

For further information:

Contact case planner Dwane Jensen at 510-238-6344

 

 

5.

Location:

Citywide

Proposal:

To amend the Oakland Planning Code to add regulations for density bonuses and development incentives for affordable housing.

Applicant:

City Planning Commission

Case File Number:

ZT00-328

Environmental Determination:

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

Action to be Taken:

Recommendation to City Council based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Colin Burgett at 510-238-6167

 

 

6.

Location:

Various locations within commercial and manufacturing districts in City Council Districts 5, 6, and 7.

Proposal:

To amend the Oakland Planning Code definition of "Fast Food Restaurant Commercial Activity" to exclude vehicular food vending and consideration of a proposal to establish a one and one-half year vehicular food vending pilot program.

Applicant:

City of Oakland

Case File Number:

ZT00-376

Planning Permits Required:

Zoning Text Amendment

General Plan:

Neighborhood Center Mixed Use, Community Commercial, and General Industrial designations.

Zoning:

C-20 Shopping Center Commercial, C-28 Commercial Shopping District, C-30 District Thoroughfare Commercial, M-20 Light Industrial, M-30 General Industrial, and M-40 Heavy Industrial zoning districts.

Environmental Determination:

Exempt; Section 15311(c), State CEQA Guidelines, accessory structures/activities.

Historic Status:

N/A

Service Delivery District:

IV – Lower Hills, V – Central East Oakland, and VI – Elmhurst/South Hills

City Council District:

5, 6, and 7

Action to be Taken:

Recommendation to City Council based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Catherine Payne at 510-238-6316

 

 

 

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

 

 

SCOTT HARRIMAN

Secretary

 

 

NEXT MEETING: DECEMBER 13, 2000 (Special Meeting)

 

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