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Oakland City Planning Commission AGENDA |
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Kenneth S. Katzoff, Chair Clinton Killian, Vice Chair Nicole Franklin Viola Gonzales Colland Jang Glen Jarvis Michael Lighty |
JANUARY 23, 2001 Regular Meeting
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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 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 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: January 9, 2002Agenda Discussion Correspondence City Council Actions: January 15, 2002 Director's Report 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.
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.
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1. |
Location: |
2315 Valdez Street/2330 Webster |
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Proposal: |
To construct a mixed use building containing 237 residential units, parking for approximately 491 cars, of which 242 spaces will be public parking, with 5,000 sf of retail/commercial space. The proposed building will contain two main elements: a 19-story tower (11 stories of housing over 8 stories of parking) on the Webster St. side of the site and a 7-story mid-rise building (5 stories of housing over 2 stories of parking) on the Valdez St. side of the site. |
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Applicant/Owner: |
Lakeshore Partners II LLC, Tom Peterson |
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Planning Permits Required: |
Interim Major Conditional Use Permit for a project that exceeds the density allowed in the existing C-40 zone, pursuant to the Guidelines for General Plan Conformity, and Design Review. |
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General Plan: |
Urban Residential |
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Zoning: |
C-40, Thoroughfare Commercial |
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Environmental Determination: |
Notice on Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared. Public comment period ended on Jan. 10, 2002. |
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Historic Status: |
Non-historic Property (NHP) |
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Service Delivery District: |
II, North Oakland |
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City Council District: |
3 |
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Status: |
Design Review Subcommittee of the Planning Commission reviewed the design on September 19, 2001. Meetings with several neighborhood groups held by applicant in summer/fall, 2001. |
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Action to be Taken: |
Decision on application and Negative Declaration, based on staff report |
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For further information: |
Contact case planner Patricia McGowan at 510-238-3063 or pmcgowan@oaklandnet.com |
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2. |
Location: |
Properties fronting Broadway between 23rd Street and 42nd / Mather Street: Broadway Oakland Auto Row |
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Proposal: |
Amendment to the Oakland Planning Code to add interim zoning controls to regulate non-auto related activities |
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Applicant: |
City Planning Commission |
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Planning Permits Required: |
Zoning Text Amendment |
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General Plan: |
Community Commercial |
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Zoning: |
C-40Community Thoroughfare Commercial |
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Environmental Determination: |
Exempt; Section 15061(b)(3); State CEQA Guidelines, no possibility of significant effect on the environment |
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Historic Status: |
Properties fronting Broadway between 27th Street and MacArthur Boulevard (Upper Broadway Auto Row) are in an Area of Secondary Importance (ASI); properties fronting the west side of Broadway between 23rd and 26th Streets (25th Street Garage District) are in an Area of Primary Importance (API). |
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Service Delivery District: |
II – North Oakland |
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City Council District: |
1 and 3 |
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Action to be Taken: |
Recommendation to City Council based on staff report |
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For further information: |
Contact Rodrigo Orduña at 510-238-6809 or rorduna@oaklandnet.com |
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3. |
Location: |
594-23rd Street |
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Proposal: |
Construction of a 44-unit affordable housing project (Northgate Apartments) |
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Applicant: |
Thomas Dolan Architecture |
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Owner: |
Resources for Community Development |
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Planning Permits Required: |
Design Review (CPC review for projects over 25 units) and Minor Variance for rear yard setbacks |
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General Plan: |
Urban Residential |
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Zoning: |
C-45, Community Shopping Commercial and R-80, High-rise Apartment Residential Zones |
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Environmental Determination: |
Exempt, Section 15280, State CEQ Guidelines, lower income housing projects |
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Historic Status: |
Non-historic Property (NHP) |
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Service Delivery District: |
II – North Oakland |
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City Council District: |
1 |
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Action to be Taken: |
Decision on application based on staff report |
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For further information: |
Contact case planner Dwane Jensen at 510-238-6344 or djensen@oaklandnet.com. |
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4. |
Location: |
5917 Canning Street |
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Proposal: |
To legalize a living unit in the basement of an existing single-family home. The basement was previously converted to a unit without benefit of a permit. |
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Applicant/Owner: |
Percy Taylor |
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Planning Permits Required: |
Major Conditional Use Permit for two units on a lot in the R-35 Zone |
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General Plan: |
Mixed Housing Type Residential |
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Zoning: |
R-35 Special One Family Residential Zone |
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Environmental Determination: |
Exempt, Section 15303, State CEQA Guidelines, new construction or conversion of small structures |
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Historic Status: |
Non-historic Property (NHP) |
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Service Delivery District: |
II – West Oakland |
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City Council District: |
2 |
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Action to be Taken: |
Decision on application based on staff report |
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For further information: |
Contact case planner Neil Gray at 510-238-3878 or ngray@oaklandnet.com |
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5. |
Location: |
2681 Fruitvale Avenue |
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Proposal: |
To establish an alcoholic beverage commercial activity for off site sales of beer, wine, and distilled alcohol within a grocery store under construction less than 1,000 feet from other alcoholic beverage sales commercial activities. |
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Applicant: |
Jack Ong |
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Owner: |
Maggie Lu |
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Planning Permits Required: |
Major Variance for an Alcoholic Beverage Sales Commercial Activity within 1000 feet of another such activity. |
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General Plan: |
Mixed Housing Type Residential |
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Zoning: |
C-20, Shopping Center Commercial Zone |
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Environmental Determination: |
Exempt, Section 15301; State CEQA Guidelines; minor alterations to existing facility |
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Historic Status: |
Non-historic property (NHP) |
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Service Delivery District: |
IV - Fruitvale/Central Hills |
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City Council District: |
5 |
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Action to be Taken: |
Decision on application based on staff report |
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For further information: |
Contact Case Planner Chris Candell at 510-238-6986 or ccandell@oaklnadnet.com |
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APPEALS
The Commission will take testimony on each appeal. Following testimony, the Commission will vote on the report prepared by staff. If you challenge an appeal in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the appeal hearing, or in written correspondence received by the Zoning Division, Community and Economic Development Agency at, or prior to, the appeal hearing.
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6. |
Location: |
4683/4689 Benevides Avenue |
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Proposal: |
Appeal of Minor Variance denial to waive the requirement for street frontage in order to subdivide the lot into two lots |
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Appellant: |
Eric Norris |
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Applicant/Owner: |
Eric Norris |
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Planning Permits Required: |
Minor Variance to waive the requirement for street frontage for the lot. |
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General Plan: |
Detached Unit Residential |
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Zoning: |
R-30 One Family Residential Zone |
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Environmental Determination: |
Exempt - Section 15303 |
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Historic Status: |
Non-historic Property (NHP); survey rating: N/A |
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Service Delivery District: |
IV – Lower Hills |
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City Council District: |
4 |
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Status: |
Zoning Administrator denial on June 13, 2001. Appealed on June 25, 2001. Continued from November 14, 2001 (no discussion or action). |
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Action to be Taken: |
Decision on appeal based on staff report. |
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For further information: |
Contact case planner Anu Raud at 510-238-6346 or e-mail: araud@oaklandnet.com |
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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: FEBRUARY 6, 2001 |