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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

Michael Lighty

Vincent B. Reyes

January 3, 2001

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: December 13, 2000

Agenda Discussion

Correspondence

City Council Actions: January 2, 2001

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

 

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.

 

1.

Location:

5110 Mountain Boulevard and a portion of a vacant 1.29-acre parcel south of 5201 Leona Street (APN No. 037-2605-27-31)

Proposal:

Appeal of Director of Building Services determination that a Category 4 Creek Protect Permit is required.

Applicant:

Richard Ehrhardt

Owner:

Ehrhardt Investments

Case File Number:

A00-356

Planning Permits Required:

None

General Plan:

Hillside Residential

Zoning:

R-30 One-Family Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

CEQA review required as part of Creek Protection Permit process

Historic Status:

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

Service Delivery District:

IV – South Hills

City Council District:

6

Action to be Taken:

Decision on appeal based on staff report

For further information:

Contact Lourdes Barrozo at 510-238-6320.

 

 

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, 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:

4521 Tulip Avenue

Proposal:

New Single Family Dwelling with an attached secondary dwelling unit

Applicant/Owner:

John Wesley, Red Leaf Properties, LLP

Case File Number:

CM00-353

Planning Permits Required:

Conditional Use Permit for secondary unit

General Plan:

Detached Unit Residential

Zoning:

R-30 One-family Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15303, State CEQA 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 Neil Gray at 510-238-3878.

 

 

 

 

3.

Location:

1012 45th Street and 1001 46th Street

Proposal:

Redevelopment and expansion of a vacant industrial building to provide approximately 79 multi-family residential units and 2,800 square feet of commercial space with 132 off-street parking spaces. The project site is within the jurisdiction and requires approval of both the City’s of Emeryville and Oakland.

Applicant:

Levin Menzies Kelly & Associates

Owner:

The Flecto Company

Case File Number:

CMDV 00-405, TPM 7705, ER 00-0042

Planning Permits Required:

Design Review for new residential units, Major Conditional Use Permit to allow residential uses on a site zoned as manufacturing and to allow additional height to the building, Minor Variance for setback and parking requirements, and a Tentative Parcel Map to create condominium units

General Plan:

Housing and Business Mix

Zoning:

M-20 Light Industrial Zone (Best-fit zone R-60 Medium-High Density Residential Zone)

Environmental Determination:

Determination on project based on Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared and certified by the City of Emeryville, as lead agency, on December 14, 2000.

Historic Status:

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

Service Delivery District:

II – North Oakland/North Hills

City Council District:

1

Status:

The project was approved by the City of Emeryville on December 14, 2000, contingent upon City of Oakland approval.

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Lynn Warner at 510-238-6168.

 

 

4.

Location:

801-827 Clay Street

Proposal:

Demolish an existing block warehouse and construct a new mixed-use building of six to twelve stories with a maximum of 200 apartment units, 34 non-residential spaces and 5,900 square feet of lobby and common area on a 60,000 square foot site.

Applicant:

AF Evans Development, Inc.

Owner:

City of Oakland

Case File Number:

ER00-09, CMDV00-105

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for a building of greater than 100,000 square feet of floor area, Minor Variance to reduce the required usable open space and Design Review.

General Plan:

Central Business District

Zoning:

C-51 Central Business District and S-4 Design Review Combining Zone

Environmental Determination:

Draft Environmental Impact Report prepared. Comment period ends January 8, 2001.

Historic Status:

Potential Designated Historic Property (PDHP); survey rating: *C3

Service Delivery District:

I – Downtown/West Oakland/Harbor

City Council District:

3

Action to be Taken:

Conduct public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report and receive testimony on the project.

For further information:

Contact case planner Kelley Kahn at 510-238-4977.

 

 

5.

Location:

Properties within the C-45, C-51, C-52, C-55, R-80, R-90, and S-2 zoning districts

Proposal:

Amendments to Planning Code to reduce group usable open space standards for residential development and allow a 1:1 substitution of private for group usable open space.

Applicant:

Planning Commission

Case File Number:

ZT00-408

Planning Permits Required:

Zoning 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:

NA

Service Delivery District:

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

City Council District:

1, 2 and 3

Action to be Taken:

Recommendation to City Council based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact 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 REGULAR MEETING: JANUARY 17, 2001

 

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