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Oakland City Planning Commission AGENDA


Kenneth S. Katzoff, Chair

Clinton Killian, Vice Chair

Arthur L. Clark

Viola Gonzales

Colland Jang

Glen Jarvis

Michael Lighty

JULY 11, 2001

Regular Meeting

 

COMMITTEE MEETING

4:00 P.M.

Hearing Room 1, City Hall, One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza

The Design Review Committee will convene at 4:00 p.m. Please see separate committee agenda.

 

 

MEAL GATHERING 5:00 P.M.

Max's Diner, 500 12th Street, Oakland City Center

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 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 3:00 p.m. the 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 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: June 6 and 20, 2001

Agenda Discussion:

Correspondence:

City Council Actions: June 26, July 3, and July 10, 2001

Director's Report: To be heard following the scheduled public hearings.

Committee Reports: Report from the Policies and Procedures Committee meeting of July 10, 2001.

Report from Design Review Committee on meeting of July 11, 2001.

Commission Matters

City Attorney's Report Use of Consent Calendar

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.

 

CONSENT CALENDAR

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:

411 30th Street

Proposal:

To permit Administrative Civic Activities; and Consultative and Financial Service, Administrative, Business and Communication Service and Research Service Commercial activities within and as part of an existing 47,720 square foot medical building.

Applicant:

Jim Ishimaru

Owner:

Medical Building, LLC (Peter Lynch, Principal)

Case File Number:

VMC01-149

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for nonresidential project in the S-1 Zone involving 25,000 square feet or more of floor area.

General Plan:

Institutional

Zoning:

S-1 Medical Center Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15301, State CEQA Guidelines, operation and leasing of existing facilities

Historic Status:

Potential Designated Historic Property (PDHP); survey rating: Dc3

Service Delivery District:

II – North Oakland

City Council District:

3

Status:

Continued from June 20, 2001, at which time the Planning Commission closed the public hearing and directed staff to prepare findings for approval.

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Neil Gray at 510-238-3878

 

 

2.

Location:

Northeast corner of Redwood Road and Guido Street

Assessors Parcel Number:

A portion of 029-1065-013-02, 029-1065-014 and 029-1065-015

Proposal:

To determine the appropriate zoning classification of a 2,658 square-foot, City-owned surplus property prior to sale of property to the adjacent property owner pursuant to Ordinance No. 11602 C.M.S.

Applicant/Owner:

City of Oakland Real Estate Division

Case File Number:

ZR00-321

Planning Permits Required:

Zoning Review for confirmation of zoning

General Plan:

Detached Unit Residential

Zoning:

R-30, One-Family Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15312, State CEQA guidelines, Surplus Government Property Sales

Historic Status:

Non-Historic Property (NHP); Survey Rating: I

Service Delivery District:

IV – Lower Hills

City Council District:

4

Action to be Taken:

Determination of zoning classification and recommendations to City Council based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Heather Coleman at 510-238-6417

 

 

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.

 

 

3.

Location:

West Oakland – An area generally bounded by the Oakland/Emeryville city limits and 40th Street on the north, I-980 and Union Street on the east, 18th Street and Middle Harbor Road on the south, and by Pine, Wood and 16th Streets on west.

Proposal:

Adoption of a Redevelopment Plan for West Oakland

Applicant:

Community and Economic Development Agency/Redevelopment Division

Environmental Determination:

An environmental impact report will be prepared for the proposed West Oakland Final Redevelopment Plan.

Service Delivery District:

III- West Oakland

City Council District:

1

Action to be Taken:

Selection of project boundaries and decision on Preliminary Redevelopment Plan based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact Wendy Simon, CEDA - Redevelopment at 510-238-6430

 

 

4.

Location:

Nine parcels generally bounded by 37th and 39th Avenues and E. 12th and San Leandro Streets.

Assessors Parcel Number:

033-2159-003 and 033-2160-001, 002, 003-02, 004-02, 005-02, 006, 007-02, 016

Proposal:

The Oakland Unified School District is considering an expansion of an existing alternative high school, the Dewey School, located at 3709 E. 12th Street. The expanded school would an elementary school. The District is requesting that the Planning Commission determine whether a public school expansion onto the nine proposed sites is consistent with the City’s General Plan and whether or not the sites are appropriate for a public school use. Section 65402 of the California Government Code and Section 2115.2 of the California Public Resources Code requires the School District to ask the City Planning Commission for these determinations.

Applicant:

Oakland Unified School District

Owner:

Various owners including Friendly Transportation, Inc.

Case File Number:

ZR01-287

Planning Permits Required:

None at this time. General Plan conformity assessment only.

General Plan:

Mixed Housing Type Residential

Zoning:

R-30, One-Family Residential and S-15, Transit Oriented Development

Environmental Determination:

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

Historic Status:

One potential designated historic property (PDHP); preliminary survey rating: C3

Service Delivery District:

IV – Fruitvale/San Antonio

City Council District:

5

Action to be Taken:

Confirmation of General Plan consistency based on staff report.

For further information:

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

 

5.

Location:

910 Midway Drive, Building 690

Proposal:

Establish a Community Prisoner Mother’s Program (CPMP) consisting of a 23-bed licensed alcohol and drug treatment program for inmate mothers and their children.

Applicant:

Volunteers of America

Owner:

Oakland Base Reuse Authority (OBRA)

Case File Number:

CM01-157

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for Extensive Impact Civic Activity.

General Plan:

Business Mix

Zoning:

M-40 Heavy Industrial Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15301, State CEQ Guidelines, existing facility

Historic Status:

Not within the identified historic district on the base.

Service Delivery District:

I – West Oakland

City Council District:

3

Status:

Authorization to enter into sublease with applicant approved by OBRA on February 16, 2001.

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report.

For further information:

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

 

 

6.

Location:

1455 – 82nd Avenue

Proposal:

To construct a detached secondary unit at the rear of existing single family dwelling

Applicant:

Daniel Arce

Owner:

Isais Curiel

Case File Number:

CM01-184

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for a secondary unit in the R-30 One-Family Residential Zone

General Plan:

Detached Unit Residential

Zoning:

R-30 One-Family Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15303, State CEQ Guidelines, new construction

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:

Recommendation based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Maurice Brenyah-Addow at 510-238-6342

 

 

7.

Location:

1438 Lakeshore Avenue

Proposal:

Conversion of an existing eight-unit residential building, currently occupied by the owners as tenants-in-common, to eight condominium units.

Applicant:

John Gutierrez

Owner:

Brad Piek, et. al.

Case File Number:

TRACT 7277

Planning Permits Required:

Tentative Tract Map to create eight air-space condominium units

General Plan:

Urban Residential

Zoning:

R-80 High-Rise Apartment Residential and S-4 Design Review Combining zones.

Environmental Determination:

Exempt; Section 15301, State CEQA Guidelines, minor alterations to existing facility and Section 15315, minor subdivisions

Historic Status:

Potential Designated Historic Property (PDHP); Survey rating: D2+; API Contributor

Service Delivery District:

III – San Antonio

City Council District:

3

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Heather Coleman at 510-238-6417.

 

 

DIRECTOR’S REPORT A. Informational report on Sustainable Development.

B. Informational Report on two projects on Oakport Street on Oakport Street near Hassler Way - ESA Hotel/Lexus Development.

 

 

 

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: JULY 25, 2001

 

 

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