Michael Lighty

COMMITTEE MEETING

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

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.

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.

1.

Location:

5714 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way

Proposal:

To construct a 1,860-square-foot, one-story building on the campus of Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) in order to conduct medical research and testing.

Applicant:

Kava Massih Architects

Owner:

Children’s Hospital Oakland

Case File Number:

CM01-328/ER01-0032

Planning Permits Required:

Conditional Use Permit to extend a Medical Service Commercial Activity into the R-40 zone from the neighboring C-10 zone.

General Plan:

Neighborhood Center Mixed Use

Zoning:

R-40, Garden Apartment Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

An EIR addendum was prepared pursuant to Section 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines and is available from the Zoning Division.

Historic Status:

The proposed project is located within the former University High School/Old Merritt College campus, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The proposed project is located east and outside the boundary of an Oakland City Landmark that encompasses the main CHORI building, front landscaped area, and courtyards.

Service Delivery District:

II – North Oakland

City Council District:

1

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Heather Coleman at 510-238-6417

2.

Location:

4700 Lincoln Avenue

Proposal:

Construction of new structures associated with the existing Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension including a new three-level, 96,700 square foot parking structure for 200 cars, new 7,575 square foot chapel and on-site vehicular circulation and access improvements

Applicant/Owner

Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension

Case File Number:

CM01-136, ER01-17

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for expansion of a Community Assembly Civic Activity

General Plan:

Institutional

Zoning:

R-30 One-Family Residential Zone.

Environmental Determination:

A Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared. The public comment period ends October 17, 2001.

Historic Status:

Non-historic Property (NHP); Survey Rating: *b (too recent to rate, potentially major importance)

Service Delivery District:

IV – Lower Hills

City Council District:

4

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report.

For further information:

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

3.

Location:

1775 Chase Street

Assessors Parcels Numbers:

006-0035-54, 55, 62, 68 and 69

Proposal:

To construct 18 new housing units in five separate structures on five parcels, to be merged.

Applicant:

Kathy Kuhner

Owner:

Ray Lehmkule

Case File Number:

CMDV01-303

Planning Permits Required:

Major Variance to exceed the allowable density in the R-36 Zone and within the density allowed within the Mixed Housing Type Residential General Plan Classification pursuant to the Guidelines for General Plan conformity. Minor variance for reductions of required courtyard between structures, parking, and rear yard setback. Minor Conditional Use Permit for 35 foot height to accommodate pitched roofs in the R-36 Zone. Design Review for new construction in the R-36 Zone.

General Plan:

Mixed Housing Type Residential

Zoning:

R-36, Small Lot Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared. Public comment period ends October 17, 2001.

Historic Status:

Project would require demolition of a Potentially Historic Designated Property (PDHP); survey rating: Ec1*

Service Delivery District:

I - West Oakland

City Council District:

3

Status:

Previously reviewed by the Design Review Committee on September 19, 2001.

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report

For further information:

Contact case planner Neil Gray at 510-238-3878

4.

Location:

346 - 51^st Street

Assessors Parcel Numbers:

14-1238-049 and 50

Proposal:

Convert existing single family dwelling into a duplex

Owner/Applicant:

John Beverly

Case File Number:

CM01-301

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit to convert a single family dwelling to a duplex

General Plan:

Detached Unit Residential

Zoning:

R-35, Special One-Family Residential Zone

Environmental Determination:

Exempt 15301; State CEQA Guidelines, minor alterations to existing facility

Historic Status:

Non-Historic Property (NHP); survey rating: NA

Service Delivery District:

II – North Oakland

City Council District:

1

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report.

For further information:

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

ADJOURNMENT By 10:30 P.M. unless a later time is agreed upon by a majority of Commissioners present.