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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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2001

Regular Meeting

 

COMMITTEE MEETING

4:00 P.M.

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

The Policies and Procedures Committee will convene at 4:00 p.m. Please see separate committee agenda.

 

 

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. 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: August 8, 2001

Agenda Discussion

Correspondence

City Council Actions: September 4, 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. Speakers are generally limited to two minutes or less at the discretion of the Chair.

 

 

 

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:

7045 Skyline Boulevard

Assessors Parcel Number:

48G-7448-009

 

Proposal:

Appeal of an administrative Site Development and Design Review Approval for a new single family dwelling.

Appellant:

Eugene Baker

Applicant:

Brian Case

Owner:

Mark Hansen, Terry Trammell

Case File Number:

A01-152 (DR00-347)

Planning Permits Required:

Site Development and Design Review for construction of a new single family dwelling.

General Plan:

Hillside Residential

Zoning:

R-30 One-Family Residential Zone, S-10 Scenic Route Combining Zone, S-11 Site Development and Design Review Combining 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:

II – North Hills

City Council District:

4

Status:

Application approved March 30, 2001; Appealed April 9, 2001. Referral to Design Review Committee on July 25, 2001.

Action to be Taken:

Decision on appeal based on staff report.

For further information:

Contact case planner Caesar Quitevis at 510-238-6343

 

 

 

2.

Location:

1255-21st Street

Proposal:

Convert the second and third floors (approximately 71,879 square feet) of an existing warehouse to music practice rooms.

Applicant:

Zachary Goodman, Hansen/Murakami/Esima

Owner:

Scott Schadlich

Case File Number:

CM01-283

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for General Personal Service Commercial Activity in excess of 3,000 square feet.

General Plan:

Business Mix

Zoning:

M-20 Light Industrial

Environmental Determination:

Exempt, Section 15332, State CEQA Guidelines, infill development

Historic Status:

Non-historic property (NHP)

Service Delivery District:

I – West Oakland

City Council District:

3

Status:

Continued from August 8, 2001

Action to be Taken:

Decision on application based on staff report

For further information:

Contact case planner Renee Dowlin at 510-238-2034

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

3.

Location:

Citywide

Proposal:

Zoning text changes and related zoning map changes for revised development standards and design review program for one and two unit residential facilities, and for establishing a Residential Appeals Committee of the City Planning Commission to hear all appeals involving one and two unit residential facilitates and no nonresidential facilities.

Applicant:

City Planning Commission

Case File Number:

DC20.02

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 Christopher Buckley at 510-238-6983 or Donovan Corliss at 510-238-3741.

 

 

4.

Location:

Assessors Parcel Number

230 Bay Place (Cox Cadillac site)

010-0795-027-01

Proposal:

The project proposes construction of 176 residential units and 3,800 square feet of commercial space. In addition, the project applicant proposes to restore and adaptively re-use an existing building on the site, commonly known as the Cox Cadillac Auto Showroom, for an additional 9,200 square feet of commercial space. Three additional buildings on the site will be demolished. The project also includes 2,500 square feet of community space, approximately 26,800 square feet of open space and 293 parking spaces.

Applicant:

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Owner:

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

Case File Number:

ER01-01, CMDV01-210

Planning Permits Required:

Major Conditional Use Permit for the creation of more than one driveway to serve the project, Design Review and Minor Variance for reduced rear and side setbacks.

General Plan:

Urban Residential and Neighborhood Center Mixed-Use

Zoning:

C-30, District Thoroughfare Commercial and S-12, Residential Parking Combining Zone

Environmental Determination:

Draft Environmental Impact Report prepared; end of comment period September 21, 2001.

Historic Status:

Designated Historic Property (DHP) listed on the Preservation Study List; rated B+3 by the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey; on the Local Register of Historic Resources.

Service Delivery District:

I – Downtown/West Oakland/Harbor

City Council District:

3

Action to be Taken:

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

For further information:

Contact case planner Kelley Kahn at 510-238-4977

 

 

 

5.

Location:

Citywide

Proposal:

Research regarding application of open space land dedication and in-lieu requirements for residential development in Oakland.

Applicant:

Planning Commission

Case File Number:

ZT01-310

Environmental Determination:

Exempt; Section 15306, State CEQA Guidelines, information collection.

Action to be Taken:

Receive comments and suggestions.

For further information:

Contact case planner Catherine Payne at 510- 238-6316

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

 

 

 

SCOTT HARRIMAN

Secretary

 

 

 

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