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Oakland City Planning Commission
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Mark McClure, Chair |
JUNE 15, 2005 Regular Meeting
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Revised MEAL GATHERING 5:00 P.M. Off Broadway Cafe & Catering Co., Cafe Deli, 416 15th 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.) · Mark Morodomi – (Discussion on Conflict of Interest) 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. Please check with the Planning
Department prior to the meeting regarding items that may be continued. Any
agenda item may be continued, without the hearing on the matter being opened or
public testimony taken, at the discretion of the Chair. Persons wishing to address the continued
item may do so under Open Forum. 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. |
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Staff reports are also available
on-line, generally one week prior to each meeting, at www.oaklandnet.com
by searching “Frequently Visited Pages” located on the City of Oakland
Homepage. Clicking on “Planning
Commission Meetings” will open a menu of Planning Commission and Committee
Agendas. Staff reports are available on
the selected agenda by clicking on the highlighted case file number. For
further information, please call 510-238-3941. While attending Planning Commission
meetings parking in the Clay Street Garage is Free. Attendees should write
Planning Commission on the back of the parking ticket. 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. Any party seeking to challenge in court those decisions that are final and not administratively appealable to the City Council must do so within ninety (90) days of the date of the announcement of the final decision. ROLL CALL WELCOME BY THE CHAIR COMMISSION BUSINESS Agenda Discussion 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. 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. 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. Planning Commission decisions that involve “major” cases (i.e., major variances, major conditional use permits) are usually appealable to the City Council. Such appeals must be filed within ten (10) days of the date of the announcement of the Planning Commission decision. 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, 25 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. To ensure that material is distributed to Commissioners, it should be received by the Commission |
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1. |
Location: |
Pacific Cannery
Lofts - 1111-1199 Pine Street, West Oakland APN 006-0029-002-00 |
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Proposal: |
Public Hearing on the Preliminary
Development Plan/Final Development Plan and Design Review approval for 163
units consisting of the conversion of the Pacific Coast Canning Company
warehouse to 111 warehouse lofts; new construction of 38 live/work façade
lofts and 14 courtyard townhouse lofts; and construction of a 243 space
parking garage. |
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Applicant: |
PCL
Associates, LLC |
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Contact
Person/Phone Number: |
Alex
Waterbury (510) 547-2122 |
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Owner: |
Holliday
Development |
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Case File
Number: |
ER 03-0023, GP
04-545, RZ 04-544, CDET 04-032, VTPM 8552, PUD 05-014 |
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Planning
Permits Required: |
Preliminary Development Plan/Final Development Plan),
Design Review |
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General Plan: |
Urban Residential |
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Zoning: |
Wood Street Zoning District |
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Environmental Determination: |
Environmental Impact Report certified March 16, 2005
by the Planning Commission and certification affirmed May 17, 2005 by the City Council |
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Historic
Status: |
A potentially designated historic property (PDHP), ASI
contributor of secondary importance (Cb+2+) |
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Service
Delivery District: |
West Oakland 1 |
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City
Council District: |
3, Nancy Nadel |
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Status: |
Recommendations submitted by Design Review Committee
and Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board |
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Action to be Taken: |
Final decision on the Preliminary Development
Plan/Final Development Plan and Design Review |
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Finality of
Decision: |
Appealable
to the City Council |
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For Further
Information: |
Contact
project planner Margaret Stanzione at
(510) 238-4932 or mstanzione@oaklandnet.com |
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2. |
Location: |
Citywide |
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Proposal: |
Consideration
of a Draft Interim Design Review Manual for One- and Two-Unit Residences. |
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Applicant: |
City
of Oakland |
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Case File
Number: |
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General Plan/Zoning: |
Citywide |
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Environmental Determination: |
Exempt;
Section 15061(b)(3), State CEQA Guidelines, “general rule,” no possibility of
significant effect on the environment. |
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Service
Delivery District: |
All |
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City
Council District: |
All |
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Status: |
Originally agendized for the cancelled May 18, 2005
Planning Commission meeting; reviewed by the Design Review Committee of the
Planning Commission on May 12, 2004, October 13, 2004 and February 23, 2005. |
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Action to be Taken: |
Decision on Interim Manual based
on Staff Report. |
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Finality of
Decision: |
Decision is Final |
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For Further
Information: |
Contact
case planner Christopher Buckley at 510-238-6983 or by email at: cbuckley@oaklandnet.com
or Ed Manasse at 510-238-7733 or by email at emanasse@oaklandnet.com. |
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3. |
Location: |
Citywide |
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Proposal: |
Consideration
of revised residential design review procedures. Request for Planning Commission direction for preparation of
zoning text. (Actual zoning
amendments and related changes will be brought forward at a future date for
public hearing) |
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Applicant: |
City
of Oakland |
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Case File
Number: |
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General Plan/Zoning: |
Citywide |
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Environmental Determination: |
Exempt;
Section 15061(b)(3), State CEQA Guidelines, “general rule,” no possibility of
significant effect on the environment. |
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Service
Delivery District: |
All |
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City
Council District: |
All |
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Status: |
Originally agendized for the cancelled May 18, 2005
Planning Commission meeting; reviewed by the Design Review Committee of the
Planning Commission on May 12, 2004 and February 23, 2005. |
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Action to be Taken: |
Hold a public hearing, hear
testimony from City staff and interested parties, and make recommendation to
City Council based on staff report. |
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Finality of
Decision: |
No decision at hearing. Actual zoning amendments
and related changes will be brought forward at a future date for public
hearing. |
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For Further
Information: |
Contact
case planner Christopher Buckley at 510-238-6983 or by email at: cbuckley@oaklandnet.com
or Ed Manasse at 510-238-7733 or by email at emanasse@oaklandnet.com. |
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Original Staff Report |
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4. |
Location: |
Northern Corner of 51st Street and Telegraph Avenue,
(APNs: 014-1226-003-03; -4-03; -5-02; -6-02; -7-02; -8-00 & -9-01) |
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Proposal: |
To determine
the appropriate zoning classification of City-owned surplus property prior to
sale of property pursuant to Ordinance No. 11602 C.M.S. |
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Owner/Applicant: |
City of Oakland |
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Contact
Person/Phone Number: |
City of Oakland Real Estate Division/ Hamid
Ghaemmaghami, at 238-6364 |
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Case File
Number: |
ZR05-273 |
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Planning
Permits Required: |
Zoning Review for confirmation of zoning |
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General Plan: |
Neighborhood Center Mixed Use/ Mixed Housing
Type Residential |
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Zoning: |
C-28, Commercial Shopping District/ R-35,
Special One-Family Residential Zone/ S-18, Mediated Design Review Combining
Zone |
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Environmental Determination: |
Exempt, Section 15312, State CEQ Guidelines, Surplus Government Property Sales |
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Historic
Status: |
No historic record |
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Service
Delivery District: |
2 |
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City
Council District: |
1 |
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Status: |
Pending |
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Action to be Taken: |
Determination of zoning classification and recommendations to City
Council based on staff report. |
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Finality of
Decision: |
Recommendation to City Council |
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For Further
Information: |
Contact
case planner Pete Vollmann at (510) 238-6167 or by email at pvollman@oaklandnet.com |
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5. |
Location: |
557 Merrimac St (APN 009 -0689-040-01) (2/14/05) |
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Proposal: |
To construct 40 residential units with approximately 2690 square feet
of ground floor commercial |
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Applicant: |
Dinar and Associates |
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Contact
Person/Phone Number: |
Moshe Dinar (510)893-8300 |
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Owner: |
Noel Yi |
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Case File
Number: |
CMDV05-061 |
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Planning
Permits Required: |
Major Interim Use Permit for 7 or more units in
the R-80 Zone and to achieve the density of the Urban Residential General
Plan designation, Regular Design Review, Minor Variance for a 0’ front
setback where 10’ is required. |
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General Plan: |
Urban Residential |
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Zoning: |
R-80 High Density Residential Zone |
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Environmental Determination: |
Exempt, Section 15332 of the State CEQA
Guidelines; infill development. |
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Historic
Status: |
Not a Potential Designated Historic Property;
survey rating: F3 |
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Service
Delivery District: |
2 |
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City
Council District: |
1 |
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Status: |
Pending |
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Action to be Taken: |
Contained in staff report |
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Finality of
Decision: |
Appealable to City Council |
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For Further
Information: |
Contact
Robert D. Merkamp at (510)
238-6283 or by email: rmerkamp@oaklandnet.com |
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6. |
Location: |
10900 Edes Avenue (APN 045 -5263-003-00)
(3/16/05) |
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Proposal: |
To
construct 26 single family residences along with associated private road and
street improvements |
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Applicant: |
East Bay
Habitat for Humanity |
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Contact
Person/Phone Number: |
Michael Chao (510) 251-6304 |
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Owner: |
East Bay Habitat for Humanity |
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Case File
Number: |
PUD05-124/TTM7598 |
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Planning
Permits Required: |
Vesting Tentative Tract Map to subdivide one parcel into 26 lots for
single family dwellings and one remainder parcel for access easements and
open space, a Planned Unit Development to set specific development standards
for the property. |
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General Plan: |
Housing and Business Mix |
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Zoning: |
R-40 Garden Apartment Residential Zone |
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Environmental Determination: |
A Mitigated Negative Declaration for this project was adopted on
November 16, 2004 as a part of the rezoning of this property. This Mitigated Negative Declaration
analyzed the impact of this project at the scope and scale that is being
proposed. |
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Historic
Status: |
No historic record, vacant lot |
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Service
Delivery District: |
6 |
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City Council
District: |
7 |
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Status: |
Pending |
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Action to be Taken: |
Contained in staff report |
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Finality of
Decision: |
Appealable
to City Council |
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For Further
Information: |
Contact Robert D. Merkamp at (510)
238-6283 or by email: rmerkamp@oaklandnet.com |
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7. |
Location: |
3420-26 Fruitvale Avenue
(APN#028-0905-012-01) |
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Proposal: |
Major Conditional Use
Permit for Alcoholic Beverage Commercial Sales Activity in an existing
grocery store.. |
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Applicant: |
Farmer Joe’s
Marketplace |
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Contact
Person/Phone Number: |
Edward
and Diane Tam (510)-919-8571 |
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Owner: |
David
Seyranian |
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Case File
Number: |
CM05-150 |
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Planning
Permits Required: |
Major
Conditional Use Permit |
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General Plan: |
Neighborhood
Center |
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Zoning: |
C-31 |
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Environmental Determination: |
Exempt, CEQA Guidelines (General Rule Exemption) Section
15301 |
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Historic
Status: |
Non-Historic Property (NHP) |
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Service
Delivery District: |
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City
Council District: |
4 |
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Status: |
Approve
application with attached conditions. |
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Action to be Taken: |
Pending |
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Finality of
Decision: |
Appealable
to City Council |
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For Further
Information: |
Contact
case planner Jacob Graef at (510) 777-8672 or by email at jgraef@oaklandnet.com |
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8. |
Location: |
1396 - 5th
Street (APN 004-0069-004-00) |
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Proposal: |
Construct a new mixed-use building containing 119 residential units
and 3,790 sq. ft. of commercial space. |
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Applicant: |
Phillip Banta and Associates Architecture |
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Contact
Person/Phone Number: |
Phillip Banta / (510) 654-3255 |
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Owner: |
1396 5th Street, LLC |
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Case File
Number: |
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Planning
Permits Required: |
Regular Design Review to allow construction of
a new building in the S-15 Zone; Interim Conditional Use Permit to apply the
maximum density allowed under the General Plan; Minor Conditional Use Permit
to allow off-street parking located on a another lot; Minor Variances to
allow: 1) a building measuring 65 feet in height where 45 feet is the maximum
allowed and 2) one courtyard with a width of 47 feet and a second courtyard
with a width of 47 feet and 10 inches where 50 feet is the minimum width
required |
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General Plan: |
Neighborhood Center Mixed Use |
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Zoning: |
M-20 Light Industrial Zone; S-15
Transit-Oriented Development Zone |
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Environmental Determination: |
Exempt, Section 15332 of the State CEQA
Guidelines; in-fill development projects |
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Historic
Status: |
The site is currently vacant. The previous building located in the site
(Red Star Yeast factory) was classified as a Potential Designated Historic
Property (Survey rating: Eb-3). The
previous building was recently demolished. |
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Service
Delivery District: |
1 |
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City
Council District: |
3 |
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Status: |
The application was previously reviewed by the
Design Review Committee on April 27, 2005. |
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Action to be Taken: |
Decision on application based on staff report
and public testimony |
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Finality of
Decision: |
Appealable to City Council |
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For Further
Information: |
Contact
case planner Darin Ranelletti at (510) 238-3663 or by email at dranelletti@oaklandnet.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. Unless otherwise noted, the decisions in the following matters are final and not administratively appeasable. Any party seeking to challenge these decisions in court must do so within ninety (90) days of the date of the announcement of the final decision. 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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9. |
Location: |
Brookpark Road (Vacant lot located immediately southeast of 12950
Brookpark Road; APN 085-0105-040-00) |
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Proposal: |
Appeal of approval of Creek Protection Permit to allow construction
of a new single-family dwelling on a vacant lot. |
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Applicant/Owner: |
G. Peter Romweber |
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Contact
Person/Phone Number: |
G. Peter Romweber / (510) 530-5027 |
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Appellant: |
Robert & Joyce Bobb |
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Case File
Number: |
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Planning
Permits Required: |
Special Residential Design Review (New
Construction Checklist Procedure) to allow construction of a new
single-family dwelling; Creek Protection Permit (Category III) to allow
construction on a creekside property. |
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General Plan: |
Hillside Residential |
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Zoning: |
R-30 One-Family Residential Zone |
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Environmental Determination: |
An addendum to a previously adopted Mitigated
Negative Declaration was prepared for this project. |
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Historic
Status: |
No historic record (vacant lot) |
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Service
Delivery District: |
4 |
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City
Council District: |
6 |
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Status: |
The application for a Creek Protection Permit
was approved by the Chief of Building Services on April 25, 2005. The approval was subsequently appealed by
the appellant on May 5, 2005. |
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Action to be Taken: |
Decision on appeal based on staff report and
public testimony |
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Finality of
Decision: |
Final Decision |
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For Further
Information: |
Contact
case planner Darin Ranelletti at (510) 238-3663 or by email at dranelletti@oaklandnet.com |
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COMMISSION BUSINESS Approval of Minutes December 15, 2004, May 4, 2005, June 1, 2005 Correspondence City Council Actions: 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. ADJOURNMENT By 10:30 P.M. unless a later time is agreed
upon by a majority of Commissioners present. GARY V. PATTON Deputy Director of Planning and Zoning NEXT REGULAR MEETING: JULY 6, 2005
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