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Planning, Building and Transportation Department Recent Actions and Decisions
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Steve Buckley
Planning Services Manager
Date: November 10, 2025
Re: Planning, Building and Transportation Department Recent Actions and Decisions
Since the last regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting, the following applications have been reviewed by staff, and public notices have been sent to solicit neighborhood input. Decisions on these applications will be made on the dates noted below. Staff will provide an update at the Planning Board meeting during Staff Communications if changes to the status of any project occur.
Decisions become final unless a member of the public files an appeal during the 10-day appeal period immediately following the decision date, or the Planning Board or City Council call for review a Zoning Administrator or Planning, Building and Transportation Department decision during this appeal period. All appeals and calls for reviews will be heard at a public hearing before the Planning Board.
How to Access Project Files:
We encourage the use of Building Eye for direct access to current Planning applications, real time status, and plan drawings:
1. Click or go to: <https://alameda.buildingeye.com/planning>
2. Enter project address in search box.
3. Click on the Map Marker (i.e. dot on the map) to display the project summary sidebar.
4. To view the project file, click on the “More details” button. A new window will appear.
5. In the new window that opens, click on “Record Info” tab and then click “Project Documents” in the drop-down menu. A list of project documents will display.
If you experience any trouble accessing the files electronically, please contact Planning staff for assistance 510-747-6805 or visit the Permit Center to view the files in person.
Zoning Administrator
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Planning, Building and Transportation Department Decisions
October 23, 2025
1311 Clinton Avenue, PLN25-0538 (Close of Comment Period: November 3, 2025. Action Date: November 6, 2025. Deadline for Appeal/Call for Review: November 17, 2025.) Applicant: Joseph Landry. Project Description: Certificate of Approval - The project consists of conversion requiring demolition of the existing one-story accessory structure, constructed prior to 1942, located on private property in the rear yard area of the existing residential building at 1311 Clinton Avenue. General Plan: Low Density Residential. Zoning: R-1 Residential District. CEQA Determination: This project is a Class 1 Categorical Exemption, and no additional environmental review is necessary pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(l)(4) - Existing Facilities - demolition and removal of individual small structures and accessory structures including garages, carports, patios, swimming pools, and fences. Project Planner: Tristan Suire, tsuire@alamedaca.gov <mailto:tsuire@alamedaca.gov>. Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions.
1135 Fountain Street, PLN25-0428 (Close of Comment Period: November 3, 2025. Action Date: November 6, 2025. Deadline for Appeal/Call for Review: November 17, 2025.) Applicant: Ethan Anderson. Project Description: Design Review - The project consists of an approximately 658 square-foot second story and rear addition to an existing 1,066 square foot single family home. General Plan: Low Density Residential. Zoning: R-1 Residential District. CEQA Determination: Design Review approval for a permitted use is not subject to CEQA pursuant to McCorkle Eastside Neighborhood Group v. City of St. Helena (2018) 31 CAL.APP.5TH 80. Project Planner: Henry Dong, hdong@alamedaca.gov <mailto:hdong@alamedaca.gov>. Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions.
1283 Weber Street, PLN25-0525 (Close of Comment Period: November 3, 2025. Action Date: November 6, 2025. Deadline for Appeal/Call for Review: November 17, 2025.) Applicant: Angela Klein. Project Description: Design Review - The project consists of an approximately 705 square-foot second story above an existing 1,163 square foot single family home. General Plan: Low Density Residential. Zoning: R-1 Residential District. CEQA Determination: Design Review approval for a permitted use is not subject to CEQA pursuant to McCorkle Eastside Neighborhood Group v. City of St. Helena (2018) 31 CAL.APP.5TH 80. Project Planner: Henry Dong, hdong@alamedaca.gov <mailto:hdong@alamedaca.gov>. Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions.
2173 Stanford Street, PLN25-0588 (Close of Comment Period: November 3, 2025. Action Date: November 6, 2025. Deadline for Appeal/Call for Review: November 17, 2025.) Applicant: Bat Ly. Project Description: Design Review - The project consists of construction of a 162 square foot pergola structure located on the rooftop deck of the existing townhome at 2173 Stanford Street. General Plan: Mixed Use. Zoning: M-X-M-F Mixed Use Planned Development District, Multi-Family Residential Combining District. CEQA Determination: Design Review approval for a permitted use is not subject to CEQA pursuant to McCorkle Eastside Neighborhood Group v. City of St. Helena (2018) 31 CAL.APP.5TH 80. Project Planner: Tristan Suire, tsuire@alamedaca.gov <mailto:tsuire@alamedaca.gov>. Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions.
975 Post Steet, PLN25-0507 (Close of Comment Period: November 3, 2025. Action Date: November 6, 2025. Deadline for Appeal/Call for Review: November 17, 2025.) Applicant: Meching Mai. Project Description: Design Review - The project consists of construction of a 69 square foot expansion of an attached garage, chimney removal, and 303 square foot first floor rear addition to an existing single-family home. General Plan: Mixed Use. Zoning: R-1 Residential District. CEQA Determination: Design Review approval for a permitted use is not subject to CEQA pursuant to McCorkle Eastside Neighborhood Group v. City of St. Helena (2018) 31 CAL.APP.5TH 80. Project Planner: Brian McGuire, BMcGuire@alamedaca.gov <mailto:BMcGuire@alamedaca.gov>. Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Board accept this report.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY:
Steve Buckley
Planning Services Manager
NOTICE: If you challenge the proposed project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised during the review period described in this notice and in an appeal of the Planning Director’s decision. {Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)}.
NOTICE: No judicial proceedings subject to review pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5 may be prosecuted more than ninety (90) days following the date of the final decision plus extensions authorized by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6.