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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: Brian McGuire
Acting Planning Services Manager
Date: October 26, 2026
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:
DR/COAs:
The application file for each project is available online through the City’s ePermit Portal at: <https://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building-and-Transportation/Planning-Division> (click on Minor Projects Activity and search under the above date). Information may also be viewed in person at City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Room 190, during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Monday - Thursday (closed for lunch from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.). You may also contact the assigned staff person listed for each application below to obtain further information.
Zoning Administrator:
The staff report and materials for this project will be available on the City of Alameda website <https://alameda.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx> under Zoning Administrator Hearing one week prior or earlier to the Zoning Administrator meeting or earlier.
If you have 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 15, 2026
2430 Mariner Square Loop, PLN26-0667 - (Close of Comment Period: October 26, 2026. Action Date: October 29, 2026. Deadline for Appeal/Call for Review: November 9, 2026.) Applicant: Shane Hammond. Project Description: Design Review - The project consists of installation of a screened equipment yard and exterior ductwork on the existing 31,440 square-foot industrial building. General Plan: Business & Employment. Zoning: M-2-PD General Industrial (Manufacturing) District, Planned Development 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.
3333 Fernside Blvd - PLN26-0592 - (Close of Comment Period: October 26, 2026. Action Date: October 29, 2026. Deadline for Appeal/Call for Review: November 9, 2026.) Applicant: Sarah Earhart. Project Description: Design Review - The project consists of a 1,220 square-foot two-story front addition to an existing 2,341 square-foot single-family residence, increasing overall building height by 3’8” to 24’0”. Improvements include a 1,010 square-foot expansion of the primary dwelling, a 210 square-foot expansion of the existing garage, and conversion of a 491 square-foot workshop into a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (under separate permit). General Plan: Medium Density Residential. Zoning: R-2 Residential District. CEQA Determination: Exempt per Class 1 - additions to existing facilities; and design review approval for a permitted use, which 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 recommend that the Planning Board accept this report.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY:
Brian McGuire
Acting 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.
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