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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: Andrew Thomas, AICP
Acting Planning, Building and Transportation Director
Date: June 24, 2019
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 Community Development Department decision during this appeal period. All appeals and call 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.
Zoning Administrator
PLN19-0117 - Design Review and Variance for new accessory structure - 2701 Washington Street - Applicant: Angie Klein. Public hearing to consider Design Review and Variance to allow the construction of an approximately 180-square-foot accessory building located in the rear yard of an existing single-family home. The variance is requested to allow the accessory building to have a 69-foot setback from the front property line where a 75-foot setback is required. The variance also request to allow 41.4-percent main-building coverage where a 40-percent maximum main-building coverage is required for the property. The Design Review application also includes replacement of an existing garage door with wood carriage house doors as part of relocating an existing parking space to the rear yard. The site is located within the R-1 (One-Family Residence) zoning district. This project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15301 - Existing Facilities.
Planning, Building and Transportation Department Decisions for June 6, 2019
873 Laurel Street, PLN19-0181 (Action Date 6-17-19)
DESIGN REVIEW - The project consists of the replacement of the existing hipped roof of an existing two-story single family residence with a new front facing gabled roof. The new front facing gabled roof will have the same pitch and height of the existing hipped roof and be made of the same materials. The front face of the gable will have horizontal wood siding to match the rest of the building. The project also includes a new dormer on the south side of the roof. General Plan: Medium-Density Residential Zoning: R-4 (Neighborhood Residential) Zoning District. Environmental Determination: Exempt, Section 15301 - Existing Facilities. Project Planner: David Sablan, 510-747-6873, dsablan@alamedaca.gov.
2137 Otis Drive, PLN19-0081 (Action Date 6-17-19)
DESIGN REVIEW - The project consists of the replacement of an existing four-story exterior stairway located on the northwest side of an existing residential building with a new four-story exterior stairway. General Plan: Medium-Density Residential Zoning: R-3-PD (Garden Residential - Planned Development) Zoning District. Environmental Determination: Exempt, Section 15301 - Existing Facilities. Project Planner: Henry Dong, 510-747-6871, hdong@alamedaca.gov.
1504 Verdi Street, PLN19-0183 (Action Date 6-17-19)
DESIGN REVIEW - The project consists of a 688 square foot second story addition at the rear of an existing one-story 1,270 square foot single family home. The proposed addition will raise the height of the structure from sixteen feet and three inches (16’3”) to twenty-four feet and ten inches (24’10”). The addition will have stucco siding to match the existing house. General Plan: Medium-Density Residential Zoning: R-4 (Neighborhood Residential) Zoning District. Environmental Determination: Exempt, Section 15301 - Existing Facilities. Project Planner: David Sablan, 510-747-6873, dsablan@alamedaca.gov <mailto:dsablan@alamedaca.gov>.
1508 Verdi Street, PLN19-0195 (Action Date 6-17-19)
DESIGN REVIEW - The project consists of a 762 square foot second story addition at the rear of an existing one-story 1,147 square foot single family home. The proposed addition will raise the height of the structure from sixteen feet and three inches (16’3”) to twenty-five feet and seven inches (25’7”). The addition will have stucco siding to match the existing house. General Plan: Medium-Density Residential Zoning: R-4 (Neighborhood Residential) Zoning District. Environmental Determination: Exempt, Section 15301 - Existing Facilities. Project Planner: David Sablan, 510-747-6873, dsablan@alamedaca.gov.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Board accept this report.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY:
Andrew Thomas
Acting Planning Building and Transportation Director