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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
Planning, Building and Transportation Director
Date: September 26, 2022
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 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.
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
September 19, 2022
PLN22-0425 - Administrative Use Permit - 2300 North Loop Road - Applicant: Caren Woodson on behalf of Kiva Confections. Public hearing to consider an administrative use permit to allow the manufacture of cannabis products at an existing cannabis products distribution warehouse. Previously the City approved an Administrative Use Permit to allow the existing distribution warehouse with a condition of approval that prohibited the on-site manufacturing of cannabis products. The applicant is requesting approval to permit small scale manufacture of cannabis products with no exterior impacts from noise, sound or odors. The property is located within the C-M-PD, Commercial-Manufacturing Planned Development Zoning District and is designated Business + Employment in the Alameda 2040 General Plan. The project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities.
PLN22-0388 - Administrative Use Permit - 1815 Clement Avenue - Applicant: Sean Murphy for Alameda Marina, LLC. Public hearing to consider an administrative use permit to allow an approximately 33,000 square foot brewery with tasting room, restaurant/tavern use, and an outdoor dining and waterfront beer garden with event space at Building 19 in the Alameda Marina. The property has an approved Master Plan and Building 19 straddles the State Tidelands boundary and is designated Mixed Use in the Alameda 2040 General Plan. The northern portion of the property is located within the M-2, General Industrial (Manufacturing) District. The southern portion of the property is located within the M-X-MF, Mixed-Use Planned Development District, Multi-family Residential Combining Zone. The Alameda Marina Final EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 2016102064) evaluated the environmental impacts of redevelopment and reuse of the lands at Alameda Marina. No further environmental review is required for this project.
Planning, Building and Transportation Department Decisions
Minor Planning Projects - September 8, 2022
1820 Alameda Avenue, PLN22-0402, (Action Date 09-19-22)
DESIGN REVIEW: The project consists of the replacement of an approximately 125 square foot upper addition with a 70 square foot new deck at the rear of a single-family home. General Plan: Medium-Density Residential. Zoning: R-4, Neighborhood 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: Deirdre McCartney, (510) 747-6814, dmccartney@alamedaca.gov <mailto:dmccartney@alamedaca.gov>
541 Pacific Avenue, PLN22-0389, (Action Date 09-19-22)
DESIGN REVIEW: The project consists of the construction of an approximately 50 square foot new second floor deck and replacement stairs at the rear of an existing home. General Plan: Medium-Density Residential. Zoning: R-4-PD, Neighborhood Residential, Planned Development 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: Deirdre McCartney, (510) 747-6814, dmccartney@alamedaca.gov <mailto:dmccartney@alamedaca.gov>
2412 Santa Clara Avenue, PLN22-0403, (Action Date 09-19-22)
DESIGN REVIEW: The project consists of the replacement of an exterior door and vestibule with a new storefront window at a commercial space. General Plan: Community Mixed Use. Zoning: C-C-T, Community Commercial Theater District. CEQA Determination: This project is a Class 1 Categorical Exemption and no additional environmental review is necessary pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities - operation, permitting or leasing of existing private structures involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that which exists. Project Planner: Deirdre McCartney, (510) 747-6814, dmccartney@alamedaca.gov <mailto:dmccartney@alamedaca.gov>
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Board accept this report.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY:
Andrew Thomas
Planning Building and Transportation Director