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Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Marina Master Plan to Modify the Affordable Housing Requirement for Phase III of Alameda Marina Master Plan to Decrease the Required Number of Affordable Housing Units.
The environmental effects of the proposed project were considered and disclosed in the Alameda Marina Master Plan Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse #2016102064) and the Alameda General Plan 2040 Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse #2021030563). No further environmental review is required under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Planning, Building and Transportation)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Adam W. Politzer, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On May 26, 2026, the Planning Board unanimously recommended approval of a proposed amendment (PLN26-0259) to reduce the number of affordable housing units in the third and final residential phase of the Alameda Marina Project to be consistent with the proposed amendments to the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance recently adopted by the City Council. The specific amendments are described below and shown in detail in the Ordinance. Staff are recommending that the City Council approve the first reading of the draft ordinance approving the proposed amendment.
BACKGROUND
In July 2018, City Council approved the Alameda Marina Master Plan, which established requirements for the development of a three phased plan for the Alameda Marina site located on Clement Street between Lafayette and Chestnut Streets that included up to 760 multifamily housing units, up to 250,000 square feet of commercial and maritime commercial space, approximately 3.59 acres of shoreline open space, and a 530-slip marina. A copy of the Master Plan and related project documents are available under the "Alameda Marina" section on this City of Alameda (City) webpage: https://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/Planning-Building-and-Tran...
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