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Alameda Point Historic District Design Guidelines for New Building
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Historical Advisory Board
From: Steven Buckley, Historical Advisory Board Secretary
BACKGROUND
In 1999 the City of Alameda first designated the historic core of NAS Alameda as a local Historical and Cultural Monument, referred to as the NAS Alameda Historic District ("Historic District"). The Council resolution and supporting documentation is available at:
https://docs.alamedaca.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=358280&dbid=0&repo=CityofAlameda
and
https://alamedapointinfo.com/sites/default/files/sally_woodbridge_historic_architectural_resources.pdf.
In 2012 the Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places ("NRHP"). The NRHP nomination is available online at:
https://www.alamedaca.gov/files/assets/public/v/1/departments/alameda/base-reuse/previous-planning-docs/draft_national_register_nomindation_-_nas_alameda.pdf.
In 2013 the City of Alameda certified the Alameda Point Project Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") (SCH No. 2013012043), which identified the environmental impacts of future development at the former NAS Alameda base, now referred to as Alameda Point. The EIR is available online at https://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/Alameda-Point.
Impact 4.D-1 from the EIR concluded that development within the Alameda Point project area could potentially have a significant adverse impact on Historic Resources within the NAS Alameda Historical District. To address this significant impact the EIR's Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) provided Mitigation Measure 4.D-1b, which states:
"Prior to approval of new buildings within the Historic District the City shall complete and adopt Guidelines for New Infill Development within the Historic District. All new buildings will be reviewed for conformance with the guidelines."
Up until this time, development in Alameda Point has consisted of rehabilitation of...
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