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PLN26-0259- Master Plan Amendment - 1999 Clement Avenue (between Lafayette and Chestnut Streets) - Applicant: Sean Murphy on behalf of Alameda Marina, LLC. Public Hearing to consider recommending that the City Council approve a Master Plan Amendment to the Alameda Marina Master Plan to decrease the required number of affordable housing units in Phase III of the Alameda Marina Master Plan project. 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.
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To: Honorable President and Members of the Planning Board
From: Abby Thorn Lyman, Acting Director of Planning, Building and Transportation
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The applicant, Sean Murphy for Alameda Marina, LLC is requesting a Master Plan amendment 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 recommended by the Planning Board and scheduled for City Council first reading on May 19, 2026. Staff is recommending that the Planning Board recommend approval of the request to the City Council.
In July 2018, the City Council approved the Alameda Marina Master Plan, which established requirements for the development of a three phased plan for the Alameda Marina site 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.
Then in 2023, the City Council approved a Master Plan and Density Bonus application amendment to increase the number of units in Phase III by 41 units. At that time, the design f...
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