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PLN25-0217 - Use Permit - 1521 Buena Vista (Encinal Terminals). Applicant: Bayview Landing LP. Project Description: Temporary outdoor use for new vehicle storage during interim two-year period prior to implementation of the Encinal Terminals Master Plan. Includes demolition of two existing buildings, new driveway, fencing and gate at Fortman Marina. General Plan: Mixed Use. Zoning: M-X, Mixed Use District with Multi-Family Overlay. CEQA Determination: The project is exempt under Class 1 and Class 4 as a reestablishment of use similar to prior use and small structures as necessary to support the use, CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities and Section 15304 - Minor Alterations to Land.
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To: Honorable President and Members of the Planning Board
From: Steven Buckley, Secretary to the Planning Board
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends that the Planning Board conduct a public hearing and approve a temporary Use Permit, which would expire on March 31, 2028, to allow the temporary outdoor storage of new electric vehicles during the interim two-year period prior to implementation of the Encinal Terminals Master Plan. Conditions of approval are recommended to minimize truck traffic, noise, light, air pollution and other possible impacts to the neighborhood, as provided in Exhibit 1.
BACKGROUND
The Encinal Terminals is a vacant 23-acre site located at 1521 Buena Vista Avenue between the Alaska Basin and the Fortman Marina, north of and fronting on Clement Avenue. The site is located within the Northern Waterfront Priority Development Area (PDA), part of the Bay Area's regional sustainability plan (Plan Bay Area), and the site is designated as a multifamily housing opportunity site in the City of Alameda Housing Element. The site is subject to the Encinal Terminals Master Plan, Development Agreement (DA), Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA), and Tidelands Exchange to facilitate redevelopment for up to 589 multifamily housing u...
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