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PLN26-0281 - 1150 & 1220 Harbor Bay Parkway - Applicant: Lydia Tan for Oakland Roots and Soul Sports Club - Public Workshop on Proposed Sports Facility. Public workshop to discuss permitting the Oakland Roots and Soul host professional soccer matches for three to five years at their headquarters and training facility in the Harbor Bay Business Park adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. The project would include installing modular stands and temporary facilities to host approximately 24 matches with up to 8,000 attendees and a similar number of smaller sporting events. CEQA Determination: The Use Permit and Design Review application (Project) is subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act. No final action on the environmental review or the Project will take place at this meeting.
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To: Honorable President and Members of the Planning Board
From: Steven Buckley, Planning Board Secretary
BACKGROUND
The Oakland Roots & Soul SC (Roots) headquarters and training facility is located at 1220 and 1150 Harbor Bay Parkway. The Roots have occupied the site since the Raiders vacated the site when the team relocated to Las Vegas. The facility is approximately 17 acres with office space, training facilities, parking lot, and practice fields at the eastern tip of the Harbor Bay Business Park adjacent to Oakland International Airport (OAK). The Roots are in ongoing discussions with the Port of Oakland to identify their long term home for their games. Meanwhile the Roots propose adding modular stands and temporary bathroom and concession facilities to their practice site in Alameda to serve as an interim venue to host their games for 3-5 years.
Activities
Soccer matches with up to 8,000 attendees up to 24 times per year are expected. In addition, the venue would host approximately 10 additional soccer matches and other sporting events with up to 2,500 attendees, and some additional events with 500 or fewer in attendance. Larger events wou...
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