Title
Provide Comments on Preliminary Recommendations on Town Center and Waterfront Precise Plan for Alameda Point The Planning Board will review and comment on proposed recommendations for the Town Center and Waterfront Precise Plan.
Body
CITY OF ALAMEDA
Memorandum
To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Alameda Point Town Center and Waterfront Precise Plan Sub-Committee
By: Andrew Thomas, City Planner
Date: October 14, 2013
Re: Provide Comments on Preliminary Recommendations on Town Center and Waterfront Precise Plan for Alameda Point
BACKGROUND
Over the last several months, the Planning Board Sub-Committee for the Alameda Point Town Center has been meeting with City staff and the Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM) urban design team to discuss and develop the initial development regulations for the Town Center and Waterfront Precise Plan (Town Center Plan). These meetings have produced a set of draft recommendations and drawings for the portion of the planning area that is generally bounded by Main Street, the waterfront surrounding the Seaplane Lagoon, and the taxiways in front of Buildings 41, 77 (Naval Air Museum) and 40 (Bladium).
Exhibit 1 includes a number of graphics that illustrate the development recommendations included in this report. The recommendations are organized geographically. The illustration on the next page shows the geographic boundaries for the recommendations. Exhibit 2 includes relevant Alameda Point General Plan policies that provide the policy foundation for the more detailed regulations to be included in the Town Center Plan.
At this time, the Planning Board Sub-Committee would like to give the full Board an opportunity to review, comment and provide direction on the initial recommendations.
DISCUSSION
A. Recommendations for the Gateway Sub-Area (See map below)
West Atlantic Avenue Recommendat...
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