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PLN14-0305 - 2350 Harbor Bay Parkway - Applicant: Mina Patel. The applicant requests approval of Final Development Plan and Design Review to allow the construction of a 99-room hotel on the Harbor Bay Business Park shoreline. This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 - Infill Development Projects. Continued From the Meeting of February 9, 2015
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CITY OF ALAMEDA
Memorandum
To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas
City Planner
Date: February 23, 2015
Re: PLN14-0305 - 2350 Harbor Bay Parkway - Applicant: Mina Patel. The applicant requests approval of Final Development Plan and Design Review to allow the construction of a 99-room hotel on the Harbor Bay Business Park shoreline. This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 - Infill Development Projects.
BACKGROUND
The proposed project consists of a new 99-room hotel to be constructed on a waterfront property in the Harbor Bay Business Park. The new hotel features guest rooms and suites to accommodate short-duration stays. The building has approximately 64,787 square feet of floor area, which includes guest rooms, indoor pool, gym, meeting rooms and other guest amenities. The building would be approximately 63 feet in height. (The Final Development Plan and Design Review plans are attached as Exhibit 1.)
The applicant is planning to operate the new hotel under the Fairfield Inn and Suites brand, a product of the Marriott hotel chain. Fairfield Inn and Suites is a standard guest rooms and suites hotel featuring contemporary accommodations for both business and family travel.
The project site is comprised of two parcels totaling 65,796 square feet. The hotel and parking, and associated landscaping, will be located on a 50...
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