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Study Session to Provide Direction on Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan Park and Street Network Alternatives and Key Development Regulations
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CITY OF ALAMEDA
Memorandum
To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Jennifer Ott, Base Reuse Director
Michelle Giles, Redevelopment Project Manager, Base Reuse
Date: May 9, 2016
Re: Study Session to Provide Direction on Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan Park and Street Network Alternatives and Key Development Regulations
BACKGROUND
As required by the Alameda Point Zoning District (Alameda Municipal Code 30-4.24), a specific plan for the Main Street Neighborhood at Alameda Point is required before new development can occur in the Sub-district.
On February 19, 2015, the City Council approved a contract with Urban Planning Partners (UPP) to draft a Specific Plan for the Main Street Neighborhood within Alameda Point (Main Street Plan) funded by a Metropolitan Transportation Commission grant of $250,000 and administered by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). The UPP team consists of the following partners:
* Urban Planning Partners: Land Use planning and policy lead
* Cultivate Studio: Project management, urban design and graphics lead
* Community Design + Architecture: Circulation and sustainability lead
* BAE Urban Economics: Financing and supportive housing lead
* Page & Turnbull: Historic preservation and adaptive reuse lead
* Sustainable Agriculture Education: Urban agriculture resources lead
The City's key objectives for the Main Street planning process are:
* Build on prior studies and adopted plans to achieve consistency with the City's vision, goals and implementation approach;
* Provide policy guidance for future development;
* Stitch the Main Street neighborhood into the larger Alameda Point Community;
* Lead a community and stakeholder outreach process that delivers clear direction to inform the plann...
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