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PLN15-0179 - 2437 Eagle Avenue - Applicant: Housing Authority of the City of Alameda. A Request to Amend Design Review and Density Bonus Application No. PLN15-0179 to Reduce the Eagle Avenue Affordable Housing Project to Three Three-Story Buildings containing Twenty Residential Units. The Proposed Project is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Public Resource Code 21159.23 Exemption for Affordable Low-Income Housing, and CEQA Guidelines 15332 In-fill Development Projects.
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Henry Dong, Planner I
BACKGROUND
On June 8, 2015, the Planning Board held a public hearing to consider approval of a Density Bonus Application and Design Review for the construction of a twenty-two unit Alameda Housing Authority affordable housing development on a 0.83-acre property located at 2437 Eagle Avenue. At the hearing, the Planning Board considered public testimony and identified a number of issues to be addressed before rendering a final decision.
On November 9, 2015, the Planning Board held a public hearing to consider revised plans submitted by the applicant to address the Planning Board's comments received during the June 8, 2015 public hearing (Exhibit 1). At the hearing, the Planning Board considered public testimony and identified issues with the architecture and elevations for the project. The Planning Board conditionally approved the Density Bonus and Design Review Application, requiring subsequent Planning Board final approval for the landscape plans and architectural detailing (Exhibit 2, Condition #4).
The Housing Authority has since revised the project plans to address the conditions of approval; however, the plans were also revised to reduce the total number of buildings and units in order to stay within the project budget (Exhibit 3). This report describes the changes to the project and compliance with the previous Planning B...
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