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Boatworks Project, PLN15-0582 - 2235 Clement Avenue - Applicant: Phillip Banta. A Public Hearing to consider and take action on: 1) a request to approve Development Plan and Density Bonus applications for construction of 182 residential units and approximately two acres of open space on 9.48-acres located at 2235 Clement Avenue, 2) a request to approve Design Review for the waterfront open space, and 3) a request for a two year extension for Tentative Map #8060 originally approved in 2011. An environmental impact report has been completed for the project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas, Assistant Community Development Director
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The project applicant is requesting: 1) Development Plan and Density Bonus approval for the development of 182 housing units and approximately two acres of waterfront open space on the property, 2) Design Review approval for the design of the waterfront open space, and 3) a two year extension to Tentative Map #8060 originally approved in 2011.
In 2011, the City Council approved the applicant's proposed Tentative Map #8060. The Tentative Map included the applicant's proposal to fill submerged lands to create more land to accommodate residential units and the waterfront open space, and a condition requiring Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) approval of this proposal. As described in more detail below, the applicant soon discovered that his proposal to fill submerged lands is inconsistent with BCDC policies and would not be approved by BCDC. As the result, the applicant has been unable to prepare a Final Map and construct the project as envisioned by Tentative Map #8060.
The applicant's new plans for the site (Exhibit 1) with the conditions of approval recommended by staff are consistent with the City's General Plan, its Housing Element...
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