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PLN15-0198 - 1926 Park Street - Applicant: Bridgett Shank on behalf of Park Esquina, LLC. Public Hearing to consider Design Review, a Use Permit, and a Zoning Text Amendment to construct a mixed use complex with office, retail, and a residential unit on a vacant lot at 1926 Park Street. A Use Permit is required for ground floor office space and outdoor seating in the NP-G (North Park Street, Gateway) zoning district. The Zoning Text Amendment is being requested to allow for a proposed building setback on Blanding Street that does not conform to the existing zoning setback requirement. This project is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15332 - Infill Development Projects.
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: David Sablan
Planner I
BACKGROUND
On October 26, 2015, the Planning Board approved Design Review and Use Permit for a development that featured several buildings built out of repurposed shipping containers with a mix of retail and office uses and one upper floor residential unit at the southwesterly corner of the Park Street and Blanding Avenue intersection at the Park Street entrance into Alameda (1926 Park Street). The City Council called the Planning Board approval for review and, on December 1, 2015, overturned the Planning Board's Design Review approval. The Council directed the applicant to redesign the project without the use of shipping containers, and remanded Design Review approval back to the Planning Board. Despite its concerns about the shipping container design, the Council supported the Planning Board's decision approving the mix of uses on the site and the associated use permit.
DISCUSSION
Following the City Council's action, the applicant has redesigned the project (Exhibits 1 and 2). Similar to the prior application, the current application includes 3,288 square feet of office space, ...
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