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Alameda Marina Draft Master Plan Environmental Impact Report Scoping Session
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas, Assistant Community Development Director
BACKGROUND
Alameda Marina is an approximately 44-acre site located between Clement Avenue, the Oakland Alameda Estuary, Grand Street and Willow Street. The Alameda Marina includes approximately:
* 16 acres of submerged lands with 11 existing piers and 550 boat slips, and
* Five acres of public Tidelands land adjacent to the submerged lands and 23 acres of private land developed with approximately 250,000 square feet of maritime and other commercial businesses.
Over 80% of the 28 acres of uplands is currently paved for circulation and dry storage, which takes up most of the west and east portions of the site.
The property was originally developed as a shipyard in 1914, and then substantially expanded in 1940, by the General Engineering & Dry Dock Company with assistance from the U.S. Maritime Commission. A recent 2016 Historic Resource Evaluation of the property found that due to significant modifications to the property over the last 50 years, the property as a whole is not eligible for listing on the California Register, and only three of the buildings on the property are individually eligible for listing (Buildings 16, 19, and 27). The historic assessment of the site is included as Exhibit 1.
In 2012, the City rezoned the 23 acres of private land to mixed use (MX zoning) and multifamily housing (MF zoning). The MX zoning requires a mixed use plan for the site and the preparation of a master plan describing how a mix of uses will be implemented on the property. The MF zoning allows any housing approved in the master plan to be constructed in a multifamily configuration. At that time, the site was also included in the Housing Element as a housing opportunity si...
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