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Hold a Public Hearing to Consider Site A Neighborhood Park Final Details for Design Review Application
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To: President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas, Assistant Community Development Director
Jennifer Ott, Base Reuse Director
BACKGROUND
In June 2015, the City Council unanimously approved the Site A Development Plan for a 68-acre area within Alameda Point that extends generally from the Main Street entrance to Alameda Point to the Seaplane Lagoon and the eastern edge of the Naval Air Station Alameda Historic District (Historic District). Since the City Council action on the Development Plan, the Planning Board and the project proponent, Alameda Point Partners (APP), and its team of architects and design professionals have completed Design Review for Block 11, Block 8 and the Phase 1 Waterfront Park approved on March 14, 2016, Design Review for Blocks 6, 7, and 10 and a use permit for Block 10 approved on June 27, 2016, and the Tentative Map for Phase 1 of Site A approved on July 11, 2016.
On October 24, 2016, the Planning Board approved Resolution PB-16-31 which approved the Design Review application for the Site A Neighborhood Park. Although the Planning Board approved the park design, questions remained about the detailed design for landscaping, lighting, and bicycle facilities. As a result, PB-16-31 included the following condition of approval:
Landscape, Lighting, and Bicycle Design Details: Prior to issuance of a building permit or site improvement permit for any portion of the Neighborhood Park, the applicant shall submit a detailed landscape, lighting, water fountain, and bicycle path and bicycle parking design for final Planning Board review and approval. The plan shall ensure that trees that may drop fruit are not located immediately adjacent to sidewalks.
At this time, staff is recommending that the Planning Board review and approve the final landscape, lighting and bicycle facility details. (Ex...
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