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Planning Board Study Session: Conceptual Revised Land Use Program for Alameda Landing Waterfront. Study sessions are exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
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BACKGROUND
On May 23, 2016, the Planning Board began a planning discussion about the future of the Alameda Landing Waterfront and how best to balance the need for jobs, housing and open space in Alameda.
On February 13, 2017, Catellus LLC submitted a revised development plan (Exhibit 1) for the 40-acre Alameda Landing Waterfront property and requested that the plan be made available for Planning Board review and comment as soon as possible. The purpose of the February 13th Planning Board study session is to give the Planning Board and the public an opportunity to continue the discussion from May 2016 and provide initial thoughts and comments on the revised plan.
Staff has not completed its review of the preliminary plan, nor has staff completed an environmental evaluation of the plan. For that reason, this report does not make any recommendations about the proposal; nor is staff asking for, or recommending, a final action or decision on the plan at this time.
DISCUSSION
Existing Conditions: The "Alameda Landing Waterfront" site ("the site") described in this report is approximately 40 acres of waterfront property directly across from Jack London Square, the Howard Terminal, and the Port of Oakland turning basin. In Alameda, the site is bordered by:
* Dry boat storage warehouse, the Commodore Fleet facilities, and Cardinal Point assisted living to the east,
* Bay Ship and Yacht marine facilities to the west, and
* The Target Store, the Tripoint residential development, and Estuary Park to the south.
The site is currently occupied by four waterfront warehouses totaling approximately 1,064,000 square feet of space and access to approximately 3,000 lineal feet of maritime wharf. Approximately 360,000 square feet of the existing warehouses and por...
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