Title
Public Hearing on the Encinal Terminals Draft Focused Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SCH#2016042076)
Body
CITY OF ALAMEDA
Memorandum
To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas, Assistant Community Development Director
Date: March 27, 2017
Re: Public Hearing on the Encinal Terminals Draft Focused Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SCH#2016042076)
BACKGROUND
On February 29, 2016, the City of Alameda received an application from North Waterfront Cove, LLC requesting review and approval of a draft Master Plan for the 23-acre Encinal Terminals site located at 1521 Buena Vista Avenue.
The draft Master Plan is currently under review by the City. It proposes construction of a new mixed use waterfront community on both land and water. The proposed project includes up to 589 housing units, a marina with up to 160 boat slips and a harbormaster's office, between 30,000 and 50,000 square feet of commercial/office and restaurant uses, and over three acres of waterfront-related public open space and parks. Three existing wooden wharves and two concrete wharves on the site would be improved as part of the proposed waterfront open space uses, through a combination of demolition, rehabilitation, modification, and/or retrofit activities. The residential unit types proposed include condominiums, townhomes, lofts, stacked flats, live-work units, and high-riseview residences. Other proposed improvements include establishing locations for launching kayaks and other small watercraft and providing for future public water taxi/water shuttle or ferry terminal facilities, a new internal roadway system and utility infrastructure, and parking throughout the site.
On April 27, 2016, the City of Alameda released a Notice of Preparation (NOP) and Initial Study notifying the public and other public agencies that the City of Alameda has determined t...
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