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PLN17-0376 - 2528 Blanding Avenue - Applicant: Christopher Wood for Mathnasium, LLC. Public hearing to consider a Use Permit application for the operation of a math tutoring center within an existing commercial space pursuant to Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) 30-4.25(e)(iii). This project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15301 - permitting use of existing structures that involves negligible expansion of existing use
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CITY OF ALAMEDA
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT
ITEM NO: 3-A
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION: PLN17-0376 - 2528 Blanding Avenue - Applicant: Christopher Wood for Mathnasium, LLC. Public hearing to consider a Use Permit application for the operation of a math tutoring center within an existing commercial space pursuant to Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) 30-4.25(e)(iii). This project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15301 - permitting use of existing structures that involves negligible expansion of existing use.
GENERAL PLAN: Community Commercial
ZONING: W-NP, North Park Street - Workplace District.
PROJECT PLANNER: Henry Dong, Planner II
PUBLIC NOTICE: A notice for this hearing was mailed to property owners and residents within 300 feet of the site, published in local newspapers and posted in public areas near the subject property. Staff has not received any public comments for the proposed project.
EXHIBITS: 1. Use Permit Application
2. Project Plans
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the project with conditions.
PROPOSAL SUMMARY:
The proposal is a use permit to allow an approximately 1,900-square-foot math tutoring facility within the existing commercial space previously occupied by Curves. The facility will house the new Mathnasium tutoring service where students visit one hour at a time for math instruction from a team of instructors. Mathnasium will have a maximum of 14 students in the facility at any one time. Mater...
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