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Hold a Public Hearing to Consider Design Review Approval for Block 9 at Alameda Point Site A. No further environmental review is required for this review of the project design
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Hold a Public Hearing to Consider Design Review Approval for Block 9 at Alameda Point Site A. No further environmental review is required for this review of the project design
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). The Site A Development Plan implements the Community Reuse Plan, General Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, and the requirements of the Master Infrastructure Plan (MIP) and Town Center Specific Plan. The Site A Development Plan includes:
* 14.8 acres of publicly accessible open space, parks and plazas representing approximately 22% of the 68-acre property, and approximately 16.3 acres of public streets and sidewalks representing an additional 24% of the property.
* 800 of the 1,425 total residential units programmed for Alameda Point and up to 400,000 square feet of commercial development in existing buildings, and approximately 200,000 square feet of retail and hotel space in new buildings. Residential units are provided in transit oriented, multifamily buildings on eight blocks located immediately adjacent to the primary transit corridor along the Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway (RAMP) that links a future ferry terminal at the Seaplane Lagoon with the planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service between Site A and downtown Oakland. All residential units on Site A will be within a one-block walk or less of the BRT line, protected bicycle lanes along RAMP and public open space to facilitate a pedestrian oriented environment. Two hundred of the 800 units (25%) are restricted to very low-, low...
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