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Draft Meeting Minutes - March 12, 2018
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DRAFT MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD
MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2018
1. CONVENE
President Mitchell convened the meeting at 7:00pm
2. FLAG SALUTE
Board Member Burton led the flag salute.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: President Mitchell, Board Members Burton, Cavanaugh, K?ster, Sullivan, Teague. Board Member Curtis arrived at approximately 7:15pm
4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION
Item 7-A was postponed to a future meeting.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
*None*
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
*None*
7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
7-A 2018-5308
Planning Division Online Tools Presentation
*Postponed to a future meeting*
7-B 2018-5310
PLN17-0589 - Appeal of a Zoning Determination - 1715 Lincoln Avenue, Appellant: Loewke Planning Associates, Inc. on behalf of Keystone Consulting. Public hearing to consider an appeal of the Planning Director's determination of the subject property's C-1, Neighborhood Business zoning on the Zoning Map and Neighborhood Business land use designation under the General Plan.
Staff Member Sablan gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3359364&GUID=C28A5756-CD88-4CA9-A418-673D911CD30B&FullText=1
Board Member Teague asked if the property is currently being used as residential.
Staff Member Sablan said that the property is currently vacant and being advertised for commercial use.
Richard Loewke, applicant, said the property was built and has been continuously used for residential use. He said there has been incidental commercial use over the years. He said the zoning is inconsistent with the General Plan. He asked that the zoning determination be amended to match the Zoning Map and General Plan.
Staff Member Thomas said the actual zoning is determined by the code and not the 1991 diagram. He said there is no evidence that this site was ever rezoned. He said the Council could change the zoning if they ...
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