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PLN17-0140 - 1100-1250 Marina Village Parkway - Applicant: Steelwave, Acquisitions, LLC - Public Hearing to consider a preservation feasibility analysis for the Shipways Residential Project. The environmental impacts of the proposed project were considered in the Alameda Shipways Residential Project Environmental Impact Report (SCH#2017042021).
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To: Honorable Chair and
Members of the Historical Advisory Board
From: Linda Barrera
Planner II
BACKGROUND
On December 6, 2018, the Historical Advisory Board held a public hearing to consider the design features incorporated into the project design for the Shipways residential project to pay tribute to the site's history. At the meeting, the Board expressed support for the design features, but asked staff and the applicant to further analyze the feasibility of preserving one or more of the existing four "head houses."
DISCUSSION
Since the December meeting, the consultant team prepared four (4) alternative designs, which preserve one or more of the existing head houses, without a reduction in residential units.
The site is a designated housing opportunity site in the City of Alameda Housing Element and zoned for multifamily housing in the City of Alameda Municipal Code. The City cannot require a reduction in units to preserve one or more head houses. Further, under California Government Code Section 65915 the City is limited in its ability to impose conditions that impact the development costs of affordable housing units. The Government Code provides a means for applicants to enforce this limitation through civil proceedings.
The applicant has informed the City that Alternatives 1, 2 and 3 described in this analysis significantly increase the construction costs for the project and would impact the development costs of the affordable housing units. The applicant is able to implement project design changes to reflect Alternative #4.
The four alternatives are depicted in Exhibit 1 and ma...
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