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PLN18-0562 - Planned Development Amendment, Final Development Plan, Design Review, and Zoning Text Amendment - 2331 North Loop Road - Applicant: John Lipp on behalf of the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS). Public hearing to consider a Planned Development Amendment, Final Development Plan, Design Review, and Zoning Text Amendment for a new approximately 12,000 square foot two-story facility for FAAS that would have indoor boarding for up to 37 animals, adoption and veterinary services, administrative offices, and community events. The project is located in the C-M-PD (Commercial Manufacturing, Planned Development) Zoning District. The City previously certified/adopted a Final Environmental Impact Report for Harbor Bay Isle (EIR) and Addendum to the EIR (collectively, Previous CEQA Documents) in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). None of the circumstances necessitating further CEQA review are present, thus the City can rely on the Previous CEQA Documents.
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas
Acting Planning Building and Transportation Director
Date: June 10, 2019
BACKGROUND
The Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) is proposing to build an approximately 12,000 square foot, two-story facility on an approximately 0.45 acre vacant lot at 2331 North Loop Road. The site is located where North Loop Road takes a turn towards the south, creating an irregular, almost triangular-shape lot. The site abuts the Bright Horizons Day Care to the north, four single-family homes on Ratto Road to the west, and the VF Outdoor service facility to the south.
FAAS has managed the City's open-intake animal shelter at 1590 Fortmann Way since 2012, and is planning to expand its operations by moving its administrative offices and adoption services to the proposed facility on North Loop Road. The proposed animal shelter will house FAAS' admin...
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