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PLN18-0405 - Certificate of Approval and Historic Sign Designation- 2070 Lincoln Ave - Applicant: Bill Wong on behalf of OYH LLC. Public hearing to consider: 1) Certificate of Approval, pursuant to Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) Section 13-21.7, for demolition of more than 30% of the value of a one-story, pre-1942 commercial building to construct a second floor addition; and 2) Evaluation of the existing "Lincoln Market Liquors" sign according to criteria for historic sign designation pursuant to AMC Section 13-21.6. The property is not listed on the Historical Buildings Study List. The project is located in the C-1 (Neighborhood Business) Zoning District. This project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(e) - Additions to Existing Structures, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 (projects consistent with General Plan and Zoning).
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To: Chair Saxby and
Members of the Historical Advisory Board
From: Allen Tai,
Secretary to the Historical Advisory Board
BACKGROUND
The building at 2070 Lincoln Avenue is a single story 4,550 square foot commercial building located at the southwest corner of Lincoln Avenue and Willow Street. The business occupying most of the ground floor has been a neighborhood corner liquor store, known as Lincoln Market, since the 1950s. City building permit records indicate that the building was built before 1909, but do not specify the exact date of construction (Exhibit 1). In 1954 a neon sign for "Lincoln Market Liquors" was mounted over the sidewalk on the corner of the building. In 1958 an extensive exterior remodel was permitted that included covering the Willow Street and Lincoln Avenue elevations with stucco siding.
The applicant is proposing an exterior remodel and adding a second floor addition for two new residential units and 898 square feet of new office space. The Building Official determined that the demoliti...
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