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Planning, Building and Transportation Department Recent Actions and Decisions
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas, AICP
Planning, Building and Transportation Director
Date: March 23, 2020
Re: Planning, Building and Transportation Department Recent Actions and Decisions
Since the last regularly scheduled Planning Board meeting, the following applications have been reviewed by staff, and public notices have been sent to solicit neighborhood input. Decisions on these applications will be made on the dates noted below. Staff will provide an update at the Planning Board meeting during Staff Communications if changes to the status of any project occur.
Decisions become final unless a member of the public files an appeal during the 10-day appeal period immediately following the decision date, or the Planning Board or City Council call for review a Zoning Administrator or Community Development Department decision during this appeal period. All appeals and call for reviews will be heard at a public hearing before the Planning Board.
How to Access Project Files:
We encourage the use of Building Eye for direct access to current Planning applications, real time status, and plan drawings:
1. Click or go to: <https://alameda.buildingeye.com/planning>
2. Enter project address in search box.
3. Click on the Map Marker (i.e. dot on the map) to display the project summary sidebar.
4. To view the project file, click on the “More details” button. A new window will appear.
5. In the new window that opens, click on “Record Info” tab and then click “Project Documents” in the drop down menu. A list of project documents will display.
If you experience any trouble accessing the files electronically, please contact Planning staff for assistance 510-747-6805 or visit the Permit Center to view the files in person.
Zoning Administrator
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Planning, Building and Transportation Department Decisions
1500 Buena Vista Avenue, PLN20-0076 (Action Date 3-16-20)
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL - The project consists of the demolition of an approximately 610-square-foot detached garage built prior to 1942 in order to facilitate the construction of a replacement detached garage. General Plan: Medium-Density Residential Zoning: R-4 (Neighborhood Residential) Zoning District. CEQA Determination: Exempt, Section 15301 - Existing Facilities. Project Planner: Henry Dong, 510-747-6871, hdong@alamedaca.gov.
1245 McKay Avenue, PLN20-0047 (Action Date 3-16-20)
DESIGN REVIEW - The project consists of rehabilitation of an approximately 50,517-square-foot existing building for adaptive re-use as a senior convalescent home, replacement of the exterior siding with new horizontal tile siding, replacement of the existing windows with new fixed/awning windows, a redesigned exterior entrance on the south elevation, and a new interior walkway connecting two wings on the north elevation. The project also consists of enclosing existing staircases, breezeways, and balconies around the building. The project increases the floor area of the building by an approximately 8,923-square-feet and increases the existing building footprint by 1,141-square feet. General Plan: Office Zoning: A-P (Administrative Professional) Zoning District. CEQA Determination: No further environmental review is necessary pursuant to McCorkle Eastside Neighborhood Group v. City of St. Helena (2018) 31 Cal.App.5th 80, which found that design review for by right projects is a ministerial decision under Public Resources Code section 21080. As a separate and independent basis, a Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted by the City Council on December 4, 2018 for the McKay Wellness Center in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and no further environmental review is required. Project Planner: Henry Dong, 510-747-6871, hdong@alamedaca.gov <mailto:hdong@alamedaca.gov>.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Board accept this report.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY:
Andrew Thomas
Planning Building and Transportation Director