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Boatworks Project, PLN 20-0118, -0119, -0120, -0121 and -0122 at 2229 and 2235 Clement Avenue - Applicant: Boatworks LLC. A Public Hearing to consider entitlements for the development of the 9.4 acre property located at 2229 - 2235 Clement Avenue with 182 residential units and a publicly accessible waterfront open space. The entitlements include requests for a tentative map, density bonus, development plan, open space design review, and development agreement. An environmental impact report was certified in 2010 for the project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and no further review is required.
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas, Planning Building and Transportation Director
Date: March 23, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The project applicant, Boatworks LLC, is requesting that the City of Alameda approve a Tentative Map, a Density Bonus and waivers, a Development Plan, a waterfront open space design review application and a development agreement to govern the development of 182 housing units and publicly accessible waterfront open space on the 9.4 acre vacant property located at the corner of Clement Avenue and Oak Street. The City of Alameda approved a similar Tentative Map and Density Bonus application for a 182 unit project in 2011 and a similar Development Plan and Open Space design review application in 2016.
The property has been the subject of numerous lawsuits over the years. On March 3, 2020, the City Council approved entering into a Settlement Agreement with Boatworks to resolve three existing lawsuits filed by Boatworks against the City of Alameda and allow for the development of the site for much needed new housing and waterfront access.
BACKGROUND
The development of the property located at the intersection of Clement Avenue and Oak Street has been the subject of eight lawsuits between the property owner and the City over the last 15 years...
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