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1435 Webster Street - Use Permit for Use of Parking Lot for an Outdoor Commercial Entertainment Events - Applicants: West Alameda Business Association, West End Arts District, and the Fireside Lounge. Consideration of a Use Permit to allow outdoor use of an existing parking lot at 1435 Webster Street for outdoor commercial entertainment activities. The project is located within the C-C-T (Community Commercial, Theater Combining) Zoning District. The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing Facilities and 15183 - Projects consistent with General Plan and Zoning
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas, Planning Director
Rochelle Wheeler, Senior Transportation Coordinator and Commercial Streets Planner
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is recommending a temporary conditional use permit with limitations for the West Alameda Arts District and the West Alameda Business Association to allow use of a parking lot at the corner of Taylor Street and Webster Street for a variety of events including live concerts with amplified music. Per Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) Section 30-4.9A.c., commercial uses which are not conducted within an enclosed structure require the approval of a Use Permit.
The Planning Board may approve the use permit with conditions as recommended, may approve the use permit with different or amended conditions, or may deny the use permit if the required findings for use permit approval cannot be met.
The recommended draft conditions of approval are described below and included in the draft resolution of approval.
BACKGROUND
The use of the parking lot at 1435 Webster Street for outdoor dining and retail was originally allowed under the citywide temporary COVID use permit to allow use of outdoor spaces for commercial purposes in support of local business recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Weekend eve...
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