Planning Board

City of Alameda Meeting Agenda Planning Board Monday, April 25, 2016 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda, CA 94501 Meetings held the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. 1 CONVENE 2 FLAG SALUTE 3 ROLL CALL President Knox White and Board Members Burton, Henneberry, Köster, Mitchell, Sullivan and Zuppan 4 AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION 5 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Anyone may address the Board on a topic not on the agenda under this item by submitting a speaker's information slip, subject to the 3-minute time limit. 6 CONSENT CALENDAR 6-A 2016-2803 PLN16-0161 - Road B in Harbor Bay Business Park - Applicant: Penumbra, Inc. Public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council to: a) rename Road B in the Harbor Bay Business Park to “Penumbra Place” pursuant to the 1998 Council-adopted policy on Corporate Address Designations, and b) integrate the Corporate Address Designation provisions into the 2007 Policy for Naming City Property, Facilities, and Streets. The street renaming and consolidation of street naming policies are not actions subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act per Section 15061(b). Attachments: Exhibit 1 - 1998 Provisions for Corporate Address Designations for Private or Public Streets Exhibit 2 - 2007 Policy for Naming City Property, Facilities and Streets Exhibit 3 - Draft Consolidated Street Naming Policy Exhibit 4 - Draft Resolution 7 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS City of Alameda Page 1 Printed on 4/14/2016 Planning Board Meeting Agenda April 25, 2016 7-A 2016-2821 Appeal of PLN16-0039 - 3244 Sterling Avenue - Applicants: Catrina and Jarred Fobian - Appellants: Anne and Ted Rogers. An appeal of Design Review approval to allow a second-story addition of 954 square feet to an existing one-story residence. The resultant overall height of the residence will be twenty-four feet (24’), where the maximum height limit in the R-1 zoning district is thirty feet (30’). Pursuant to AMC 30-5.7 (k) and (l), the addition will continue an existing legal nonconforming three-foot and three-inch (3’-3”) setback in order to achieve a uniform design and compatibility with the existing structure. The project is located within a R-1 (One-Family Residential) zoning district. Attachments: Exhibit 1 - PLN16-0039 Design Review Approval, Project Plans and Shade Study Exhibit 2 - Appeal from Anne and Ted Rogers Exhibit 3 - Excerpt from Guide to Residential Design Exhibit 4 - Public Correspondence Exhibit 5 - Shadow Studies Exhibit 6 - Draft Resolution 8 MINUTES 8-A 2016-2823 Draft Meeting Minutes - November 23, 2015 8-B 2016-2824 Draft Meeting Minutes - January 25, 2016 8-C 2016-2825 Draft Meeting Minutes - February 8, 2016 9 STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 9-A 2016-2827 Zoning Administrator and Design Review Recent Actions and Decisions 9-B 2016-2828 Future Public Meetings and Upcoming Community Development Department Projects 10 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 10-A 2016-2819 Report to the Commission on Disability Issues on Universal Design Attachments: Universal Design Staff Report City of Alameda Page 2 Printed on 4/14/2016 Planning Board Meeting Agenda April 25, 2016 11 BOARD COMMUNICATIONS: Board members may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement or make a brief report on his or her activities. In addition, the Board may provide a referral to staff or other resources for factual information, request staff to report back to the body at a subsequent meeting concerning a City matter or, through the chair, direct staff to place a request to agendize a matter of business on a future agenda. 11-A 2016-2822 Report from the Boatworks - Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee 12 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Anyone may address the Board on a topic not on the agenda under this item by submitting a speaker's information slip, subject to the 3-minute time limit. 13 ADJOURNMENT ****NOTES**** * Appeals of Planning Board decisions are considered by the City Council. Appeals must be filed in the Community Development Department in writing stating the basis of appeal with the appeal fee within 10 days of the date of action. * Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Planning Board after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue Room 190, Alameda, CA 94501 during normal business hours 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday. * Translators or sign language interpreters will be available upon request. Please contact the Community Development Department at 510.747.6800 or 510.522.7538 (TDD number) at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to request a translator or interpreter. * Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) is available. * Minutes of the meeting are available in enlarged print. * Audiotapes of the meeting are available upon request. * Please contact the Community Development Department’s Executive Assistant, Nancy McPeak, at 510.747.6800 or 510.522.7538 (TDD number) at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to request agenda materials in an alternative format, or any other reasonable accommodation that may be necessary to participate in and enjoy the benefits of the meeting. City of Alameda Page 3 Printed on 4/14/2016 Planning Board Meeting Agenda April 25, 2016 • KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE: Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City of Alameda exist to conduct the citizen of Alameda’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. • FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION: the address is 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Room 380, Alameda, CA, 94501; phone number is 510-747-4800; fax number is 510-865-4048, e-mail address is lweisiger@alamedaca.gov and contact is Lara Weisiger, City Clerk. • In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals. City of Alameda Page 4 Printed on 4/14/2016