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CityCouncil | 2013-09-25 | 15 | The City Manager stated Board Member Knox White is proposing to form base zone the entire Base before doing anything. President Burton stated that is what is being done. The City Planner stated the zoning for the entire Base has elements of form based code; the zoning is going to articulate how buildings should look and feel and address the form, not just use, such as retail versus housing; the Town Center grant is going to take the form based zoning to a much higher level; SOM was hired; the Town Center has to be designed just right; the City might want to be a little more nimble for other business areas which are a little bit harder to predict; the form based aspect has been toned down for the enterprise district. President Burton review the idea of form based code and provided an example. The City Planner stated any proposal staff brings would have to pass the first filter of being consistent with the General Plan, zoning and other adopted plans; Board Member Knox White is raising other questions the property owner has to consider, such as whether the project works with the infrastructure and fiscal neutrality policy. Member Alvarez-Moronni stated Board Member Knox White has shown an overlay; however, the City is not at said point yet; the process is going to be organic and is probably going to happen a lot faster when the EIR is approved; the Planning Board subcommittee is discussing the SOM idea; the next step being proposed is much more specific and the City is not there yet; the City is still working through the EIR, zoning, and what the form based areas are going to be; a template is already there; Board Member Knox White is imposing another layer, which is a little more confusing because developers are unknown; at some time, there has to be a specific conversation about finance; right now, the City is still at the draft EIR point. Councilmember Tam inquired whether being at said point would preclude the City from having a strategy. Member Alvarez-Moronni responded there is a strategy. The City Manager stated there is a strategy; staff would not bring a project for single family cul-de-sac homes in the enterprise zone or for the Town Center in the adaptive reuse area; staff is being asking not to bring a deal unless certain financial criteria are met; however, the City will not have answers until a developer is given site control; the City is trying to bring in private investment; developers do not spend money on detailed econometric work and drawings until they have site control; the proposal tonight puts the cart before the horse; developers would be asked to meet certain conditions and would not be able to provide an honest answer until they have site control; the proposal asks for less flexibility; the City's entire approach has been broadly define what is acceptable; everything will have to go to the Planning Board and the Council; conditions Joint Meeting Alameda City Council and 15 Planning Board September 25, 2013 | CityCouncil/2013-09-25.pdf |