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CityCouncil | 2015-10-07 | 5 | housing zoning change does not apply to Harbor Bay. Councilmember Oddie stated there is a shortage in senior, affordable, and moderate- income housing; inquired whether the type of housing that could be built based under the current development agreement would be said type of housing. The City Planner responded in the negative; stated all the residential is built out on Harbor Bay; the only way more residential can occur is if Council changes the zoning and the housing type would be market rate, single-family housing. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether the property owner could be forced to remodel the existing club, to which the City Planner responded in the negative. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether the Council can impose anything on the current property owner at the current site of 200 Packet Landing Road, to which the City Planner responded very little; stated there is an existing land use, General Plan, and zoning; if the property owner requests to modify the club on the existing site, Council has some discretion on how the application is approved or denied but cannot impose conditions to remodel; it is a private business. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether there was any public promise or trust that requires the owner to not shut down the club, to which the City Planner responded in the negative. Councilmember Oddie stated the purpose of the meeting is to better understand both sides; he is not ready to consider the option of evaluating the land for potential residential; changing the zoning would not meet the needs of residents at this point; affordable housing should be the focus; affirming the desirability of commercial land use is the easy vote but sends a confusing message and may give false hope for another vote on a different topic; concurred with Mayor Spencer to proceed with caution on the issue. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the commercial recreation zoning designation is the same as open space designation, to which the City Planner responded in the negative; stated the General Plan has a separate open space zoning designation which includes public parks, habitat restoration and wildlife refuge areas; residents can go to an open space and not have to pay a fee. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquired whether a hotel project similar to Oakland's Claremont Hotel would still undergo an environmental analysis if the zoning remains commercial recreation, to which the City Planner responded in the affirmative; stated any development anywhere in the City would undergo environmental analysis; the Harbor Bay site's key environmental impacts would include traffic and transportation, which generates other impacts, such as air quality. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated HBIA's 10-minute video seemed to be marketing Special Meeting Alameda City Council 5 October 7, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-10-07.pdf |