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PlanningBoard | 2005-03-14 | 6 | PRELIMINARY DRAFT Subject to modification prior to approval by Planning Board 8-B. ZA05-0003 Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment/City-wide (JC/JA) Phase II of proposed revisions to the Development Regulations (ZA05-0003) contained within Chapter XXX of the Alameda Municipal Code (AMC), more commonly referred to as the Zoning Ordinance with respect to building height limits and number of stories; exceptions to minimum side yard requirements for additions to existing residences, provide a definition for "replacement-in- kind", off-street parking regulations and simplifying reconstruction of non-conforming residential structures. (Continued from the meeting of February 28, 2005.) Mr. Cormack advised that this item had been before the Board previously when Phase I of the Development Code revisions were reviewed. Five items were deferred to Phase II at that time. He noted that before the Phase II items were taken before the City Council, a Customer Service Committee for the Permit Center had been organized; they identified the Code Amendments as being important and requested time to address the Board. The parking issue would be the primary focus; the Mayor suggested that tandem parking be examined during Phase II review. He advised that Council had not yet seen the Board's previous recommendations on Phase II. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Christopher Buckley, Alameda Architectural Preservation Society, 1017 San Antonio Avenue, advised that the Customer Service Improvement Group included two AAPS members who had submitted comments. AAPS requested that the changes be amended to modify the off-street parking requirements for single-family houses only to allow any parking, including tandem parking within the first 20 feet of existing driveways, as measured from the front property line. Such parking is currently prohibited, but rarely enforced. The second change requested by AAPS is to delete the existing required one- to five-foot-wide landscaping strips between driveways and property lines, fences, buildings and streets; many existing driveways do not have such landscaping at this time because it is difficult to maintain. Those landscaping provisions make it difficult to provide off-street parking, and additional areas often must be paved. AAPS reviewed the proposals and found them to be acceptable. Ms. Marilyn Schumacher, 1829 Clinton Avenue, Customer Service Improvement Committee, noted that she was a real estate broker. She noted that many people who wished to make additions to their property were unable to meet the requirement for an additional parking space. AAPS suggested that the first 20 feet of the driveway be allowed to be used as parking; the current ordinance dated from the 1950s and was no longer practical for current-day Alameda. She displayed several examples of parking scenarios on the overhead screen. She supported an effective parking ordinance that allows people to improve their homes. Mr. Italo Calpestri, 1504 Park Street, supported the work performed by the Customer Service Committee and had written a letter to the Planning Board to bring the issue to the Board's attention. Planning Board Minutes Page 6 March 14, 2005 | PlanningBoard/2005-03-14.pdf |