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PlanningBoard | 2005-05-23 | 12 | 8-C. Use Permit UP05-0009, Applicant: Mark Haskett (Alameda Theatre Project Inc.), - 842 Central Ave. (DG/CE). The applicant requests the granting of a Use Permit allowing the operation of a Boutique Theater located in a C-1 Zoning District. (Continued from the meeting of April 11, 2005.) Mr. Garrison summarized the staff report, and recommended that this item be continued to the Planning Board meeting of June 13, 2005. President Cunningham advised that public comment would be taken, but that no Board discussion or action would be taken. President Cunningham advised that more than five speaker slips had been received M/S Kohlstrand/Piziali and unanimous to limit the speakers' time to three minutes. AYES - 7; NOES - 0; ABSTAIN- - 0 The public hearing was opened. Mr. Mark Haskett, applicant, declined to speak again. Ms. Mallory Penney, 1620 San Antonio Avenue, spoke in support of this application. She stated that she often walked to the theater with her friends, and often saw people at the theater that she knew. She liked the welcoming atmosphere of the theater. She liked the theater on Alameda Point, but preferred the smaller theater. Mr. Jon Spangler, 1037 San Antonio Avenue, spoke in support of this application. He recalled the amount of emotional opposition to the Multicultural Center, which had turned out to be a valuable addition to the community. He believed this use was a good response to local needs, and that it would be more widely use. He believed that every request by the Building Department for Code upgrades to the building should be met as soon as possible. He worked on the pilot program for the Safe Routes to School program at Franklin Elementary School, and noted that the crosswalk in question would be included in that program for Washington Elementary at Taylor and 8th, as well as Grand Avenue and other intersections. Ms. Darnell Arniola, 3039 Fernside, spoke in support of this application, and complimented the applicant's service to the community. Mr. David Little, 2046 San Antonio, spoke in support of this application, and noted that Alameda has had very few theaters to choose from. He believed the Central Theater had enhanced the cultural atmosphere in Alameda. He did not want to spend his film dollars off the Island. Planning Board Minutes Page 12 May 23, 2005 | PlanningBoard/2005-05-23.pdf |