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PlanningBoard | 2005-05-23 | 13 | Mr. Dean Ironside, 1206 Ninth Street, spoke in support of this application. He had not noticed any change in the traffic patterns in the 43 years he had lived in the neighborhood. Ms. Barbara Thomas, PO Box 1381, spoke in opposition to this item. She believed that the applicant took it upon himself to open this business, obtained a business license that did not construe Use Permits. She stated that the applicant was cited by Planning Staff on December 17, 2004, as committing a misdemeanor for operating an illegal use. She noted that on January 18, 2005, the Building Official and the Fire Marshall posted a notice on the door that the building was unsafe, and recorded that notice with the County Recorder. She noted that Mr. MacDonald, the applicant's attorney, removed the sign. She inquired whether the applicant had liability insurance. She believed there would have been no opposition to the use had he appeared before the Planning Board at the beginning of the process. She noted that the patrons parked in the residents' parking spaces. Ms. Nancy Sewell, 1170 9th Street, #23, spoke in support of this application, and noted that the Alameda Cultural Club did not have any parking for five blocks away. She noted that the noise, traffic and harassment from that use had been difficult to bear. She noted that this use did not cause noise, parking problems or harassment, and that the neighborhood was generally supported. Mr. Dren McDonald, 740 Santa Clara, spoke in support of this application and noted that there were not many movie theaters that a toddler could attend. He added that this theater was very different from the average multiplex, and did not believe it was comparable to other theaters that had been in Alameda in the past. He did not find the building to be unsafe, and did not believe the applicant would bring his own children to the building if it were. Ms. Antoinette Lajoie, 1170 9th Street, #18, spoke in support of this application, and added that she walked to the theater from her home, as do her neighbors. She liked the friendly atmosphere of the theater, and believed it was child-friendly. She had never noticed any traffic problems. The public hearing was closed. In response to an inquiry by Ms. Mariani regarding other courses of action regarding this application, Ms. Harryman advised that there were two ways that this particular business could be allowed in the Alameda Municipal Code: as of right, and with a Use Permit. The Zoning Code currently only allowed theaters in the Central Business District (C-C). The Use Permit would be the more restrictive of the two methods, and there was no means of getting a Variance for this use. M/S Mariani/Cook and unanimous to continue this item to the Planning Board meeting of June 13, 2005. AYES - 7; NOES - 0; ABSTAIN - 0 Planning Board Minutes Page 13 May 23, , 2005 | PlanningBoard/2005-05-23.pdf |