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PlanningBoard | 2007-04-18 | 5 | 9. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS: 9-A. GPA04-0002/R04-0001/DA04-00001 - Harbor Bay Isle Associates - 1855 North Loop Road (CE). Public comment hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for a proposed Amendment to the Alameda General Plan Land Use Diagram from Business Park to Medium Density Residential and to change the General Plan Land Use Element Text and Tables projecting the City's development build-out by land use category to the year 2010. To be consistent with the proposed change in land use designation, the proposed Rezoning would change the 12.2-acre site from "C-M-PD" (Commercial-Manufacturing District Planned Development) to "R-2-PD" (Medium Density Residential Planned Development). A Development Agreement Amendment will also be considered. The proposed development involves the eventual construction of approximately 104 new residential units. Mr. Thomas summarized the staff report and presented an overview of the purpose of the public hearing, which was to submit comments. He noted that while comments and questions would be collected, there would be no response to the comments. Mr. John Torrey, Contract Planner, elaborated on the staff report and noted that no action would be taken at this time. He described the EIR process, and described the scope of the proposed project. Mr. Steve Brimhall, project applicant, introduced himself. President Lynch wished to hear the Board's opinion on when the applicant could speak. Board member Kohlstrand noted that this hearing was intended to hear from the public, and suggested that would be an appropriate time for the project sponsor to come forward. Mr. Brimhall provided an overview of the background of this project, and described the various agreements that stated that a residential development could be built if the noise could be mitigated to a level of 45 dB inside the homes. President Lynch noted that 15 speaker slips had been received. Board member Kohlstrand moved to limit the speakers' time to three minutes. Board member Cunningham seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 7. The public hearing was opened. Ms. Patricia Gannon expressed concern about building 104 homes in a noise impact zone, and believed it would be a dangerous precedent to allow this to occur. Planning Board Minutes Page 5 April 18, 2007 | PlanningBoard/2007-04-18.pdf |