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PlanningBoard | 2007-04-23 | 3 | 9. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS: 9-A. PDA02-0004 - 523 South Shore Center (Alameda Towne Centre) (DG). The applicant is requesting modification of Conditions 1.a and 1.d of Resolution No. PB-03-40. These conditions require the construction of an east-west sidewalk along the rear of businesses fronting onto Otis Drive prior to the occupancy of Phase II-b of shopping center redevelopment. The applicant is requesting the Planning Board approve a modified sidewalk plan and the timeframe for implementation. The site is located within a Central Business District with Planned Development overlay Zoning District (C-2-PD). Mr. Garrison summarized the staff report. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Randy Kyte, applicant, described the position of Harsch Investments on this issue, and noted that they preferred Option B. They believed that after much technical analysis in 2004 with staff and engineers that they came up with the right solution by adding more north-south sidewalks in order to tie the bank and restaurant pads to the main center. He noted that not much had changed in terms of technical feasibility associated with 13 driveways interrupting the walkway. They have begun speaking with each property owner and/or tenant about how to split the sidewalk along the property line. Mr. Kyte noted that the characterization that they were willing to do either/or was not completely accurate. They believed that after much technical analysis in 2004 with staff and engineers that they came up with the right solution by adding more north-south sidewalks in order to tie to the bank and restaurant pads. He noted that not much had changed in terms of technical feasibility and liability associated with 13 driveways interrupting the walkway. They would consider that, and have begun speaking with each property owner and/or tenant about how to split the sidewalk along the property line. They believed the alternative plan was a superior plan, and they wished to address the issue conditioned by City Council on Building 500 and Building 300 that the occupancies be withheld until the issues are brought back before the Planning Board. They anticipated opening Bed Bath & Beyond in the next few months. The public hearing was opened. Ms. Dorothy Reid believed the applicant was before the Board to be able to occupy Buildings 300 and 500. She inquired whether that could be done without having to make a decision on the sidewalk, which she believed was premature. She noted that parking was governed by the total amount of the Gross Lease able Area (GLA), which was unknown because the PDA was incomplete. She noted that the Safeway side had 528 parking spaces, which would be enough to compensate for the lost spaces if the sidewalk were to be built on the other side. Planning Board Minutes Page 3 April 23, 2007 | PlanningBoard/2007-04-23.pdf |