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PlanningBoard | 2007-05-29 | 13 | 9-B. Design Review DR06-0104 - Applicant: Community Improvement Commission and Alameda Entertainment Associates, 1416 Oak Street and 2305 Central Avenue. Consideration of a landscaping, signage and exterior lighting plan for the cineplex and parking garage and a queuing plan for the Alameda Theater Complex. The review of the landscaping, signage and exterior lighting plans by the Planning Board are requirements of Design Reviews DR05- 0041 and DR05-0028. The site is located within a C-C-T, Community Commercial - Theater Combining Zoning District. (CE/JO) Ms. Jennifer Ott, Redevelopment Manager, Development Services Department, summarized the staff report for this project. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Christopher Buckley, 1017 San Antonio Avenue, submitted a letter to the Planning Board encouraging the continuance of the sycamores along Central Avenue within the Park Street Business District. He believed they would enhance the streetscape, and gave the street a distinct identity. He did not believe having different street trees for different projects would be beneficial to the continuity of the streetscape. He noted that the arborist's report stated that the infrastructure impacts for sycamores were low with respect to damage. He did not believe the impact of sycamores on signage would not be an issue because they had relatively transparent canopies, reached higher, and would provide clearance for storefront signage. He believed the choice of a chanticleer pear would be good for Oak Street. He recommended 4X4 foot cutouts, and that tree guards should be used for the streetscape planning to protect the trees from vandals. He would like to see sidewalk treatments along the frontage of the theatre, and believed the historic frontage of the theatre should be unobstructed. Mr. Kyle Conner, applicant, noted that his studies indicated that the sycamores stopped at the high school, and that there were no particular trees that stood out at Park Street. He was concerned about the size of sycamores, and that it would be difficult to control the growth of those trees. They had proposed the pear trees because they were more vertical. He believed they would be a more appropriate tree for Central Avenue. Mr. Buckley displayed a photograph of sycamores on a narrow sidewalk, and noted that they could be adapted for narrow sidewalks. The public hearing was closed for Board discussion. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft moved to extend the meeting to 11:20 p.m. Board member Kohlstrand seconded the motion, with the following voice vote - 6. Absent: 1 (Lynch). The motion passed. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft favored the staff choice of chanticleer pear, and believed they would add variety, color and would define the project well. She believed that Oak Planning Board Minutes Page 13 May 29, 2007 | PlanningBoard/2007-05-29.pdf |