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PlanningBoard | 2008-02-25 | 3 | office/storage area. The applicants are also requesting approval to permit the payment of parking in-lieu fees. The site is located within a C-C, Community Commercial Zoning District. (DB) Mr. Brighton summarized the staff report. Staff recommended approval of this item. WABA had requested that an additional condition of approval be added to require the installation of awnings at the street frontage buildings prior to occupancy of the building. Staff concurred with that request. In response to an inquiry by Board Member McNamara whether the conditions requested by WABA replaced the conditions previously stipulated, Mr. Brighton replied that was essentially the case. He added that the previous conditions applied to an earlier plan set submittal. Board Member Ezzy Ashcraft noted that it would be helpful to receive the materials sooner in advance of the meeting, and suggested sending PDF files by email. She would like additional time to review the materials. President Cook advised that nine speaker slips had been received. Board Member Cunningham moved to limit the speakers' time to three minutes. Board Member McNamara seconded the motion, with the following voice vote - 6. Noes: 0 Absent: 0; Abstain - 0. The motion passed. The public hearing was opened. Mr. John Piziali, former Planning Board President, spoke in support of this project as a West End resident and WABA member. He believed this would be a special project, which he believed to be the first mixed use project on the street. He expressed concern about the parking requirements and the in lieu fees, which he believed were excessive; he believed those requirements often stifled new projects. He would like to see the requirements scaled to the project, which was a strain on smaller projects. Ms. Doreen Soto, City of Alameda Development Services Department, Alameda County Improvement Commission, City Hall West, spoke in support of this project. She noted that they had worked with this applicant for about two years, and noted that it had been a difficult project with respect to the parking. They hoped that they would be able to bring new parking regulations forward soon. She believed this was a very good infill project that maximized the site with a mix of retail and housing uses. She believed this project would create new jobs, and encouraged the Planning Board to approve this project. Ms. Kathy Moehring, Executive Director, WABA, spoke in support of this project. She noted that she had worked on this project with the Webster Street Design Committee. She noted that the applicant had been gracious and easy to work with in addressing the Page 3 of 15 | PlanningBoard/2008-02-25.pdf |