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PlanningBoard | 2012-02-13 | 8 | as much as possible. Board member Knox White referred to page 9 of the North Park Street Environmental Impact Report, under the Land Use Assumption section and asked if that was based on the number of employees. Mr. Thomas stated no that is the estimated job growth for that area that is consistent with the City's General Plan. Vincent Wu, business and property owner of Oak Street and Pacific Avenue, fully supports staff's recommendation. Karen Bey, Alameda resident, approved the project and she believes it will help the City of Alameda attract more visitors. She would like to see this code expanded throughout the community and wondered whether the historic train stations and Neptune Beach District will go through the same process. She also stated that it would be great to find grant money to install markers in the districts once they are established. Furthermore, she asked how the properties were selected and how the properties were determined for mixed-use or live/work. Finally, she asked about parking requirements, especially since some of the existing homes in the communities are in the historical listing and have physical constraints. Lisa Sweet, certified sustainable building adviser, recommended that the City make planning decisions based on sustainability. She also mentioned that the Clinton Avenue project should employ professional assistance in a sustainable point of view. Lastly, she asked Mr. Thomas if the City adopted the CalGreen Tier 1 provision and she suggested that staff hand out the Green point rated checklist to the Clinton Avenue property owner. Christopher Buckley stated that his organization submitted comments to the draft code in the middle of March and June of last year. He noticed that the latest draft reflects very little of his organization's comments, so he asked staff to clarify whether they are still reviewing the comments. He wished to schedule a meeting with staff to discuss the comments before the final draft comes before the Board. President Ezzy Ashcraft asked staff to answer Karen Bey's questions. Andrew Thomas stated that the Alameda Architectural Preservation Society and the community reviewed the City's map and presented comments on recommended sites. He explained the last Board meeting went through the map areas. There was an issue regarding the residential developments since a lot of the area behind Park Street is zoned R-4 and R-5, which allows businesses in that district and there is a lot of land that is zoned for manufacturing and are nonconforming uses. So, staff created two zone classifications: (1) classic residential; and (2) mixed-use and there are two types of mixed-use districts based on building form. He further stated that based on the City's parking requirements, new residential construction will refer to the zoning code. However, many residential units don't have two required parking spots, so If a property owner doesn't have a two car garage today, that makes the property a legal nonconforming use and there is no penalty. Margaret Kavanaugh-Lynch, Planning Services Manager, stated that if a property owner had Approved Meeting Minutes Page 8 of 15 February 13, 2012 | PlanningBoard/2012-02-13.pdf |