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PlanningBoard | 2012-03-12 | 22 | Board member Knox White felt that staff should discuss the disposition with the City Council once the zoning is approved. Ms. Ott explained that the project description would be the Reuse Plan. So, the concentration of the residential units will result from the zoning amendments and that feeds directly into the project description and the environmental impact report. Their meeting with the City Council is aimed at discussing the bigger picture, whereas with the Board it is more detailed. The larger question for the Board and Council is whether they want to concentrate the units in a certain area from a disposition standpoint instead of sprinkling them everywhere. Board member Knox White replied then put them in the Town Center District. Ms. Ott replied they talked about having a minimum of 425 units to start in the Town Center. Board member Knox White replied the Town Center area is where development should be built up first and the rest will follow. Ms. Ott said if development could build 425 multifamily housing units that is a good start to the Town Center since it is a much smaller area. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft asked how staff will include a mix of housing types discussed earlier and how they will respond to the input regarding housing placed throughout Alameda Point. Ms. Ott replied the Town Center District is the agreed upon residential site even if there is no cap in the zoning and staff has discussed residential along Main Street in the commercial and the southern area. Mr. Thomas replied he would look at the Town Center District and the residential center. In order to get a mix of residential types, staff is starting in the base layer to get the form- based ideas in there. He would use graphics from previous planning efforts or start laying out blocks in both of these areas. The SunCal Plan does allow a finer grain of four different residential categories. He suggested that staff come back at the next meeting and present specific housing types. He also pointed out that Board member Knox White's comments raised an important question about how many units are needed to make the Town Center District a vibrant area. Ms. Ott explained they contemplated on whether the residential uses require a gradient the closer one gets to the Town Center District. What they heard from the development community is that the land near the Town Center District is the most valuable land with market potential. Vice President Burton asked Ms. Off if the City is required to document the exact number of residential units in the Zoning ordinance. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 22 of 23 March 12, 2012 | PlanningBoard/2012-03-12.pdf |