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PlanningBoard | 2012-03-12 | 7 | Board member Ezzy Ashcraft explained that the Board was talking about making affordable housing opportunities available and it has come up to the Board before, but is staff doing anything to market that. Mr. Thomas replied staff has not been actively marketing that, but they can now. Staff's basic approach for condominium conversions is to look at two things: (1) are there zoning compliance issues or zoning nonconforming issues that need to be fixed; and (2) are there building code issues. In Alameda, almost every multifamily building has some kind of zoning problem, and the Board has waived those requirements for every application. However, what the City requires that the building safety code be reviewed. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft needed clarification on the operation of the homeless shelters (refer to Chapter 6, page 9). She questioned whether the City would look for outside operators to run the facilities. Mr. Thomas said the City's job is to operate the shelters, but provide the land for the shelters. So, the proposal is to amend the zoning ordinance to permit emergency shelters in the M-1 and M-2 zones. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft asked who would decide how the shelters would run and who would essentially set the criteria. Especially since, you don't want to group all homeless individuals together such as homeless teens or families with children. Ms. Gastelum replied as someone comes and approaches the City to establish a shelter there would be some requirements such as parking, security, lighting, and what type of facility it is for. The Board would then approve the criteria. Also, a list of conditions must be met before the facility is built such as the facility must have proper lighting, security, be near mass transit, cap the total number of beds, the hours of operations, and more. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft asked how did the criteria address the question that she raised about whether it is appropriate to mix all homeless people together. Ms. Gastelum replied that it is up to the facility provider coming forward to construct the facility and the Board may be able to recommend what type of group the facility can house. Mr. Thomas asked Ms. Gastelum if the City has the ability to include criteria or would it be overstepping their bounds on requirements of state law. Ms. Gastelum replied that it should be something that should be researched in order to see if that would be considered a constraint to allowing emergency facilities, especially if the Board limits the facility to certain groups. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft asked Ms. Gastelum to bring the updated information to the next meeting in May. Vice President Burton stated that the piece of the discussion is assuming that an Approved Meeting Minutes Page 7 of 23 March 12, 2012 | PlanningBoard/2012-03-12.pdf |