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PlanningBoard | 2018-12-10 | 7 | Board Member Curtis said he would like the parking formula should be spelled out with a deed restriction. He said he can see no reason not to vote for the project with the restrictions. Board Member Rothenberg said they should include a sustainable design standard like LEED Silver to speak to many of the provisions in the resolution. Board Member Mitchell said he appreciates the concerns of the neighbors. He said the applicant has met all the design standards. He said denying the project could result in an expensive court loss and not getting many of the benefits and conditions they have on the table tonight. He said the quality hotel and amenities are needed. He said it would generate less traffic than the previously approved memory care facility. He said this is a major transit hub and the area needs to be treated as such. Board Member Saheba said the project has to balance the building height and scale with the view corridors. He said the architecture needs to be a contributor to the neighborhood and not a detraction. He said he would favor eliminating the row of parking that points out onto the Bay Trail. He said he would recommend that the requirement of smooth plaster be included in the resolution. He said some of the lighting choices should be reexamined, especially along the Bay Trail where bollards should be used. Board Member Cavanaugh said it is not out the ordinary that a five story building be near homes in Alameda. He said he would like to see a rendering of the building at night to examine the lighting plan. He said he would like to see what the lobby area would look like, as well as between the hotel and restaurant. He said he likes the idea of the hotel. President Sullivan said that if there were nine little office buildings here the views would be greatly diminished. She said we do not have a choice about what we can or can not approve. She said the building design and landscaping need a lot of work. She said she does not see a point approving it given how much work is still to be done. Board Member Teague asked if the developer would be willing to shoot for a LEED certification. Mr. Leach said they are going for a LEED Silver certification. Board Member Teague made a motion to approve with conditions: provisions for providing and advertising at least 100 parking spaces for 12 hour ferry parking; including solar on the roof; joining the three parcels into one prior to issuance of building permit; standard night noise reduction conditions; limiting the time and amount of large trucks coming to the site; including the ferry parking use as a deed restriction; bringing the public art, and landscaping back for review; meeting LEED Silver certification; bringing back the parking layout back to prevent headlights from pointing out towards the bay even if it results in the loss of up to 22 parking Approved Minutes Page 7 of 8 December 10, 2018 Planning Board Meeting | PlanningBoard/2018-12-10.pdf |