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PlanningBoard | 2019-07-08 | 3 | Master Plan area and that ten units were on land included in the Master Plan area. He said with those ten, plus the 362 units in the main building, there is room for eight units in Subarea C. Board Member Teague asked why the number of parking spaces increased. Mr. O'Hara said the increase in units in the main building meant they needed to add parking in order to maintain the approved ratio. Board Member Hom asked if the applicant was required to submit a parking management plan. Staff Member Thomas said that the parking would be unbundled and that there is a condition of approval that requires them to identify a plan to actively manage their parking program. Board Member Hom asked if the four electric vehicle spaces required is based on a city standard. Staff Member Thomas said that the four spaces were in the original approval. He said the entire project would be pre-wired to be able to accommodate as much electric vehicle charging as there is demand. Board Member Hom asked if the windows would be recessed. Mr. O'Hara said that the windows would be recessed. He showed how the reveal of the vinyl and metal windows would be essentially the same. Board Member Rothenberg asked what the City's position is regarding approving or not approving a condominium map with the project. Staff Member Thomas said they approved the project with the assumption that the units could be rentals or for sale. He said the housing stock in Alameda is fairly evenly split, and that new projects are coming in relatively balanced. He said the City has not taken a strong position either way about whether new projects should be for sale or rentals. Board Member Cavanaugh asked what the motivation was for choosing to switch to vinyl windows instead of aluminum. Staff Member Thomas said that the decision to switch to vinyl was a cost saving decision. He said that these windows would only be used on the addition, which would be set back very far from the street. He said, given the location, staff's view was that the way the windows are set into the wall was more important than the actual material chosen. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 3 of 10 July 8, 2019 | PlanningBoard/2019-07-08.pdf |