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PlanningBoard | 2019-09-23 | 3 | recommending the City Council approve a General Plan Text Amendment to clarify the allowable Floor Area Ratios (FAR) at Harbor Bay Business Park. This amendment would make consistent the Land Use Element text and the existing business park Planned Development zoning regulations by clarifying that a 0.5 FAR limit only applies to the portion of the Harbor Bay Business Park located between the lagoon and the bay, between the intersections of Mecartney Road and Adelphian Way to the north, and North Loop Road and Harbor Bay Parkway to the south. The clarification results in an internally consistent Land Use Element and aligns the Business Park land use classification with existing entitlements, as well as the City's past practice and historical interpretation. Staff Member Tai gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4133615&GUID=3E399FCB- BAOE-4A11-8CA8-088681F9234C&Options=&Search=&FullText=1 Board Member Teague asked if all property owners in the area had been notified. Staff Member Tai said that all owners in the business park and the standard list of agencies that they notify for a General Plan Text Amendment had been notified. Board Member Teague asked why the issue was not brought back to the Planning Board to let them know that this could not be brought to the City Council. Staff Member Tai said that staff was just busy with other tasks that took priority. Board Member Rothenberg asked if the intent of the applicant is consistent with the goals of the General Plan. She said 220,000 square feet on one acre would be a very dense, tall building right near the airport. Staff Member Tai said that they are trying to match the General Plan with the existing zoning dating back to the 1981 Development Plan. Board Member Teague pointed to a property at the southwest corner of North Loop Road which appears to have been developed with the 0.5 Floor Area Ratio in mind. He asked why that building was being excluded from the current recommended boundaries. Staff Member Tai said he could not say whether that property was developed with a 0.5 FAR in mind, noting that much of the business park developed at relatively low densities. He said the proposed boundaries reflected an attempt to overlay the old plan to the modern day aerial view. He acknowledged that the property was on the waterfront, but not in between the waterfront and the lagoon. Board Member Saheba sought clarification of the reasoning behind choosing North Loop Road as the boundary. He asked if the lagoon ends in the same place now as it always has. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 3 of 8 September 23, 2019 | PlanningBoard/2019-09-23.pdf |