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PlanningBoard | 2020-03-23 | 4 | Board Member Rothenberg sought and received clarifications regarding the open space calculations. Board Member Rothenberg then asked what the entitlement document will say about the open space. Director Thomas said they have to follow the plans, and the plans show where the park and tentative public access is. When the final map is approved, those easements are recorded into perpetuity. Director Thomas pointed out that on page DP-4 the applicant has shown the green areas are close to 2 acres for open space. Their plan meets the requirements for open space, so the difference in opinion/wording is irrelevant. Board Member Rothenberg concluded that if this is the document that gets recorded, what it says matters. Director Thomas said there will be a final map that gets recorded, this is a tentative map. Board Member Teresa Ruiz asked if the front yard setback applies. Director Thomas said no, the internal streets are private, most are alleys, most houses face into paseo, except homes facing Oak Street and Clement Avenue. Under the PD zoning requirement, you need a development plan, the setback requirements are in this. Board Member Ruiz asked if the common open space claims any of the public set back. Director Thomas noted that PD-4 and PD-7 illustrate public areas and how they attach to private open space in front of the homes. Board Member Ruiz asked about affordable housing breakdown and wanted to know the math that decided that amount. Director Thomas explained the breakdown, 13 for low income and 8 very low income (21 total), and acknowledged that the table explaining it on page 2 was confusing. Board Member Hom also expressed the table on page 2 was confusing. He then asked about the concession and waiver for Density Bonus law, the applicant asked that Alameda waive that the affordable housing "be distributed equally around the project and be comparable in size." He wanted to know if the City was treating that as one concession. Director Thomas answered they treated this as a single concession. To be clear this is local Density Bonus Law, it's not state law. They relaxed this code. Board Member Hom asked about the exact deviations, the waivers on setbacks, and coverage. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 4 of 7 March 23, 2020 | PlanningBoard/2020-03-23.pdf |