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PlanningBoard | 2021-05-24 | 3 | Board Member Xiomara Cisneros wanted to know how long the conversation about parking (1.5 spaces vs. 2 for the townhomes) had been going on between the City and the applicant. Director Thomas said over the last 8 years this conversation had been going on. He discussed how they had gotten into this situation because he and Mr. O'Hara had read the text differently. Mr. O'Hara agreed with that. Board Member Hansom Hom wanted clarification on the difference between what City Staff recommended versus what the applicant proposed for parking. Director Thomas said that the Master Plan limited the number of townhomes to 200 of the 589, the other 389 were multifamily units. When he did the math that meant the difference between what the applicant wanted and what the staff suggested was 100 spaces. This was assuming they build all 200 townhomes. Board Member Hom then wanted to know if the staff thought it was an accurate statement that the applicant made that this project was in line with other projects at Alameda Point. Also, were there any characteristics of this project that could argue for a lower parking standard. Director Thomas answered that the way the city staff had been thinking about parking was a constantly evolving process. The process had changed over the last 8 years alone. He discussed the many parking studies and data they had gathered and how Climate Change had affected how they thought about parking. He discussed the history of approvals and how each project was different. He acknowledged that they would soon be coming before the Board with a Parking Ordinance. To answer the question directly, under Mr. O'Hara's plan it would be 1.7 spaces and under the staff's recommendation, it was 1.5, if you assume the project would build all 200 townhomes. Board Member Hom asked if the 1.5 standard would include guest parking places. Director Thomas clarified that these would just be private parking spaces. The Master Plan also required that there be 200 guest and visitor spaces since they were hoping there would also be a Marina as well. Mr. O'Hara added that when you look at a project you have to look at it in its entirety and all the things that go with it. He said they were committed to many traffic control measures and were building a water taxi dock. If you broaden the lens a bit you can see the mitigating factors. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 3 of 11 May 24, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-05-24.pdf |