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PlanningBoard | 2021-06-14 | 4 | She thought this was an outrageous step and should not be supported by any board members. Betsy Mathieson was encouraged to have read that historic neighborhoods would look the same in 2040 as they do now however she wanted to see the action and policies in the General Plan strengthened to see that outcome. She stated that the historic neighborhoods have significantly more dwelling units than implied by the General Plan Zoning Maps. She was pleased that the draft document recognized the need to minimize the displacement of existing residents and urged the board not to create incentives for the demolition of already dense housing stock. Mark Vine Dine discussed architectural design that would be affected by the General Plan, and he was not surprised that photos he had sent in showing modern design plopped next to Victorians had gone missing. He believed that policies LU-26B and LU-17B threatened the character of the historic neighborhoods. These new guidelines conflicted with the city's existing design policies. He didn't see the point in replacing the city's current Design Review policy. He wanted to see these guidelines revised to see a modern design in the city's new neighborhoods. Dolores "Dodi" Kelleher, a member of the AAPS, spoke on the issue of where it would be best to build the densest housing. AAPS believed it would be best to prioritize Alameda Point and the Northern Waterfront, especially the estuary shopping centers, as possible sites for additional housing. The AAPS wanted the city to get the Federal Government to remove the housing cap, encourage the owners of the estuary shopping centers to develop housing on their properties, and look at the traffic around the South Shore Shopping Center. Walt Jacobs did not believe they could do what the General Plan said it would do to the whole city. He thought the most obvious area for development was the base and said the city needed to go before the Navy and renegotiate the deal with them. He saw that as the best place to build much-needed housing and they could build the infrastructure needed. He wanted the rest of the island left alone, including Harbor Bay where he lived. Daniel Hoy, who serves on the Board of Directors for the West Alameda Business Association (WABA), touched on some of the points WABA had sent in a letter. WABA had been trying to encourage development in their business district and hoped to see the changes outlined by the General Plan come to fruition. They had been in conversations with local developers who had many concerns. They wanted to see more clarity in the Land Use Policies. Margaret Hall was confused by the LU17-B policy, she thought this policy threw past requirements out the window and found it to be very ambiguous. She wanted to see some language from the past General Plan retained for the new one. She wanted to see an emphasis on supporting and maintaining existing buildings. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 4 of 14 June 14, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-06-14.pdf |