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PlanningBoard | 2021-06-14 | 5 | Lesa Ross discussed the book "This is Where you Belong" which was all about loving where you live through the community. She was a Harbor Bay Club member and discussed how everyone was concerned and worried about losing the club. She discussed how important the club was and how the owners were not the voice for the community. She hoped they could come to a compromise to save the club and have some of the area developed for housing. Christopher Buckley, of AAPS, responded to LU17-B and LU26-B which were about architectural preservation. He gave some edits to the language that would make things more clear and helpful. He suggested having more pictures and definitions of design in the General Plan document since design could be very subjective. He asked that they be careful and limited with upzoning because he believes that once you upzone it will be very difficult to downzone again. Donna Fletcher discussed how unique Alameda was in regards to required housing with Alameda Point and how the city should be taking full advantage of the area. She hoped the city could renegotiate the terms with the Navy to remove the cap on housing. She saw this as a win/win for Alameda and to not wait another day. President Teague closed public comments and opened board commentary. Board Member Jenn Wit thanked the public for their thoughtful commentary. She liked the idea of having a RHNA schedule of development. She believed that development should go hand in hand with transportation and getting people on and off the island as cohesively as possible. She also encouraged providing specific guidance to developers who would build in Alameda, to have them keep in mind the character of the island when designing new development. Vice-Chair Norman Sanchez appreciated all the comments and asked if the staff had the final RHNA number. Director Thomas said the most recent number was 5,353 and the City Council will be deciding if they would appeal that number or not. Vice-Chair Sanchez asked about the comments concerning density bonus with relationship to building height and wanted to know what those provisions were. Director Thomas explained how under California Law the State Density Bonus Law allowed a developer to request waivers from any development standard (height limits, set back, etc.) to physically fit the units. He gave examples of how it would work. Vice-Chair Sanchez asked whether the projects that had been approved (Alameda Marina and Alameda Point Phase 1) have taken advantage of the density bonus. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 5 of 14 June 14, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-06-14.pdf |