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PlanningBoard | 2021-09-27 | 3 | Director Thomas discussed further when this ordinance would apply and also discussed projects at Alameda Point. Allen Tai, City Planner, also helped explain what State Law would and would not allow when it came to bicycle parking requirements. He also answered Board Member Hom's questions about landscaping. President Saheba asked about ADA parking and what would happen if a person wanted to go to zero parking. Staff Member McGuire explained what the standard would be if a developer chose to not have parking. President Saheba opened public comment. Denyse Trepanier, President for Bike Walk Alameda, strongly supported the staff recommendation on the parking ordinance and hoped that the board also supported it. She then thanked the staff for all their hard work. Debi Ryan, Community Action for Sustainable Alameda (CASA), thanked Brian, Andrew, and all the staff for their work on this ordinance. She was in full support of this ordinance and anything that would further the CARP plan. President Saheba closed public comments and opened board discussions. Board Member Curtis was in support but wanted to change the Use Permit process for additional parking. He wanted it to be done at a staff level to make it more efficient for the developers. Appeals would still come to the Planning Board. President Saheba discussed why having the Use Permits come before the board didn't feel like a hindrance since it would only be for special cases. He was in favor of keeping the ordinance as it was described. Staff Member McGuire explained the process in more detail and what would be done at the staff level and what would come before the board. Staff Member Tai explained the Zoning Administrator Process. He added that they could amend the resolution to reflect that these were Administrative Use Permit by the Zoning Administrator. Vice President Ruiz asked about parking stackers and how they could affect standard parking size. She was concerned about future developments. She also wanted the language around encroachment to be clarified. Staff Member McGuire discussed standard parking sizes and how they could work with language to anticipate newer technologies such as parking stackers. Staff Member Tai also added information about encroachment and what the existing code allowed. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 3 of 10 September 27, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-09-27.pdf |