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PlanningBoard | 2022-02-14 | 7 | staff parking at City Hall be eliminated so that employees could set a good example by taking public transit. He also felt that the Planning Board only focused on compliance and should change its name to the Compliance Board. Harvey Rosenthal, the owner of Neptune Plaza, gave his thoughts on height limits and why not everything could have a blanket height limit. He also discussed other developments and why now was the time to increase height limits. Zac Bowling supported the staff's proposal and believed they were on the right track. He was excited about redevelopment along Webster St. Christopher Buckley, with the AAPS, discussed and went over the main point in a letter the society had sent. Therese Hall was curious how the public was being notified about these workshops. She was very concerned about the creation of microclimates with these tall buildings. She was also concerned about limiting vehicular traffic since it felt that there was little or no concern for disabled people. Marilyn Alwan supported Neptune Plaza being treated like all the other shopping centers and saw it as a great housing opportunity. Alex Spehr expressed her approval of the staff's proposal to upzone, especially Neptune Plaza. She was shocked to hear there was no historic protection on Webster Street, she wanted to see some historic protection as well as upzoning to get more housing. She also pointed out that disabled people use motorized wheelchairs as well as transit and sidewalks, not just cars. Daniel Hoy, Design Committee and Board of Directors for WABA, wanted to do more canvassing of parcel owners in the Webster Area to ensure they were aware of all the changes. Drew Dara Abrams discussed the height limits and densities. He believed that they needed to encourage private developers to build units in these areas that brought a mix of amenities. He liked seeing the different ways to improve the pedestrian experience. He also hoped to see a BART station on Webster. President Saheba closed public comment and opened board discussion. Board Member Teague discussed the importance of being very clear so people understand why they were doing things the way they were. He wanted to use Housing Needs Overlays to deal with the Multi-Family Density issues instead of changing zoning directly. He discussed different overlays and how they would be beneficial. Draft Planning Board Minutes Page 7 of 10 February 14, 2022 | PlanningBoard/2022-02-14.pdf |