Title
PLN21-0031; Consideration of a Recommendation to the City Council Regarding Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for PLN21-0031, Including a Zoning Map Amendment from Commercial Community with an Assembly Use Overlay (CC(AU)) to Industrial General (IG), Site Plan Review, Conditional Use Permit, and an Administrative Exception (Height) to allow the construction and operation of a new a one-story, 47 foot tall, approximately 52,269 square-foot warehouse structure that includes up to 5,000 square-feet office, and associated site improvements, and landscaping on an approximately 3.45 acre site at 14143-14273 Washington Street. Zoning District: Community Commercial (CC) within an Assembly Use (AU) Overlay; Alameda County Assessor's Parcel Numbers 77B-1222-3-3, 77B-1222-4-3, 77B-1222-5-3, 77B-1222-6-15, 77B-1222-6-17, 77B-1222-6-18, and 77B-1222-6-19; Richard Poolis (applicant); First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (property owner)
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The applicant is requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to rezone a 3.45-acre property at 14143-14273 Washington Avenue from CC(AU), Commercial Community with an Assembly Use Overlay, to IG, Industrial General, to facilitate the construction of a 52,269 square foot speculative warehouse development. A "speculative" development is a development project that is undertaken without a commitment from a tenant. In conjunction with the rezoning request, the applicant is also requesting Site Plan Review to allow the development of the proposed warehouse structure, associated site improvements, and landscaping, an Administrative Exception (Height) to allow the warehouse structure to be up to 47 feet in height, and a Conditional Use Permit to authorize-Warehouse - Storage Facilities and -Warehouse - Wholesale/Retail Distribution uses on site. , which are conditionally permitted uses in the IG Zoning District.
The Planning Commission is acting in an adv...
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