5A Public Hearings 2020 0921 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

File Number: 20-311 A.Adopt a Resolution approving the Initial Study - Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program for the 1388 Bancroft project; B.Adopt a Resolution approving a Planned Development and Site Plan Review for the 1388 Bancroft project based on the attached Findings of Fact and subject to the recommended Conditions of Approval. C. Adopt an Ordinance rezoning the subject property, 1388 Bancroft, from Professional Office (P) to Professional Office, Planned Development Overlay, P (PD). BACKGROUND The subject property is a 1.27 acre site developed in 1955 with two medical office buildings. The larger building on the north half is approximately 18,000 square feet and the smaller one to the south is approximately 4,000 square feet. The buildings’ tenants currently comprise various medical, professional and personal services businesses. The Planning Commission initially considered an application for this site at its November 16, 2017 regular meeting. The applicant’s original proposal was to construct a four-story, multi-family residential building comprising 73 units (PLN17-0021). In that instance, staff recommended a denial. The 2017 hearing generated significant public comment and was continued to the following month. Prior to the subsequent continued hearing, the applicant withdrew the application in order to revise the project. On June 14, 2018, the applicant resubmitted a new project application reflecting a one-year effort to reduce the scale of the project and address concerns with the prior application. That proposal, consisting of 45 units, was recommended 4-2 by the Planning Commission for approval by the City Council on December 20, 2018. The City Council considered the 45 unit proposal on February 4, 2019 and recommended the project be revised further to reduce the unit density. The applicant has since returned with a revised Project proposal for City Council consideration, now consisting of 42 units. PROJECT PROPOSAL Site Plans The three-story multi-family residential apartment building has a general height of 37 feet when measured to the parapet, with certain architectural projections at 44.5 feet to accommodate two stairwells, an elevator penthouse, and a utility room. A flagpole proposed at the northwestern corner of the building would have a height of 53.5 feet. The project also proposes a single monopole measuring 60 feet (15.5 feet above the elevator penthouse) to accommodate a proposed wireless telecommunications antenna (Exhibit H). These dimensions are unchanged from the prior proposal. The revised building maintains a 15 foot setback from the Bancroft and Joaquin Avenue property Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/16/2020