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Marina Blvd. "S" Overlay District 2 August 26, 1997 portions of side streets, between Doolittle Drive and Washington Avenue. The following text is the proposed Review Criteria for the three portions of Marina Boulevard and surrounding streets. Review Criteria Purpose: To encourage uses that 1) recognize the gateway, industrial/distribution, and recreational aspects of Marina Boulevard and surrounding streets from Doolittle Drive to Interstate 880; 2) recognize the regional retail and automobile sales aspects of Marina Boulevard and surrounding streets from I-880 to San Leandro Boulevard; and 3) recognize the neighborhood commercial and residential aspects of Marina Boulevard and surrounding streets from San Leandro Boulevard to Washington Avenue. Description of Marina Entryway Area: The Marina Entryway area is identified as Marina Boulevard and portions of surrounding streets between Doolittle Drive and Interstate 880. The Marina Entryway can be characterized by older neighborhood commercial establishments and industrial uses that range from new, upgraded industrial park uses to vacant or underutilized industrial properties. The neighborhood commercial establishments in the vicinity of the Marina Boulevard/Doolittle Drive intersection serve the immediate neighborhood of Marina Boulevard and Doolittle Drive. The commercial establishments in the vicinity of the Marina Boulevard/Merced Street intersection are more regional serving with access to Interstate 880. Industrial park uses are found in the vicinity of the Marina Boulevard/Merced Street intersection and at Verna Court. The Marina Entryway area is a gateway to San Leandro from the Metropolitan Oakland International Airport and is a gateway to the San Leandro Marina, a precious City resource. The City is in the process of undertaking capital improvements at key intersections as part of the gateway to the City from the Oakland Airport and as a gateway to the Marina. This area is ideal for industrial uses that can utilize the excellent transportation resources of the Oakland Airport as well as access to Interstate 880. This area is also ideal for high quality commercial uses that capitalize on both the neighborhood serving uses and regional attraction of the area. Marina Entryway Area - Review Criteria: The following criteria will be used to guide the City Council, Redevelopment Agency, Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments in development proposals under their review. Projects that do not require discretionary review and do not meet the following criteria may be referred by the Zoning Enforcement Official to the Board of Zoning Adjustment for a conditional use permit. These criteria are in addition to the existing base zoning for the property and shall not be considered a replacement of the base zoning requirements for permitted and conditionally permitted uses. 1. New uses in the Marina Entryway area shall fall into one of the following categories: A. Industrial and/or distribution establishments that utilize access to the Z Metropolitan Oakland International Airport and Interstate 880.