Emeryville Planning Commission - Oct 24, 2013 - FULL MEETING
I. CONVENE, ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
II. PUBLIC COMMENT
III. ACTION RECAP -- September 26, 2013
IV. DIRECTORS REPORT
A. Planning Commission Schedule. Consideration of Planning Commission meeting schedule for 2014.
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Counter Culture Coffee (UP13-003) - A Conditional Use Permit for a new wholesale coffee roaster use that would occupy approximately 12,000 square feet in the newly refurbished Klinknerville industrial building at 1329 64th Street. CEQA Status: This project is exempt from environmental review under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 which applies to existing
facilities; Section 15332, which applies to in-fill development projects; and the general rule at Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that
the proposal may have a significant effect on the environment. General Plan and Zoning Designation: Office/Technology Doyle-Hollis North (OT/DH) with North Hollis (NH) and
Pedestrian Priority (PP) overlays. (Applicant: Fred Heyer)(Owner: Howard Allen Trust) (APN: 49-1482-1-1).
B. Development Agreement for Emery Station West @ Emeryville Transit Center/ Heritage Square Garage (DA13-001) -- Consideration of a Development Agreement for the previously
approved Emery Station West @ Emeryville Transit Center/Heritage Square Garage project. The project involves removal of two surface parking lots in the 5900 and 6100 blocks of Horton Street and construction of two separate buildings: an office/laboratory building and a parking garage. The Emery Station West Building is a seven-story office building
accommodating office/lab space, car parking, bus bays, and ground level retail and transit oriented functions. The Heritage Square Garage is a seven-story building accommodating
parking stalls. The City Council approved the Conditional Use Permit and Design Review for the Project pursuant to Resolution No. 10-33 (February 16, 2010), and extended the approvals pursuant to Resolution No. 12-25 (February 7, 2012). CEQA Status: The City Council adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to Resolution 10-32 (February 16,
2010). General Plan Designation: Mixed-Use with on-Residential (Emery Station West parcel); Office/Technology (Heritage Square parcel). Zoning Designation: Mixed-Use with
non-Residential (MUN) (Emery Station West parcel); Office/Technology (OT) (Heritage Square Parcel); North Hollis Overlay District (N-H) (both parcels). (Applicant/Owner:
Wareham Development, Emery Station Associates, LLC, Westinghouse Electric, Inc.(formerly Viacom, Inc.), City of Emeryville) (APN: 49-1489-15; -13-3; 49-1325-1-2; -2; -4)
VI. STUDY SESSION
A.Sherwin Williams Urban Village (PUD13-001) -- A Study Session to review a proposal to redevelop the former Sherwin Williams paint factory site into a mixed-use town center with a
combination of residential and commercial uses organized around a central green park. The project will include reuse of an existing 70,000 square foot Tier 1 significant building for
commercial use and construction of three new buildings that will accommodate approximately 460 dwelling units and 15,000 square feet of commercial space. CEQA Status: To be
determined. General Plan Designation: Mixed Use with residential; Zoning Districts: Mixed Use Residential (MUR) and Park/Open Space (PO) with Park Avenue District Overlay (PA).
(Applicant: TDP East Bay Partners, LLC) (Owner: SWACE, LLC) (APN:49-1041-26-15)