Ordinance 1988CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 1988
New Series
AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING
SECTIONS 11 -1380 THROUGH 11 -1388 TO ARTICLE 3
OF CHAPTER 1, TITLE XI THEREOF, RELATING TO
MIXED -USE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REGULATIONS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA that:
Section 1 . The Alameda Municipal Code is hereby amended
by adding Sections 11 -1380 through 11 -1388 to Article 3 of
Chapter 1, Title XI thereof, to read as follows:
Sec. 11 -1380 Purpose The purpose of the Mixed -
Use District is to encourage the development of a
compatible mixture of land uses which may include
residential, retail, offices, recreational, entertain-
ment, research - oriented light industrial, water oriented
or other related uses. The compatibility and interaction
between mixed uses is to be insured through adoption of
Master Plan and Development Plan site plans, which indi-
cate proper orientation, desirable design character and
compatible land uses to provide for:
(a) A more pedestrian- oriented nonautomotive
environment and flexibility in the design of land
uses and structures than are provided by single -
purpose zoning districts, included but not limited
to shared parking;
(b) The enhancement and preservation of property and
structures with historical or architectural merit,
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unique topographic, landscape or water areas, or
other features requiring special treatment or pro-
tection;
(c) Recreation areas that are most accessible to both the
MX District's inhabitants and other City residents;
(d) Environments that are more conducive to mutual
interdependence in terms of living, working, shop-
ping, entertainment and recreation.
Sec. 11 -1381 General The Mixed -Use (MX) District
is hereby established as a separate zoning district classi-
fication.
Sec. 11 -1382 Qualifying Requirements Qualifying
requirements are the same as other Planned Developments
(Sec. 11- 1354.1) except that the acreage limitation shall
not apply.
Sec. 11 -1383 Requlations of Uses Permitted in Mixed -
Use Planned Development
(a) Uses permitted are those approved by the City Council
after review hereunder by the Planning Board.
(b) The City Council may approve, by ordinance, a Master
Plan of mixed uses where each phase thereof provides
for open Space District uses (Secs. 11 -1378 and 11-
1379) together with at least two (2) other uses which
are permitted in either: (i) R -1 or R -2 districts,
(ii) R -6 districts, (iii) A -P districts, (iv) C -1 or
C -2 districts, or (v) C -M districts (of this Chapter)
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and which otherwise meets the requirements set out
here in.
(c) The provisions of Sections 11- 1355.1, 11 -1356,
11- 1357.1, 11- 1357.2, 11- 1357.3 and 11 -1358 shall
apply to MX Districts.
(d) The City Council and Planning Board may rely on
standards established in other articles of the zoning
ordinance as guidance.
(e) The City Council and Planning Board shall establish
all other requirements by conditions of approval.
The Planning Board shall recommend whatever condi-
tions it deems appropriate for the Master Plan and
shall establish conditions for approval of Develop-
ment plans.
sec. 11 -1384 Density
(a) The City Council shall determine the number of
dwelling units that are appropriate for the MX and
the appropriate area of noncommercial development
therein.
(b) Residential development within the entire MX shall
not exceed 17.5 dwelling units per gross acre of
land designated on the Master Plan for residential
use.
Sec. 11 -1385 Master Plan An application for
an MX district development shall be initiated by
filing a Master Plan for the entire district for
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review with public hearing for an approval in
principle by the Planning Board and City Council.
A Master Plan submitted shall include:
(a) Market Analysis. An applicant seeking
approval of a Mixed -Use Development
shall submit a market analysis, which shall
be prepared and signed by an economist or
market analyst as demonstrated by appropriate
training and experience, and reviewed by the
Planning Board. The market analysis shall
demonstrate that the amount of land proposed
can be realistically supported in commercial,
residential, professional office or research
uses. For these purposes such market analysis
shall contain the following determinations:
(1) Determination of the trade area of the
proposed facilities;
(2) Determination of the trade area popula-
tion, present and prospective;
(3) Determination of the effective buying
power in such trade areas;
(4) Determination of net potential customer
buying power for stores in the proposed
commercial and professional facilities
and, on such basis, the recommended use
types and floor areas;
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(5) Determination of the combined market
attraction as a result of the combina-
tion of proposed uses for the purpose
of assessing the benefits projected
for a mixed -use project.
(b) An application form prepared by the Planning
Department that identifies the location of
the proposed development, the applicant, the
owner of the property, and the size of the
property;
(c) A schematic map showing:
(1) Proposed land use designations;
(2) Streets and parking lots;
(3) Water areas and places of public access
to water;
(4) Public open space and other public
facilities; and
(5) Structures or natural features to be
preserved.
(d) Maps indicating the following transportation
circulation systems within the project and
connecting to larger circulation networks
in the city:
(1) Vehicular, including public transit;
(2) Bicycles;
(3) Pedestrians; and
(4) Waterways.
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(e) Preliminary elevations of structures that
are proposed to contain mixed uses.
(f) A narrative text including:
(1) Identification and description of
the uses proposed;
(2) Statement of the scale of each use,
expressed in numbers (i.e., number of
residential units, number of boat berths,
square footage of retail - commercial,
square footage of office uses, etc.) and
in acreage allotted;
(3) Description of the vehicular transporta-
tion circulation system within the project
and connecting to larger circulation net-
works in the city;
(4) Description of alternatives to private
vehicles, including facilities for public
transportation use, pedestrians, and
bicycles;
(5) Preliminary plans for parking, describing
scale and location;
(6) Tabulations of approximate acreage allotted
to public open space, common private open
space, and noncommon private open space;
(7) Description of public access to water and
public utilization of water- related
facilities; and
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(8) Statement of probable uses of public
open space and other public facilities,
including a rationale for scale and
location.
(g) A development schedule (as in 11- 1357 -d);
(h) A phasing diagram showing each phase of the
development schedule of the Master Plan.
Sec. 11 -1386 Procedures and Standards
(a) At least one (1) public hearing shall be held
by the Planning Board, noticed pursuant to
Section 11 -165, on each development plan
after which the Board shall make its recom-
mendations to the City Council.
(b) The City Council shall also hold at least
one (1) public hearing on the Master Plan
before making its decision there n.
(c) The Planning Board may approve a development
plan only if it determines, in the context of
the Master Plan, that the mixed use development
(1) Zialifies;
(2) Satisfies the purposes of these regulations;
(3) Is designed in a manner compatible with
existing and potential contiguous uses;
(4) Provides a sufficient vehicular and non -
vehicular circulation system within the
project with the least amount of duplication
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and the best interface with other systems;
(5) Provides and maintains adequate land-
scaping using, where appropriate, native
plants and taking maximum advantage of
the screening capabilities of landscaping;
(6) The amount of land proposed for any
particular use can be marketed for that
use within a reasonable time after de-
velopment is complete;
(7) Provides sufficient area, and encourages
adequate public accessibility and usage
of the water /land interface;
(8) Provides a comprehensive, coordinated,
controlled system of informational and
directional graphic signage throughout
the development; and
(9) Demonstrates progressive techniques for
the conservation of, and decreased con-
sumption of, nonrenewable energy.
Sec. 11 -1387 Development Plans Applicants
shall file development plans which include the follow-
ing information:
(a) Proposed land uses, population densities
and building intensities, school sites and
usable open space as part of the Site Plan.
(b) All other requirements of Section 11 -1357.
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Sec. 11 -13813 Development of the Phases
of the Master Plan
(a) Each phase of the Master Plan shall be sub-
stantially under construction before a de-
velopment plan for another phase may be
approved.
(b) A phase may be processed by more than one
development plan upon approval of the
Planning Board for each development plan.
Section 2 . This ordinance shall be in full force
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and effect from and after the expiration of thirty (30) days
Li from the date of its final passage.
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Attest:
City Clerk
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1, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was
duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda
in regular meeting assembled on the 16th day of October, 1979, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Diament, Stone, Tillman, and President Corica,(4).
NOES: None.
ABSTAINING: Councilman Sherratt, (1).
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said City this 17th day of October, 1979.
City C erk o e Ci of lameda