Ordinance 3177CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 3177
ADOPTING MAIN STREET NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC PLAN
WHEREAS, Alameda Point is a designated Priority Development Area (PDA) in
the Bay Area's sustainable communities strategy (Plan Bay Area) which makes
Alameda Point eligible for regional funds to plan and implement transit - oriented land
use plans; and
WHEREAS, the Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan is a Specific Plan
pursuant to Government Code Section 65450 et seq. for site that covers approximately
108 acres, comprising the community south of the Alameda Main Street Ferry Terminal
and north of the Town Center and the Waterfront land surrounding the historic Seaplane
Lagoon; and
WHEREAS, the Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan is informed by several
meetings and workshops held by the Planning Board on May 9, 2016, October 24, 2016
and January 23, 2017, and before the City Council on September 20, 2016 and
November 1, 2016, as well as other public hearings before the Recreation and Parks
Commission on November 10, 2016, the Transportation Commission on November 16,
2016, and the Historical Advisory Board on February 2, 2017 to take public comment on
the draft Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan represents a major
milestone in the public planning process that the Alameda community has undertaken to
redevelop and reuse the former Alameda Naval Air Station; and
WHEREAS, the Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan implements the
Alameda Point Zoning Ordinance (Section 30 -4.24 of the Alameda Municipal Code),
which requires a Master Plan be prepared for the Main Street Neighborhood Sub - district
pursuant to Section 30 -4.24 (b) (2) of the Alameda Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan implements the
Alameda Point General Plan Policies in Chapter 9 for a transit, pedestrian and bicycle -
oriented, mixed use transit village at Alameda Point; and
WHEREAS, the Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan will have a favorable
effect on the general welfare of the community and is in the public interest as it would
help facilitate the development of a former military site with a mix of uses; and
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2017, the Planning Board held a duly noticed public
hearing on the Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan and examined pertinent maps,
drawings, and documents in connection with it and unanimously recommended that the
City Council approve the Plan; and
WHEREAS, a Final EIR for the Alameda Point Project including this Plan was
certified by the City Council on February 4, 2014 in compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA "), Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Alameda that:
Section 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 65450
et seq. the Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan, attached to this Ordinance, is
approved and adopted.
In adopting the Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan, the City Council
determines that it is generally consistent with the City of Alameda General Plan.
The City Council further finds that it has considered all evidence and
testimony provided to it and has reviewed, considered and certified a Final
Environmental Impact Report for the project in the manner required and authorized
under CEQA.
The Main Street Neighborhood Plan as adopted includes comprehensive
rules and regulations that will govern future development which may occur within the
boundaries of the Plan and such regulations may conflict with provisions of the Zoning
Ordinance. In the event of any such conflict, the Plan shall control.
Section 2. Severability Clause. It is the declared intent of the City Council
of Alameda that if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or provision of this
ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not be so construed as to render invalid or
unconstitutional the remaining provision of this ordinance.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of its final passage.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the expiration of
thirty (30) days from the date of its final passage.
Presiding Officer of the Council
Attest:
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Lara Weisi er City Jerk
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled
on the 4th day of April, 2017, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie, Vella and
Mayor Spencer — 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City this
5th day of April, 2017.
Lara Weisiger, City CI" r
City of Alameda
Approved as to form:
Jar6eC. Kern, City Attorney
City of Alameda