Minor Planning Projects - May 22, 2025(PDF, 258KB)
820 GRAND STREET, PLN25-0261 (Close of Comment Period: June 2, 2025. Action Date: June 5, 2025. Deadline for Appeal/Call for Review: June 16, 2025.) Applicant: Jeff Cowell. Project Description: Certificate of Approval - The project consists of the emergency removal of two hazardous Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) trees that are approximately 20 and 11.5 inches in diameter at four and one-half feet above the ground, respectively, located on private property in front of the existing residence at 820 Grand Street, as recommended by a licensed contractor. General Plan: Low Density Residential. Zoning: R-1 Residential District. CEQA Determination: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 Minor Alterations to Land, because the project involves the removal of problematic vegetation for the protection of public health and safety. Project Planner: Tristan Suire, tsuire@alamedaca.gov. Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions.
820 Grand Street Plans(PDF, 250KB)
820 Grand Street Decision Letter(PDF, 177KB)
1533 LAFAYETTE STREET, PLN25-0283 (Close of Comment Period: June 2, 2025. Action Date: June 5, 2025. Deadline for Appeal/Call for Review: June 16, 2025.) Applicant: Pheobe Yu. Project Description: Certificate of Approval - The project consists of the emergency removal of a hazardous Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) tree that is approximately 30 inches in diameter at four and one-half feet above the ground, located on private property to the front of the existing residence at 1533 Lafayette Street, as recommended by a licensed contractor. General Plan: Medium Density Residential. Zoning: R-5 Residential District. CEQA Determination: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 Minor Alterations to Land, because the project involves the removal of problematic vegetation for the protection of public health and safety. Project Planner: Tristan Suire, tsuire@alamedaca.gov. Staff Recommendation: Approve with conditions.
1533 Lafayette Street Plans(PDF, 41KB)
1533 Lafayette Decision Letter(PDF, 177KB)
NOTICE: If you challenge the proposed project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised during the review period described in this notice and in an appeal of the Planning Director’s decision. {Government Code Section 65009(b)(2)}.
NOTICE. No judicial proceedings subject to review pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5 may be prosecuted more than ninety (90) days following the date of the final decision plus extensions authorized by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6.