<div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>Thought some of you might find this relevant.</div><div><br></div><div>- Marina<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Spike</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spjika@gmail.com">spjika@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 11:55 AM<br>Subject: [OpenOakland Brigade] City of Oakland Zoning Design Guidelines -- Public Hearing on July 17th<br>To: "<a href="mailto:openoakland@googlegroups.com">openoakland@googlegroups.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:openoakland@googlegroups.com">openoakland@googlegroups.com</a>><br>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Strategic Planning [<a href="mailto:strategicplanning@oaklandnet.com" target="_blank">mailto:strategicplanning@oaklandnet.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 31, 2013 10:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> Strategic Planning<br><b>Subject:</b> City of Oakland Design Guidelines -- Public Hearing on July 17th<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"">To interested parties of the City’s Zoning Update process,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"">On March 17, 2013, the Design Review Committee (a subcommittee of the City of Oakland Planning Commission) recommended that a draft version of “Guidelines for Commercial Areas and Corridors” be forwarded to the full Planning Commission for final approval. These proposed guidelines expand on the new Zoning Regulations by providing design direction that descriptively and graphically expresses the City’s expectations for new development on the commercial corridors.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"">The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on <b>July 17, 2013 at 6:00 PM in Hearing Room 1 in City Hall</b> regarding the draft guidelines. The purpose of the meeting is to receive input from the public<span style="color:navy">,</span> and to decide whether to adopt the Guidelines as a tool to evaluate projects on the major corridors and commercial areas.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"">For your review, the following is the web page containing the draft design guidelines:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif""><a href="http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PBN/OurOrganization/PlanningZoning/OAK031252" title="http://oaklandnet/home/Government/o/PBN/OurOrganization/PlanningZoning/OAK031252" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">Commercial/Corridor Design Guidelines Information Page</span></a> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"">The following are direct links to the design guidelines, in .PDF format. The first link is a smaller file than the second.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif""><a href="http://www2.oaklandnet.com/oakca1/groups/ceda/documents/agenda/oak041292.pdf" target="_blank">Draft Commercial/Corridor Design Guidelines -- low resolution</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif""><a href="http://www2.oaklandnet.com/oakca1/groups/ceda/documents/agenda/oak041306.pdf" target="_blank">Draft Commercial/Corridor Design Guidelines -- high resolution</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"">Staff welcomes your comments and attendance at the Planning Commission hearing. If you have any questions or input, please contact Neil Gray at <a href="tel:%28510%29238-3878" value="+15102383878" target="_blank">(510)238-3878</a> or <a href="mailto:ngray@oaklandnet.com" title="mailto:ngray@oaklandnet.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">ngray@oaklandnet.com</span></a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"">Thank you for your interest in the City of Oakland. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif"">____________________<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif"">Neil Gray, Planner III<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif"">Planning and Zoning<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif"">City of Oakland<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Constantia","serif""><a href="tel:%28510%29238-3878" value="+15102383878" target="_blank">(510)238-3878</a><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><u></u><u></u></font></span></span></b></p>
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