City of Emeryville - File #: ID-2024-158

• File #: ID-2024-158
• Version: 1
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Department Head Report
• File created: 4/15/2024
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/7/2024
• Title: Community Development Director's Report on Planning Commission Actions at the April 25, 2024 meeting: (a) UC Berkeley - Master of Urban Design, "Advanced Urban Design" Studio, Fall 2023 Student Presentations. Four students will present their Emeryville focused Design Studio projects focusing on "Scarcity and Abundance". In this studio class students are tasked with creating design solutions that not only meet the acute need for housing but also promote sustainable land use and enhance community well-being, steering Emeryville towards becoming a more resilient and vibrant urban area. The students strive to educate future urban planners and designers to navigate and harmonize the complexities of resource scarcity and the richness of opportunity through thoughtful, holistic approaches to design.* (b) Total Wine & More Retail Store (UP24-001) - Consideration of a Major Conditional Use Permit to allow retail sale of beer, wine, and spirits (“Liquor Sales”) in a 25,000-square-foot space wi...

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Community Development Director's Report on Planning Commission Actions at the April 25, 2024 meeting:

(a) UC Berkeley - Master of Urban Design, "Advanced Urban Design" Studio, Fall 2023 Student Presentations. Four students will present their Emeryville focused Design Studio projects focusing on "Scarcity and Abundance". In this studio class students are tasked with creating design solutions that not only meet the acute need for housing but also promote sustainable land use and enhance community well-being, steering Emeryville towards becoming a more resilient and vibrant urban area. The students strive to educate future urban planners and designers to navigate and harmonize the complexities of resource scarcity and the richness of opportunity through thoughtful, holistic approaches to design.*

(b) Total Wine & More Retail Store (UP24-001) - Consideration of a Major Conditional Use Permit to allow retail sale of beer, wine, and spirits (“Liquor Sales”) in a 25,000-square-foot space within an existing building at 3938 Horton Street. CEQA Status: This project is exempt from environmental review under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332, which applies to infill development projects, and the “common sense exemption” 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 Land Use Classification: Mixed Use with Residential and Regional Retail Overlay; Zoning District: Mixed Use with Residential (MUR), Regional Retail Overlay (RR), and Pedestrian Priority (PP). (Applicant: Rawlings Consulting/Steve Rawlings)(Owner: HSE Associates, LLC c/o Benderson Development/Rex Burger) (APNs 0070617-020 and -022)**