City of Emeryville - File #: ID-2025-209

• File #: ID-2025-209
• Version: 1
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Department Head Report
• File created: 6/9/2025
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 7/1/2025
• Title: Community Development Director's Report on Planning Commission Actions at the June 26, 2025 meeting: (a) Bay Center Life Science Project (UPDR22-002) - Consideration of a request for one-year extension of a Major Use Permit and Design Review for a new six story, 96-foot-tall building accommodating 210,000 square feet of Research and Development space and a new 595-space parking garage at 6425-6455 Christie Avenue that was approved by the Planning Commission on August 24, 2023. The project includes a Tree Removal Permit to remove one street tree on 65th Street; and removal of parking lanes along the north side of 64th Street and along the south side of 65th Street to accommodate construction of new wider sidewalks. This project was 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 prop...

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Community Development Director's Report on Planning Commission Actions at the June 26, 2025 meeting:

(a) Bay Center Life Science Project (UPDR22-002) - Consideration of a request for one-year extension of a Major Use Permit and Design Review for a new six story, 96-foot-tall building accommodating 210,000 square feet of Research and Development space and a new 595-space parking garage at 6425-6455 Christie Avenue that was approved by the Planning Commission on August 24, 2023. The project includes a Tree Removal Permit to remove one street tree on 65th Street; and removal of parking lanes along the north side of 64th Street and along the south side of 65th Street to accommodate construction of new wider sidewalks. This project was 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 Non-Residential; Zoning District: Mixed Use with Non-Residential (MUN) and Pedestrian Priority (PP) Overlay for a portion of 64th Street frontage (Owner/Applicant: Bay Center Investors, LLC c/o Harvest Properties) (APNs: 49-1491-7; -8; and -11)