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Planning Director's report on Planning Commission actions at the January 27, 2022 meeting:
(a) Duplex Conversion. Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit and Design Review application to modify an existing single unit building at 1291 55th Street into two units.
(b) “The Emery” Master Sign Program. Consideration of a Major Sign Permit for a Master Sign Program for “The Emery”, formerly known as “Sherwin-Williams”, along Sherwin Avenue and Horton Street, including adjacent portions of Hubbard Street and 46th Street.
(c) Emeryville Center of Innovation Master Sign Program. Study session for a Major Sign Permit for a Master Sign Program for the Emeryville Center of Innovation, a new research and development campus which includes four research and development buildings fronting Hollis, 53rd, and Horton Streets, as well as a parking structure fronting Horton Street.
(d) Bay Street Grocery Store. A second study session to review a proposed Final Development Plan (FDP) for Parcel B of the South Bayfront Retail/Mixed Use Project (“Bay Street”). The proposed FDP is for a new 48,446 square foot grocery store with open rooftop parking that will accommodate approximately 139 parking spaces. It will also involve demolition of the existing building housing the EQ3 furniture store and other retail stores, and that formerly housed the Old Navy store and Elephant Bar restaurant.
(e) Christie Avenue Mixed Use Project. Study session to review a proposed mixed-use project on a 3.76-acre site at 5801-5861 Christie Avenue, including a 12-story, 123-foot high residential tower with 98 units, a 13-story, 230-foot high commercial tower with approximately 464,000 square feet of research and development and office space, and a 9-story, 100-foot high parking structure accommodating 748 parking spaces. The project will include a new half-acre public park fronting Christie Avenue and will demolish all existing buildings on the site.
The packet for the January 27, 2022 Planning C...
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