17-0211 4) An Ordinance (A) Adopting CEQA Findings, Including Certification Of The Supplemental Environmental Impact Report And (B) Rezoning From RH-3 Hillside Residential Zone -3 To The Proposed D-OK-1 Oak Knoll District Residential Zone - 1 And The D-OK-7 Passive Open Space Zoning For The City-Owned Barcelona Parcel Located At Barcelona Street And St. Andrews Road, Oakland
The current lot configurations look like your standard track home design which is not in keeping with the surrounding neighborhood that features unique, irregular and different size lots and homes.
Provide for financial guarantees to ensure smooth completion of the project
While for some of us the great recession is maybe a distant memory for those who have lived in the area we saw the property abandoned by the developer and its financial partner and left to vandals. Only within the last 18-24 months has the developer found competent security for its site and only after repeated complaints by neighbors to the developer and our councilperson. It's only prudent that the City require and that the developer willingly provide adequate financial guarantees to ensure the project if approved gets completed in an orderly fashion. At a minimum according to the plan the project will take 6 years to complete well within scope of the next economic downturn.
Reduce the Monotony Factor
The current lot configurations look like your standard track home design which is not in keeping with the surrounding neighborhood that features unique, irregular and different size lots and homes.
Provide for financial guarantees to ensure smooth completion of the project
While for some of us the great recession is maybe a distant memory for those who have lived in the area we saw the property abandoned by the developer and its financial partner and left to vandals. Only within the last 18-24 months has the developer found competent security for its site and only after repeated complaints by neighbors to the developer and our councilperson. It's only prudent that the City require and that the developer willingly provide adequate financial guarantees to ensure the project if approved gets completed in an orderly fashion. At a minimum according to the plan the project will take 6 years to complete well within scope of the next economic downturn.