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Land Use & Design Review Committee

Outcome of Land Use and Design Review Committee:
Thursday, January 31, 2008

At our regularly scheduled meeting on January 30, 2008, there were four items reviewed by the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Land Use and Design Review Committee and unanimously approved by the General Membership:
  • New home at 442 Golden Gate: continued to February meeting with request for story poles at the current plan and 5-feet lower at each corner of the proposed building. Applicant to meet with and confer with immediate neighbors to review view preservation concerns. This will be reheard at the February PRNC meeting.
  • New Home at Vine and Terrace: the applicant did not show, in spite of in indications that they would appear. This has been a multi-year method by the applicant to limit ability of the PRNC and immediate neighbors to perform any early review of the proposed plans. The applicant has not willingly worked with the community to resolve issues. The PRNC requests that Planning Staff request the applicant to meet with the PRNC Design Review and Land Use Committee at a regularly scheduled meeting. The applicant should contact the chair of the LUDRC, Rod Satre at rdsatre@netzero.net or at (510) 232-5059 to schedule the hearing no later than the 6th of the month.
  • A home on Montana wanted to know if a wheelchair lift was required to be reviewed by the LUDRC. Because this is a modest lift for the temporary use of the invalid person, this was determined to not require review and determination by the PRNC.
  • It is stated that the PRNC is displeased with the City of Richmond Planning and the applicant Leonard Gross a Professional Corporation in failing to utilize the Land Use and Design Review Committee and the General Membership of the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council in adhering to CEQA requirements for review of changes to the Specific Plan known as the Tiscornia Estates Specific Plan which as formalized in 1986 by Richmond City Council. Failing to provide for immediate community input at the local level is should not be allowed. This is especially troubling in that the TESP was a long term, hard fought Specific Plan to protect views and view access corridors along the perimeter of the TESP.