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Amy Gahran

Zoning updates could have far-reaching consequences for historic buildings in Oakland's... - 0 views

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zoning Oakland central business district Oakland Tribune MSM history

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  • Oakland Heritage Alliance members have been monitoring the issue for the past several months, and are encouraging more public input urging stronger preservation protections on its Web site.
  • Oakland Heritage Alliance members have been monitoring the issue for the past several months, and are encouraging more public input urging stronger preservation protections on its Web site.
  • Oakland Heritage Alliance members have been monitoring the issue for the past several months, and are encouraging more public input urging stronger preservation protections on its Web site.
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  • Oakland Heritage Alliance members have been monitoring the issue for the past several months, and are encouraging more public input urging stronger preservation protections on its Web site.
  • Oakland Heritage Alliance members have been monitoring the issue for the past several months, and are encouraging more public input urging stronger preservation protections on its Web site.
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      Amy Gahran on 27 Aug 09
       
      Key source for our story
  • It often comes down to height maximums, says Naomi Schiff, a longtime Oakland Heritage Alliance member. When a district is zoned for unlimited height allowances, this puts development pressure on the smaller historic structures to make way for bigger projects, even if the older structures could qualify for rehab tax credits and could be otherwise successfully rehabilitated.
    • Amy Gahran
      Amy Gahran on 27 Aug 09
       
      Find an example where the height issue makes a clear point, get photos, maybe do the Google Earth 3D thing
  • Though generally recognized today as being one of the city's most distinctive buildings, in the early 1980s, the Floral Depot was under threat of demolition because it stood in the way of a proposed shopping center. The building's owners at the time objected to landmark status proposed by preservationists, and succeeded in having the matter permanently shelved. Though it may seem unlikely that city leaders would allow a developer to pull down the depot building, under the rules proposed for review at Tuesday's meeting, it could conceivably happen.
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      Amy Gahran on 27 Aug 09
       
      sounds like we need some photos of this building, and to get info on what the developer plans. Who's the developer?
  • Amy Gahran on 27 Aug 09
     
    Oakland Tribune 6/20 story on Oakland central busines district zoning updates. This was before the actual meeting took place in July
Amy Gahran

Rezone Lake Merritt - 0 views

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Lake Merritt zoning organization blog Oakland building activist

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    "The Coalition of Advocates for Lake Merritt is an active stakeholder in the Central Business District rezoning in the City of Oakland. Our goals are simple: to preserve access and views of Lake Merritt downtown and to preserve the current historic and natural elements there from over-development." This blog has a lot of info on the process up through April 09, including lots of links to city govt reports & contacts in the local govt. However, they don't list their own contact info.
Amy Gahran

New zoning guidelines shape future of Oakland's downtown - Inside Bay Area - 0 views

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Oakland Oakland Tribune central business district building zoning architecture

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  • A major revision to Oakland's planning code that will guide development from Lake Merritt to Chinatown was finalized Tuesday night. And if grumbling on both sides is any indication, the land-use plan was a study in compromise.
  • The final version approved by a vote of 5-2 encourages high-rise development downtown along the Broadway corridor and preserves a lower height limit of 55 feet for any new buildings along the mid- to southern end of Lake Merritt adjacent to the historic Lakeside Garden Apartment district.
  • Amy Gahran on 27 Aug 09
     
    7/8 Oakland Trib story by Cecily Burt. Gives lots of specific examples, things we can photograph and map. We should see which building projects are planned for these areas, and map properties for sale.
Amy Gahran

Oakland zoning guidelines getting pieced together - Inside Bay Area - 0 views

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Oakland Oakland Tribune backgrounder zoning history central business district building development

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  • Amy Gahran on 27 Aug 09
     
    6/23 Oakland Tribune backgrounder by Cecily Burt
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