DATE: March 17, 2016
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Planning Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Preliminary Review of Proposed Project: Maple and Main Mixed-Use Project
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission reviews and provides feedback on the design for a proposed mixed-use development project located at the corner of Maple and Main Streets in Downtown Hayward.
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BACKGROUND
The purpose of this work session is to allow the project proponent to provide the Planning Commission and the public with an opportunity to review and comment on the architecture and design of the proposed mixed-use development. This will provide a forum in which the Commission and members of the public can ask questions and provide high-level feedback prior to a future Public Hearing where an action will be taken by the Planning Commission on the application. The work session is not to be considered by either the Commission or the proponents as any formal "approval" or "denial" of the project itself, as this is an informational session and no formal action will be taken on the application/project at this time.
On May 4, 2015, the applicant presented the then conceptual project to the Council Economic Development Committee (CEDC) to obtain initial feedback. This was followed by a Preliminary Concept Review with the City Council on May 19, 2015. The applicant also held a community meeting with the Prospect Hill Neighborhood Association on August 15, 2015. Taking into consideration all of the feedback received at the aforementioned meetings, a formal application was submitted by the applicant on September 10, 2015, which is currently under review.
Staff met with the president of the Prospect Hill Neighborhood Association on March 11, 2016 in which concerns related to the project were expressed. Written comments outlining the concerns were submitted at the meeting and are included as Attachment II to this staff r...
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