Oakland Estuary Policy Plan
Proposed Amendments
III District Recommendations
Oak – to – Ninth Avenue District
Clinton Basin
OAK-2.3: Enhance Clinton Basin. Clinton Basin is a marina that recalls the maritime slipways and boat-building activities of a past age. While it has been used as a recreational marina for many years, it has fallen into disrepair, and has become functionally obsolete.
□ Rehabilitate the marina. If economically feasible, the marina should be upgraded to contemporary standards. In addition to extending the life of the marina, improving the physical condition would provide an interesting focus for waterfront activities. Provisions in the marina for boat rentals and launches, fishing charters, water taxi/ferry services, a limited amount of food services, etc., would all contribute to the liveliness of the area, and should be accommodated
□ Establish a linear open space composed of a series of smaller parks around Clinton Basin.
The basin is hidden behind buildings and not highly accessible. In order to improve access to the water and visibility of the boating activities, a series of public spaces should be developed on both sides of the basin and at the head of the basin adjacent to the Embarcadero. This network of public spaces should be composed of a series of smaller connected parks, connected by a continuous promenade along the edge of the basin that connects the open spaces. Views into Clinton Basin from the Embarcadero should be maintained and enhanced.
□ Provide for a limited number of new recreational slips east of Fifth Avenue. A small number of slips for the mooring of recreational boats should be provided east of Fifth Avenue, with support facilities provided accordingly. An area for supply drop off and the provisioning of vessels should be provided to create a high-quality mooring area, attractive to patrons and complementary to landside uses within the district
Section IV: Moving Forward
Land Use Classification: - PWD-4: Planned Waterfront Development (Estuary Park to 9th Avenue except for Fifth Avenue Point area)
Intent: Provide for the transition of underutilized industrial land to public parks and open space, commercial/retail, multifamily residential, cultural and civic uses. Improve public access to the waterfront by providing additional public parks and open space areas and a waterfront trail.
Desired Character: Create a new mixed-use residential, commercial/retail, recreational neighborhood in the area south of the Embarcadero. New parks and open space areas will provide public access to the Estuary and will continue the series of waterfront parks and the San Francisco Bay Trail. Civic and cultural uses may be incorporated into the development. Two existing marinas will be renovated to enhance boating and marine-related uses in the area.
Maximum Intensity: Average 580 residential units per gross acre over the entire 64.2 planning area (PWD-4); approximately 200,000 square feet of commercial development.