Estuary Park Master Plan
Adoption of Master Plan, CEQA & Major CUP
Public Works & Transportation Committee
January 14, 2025
Christine Reed, Division Manager
Oakland Public Works
Project & Grant Management Division
Approval of the proposed resolution:
1) Adopts The Estuary Park Master Plan (Master Plan)
2) Approves A Major Conditional Use Permit (CUP) That
Allows For Implementation Of The Master Plan
Improvements
3) Adopts Appropriate California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) Findings
Estuary Park Context
‘PARCEL N’
Adopted 1999
Background
• Estuary Park Renovation and Expansion Project was
incorporated into several local and regional plans,
including the General Plan Open Space, Conservation and Recreation (OSCAR) in 1996, and the Estuary Policy Plan in 1999.
• The Estuary Park site is part of the greater ‘Oak to Ninth’ (currently known as ‘Brooklyn Basin’) Project.
• The Brooklyn Basin Development Agreement stated that
the 4-acre “Cash and Carry” site would be transferred to the City, expanding the total site area from seven to eleven acres, upon completion and acceptance of the Developer’s site remediation by the State DTSC.
• A development application was recently submitted
seeking approval to develop Parcel N with residential
townhomes. This application is currently under review
through a separate process being led by the Planning
Department.
• Should the development application be approved, the
current Park Master Plan would be amended.
11 ACRE MASTER PLAN LIMITS
Public Outreach
Conceptual Master Plan
East waterfront
Halprin trellis and Bay Trail
Bay Trail and southern shoreline
Existing Conditions
Formal hearings
October 12, 2022 - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission (PRAC):
unanimous recommendation
September 16, 2024 - Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board (LPAB):
recommended approval of the Master Plan, the CEQA determination, and the Major Conditional Use Permit
September 18, 2024 - Planning Commission: recommendation for approval of the Master Plan, the Major CUP, and certification of Addendum #2 to the 2009 EIR that was certified when the Oak to Ninth Street (now “Brooklyn Basin”) Project was approved.
LEARN MORE
An updated draft of the Master Plan, project timeline, and design renderings have been posted to the Estuary Park Project Webpage:
https://www.oaklandca.gov/projects/estuary-park