APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER
INTO A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENTWITH THE CITY OF PIEDMONT
ESTABLISHING THAT THE CITY OF PIEDMONT WILL PROCESS
PLANNING ENTITLEMENTS AND BUILDING PERMITS FOR A 551 SQUARE-
FOOT ADDITION AND REMODEL OF AN EXISTING SINGLE -FAMILY DWELLING AT 30 BLAIR PLACE, A PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN BOTH JURISDICTIONS; AND ADOPTING APPROPRIATE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS
WHEREAS, the applicant for the property owner of 30 Blair Place, which is located in the cities of Oakland and Piedmont, approached both jurisdictions regarding the remodel of the existing single-family residence and extending the bedroom and family room on the lower floor and extending the bedroom and bathrooms on the main floor; and
WHEREAS, the applicant and the City of Piedmont request that land use and building permits for the development proposal be processed by the City of Piedmont; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland agrees that the issuance of planning and building permits and building inspections should be solely handled by the City of Piedmont as the City of Piedmont has historically handled permitting at this property; the orientation of the home is on a street served exclusively by the City of Piedmont; and the majority of the proposed 551 square-feet addition is within the City of Piedmont with only 226 square- feet of the proposed addition in the City of Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland is committed to seeing housing related properties developed in as efficient a manner as possible; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemptions 15268(b) (Projects that are Ministerial) and 15301(e) (Existing Facilities) apply to this project, both of which provide a separate and independent basis for CEQA clearance; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for a construction project that entails the development of a residential home addition and a remodel of a single-family residence at 30 Blair Place so as that the City of Oakland will cede planning and building permit review and building inspection jurisdiction to the City of Piedmont, and to negotiate and execute all documents, amendments,
2 agreements and instruments reasonably necessary or required to implement this Resolution and the MOA; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the MOA and all such other documents, amendments, agreements and instruments, shall be reviewed and approved by the City Attorney’s Office as to form and legality prior to execution; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED : That CEQA exemptions 15268(b) (Projects that are Ministerial) and 15301(e) (Existing Facilities) apply to this project, both of which provide a separate and independent basis for CEQA clearance.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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