PLN21-0031 │ New Warehouse
14143-14273 Washington Avenue
City Council│November 20, 2023
Binh Nguyen, Associate Planner and Adam Petersen, Contract Planner Washington Ave
Project Summary
• Applicant: Richard Poolis
• Owner: First Industrial
• Location: 14143-14273 Washington Ave.
• Lot Size: 3.45 acres
• General Plan: Industrial Transition
• Zoning: Community Commercial
w/Assembly Use Overlay
• Current Use: Vacant
• Entitlements Requested:
• Zoning Map Amendment
• CC(AU) ➞ IG
• Site Plan Review
• Conditional Use Permit
• Warehouse Storage
• Warehouse Wholesale/Retail Distribution
• Administrative Exception (Height)
San Leandro Blvd
E 14
th St
Washington Ave
139th Ave
143rd Ave
IT
IL
IL
IL
General Plan Map
Zoning Map Amendment
Current Zoning Map Proposed Zoning Map
IG
Washington Ave
Washington Ave
CC(AU)
Proposed Project
• “Speculative” warehouse
development
• 52,269 sf building
• 47 feet in height
• Up to 5,000 sf of office space
• 15 truck bays
• 64 vehicle parking spaces
• 14 bicycle parking spaces
• New Landscaping – 15%
• (Trees, shrubs, groundcover, grass)
• Retaining Many Trees
• Bio retention areas
Elevations
FRONT
RIGHT
REAR
LEFT
Development & Performance Standards
LOT AREA
3.45 AC
Exceeds min. 5,000 SF
✓
HEIGHT
47 feet
Exception allows up to 50 feet
✓
FRONT SETBACK
20 feet
Meets 20 feet min.
✓
SIDE SETBACK
> 50 feet
Exceeds min. 20 feet
✓
REAR SETBACK
> 100 feet
Meets 20 feet min.
LOT COVERAGE ✓
35%
Below 75% max.
✓
VEHICLE PARKING
62 spaces
Exceeds 49 min. spaces
✓
BIKE PARKING
14 spaces
Exceeds 4 spaces min.
✓
LANDSCAPING
15%
Exceeds 5% min.
✓
IG DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Priorities & Policies
• Council Priority - Community & Business Development
• General Plan Land Use Policies
• LU-7.11 - Promotes Mid-Washington Business District
as mixed Industrial/Commercial and envisioned
diverse uses (manufacturing, warehousing, and
commercial) in area
• LU-10. - Protect industrial areas from encroachment
of incompatible uses to allow for industrial uses to
operate effectively
Analysis
CEQA
• Mitigated Negative Declaration
• No significant environmental impacts with mitigation
Zoning Map Amendment
• Proposed use and zoning is compatible with surrounding uses • Consistent with General Plan goals and policies
Site Plan Review
• Meets all applicable development standards (except height) • Building is articulated with adequate parking
Conditional Use Permit (Warehouse -Storage and -Distribution) • Project site surrounded by compatible industrial uses • Future tenant required to adhere to COAs and performance standards Administrative Exception (Height)
• Height is comparable to similar developments in area
• Not in airport safety zone
Recommendation
Planning Commission voted 4-2-1 to recommend that the City Council:
1. Adopt a Resolution
• Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
• Approving PLN21-0031 for Site Plan Review, a Conditional Use Permit and an Administrative Exception (Height) for the construction and operation of a new warehouse development at 14143-14273 Washington Avenue
2. Introduce an Ordinance
• Rezoning the project site from CC(AU) to IG