Planning commission recommends approval of proposed 90-unit Oak Hill condominium project, with conditions and public art concession

The Planning Commission held a public hearing on a proposal to redevelop 1001 Oak Hill Road as a seven-story building containing 90 condominium units, including 11 below-market-rate units, about 2,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space and 83 parking spaces. Jean Iceberg, the contract project planner, told commissioners the project consolidates four parcels, demolishes three commercial buildings, removes approximately 23 protected trees and requests waivers and concessions under California's state density bonus law.

"The project includes 4 parcels and demolition of all 3 commercial buildings on the site. Removal of approximately 23 protected trees, and the merger of those parcels into 1," Iceberg said, summarizing the application and revisions since the January study session. She said the applicant revised the inclusionary proposal so below-market-rate units are proportional by bedroom count, reconfigured driveway access to use an existing…