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City planning: Transmontane design review set; OpenAI confirmed as Terminal 3 tenant; Marina Bay cap work to start
Summary
Planning and economic development staff told RNCC that OpenAI has taken tenancy at Terminal 3 for a robotics lab, the Transmontane railyard expansion goes to design review May 20 and the city expects asphalt capping work this summer at a deed‑restricted Marina Bay site.
Craig Murray, a development project manager in the city’s economic development office, and Avery Star, the city planning manager, briefed the RNCC on May 11 about several development and remediation projects.
Murray said a contract for an asphalt cap at a deed‑restricted Marina Bay site was approved by council on April 7 and staff are working through insurance documentation; work on the two‑and‑a‑half acre site between the boat ramp and a nearby restaurant is expected to happen this summer and will provide a paved surface for parking and flexible event space. "Work is expected to happen this summer on the 2 and a half acre site," Murray said, and he noted completion will finish capping of nine deed‑restricted properties.
Star said planning is reviewing roughly 150 separate entitlements and recently approved 47 townhomes at 1315 Garrity Way. On major projects, Star confirmed reporting that OpenAI has taken tenancy of Terminal 3 in the harbor and that the company plans a robotics lab that could employ "somewhere between 300–700 employees"; Star said building permits and standard fire and occupancy permits remain required.
Star also said the Transmontane railyard expansion will be reviewed by the design review board on May 20 and proceed to a planning commission public hearing, tentatively scheduled for June 4, where operational details and environmental responses will be considered.
Residents raised questions about outreach and neighborhood notice for projects; planning staff said some approvals date back to prior entitlements and that additional public hearings are scheduled as projects move through design and planning review.
No final approvals or council votes were announced during the meeting; staff encouraged neighborhood groups to monitor design‑board and commission agendas and to submit comments when public hearings are posted.
