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Planning commission approves rail-spur expansion; Chevron EIR addendum released and Port secures offshore-wind and infrastructure grants
Summary
Planning staff said the Transmontaine rail project (spur extension and new spur) and the Cascade Townhomes were approved by planning commission; the Chevron wet-gas-scrubber EIR addendum has been released for comment. Separately, port staff reported a $750,000 state grant to begin an offshore wind study and an $11.2 million federal port-infrastructure grant agreement in progress for Berth 7 remediation.
City planning manager Avery Stark and economic-development environmental manager Samantha Carr presented a cluster of land-use, industrial and economic-development updates on June 8.
Stark said the EIR addendum for Chevrons wet-gas-scrubber project has been released for public review and that the design-review board will hold an initial hearing focused on design conformance. He also summarized recent planning approvals: the design-review board and planning commission reviewed and approved the Transmontaine rail project, which includes demolishing two existing truck canopies, constructing a replacement canopy, extending an existing spur by about 400 linear feet and adding a new spur that will total roughly 900 feet, and the planning commission approved Cascade Townhomes, a 47-unit for-sale project that includes seven affordable units.
Stark said project packets, environmental documents and responses to comments are posted on the planning department website; the department will add later submittals to the administrative record.
On port and economic-development topics, Samantha Carr said the Port of Richmond has a California Energy Commission grant of about $750,000 to launch an offshore-wind study expected to take about a year, and staff are finalizing an $11.2 million U.S. Department of Transportation/Maritime Administration port-infrastructure development grant agreement to remediate Berth 7, with a target to finalize the agreement by year-end. Carr also said the port will commission an economic-impact study to be completed by the end of the year.
Residents asked for more accessible posting of responses to comments and for staff to follow up about specific projects and notifications; planning staff said mailed notices go to property owners within the required radius and that the department will provide specific packet materials and response documents on request.
