Peralta Hacienda Historical Park
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2002082058
Lead Agency
City of Oakland
Document Title
Peralta Hacienda Historical Park
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
The project site is an existing City park which contains a landmark building and an existing "reconstituted" creek. The Project is an update to the master plan for the park. The existing uses/facilities within the park include: the Peralta Hacienda which is a designated local and State landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; a community building; lawn areas; a barro pit containing artifacts from the original hacienda; a "reconstituted" portion of Peralta Creek which contains both an at-grade water channel that appears like a natural creek and an underground culvert (12-15 feet below grade.) The at-grade creek is fed by water pumped from the underground culvert into the creek to create a managed flow in the at-grade creek; a wooden hillside; restroom building; picnic tables and parking for about 10 cars.
Document Description
The proposed project is an update of the Master Plan for the existing six-acre Hacienda Peralta City park. The Master Plan Update retains many of the Park's existing elements, modifies some and adds several new features. The proposed park elements include: enlarging the lawn area along Coolidge Avenue which includes demolition of two residential buildings located at 2528 Coolidge Avenue and 3300 Paxton Avenue; a new Community Center consisting of four "cottages" made of adobe for use a multi-purpose room, a kitchen, a workshop and a greenhouse; a garden area devoted to plants that are representative of the different peoples who occupied the site and neighborhood, a community garden, renovation of the Victorian garden surrounding the Peralta house and planting fruiting orchard trees; a 100-foot long modern adobe wall, a stage for community performances with a subsurface storage space below the stage, a ramada (trellis with vines) over the footprint of the 1840 adobe, "Urban Books" (a series of vertical display boards with pages that allow for a variety of juxtapositions of interpretive material), interpretation of 1820 adobe, 200 linear feet of seat-height adobe walls, a 25 foot long community table surrounded by a citrus grove and an adobe oven that will be used by the community during events; two playgrounds; A new ramp and replacement of the existing stairway to connect the upper portion of the park with the lower portion of the park where reconstituted Peralta Creek currently exists are proposed. New features in the lower area of the park include reconfiguration of the existing reconstituted segment of Peralta Creek to provide greater variety of water affects, an area for use as a small outdoor amphitheater with bench seating, a display for Native-American interpretation, a small addition to the existing restroom to provide storage area for educational programs, a water-mediation rest area and new picnic tables; archaeological Protective Zones will be established around the barro pit and around the historic well and archaeological scraping of other portions of the park where historic remains may exist will be undertaken as directed by a qualified archaeologist. The improvements identified in the Master Plan will be constructed in 9 phases.
Contact Information
Name
Patricia McGowan
Agency Name
City of Oakland Community Economic and Development Agency
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Cross Streets
2465 34th Avenue, 2528 and 2496 Coolidge Ave. and 3300 Paxton Ave.
Total Acres
6.0
Parcel #
027-0878-001, 002, 003, 011, 023, 024,; 027-0876-039, 040, 04-02, 042-01, 043-03, 030, 031-01
State Highways
I-880, I-580, Hwy 13
Schools
yes
Waterways
Peralta Creek
Other Information
038-03; 027-0875-011, 012; 027 0878-011
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, Department of Toxic Substances Control
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Toxic Substances Control
Development Types
Recreational (Master Plan Update for Existing City Park)
Local Actions
Master Plan, Use Permit, Lot Merger; Design Review of Landmark site
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Noise, Recreation
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.