St. John's Episcopal Church - Parking and New Sanctuary Improvements
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2008032031
Lead Agency
City of Oakland
Document Title
St. John's Episcopal Church - Parking and New Sanctuary Improvements
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
R-30, One-family Residential Zone; Hillside Residential GP Designation
Document Description
Phase I of the project includes demolishing the house at 5928 Thornhill Road, abandoning a portion of the shared access road with the home at 5940 Thornhill Road, and constructing a new access bridge over Temescal Creek. Primary ingress and egress would be via a new lane leading from the new bridge to an auto circle, which would allow pick-up and drop-off activities as well as provide improved fire truck access to the sanctuary. Perpendicular parking spaces would be provided along the new lane, as well as a separate pedestrian path, which would run parallel to the the new lane. Existing parking areas near the sanctuary would be retained, and the existing parking along the upper parking would be retained and resurfaced. The Alhambra Lane driveway would be retained, and the existing parking along the upper parking lot would be retained to allow egress for people parking in this area. The number of parking spaces would be increased from 40 spaces plus 1 ADA space to 49 spaces plus 1 van and 1 ADA space. Phase I also includes the removal of 2,300 square feet of asphalt parking lot abutting the eastern side of the existing sanctuary buildings and abandonment and removal of paving at the current, steep Gouldin Road entry. This area would be landscaped under Phase 2.
As a separate project component, Temescal creek would be restored along its reach of approximately 200 linear feet within the project site boundaries.
Phase II would entail construction of a new sanctuary building between 5,000 and 5,500 square feet and one story tall at the location of the current Gouldin Road entrance to the church. Conceptual plans for the new sanctuary call for a 33-foot-high structure and a cupola with a bell. The new sanctuary would be constructed of wood, stucco and a composition roof material to match the style and materials of the exsting sanctuary building. As part of this phase, the patio between the existing building and the new sanctuary would be renovated and expanded. Upon completion of the new sanctuary building, the existing building would be converted into a community hall, fellowship space.
Contact Information
Name
Caesar Quitevis
Agency Name
City of Oakland, CEDA Planning & Zoning
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Cross Streets
Thornhill Drive and Gouldin Road
Zip
94611
Total Acres
3.13
Parcel #
048F-7390-004-09, 001-01, 003-03, 013-00, 001-018
State Highways
13
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Thornhill Elementary (5858 Thornhill Dr.)
Waterways
Temescal Creek
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Other (Community civic: Church Expansion)
Local Actions
Master Plan, Site Plan, Use Permit, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
Project Issues
Biological Resources, Hydrology/Water Quality, Transportation, Vegetation, Mandatory Findings of Significance
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