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Board approves annual reports, limits Park Station music

AlamedaFeb 24, 20262 min read

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The Planning Board accepted Alameda’s 2025 annual reports and sent the Park Station live-music permit back with tighter limits: up to four events per month for now, plus a follow-up report in four months on monitoring and sound mitigation.

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What this means

Residents can expect Alameda’s yearly planning, transportation, and climate reports to move forward with a small wording change in the acceptance. The board also did not approve the full request for more live music at Park Station on Park Street. Instead, it kept the current permit conditions, allowed four events per month for now, and asked for an update in four months on noise monitoring and ways to reduce sound impacts in the neighborhood.

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Accepted the 2025 annual reports, with an amendment removing the title of General Plan and Housing Element from the acceptance.
Continued the Park Station use permit review and limited outdoor live music to four events per month under the current permit conditions.
Requested a return update in four months with a city monitoring plan and a preliminary report on sound mitigation.

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Feb 24, 2026, 3:00 AMCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda, CA 94501scheduled

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Pledge of Allegiance
ROLL CALL
AGENDA CHANGES
NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT - Anyone may speak for 3 minutes regarding any matter not on the agenda
CONSENT CALENDAR
Approve Draft Meeting Minutes - December 8, 2025
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
Recommendation to Accept the 2025 Annual Reports on the Alameda 2040 General Plan/Housing Element, Transportation Choices Plan, Vision Zero Action Plan, Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, and Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plan. CEQA Determination: Acceptance of the annual reports is statutorily exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). (Continued from the February 23, 2026 Meeting)
PLN25-0649 - Use Permit - 1200 Park Street - Applicant: Park Station. Public hearing to consider the required 6-month review of the Use Permit to allow an outdoor seating area with afternoon and early evening live music events located at an existing tavern. The request is also to modify the conditional use permit for the outdoor music events to allow up to ten (10) outdoor live music events per month on Fridays from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Saturdays from 2:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and Sundays from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, and to increase the maximum noise level allowed for the events to 90 dBA. CEQA Determination: This project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities and 15183, Projects Consistent with General Plan and Zoning.
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Planning, Building and Transportation Department Recent Actions and Decisions
Oral Report - Future Public Meetings and Upcoming Planning, Building and Transportation Department Projects
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NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT - Anyone may speak for 3 minutes regarding any matter not on the agenda
ADJOURNMENT
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Board approves annual reports, limits Park Station music

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