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Ashby and North Berkeley BART Station Planning

Share your vision for the future of housing, open space, and community amenities at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations.

Planning is underway to re-imagine the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations as vibrant places that include housing, open space and community amenities. Both sites are owned by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). The City of Berkeley is working with BART to develop zoning and site planning parameters for the station areas that reflect a shared community vision. After the zoning is complete, BART, as the property owner, will choose the developer and oversee construction of any projects at their stations.

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On Thursday, June 2, 2022, the Berkeley City Council will hold a public hearing to:

  • Adopt the R-BMU (Residential-BART Mixed Use) zoning district;
  • Amend the General Plan and General Plan map;
  • Adopt the City and BART Joint Vision and Priorities (JVP) for Transit Oriented; Development at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART Stations; and
  • Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report

When available, agenda-related materials will be posted here and on the City Council Agenda page.  Please subscribe to our mailing list, above, to be notified when they are available.

Project Background

In September 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2923, state legislation that affects zoning requirements on existing BART-owned property within 1/2 mile of stations in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco Counties.  Cities and counties have until July 1,2022 to rezone BART's property to conform with the standards established in AB 2923.

The current zoning at the North Berkeley and Ashby BART stations does not comply with AB 2923, so the City of Berkeley must develop new zoning for these stations.  Zoning sets rules for the range of what is allowed and/or required on a particular piece of property (e.g. maximums building size/height/density; parking and open space requirements; allowed uses).  

Changes in zoning require the approval of the City Council.  The City Planning Commission must first make a recommendation to the City Council about any changes to zoning before the City Council can act.

The City of Berkeley is working closely with BART to develop zoning and site planning parameters that meet the requirements of AB 2923, the goals of the City and the community, and the goals of BART as the property owner.  The City and BART have agreed upon a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that establishes a framework for development of the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations, including a community advisory process and other community engagement; milestones and a timeline to develop zoning that complies with AB 2923; solicitation of developer(s); and further studies/planning for the two station areas.

As outlined in the MOU, the planning effort moving forward will build upon separate community engagement efforts that have been underway for several years relating to the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations, and other adopted plans and policies of the City and of BART.

As part of this station planning effort, the City Council has created a Community Advisory Group (CAG) to provide input to the City Planning Commission.

The first phase of planning for the Ashby and North Berkeley station areas will ultimately result in new zoning language added to the Berkeley Municipal Code.  Development of new zoning will also require environmental review and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report.

Past Events

  • Community Advisory Group (CAG) Meeting #1
    June 8, 2020 3 Documents
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #1 Agenda (178.01 KB)
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    • BART CAG Meeting #1 Presentation (7.71 MB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #1 Summary (827.36 KB)
  • Community Advisory Group (CAG) Meeting #2
    August 3, 2020 3 Documents
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #2 Agenda (705.56 KB)
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    • BART CAG Meeting #2 Presentation (7.23 MB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #2 Summary (2.07 MB)
  • BART Planning Community Workshop #1
    August 31, 2020 3 Documents
    Document
    • BART Community Workshop #1 Summary (1.74 MB)
    Document
    • BART Community Workshop #1 Presentation (8.5 MB)
    Document
    • BART Goals and Parameters (222.1 KB)
  • Community Advisory Group (CAG) Meeting #3A
    October 14, 2020 3 Documents
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #3 Agenda (147.43 KB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #3A Presentation (3.47 MB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #3 Summary (187.28 KB)
  • Community Advisory Group (CAG) Meeting #3B
    October 21, 2020 3 Documents
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #3 Agenda (147.43 KB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #3B Presentation (1.91 MB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #3 Summary (187.28 KB)
  • Community Advisory Group (CAG) Meeting #4
    December 14, 2020 2 Documents
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #4 Agenda (133.12 KB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #4 Summary (106.01 KB)
  • BART Planning Community Workshop #2
    February 8, 2021 2 Documents
    Document
    • BART Community Meeting 2 Summary (6.46 MB)
    Document
    • BART Community Workshop #2 Presentation (3.94 MB)
  • Community Advisory Group (CAG) Meeting #5
    March 22, 2021 3 Documents
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #5 Agenda (109.56 KB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #5 Presentation (3.12 MB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #5 Summary (1.3 MB)
  • Community Advisory Group (CAG) Meeting #6
    April 29, 2021 3 Documents
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #6 Agenda (117.97 KB)
    Document
    • BART (CAG) Meeting #6 Presentation (5.22 MB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #6 Summary (4.8 MB)
  • Community Advisory Group (CAG) Meeting #7
    June 21, 2021 3 Documents
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #7 Agenda (187.97 KB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #7 Presentation (3.9 MB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #7 Summary (1.58 MB)
  • BART Planning Community Workshop #3
    June 26, 2021 2 Documents
    Document
    • BART Community Meeting 3 Summary (1.59 MB)
    Document
    • BART Community Meeting 3 Presentation (3.62 MB)
  • Planning Commission September 2021
    September 1, 2021 2 Documents
    Document
    • 2021-09-01 Planning Commission Agenda (183.43 KB)
    Document
    • 2021-09-01 Planning Commission Staff Report (3.4 MB)
  • Planning Commission November 2021
    November 3, 2021 1 Documents
    Document
    • 2021-11-03 Planning Commission Agenda (222.33 KB)
  • BART Community Advisory Group (CAG) Meeting #8
    December 6, 2021 2 Documents
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #8 Presentation (1.24 MB)
    Document
    • BART CAG Meeting #8 Agenda (147.7 KB)

Related Documents

Document
  • North Berkeley BART Station Info Sheet (424.49 KB)
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  • Ashby Station Info Sheet (440.46 KB)
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  • Off-Agenda Memo to the City Council: Update on BART Station Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Zoning Project (266.44 KB)
Document
  • Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) and Response to Comments (RTC) Document (34.24 MB)
Document
  • Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) (220.18 KB)
Document
  • Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (17.82 MB)
Document
  • DRAFT City and BART Joint Vision and Priorities for Transit Oriented Development at the Ashby and North Berkeley BART Stations document (206.18 KB)
Document
  • DRAFT R-BMU (Residential-BART Mixed Use) zoning district and accompanying Zoning Ordinance revisions (1.82 MB)
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General Plan and Area Plans
  • Ashby and North Berkeley BART Station Planning
  • Housing Element Update
  • Objective Standards for Residential Development

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