In demonstrating the City of Berkeley's commitment to individual privacy, this policy governs any personal, citizen, and business information supplied to the City via the City's website. The City's goal in collecting personal information via the City's website is to provide visitors the most personalized and effective service possible. Our goal is to protect online information with the same…
- The City of Berkeley's website (berkeleyca.gov) web servers and City-contracted vendor servers are maintained for the exclusive use of the City of Berkeley staff in communicating matters of general public interest via the Internet. While the City attempts to keep berkeleyca.gov accurate and timely, the City neither warrants nor makes representations or endorsements as to the…
This table provides information on business classifications and their related Business License Tax (BLT) rates. Your annual business license tax payment is based on the corresponding rate (based on gross receipts, rents, or other business-specific income) based on the business activity description you provided on your application.Unless otherwise indicated, rates are for each $1,000 of…
Read adopted plans Read the General Plan and area plans to understand the policies that determine how the City makes decisions about development projects. General Plan Area plans:
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AGENDA BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, December 9, 2021 6:00 P.M. Jesse Arreguin, Mayor Councilmembers: District 1 – Rashi Kesarwani District 5 – Sophie Hahn District 2 – Terry Taplin District 6 – Susan Wengraf…
Jesse Arreguin, Mayor Councilmembers: District 1 – Rashi Kesarwani District 5 – Sophie Hahn District 2 – Terry Taplin District 6 – Susan Wengraf District 3 – Ben Bartlett District 7 – Rigel Robinson District 4 – Kate Harrison District 8 – Lori Droste PUBLIC ADVISORY: THIS…
Development projects often require review from a traffic engineer as part of the project development process. The traffic engineer will evaluate the project’s impact on vehicle traffic and street parking, and ensure off-street parking meets design requirements. You may be required to prepare reports documenting the environmental, traffic, or parking impacts of your project.Impact on driving and…
Projects this policy applies to The public art on private development (or “Percent for Art”) policy applies to:
- new residential projects with five or more units
- new commercial and industrial structures and building additions larger than 10,000 square feet (including city sponsored projects).
Some properties in the City of Berkeley are designated as City Landmarks, Structure of Merit and Historic Districts. These properties exhibit cultural significance due their design or connections to important historical events and/or persons, and shall be…
Berkeley’s green building requirements are helping reduce our community’s dependence on fossil-fuels and create healthier, more resilient buildings. They are designed to transition our community to carbon-free building materials and operation, with requirements for renewable energy and efficient use of energy, water, and building materials.LEED Gold certificationApplies to: New buildings and…