The City of Berkeley receives an annual award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to fund local community development activities, called a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The City identified several activities to spend their CDBG funds on in the…
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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Planning is underway to re-imagine the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations as vibrant places that include housing, open space, and community amenities. Subscribe to our mailing listNEWS & UPDATESOn December 3, 2024, the City Council approved an ordinance (No. 7,939-…
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…
If you own an unreinforced masonry or soft story building with 5 or more units in Berkeley, you are required to retrofit your property to make it safer in case of an earthquake. You can get support with paying for these improvements through seismic retrofit…