West Berkeley Project
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2009072084
Lead Agency
City of Berkeley
Document Title
West Berkeley Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Master Use Permit, Manufacturing (M), Mixed Manufacturing (MM) and Mixed Use/Light Industrial (MULI) zoning districts.
Document Description
The West Berkeley Project has been developed to amend the current zoning regulations that apply to the manufacturing zoning districts in West Berkeley: 1) to remove unnecessary obstacles to economically viable reuse of existing buildings consistent with the primary goals and objectives of the West Berkeley Plan; and 2) to facilitate development of large land holdings through a revised Master Use Permit process. The proposed changes to the current zoning regulations are intended to encourage the development of under-utilized properties in an effort to better implement the vision of the West Berkeley Plan and to protect these industrially-zoned neighborhoods.
The West Berkeley Project would encourage the reuse and expansion of existing buildings by removing current zoning obstacles that make it difficult for new businesses to begin and existing business to expand. Although the basic types of uses would not change in any substantive way under the Way Berkeley Project, the lists and definitions of allowed uses would be modified to be more consistent with current industrial classifications, reflecting changes in research & development and/or manufacturing technology since the West Berkeley Plan was adopted in 1993. Also, use restrictions and development standards would be modified to remedy specific obstacles to development within the primary manufacturing districts.
Contact Information
Name
Wendy Cosin
Agency Name
City of Berkeley
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Berkeley
Counties
Alameda
Cross Streets
San Pablo Avenue
State Highways
I-80/I-580
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Major Industrial Projects, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
Project Issues
Air Quality, Noise, Transportation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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