City of Berkeley, CA
04/17/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/17/2025 17:03
May 1 virtual meeting to help shape three corridors
Help update zoning on the North Shattuck, College Avenue, and Solano Avenue corridors at the May 1 virtual workshop, which will be the first of several.
Published:
April 16, 2025
Last Updated:
April 17, 2025
Join us at a virtual public workshop on May 1 to learn about and share your thoughts on how the City can add housing while also encouraging merchant activities that support residents along three corridors: North Shattuck, College Avenue, and Solano Avenue.
Those who live or work in these general areas can discuss their experiences and concerns to help inform City staff on approaches to achieve the housing and aligned merchant goals.
City staff will use the workshop to provide an overview of the project and make time for small group discussions. These conversations will help inform the creation of "objective development standards" - a set of consistent City rules to simplify how housing can be built.
Come join us on May 1 to learn about and help shape development along these corridors.
corridor zoning public workshop #1
The May 1 workshop will be the first of several in a multi-year project led by City staff to update the zoning on the corridors.
You can join the meeting via an internet connected device or a landline phone.
Thursday, May 1, 6:30-8:30pm
Join us on Zoom
Or phone:
- Dial 1-669-254-5252 or 1-833-568-8864 (Toll Free)
- Meeting ID: 861 9987 7324
- Passcode: 939786
RSVP online to help us plan, but please join even if you haven't.
If you have language accessibility needs, please email corridors@berkeleyca.gov by 5:00 pm on Monday, April 21, 2025.
start of years-long process to update zoning for these corridors
The May 1 workshop for residents, merchants, and other stakeholders in these areas will be the first of several led by City staff over the next year to update the zoning on these corridors.
The corridors update is one piece of the Housing Element - the state-mandated and City Council-approved housing plan for Berkeley through 2031.
Using public outreach to inform new zoning standards, the project team will develop these new standards for consideration by the Planning Commission. Those standards would then be brought for review and adoption by the Berkeley City Council in 2026.
For more information about the Corridors Zoning Project, visit the project web page, check out the Corridors Fact Sheet, sign up for email updates, or send your questions to the project team at corridors@berkeleyca.gov.
For those interested in learning more or helping shape the development of housing and merchant activity that would increase the livability of these corridors, come join us online or by phone on May 1.