Zoning Adjustments Board

During their Tuesday meeting, Berkeley City Council began by adjourning their meeting in honor of Patricia DeVito, Beatrice Barrigher and David Lance Goines. All had been long-standing and influential members of the community who had passed away within the last six months.

During its session Tuesday, Berkeley City Council conducted a public hearing regarding an appeal to the Zoning Adjustments Board to approve a use permit which would allow the demolition of existing buildings and construction of housing on 2065 Kittredge Street.

A proposed development project may bring retail space and more than 200 new units of housing to 1598 University Avenue in the next few years.

The McDonald’s on the corner of Shattuck and University avenues in Downtown Berkeley may soon be demolished and replaced by a 26-story, high-rise apartment building, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

Bayer HealthCare LLC, or Bayer, a global pharmaceutical company, presented a 30-year development agreement for a facility within 3 miles of Downtown Berkeley to Berkeley’s Zoning Adjustments Board on Thursday.

Housing construction projects at 2015 Blake St. and 3031 Adeline St. are awaiting building permits from the city of Berkeley.

Berkeley City Council held a special meeting Thursday evening to consider two appeals on land use decisions made by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, or LPC, and the Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB.

The Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, approved a 42-unit co-living accommodation’s construction at 2435 San Pablo Ave. after several failed motions and disagreements among board members.

Berkeley City Council banned tear gas outright as well as police usage of pepper spray and smoke during the COVID-19 pandemic at a meeting Tuesday.

The ASUC External Affairs Vice President's office hosted a virtual town hall with a Berkeley city commissioner Tuesday evening to discuss COVID-19, housing and rent.