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Roll Call
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Berkeley Meetings
Planning Commission 2026-03-04
Berkeley • 2026-03-04 • 6:30 pm
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Meeting summary
What Happened
- Planning Commission 2026-03-04 met on 2026-03-04. This summary uses official minutes text and focuses on substantive outcomes rather than routine meeting procedure.
- Public comment: PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: 0 4.
Key Decisions
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion/Second (Merker/Kahn) to approve the Planning Commission Meeting Minutes from February 4, 2026.
- Motion/Second (Oatfield/Vincent) to close the public hearing.
- Motion/Second (Twu/Kahn) recommend staff’s proposal to rezone 1646 and 1650 5 th Street and associated Zoning Map and General Plan Amendments for adoption by City Council.
Why It Matters
- This summary is based on approved minutes text, so action language is treated as outcome evidence rather than agenda-only planned action.
- The recorded actions may affect city services, public spending, implementation timelines, or future council oversight.
Topics Discussed
- No major non-action discussion topic was clearly separated from the recorded decisions in the extracted minutes.
What Happens Next
- No specific follow-up step was clearly detected beyond implementation of the recorded actions.
Agenda
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Adopt an Amendment to amend the Zoning Map to rezone portions of 1646 and 1650 Fifth Street from MU-LI to MU-R;
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Action and Discussion Items The public may comment on each item listed on the agenda for action as the item is taken up.
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Recommendation: Hold a public hearing; take public comment; discuss the proposed amendments to the Zoning Map, General Plan and West Berkeley Plan; and provide a recommendation to City Council to:
Following review and discussion of the items listed below, the Commission may continue an item to a future Commission meeting. No Action can be taken on items that are not noticed on the published agenda. A. Public Hearing: 1646 and 1650 Fifth Street Re-Zoning...
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Correspondence Correspondence Received before noon, February 25, 2026
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Next Commission Meeting Wednesday March 18, 2026, 6:30 PM
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14. Adjournment Correspondence and Notices For inclusion in the Commissioners’ agenda packet, please submit written comments by Wednesday the week prior to the meeting. One set of “late communications” will be distributed to the Commissioners one day before th...
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Land Acknowledgement Statement: The Commission recognizes that the community we live in was built on the territory of xučyun (Huchiun (Hooch-yoon)), the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo (Cho- chen-yo)-speaking Ohlone (Oh-low-
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nee) people, the ancestors and descendants of the sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. This land was and continues to be of great importance to all of the Ohlone Tribes and descendants of the Verona Band. As we begin our meeting tonight, we acknowledge and...
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Adopt a Resolution to make conforming amendments to:
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Order of Agenda
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Chairperson Report The Commission Chair may make announcements or provide information to the Commission in the form of an oral report.
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The Commission will not take action on such items but may request the items be placed on a future agenda for discussion.
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Ad Hoc Subcommittees and Liaison Comments Receive opportunity reports on status of projects for which the Planning Commission has established a subcommittee or liaison.
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Commissioner Announcements
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Minutes for Approval Draft minutes for the Commissions consideration and approval.
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Recommendation: Approve the draft minutes of the February 4, 2026 meeting.
Minutes of February 4, 2026 From: Commission Secretary
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The West Berkeley Plan to include conforming land use district map amendments; and
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The General Plan Map to change the existing Manufacturing (M) and Mixed Use (MU) land use designation to solely Mixed Use (Attachment 1, Exhibits A & B).
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Recommendation: Receive the Ad-Coc Committee’s memo, consider public comments and deliberate on policy recommendations. 11 . Information Items None.
B. Discussion: Ad Hoc Committee's Memo on Corridors Upzoning From: Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Corridors Upzoning
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