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Oakland • 2026-02-24 • 1:30 PM
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What Happened
  • Oakland Community & Economic Development Committee met on 2026-02-24. This summary uses official minutes text and focuses on substantive outcomes rather than routine meeting procedure. The most resident-relevant actions centered on infrastructure and capital projects, general plan, zoning, and land-use implementation, and appointments, commissions, or committees.
Key Decisions
  • The motion carried by the following vote: Aye Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown 4 - NO VOTE 0 Page 1 City of Oakland Printed on 3/10/2026 February 24, 2026 *Community & Economic Development Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 3 Subject: Amendments To Planning Code Chapter 17.96 S-14 Housing Sites Combining Zone Regulations From: Planning And Building...
  • The motion carried by the following vote: Aye Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown 4 - NO VOTE 0 Page 2 City of Oakland Printed on 3/10/2026 February 24, 2026 *Community & Economic Development Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 4 Subject: Senate Bill 79 Planning Code Implementation Ordinance From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt An...
  • With Councilmember Brown Presiding As Chairperson COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP: Roll Call / Call To Order Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, and Rowena Brown Present 4 - 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On February 10, 2026 26-0428 View Report Attachments: A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that...
  • The motion carried by the following vote: Aye Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown 4 - NO VOTE 0 2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 26-0429 View Report View Supplemental Report - 2/19/2026 Attachments: 1 Speaker Spoke On This Item A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted.
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.
  • Infrastructure and capital-project actions can affect public facilities, maintenance priorities, and neighborhood conditions.
  • Housing and General Plan actions affect how the city tracks housing obligations, land-use policy, and future development priorities.
  • Appointments and leadership decisions affect who is responsible for carrying city policy into day-to-day implementation.
Topics Discussed
  • No major non-action discussion topic was clearly separated from the recorded decisions in the extracted minutes.
What Happens Next
  • Housing Element and General Plan reporting continues through state-required submissions and future council updates.
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1 • 26-0428
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On February 10, 2026
Action: Accepted
2 • 26-0429
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
Action: Accepted
3 • 26-0395
Subject: Amendments To Planning Code Chapter 17.96 S-14 Housing Sites Combining Zone Regulations From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance, As Recommended By The Planning Commission: (1) Amending Title 17 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (The Planning Code) To (A) Amend Chapter 17.96 S-14 Housing Sites Combining Zone To Update The Definition Of Development Project And To Include A Conditional Use Permit Procedure For Non-Housing Developments; And (B) Update "Work/Live" And "Live/Work" Residential To Non-Residential Unit Area, As Referenced Throughout Title 17, To Correspond With Revision To The California Building Code And Oakland Building Code Regulations; And (2) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward
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4 • 26-0397
Subject: Senate Bill 79 Planning Code Implementation Ordinance From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance, As Recommended By The Planning Commission (1) Amending Title 17 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (The Planning Code) To Add Chapter 17.86 S-8 Abundant And Affordable Homes Near Transit (Senate Bill 79) Combining Zone Regulations Identifying Sites Eligible And Ineligible Or Excluded From The Senate Bill 79 Property Development Standards; (2) Making Related Oakland Zoning Map Amendments To Designate Parcels Within The S-8 Combining Zone And To Identify Whether Such Designated Parcels Are Eligible For Or Excluded From The Senate Bill 79 Property Development Standards; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward
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