One group of neighbors is pitted against another in an ongoing discussion about a proposal by software mogul Mitch Kapor to build a new home at 2707 Rose Street. The plan has been rubber-stamped by the city. But an appeal looms on April 27. On March 15 we published a letter from a group of […]
Zoning Adjustments Board
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Zoning board member admits permit violation
A member of Berkeley’s Zoning Adjustments Board, and an aide to a Berkeley City Council member, is hoping to keep his job after it emerged he had failed to get appropriate permits for work done on his west Berkeley garage. Ryan Lau was cited Monday by the Building and Safety Division of the Berkeley Planning […]
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Neighbors express support for 2707 Rose Street home
On January 28, Berkeley’s Zoning Adjustments Board approved a plan submitted on behalf of Mitchell Kapor to build a new home at 2707 Rose Street (model pictured left). The approval is being appealed. Berkeleyside first drew attention to this issue on January 25. We published an explanation of the thinking behind the appeal, written by architect […]
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Comment: Why Berkeley must revisit its approval for new home construction on Rose Street
On January 28, Berkeley’s Zoning Adjustments Board approved an application to build a new home at 2707 Rose Street (rendering above). The application was made by Mitchell Kapor, the founder of Lotus Development Corporation, and would involve the demolition of a 2,477 sq ft homeand three outbuildings currently on the property. Below, Gary Parsons explains why […]
