A proposal for a five-story, 57-unit building in South Berkeley has come back in its latest iteration after a failed attempt in 2013 to get city approval.
Zoning Adjustments Board
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Updated ‘Enclave Dormitory’ plans get green light from Berkeley zoning board
A UC Berkeley graduate student dormitory at Telegraph and Haste got its latest approval from the zoning board Thursday, and appears — at long last — to be moving forward.
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Co-housing project for South Berkeley voted down by zoning board
A much-revised proposal for 3000 Shattuck Ave., which features dorm-like larger units, was rejected by ZAB on June 28 — its third time before the board.
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Could third review be the charm for this South Berkeley co-living project?
Like other large development proposals in Berkeley, this unusual dorm-like co-living project is testing opinions on what’s needed to best solve the city’s housing crisis.
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Proposed addition on Berkeley’s historic Greenwood Common fuels controversy
The owners of a 1950s home on the landmarked North Berkeley common want to build a partial second-story using the original architect’s plans.
Posted inObituaries
Remembering George Williams, planner, former member of the Zoning Adjustments Board
Williams spent 20 years as assistant director of the San Francisco Planning Department, and was the principal author of its renowned Downtown Plan.
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Council asked to rule on neighbor dispute over blocked bay views
Neighbors have twice appealed a family’s plan to build an addition onto their home in the hills.
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Renters group sues city over Haskell vote
A Bay Area renters advocacy group has sued the Berkeley City Council over its rejection of a three-unit infill housing project on Haskell Street.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Berkeley can do better at 2902 Adeline St.
There are at least six reasons the proposed development at 2902 Adeline should be sent back to Berkeley’s Zoning Adjustments Board.
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Dispute over details puts ‘innovative’ deal for new Berkeley housing on hold
In a bizarre twist both sides said was unforeseen, a deal more than a year in the making stalled out Tuesday night prior to a council vote that was expected to bring 50 new units to Berkeley.
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Council to consider zoning appeal for 6-story building in South Berkeley
Tuesday night, council will hear an appeal by local residents fighting a 6-story building in South Berkeley.
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Legal action likely after council rejects housing project on Haskell Street
The state Housing Accountability Act is at the center of a dispute over a three-unit housing project.
