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DOWNTOWN AREA PLAN

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Planning Commission and DAPAC

Planning Commission and DAPAC served as advisory bodies to Berkeley’s City Council, and their recommendations appear below. Some substantive differences exist between the two sets recommendations, such as on the number of taller buildings to allow (as described in the chart below):

Building Heights	DAPAC	Planning Commission	City Council
Generally Allowed	85’	85’	85’
100’ Exceptions	4	0	2
120’ Exceptions	4	6	6
180’ Exceptions	See below	4	2 (45’ hotel bonus)
225’ Hotels	2	2	See above
Location for Tallest Buildings	Over Broad Area	Near BART Only	Near BART Only
Total Number of Tall Exceptions	10	12	10

Planning Commission Recommendation Illustrated Version of Final Draft (.pdf)	DAPAC Recommendation
1. Introduction (.pdf) 1-IN-1-Contexts(.pdf) 1-IN-2-GroundfloorUse (.pdf) 1-IN-3-OppSites (.pdf)	1. Outline and Vision for the Plan (.pdf)
2. Environmental Sustainability (.pdf)	2. Environmental Sustainability (.pdf)
3. Land Use (.pdf) 3-LU-1-LandUseMap (.pdf) 3-LU-2-BldgHeightMap (.pdf) 3-LU-4-ExistUse (.pdf) 3-LU-5-ActiveFront (.pdf)	3. Land Use (.pdf) Land Use Map (.pdf) Reports (.pdf)
4. Access (.pdf)	4. Access (.pdf)
5. Historic Preservation and Urban Design (.pdf) 5-HD-1-HistoricOppSites (.pdf)	5. Historic Preservation & Urban Design (.pdf) Historic Preservation & Urban Design map (.pdf)
6. Streetscapes and Open Spaces (.pdf) 6-OS-1-OSOpps (.pdf) 6-OS-2-Stormwater (.pdf) 6-OS-3-Midblocks (.pdf)	6. Streetscapes & Open Spaces (.pdf) Streetscapes & Open Space maps (.pdf)
7. Housing and Community Health & Services (.pdf)	7. Housing and Community Health & Services (.pdf)
8. Economic Development (.pdf)	8. Economic Development (.pdf) City Interests in University Properties (.pdf) Center Street (.pdf)

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