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Oakland planning commission backs S14 zoning amendments, urges administrative guidelines
Summary
The commission voted 5–0 to recommend city council adopt amendments to the S14 housing-sites zone that clarify the definition of "development project," create a conditional-use path for some nonhousing uses subject to no-net-loss findings, and align work-live rules with building code; commissioners asked staff to develop administrative guidelines to limit subjectivity.
Vice Chair Nellie Sandoval moved and the Oakland Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend that the City Council adopt amendments to the S14 housing-sites combining zone and authorize administrative guidelines to support implementation.
The amendments revise the definition of what qualifies as a "development project," add a conditional-use permit (CUP) pathway for certain nonhousing uses on S14 sites when those uses provide "substantial community or economic benefit," and update work-live and live-work unit-area limits to match recent changes to the California Building Code. Strategic Planning Manager Laura Kaminski told commissioners staff would return ordinance language to council…
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