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Berkeley council advances landmark ordinance changes, raises citizen-petition threshold to 200 signatures and adds SB 330 timing protections
Summary
After extended debate and public testimony, the council approved staff recommendations with supplemental language setting a single 200-signature threshold for citizen landmark petitions, adding a one‑time SB 330 exception to delay landmark initiation for active housing vesting applications, and requesting a one-year implementation report.
The Berkeley City Council voted April 14 to advance amendments to the city’s Landmarks Preservation Ordinance, adopting staff recommendations with supplemental changes that set a single 200-signature threshold for citizen-initiated landmark petitions, add protections for projects vested under SB 330, and request a staff report after one year on the ordinance’s administration.
Planning Director Jordan Klein and assistant planner Faye Mingham summarized the referral: the amendments update long-outdated procedures, align notice and fees with modern practice, and respond to a council referral about the low 50-signature threshold for citizen-initiated designations. Staff presented two alternatives for signature thresholds (a…
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