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Council adopts ordinance to implement state small‑lot subdivision law with local adjustments
Summary
Berkeley council voted to adopt ordinance amendments to Titles 21 and 23 to implement California’s SB 684 ministerial pathway for qualifying small‑lot subdivisions and a streamlined local parcel‑map option; council amended numeric thresholds and recorded an 8–0–1 vote (one abstention).
The Berkeley City Council adopted amendments to the city’s subdivision and zoning codes Tuesday to implement California’s SB 684 pathway for small‑lot, ownership‑oriented middle‑housing projects and to create a streamlined local parcel‑map option for smaller infill projects that do not qualify for the state ministerial path.
Planning staff described two pathways in the ordinance: a ministerial SB 684–compliant route for qualifying middle‑housing infill projects and a separate local parcel‑map pathway intended to streamline approvals for smaller projects that meet Berkeley’s…
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