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Berkeley council adopts first reading to implement SB 684, adds local parcel path and numeric amendments
Summary
The council adopted the first reading of an ordinance to implement SB 684, creating a ministerial path for qualifying small-lot subdivisions and a streamlined local parcel map option for other infill projects. Council amended minimum vacant-lot size in hillside overlay to 600 sq ft and lowered usable open-space requirement to 150 sq ft; the motion passed with one abstention.
The Berkeley City Council held a public hearing and on Feb. 24 adopted the first reading of an ordinance amending Titles 21 and 23 to implement Senate Bill 684 and to create a complementary local parcel-map path. Staff said the ordinance establishes a ministerial SB684-compliant pathway for qualifying small-lot subdivisions and a streamlined, administrative local parcel option for other lower-density infill projects that do not meet SB684 thresholds.
Planning Director Jordan Klein and Associate Planner Branka Tatarovich said the ordinance aligns subdivision and…
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