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Council approves bond financing for Fusion Legacy Court, zoning updates and a rezoning to allow housing on 55th Street
Summary
The council approved a California Municipal Finance Authority bond financing for the Fusion Legacy Court apartments, adopted technical zoning updates to align Title 23 with state law, and approved a rezoning and general plan amendments for two parcels at 1646 and 1655 55th Street to enable a proposed residential project.
On April 28 the Berkeley City Council approved several housing and land-use items: authority bond financing for the Fusion Legacy Court apartments, a package of zoning-code amendments to Title 23 for state-law consistency and technical fixes, and a rezoning and general-plan amendment for two parcels on 55th Street to allow a proposed residential project.
For the Fusion Legacy Court financing (item 13), staff said there was no formal presentation but that the project advanced through required review. Council members praised staff and noted the role of the housing trust fund and developer in predevelopment financing. "This is the sort of project…
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