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Planning Commission recommends Council approve Housing Element Program LL to ease duplex and triplex conversions
Summary
The commission voted to recommend City Council adopt general plan and zoning table edits under Program LL that remove a lower 'base' FAR/density in eastern neighborhoods and set a single maximum (1.0 FAR; 35 units/acre) to facilitate conversions to two‑ to four‑unit residential buildings; City Council hearings are planned for May and June.
The Emeryville Planning Commission on April 23 recommended that the City Council approve proposed general plan and regulatory changes under Housing Element Program LL intended to make conversions to duplexes and triplexes easier on the eastern side of the city. The recommendation passed on a roll-call vote with six ayes, one absence and no recusals.
Staff said Program LL modifies map tables and density/FAR language so that certain neighborhoods would no longer have a lower 'base' FAR; instead, the applicable maximum (1.0 FAR and up to 35 dwelling units per acre) would apply without a…
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