Public hearing on zoning map amendments for Fifth Street properties.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BERKELEY CITY COUNCIL Adoption of Zoning Map Amendments to Title 23 of the Berkeley Municipal Code, and General Plan Amendments to change the zoning designation of 1646 and 1650 Fifth Street. The public may participate in this hearing by remote video or in-person. The Department of Planning and Development is proposing amendments to the City's Zoning Ordinance and General Plan to update the General Plan Land Use designation of 1646 and 1650 Fifth Street from both Manufacturing (M) and Mixed Use (MU) to solely Mixed Use, and to change the Zoning designation of both parcels from both Mixed Use-Light Industrial (MU-LI) and Mixed Use-Residential (MU-R) to solely Mixed Use-Residential (MU-R). Proposed zoning amendments affect the following Sections of Title 23: 23.108.030 (Zoning Map). Proposed General Plan map amendments include making concurrent modifications to the General Plan Land Use Map and the West Berkeley Plan Land Use Map. The proposed amendments are covered by the common sense exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). The hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:00 pm in the School District Board Room, located at 1231 Addison Street, Berkeley CA 94702. A copy of the agenda material for this hearing will be available on the City's website at https://berkeleyca.gov/ as of April 16, 2026. Once posted, the agenda for this meeting will include a link for public participation using Zoom video technology, as well as any health and safety requirements for in-person attendance. For further information, please contact Joshua Muller, Associate Planner at 510-981-7488. Written comments should be mailed or delivered directly to the City Clerk, 2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704, or e-mailed to council@berkeleyca.gov in order to ensure delivery to all Councilmembers and inclusion in the agenda packet. BV 6958887 April 17, 2026