1444 Walnut St, Berkeley, CA 94709

North Shattuck Commercial District

The purpose of the North Shattuck Commercial (C-NS) district is to: Implement the General Plan’s designations for Community Commercial and Commercial/Residential in this area; Encourage the maintenance and establishment of retail and service activities that provide goods and services to serve the residents of the adjacent and outlying neighborhoods; but do not generate high traffic volume; Provide locations for other activities compatible with these commercial activities; Promote compatibility between such commercial areas and adjacent residential neighborhoods; Limit the space occupied by businesses that generate high traffic volumes; Support the retention of types of businesses serving adjacent neighborhoods; Limit space occupied by commercial uses, especially offices, that are more appropriately located in the downtown business district; Prevent development of commercial spaces exceeding the amount and intensity of use that can be served by available traffic capacity and potential parking supply; Encourage an adequate commercial and residential mix along Shattuck Avenue; and Ensure that new buildings and additions to existing buildings harmonize with their surroundings.