1504 Russell St, Berkeley, CA 94703

South Area Commercial District

The purpose of the South Area Commercial (C-SA) district is to: Implement the General Plan’s designations for Community Commercial, and the Commercial/Residential areas, as well as the policies of the South Berkeley Area Plan; Provide locations for both community-serving and regional-serving businesses, particularly those which reflect the culture of the surrounding area; Provide an area of neighborhood and lower intensity community commercial uses, serving as a transition between the Downtown area and the neighborhood-serving area south of Ashby Avenue; Encourage the location of a wide variety of community-oriented retail goods and services in South Berkeley; Encourage residential development for persons who desire both the convenience of location and more open space than is available in the Downtown; Provide limited locations for other activities such as offices which may be compatible with both retail and residential uses; Encourage development and amenities that support pedestrian-oriented uses; Encourage appropriate mixed-use development retail/office/residential on appropriate sites in the district; and Increase the opportunities for the establishment of businesses which are owned and operated by local residents.