2334 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

Residential Southside Mixed Use District

The purpose of the Residential Southside Mixed Use district is to: Implement General Plan and Southside Plan policy by encouraging high-density, multi-Story residential development close to major shopping, transportation, and employment centers; Make housing available for persons who desire a convenient location, but who require relatively small amounts of usable open space, yet assure adequate light, air, privacy and usable open space to promote and protect their physical and mental health; Protect adjacent properties from unreasonable obstruction of light and air; Permit the construction of residential structures, such as apartments and residential hotels, which will provide housing opportunities for transient or seasonal residents; Permit the construction of institutional, neighborhood serving retail, and office uses when such uses are not detrimental to the immediate neighborhood; Provide locations for relocation of office space from other locations in the Southside Plan area; Encourage the construction of new housing and mixed-use development on vacant properties and surface parking lots; Encourage the redevelopment of single-Story structures that are not historically significant resources with housing and mixed-use development; and Protect and enhance historically and architecturally significant buildings by ensuring that new development and alterations complement their existing architectural character.