North Berkeley BART Station Area
The North Berkeley BART Station sits on approximately 8.1 acres of land in residential Northwest Berkeley, bounded by Sacramento Street on the east, Virginia Street on the north, Acton Street on the west, and Delaware Street on the south (with the exception of additional side parking lots abutting the Ohlone Greenway).
The North Berkeley BART site is currently zoned U-Unclassified, meaning there is no zoning designation, and therefore zoning and development standards will have to be developed by the Planning Commission in consultation with the Community Advisory Group (CAG).
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín speaks about North Berkeley BART housing proposals as BART District 3 Director Rebecca Saltzman listens during Berkeley City Council meeting in Berkeley, Calif., on Tuesday, January 15, 2019.
Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
After a series of public meetings, including a community visioning session in October 2018, the City Council gave direction on January 15, 2019, to the City’s Planning Department to develop conceptual land use scenarios for the North Berkeley BART site. On May 9, 2019, the City Council reviewed these scenarios, and unanimously voted to make a referral to the Planning Commission to study development of zoning for the site.
The CAG’s discussions should connect to the North Berkeley BART Development Goals and Objectives, including the discussion of station access, affordability, livability, and environmental sustainability in the context of requirements stipulated by AB 2923 TOD zoning standards.
