23.108.020 Zoning Districts.
A. Districts. Berkeley is divided into districts as shown in Table 23.108-1: Zoning Districts. Unique regulations apply within each district as established in Chapters 23.202--23.208 (Zoning Districts).
DISTRICT SYMBOL | NAME OF DISTRICT |
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Residential Districts | |
R-1 | Single-Family Residential |
R-1A | Limited Two-family Residential |
ES-R | Environmental Safety Residential |
R-2 | Restricted Two-family Residential |
R-2A | Restricted Multiple-family Residential |
R-3 | Multiple-family Residential |
R-4 | Multi-family Residential |
R-5 | High Density Residential |
R-S | Residential Southside |
R-SMU | Residential Southside Mixed Use |
R-BMU | Residential BART Mixed Use |
Commercial Districts | |
C-C | Corridor Commercial |
C-U | University Avenue Commercial |
C-N | Neighborhood Commercial |
C-E | Elmwood Commercial |
C-NS | North Shattuck Commercial |
C-SA | South Area Commercial |
C-T | Telegraph Avenue Commercial |
C-SO | Solano Avenue Commercial |
C-DMU | Downtown Mixed-Use |
C-W | West Berkeley Commercial |
C-AC | Adeline Corridor Commercial |
Manufacturing Districts | |
M | Manufacturing |
MM | Mixed Manufacturing |
MU-LI | Mixed Use-Light Industrial |
MU-R | Mixed Use-Residential |
Special Districts | |
SP | Specific Plan |
U | Unclassified |
B. Undesignated Areas. Any area not specifically designated as a district on the Zoning Map is subject to the Unclassified (U) district requirements.
C. Overlay Zones.
1. The Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map include the overlay zones shown in Table 23.108-2: Overlay Zones. Overlay zones impose additional regulations on properties beyond what is required by the underlying district. As shown in Table 23.108-2: Overlay Zones, provisions for overlay zones that apply to two or more districts are located in Chapter 23.210 (Overlay Zones). Provisions for overlay zones that apply only in one district are located in the Zoning Ordinance chapter for that district.
OVERLAY ZONE SYMBOL |
NAME OF OVERLAY ZONE |
LOCATION IN ZONING ORDINANCE |
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Overlay Zones that Apply in Two or More Districts |
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H |
Hillside |
23.210.020– Hillside Overlay Zone |
C |
Civic Center |
23.210.030– Civic Center District Overlay Zone |
Overlay Zones that Apply in One District |
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DA |
Downtown Arts |
23.204.130– C-DMU Downtown Mixed-Use District (Arts Overlay District) |
2. If the overlay zone applies a standard to a property that conflicts with the underlying district, the overlay zone standard governs. If the overlay zone is silent on a standard in the underlying district, the underlying district standard applies.
D. Vacated Streets. Where a public street or alley is officially vacated or abandoned, the land area of the street or alley acquires the district classification of the property to which it reverts. (Ord. 7850-NS § 1, 2023; Ord. 7815-NS § 2, 2022: Ord. 7787-NS § 2 (Exh. A), 2021)