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A. All Manufacturing Districts. To approve an AUP or a Use Permit in a Manufacturing District, the review authority must find that the project:

1. Is consistent with the purposes of the district;

2. Is compatible with the surrounding uses and buildings;

3. Complies with the adopted West Berkeley Plan; and

4. Meets any applicable performance standards for off-site impacts.

B. Additional Findings. In addition to the findings in Section 23.206.100.A (All Manufacturing Districts), the review authority must also make the following findings to approve an AUP or Use Permit in each of the Manufacturing Districts.

1. M and MM Districts. The project:

(a) Is unlikely, under reasonably foreseeable circumstances, to induce a substantial change of use in buildings from manufacturing, wholesale trade, or warehousing uses; and

(b) Is designed in such a manner to be supportive of the industrial character of the district. Such physical compatibility shall include materials used; facade treatments; landscaping; lighting; type, size and placement of awnings, windows, and signs; and all other externally visible aspects of the design of the building and site.

2. MU-LI District. The project:

(a) Is unlikely, under reasonably foreseeable circumstances, to induce a substantial change of use in buildings from manufacturing, wholesale trade, or warehousing uses;

(b) Is designed in such a manner to be supportive of the industrial character of the district. Such physical compatibility shall include materials used; facade treatments; landscaping; lighting; type, size and placement of awnings, windows, and signs; and all other externally visible aspects of the design of the building and site; and

(c) If the building and/or site is split between the MU-LI district and the C-W district, there are clear and appropriate distinctions in all design aspects between the portions of the building and site within the MU-LI district and the portions within the C-W district.

3. MU-R District. The project:

(a) Is unlikely, under reasonably foreseeable circumstances, to either induce or contribute to a cumulative change of use in buildings away from residential, live/work, light industrial, or arts and crafts uses; and

(b) Is designed to be supportive of the character and purposes of the district. (Ord. 7787-NS § 2 (Exh. A), 2021)