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Subject: Broadway/Valdez District Specific Plan
From: Department of Planning and Building
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance, As Recommended By The City Planning Commission, To 1) Extend The D-Br Broadway Retail Frontage District Interim Combining Zone Regulations In Oakland Planning Code Chapter 17.101c Until Final City Council Adoption Of The Broadway/Valdez District Specific Plan And New Zoning Regulations; 2) Make Minor Changes To The D-BR Zone Text, Including The Establishment Of A Pilot Program In A Portion Of The D-BR Combining Zone Only To Allow A New Residential Facility Type Called Micro Living Quarters With An Average Size Of 175 Square Feet Per Living Quarter And The Potential For Accessory Ground Floor Work/Live Units; And 3) Modify The Zoning Map To Remove The D-Br Combining Zone From Existing RM Mixed Housing Type Residential Zones. The D-BR Zone Is Currently Located From 23rd St. In The South; Highway 580 In The North; Webster St. And Lots On Or Near Broadway In The West; And Brook St., Portions Of Valdez St., 27th St., And Harrison St. In The East