General Plan Planning Code Amendments

These planning code amendments are intended to implement actions in the 2023-2031 Housing Element's Housing Action Plan, further fair housing, advance environmental justice, remove constraints to staff ability to process entitlements for housing development, and streamline the approval process.

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New - Updated Oakland Planning Code (Title 17)

The updated Oakland Planning Code was adopted on October 3, 2023 to reflect the changes made during Phase 1 of the General Plan Update (Ordinance No.13763 C.M.S.) Additional non-substantive, clerical edits were made after October 3. Those edits are summarized here. The updated Planning Code is effective October 30. 2023.

Read the Planning Code - Title 17

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Planning Code Amendments Public Hearing Drafts

The proposed Planning Code amendments encourage different housing types, incentivize affordable housing, reduce constraints on housing development, and protect areas and populations affected by pollution. General Plan Text and Map Amendments include conforming revisions to the Land Use and Transportation Element.

The proposed Planning Code Amendments and corresponding General Plan text amendments are available below.

The proposed Planning Code Amendments further equitable implementation of 18 actions identified in the Housing Element, one policy in the draft Safety Element and one action in the draft EJ Element. Included below is an analysis of how the proposed zoning code amendments further equity by addressing the REIA recommendations for each of the 20 actions and policies.

• Exhibit 1 - Missing Middle Code Package (9.1.23)(PDF, 881KB)
• Exhibit 2 - Commercial Zones Package (9.1.23)(PDF, 663KB)
• Exhibit 3 - S13 and S14 Overlay Zones (9.1.23)(PDF, 71MB)
• Exhibit 4 - Industrial Planning Code Amendments (9.1.23)(PDF, 367KB)
• Exhibit 5 - General Planning Code Amendments, as amended by City Council 9.12.23(PDF, 586KB)
• Exhibit 6 - Minor Planning Code Amendments (9.1.23)(PDF, 741KB)
• General Plan Land Use Text Amendments (Public Hearing Draft)(PDF, 358KB)
• Planning Code Amendments Racial Equity Impact Assessment(PDF, 353KB)

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The proposed Zoning and Height Map changes and the corresponding General Plan map amendments are available below.

• Exhibit 7 - RD Zoning Map Changes (Public Hearing Draft)(PDF, 7MB)
• Exhibit 8 - West Oakland Area Zoning and Height Map Changes (Public Hearing Draft)(PDF, 6MB)
• Exhibit 9 - North Oakland and North Oakland Hills Zoning and Height Map Changes (Amended by City Council 9.12.23)(PDF, 4MB)
• Exhibit 10 - Adams Point, Grand Lake, Lower Hills Zoning Area and Height Map Changes (Public Hearing Draft)(PDF, 4MB)
• Exhibit 11 - Lake Merritt to 23rd Ave Zoning and Height Map Changes (Public Hearing Draft)(PDF, 4MB)
• Exhibit 12 - Fruitvale Area Zoning and Height Map Changes (Public Hearing Draft)(PDF, 7MB)
• Exhibit 13 - Melrose, Seminary, Coliseum Area Zoning and Height Map Changes (Public Hearing Draft)(PDF, 4MB)
• Exhibit 14 - Elmhurst, Far East Oakland Zoning and Height Map Changes (Public Hearing Draft)(PDF, 7MB)
• Exhibit 15 - South Hills Zoning and Height Map Changes (Public Hearing Draft)(PDF, 737KB)
• General Plan Land Use Map Amendments (Public Hearing Draft)(PDF, 17MB)

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Phase 1 Adoption Hearings

• 8/2/23, Planning Commission Meeting
  • Comment Letters Received for 8/2/23 Planning Commission Meeting(PDF, 5MB)
• 9/12/23, Community Economic Development Committee Meeting, 1:30pm
• 9/19/13, City Council Meeting, 4pm

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