Downtown Oakland Specific Plan Draft
The Downtown Oakland Specific Plan (DOSP) was adopted in July 2024. It is accompanied by a package of Planning Code, Zoning Map and General Plan amendments that will help implement the plan.
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The DOSP includes adopted changes to the City's Zoning Map, the Planning Code, and the General Plan to help meet DOSP goals. These changes allow for taller buildings with more housing units downtown to provide more homes and jobs, and meet Oakland's environmental goals. They also allow for more flexibility in the types of businesses operating on the ground floor of buildings to create a lively and culturally rich downtown. A new benefits program called the Zoning Incentive Program (ZIP) encourages developers to provide community benefits like affordable housing, space for small businesses, public restrooms, and job training.
The proposed changes to the Planning Code and General Plan, as well as the Final Draft Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), and the DOSP, were considered and adopted by the City Council at the following hearings.
Visit the main Downtown Oakland Specific Plan website for plan publications, including the DOSP. To sign up for the mailing list to stay informed and involved as the new policies and programs for downtown Oakland go into effect, click the link below:
Mailing List
Adopted DOSP Amendments
The updated Planning Code, Zoning Map and General Plan Land Use and Transportation Element (LUTE) are available on the Planning Bureau website and in the Oakland Municipal Code.
The DOSP and its implementing amendments went into effect on August 29, 2024.
New Chapters in the Planning Code
Two new chapters have been adopted into the Planning Code which regulates the development and activity that can take place on private property in the City of Oakland.
Read Chapter 17.98(PDF, 232KB)
Chapter 17.98 S-16 Interstate Corridor Commercial Zones Regulations
Read Chapter 17.101K(PDF, 539KB)
Chapter 17.101K D-DT Downtown District Zones Regulations
Read the Planning Code (Title 17)(PDF, 11MB)
Planning Code
Background Info
Zoning Incentive Program (ZIP)
Zoning
What Is Zoning?
What is Zoning?: View this video in Chinese or Spanish:
Meetings
MEETINGS LIST
Drafts
The documents in the sections below are the drafts that received public review between 2022 and 2024.
Final Draft Amendments (2024)
Final Draft Interactive Map
The Interactive Zoning Map shows the final draft zoning districts, maximum building heights, and areas where developers can get incentives for providing community benefits.
Final Draft Maps
Zoning:
Zoning Incentive Program (ZIP) Maps
Background Information
Draft Amendments (2022)
From 2019 to 2023, the City of Oakland held a series of virtual public meetings to solicit feedback on draft zoning amendments. This input has helped shape the Final Draft Zoning and General Plan Amendments. Click here to get information about past DOSP Meetings.
Most of the proposed zoning maps and amendments to the Planning Code and General Plan were published on April 27, 2022. Details about the Zoning Incentive Program (ZIP), including base and incentive intensities and required community benefit contributions, were released on July 6, 2022. Some maps were also updated on July 6. The public comment period closed on May 26, 2023. The final draft amendments were revised in response to feedback and were released for final public review in April 2024.
You may read a summary and download all the materials separately at the links below.
Amendments & Summary
Maps
Interactive Map:
Static Maps:
Draft Map Gallery