1153-1173 Hearst Avenue (ZP#2024-0157)
Summary
SCH Number
2025070039
Public Agency
City of Berkeley
Document Title
1153-1173 Hearst Avenue (ZP#2024-0157)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/1/2025
Document Description
Use Permit Modification #ZP2024-0157 proposes to modify the conditions of approval for the residential project originally approved under #ZP2016-0028 for the substantial rehabilitation of seven existing dwelling units and construction of six new dwelling units. The modification proposes to modify Conditions of Approval #16 and #58 which restrict the developer from applying for or processing condominium conversions of the existing rent-controlled units. The revised conditions would allow the developer to apply for and process the conversion of the units from rent controlled apartments to condominium for-sale units, consistent with Berkeley Municipal Code requirements, upon vacancy by the existing tenants. No physical changes are proposed to the building design or layout of the project.
Contact Information
Name
Sharon Gong
Agency Name
City of Berkeley Planning and Development Department
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Hearst Avenue Cottages, LLC (Attn. Mia Perkins)
Agency Name
Rhoades Planning Group
Job Title
Senior Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Berkeley
Counties
Alameda
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
University Avenue and San Pablo Avenue
Zip
94702
Other Location Info
1153-1173 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The project meets all of the requirements of the Existing Facilities exemption (Section 15301). The project complies with this exemption because the site contains existing duplexes and condominiums that were approved under Use Permit #ZP2016-0018. The Use Permit Modification is to revise conditions of approval and does not include any physical changes to the project or site. The revisions to the conditions of approval would allow the developer to submit a condominium conversion subdivision for the existing duplexes, which is currently prohibited by the conditions. Examples of projects exempt pursuant to Section 15301 include (k) Division of existing multiple family or single-family residences into common-interest ownership and subdivision of existing commercial or industrial buildings, where no physical changes occur which are not otherwise exempt. The Use Permit Modification involves negligible expansion of the existing use. Furthermore, none of the exceptions in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply, as follows: (a) the site is not located in an environmentally sensitive area, (b) there are no cumulative impacts, (c) there are no significant effects, (d) the project is not located near a scenic highway, (e) the project site is not located on a hazardous waste site pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5, and (f) the project will not affect any historical resource.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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