Oakland Zoning Decisions: March 2026

In March 2026, Oakland held 4 public meetings covering zoning matters. 3 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 2 approved (100% approval rate), 1 deferred. Activity was up 14% compared to February (129 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Rent Adjustment Ordinance Amendments

Deferred.

Proposed ordinance to eliminate tenant petition deadlines, require landlords to provide evidence of business tax certificate and RAP registration to file appeals, and increase damages remedy in civil actions against residential rental property owners. Administration requested withdrawal for additional stakeholder outreach and fiscal impact analysis. Over 32 speakers signed up. Vote was to place on pending list with no date specific.

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SB 79 Transit-Oriented Development Zoning Ordinance

Approved.

Adopted ordinance adding chapter 17.86 S-8 combining zone regulations for Senate Bill 79 implementation, with amendments from Council Members Unger (District 1 BART stations), Wong (District 2 BRT stops along International Boulevard), and Houston (Coliseum BART and AC Transit stops maps 37-42). Vote was-1 with Brown abstaining and Gayo absent.

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S-14 Housing Sites Combining Zone Amendments

Approved.

Adopted ordinance amending chapter 17.96 S-14 to update definition of development project, add conditional use permit procedure for non-housing developments, and update work-live and live-work residential to non-residential unit area ratios to correspond with California Building Code.

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Zoning Changes

• Various → Housing Sites Combining Zone (amended regulations) at Citywide - Housing Sites (City of Oakland)
• Various existing zones → S-8 Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Combining Zone, 48 transit-oriented development zones covering half-mile radius around stations acres at Within half mile of all Oakland BART stations and BRT stops along International Boulevard (City of Oakland Planning Department)
• Various residential and commercial zones → SB 79 compliant density (no exclusions per Unger amendment), Half-mile radius around three BART stations acres at District 1 BART stations (Rockridge, MacArthur, Ashby) (Council Member Unger)
• Various zones → SB 79 compliant density (no exclusions per Wong amendment), Half-mile radius around BRT stops acres at District 2 BRT stops along International Boulevard (Council Member Wong)
• Various zones → SB 79 compliant density (removed from exclusions per Houston amendment), Half-mile radius around specified transit stops acres at Coliseum BART Station and AC Transit stops (maps 37-42: Temple Seminary, 63rd Ave, 67th Ave, 73rd Ave, 77th Ave, 82nd Ave) (Council Member Houston)

Top Keywords This Month

• density: 43 instances
• residential: 25 instances
• zoning: 21 instances
• land use: 19 instances
• commercial: 6 instances

What to Watch

• Residential mentions were up 92% from February.
• Land use came up 58% more often than February.

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