April 16, 2026 · Design Review Committee
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community we live in was built on the territory of xučyun (Huchiun (Hooch-yoon)), the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo (Cho-chen-yo)-speaking Ohlone (Oh-low- nee) people, the ancestors and descendants of the sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. This land was and continues to be of great importance to all of the Ohlone Tribes and descendants of the Verona Band. As we begin our meeting tonight, we acknowledge and honor the original inhabitants of Berkeley, the documented 5,000-year history of a vibrant community at the West Berkeley Shellmound, and the Ohlone people who continue to reside in the East Bay. We recognize that Berkeley’s residents have and continue to benefit from the use and occupation of this unceded stolen land since the City of Berkeley’s incorporation in 1878. As stewards of the laws regulating the City of Berkeley, it is not only vital that we recognize the history of this land, but also recognize that the Ohlone people are present members of Berkeley and other East Bay communities today. The City of Berkeley will continue to build relationships with the Lisjan Tribe and to create meaningful actions that uphold the intention of this land acknowledgement.
minutes per organization, or at the discretion of the Chairperson)
available to hear each project, the Design Review Committee has the right to re-arrange the order of the agenda in order to accommodate the projects that will not require significant time.
A. Meeting Minutes from March 18, 2026 DRC Meeting
A. 2138 KITTREDGE STREET [near Oxford] (DRCF2026-0002): Final Design Review to demolish a four-unit residential building and construct a 42,893 square foot, eight-story (82 feet) residential building with 66 units total, including three (3) Very Low Income (VLI) units, and two (2) Extremely Low Income (ELI) units, utilizing State Density Bonus, on a 6,750 square foot lot. Committee Decision. B. 2449 DWIGHT WAY [at Telegraph] (DRCF2026-0001): Final Design Review to partially demolish (maintaining more than 50% of the exterior of the façade) a mixed use building at 2449 Dwight Way, and to construct a 49,454 square foot, 8-story (85 feet) mixed-used building with 2,627 square feet of commercial floor area and 63 dwelling units (including 3 Very-Low Income units), utilizing State Density Bonus. The project applicant seeks a 20 percent Density Bonus (11 units) by providing five (5) percent of the base project units as affordable to Very Low-Income households (3 units). Committee Decision.
This is an opportunity for comments either to or from Commissions for which the DRC has liaisons: the Zoning Adjustments Board (ZAB), the Civic Arts Commission (CAC), and the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). Committee members may ask for discussion to be DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AGENDA April 16, 2026 PAGE 4 scheduled on a future agenda (per Brown Act, no deliberation or final action may be taken).
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