Keep the Industrial Protections – No Housing In the Industrial Zones

Support the WEBAIC Compromise Cap Proposal on Protected Space To:

Preserve Industrial & Artisan Lands, Enterprises, & Good Jobs

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WEBAIC Positions to Achieve Responsible, Sustainable, & Equitable Development:

1. •1.) WEBAIC Compromise Proposal on Protected Wholesale Trade & Warehouse space: YES to:Opening up 100,000 sq ft of protected Wholesale Trade/Warehouse space for R&D. NO to:Opening up ALL protected Wholesale Trade/Warehouse space for R&D.
   

1. •2.) No Housing or Retail in M, MM, & MULI Manufacturing Zones on Master Use Permit (MUP) sites
   

1. •3.) No Office Parks in the Manufacturing (M) Zone on Master Use Permit sites •
   

1. •4.) Yes to 6 Master Use Permits in 10 Years – No to unlimited expansion of Master Use Permit sites •
   

1. • 5.) Maintain Existing Height & Density Standards
   

1. •6.) No Full Parking Waivers for MUPs
   

WEBAIC Compromise Proposal on Protected Wholesale Trade & Warehouse Space: Now-protected Warehouse and Wholesale Trade space provides not only 1200+ good jobs in approximately 50 companies, it also provides space for new manufacturing companies to move into and for existing companies to expand. With new proposals originated by WEBAIC and on the table Tuesday at the City Council, Arts & Crafts uses and all Contractors will now be able to occupy protected Wholesale Trade and Warehouse space. If forced to compete for this space with highly capitalized R&D, all these uses that provide multiple benefits to the City and population will either face displacement from Berkeley or be unable to locate here in the first place.

WEBAIC has already agreed with the Planning Commission to give up hundreds of thousands of square feet on six large sites (Master Use Permit sites) to accommodate R&D uses. 2+ million more sq ft can be built on these sites for R&D. In addition there are several million sq ft in West Berkeley where R&D is already allowed to locate.

The Planning Commission’s proposal to open up ALL protected warehouse & wholesale trade space in the MULI & MM zones (the majority of West Berkeley property) is unnecessary and destructive of the existing robust industrial and arts economy and culture. The City has made no effort to find out how much of this space there is, where it is, and what companies and jobs occupy these spaces and are therefore at risk. To make a decision of this magnitude without this basic information is unfortunately indicative