The Community and Economic Development Agency, Strategic Planning Division, in coordination with the Planning Commission, maintains the General Plan and the Planning Code, and prepares area plans. The current General Plan adopted in 1998 and in effect until the year 2015, defines the long range goals and intentions of the community regarding the nature and direction of future development within the City of Oakland. The Planning Code specifies land uses and development standards for specific zoning districts. Area plans are intended to translate General Plan policies into sustainable development alternatives in specific areas of the City.

Contact: Eric Angstadt, Strategic Planning Manager (510) 238-6190

Citywide Policies

• General Plan
• General Plan Map
• Zoning Code
• Interactive Zoning Map
        To facilitate the use of this map read the directions for the Interactive Zoning Map

Planning Efforts Underway

• Zoning Code Update
  
• Recycling Regulations


• Public Meetings on 8/7/08 and 9/4/08 – click here for meeting info


• Background information (e.g. enacting ordinances and staff report)
• Summary of 8/7/08 Meeting and Handouts


• Request for Proposals for Central Estuary Specific Plan and EIR

An RFP to seek a qualified consultant team to prepare the Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report has been issued in July 2008. The Central Estuary Specific Plan would complement the zoning update effort by implementing the Estuary Policy Plan (an element of the General Plan). The Oakland estuary area, spanning from Adeline Street to 66th Avenue, is a significant citywide and regional resource that connects the city to the bay.

Once a predominantly heavy industrial use waterfront, the estuary area has evolved into more of a mixed-use district. This Specific Plan will focus on the central estuary area, which generally encompasses 19th Ave. to the north, 50th Ave. to the south, I-880 to the east and the Bay to the west. The Specific Plan will refine the policies of the Estuary Policy Plan for the area by creating a community vision and land use plan that includes the identification of priority infrastructure improvements and an implementation plan in order to facilitate development of the area.

• Central Estuary Area Specific Plan and EIR RFP Questions and Answers



• Broadway Retail Frontage Interim Combining Zone Regulations
  
The proposed interim regulations are designed to preserve ground-level retail activities in the commercial areas of Broadway north of the Central Business District. These interim controls are proposed to be in place while the City prepares a Specific Plan to develop Upper Broadway as a regional shopping attraction.

Other Planning Resources

• Oakland Waterfront Promenade/ Bay Trail Alignment Feasibility Study and Design Standards
  
In response to citizen interest for improved recreational opportunities at the Oakland waterfront, this document contains a feasibility study, and site plan with design standards for public access to the waterfront.

• Lake Merritt Master Plan
  
The document provides a plan for revitalizing the Lake Merritt Park and sets clear goals for improving the design, function and ecological value of the Park.

• Environmental Review Documents
  
Contains California Environmental Quality Act reports