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SYNOPSES OF ORDINANCES REGULAR MEETING OF BERKLEY CITY COUNCIL January 5, 2026 At a regular meeting on January 5, 2026, the Berkley City Council approved the following Ordinance on Second Reading: ORDINANCE NO. O-10-25: Matter of approving the second reading and adoption of an ordinance to amend Article 2 Definitions, Article 5 Use Based Districts, Article 6 Site Design Based Districts, Article 8 Specific Use Provisions, Article 9 General Provisions, Article 13 Exterior Lighting Standards, Article 14 Off-Street Parking, Loading and Access Standards, Article 15 Site Plan Review Procedures and Requirements and Article 16 Nonconforming Lots, Uses and Structures of Chapter 138 Zoning of the Berkley Code of Ordinances to add definitions for medical office and outdoor service areas and to clarify the definition for carports, to remove egress windows as projections, to match two-family site layout approval processes in the RC district with the approval process for a two-family use, to include regulations for residential street types in the Downtown, Gateway Corridor, Woodward Corridor and Flex districts, to prohibit gun shops within 1,000 feet of a an existing child day center or child group day care home, to clarify setback requirements for accessory structures on corner lots, to prohibit properties from outlining windows and buildings with LED or similar lighting in any district, to provide dimensional requirements for compact car spaces, to clarify that a sketch plan is required for site plan review and to clarify requirements for non-conforming lots in site design-based districts. A full copy of these ordinances is available at Berkley City Hall, 3338 Coolidge Highway, Berkley, MI 48072 or at Berkleymich.org/clerk. Victoria Mitchell City Clerk Published January 9, 2026 The Oakland Press