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SYNOPSES OF ORDINANCES REGULAR MEETING OF BERKLEY CITY COUNCIL April 6, 2026 At a regular meeting on April 6, 2026, the Berkley City Council approved the following Ordinance on Second Reading: ORDINANCE NO. O-06-26: Second reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Berkley, Michigan, to amend Section 78-2 through 78-9 of Chapter 78, Nuisances, of the Berkley City Code. ORDINANCE NO. O-07-26: Second reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Berkley, Michigan, to amend Chapter 106, Streets, Sidewalks and Other Public Places, Article IV, Sidewalks, Division 2, Construction and Repair, Section 106-188, Bond Prerequisite to Issuance, of the City of Berkley Code. ORDINANCE NO. O-08-26: Second reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Berkley, Michigan, to amend Section 2-2 of Chapter 2, Administration of the Berkley City Code. ORDINANCE NO. PRZ-01-26: Second reading and adoption of City-initiated rezoning of PRZ01-26, 2429 Sunnyknoll Ave. from R-1AB Single Family Residential District to R-1CD Single Family Residential District with the following findings per Section 18.04 of the Zoning Ordinance: a) The rezoning (is/is not) consistent with the goals, policies, and City of Berkley Master Plan, and all applicable subarea and corridor studies, including the Downtown Master Plan; b) The rezoning (is/is not) compatible with the site’s physical, geological, hydrological and other environmental features and with the potential uses allowed in the proposed district; c) The potential uses allowed in the proposed zoning district (are/are not) compatible with the surrounding uses and zoning in terms of land suitability, impacts on the environment, density, nature of use, traffic impacts, aesthetics, infrastructure and potential influence on property values; d) There (is/is not) adequate capacity in City infrastructure and services to accommodate the uses permitted in the requested district; and e) There (is/is not) demonstrated need for the types of uses permitted in the requested zoning district in the City in relation to the amount of land in the City currently zoned to accommodate the demand. ORDINANCE NO. PRZ-02-26: Second reading and adoption of City-initiated rezoning of PRZ-02-26, 2431 Sunnyknoll Ave. from R-1AB Single Family Residential District to R-1CD Single Family Residential District with the following findings per Section 18.04 of the Zoning Ordinance: a) The rezoning (is/is not) consistent with the goals, policies, and City of Berkley Master Plan, and all applicable subarea and corridor studies, including the Downtown Master Plan; b) The rezoning (is/is not) compatible with the site’s physical, geological, hydrological and other environmental features and with the potential uses allowed in the proposed district; c) The potential uses allowed in the proposed zoning district (are/are not) compatible with the surrounding uses and zoning in terms of land suitability, impacts on the environment, density, nature of use, traffic impacts, aesthetics, infrastructure and potential influence on property values; d) There (is/is not) adequate capacity in City infrastructure and services to accommodate the uses permitted in the requested district; and e) There (is/is not) demonstrated need for the types of uses permitted in the requested zoning district in the City in relation to the amount of land in the City currently zoned to accommodate the demand. ORDINANCE NO. PRZ-03-26: Second reading and adoption of City-initiated rezoning of PRZ-03-26, 2435 Sunnyknoll Ave. from R-1AB Single Family Residential District to R-1CD Single Family Residential District with the following findings per Section 18.04 of the Zoning Ordinance: a) The rezoning (is/is not) consistent with the goals, policies, and City of Berkley Master Plan, and all applicable subarea and corridor studies, including the Downtown Master Plan; b) The rezoning (is/is not) compatible with the site’s physical, geological, hydrological and other environmental features and with the potential uses allowed in the proposed district; c) The potential uses allowed in the proposed zoning district (are/are not) compatible with the surrounding uses and zoning in terms of land suitability, impacts on the environment, density, nature of use, traffic impacts, aesthetics, infrastructure and potential influence on property values; d) There (is/is not) adequate capacity in City infrastructure and services to accommodate the uses permitted in the requested district; and e) There (is/is not) demonstrated need for the types of uses permitted in the requested zoning district in the City in relation to the amount of land in the City currently zoned to accommodate the demand. ORDINANCE NO. PRZ-04-26: Second reading and adoption of City-initiated rezoning of PRZ-04-26, 2437 Franklin Road from R-1AB Single Family District to R-1CD Single Family Residential District with the following findings per Section 18.04 of the Zoning Ordinance: a) The rezoning (is/is not) consistent with the goals, policies, and City of Berkley Master Plan, and all applicable subarea and corridor studies, including the Downtown Master Plan; b) The rezoning (is/is not) compatible with the site’s physical, geological, hydrological and other environmental features and with the potential uses allowed in the proposed district; c) The potential uses allowed in the proposed zoning district (are/are not) compatible with the surrounding uses and zoning in terms of land suitability, impacts on the environment, density, nature of use, traffic impacts, aesthetics, infrastructure and potential influence on property values; d) There (is/is not) adequate capacity in City infrastructure and services to accommodate the uses permitted in the requested district; and e) There (is/is not) demonstrated need for the types of uses permitted in the requested zoning district in the City in relation to the amount of land in the City currently zoned to accommodate the demand. 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 April 10, 2026