Long Range Development Plan

Public Review

UC Berkeley is soliciting written comments on the Draft 2021 LRDP and Draft EIR during a 45-day public review period that begins on March 8, 2021, and ends on April 21, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Written comments via e-mail and regular mail can be provided no later than April 21, 2021. Written comments will be responded to in the Final EIR.

• Mail comments to:

UC Berkeley, Physical & Environmental Planning
Attention: 2021 LRDP and Housing Projects #1 and #2 Draft EIR
300 A&E Building
Berkeley, CA 94720-1382

• Email comments to:

planning@berkeley.edu
Include “Draft EIR Comments: 2021 LRDP and Housing Projects #1 and #2” in the subject line.

Public Hearing

As a result of COVID-19 and restrictions placed on in-person gatherings throughout California, UC Berkeley hosted an online public hearing to receive public comments on the Draft EIR, rather than hold an in-person event. The online public hearing was hosted on March 29, 2021, starting at 6:00 p.m., via live video feed at the following link: https://lrdp.berkeley.edu/public-hearing.

The public could submit written comments in advance but no later than 1:00 p.m. on March 29, 2021, to be read aloud during the public hearing. Comments must have been sent via email to planning@berkeley.edu, with your first and last name, and your expressed written permission allowing UC Berkeley to read your comments aloud as part of the online public session. Because of time restraints, there was a 300 word limit for all comments read aloud during the public hearing. All comments received during the 45-day public review period will be included in the public record and equally considered.

Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR):

Entire document:

• Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed UC Berkeley 2021 Long Range Development Plan and Housing Projects #1 and #2 (PDF)
• Draft Environmental Impact Report Appendices (PDF)

Document sections:

• Front cover (PDF)
• Table of contents (PDF)
• 1.0 Introduction (PDF)
• 2.0 Executive summary (PDF)
• 3.0 Project description (PDF)
• 4.0 Acronyms and abbreviations (PDF)
• 5.0 Environmental analysis (PDF)
  • 5.1 Aesthetics (PDF)
  • 5.2 Air Quality (PDF)
  • 5.3 Biological Resources (PDF)
  • 5.4 Cultural Resources (PDF)
  • 5.5 Energy (PDF)
  • 5.6 Geology and Soils (PDF)
  • 5.7 Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF)
  • 5.8 Hazards and Hazardous Materials (PDF)
  • 5.9 Hydrology and Water Quality (PDF)
  • 5.10 Land Use and Planning (PDF)
  • 5.11 Noise (PDF)
  • 5.12 Population and Housing (PDF)
  • 5.13 Public Services (PDF)
  • 5.14 Parks and Recreation (PDF)
  • 5.15 Transportation (PDF)
  • 5.16 Tribal Cultural Resources (PDF)
  • 5.17 Utilities and Service Systems (PDF)
  • 5.18 Wildfire (PDF)
• 6.0 Alternatives to the proposed project (PDF)
• 7.0 CEQA-required assessment conclusions (PDF)
• 8.0 Organizations and persons consulted (PDF)

Appendices:

• Appendix A: Notice of Preparation and Scoping Comments (PDF)
• Appendix B: UC Berkeley 2021 LRDP Continuing Best Practices (PDF)
• Appendix C: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data (PDF)
• Appendix D: Health Risk Assessments (PDF)
• Appendix E: Biological Resources Data (PDF)
• Appendix F: Cultural Resources Data (PDF)
• Appendix G: Energy Data (PDF)
• Appendix H: Geology and Soils Data (PDF)
• Appendix I: Hazardous Materials Data (PDF)
• Appendix J: Noise Data (PDF)
• Appendix K: Place of Residence Data (PDF)
• Appendix L: Agency Correspondence (PDF)
• Appendix M: Transportation Data (PDF)