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ORDINANCE No. 1773
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
AMENDING SECTION 25.08.265 TO AFFIRM FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR)
CALCULATION STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
The CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Ordinance No. 1586 adopted calculation standards for determining the floor
area ratio for commercial development. However, when the section was revised for residential
development in Ordinance No. 1649, the commercial development subsection was omitted. This
ordinance affirms the previous standards and does not constitute a change in existing procedures
and standards as applied by the Planning Department,
Section 2. Subsection 25.08.265(c) is returned as follows:
(c) Commercial development.
(1) In calculating FAR for commercial development the measurement shall apply to the
gross floor area of the building above the average elevation of the curb opposite the front wall and
does not include basements or cellars.
(A) For parking structures and buildings having enclosed space without floors, each twelve
feet in height shall be considered as a story. In addition, each fr
action of twelve feet in height shall
be calculated as a fraction of a story. The calculated gross floor area of parking structures,
auditoriums and other buildings with large enclosed spaces shall be determined by multiplying the
covered lot area by the equivalent number of stories plus any fraction thereof.
(B) The floor area for the parking structure or building having enclosed space without
floors will then be added to the floor area of the other building space on-site and dividing by the
total lot area of the project.
(2) Exempted from floor area ratio computation for commercial development are:
(A) Chimneys, cupolas, flag poles;
(B) Water tanks, elevator penthouses or other mechanical appurtenances; and
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(C) Fire or hose towers.
(3) In some of the commercial districts in the city, a separate maximum floor area ratio is
established for a particular use on a lot as well as a maximum overall floor area ratio for a lot.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be published as required by law.
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I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 7`h day of
November, 2005, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 21'
day of November, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, GALLIGAN, NAGEL, O'MAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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