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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 15211 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN ATTO RN Er CITY OF BU RLIN GAME 6PRIMROSE ROAO BURLINGAME. CALIF 94010 ORDINANCE No. 1521 ORDINANCE MAKING VARIOUS MODIFICATIONS AND CORRECTIONS IN ZONING AND SIGN ORDINANCES The CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Section 22.04.045 is hereby added to the Burlingame Municipal Code to read: "22.04.045 Bunting. "'Bunting' is loosely woven fabric in single or multiple colors used for decoration." Section 2, Section 22.04.220 of said code is hereby amended to read: "'Marquee' is a permanent, roofed structure attached to and supported by the building and projecting over the public right of way above an entrance. It shall have fixed drainage. A marquee shall not be covered with fabric or any combustible material." Section 3. Section 22.04.230 of said code is hereby amended to read: ""Marquee sign' is any sign painted on or affixed to the sides or face of a marquee. No sign may be affixed to the roof of marquee; projecting signs above a marquee shall not be considered a part of a marquee sign and shall be evaluated under the standards for projecting signs." Section 4. The title of Chapter 22.20 of said code is hereby amended to read: FA 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN AT ORNEY Cl Y OF BURLINGAME BOI PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME. GAUP 96010 repealed. Section 7. Sections 22.28.010 and 22.28.030 of said code are deleted. Section 8. Section 22.40.020 of said code is hereby amended to read: "A marquee may extend into a public right-of-way as defined in the Uniform Building Code." Section 9. Section 22.48.075 is hereby added to said code to read: 22.48.075 Bunting and signs. Bunting surrounding or adjacent to signs on public or private property is prohibited except in auto row, where bunting surrounding or adjacent to signage shall be calculated as sign area. Bunting without incorporated signage will be considered as a flag or pennant under Section 22.48.080. Any bunting which affects sight lines for traffic is prohibited." Section 10, Section 22.52.010 of said code are hereby amended to read as follows: "Real estate signs are exempt from permit requirements "Chapter 22.20 C-4, M-1 and O -M District Regulations" Section 5, Section 22.20.010 of said code are hereby amended to read as follows: "Any signs permitted by other sections of this title are permitted in the C-4, M-1 and 0-M districts." Section 6. Chapter 22.2#4 of said code is hereby repealed. Section 7. Sections 22.28.010 and 22.28.030 of said code are deleted. Section 8. Section 22.40.020 of said code is hereby amended to read: "A marquee may extend into a public right-of-way as defined in the Uniform Building Code." Section 9. Section 22.48.075 is hereby added to said code to read: 22.48.075 Bunting and signs. Bunting surrounding or adjacent to signs on public or private property is prohibited except in auto row, where bunting surrounding or adjacent to signage shall be calculated as sign area. Bunting without incorporated signage will be considered as a flag or pennant under Section 22.48.080. Any bunting which affects sight lines for traffic is prohibited." Section 10, Section 22.52.010 of said code are hereby amended to read as follows: "Real estate signs are exempt from permit requirements 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 I3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JERO ME F. COLEMAN an ATroRNer CITU OF BU RLINGAME SOS PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, OALIF. 94010 when they conform to specifications described in Section 22,34.070. Those signs that are not exempt shall be approved by the City Planner prior to installation. A request for such approval shall include the date of installation, the date of removal, the size and wording of the sign, and a diagram of how it will be attached to the building or ground. Such permits shall be for a period not to exceed four months. The City Planner's decision may be appealed to the Planning Commission. A fee determined by the City Council shall be charged for the filing of an application for such permit, One extension of four months may be granted by the City Planner. Such extension shall only be upon written request and payment of a fee in the same amount as required for the original permit." Section 11. Section 22.52.020 of said code are hereby amended to read as follows: "Real estate signs shall not exceed seventy five (75) square feet in total area per parcel in any commercial zoning district, and shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet in total area in the 0-M and M-1 zoning districts," Section 12. Section 25.08.110 said code is hereby amended to read as follows: "'Balcony" means a platform, enclosed by a parapet or railing, projecting from an exterior wall of a building and open to the sky. A balcony may be either cantilevered or supported from below. Section 13. Subsections 2 and 4 of section 25.08.265 of 3 1 2 3 4 5 b 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JERO ME F. COLEMAN CIT' OF BURLINGAME SPRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, GLIF.94010 said code are hereby amended to read as follows: "2. covered porches or decks on the first floor totalling one hundred (100) square feet or less. An area under a balcony shall be considered a covered porch if the balcony is over an exterior exit from the building; 4. habitable attic areas not to exceed five hundred (500) square feet, except in new construction where attic areas with habitable ceiling height will be counted in floor area ratio." Section 14. Section 25.08.477 of said code are hereby. amended to read as follows: "25.08.477 New Construction, for determining floor area ratio and compliance with setback and height requirements. 'New Construction' means, for the purpose of determining floor area ratio and compliance with lot coverage, setback and height requirements, any one of the following: 1. Construction of a wholly new primary dwelling; 2. Construction which enlarges the floor area of an existing primary single family structure, including attached garage, and which exceeds fifty (50) percent of the existing gross floor area; 3. Removal of more than fifty (50) percent of the length of all walls." Section 15, Section 25.08.528 is hereby added to said code to read as follows: 1 25.08.528 Porch 2 'Porch' means a structure attached to a building, 3 usually roofed and open -sided, and often at the entrance. It may 4 be supported from the roof, screened or glass -enclosed,'" 5 Section 16, Section 25.20.040 of said code are hereby 6 amended to read as follows: 7 "The City Planner may issue a permit for the 8 construction or maintenance of a temporary tract office for the 9 sale of real estate or for temporary buildings, tents or 10 structures other than construction storage facilities as described 11 in Section 25.20.030 above. Application for such permit shall be 12 made in writing, shall state the date of installation and removal, 13 shall include a site plan showing the location, size, construction 14 material and covering of the temporary structure, parking layout 15 and parking displacement, if any, and floor plan layout noting 16 exiting. All proposed structures must be approved by the Building 17 and Fire Departments. The permit may be granted or denied by the 18 City Planner without notice or after such notice as he or she may 19 determine. No permit shall be issued by the City Planner for more 20 than maximum of 30 days. The City Planner may grant one extension 21 of 30 days. The City Planner's decision may be appealed to the 22 Planning Commission. A fee determined by the City Council shall 23 be charged for the filing of an application for such permit. A 24 permit for the construction or maintenance of such temporary 25 building or structure shall state the date on or before which such 26 building or structure shall be removed together with such other 5 JEROME F. COLEMAN ArroRNEv CIT' OF BUR LINGAME PRIMROSE ROAD BURURLINGAME, CALIF 94010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 I6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN Afro RNEY ClT OF BURLINGAME 601 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CAUR 94010 conditions as the City Planner shall fix and determine." Section 17, Chapter 25.28 of said code is amended to read as follows: "Chapter 25.28 R-1 DISTRICT REGULATIONS 25.28.010 Scope of regulations. The regulations of this chapter shall apply to all R-1 Districts. 25.28.0'20 Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the R-1 districts: 1. One building designed and used as a single-family dwelling; 2. Public buildings, public parks and playgrounds; 3. Accessory buildings, structures or uses including private garages, parking spaces, greenhouses, lathhouses, playhouses, sheds, swimming pools and accessory buildings to serve such swimming pools, but not including group pools or swimming pool clubs; 4. Home occupations as defined in this title; 5. Letting of rooms, with or without meals, to not more than three (3) persons; 6. Storage of any trailer provided that no trailer shall be stored or permitted to be stored on that part of any lot or parcel of land upon which the construction of buildings is prohibited; and provided further, that no person shall use or permit to be used any trailer for the purpose of sleeping or as living 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN crr Arronrvev CITY OF BU RLIN GAME 3PRIMROSE ROAO BURLINGAME, CALI F.84010 quarters; 7. Real estate signs as regulated in Title 22 of this code; S. Church bulletin boards as an accessory use to permitted churches. 25.28.030 Conditional uses requiring a special permit. The following are conditional uses requiring a special permit: 1. Churches, convents, parish houses; 2. Schools, public and private, including religious or parochial schools; 3. Plant nurseries and truck gardening; provided that the produce therefrom shall not be retailed and delivered on the premises but may be delivered therefrom; 4. Public utility and public service structures or installations when found by the commission to be necessary for the public health, safety, convenience and welfare. 25.28.060 Lot dimensions and lot requirements. 1. Lots of six thousand nine hundred ninety-nine square (6,999) feet or less must have an average width of not less than fifty (50) feet and all such lots or parcels of land shall have a frontage of not less than fifty (50) feet on a public street; lots of seven thousand (7,000) square feet to nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (9,999) square feet must have an average width of not less than fifty (50) feet and all such lots or parcels of land shall have a frontage of not less than fifty-five (55) feet on a public street; and lots of ten thousand (10,000) square feet 7 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 I3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN ATroRNEv CITY Of BURLIN GAME 3VRIMROSE ROAO BURLINGAME, GLIF.94010 or more must have an average width of not less than fifty (50) feet and all such lots or parcels of land shall have a frontage of not less than (60) sixty feet on a public street; provided, however, that lots or parcels which face on the curve of a curved street, where the radius of such curvature is less than forty-five (45) feet may have a lesser frontage but not less than thirty (30) feet for a six thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (6,999) square foot or less lot or parcel, thirty-five (35) feet for a seven thousand (7,000) square foot to nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (9,999) square foot lot or parcel, or forty (40) feet for a ten thousand 10,000) square foot or larger lot or parcel. 7.. On the map adopted by Ordinance 712 and as subsequently amended, all lots shown in white shall have an area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet; all lots shown within a border of horizontal crosshatching shall have an area of not less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet; and all lots shown within a border of vertical crosshatching shall have an area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet. 3. Where frontage on a public street is impossible or impractical, the planning commission may recommend to the City Council an easement or easements providing ingress from and egress to a public street in lieu of such street frontage. In any case, the City of Burlingame shall be made an owner of such easement. Recommendations of acceptance may be conditional. 4. Variances may be granted, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 25.54 of this code, only to the provisions 0 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 I3 14 15 I6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JERO ME F. COLEMAN arr ATronNEY CITY OF BURIIN GAME 3PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME. GLIF.94010 of subsections 1 and 2 above. 5. The average width, lot frontage and minimum areas provided for in subsections 1 and 2 above shall not apply to any lot or parcel of land of smaller dimensions appearing of record in the office of the county recorder of the County of San Mateo, or of the city engineer of the City of Burlingame, prior to June 18, 1958. No building permit shall be issued for the construction of any building on any lot divided or subdivided after said date which does not comply with the minimum requirements set forth above, except as varied by subsections 3 and 4 of this section. 6. The provisions of Section 25.28.050 shall apply to lands hereafter subdivided in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act of the State of California; provided, however, that the Planning Commission and the City Council may, in the consideration and acceptance of any tentative or final map submitted pursuant to the provisions of said Subdivision Map Act, approve or accept any such tentative or final map wherein one or more lots or parcels of land do not conform to all of the provisions of Section 25.28.050, when the Planning Commission and the City Council find that by reason of exceptional or extraordinary circumstances the approval or acceptance of such maps will not adversely affect the comprehensive zoning plan of the city. 7. No lands annexed to the City of Burlingame after May 31, 1960, which are thereupon classified for residential uses shall be divided into lots having areas of less than ten thousand (10,000) E 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JERO ME F. COLEMAN GTT ATTORNEY CITU OF BURLIN GAME pPRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGMIE, GLI F.84010 I square feet each. 8. Certain new construction and additions to residences on lots in specified hillside districts are subject to the requirements of the Hillside Area Construction Permit as defined in Chapter 25.61. 25.28.065 New Construction Any construction on any primary dwelling which meets the definition of new construction as set forth in Section 25.08.477 shall meet all setback, height and lot coverage requirements. 25.28.070 Height limitations. No building in an R-1 district shall be constructed or altered which exceeds two and one-half stories or thirty (30) feet in height, whichever is lesser, with the following exceptions: 1. On lots that slope downward more than twenty-five (25) percent toward the rear of the lot, the maximum height of the building shall not exceed two (2) stories or twenty (20) feet above the curb level, irrespective of the number of stories at the rear of the building; 2. On lots that slope upward more than twenty-five (25) percent toward the rear of the lot, the maximum height of the building shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty (30)feet above mean grade as measured fifteen (15) feet from the front property line. 25.28.071 Lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures shall be forty (40) percent, including balconies, stairs, roof 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 I3 14 15 16 17 fI7 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN oi*v Arronry Er CIT' OF BURLIN GAME 501 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CAV F 94010 whichever'is greater, provided that the setback line delineated on any approved subdivision map shall supersede any provision of this chapter, except for attached garages where the front setback shall be twenty (20) feet for a single car garage and twenty-three (23) feet for a double car garage; if a double door is provided as two side by side single garage doors, setbacks shall be staggered at twenty (2.0) feet and twenty-three (23) feet. (b) The minimum front setback line to a second floor shall be twenty (20) feet provided that where the required first floor setback exceeds twenty (20) feet, then the second floor front setback shall match the portion of the required first floor setback exceeding twenty (20) feet. (c) There shall be a minimum set back of twenty (20) feet on all buildings constructed on El Camino Real, 3. Side. (a) If front and rear lot lines are equal, the minimum side setback shall be based on the front property line dimension; if front and rear lot lines are unequal, the setback shall be based on the width of the lot as measured between the midpoints of the two side lot lines. In either case the setbacks based on lot width shall be as follows: Side Setback Lines (in feet) Lots 42' wide or under 3 Lots over 42' and less than 51' 4 Lots over 51' and less than 54' 5 Lots over 54' and less than 61' 6 I Lots over b1wide and over . . . 7 2 (b) The minimum side setback to second stories shall be 3 based on the declining height envelope. 4 4, Rear. 5 (a) The minimum rear setback to the first floor shall be 6 fifteen (15) feet; 7 (b) The minimum rear setback to the second floor shall be an 8 average of twenty (20) feet from the rear property line, except 9 that no more than twenty-five (25) percent of the length of the 10 rear wall of the second story shall extend to the minimum first 11 floor rear setback of fifteen (15) feet. 12 5. Corner lots. I3 (a) Front and rear setbacks to first and second floors shall 14 be the same as for interior lots. 15 (b) The minimum side setback to the first floor of any 16 structure or accessory structure shall conform to the district 17 minimum for the interior side lot line and shall be seven and 18 one-half (7 1/2) feet on the exterior side lot line; 19 (c) The minimum side setback to the second floor shall be an 20 average of twelve (12) feet from the exterior side property line, 21 except that a maximum of twenty-five (25) percent of the length of 22 the second floor wall may extend beyond the twelve (12) feet up to 23 the minimum first floor exterior side setback of seven and 24 one-half (7 1/2) feet; the second floor side setback on the 25 interior side lot line shall comply with the declining height 26 envelope requirements. 13 JEROME F. COLEMAN CITYOOF BURLINGAME SOU PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, GLI F. 94010 JEROME F. COLEMAN CI*v ATroRN Ev CITY OF BURLIN GAME 301 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CALIF 94010 25.28.073 Exceptions. 1 1. The following shall be exceptions to both lot coverage and 2 setback lines: 3 (a) Front entrance stairs and stoops with no roof which 4 extend up to a maximum of six (6) feet into the front setback and 5 no closer than three (3) feet to a lot line. 6 (b) Bay windows on the first floor projecting into the front 7 8 setback no more than one and one half (1 1/2) feet and not 9 exceeding twenty (20) square feet in footprint. (c) Fireplace chimneys projecting into the front setback no 10 more than two (2) feet and not exceeding six (6) feet in width, 11 2. The following shall be exceptions only to side and rear 12 setback lines: 13 (a) Fireplace chimneys projecting into a setback no more than 14 two and one half (2 1/2) feet from a lot line shall be counted in 15 I6 lot coverage but not in setbacks. (b) Bay window(s) projecting into exterior side setback not 17 more than one and one half (1 1/2) feet and not exceeding twenty 18 (20) square feet in total footprint area, at least three (3) feet 19 from any lot line, provided that bay window(s) may not project 20 into the interior side setback. 21 (c) Cornices or eaves projecting into a side setback no more 22 than fifty (50) percent of the required setback to a maximum of 23 two (2) feet. 24 25 (d) A detached garage or other one story accessory building 26 located within the rear thirty (30) percent of the length of the 14 JEROME F. COLEMAN CI*v ATroRN Ev CITY OF BURLIN GAME 301 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CALIF 94010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 I2 I3 14 15 I6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN CIT' OF BURLINGAME 301 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME. CALIF.94010 overhangs extending more than twenty-four (24) inches, trellises and improvements which exceed thirty (30) inches in height above adjacent existing grade. 25.28.071-1 Floor Area Ratio. The maximum allowable floor area ratio based on gross 1,500) square feet floor area of structures for new construction on lots zoned R-1 percent plus one thousand shall be: (a) Thirty-two (32) percent plus one thousand five hundred 1,500) square feet for interior lots; (b) Thirty-two (32) percent plus one thousand two hundred 1,200) square feet for corner lots; (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) the maximum allowable house size shall be eight thousand (8,000) gross square feet. Such floor area ratio shall become effective upon the issuance of a building permit for new construction as defined by Section 25.08.477 of this chapter and shall remain permanently new construction. 25.28.072 Setback lines. 1. Measurement of all setback lines shall be from the lot line to the closest wall or any covered projection of the existing or proposed structure. 2. Front. (a) The minimum front setback line to the first floor shall be fifteen (15) feet as measured from the lot front or the average on the side of the street as measured from the lot front, 11 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 I6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN AnoBN Ev CITYOOF BU RLIN GAME 5PRIMROSE ROAO BURLINGAME, GLIF.84010 lot line (e) Greenhouse v,*indow(s) projecting no more than one (1) foot and a minimum of three feet (3) above fi-nished floor, not exceeding seventeen (17) square feet inside the window casement area and at least three (3) feet from any lot line. (,f) open balconies projecting not more than four (4) feet into a front setback. Multiple balconies projecting from the same floor shall have a minimum horizontal separation of ten (10) feet. 25.28.075 Declining height envelope. There shall be a declining height envelope in this district departing from a height of twelve (12) feet above original existing grade at each side property line set at an angle of forty-five (45) degrees unti.l it intersects with a point seven and one-half (7 1/2) feet above the second story finished floor, then it shall extend vertically to a maximum of thirty (3 0) feet or two and one-half (2 1/2) stories. No structure shall extend above or beyond said envelope except: 1. Chimney"s cr flues, eaves to a maximum of twc (2) feet or one --half the distance to property line whichever is less, gables without windows and architectural features which do not create habitable area and do not extend within the first story side setback; 2. Windon� enclosures which create no more than thirty-five (35) square feet Cf floor area within the structure; 3. The side of a single-family or duplex structure next to an 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN AnORNEY ClT OF BURONGAME 001 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINW E. CALIF. 94010 existing two-story residential structure, provided: (a) the second story is not closer to the property line than the required first floor setback; (b) if the second story wall is outside of the declining height envelope and adjacent to an existing two story wall, the second story plate line is no higher than the second story plate line on the adjacent property; (c) if there is a two story residential structure on each side of a lot, only one side wall may be exempt from the declining height envelope; (d) if any portion of the second story of an existing two story house adjacent to either side of the lot complies with the declining height requirements, the adjacent wall of the new construction shall not be exempt; 4. Where the slope on a lot along the front property line varies one (1) foot or more from corner to corner; in such cases the measurement of the declining height envelope point of departure shall be adjusted by the average elevation on the front property line; 5. Where the slope on a lot between the front setback and rear setback lines on either side property line varies by two (2) feet or more; in such cases the measurement of the declining height envelope point of departure shall be adjusted by the average elevation at the two setback lines; 6. Where the finished first floor of a house is more than three (3) feet above average finished grade and the area below or 16 6 7 8 9 10 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JERO ME F. COLEMAN Carr ATronn Er CITY OF BU RLIN GAME 601 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME. CALI F. 94Gt0 basement is not habitable area; in such cases the measurement of declining height envelope shall be fourteen (14) feet above the side property line." Section 18. Chapter 25.30 of said code is amended to read as follows: "Chapter 25.30 R-2 DISTRICT REGULATIONS 25.30.010 Scope of regulations. The regulations of this chapter shall apply to all R-2 Districts. 25.30.020 Permitted uses. The following uses are permitted in the R-2 districts: 1. All uses permitted in R-1 districts, and subject to the same restrictions, regulations and exceptions; 2. Duplexes, flats or other buildings designed for and occupied by not more than two families; 3. Accessory uses as described for R-1 districts. 25.30.030 Conditional uses requiring a special permit. The following uses are conditional uses requiring a special permit: 2. Comm 1. All uses allowed with a permit in the R-1 district and subject to the same restrictions and limitations; unity clubhouses. 25.30.040 Building regulations. 1, only one building designed or used as a residence for one or two families, or two dwellings designed or used as residences, 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 i6 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JERO ME F. COLEMAN aTr ATroRNEr CITY OF BU RLIN GAME 301 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CALIF. 94010 each for one family, may he erected, located or maintained on any 2. Where two single-family dwellings are constructed on one lot, all the following requirements must be met: (a) Only one dwelling may have frontage on the street; (b) No portion of the rear dwelling may be closer than twenty 20) feet to any portion of the front dwelling; (c) There shall be a yard at the rear of the rear building of at least twenty (20) feet in depth; (d) There shall be a driveway of a minimum width of ten (10) feet leading to the rear structure; (e) The lot must be not less than one hundred fifty (150) feet in depth. 25.30.050 Lot dimensions and lot requirements. I, Lots of six thousand nine hundred ninety-nine square (6,999) feet or less must have an average width of not less than fifty (50) feet and all such lots or parcels of land shall have a frontage of not less than fifty (50) feet on a public street; lots of seven thousand (7,000) square feet to nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (9,999) square feet must have an average width of not less than fifty (50) feet and all such lots or parcels of land shall have a frontage of not less than fifty-five (55) feet on a public street; and lots of ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more must have an average width of not less than fifty (50) feet and all such lots or parcels of land shall have a frontage of not less than (60) sixty feet on a public street; provided, 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 I3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN ATTORNEY CIW OF BURLINGAME SOI PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CALIF. 94010 however, that lots or parcels which face on the curve of a curved street, where the radius of such curvature is less than forty-five (45) feet may have a lesser frontage but not less than thirty (30) feet for a six thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (6,999) square foot or less lot or parcel, thirty-five (35) feet for a seven thousand (7,000) square foot to nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine (9,999) square foot lot or parcel, or forty (40) feet for a ten thousand 10,000) square foot or larger lot or parcel. 2. On the map adopted by Ordinance 712 and as subsequently amended, all lots shown in white shall have an area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet; all lots shown within a border of horizontal crosshatching shall have an area of not less than seven thousand (7,000) square feet; and all lots shown within a border of vertical crosshatching shall have an area of not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet. 3. Where frontage on a public street is impossible or impractical, the planning commission may recommend to the City Council an easement or easements providing ingress from and egress to a public street in lieu of such street frontage. In any case, the City of Burlingame shall be made an owner of such easement. Recommendations of acceptance may be conditional. 4. Variances may be granted, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 25.54 of this code, only to the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 above. 5. The average width, lot frontage and minimum areas provided for in subsections 1 and 2 above shall not apply to any lot or 19 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 I3 14 15 I6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN Ci Tv ArroRry Ev CITY OF BURLIN GAME 601 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CALJ F.94010 parcel of land of smaller dimensions appearing of record in the office of the county recorder of the County of San Mateo, or of the city engineer of the City of Burlingame, prior to June 18, 1958. No building permit shall be issued for the construction of any building on any lot divided or subdivided after said date which does not comply with the minimum requirements set forth above, except as varied by subsections 3 and 4 of this section. 6. The provisions of Section 25.28.050 shall apply to lands hereafter subdivided in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act of the State of California; provided, however, that the Planning Commission and the City Council may, in the consideration and acceptance of any tentative or final map submitted pursuant to the provisions of said Subdivision Map Act, approve or accept any such tentative or final map wherein one or more lots or parcels of land do not conform to all of the provisions of Section 25.28.050, when the Planning Commission and the City Council find that by reason of exceptional or extraordinary circumstances the approval or acceptance of such maps will not adversely affect the comprehensive zoning plan of the city. 7. No lands annexed to the City of Burlingame after May 31, 1960, which are thereupon classified for residential uses shall be divided into lots having areas of less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet each. 8. Certain new construction and additions to residences on lots in specified hillside districts are subject to the 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN Ci*v Anorsry Ev OITY OF BU RLIN GAME 501 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CALIF 94010 requirements of the Hillside Area Construction Permit as defined in Chapter 25.61. 25.30.060 Height limitations. No building in an R-2 district shall be constructed or altered which exceeds two and one-half stories or thirty (30) feet in height, whichever is lesser, with the following exceptions: the 1. On lots that slope downward more than twenty-five (25) percent toward the rear of the lot, the maximum height of the building shall not exceed two (2) stories or twenty (20) feet above the curb level, irrespective of the number of stories at the rear of the building; 2. On lots that slope upward more than twenty-five (25) percent toward the rear of the lot, the maximum height of the building shall not exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty (30)feet above mean grade as measured fifteen feet (15) from the front property line. 25.30.070 Lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures shall be forty (40) percent, including balconies, stairs, roof overhangs extending more than twenty-four (24) inches, trellises and improvements which exceed thirty (30) inches in height above adjacent existing grade. 25.30.071 Setback lines. 1. Measurement of all setback lines shall be from the lot line to the closest wall or any covered projection of the existing or proposed structure. 21 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN Cl V OF BURL NGAME 301 PRIMROSE ROAD SURI JNGAME, CALIF. 94010 2. Front. The minimum front setback line to the first floor shall be fifteen (15) feet as measured from the lot front or the average on the side of the street as measured from the lot front, whichever is greater, provided that the setback line delineated on any approved subdivision map shall supersede any provision of this chapter. 3. Side and rear. (a) If front and rear lot lines are equal, the minimum side setback shall be based on the front property line dimension; if front and rear lot lines are unequal, the setback shall be based on the width of the lot as measured between the midpoints of the two side lot lines. In either case the setbacks based on lot width shall be as follows: Side Setback Lines (in feet) Lots 42' wide or under Rear 3 Lots over 42' and less than 51' 4 Lots over 51' and less than 54' 5 Lots over 54' and less than 61' 6 Lots over 61' wide and over 7 Rear Setback Lines (in feet) 1 and 2 story . . . . . . . . . . 15 (b) The minimum side setback for second stories shall be based on the declining height envelope. 4. The minimum exterior side setback for any structure on a corner lot shall be seven and one half (7 1/2) feet. 22 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 I3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN OITYOOF BU RLINGAME 301 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, GLI F.94010 5. A public building, church, library, museum or other similar use either governmental or private, shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from all lot lines. 6. There shall be a minimum setback of twenty (20) feet on all buildings on E1 Camino Real. 25.30.073 Exceptions. 1. The following shall be exceptions to both lot coverage and setback lines: (a) Front entrance stairs and stoops with no roof which extend up to a maximum of six (6) feet into the front setback and no closer than three (3) feet to lot line. (b) Bay windows on the first floor projecting into the front setback no more than one and one half (1 1/2) feet and not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in footprint. (c) Fireplace chimneys projecting into the front setback no more than two (2) feet and not exceeding six (6) feet in width. 2. The following shall be exceptions only to side and rear setback lines: (a) Fireplace chimneys projecting into a setback no more than two and one half (2 1/2) feet from a lot line shall be counted in lot coverage but not in setbacks. (b) Bay window(s) projecting into exterior side setback not more than one and one half (1 1/2) feet and not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in total footprint area, at least three (3) feet from any lot line, provided that bay window(s) may not project into the interior side setback. 23 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ib 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN ArrORrvev CIT' OF BURLINGAME SOI PRIMR09E ROAD BURLINGAME, CALIF. 94010 (c) Cornices or eaves projecting into a side setback no more than fifty (50) percent of the required setback to a maximum of two (2) feet. (d) A detached garage or other one story accessory building located within the rear thirty (30) percent of the length of the lot 'line. (e) Greenhouse window(s) projecting no more than one (1) foot and a minimum of three feet (3) above finished floor, not exceeding seventeen (17) square feet inside the window casement area and at least three (3) feet from any lot line. (f) Open balconies projecting not more than four (4) feet into a front setback. Multiple balconies projecting from the same floor shall have a minimum horizontal separation of ten (10) feet. 25.30.075 Declining height envelope. There shall be a declining height envelope in this district departing from a height of twelve (12) feet above original existing grade at each side property line set at an angle of forty-five (45) degrees until it intersects with a point seven and one-half (7 1/2) feet above the second story finished floor, then it shall extend vertically to a maximum of thirty (30) feet or two and one-half (2 1/2) stories. No structure shall extend above or beyond said envelope except: 1. Chimneys or flues, eaves to a maximum of two (2) feet or one-half the distance to property line whichever is less, gables without windows and architectural features which do not create 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN CITY OF BU RLIN GAME 'JOI PRIMROSE ROAD BURLJNGAME, GLIF 94010 habitable area and do not extend within the first story side setback; 2. Window enclosures which create no more than thirty-five 35) square feet of floor area within the structure; 3. The side of a single-family or duplex residential structure next to an existing two-story residential structure, provided: (a) the second story is not closer to the property line than the required first floor setback; (b) if the second story wall is outside of the declining height envelope and adjacent to an existing two story wall, the second story plate line is no higher than the second story plate line on the adjacent property; (c) if there is a two story residential structure on each side of a lot, only one side wall may be exempt from the declining height envelope; (d) if any portion of the second story of an existing two story house adjacent to either side of the lot complies with the declining height requirements, the adjacent wall of the new construction shall not be exempt; 4. Where the slope on a lot along the front property line varies one (1) foot or more from corner to corner; in such cases the measurement of the declining height envelope point of departure shall be adjusted by the average elevation on the front property line; 5. Where the slope on a lot between the front setback and 25 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JERO ME F. COLEMAN Ci*v Anonnev OITY OF BURLIN GAME 501 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, GLI F. 94010 rear setback lines on either side property line varies by two (2) feet or more; in such cases the measurement of the declining height envelope point of departure shall be adjusted by the average elevation at the two setback lines; 6. ,,where the finished first floor of a house is more than three (3) feet above average finished grade and the area bee ow or basement is not habitable area; in such cases the measurement of declining height envelope shall be fourteen (14) feet above the side property line." Section 19, Section 25.32.080 of said code is hereby amended to delete subsection 2(d) and to add subsection 4, to read as follows: "4. Open balconies projecting not more than four (4) feet into a front setback and not to exceed sixteen (16) feet in length. Multiple balconies so projecting from the same floor shall have a minimum horizontal separation of ten (10) feet." "-Le_ or 2? r.) Section 25.34.080 of said code is hereby amended to delete subsection 2(d) and to add subsection 4, to read as follows: 11 4. Open balconies projecting not more than four (4) feet into a front setback and not to exceed sixteen (16) feet in length. Multiple balconies so projecting from the same floor shall. have a minimum horizontal separation of ten feet." Section 21, Section 25.36.032 2(a) of said code is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a) Ali uses requiring a special permit in Subarea A, 26 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JERO ME F. COLEMAN wrro RN Er CITU OF BURLINOAME SOI PRIMR09E ROAD BURLINGAME, GLJ F. 94010 except financial and real estate." Section 22, Section 25.36.080 is hereby added to said code to read as follows: "Section 25.36.080. Minimum setbacks on certain streetsI There shall be a minimum setback of twenty (20) feet on all buildings constructed on El Camino Real except where there is an existing frontage road." Section 23. Section 25.41.025 (j) of said code is hereby amended to read as follows: "(j) Massage, bathing, tanning or similar establishments when in compliance with Chapter 6.40 or 6.41." Section 24, Section 25.50.55 of said code is hereby amended to read as follows: "Nonconforming uses are also subject to Sections 25.70.040 (off-street parking) and 25.72.020 (parking subareas A and B) of this code, except that in the Broadway Commercial Area additional parking shall not be required if a structure is totally destroyed by catastrophe or natural disaster so long as the uses in the new structure are the same size as existed before the loss." Section 25. Section 25.50.060 of said code is hereby amended to read as follows: (b) Any other nonconforming structure which is damaged or destroyed by any means to the extent of fifty (50) percent or 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN CITVOOF BU RLINGAME BOI PRIMROSE ROAD BUPLINGAME, CALIF 94010 more of its value may be rebuilt or used thereafter only in compliance with the regulations of the district of which it is a part: (c) Any other nonconforming structure which is damaged or destroyed by any means to the extent of less than fifty (50) percent its value may be rebuilt to its original condition and the same occupancy and use resumed. (d) Any nonconforming structure in the Broadway Commercial Area which is partially or totally destroyed by catastrophe or natural disaster may be rebuilt to its pre-existing size and dimensions if the same amount of parking is provided on site as existed before the loss. (e) Unless rebuilding is started within a period of six 6) months and completed within twelve (12) months, or a longer period as determined on request by the planning commission, the nonconforming status of the structure shall expire," Section 26, Section 25.50.080 of said code is hereby amended to read as follows: "A nonconforming building may be enlarged or extended only if the entire building is made to conform to all the physical dimensional standards of the district in which it is located; except, that in the case of setback requirements for single-family, duplex and multiple -family residential structures, the structure may be enlarged so long as there is no increase in nonconformity and all other applicable regulations are met." Section 27, Subsections (b), (h), and (n) of section �s� 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN Clx ATroRNEv CITY OF BU RLIN GAME SOI PRIMROSE ROAD BURtJNGAME, CALI F. 84010 25.60.010 of said code are hereby amended to read as follows: "(b) Any single accessory structure will exceed six hundred (600) square feet of gross floor area; (h) The roof height of the accessory structure will exceed ten (10) feet above grade, except the height may be increased one (1) foot for each foot of separation from an adjacent property line, up to a maximum height of fourteen (14) feet; provided that where the lot slopes more than ten (10) percent at the location of the accessory structure, the maximum height shall be four (4) feet above the plate line; provided, further, the portion of the structure at the rear property line may have a maximum height of fourteen (14) feet if the structure has a pitched roof on both sides and the rear plate line does not exceed ten (10) feet above natural grade; (n) The accessory structure will be a greenhouse, lathhouse, lanai, patio shelter or similar structure exceeding one hundred twenty (120) square feet of gross floor area." Section 28. Subsection (j) is added to section 25.68.010 of said code to read as follows: "(j) No instruction shall occur which involves more than three people, including the resident, at one time." Section 29. Subsection (a) of section 25.70.020 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN CIW OF BURLINGAME SOl PRIMROSE ROAD BURUNGAME, CALIF 94010 (4) A parking space bordered in whole or in part by a structure, wall or fence along one or both lateral sides shall provide one (1) additional foot in width for each enclosed side; (5) A column may project not more than six (6) inches into any parking space and shall not interfere with opening of car doors or with car turning movements; (6) Any parking space dimension shall be increased to size acceptable to the department of public works if more than three vehicle movements are required to enter or exit the space; (7) All parking spaces shall have an unobstructed vertical clearance of seven (7) feet." Section 30. The final paragraph of Subsection (a) of section 25.70.030 is hereby amended to read as follows: "Required covered parking shall not be provided in tandem configuration. Required uncovered spaces may be provided in tandem configuration if such spaces are not required for new construction and may extend: (1) in areas with sidewalks, to the inner edge of the sidewalk; (2) in areas without sidewalks to five 5) feet from the inner edge of the curb; (3) in areas without either sidewalks or curbs, to five (5) feet from the edge of pavement." Section 31. Section 25.70.035 is hereby added to said code to read as follows: "25.70.035 Exceptions for O -M District Except for the special parking requirements as defined in Code Section 25.43.080, all uses in the 0-M District shall 30 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 JEROME F. COLEMAN TV wTtO BNEY CITY OF BURLIN GAME 3PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGMIE. CMJF.94010 conform to the parking requirements of this chapter." Section 32. This ordinance shall be published as required by law. Mayor I, JUDITH A. MALFATTI, 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 3rd day of APRIL 1995, and adopted thereafter at a , regular meeting of the City Council held on the 17th day of APRIL , 1995, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARRISON, KNIGHT, O'MAHONY, PAGLIARO, SPINELLI NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NON ' City Clerk 31 CITY OF BURLINGAME SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE MAKING CORRECTIONS AND MINOR CHANGES TO ZONING AND SIGN REGULATIONS Pursuant to Government Code Section 36933 (c)(1) following is a summary of Ordinance No. 1521 adopted APRIL 17 , 1995: Amends zoning and sign ordinances to clarify language, including setbacks on El Camino Real, floor area ratio exemptions, new construction, permitted garage location and heights, parking space dimensions, temporary buildings, awnings and marquees, 0-M district signage r and recon- struction of non -conforming buildings on Broadway. AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARRISON, KNIGHT, O'MAHONY, PAGLIARO, SPINELLI NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE A certified copy of said adopted ordinance is available in the City Clerk's office, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California. Dated: APRIL 18, 1995 P ared//?)Y: 1 JE OME F. COLEMAN, City Attorney CITY OF BURLINGAME SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE MAKING CORRECTIONS AND MINOR CHANGES TO ZONING AND SIGN REGULATIONS Pursuant to Government Code Section 36933(c)(1) the following is a summary of proposed Ordinance No. 1521 .Amends zoning and sign ordinances to clarify language, including setbacks on El Camino Real, floor area ratio exemptions, new construction, permitted garage location and heights, parking space dimensions, temporary buildings, awnings and marquees, 0-M district signage, and recon- struction of non -conforming buildings on Broadway. Said ordinance was introduced on APRIL 3, 1995; a public hearing thereon will be held APRIL 17, , 1995, at 7:30 p.m, at. the City Council Chambers, Burlingame City Hall, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California. A copy of said proposed ordinance is available in the City Clerk`s office, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California. Dated; APRIL 4 City Attorney