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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 067-2014RESOLUTION NO. e7_201 4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AMENDING THE LAND -USE CHAPTER OF THE BURLINGAME DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN BY REVISING POLICY 3.3.4 (DONNELLY AVENUE AREA), REMOVING RESTRICTIONS UPON THE PLACEMENT OF OFFICE USES ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS WITHIN THE DONNELLY AVENUE DISTRICT AND AMENDING THE LAND -USE MAP TO CHANGE THE LAND -USE DESIGNATION OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 305-371 PRIMROSE ROAD AND 1401-1403 CHAPIN AVENUE FROM BURLINGAME AVENUE COMMERCIAL (BAC) TO DONNELLY AVENUE COMMERCIAL (DAC), AND CHANGING THE LAND -USE DESIGNATION OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 401-411 PRIMROSE ROAD FROM BURLINGAME AVENUE COMMERCIAL (BAC) TO CHAPIN AVENUE COMMERCIAL (CAC) THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME hereby finds as follows: Section 1. On October 4, 2010, the City Council adopted the Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan. Section 2. Properties with frontage on Primrose Road and Chapin Avenue that lie to the north of Burlingame Avenue and to the west of Primrose Road that are currently zoned Burlingame Avenue Commercial (BAC) are similar in character (e.g. location, exposure to foot traffic, etc.) to properties zoned Donnelly Avenue Commercial (DAC) and Chapin Avenue Commercial (DAC) that lie within the same vicinity; and Section 3. The restrictions applicable to these properties under the current BAC zoning have limited opportunities for property owners to re -tenant properties once they become vacant; and Section 4. Following a duly noticed public hearing on July 7, 2014, the City Council considered the Planning Commission's June 9, 204 recommendation in support of an amendment Chapter 3 — Land -Use of the Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan revising Policy 3.3.4 as it applies to the Donnelly Avenue Commercial (DAC) district, eliminating language allowing office uses only upon the upper levels of commercial buildings within the district as follows: 3.3.4 DONNELLY AVENUE AREA: The Donnelly Avenue area consists of properties on either side of Donnelly Avenue between Primrose Road and Lorton Avenue. Ground floor retail use is allowed but not required. Offisp uses nrA ;;.IIni.AiPd en theupper levels. Existing residential uses may remain and be improved, but new residential uses are not allowed; and 1 RESOLUTION NO. 67-20j 4 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME THAT Policy 3.3.4 Donnelly Avenue Area of Chapter 3 — Land -Use of the Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan shall be amended as stated in Section 4 of this resolution. I, MARY ELLEN KEARNEY, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 18th day of August, 2014 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BROWNRIGG, DEAL, KEIGHRAN, NAGEL, ORTIZ NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE City Clerk E