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
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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
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