HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 073-2010RESOLUTION NO. 73-2010
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME APPROVING A MITIGATED
NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND ADOPTING THE BURLINGAME DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AS
AN AMENDMENT TO THE BURLINGAME GENERAL PLAN
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame that:
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65450 allows for the preparation of specific plans for the
systematic implementation of the general plan for all or part of the area covered by the general plan; and
WHEREAS, the Draft Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan dated June, 2010, has been found to be a
refinement to and conform with the Burlingame General Plan; and
WHEREAS, a Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act, and it has been determined that with the mitigation measures proposed and
incorporated into the Standard Conditions of Approval for all projects incorporated into the Burlingame
Downtown Specific Plan, there are no potential significant environmental impacts from adoption of this
specific plan; and
WHEREAS, three community workshops, eighteen Citizens Advisory Committee meetings, and two joint
meetings of the Planning Commission and City Council were held to involve, the public, local residents and
business owners, and property owners in the development of the plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Burlingame, after proceedings duly and regularly held as
provided by law, did on July 26, 2010, make a recommendation to the City Council to approve the Mitigated
Negative Declaration and the Downtown Specific Plan as an amendment to the General Plan and ordered it to
be transmitted to the City Council for further proceedings as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) Board, acting as the Airport Land Use
Commission, at its regular meeting held on September 16, 2010, determined that the City of Burlingame
Downtown Specific Plan is consistent with the applicable airport/land use compatibility criteria for the San
Francisco International Airport, as contained in the San Mateo County Comprehensive Airport Land Use Plan,
December 1996, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after this public hearing, and after due consideration of the minutes and
recommendations of the Planning Commission, and acceptance of the Mitigated Negative Declaration, finds
that the Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan should be adopted as an amendment to the General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is RESOLVED and ORDERED by this City Council that:
1. On the basis of the Initial Study and the documents submitted and reviewed, and comments received
and addressed by this Council, it is hereby found that there is no substantial evidence that the project
set forth above will have a significant effect on the environment, and mitigated negative declaration,
per Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ND -555 P is hereby approved.
2. The Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan, an amendment to the General PTan titled- Public Review
Draft dated June, 2010, with revised text as noted in the Update Sheet -from PBS&J dated September,
2010, is hereby adopted. Findings for such adoption of the Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan are
as set forth by the Planning Commission at its July 26, 2010 meeting by the City Council at its October
4, 2010 meeting and in this Resolution.
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Mayor
City Council Resolution Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan
Mitigated Negative Declaration and Amendment to the General Plan
I, Mary Ellen Kearney, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 4h day of
September, 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:BAYLOCK, BROWNRIGG, DEAL, NAGEL
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: KEIGHRAN
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Cijy Clerk
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