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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 082-1981RESOLUTION NO. R2_Rl 12/2/81 RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE DRAFT PUBLIC ACCESS GUIDELINES FOR THE ANZA AREA, BURLINGAME, FOR BAY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ACTION WHEREAS, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission has requested that its staff prepare public access guidelines for the portion of Anza Area, Burlingame within BCDC's jurisdiction so that it could be treated as an integral access system as the area develops; and WHEREAS, the enabling legislation of BCDC encourages local agency involvement prior to BCDC actions; and WHEREAS, the Burlingame Planning Commission held a public hearing on the guidelines on November 23, 1981 and recommended them to the City Council for consideration and review; and WHEREAS, the Burlingame City Council has held a public meeting on October 5, 1981 and a public hearing onAecember 7, 1981, and has reviewed the Anza Area Public Access Guidelines as forwarded and conditioned by the Planning Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Burlingame City Council recommends to the Bay Conservation and Development Commission that they adopt the Anza Area Public Access Guidelines as set forth in Exhibit A; and FURTHER, that the Burlingame City Council recognizes the need for continued cooperation and coordination between the City and BCDC in the implementation of these guidelines. MAYOR I, EVELYN H. HILL, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 7th day of December, 1981, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: AMSTRUP,BARTON,CROSBY,MANGINI,MARTIN NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: NONE y✓ 7' CKY CLERK EXHIBIT A PUBLIC ACCESS GUIDELINES FOR ANZA AREA, BURLINGAME A. Use of Guidelines i RECLIVEfD NOV, 161981 CITY OF 6URLINGAMF. PLANNING DEPT. These guidelines are intended to establish the general paramete.is for public access and the design of compatible buildings consistent with the development of the entire Anza area as a single project. As general parameters, it is expected that individual developments will vary somewhat from the specific numbers included in these guidelines. However, any. reduction in the amount or widths of public access or other amenities should not be accepted unless there is a corresponding and offsetting improvement in public access to the Bay through some other aspect of the design not contemplated by these guidelines because of their general nature. Moreover, as these guidelines only establish the relationship of public access among the various parcels, they should not be considered as the maximum requirement. Individual permit applications must still be evaluated on a case -by -case basis to determine whether the public access proposed is the maximum feasible for that specific site and use. f: C. General 1. Public access should be continuous along the shoreline and paths and other improvements should be coordinated between developments. 2. Buildings and improvements should be designed to encourage use of the adjacent public access areas by the public. 3. Parking and service facilities should be integrated with any development they serve, located so as not to interfere with or detract from public access to and along the shoreline, and landscaped to minimize visual impacts. 4. Landscaping around buildings and in public access areas should be similar to or compatible with the landscaping in the existing area. Bav Proper 1. Development within each of the three blocks of the presently undeveloped lots along the shoreline of the Bay proper should be coordinated in terms of design, public access to and along the shoreline, view corridors, uses, and traffic circulation in a manner similar to that shown on Exhibits B and C. The height of development in the block of lots immediately west of Bayfront Channel should be only one and two stories to provide variety from the taller development along the rest of the shoreline and to conform to the height of existing development in that area. EXHIBIT A -2- 2. Major public access areas should be provided next to Fisherman's Park, on both corners of the entrance to Bayfront Channel, and on the peninsula between the Bay proper and Anza Lagoon as shown on Exhibit A. 3. Along the shoreline of the Bay proper, the public access area should average a minimum of 75 feet in width as measured from the line of highest tidal action. The usable portion of the public access area should be a minimum of 40 feet wide (as measured from the top of the bank) or as wide as the height of the most prominent part of adjacent buildings as viewed from the shoreline, whichever is greater. 4. Any exceptions to the minimum widths of public access areas shall be allowed only if the design of the building and adjacent public access is such that the public is encouraged to make greater use of the shoreline and other substantial public access areas are provided to offset the reduction in the minimum width, such as is shown on Exhibit B. D. Bavfront Channel 1. Major public access areas should be located at the corners of Bayfront Channel and the Bay proper and at the corner of Bayfront Channel and Sanchez Creek Lagoon, as shown on Exhibit A. 2. Public access along both sides of the Channel should average a minimum of 65 feet in width. The usable portion of the public access (as measured from the top of the bank) should be a minimum of 40 feet wide or as wide as the height of the adjacent building, whichever is greater. 3.. A pedestrian/bicycle bridge should be provided across Bayfront Channel where it meets the Bay. The existing bridge across Bayfront Channel at its intersection with Sanchez Creek Lagoon should be retained for public access. E. Sanchez Creek Lagoon Area 1. A major public access area should be located at the corner or Sanchez Creek Lagoon and Bayfront Channel, as shown on Exhibit A. 2. A major public access area should be provided on State Parcel One and include approximately 50 feet of each of the adjacent parcels between Sanchez Creek Lagoon and Airport Boulevard, as shown on Exhibit A. M911 3. Public access should average 65 feet in width along the remainder of the entire shoreline of Sanchez Creek Lagoon as measured from the line of highest tidal action. The usable public access area should be a minimum of 40 feet wide (as measured from the top of the bank) or as wide as the height of the tallest adjacent building, whichever is' greater. 4. Building heights along Sanchez Creek Lagoon should progress from a maximum of five stories above the elevation of existing grade at each end of.the Lagoon to a maximum of two stories adjacent to State Parcel One at the center of the Lagoon. Taller buildings far from the shoreline at the eastern end of Sanchez Creek Lagoon are appropriate. . 5. Development along the shoreline of the Sanchez Creek Lagoon should be coordinated in terms of design, public access to and along the shoreline, view corridors, uses and traffic circulation.' 6. Public access connections from Airport Boulevard to the Sanchez Creek Lagoon should be provided every 200 to 400 feet to encourage public use and awareness of the access along the Lagoon. These areas should provide a direct physical and visual connection to the public access along the Lagoon, be landscaped, and be free of service or parking uses that can detract from the purpose of the connections. Adjacent buildings should be designed to complement the connection. 7. Development along Sanchez Creek Lagoon should be designed and located to avoid long expanses of building mass. Building masses should be varied, and separations between buildings should be coordinated with separations in existing buildings in the area, to reduce the visual impact of the development from Highway 101. F. Bridge Connection from Highway 101 Any direct connection between Highway 101 and Airport Boulevard over . Sanchez Creek Lagoon should not be authorized unless (1) there are no feasible upland alternatives, (2) such a connection is required to serve the level of development needed in this area to provide the public access amenities described in these guidelines, and (3) Caltrans determines that such a connection is safe. Any such connection should have the following characteristics: 1. Fill should be minimized by the use of a pile -supported bridge structure over Sanchez Creek Lagoon in a location that minimizes the amount of fill and with no more than two lanes plus a pedestrian and bicycle pathway. -4 — 2. The overcrossing should be sufficiently elevated from the Lagoon surface to allow light to reach the water's surface. 3. A public parking area should be placed at the northern end of the overcrossing, connected by paths to the rest of the public access in the area to encourage use of the public access. 4. Public access connections to the marsh at the western end of Sanchez Creek Lagoon should not be provided except as part of the development of the park on the 'landfill site north of Sanchez Creek Lagoon and only in a manner that will protect the marsh from intrusion. 5. The environmental impacts of the overcrossing should be minimized by locating any on or off traffic lanes near Highway 101 to preserve the trees in the eucalyptus grove along Highway 101 and retain a large portion of the grove_.. between the traffic lanes and Sanchez Creek Lagoon for public access. Public access improvements at the grove, such as parking, should be provided in a way that minimizes impacts to the grove and maximizes public use of the grove and the shoreline of Sanchez Creek Lagoon. These improvements need not be extensive as most use will likely be by fishermen and highway travelers. 6. No other traffic improvements to serve the Anza area involving Bay fill should be authorized. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS AS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 23, 1981 1. that in Section C. Bay Proper, Guideline 3, "usable" be defined as "available exclusively for public access to the shoreline and landscaping;" 2. that in Section D. Bayfront Channel,Guideline 2, the calculation to arrive at the "average" setback from the channel include all properties along one side of the channel; the minimum 40' setback from top of bank would still apply to all properties. 3. that in Section-E. Sanchez Creek Lagoon Area, Guideline 2, landscaped parking be allowed in the 20 feet of the 50 foot setback furthest from Parcel 1; 4.' that in Section C, Guideline 3 and Section E, Guideline 3, the minimum width at any point be 40 feet from the top of the bank and delete reference to the height of the most prominent portion of any adjacent building or the height of the tallest adjacent building. 5. that in Section E. Sanchez Creek Lagoon Area, Guideline 4, building height be measured from existing curb grade; 6. that in Section F. Bridge Connection from Highway 101, introduction, the term "feasibility" include economic factors; and 7. that in Section F. Bridge Connection from Highway 101, Guideline 6, the wording be amended to read: "The only other traffic improvements to serve the Anza area involving bay fill should be to improve public. - access to the shoreline." 11 r =. ON y i W 3 W � Z � O H Y ? 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