HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 026-2004RESOLUTION NO. 26-2004
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
APPROVING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
AND ADOPTING THE BAYFRONT SPECIFIC PLAN,
AN AMENDMENT TO THE BURLINGAME GENERAL PLAN
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65450 allows for the preparation of
specific plans for the systematic implementation ofthe general plan for all orpart of the area covered
by the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Draft Bayfront Specific Plan dated March, 2004 has been found to be in
conformance with the Burlingame General Plan; and
WHEREAS, a mitigated negative declaration has been prepared in conformance with the
California Environmental QualityAct, and it has been determined that with the mitigation measures
proposed and incorporated as community standards as a part of the Bayfront Specific Plan, there are
no potential significant environmental impacts from adoption of this specific plan; and
WHEREAS, a citizens advisory committee considered the issues involved in the Bayfront
and made recommendations to the Planning Commission and the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held three public study meetings on the Bayfront
Specific Plan, including a joint meeting with the City Council, and received and considered
extensive public input from all interested persons who wished to testify or submit documentation;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Burlingame, after proceedings duly
and regularly held as provided by law did, on January 26, 2004, make a recommendation to the City
Council to approve the Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Bayfront Specific Plan, 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 March 11, 2004, determined that, with
certain amendments which have been incorporated into the March, 2004 Draft Plan, the City of
Burlingame Bayfront 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 held a duly noticed public hearing on April 5, 2004, at which
time the Council received and considered the staff report and the Draft Bayfront Specific Plan dated
March, 2004 and all other written materials and testimony that any interested person wished to
present prior to the close of the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, after this public hearing, and after due consideration of the
minutes and recommendations of the Planning Commission, finds that Bayfront Specific Plan as
updated should be adopted as an amendment to the General Plan.
City Council Resolution - Bayfront Specific Plan
Negative Declaration and Amendment to General Plan
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED by this City Council that:
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 Bayfront Specific Plan as set forth above will have a significant effect on the
environment, and a mitigated negative declaration, per Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 531-P is
hereby approved.
2. The Bayfront Specific Plan, an amendment to the General Plan titled Exhibit 'W',
dated March, 2004, is hereby adopted. Findings for such adoption of the Bayfront Specific Plan are
as set forth at the April 5, 2004 meeting and in this Resolution.
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MAYOR
I, ANN MUSSO 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 5th day
of April, 2004 , by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAyLOcx, COFFEY, GALLSGAN, NACEL, 01NAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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