HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1991.11.04BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA
November 4, L99L
CALL TO ORDER
A duly noticed regular meeting of the Burl.ingane City Council rrasheld on the above date in the city Ha11 Council Chambers. The
neeting was cal1ed to order at 7:31 p.m. by l.{ayor Gloria Barton.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Led by Dennis Argyres, City Manager.
ROLL CALL
COI'NCIL PRESENT:
COUNCIL ABSENT:
MINUTES
BARTON, HARRISON, LEI,IBI , O I I,{AHONY, PAGLIARO
NONE
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of october 2!t ]-99L were amended
with a change on page 5 from councilmen to councilmembers, and on
page 2 to show Mr. Asplundrs son was not present, and on page 6
that the TSM comrnittee rrapproved a draft letterrr and rrere then
approved on motion of councilman Harrison, seconded by
Councilwoman o I Mahony.
Tom Mortensen, Manager of the san Mateo office of csAA, presented
council with the 1990 Pedestrian safety Citation for two
consecutive years with no pedestrian injuries or fatal-ities.
Mayor Barton thanked hirn and congratulated the Police Department
and Traffic Engineering Department for helping the city achieve
this award.
PUBLIC HEARING - APPEAL FOR TWO VARIANCES FOR LOT COVERAGE AND
FOR PARKING FOR AN ADDITION AT 2845 MARTPOSA
city Planner reviewed her memo of october 25 which recommended
council hold a public hearing and take action. The applicants,
Kuang-Hui Lee, property owner, and Kai-Yee woo, architect, are
requesting variances for lot coverage (48.5 percent requested,
40 percent allowed) and parking dimension (18 foot v/idth
requested, 20 foot required) in order to add to the first floor
footprint of the house at 2845 Mariposa. The addition hrill
change the present three bedroom, two bath house to a four
bedroom, four bath house with a total square footage, including
attached lJarage, of 3,945 square feet. The applicants previously
applied for a two story addition and were denied, In developing
the site in a one story structure some problems have affected the
design; the garage and dri.veway orientation were changed j.n order
to add at the front of the building, this required reorientation
of the driveway and lowering of the garage to achieve a 10
percent slope for the driveway; lowering the garage required rnore
stairs to access the kitchen and these stairs encroach into the
20 foot width required for parking two cars in the garage.
Another inpact of developing this site with a single story is
that the structure has becone wider; the originaf structure was
44 feet wide, the proposed structure is 66 feet wide. Keeping
the same pitch for a wider roof causes the height of the highest
roof ridge to increase. The appJ.icants presented s1i9ht1y
revised plans after preparation of the staff report,' the revj,sedplans moved the front of the structure back three feet which
lowers slightly the highest roof ridge and the 1ot coverage.
AIso received after the staff report was prepared $/as a letter in
support of the application from the Brattesanirs, the irnmediate
adj acent neighbors at 2849 Mariposa. The Planning Commission
denied this application without prejudice.
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Councilman Harrison asked staff if the new plan was a differentproposal and should go back to the Planning Commission, staffsaid it was basically the sarne pIan. Councilnan Pagliaro askedabout the new foyer plan and if this house was considered threeor four bedroorn; staff said the library area nust be considered a
bedroom.
llayor Barton opened the public hearing.
Urs Lee, applicant, thanked council and her neighbors for
weJ,coming her to Burlingane; her hillside construction permit was
denied a year ago and they have hrorked with their neighbors toachieve a new single story design to satisfy all parties; she
asked her architect to explain the plans.
I{illian Joseph, architect, said the 1ot coverage variance shouldbe approved because of special circumstances since the rear ofthe 1ot is an open slope which cannot be developed and becausethey cannot build a second story,. the neighbors support thisproject; they extended the building in the front because addingto the rear $rouId encroach into the required rear setback, usetoo much rear setback area and could also affect the view of theneighbors - views on Mariposa are toward the rearl neighborstructures on both sides extend more toward the front of lotsthan their house; they can make the garage stairs narrower todecrease the encroachment into the parking area to one foot.
Councilwoman OrMahony asked the architect if these pLans areapproved lrouLd he confirm during this hearinq that the revisedroof plans received October 30 v/ould be adhered to; Joseph saidyes and reviewed the rnaximurn heights on various roof ridges asshown on the p1ans.
Speaking in favor hrere Joseph and Donna Brattesani, 2849Mariposa, they approved of the revised plans which lower theroof; they have compromised with the Lees and are giving up theirview from the Living/dining area in order to keep the rear- vj,ews.
Mayor Barton closed the public hearing and said it was refreshingto see neighbors working together like this but she said she wasconcerned about 1ot coverage, citizens are complaining to councilabout too big houses; this lot coverage is almost 50 percent; shewondered if there were any way to reduce the Iot coveiage.Joseph said it would be difficult, especially at the sides; theyhave already pushed back the front three feet in the foyer area;he reiterated that the lot coverage would not appear as greatbecause of the open hillside at the rear of the 1ot.
Councilman Lenbi appreciated neighbors working together but hewas also concerned about the lot coverage; this would send signalto others that council would al.1ow greater 1ot coverage; hethought the roorns in.the proposed house were aI1 very large, theycould cut down the library from 27 feet to 23 feeti a fO by fffoot foyer is very 1arge, that could be cut backr. he could notvote to approve this great a lot coverage.
councilman Pagliaro tas concerned about the butky feeling thishouse would havei he erould be rnore inclined to favor it if itwere set back parallel with the Brattesani housel he was alsoworried about the parking variance. Joseph said if the Leespushed the front back any nore the house would appear straightacross in front. Pagliaro said if the house were set back -
another two or three feet he could approve.
Councilman Harrison asked if the front were pushed back would itraise the roof line; staff replied it would ictually lower theroof Iine because it would be shorter. Harrison was concernedabout the 1ot coverage, people canrt see the rear dropoff fronthe street - it would appear massi.ve. Council discussed amount of1ot coverage if house were pushed back; deternined the deck areais not included in lot coverage; if entire house were pushed backthey could build a larger deck for yard area. Councilman Leurbifavored denying without prejudice so the applicants could revise
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and cone back to councj-l- with srnaller project and Less 1ot
coverage. Councilman Pagliaro could go along with the plan if
they cut back the front another few feet. Councilrnan Lernbi
suggested cutting a foot off each sj-de also to reduce the
footprint. council suggested getting the lot coverage down to
about 45 percent, Staff noted the ridge line of the roof wouLd
be lorrered if the size of house were reduced. Architect
discussed with his clients and agreed they could work on further
revisions. Mayor Barton asked for a motion and council agreed
that she should be allohled to make al-1 notions tonight, since it
was the last meeting before she retires from council.
Mayor Barton moved to approve the parking varj.ance for 19 foot
wide garage. seconded by Councilnan Harrison, carried
unanirnously.
Mayor Barton then moved to deny without
Iot coverage variance so the applicants
reduce lot coverage to about 45 percent
Seconded by Councilman Harrison and carr
ro11 call vote.
prejudice the request for
could revise pJ-ans to
and return to council.
ied unanimously 5-o on
PUBLIC HEARING - URGENCY ORDINANCE :-447 - AUENDING HII.,LSIDE AREA
CONSTRU ION PERMIT REGU LATIONS
city Planner reviewed her memo of October 29 which recomnended
couircil discuss, hold a public hearing and take action. At the
october 21 council meeting, staff was directed to revj-ew the
Hillside Area construction Pernit regulations and see how they
night be anended to address additions to single story structures
which would raise the roof height or change substantially the
bulk of a single story structure to block existing views.from
aajacent prop6rties. She presented two options for_ consideration
of single st-ory regulation - 1) is to require a hillside perrnit
for anf change to ltructure footprint or new roofed area; this
could incluae Uay windows. 2) vrould provide nore latitude to a
property owner; if an addition would extend the portion of the
ila1l of-the structure next to the side property fines more than
15 feet then a hillside pernit would be required; it also-address
new accessory structures or expansions. Another new section of
the proposed ordinance would address height of ne!, single story
residences.
councilrnan Pagliaro found sone of the language regarding rnaximum
eLevations coifusing. Councilwonan O'Ilahony questions option 2 b
noting that it would not guarantee no view blockage' In response
to Corfncilnan Lembi, stafi said it was conceivable that an 8 foot
addition with no roof change could block a neighborrs viewl she
reviewed notice requirernents for hillside permitsl since
enactment about a year and a half ago, there have been about 21
hillside permits, she estimated there were at least that many
building permits for first floor additions in the same areas'
Staff n6t-ed this ordinance will irnpact aI1 homeowners in the area
and slow down the pernit processi they revie$red notice procedures
for hillside perrnits '
Mayor Barton opened the public hearing. There were no open
coirments and council asked Planning Conrnissioner DeaI what he
thought of this proposed ordinance; DeaI said it would be more
hrork for the connis;ion and staff. Mayor Barton thought it was
stil1 sonething that council had to do. The hearing was closed'
staff reviewed with council adjusting the curr
removing sorne phrases that refer to second sto
council concerns. Staff responded to council
interior $raIls is not rnaking an addition, an a
the footprint; changing the roof line is nakin
councilmin Lernbi said this wiII be a strict an
ordinance, but it appears to be $rhat people in
vrant. Councilman Harrison said he thought the
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n addition.ery liniting
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have the cc&R back in effect; Mayor Barton said that would take a
long tirne.
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APPEAL FOR RELIET FROM WATER PENALTY AT 1480 ALVARADO AVENUE
City lt{anager reviewed the Finance Directorrs rnerno of October 29rrllich recommended council hear this appeal and take actj.on. The
Ashe farnily is requesting an adjustment to their bilt based on aIeak that occurred in their water Iinel staff policy perrnits
adjustments to sewer charges and penalties in cases there theIeak is underground or difficult to detecti the customer muststill pay for the water, the sewer is adjusted because norrnally aleak does not go through the sevrer lines. They requestadjustnent because they have two extra boys living at home. The
Ashe fanily has requested two prior rationing adjustmentsl in.fuly 1988 they notified the city that their daughter returned
home to live; in 1990 they appealed for five oceupant allocation,but they already had five allocations and the appeal was denied.The Ashe family was not present.
Mayor Barton moved to deny the appeal. Seconded by CouncilmanHarrison, carried unanimously by voj,ce vote.
TRAFFIC ALI.,OCATIONS - NOVEMBER 1991
llayor Barton rnoved adoption of TRGENCY ORDINANCE 1447.
by councilnan Harrison, carried unanimously.
city Planner reviewed her rnemo of October 2council review the requests for traffic allaction. There were two requests for all-ocaextension for the allocation to a 3.29 acreparking lot at 765 Airport Boulevard and (2a 4.4 acre extension of the Alamo Rent-A-Ca
Highway (onto the Anfac site).
seconded
8 which recornrnendedocations and taketions: (1) anlong-term airport
) a new aLlocation forr use to 1380 Bayshore
Polytech Associates is requesting an extension for an allocationgranted Lo 765 Airport; presently 2.04 acres of the site arevacant and have never been developed, the adjoining 1.25 acre lotis part of the Metro parking long-tern airpoit parlling 1ot. Thelot combination is being proposed because zoning code requires athree_acre rnininum parcel for long-terrn airport parking 1ots.Negotiations between property owners have been cornpJ,etea and lotcombination can continue, but the traffic allocation expired.
The second request is for an expansj,on of Alamo Rent-A-Car toinclude the 1380 Bayshore site; this is a 4.4 acre site adjacentto the Alamo operation and the appticants propose to denolish theAmfac hotel and pave the lot for additional auto storage.
Councilrnan Harrison said he would be glad to be rid of thedanaged Amfac Hotel. Councilman pagliaro agreed and expressedhj.s concern about these long-tern pirking lots which pr6duce noj.ncome for the city but cause wear and tiar to city slreets andcreate traffic; he hated to see a storaqe parking 1ot where thehotel.was located, it does not meet crii.eria for approval oftraffic allocations. City Manager told council th;L Alarno is oneof the cityrs highest sales tax producersi the long-tern airportlot does not produce any income to the city. CouniilwonanotMahony said rentaL car cornpanies are the second highest salestax producer in the city, she was glad to see this positive
change in the bayfront. llayor Barton said with the state of theeconomy we nust face reality, she hoped some day this 1ot wouldbe developed rrith a nice structure. Councilnan Harrison said hewas ready to discuss doing sornething about taxing long ternparking fots as Councilman Pagliaro has suggested in tne past.
Mayor Barton moved approval of the two traffic allocationrequests. Seconded by Councilnan Harrison, carried 4-1 on voicevote, Councilman Pagliaro voting no.
FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTTNGENCY PI,ANS FOR WILDLAND FIRES
Fire chiefrs memo of october 2g reviesred the oakland hillsdisaster and the sinilarity to our Burlingame hills area,.
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attached was a report entitled Itwildland-Interface Presuppression
Plan f or !,!i11s canyon and the Burlingame lli]ls. I'
Councilman Harrison lrondered if our city could faee similar
problems with power failures and pump and reservoir failures
during a fire. Public works .Director told of new lrater line at
Mercy sitei he said the city has a portable power glenerator
available for emergency usei a standby irenerator will be
installed in the hills area in the spring of L992; staff is
looking at usirig this and connecting directly to the san Andreas
Lake for water needs during fires. llayor Barton said she read
about fire hoses which did not fit the hydrants; Chief said
Oakland and San Francisco are the only cities that do not have
standard hose fittings. Councilman Lenbi wanted to discuss
hiltside fire protection at the next study neeting; council .should consider fire retardant roofing rnaterials being required
for buildings in those areas.
Mayor Barton asked the Fire Chief to thank fire crews which
worXed during the oakland fire; the council had received copies
of letters ttranking the crews frorn people who lived in oakland.
councilman Pagliaro drove through the area with Assistant Fire
lilarshal Keith Marshall; he said it was amazing hol^, the f ire
skipped some areas and devastated othersi he was.concerned about
the- burlingame Hi1ls unincorporated area over which our city has
no control regarding fire safety. Councilnan Lembi said the
county is working tolrard some fire safety controls.
John Freeman, 1415 La l"Iesa, expressed concerns about the Mills
canyon area near his hone; he asked about evacuation plans for
residents and water sources; there were dead brush and trees in
the canyon which hasnrt been clearedl he sometimes sees Boy
scouts working to clear areas of canyoni he asked about length of
fire hoses in relation to hydrants on his street; he sees kids
playing in canyon and off-road vehicles driving in the canyon
irtriih ioufa be fire hazard. Mayor Barton informed Freenan that
council woutd be reviewing this matter at the study neeting;
councilwoman OrMahony invited Freeman to attend that rneeting on
November 20 at 7:30 P'm.
CONSENT CALENDAR
councilman Lembi asked about funds for the bus depot architect'
council:nan Pagliaro questioned the street and driveway grades and
;ili"4 for th6 orconior subdivision at 2811 Hillside/2108 summit
ind staff responded; he also asked about parcel A at 1645 Rollins
urra tn" work -being done there, staff said they are changing the
wiier fines and slrinkler systems in order to move the furniture
company into the lite; pagtiaro asked about the flag Iot, .parcel
C, 'and- the street and driveway access to that 1ot' Councilman
Lernbi said he would abstain fron voting on iten e.
a. RESOLUTION 1OO-91 - AWARDING CoNTRACT FOR CoNSTRUCTION oF
CALIF RN IA DRIVE NA.L INTE co NNECT c P 9 030srG
Public works meno of Octobe
this contract in the anount
Electric for installation o
lights, railroad PreernPts,
8 recormended council award
9281 t278 to Saint Francis
ew poIes, mast arms, street
erconnectinq and other j.tens.
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b.RESOLUTION 101-91 - APPROVING AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH
SISTERS OF MERCY FOR INSTALLATION AND }.{AINTENANCE OF WATER
MAIN - CP 245
Public Works memo of october 29 recommended council apProve
this arnendment to the agreenent with Sisters of Mercy for
water mai-n installations and maintenance that wiII a1low the
joint use of a srater mai.n system and pumps.
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C. RESOLUTION 102-91 - APPROVING AUENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH
TI{M FOR AIRPOR T BLVD REHABILITATION - CP 3
Public works memo of October 30 recommended council approve
an amended agreement with THI'I &'Associates increasing the
professional services fee by $13,505 for this project.
RESOLUTION 103-91 - APPROVING AGREEiI{ENT I{ITH ARCHITECT FOR
BUS DEPOT RENOVATION
Recreation Directorts memo of october 30 recomnended council
approve an agreement lrith John A. Matthews, AIA, to prepare
two schemes for the renovation of the Burlingame bus depotr'
phase 1wiII be for time and material not to exceed $1,945to develop two schemes, cost estimates and a presentation to
council and the Park and Recreation connission; phase 2 will
be for tine and materials not to exceed 8 percent of the
construction cost of the project.
RESOLUTTON 104-91 - APPROVING SUBDIVISION AGREEUENT i AND
APPROVING FIN PARCEL MAP FOR 2811 HILLSI DE/2108 ST'MMIT
Public Works memo of October 29 recommended council approve
this final parcel rnap, improvement plan and subdivision
agreement subject to conditions.
TENTATIVE AND FI NAL MAP TO CREATE THREE LOTS AT 1645 ROLLINSf
PubLic Works memo of october 29 recommended council approve
this subdivision action on both a tentative and a final
parcel nap subject to conditions listed in report.
S. ENCROACHMENT PERMIT fOR SEWER CONNECTION OF 5081 SKYLINE TO
THE LOMA STA SEWER LINE
Public Works nemo of october 29 recommended council approve
this perrnit subject to two conditions; the owner of vacant
property at 6081 Skyline, unincorporated area, .requests to
construct a se$rer line to the cityrs sewer in Loma Vista.
I,tayor Barton moved approval of the consent calendar.
by councilman Harrison, carried unanimously.
h. ENCROACM{ENT PERMIT FOR PORTION OF DWELLING TO EXTEND INTO
CITY EAS ENT AT 2 7 I.{ILLS CAN YON COURT
Pub1ic Works nemo of october 30 recommended council approve
this permit subject to conditions; the building extend 2.5
feet into the easernent.
seconded
collNcT COMMITTEE R EPORTS
Convention Bureau: Councilman Lembi uent to the South San
Francisco groundbreaking for a ne$/ convention center.
ABAG: councilman Pagliaro said the annual ABAG General Assembly
will be held soon; they will be discussinq Bayvision 2O2Oi
meeting starts at 2:30 p.n' Councilwornan OtMahony said she would
attend. Mayor Barton reviewed a letter from Suisun cityts l{ayor
addressing our cityrs similar concerns regarding Bayvision 2020i
council requested staff write a letter of concern to ABAG
regarding l-oss of loca1 control, more layers of government, our
city is willing to cooperate with other regions but not qive up
1oca1 control; l-etter shoul-d be copied to senator Becky Morgan
and other cities.
Council of Cities: councilwoman OtMahony had attended a meeting
with a speaker on public financing; she received a handout which
showed weighting given to targe cities.
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NEI^I BUSINESS
Parkingr Lot H: Mayor Barton noted a letter of conplaint
regarding use of Parking Lot Hi she suggested council discuss
this issue at a study meeting.
Drunk Driver Drop-off Center: uayor Barton acknowledged a letter
frorn Millbrae Mayor askirig support for a Drop-off Center; chief
of Police said this does not affect our city because we have our
own jail to hold drunk drivers.
Building Departnent: Mayor Barton said she received letters
comnending this department.
Bassett letter: Mayor Barton nentioned a letter she received
regarding the city's purchase of the Duncan addition to the
r,ibrary; City Attorney will be responding to this letter.
Halloween: councj"Iman Lernbi visited the conmand post at oLAi it
has made this holiday to be more quiet; itrs had a very qood
impact on the area.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Conmission Minutes: Senior Council, october 17i P1anning,
October 28, 199L.
Proclamation for Fanily week, Novenber 24, L99L.
Letter from the Lombardirs regarding parking lot Il.
Letter fron Millbrae regarding drop-off center for drunks.
Letter from suisun city re Bay vision 2020.
Letter fron Highway Patrol thanking Police Department for
support of rtBe A Designated Drj-vertt program'
Letter from Burlingame High thanking council for support of
nYADAYtt drug and alcohol ahrareness progran.
Letter from Senator Becky Morgan inviting council/staff to a
rneeting on regionalism.
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Marti Knight, 455 chathan, said November 12 the county Board of
Supervisors will be discussing a fire safety study; she wondered
about city policy regarding Eucal-yptus trees, staff said only
certain sma11 varieties are approved for street trees.
Mayor Barton reninded everyone to vote in the city election
tonorrow.
ADJOI'RNMENT
The meeting was regularly adjourned at 9:30 p.n.
Judith A. MalfattCity Clerk