HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1987ORDINANCE NO. 1987
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AMENDING TITLE 25
(ZONING CODE) OF THE BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 25.70 TO REDUCE THE
OFFICE PARKING REGULATIONS IN THE NORTH BURLINGAME MIXED USE (NBMU)
DISTRICT TO ONE SPACE PER 400 SQUARE FEET
The City Council of the City of Burlingame hereby ordains as follows:
Division 1. Factual Background
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2019 an application for new 7-story, mixed-use building at 1766 El
Camino Real, located within the North Burlingame Mixed Use (NBMU) zone, was filed by Certosa, Inc.;
WHEREAS, as part of the entitlement application, on June 19, 2019 the applicant submitted an
application for a Zoning Code Amendment to change the parking requirement for office uses by
reducing the office parking ratio for the entire North Burlingame Mixed Use District to one space per 500
square feet of office, where the current parking regulations in this district requires one space per 300
square feet of office;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed this request as a study item at the September
23, 2019 meeting, but expressed concerns in reducing the office parking ratio to 1:500 SF, however
noted that a 1:400 SF parking ratio for office may be supportable;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed a revised request as a study item at the October
28, 2019 meeting and noted that an office parking ratio of 1:400 SF was supportable rather than the
1:500 SF ratio as previously requested and directed the applicant to move the project forward with the
1:400 SF office parking ratio request;
WHEREAS, the proposed zoning amendments would reduce the office parking requirements in
the North Burlingame Mixed Use (NBMU) zone to one parking space per 400 square feet of office and
would apply to all professional, medical and dental office parking in the entire NBMU District for all future
office uses proposed in this district as reflected in the edits to Title 25, Chapter 25.70.100, as detailed in
Exhibit A;
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the zoning code was considered and analyzed
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), with an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration prepared and published for public comments, with a determination that there would be no
significant impacts on the environment;
WHEREAS, after considering all written and oral testimony presented at the August 24, 2020
public hearing, the Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend to the City Council adoption of an
ordinance amending Title 25 (Zoning Code) - Section 25.70.100 of the Burlingame Municipal Code, to
reduce the office parking ratio for the entire North Burlingame Mixed Use District to one space per 400
square feet of office (including professional/dental/medical offices), where the current parking
regulations in this district requires one space per 300 square feet of office.
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WHEREAS, at its regular meeting of October 19, 2020 the Burlingame City Council conducted a
duly noticed public hearing to consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation to amend Title 25
(Zoning Code) - Section 25.70 of the Burlingame Municipal Code, to reduce the office parking ratio for
the entire North Burlingame Mixed Use (NBMU) District to one space per 400 square feet of office and
following conclusion of the public hearing and consideration of all written and oral testimony provided
during the hearing, introduced the ordinance, by title only, waiving further reading.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Division 2. Burlingame Municipal Code Section 25.70 is amended and shall be enacted as follows:
Chapter 25.70 OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS
25.70.100 Office parking in the North Burlingame Mixed-Use District.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the following shall apply to vehicle parking
requirements in the North Burlingame Mixed-Use District, as shown in the Community Character Section
IV of the 2019 General Plan Neighborhoods Context Map, Figure CC-3:
(a) There shall be provided parking spaces in the ratio of one space for each four hundred
(400) square feet of gross floor area for office uses. This parking ratio shall apply to
professional, medical and dental offices, all of which are permitted uses in the NBMU zone.
North Burlingame Mixed-Use District
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Division 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason
held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
The Council declares that it would have adopted the Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses or phrases be declared invalid.
Division 4: This Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance
with California Government Code Section 36933, published, and circulated in the City of Burlingame,
and shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final passage.
Emily Beach, Mayor
I, Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, certify that the foregoing ordinance
was introduced at a public hearing at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19th day of
October, 2020, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 2nd day of
November, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, O’BRIEN KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE
Meaghan Hassel-Shearer, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT “A”
Chapter 25.70 Off-Street Parking is added as follows:
25.70.100 Office parking in the North Burlingame Mixed Use District.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the following shall apply to vehicle parking
requirements in the North Burlingame Mixed Use District, as shown in the Community Character Section
IV of the 2019 General Plan Neighborhoods Context Map, Figure CC-3:
(a) There shall be provided parking spaces in the ratio of one space for each four hundred (400)
square feet of gross floor area for office uses. This parking ratio shall apply to professional, medical and
dental offices, all of which are permitted uses in the NBMU District.
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