HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1992ORDINANCE NO. 1992
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME AMENDING CHAPTERS
13.36.040, 13,36,042, AND 13.36.043 OF THE BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ESTABLISH TWO.HOUR PARKING ALONG HOWARD AVENUE FROM EL CAMINO
REAL TO CALIFORNIA DRIVE
WHEREAS, in anticipation of the completion of the new parking garage at Lot N,
the Traffic, Safety and Parking Commission (TSPC) held discussions regarding utilization
of the new parking garage; and
WHEREAS, the TSPC ultimately recommended the City Council to dedicate the
entire parking garage to long-term parking and long-term EV charging spaces; and
WHEREAS, as part of this option, the TSPC recommended converting the long-
term parking along Howard Avenue between El Camino Real and California Drive to short-
term parking; and
WHEREAS, this option is consistent with the City's parking management strategy
of providing shortterm parking in the Downtown core, while encouraging long-term and
employee parking in outer-lying areas; and
WHEREAS, the recommendation was also supported by feedback from an
informal survey regarding the parking choices of Downtown employers and employees
conducted from December 22, 2020 to January 11 , 2021 in collaboration with the
Downtown Business lmprovement District (DBID): and
WHEREAS, at the February 16,2021 City Council meeting, Council approved the
TSPC's recommendations to establish long-term parking at the new parking garage on
Highland Avenue, including the conversion ofthe on-street parking along Howard Avenue
from long{erm to shortterm two-hour parking between El Camino Real and California
Drive; and
WHEREAS, in order to complete the parking restriction conversion, Chapters
'13.36.040, 13.36.042, and 13.36.043 of the BMC need to be amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct, and are hereby
incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth in their entirety.
Section 2. The City Council hereby finds that the proposed Ordinance is in the
public interest.
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Section 3. The proposed Ordinance is not a project within the meaning of
section 1 5378 of the CEQA Guidelines because it has no potential for resulting in physical
change in the environment, either directly or ultimately. ln the event that this Ordinance
is found to be a project under CEQA, it is subject to the CEQA exemption contained in
CEQA Guidelines section I 5061(bX3) because it can be seen with certainty to have no
possibility of a significant effect on the environment.
Section 4. lf any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for
any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portion or sections of the Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Burlingame hereby
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 unconstitutional.
Section 6. Section 13.36.042(e) of the Burlingame Municipal Code is deleted,
as noted below.
(e) "Heward AvenHei frem Primrese Read te Highland nvenue,"
Section 7. Section 13.36.043(6) of the Burlingame Municipal Code is deleted,
as noted below.
Section 9. The City Clerk is directed to publish this ordinance in a manner
required by law.
Ann O'Brien Keighran, M
Section 5. Section 1 3.36.0a0(a)( I 6) of the Burlingame Municipal Code is
amended as follows. Additions are reflected by underlined text and deletions with strke
es++ext.
"(16) Howard Avenue, south side, from Crescent Avenue to El Camino Real, from
California Drive to the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way, and from El Camino
Real to California Drive;"
(6) Heward Avenue; frem El earnine Real te Primrese Read;
Section & This Ordinance shall go into effect 30 days following its adoption.
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l, 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 1 9s day of Aoril, 2021 , and adopted thereafter on the 3d day of Mav, 2021 , 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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