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Burllngame r CaIlf ornia
August LO, L962
An adJourned meetlng of the Bw:lingame City Councll from lts meetlngof Monday, Augwt 6, 1962, was held on the above given date,
l,teeting called to onden at 7:30 p.m., - Mayor Lorenz ln the Chaln.
PLEDGE OF ALI,EGIANCE
CALL TO OEDIA
At nond from the Chain, allthe Pledge of Alleglance to
ROLL CALL
ln the Councll Chamber anose
the tr'Iag;
and gave
fuesent
Abs ent
Councllmen: Cnosby- Johns on-Lonenz -Mant 1n-MorganCouncllmen: None
Some dlscusslon flrst havlng ar:lsen concernlng action taken byCouncll subsequent to the concluslon of a publ1c hear'lng on pro-posed anendments to the zonlng or.dLnance, the Chaln nuJ.ed thatln compliance wlth Councll request at the regular meetlng, August5, r.n:ltten p::otests would be heard and those menitlng change ind/ otclanlficatlon, would be nefenned to the Planning Corunlsslon.
Wrltten pnotests were acknowledged as follows:
1. oRDTNANCE 119. 76j@
A cornmunLcation was r:ead fnom Wll1lam R. Ward, 120 OccidentalAvenue, dated Augus t 2, 1962, ln par.t, as follows: rrTn Sectlon
1971.1 whlch sets fonth the minimum dLmensions for a single garageor canpont the..mlnimum wldth has been neduced fnom 10 feet to9 feet. "I stnongly urge the Councll to netaln the 10 feet
mlnimum width :requlrement for slngle garages and can ports oreven to prohiblt the bulldlng of slngle gar.ages and can portsaltogethir . . .tt
A bnlef dLscussion advlsed Courrcll that hls obJection affectedonly garages or car ponts fon a slngle-f ardly dwe111ngs.
It was the necommendatlon of the Plannlng Consultant that theparticular section be reconsldered by the Planning Commlsslon.
PROTESTS RE! ORDINANCES NOS. 762-76J
2. ORDINANCE NO.62
A communlcation, dated August LO, 1962, was nead fnom the Subu:r.banhotectlve Assoclatlon of Br:rlingame, commentlng wlth r.espect to
Or"dinance No. 162, as follows:
rrsectlon 1910 - Notice to Pr.epsr.try Owners - makes no provlrilon for
newspapen publlcation of any heaning concerning Vaniances andSpeclal Permlts, whereas the present Ordlnance (Dlvtslon 3 -Section 1910) roquires two pub]-lcati.ons thereof in a dally news-
paper of general cLnculatLon published in the Clty of Burllngame,
such publlcatlon to be made at least ten days pnior to the dateset f;r the hear.lng. rr
The Assoelatlon fu:rther: added that rrthe ellmination of newspape:rpubllcatlons w111 prevent the pub1lc fnom belng appnalsed of
appllcatlons for VanLances and aceordlngly, lt wl11 be deprivedof the opportunLty to obJect. It would appearr that the only
reason to elimlnate notices ln the newspaper: publlcations ls
because of a desire to grant Var.Lances tn- comparatlve secrecy.tt. . . nWe belleve the present requirement of two newspapels
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Section 1910
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publlcatlons should not be changed.rl
Wlth respect to Or.dlnance No. 763, t]ae Assoclatlon concu::re6 wlth
the pnevi.ous comnents 9f the Br::r l l ngame Pank Imp::ovement C1ub,
recorrnendlng that the "minlmum dimengions fon a slngle garage orlcar por.t be-establlshed as ten feet.rt
The polnt of dlscontlnuing the cunrent publlcatlon procedune was
dlscussed at somo length, wlth A. G. Westcott, Pr:esldent of the
Subtrrban Pnotective AJsoclatlon statlng that 6lf lt ls the desireof the Commlsslon and the Cor:ncll to instlll the interest of ltscltlzens, notlces should be contlnued - not discontLnued.rr
Referring to the statement ln the communlcatlon of the latten,
wheneln it was alleged that the ellminatlon of rtnotlces tn th6
news paper is because of a desLre to grant Vanlances in comparatlvesecr3c!,tt the Planning Consultant, t; l1lustr"ate the contriny,
read excer:pts from the ninutes of the P].annlng Conmlssion unden
dates of Janua:ry B, Apr:l1 !, Aprl1 21, May 1[ and ylay 28, L962,at whlch tlme fu11 pubIlc hearings wer.e conducted.
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The City Attor:ney explalned that the State plannlng Iaw has been
amended ln the lnterest of expedltlng plannlng procedures, to
requlne only one publlcatlon; tn addltlon to a publlcation, a
new amendment requlres the postlng of the pnoperty.
1 ORDTNANCE NO.62 ORDINANCE NO.
ec ons 1 I 1.2
A communlcatlon from the Burllngame Par:k Impr:ovement Clubr dated
Augus t 9, 1962, was read, necommending the continuance of thecurent prnocedure wlth respect to notlflcatlon; fu::ther, thatnotlces be fonwarCed by neglstened mall with a re tr:nn recelptrequested. (Sectlon 190?, 1908 and 1910.)
fhe consmrnicatl-on, ln addltlon, set fonth the followlng questlons
concer.nlng ssctlons of Ondlnance No. 763.
f. Sectlon 1971-.1, the retluctlon ln the nlnlrnun dlnenslons for a
s1ng1e garage or car port from 10 feet to 9 feet.
2, Sectlon :.97l-. 2 (a) par.klng f or every 2 unlts after 6 unlts;
3. Sectlon l9?\. 2 (b) pa rklne spacs for enrployees; and
4. Sectlon l9?1. z (c) parklng for lndlvldual quest roons.
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l4r. Wl1flan t'/ard ad.vi.sed. that the members of the fmprovenent Clubwere nerely seeklng an lnterpretatlon of Sectlon l9?1.2. TheobJectlon to Sectlon l97l .2 (a) was wlthdrav,,n.
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,954, t958,1958.1, tg6o , )-g
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bb 7t 19?1.1, arfl a9?1.25'1 0
A Jolnt comnunlca tlon fron the San [Iateo-Burllngame Real Estate
Boa ral and. the ?enlnsula General Contractors Assoctatlon, datedAugust lO, 1962 was reaC. settlng forth objectlons ancl requests forclarlflcatlon on the followlng:
1. D1v1s1on 7 - Seotlon 1938 (automatlc Change by Non-Use )2. Dlvlslon 7 - Sectlons 1940, l-941 , l94Z (Restoiatron Datrageal
Bu I 1dlng, Repa 1 rs-A 1 te r-a tlons, Ldtiltlons{n1a rgenentE )
fn re Sectlon ].9)B a request for clar1f1cat1on 1n vlew of theposslb11lty of n tlme requ.lred 1n probate courts, estate of e deceased
1e6a1 problems 1n a sal-e or purcha se or even a vacancy factor 1n,
sey c duplex, where lt coulcl remaln vacent for a perlod. longer thanslx rnonths . i
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John B. Cockroft, representlng both the Boara of Realtors 3nd. the
General Contractors, aalvlseal that hls group was lntrested prlmarlly
1n a clarlflcetlon of the above.'
The Plannlng ConsuLtant aatvlsed that the
conformlng u.sages and that every ehangeto n tlghten upn the exlstlng ru.le.
sectlons pertaln to non-
1n thls regulatlon was nade
Hlth reference to the recomnendatlon of the Board- of Realtors and the
General- Contractors that a 5ofr re.ther than a 100f assessed. value
(Sectlons 1940, 19111 antt 1942) be requl red. ln replaclng non-conformlng
ala mageat or destroyed bulltllngs, the Consu].tant st?ted that such res-toratlo noust occur 1n accordence wlth the code reguLatlons.
3. Dlvlslon 10 - Sectlon 1954 (b) Average Set-bzcks
C'rarlflcr:tlon was requested. wlth respect to old end new back 1lnes
whe'n a property 1s rezoned anal a sugajestlon adv.nceil that a nerv
paragraph (c) Ue conslalered..
l+. sectton 1958 ( second parag;raph) Heasurement of Set-backs
It vra s stated. that rlt appears that b.lconl.E are neecled 1n any tength
and a separatlon shot,,Id. not be lnvolved.r A cfarlflc?tlon only was
requested.. In reply to an lnqulry fron Mr. Cockroft, the Plann lng
Consultant atlvlsed th?t the l.asr d.oes not prohl-blt the separatlon of
baleonles by all vlalerE.
5. Sectlon 1958.1. (Paragraph Il) Und.e rground ga!'ages 1n setback areas
l{r. Cockroft polnted out that the aleflnltlon rnatural grader shou.l-al
be nore clear1y tlef 1necl, twho aleternlnes the grade and by what nethod.n
Counclfman Hertln al-so expressed hls obJectlor to the partlcltlarsectlolr. The Plannlng Co.risl,rLtant reeomnentled that the sectlon be
!'econslaler"eA by the Plannlng Commlssslon.
5. Dlvlslon 10, Sectlon 1950 Lot Cover-age
It was recornmeniletl tlra t the lot coverage be alIlended as follows:
Tnterlor l,ot . . .50t
5i%
55%
s5"i
R-1
R-2
F--3
R-4
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DlstrlctDlstrlctDlstrlct
Dl strlct
The comrsunl ca tlfeet with a 'l ot
square &et andparkhg spacesstory attached.half of thelr t
Corrrer Lot...tW
, 61fi. 60fr
on
co
etateal that ian lnterlor R-1 lot of 51000 square
verage ot 4O$ woulil 1lnlt a house to 6nfy fr5OO
double Saraget and f rjrther, rln an effort to lncre:se
R-3 antl R-4 areas, Lt wouli be beneflclal lf slngle
detached gara€jes woufi be a'!lor^red to represent one-f for the coverpge pe!"eentage.n
1n
or
otz
Some tllscusslon arose, i^rlth the Plannlng Consul-tantposltlon of the Comrolslon ln restrlctlng the totalprohlblt the tr overcror,;dllngn of Iots.
emphaslzlng thelot coverage to
?. Sectlon 1955 Ueasurenents of Slde Yards and. Rear yay4g
ft was r r coramentled that t]ie prevlous SectJ_on 1955, expectlng thefootages for rerr yards on1y, be contlnued.
The P1armllg Consultant ad.vlsed ti'rat 1n h1s opInlon, the PlarurlngConnlsslonrs proposal w"s approprlate and eorieet. '
B..Sectlon 196? (e) Exceptlons
ft was reconnend.ed. that In conformalce r.rlth the State Flre Cod.e; amlnlrum of 42 lnches slale set back rrldths be estebllsheal for suipendednetal flre escapes, r.r ther than tre three foot w!.Cth proposect.
The Plannlng Coamlssloll advlsed tl,pt the three foot urld.th wasln vlew of the nsrrowness of lots ln lhe old.er seetlons of the
ltlr. Cockroft suggested. that the sectlon be rernrltten.
d e te rmlned
c1ty.
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9. Sectlon 1971.1. Dlnenslons of Speces, Access
The recommendatlon ttLat an B ft. 6 1n. cl-earance 1s sufflclent
i,{1alth for open parklng spaces or for ghrages or car ports wps
refemed to the Plarinlng Comrlsslon together vrlth the protest
recelved fron the Suburban Protectlve Assoclatlon, the Burllng
Park fnprovement Club and. t4r. 1,1111 1an t.1sr6, tl:at a ten foot n1
be requlred.
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10. Sectlon a971.2 (f) Commerclal-Ind.u strlal uses 1n re: parklng snaces I
Further dlscusslon was r.econrnend.eal by the Realtors and the Contractors I
on both the pros and. cons of the t parklng spacesn pernltted. 1nlh1s
se ctl on.
Reference wes Eade to a protest fl1eC by the Flre Chlef on the proposedparklng of cars ln the area between bullttlngs and r+herPln Councll on
a pr.evtoua occaslon lndlc teat 1ts approval to a proposed amendlment.
CONCLUSTON
Coullcl]tran I{artln surnmarlzed the obJectlons entereil and the requestsfor clarlflcetlon subnlttetl by l'ir. Hartln Ward, the Surburban
Prot:cllve Assoclatlon, the Burllng:ne Park Inprovement Club anilthe San .I{ateo-Burl1ngam6 Soard of E6altors-Penlirsula General
eontractors Assoclatlon.
A motlon was thereafter lntrod.uced. by Councllman fiartln that the
follo'..ring sectlons be referred to the Plannlng Comnlsslon forconslderatlon and. report to Councll .
Sectlons \9O7, 19
1942 ( ne storr tl onto non-conforulng
oIDTNANCE NO. 7621958, s6contl parE
paragraph 4 ( ila tu
L966 ( mea surementflre escapes) 197ports:) l97l .2 (R
08, 1910 (Notlces and publ_lcatlons) lg3g, t9ho, 194\,
, Repalrs, Alteratlons, Atttlltlons and. En] arge[rentsbullatlngs and structures), as proposed 1n: Seetlons 1954 (b) (A vertlge set Uacks; )
6raph ( I,laxl Eum length of open balconles ; ) f 95B .l
ra l- grad.e underground garages;) 1960 Iot coverage;s slde yarals anal rear yards; l 1967 (e) (Sfae yard1.1 (Demenslons of spaces for garages and carequlrments for partlcular uses i) 1977.2 (t) (foagfng
DrNAr'rcE NO. 753.as propo sed ln OR
The motlon wes seconded by CouncllDan Crosby and foll-owlng a brl,efdlscusslon on the questlon, unanlmous1y carrleal.
'l IN?F.ODTTCTIO Il"I:...,tcE tlo. ?5?(Flre Preventlon Code )0
Counciluan Johason lntrod.uced for flrst readlng ORDfNANCE lIO. 75?iAn OrClnance Adoptlng By Reference the Flre Preventlon Code, Edltlonof 1955, Reconmend.ed by the !{atlonal Boa:'C of Flre Underwrlters,
Amending .,^.rtlcl-e 261, of the Ordlnance Code of the Clty of tsurllng5nePrescrlblng Begr:1atlons Governlng Con(lltlons Hazaralous to Llfe ard
Property Frotr Flre or 9xpIos1on, Establlshlng a Bureau of Flre
?reventlon and Pro','ldlng Offlcers Therto, and Repeallng fnconslstent
Provlslons of the Burl1r€3 me Ordlnance Cod.e.
A pubIlc hearlng on the proposed ordlnance was sched.uled. for Ttesday
September l+, 1962, and. t he Clty Clerk lnstructed. to publ-1sh a notlceof the schedul ed heerlng.
Tlt1es of seeonalary codes referrecl to 1n the Flre Preventlon Coale were
read as follows:
Amerlcan Soclety For Testlng ltaterlals ASTInlg
f .C.C. Speclflcatlons 12-B; and
Natlon3l Electrlcal Code .
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3
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Upon the recomBendatlon of Coul}cllm.n Hor6an, the Clty Englneer
was requested. to obtaln a wrltten statement frora the fhermo tsond
comDany lnatl ce tlng that no unBatlsfactory resultF w111 occur from the
use of 1ts equ.lpment ln.connectlon wlth the currert resurfaclng of
certEln secontla ry streets of the C1ty.
3. BAYSWATER ISTANDS
In reply to Councllnanrs lnqulry concerrlng the use of unexpended
gas tax fund.s to renove the lslands on Bsyswater Avenue, the Clty
Englneer advlseal tirat It ls antlclpated that the work oay be pro-
granmed. next year.
PLUFtsING CODE
In reply to Councllman Martlnts lnqulry, the Clty Englneer aaivlsealthat plunblng lnspector8 worklng wlthln the county, ha.re beenpreparlng a new p]-umblng code and a -orlnted copy shall be avallerbier:lthi n slxty a1ays .
ADJOTIRNI'E}.IT
The meetlng was regularly adJourrred ab 10:40 p.m.
Respeetfully subnltted,
4
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C1
'rIhlte
Clerkty
APPROVED'
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