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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - PC - 1985.01.28CITY OF BURLINGAME PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 28, 1985 CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Planning Commission, City of Burlingame was called to order by Chairman Graham on Monday, January 28, 1985 at 7:30 P.M. - ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Garcia, Giomi, Graham, Jacobs, Leahy, Schwalm, Taylor Absent: None Staff Present: City Planner Margaret Monroe; City Attorney Jerome Coleman; City Engineer Frank C. Erbacher MINUTES - The minutes of the January 14, 1985 meeting were unanimously approved. AGENDA - Items #2, #3 and #4 continued to the meeting of February 11, 1985; order of the agenda approved. ITEMS FOR ACTION 1. SPECIAL PERMIT TO ALLOW A 200 SF ADDITION TO A 400 SF CARPORT AT 760 WALNUT AVENUE, BY J. D. MC CARTHY FOR JAMES POPIN CP Monroe reviewed this request for an addition to a carport which will cause total area to exceed 500 SF. Reference staff report, 1/28/85; Project Application & CEQA Assessment received 12/13/84; J. D. McCarthy letter, December 11, 1984; staff review: Chief Building Inspector (12/17/84), Fire Chief (12/14/84), City Engineer (1/9/85); study meeting minutes, 1/14/85; aerial photograph; notice of hearing mailed 1/18/85; Resolution SP/3-85 Approving Special Permit; plans date stamped December 13, 1984. CP discussed details of the request, code requirements, staff review, Planning staff comments on recent subdivision of this site. Two conditions were suggested for consideration at the public hearing. Discussion: existing slab and backup area of 201. Chm. Graham opened the public hearing. James Popin, property owner and his representative, J. D. McCarthy were present. There were no audience comments and the public hearing was closed. Commission comment: this site abuts the R-3 zone at the rear; addition is in the backyard, would have little impact on the neighbors and cannot be seen from the street. C. Giomi moved for approval of this special permit and for adoption of Planning Commission Resolution SP/3-85 with the following conditions: Page 2 Burlingame Planning Commission Minutes January 28, 1985 (1) that the carport addition shall be limited to a 10' x 20' covering over the existing slab built according to the standards of the Uniform Building Code; and (2) that the closest edge of the slab for the carport be no closer to the property line on the driveway side of the lot than 201. Second C. Leahy; motion approved on a 6-1 roll call vote, C. Jacobs dissenting. Appeal procedures were advised. - 2/3/4. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, REZONE AND TWO SPECIAL PERMITS - SENIOR RESIDENTIAL FACILITY - 1221 BAYSWATER AVENUE Items continued to action on February 11, 1985. 5. SPECIAL PERMIT TO ALLOW A ROOFTOP DISH ANTENNA LOCATED AT 1460 BURLINGAME AVENUE TO SERVE 1462 BURLINGAME AVENUE, ZONED C-1, BY GARY ANDRIENI WITH RAIMUND WURLITZER CP Monroe reviewed this request to allow an existing satellite dish antenna located on the roof of 1460 Burlingame Avenue. Reference staff report, 1/28/85; Project Application & CEQA Assessment received 11/29/84; copy of Municipal Code Chap. 18.18 Radio and Television Antennas; Gary Andrieni letter, November 15, 1984 with drawings detailing placement and dimensions of the antenna installation; photographs of the site; Continental Satellite Systems brochure; staff review: Fire Chief (12/12/84), Chief Building Inspector (12/17/84), City Engineer (1/9/85); Towber letters to Andrieni, 12/14/84 and 1/4/ 85; block map; study meeting minutes, 1/14/85; aerial photograph; notice of hearing mailed 1/18/85; Resolution 4-85 Approving Special Permit. CP noted letter confirming property owner's consent to the application received in the Planning Department today and discussed details of the request, applicant's letter, code requirements for antennas, location of this installation. Five conditions were suggested for consideration at the public hearing. Discussion: the fact that this is a code enforcement item, antenna was installed without a use permit or a building permit, it must be removed if Commission does not approve the special permit; if any part of the antenna is found to extend over a property line written consent of all property owners involved will be necessary prior to issuance of a building permit; concern that much of the information requested at the study meeting had not been received. Chm. Graham opened the public hearing. The applicant, Gary Andrieni was present. Mr. Gilmore, his representative, told Commission that manufacturer's technical data had been furnished, he felt the same wind effect would apply on the ground or on the roof. There were no audience comments and the public hearing was closed. Commission discussion: how can we grant this use permit without all pertinent information; the applicant has not abided by the city ordinances, what is he advising his clients; suggest building permit be clearly conditioned to meet city engineering standards; concern about the size of this antenna when viewed from the west side of Page 3 Burlingame Planning Commission Minutes January 28, 1985 E1 Camino Real; if satellite antennas are to be allowed this is the size the city will be considering with present technology; applicant advised he sells video equipment; the dish does not replace an antenna, it brings in signals directly from a satellite and increases the number of channels; he has not sold any in Burlingame but has put up several in Hillsborough conforming to that town's criteria; he does his own invoicing, has installed some himself, some on contract. Further comment: this application violates three of the code criteria for antennas, do not find this acceptable; have no problem with the size, appears to be no worse than most antennas on homes in Burlingame; since City Engineer will require removal and reinstallation, location of the dish could be moved at that time. C. Schwalm moved for approval of this special permit and for adoption of Planning Commission Resolution SP/4-85 with the following conditions: (1) that the conditions of the Chief Building Inspector's memo of December 17, 1984 and the City Engineer's memo of January 9, 1985 be met; (2) that the city receive written permission from the property owner, Mr. Wurlitzer, for the location of the antenna on the roof of 1460 Burlingame Avenue to serve the property at 1462 Burlingame Avenue; (3) that a building permit be issued for installation, this permit to be applied for and granted within 30 days following the effective date of the special permit; (4) that all parts of the dish to serve 1462 Burlingame Avenue be wholly located on the property owned by Mr. Wurlitzer at 1460 Burlingame Avenue or permission be gained from all property owners affected; and (5) that this antenna shall be removed when the retail video use is terminated at 1462 Burlingame Avenue. Second C. Taylor; motion approved on a 5-2 roll call vote, Cers Jacobs and Leahy dissenting. Appeal procedures were advised. 6. SPECIAL PERMIT TO ALLOW AN OFFICE EXPANSION AND A VARIANCE TO LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS AT 1660 ROLLINS ROAD, ZONED M-1, BY H. J. WINTSCH (APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER) CP Monroe reviewed this request for a 1,220 SF office space addition to a warehouse building and for a variance to reduce landscaping. Reference staff report, 1/28/85; Project Application & CEQA Assessment received 12/12/84 with attached detail date stamped 12/12/84; plans date stamped 12/12/84; staff review: Fire Chief (12/19/84), Chief Building Inspector (12/18/84), City Engineer (1/9/85); study meeting minutes, 1/14/85; Towber memo to Monroe, 1/18/85; floor plans copied from Building Department file; aerial photograph; notice of hearing mailed 1/18/85; Commission Resolution Approving Special Permit. CP discussed details of the request, code requirements, staff review, applicant's letter, study meeting questions. Two conditions were suggested for consideration at the public hearing. Letter in support (January 21, 1985) from Arthur Zanello, owner of 1718 Rollins Road was noted by staff. Discussion: parking requirement if this structure were entirely warehouse; height limit in the M-1 zone. Page 4 Burlingame Planning Commission Minutes January 28, 1985 Chm. Graham opened the public hearing. Applicant was present. There were no audience comments and the public hearing was closed. Commission discussion: of the 21 present employees, only 14 are on site at one time; there are 12 on-site parking spaces; City Council's desire to retain warehouse facilities in the M-1 area and reluctance to allow more intense office use, this request is inconsistent with planning objectives of the city, can find no compelling reason to approve, it would be a significant change from warehouse to office. Applicant advised existing parking spaces are marked and employees do use them, they have explored other possibilities for the addition but none were feasible. Commission expressed concern about further loss of landscaping; should stay with the 10% requirement to make the area more attractive; would not want to set a precedent by allowing the variance to landscape requirements; feel the 20% office space restriction in the code was to prevent conversion of warehouses into office, in this case will not be losing any warehouse space but will be adding office and losing landscaping. C. Giomi moved for denial of the special permit. Second C. Taylor; motion approved on a 7-0 roll call vote. C. Jacobs moved to deny the variance. Second C. Giomi; motion approved on a 7-0 roll call vote. Appeal procedures were advised. 7. SPECIAL PERMIT AND PARKING VARIANCE TO ALLOW A CAR RENTAL OPERATION AT THE RAMADA INN, 1250 BAYSHORE HIGHWAY, ZONED C-4, BY CALIFORNIA COMPACTS RENT A CAR WITH RAMADA INNS, INC. CP Monroe reviewed this request to locate a car rental business at the Ramada Inn. Reference staff report, 1/28/85; Project Application & CEQA Assessment received 12/12/84; Negative Declaration ND -373P posted January 7, 1985; Rent-A-Car Questionnaire dated 12/10/84; applicant's letter, 12/15/84; site drawing date stamped 1/21/85; Ramada Inn's letter of consent to the application, 12/12/84; staff review: Chief Building Inspector (12/17/84), Fire Chief (12/14/84), City Engineer (1/9/85); study meeting minutes, 1/14/85; applicant's letter, 1/18/ 85 with attachments; Commission minutes, 2/24/75; aerial photograph; notice of hearing mailed 1/18/85; Commission Resolution Approving Special Permit. CP discussed details of the request, code require- ments, staff review, applicant's letters, Planning staff comments. Six conditions were suggested for consideration at the public hearing. Chm. Graham opened the public hearing. Betty Jenkins, representing the applicant, was present. There were no audience comments and the hearing was closed. Commission discussion: no fixed signage is proposed, applicant wants to use portable signs on the side or roof of their courtesy vehicle. Applicant's representative advised they are looking for a larger site to handle a complete operation, the present site would help them get started at a San Francisco International Airport location, they serve Page 5 Burlingame Planning Commission Minutes January 28, 1985 trainees of computer training departments in Santa Clara County who arrive at SFIA rather than San Jose airport; California Compacts is not a large firm and have lower prices; their experience has been that never more than one-third of the fleet would be on the lot at one time; customers would take the rental cars to Santa Clara County and stay in that area unless there were a shortage of hotel rooms; plans are for one manager and one part time employee at the Ramada site. Further Commission comment: the condition that all rental contracts be written in Burlingame; at present approximately 30% of California Compacts' rental business is generated by Silicon Valley trainees, they hope to increase this with a site near SFIA. One Commissioner found difficulty in demonstrating hardship to support the parking variance for this new operation, hardship might be found if and when a request for expansion was made. It was suggested a condition be added that no signs be attached to the roof of any vehicle. C. Jacobs found the variance request was a small one and controllable under the conditions attached to the permit, that it would allow car rental at the Ramada Inn but would not have an adverse impact on traffic in the area, and that it would not adversely affect the comprehensive zoning plan of the city. C. Jacobs moved for approval of the special permit and parking variance and for adoption of Commission Resolution No. SP/5-85 with the following conditions: (1) that the conditions of the City Engineer's memo of January 9, 1985 be met; (2) that the car rental use be operated as described in the Rent A Car Questionnaire dated December 10, 1984 with no on-site fixed signage, a fleet not to exceed 15 cars, no maintenance, preparation or washing of cars done on site, and as further described in the December 15, 1984 and January 18, 1985 letters from Beverly Webster represent- ing California Compacts Rent A Car; (3) that there be no changes to this operation as above described including increasing the five designated parking spaces or fleet size of 15 without amendment to this use permit granted by the Planning Commission; (4) that should this site be reused or the existing hotel use intensified, this use permit would be automatically discontinued; (5) that all rental contracts for cars picked up at 1250 Bayshore Highway shall be written in the City of Burlingame; (6) that this use permit shall be reviewed for compliance in six months (July 1985) and again in one year (July 1986); and (7) that no signs be attached to the roof of any vehicle. Second C. Garcia; motion approved on a 6-1 roll call vote, C. Graham dissenting. Appeal procedures were advised. 8. REGULATION OF RESTAURANTS IN SUB -AREA A OF THE BURLINGAME AVENUE COMMERCIAL AREA AND IN THE BROADWAY COMMERCIAL AREA EXTENDED TO CALIFORNIA DRIVE BETWEEN RHINETTE AND CARMELITA CP Monroe reviewed this item, referring to Council's adoption of an urgency ordinance establishing a moratorium on restaurants in the above areas. Reference staff report, 1/28/85; Towber memo, Update of the 12/13/82 Restaurant Survey for Broadway and Burlingame Avenue, 1/22/85; City Council minutes, 1/7/85; Council Staff Report, 1/7/84, Page 6 Burlingame Planning Commission Minutes January 28, 1985 with attached draft ordinance; City Council study meeting minutes, 6/8/83; Council staff report, 6/8/83 with attachments; location maps, Burlingame Avenue Commercial Area and Broadway commercial area. CP noted discussion in the staff report regarding what Commission's recommendation to Council should address, Planning staff's update of the 1982 restaurant survey and the need for a specific definition of restaurant in the code. Discussion: staff's formula for measuring density in its restaurant update; specific area covered by the moratorium. Chm. Graham opened the public hearing. Cyrus McMillan, attorney representing the owner of property on the corner of Lorton and Burlingame Avenue, addressed Commission: he contended that the ordinance definition of eating establishment as "any business which sells food at retail and contains seating for more than four members of the public" was too restrictive and suggested 10 seats rather than four; he was in support of review by a use permit procedure. There were no further audience comments and Chm. Graham continued the public hearing to the meeting of February 11, 1985. Staff was requested to notice this hearing in a newspaper of general circulation. Commission discussion: request was made for a list of restaurant sites and number of seats in each; if a density criteria is used, need to define the measuring formula and administrative procedures for existing restaurants; explore a "freeze"; possibility of a temporary prohibition, staying with the present ratio until further studies can be made; suggest use of a consultant to study traffic generation and the current parking problem; what criteria would be used for consideration of a special permit; feel the number of restaurants does have a direct bearing on parking and can be dead space in the downtown streetscape; think the city should first consider whether restaurants should be regulated at all, have not seen any evidence to support regulation; would like figures on increase in new restaurants. Recess 9:32 P.M.; reconvene 9:45 P.M. ITEMS FOR STUDY 9. SPECIAL PERMIT AND VARIANCE - 300 OCCIDENTAL AVENUE Requests: setback of wall, is wall adding a patio, height of fence/wall, driveway location, will landscaping by existing driveway remain, drainage, history of the site. Item set for hearing February 11, 1985. 10. CONDOMINIUM PERMIT - 141 EL CAMINO REAL 11. TENTATIVE AND FINAL PARCEL MAP AND TENTATIVE CONDOMINIUM MAP FOR THE ABOVE Requests: clarify second exit, designated guest spaces, impact on traffic at this site after development. Items set for hearing February 11, 1985. Burlingame Planning Commission Minutes ACKNOWLEDGMENT Page 7 January 28, 1985 Towber memo to City Planner: review of the July 5, 1983 special permit for Alamo Rent A Car, 778 Burlway Road. PLANNER REPORT CP Monroe reviewed Council actions at its January 21, 1985 regular meeting. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:05 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Nannette M. Giomi Secretary