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CALL TO ORDER
A regular
was called
7:35 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
CITY OF BURLINGAME PLANNING COMMISSION
JULY 25, 1988
meeting of the Planning Commission, City of Burlingame
to order by Chairman Jacobs on Monday, July 25, 1988 at
Commissioners Ellis,
H. Graham (arrived
Jacobs
Commissioner Harrison
Garcia, Giomi,
7:50 P.M.), S. Graham,
Staff Present: Margaret Monroe, City Planner; Jerome
Coleman, City Attorney; Frank Erbacher, City
Engineer; Bill Reilly, Fire Marshal
MINUTES - The minutes of the July 11, 1988 meeting were unanimously
approved.
A ENDA - Item #11, tentative parcel map, 1801 Carmelita Avenue,
continued to the meeting of August 8, 1.988. Order of the
agenda was approved.
ITEMS FOR STUDY
1. FENCE EXCEPTION - 817 PALOMA AVENUE
Requests: what is exceptional about this lot to support the
request; is there a possibility the fence could be shortened in
length; where is the neighbor's deck located, height of that deck
off the ground. Item set for public hearing August 8, 1988.
2. SPECIAL PERMIT - MONTESSORI SCHOOL - 2109 BROADWAY
Requests: other uses at Roosevelt School; is this the proposed
site for school district storage; number of employees on site; will
a second bathroom be available. Item set for public hearing August
8, 1988.
3. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP - 740 AND 750 WALNUT AVENUE
Requests: is the 55' frontage in conformance with the new
ordinance; show new curb, gutter and sidewalk on the map; because
of the shape of the lots will an average be used to determine
setbacks; would like building envelope, how will developer deal
with the creek; are there any trees, will they be saved; table of
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frontages and square footage of lots in the block and across the
street; show proximity of homes at the rear on the aerial
photograph. Item set for public hearing August 8, 1988.
4. TENTATIVE AND FINAL PARCEL MAP - 1070, 1060, 1044 BROADWAY
CP advised this map was a requirement of project approval for the
used car lot (1044-1060 Broadway), those conditions all dealt with
the use, this is a simple mapping action; circulation and
landscaping are addressed in the conditions on the project. Item
set for public hearing August 8, 1988.
5. SPECIAL PERMIT - CAR RENTAL AGENCY - 1333 BAYSHORE HIGHWAY
Requests: is there a Hertz desk at the Hyatt :now, are they now
renting cars, are cars being kept on the premises, do they have the
necessary permits for this; number of parking spaces provided at
the Hyatt, number of spaces required; how does valet parking fit
into parking requirements; is any signage proposed for the rental
agency, what are they planning; a better sketch of the location of
the Hertz spaces in relation to the hotel. Item set for public
hearing August 8, 1988.
ITEMS FOR ACTION
6. PARKING VARIANCE FOR AN ADDITION TO THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME
AT 10 CLARENDON ROAD, ZONED R -1. --
Reference staff report, 7/25/88, with attachments. PLR Garefalos
reviewed details of the request, staff review, Planning staff
comment, applicant's letter. One condition was suggested for
consideration at the public hearing. Staff advised a sewer lateral
test is required because of the bathroom addition; the garage
appears to be the original structure.
Chm. Jacobs opened the public hearing. The applicants, Stephen and
Sharon Johnson, were present. Mr. Johnson commented that when they
were considering purchasing this property there were some pluses
and some minuses; the large garage with storage/workshop area was a
plus, one of the minuses was an apartment building next door; the
garage provides a visual and audio buffer for their back yard;
demolishing the garage and rebuilding would be a very expensive
project. He distributed photographs illustrating his remarks.
There were no audience comments and the public hearing was closed.
C. S.Graham found the intent of the parking requirements will be
met, applicants can get two cars off the street with covered
parking; they need a buffer from a noisy thoroughfare and the
apartment building next door, the existing garage will provide that
buffer, the variance is necessary for the preservation of the
property rights of the owners, it will not be detrimental to the
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neighbors and will not affect the comprehensive zoning plan of the
city, the property will remain R-1 single family. C. S. Graham
moved for approval of the parking variance with the following
condition: (1) that the project as built shall be consistent with
the plans submitted to the Planning Department. and date stamped
June 29, 1988.
Motion was seconded by C. Ellis and approved on a 6-0 roll call
vote, C. Harrison absent. Appeal procedures were advised.
7. VARIANCE TO SIDE YARD SETBACK FOR THE ADDITION OF A SECOND
STORY TO THE RESIDENCE AT 2017 EASTON DRIVE, ZONED R-1
Reference staff report, 7/25/88, with attachments. CP Monroe
reviewed details of the request, staff review, Planning staff
comment, applicant's letter. She noted petition in support signed
by 16 people in the area and a letter in opposition from Michael J.
Sexton, 2013 Easton Drive. Three conditions were suggested for
consideration at the public hearing.
Chm. Jacobs opened the public hearing. Paul Gumbinger, architect
and Steve Karp, property owner, and Karen were present. Mr. Karp
commented Burlingame is his home, he has lived here for 15 years,
family living requires change and his present home does not have
enough room for the family they are planning; there have been many
variances granted in the city with situations similar to his, some
in his neighborhood; without the variance they would have the
expense of reinforcing a new wall rather than extending over the
existing wall; he had spoken to Mr. Sexton, his next door neighbor,
about the addition, there is a driveway between their two lots, the
neighbors front door is at least 20' away from the property line.
Paul Gumbinger, architect representing the property owner,
addressed the four findings for variance approval: exceptional
circumstances can be found in the size and shape of the property
itself, at least 1/2 of the lot area is within a 50' lot width,
location of the second floor is 50' from the front and would be 20'
to the west and 74-1/2, to the rear, 60% of the addition is within
a 50' lot width; the variance is necessary for the preservation and
enjoyment of the property rights of the owner, there are other two
story houses in the neighborhood with similar side setbacks and
second floor extensions; he found the code ambiguous when
discussing exceptions for additions, not clear whether discussing
horizontal or vertical projections; stepping in for the side
setback will be difficult for lateral loads on this older
structure.
Mr. Gumbinger gave a short slide presentation to illustrate his
contention there is historical precedent in this neighborhood to
grant this variance. Continuing with his discussion of findings,
architect noted the petition in favor to support finding (c) that
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the variance would not be detrimental to other property owners and
stated there would be no change in use, therefore the variance
would not affect the comprehensive zoning plan of the city.
In discussion it was noted there were only four people on the same
block of Easton signing the petition; architect stated he had asked
the property owner to contact those within 300' of the site; Mr.
Karp said that on the south side of the street there are only three
houses from corner to corner.
The following members of the audience spoke. William Scott, 2020
Easton Drive: he was not so much against the second story addition
as opposed to a two story aviary, applicant's birds and wild birds
in the area are noisy now, he had concern about upsetting the whole
neighborhood. Mrs. Fred Hornblower, 2100 Easton. Drive: she asked
that her husband's name be removed from the petition in favor,
voiced concern about more noisy birds and stated it was difficult
to be comfortable sitting in her yard. Mr. Karp said Burlingame
has wild birds which live in the tall eucalyptus trees, he has
three birds, one inside and two outside in an aviary. CA advised
if any animal/bird consistently disturbs the peace he would have to
step in and prosecute but he has had no complaints from residents
in this neighborhood.
Further audience comment. Karen Key, 1412 Drake Avenue: she also
spoke of wild birds which are disturbing her neighborhood. A
Commissioner commented he had some birds for about a year and they
do make a tremendous noise. The Chair noted the property owner
could build an aviary without approval of this proposed addition to
the house. There were no further audience comments and the public
hearing was closed.
C. Giomi found there are exceptional circumstances in the shape of
the lot, the first story already exists, there is a driveway which
separates it from the adjacent property a reasonable distance, the
addition would not be detrimental to the neighborhood and it would
not affect the zoning plan of the city. C. Giomi moved for
approval of the variance with the following conditions: (1) that
the conditions of the Chief Building Inspector's July 5, 1988 memo
shall be met; (2) that the second story addition as built shall
conform to the plans submitted to the Planning Department and date
stamped June 28, 1988; and (3) that should the property owner wish
to reinstall the dish antenna he shall make application to the
Planning Department for a use permit, receive permission and a
building permit prior to reinstallation. Motion was seconded by C.
Garcia.
In comment on the motion architect's findings in support of the
variance were noted. Further comment: could support the addition
but not with an aviary, birds are louder than a dog; share concern
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about the aviary but can support the addition since noise abatement
proceedings would be the responsibility of the City Attorney.
Motion was approved on a 5-1 roll call vote, C. S.Graham
dissenting, C. Harrison absent. Appeal procedures were advised.
8. SPECIAL PERMIT FOR OPERATION OF A SCHOOL FOR LEARNING
HANDICAPPED STUDENTS AT ROOSEVELT SCHOOL, 1151 VANCOUVER
AVENUE, ZONED R-1
Reference staff report, 7/25/88, with attachments. PLR Garefalos
reviewed details of the request, staff review, Planning staff
comment, applicants letter, study meeting questions. PLR advised
she had received information from the applicant that there is also
a 30 day summer program. Several telephone calls were received by
the Planning Department today from residents concerned about the
nature of the handicaps of the students and possible safety issues
since these children will be older than other children on the site.
Four conditions were suggested for consideration at the public
hearing.
Discussion: total parking demand, 23-29 spaces, does not include
the vehicles which may be parked on the site should a school
district maintenance yard be approved in the future; concern about
cars that come and go, school district's guidelines for leasing say
parking should be limited to the street; is the only access to
staff bathroom through room 4.
Chm. Jacobs opened the public hearing. George Hart, applicant,
addressed Commission: they have applied for use of the building for
14 students, the average student attendance is nine; concerning
older children on the site with younger children, they ran a
program in conjunction with a day care center in Redwood City
several years ago and it was very successful; there will be no
shared bathroom use between students, they have their own bathroom
outside of the building for student use; the staff bathroom will be
shared if desired by another group, staff bathroom has outside
access; the maximum number of cars they would have at the site
would be three, one part time employee comes to the site only twice
a week. Regarding community concerns, there are no physically
handicapped students, they are learning handicapped, most are
Special Ed students who attend for awhile and then go back to other
schools; they have severe reading disabilities, the goal of the
program is to get these students to a point where they can reenter
the public schools; most are 12 years old, very rarely would they
have an 18 year old; the goal is to get them out of the program
within 1-1/2 years.
Responding to Commissioner questions, Mr. Hart stated there is a
break time but students are supervised; SamTrans on El Camino Real
is the closest bus stop, it is about 4-1/2 blocks away; handicapped
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bathroom facilities are not needed; the boys bathroom in Peninsula
Early Learning Center lease is not in use so it was available to
Hart Day School. A Commissioner commented on the need for this
type of school and thought it a great service.
Lynette Muhic, 1129 Clovelly Lane, director of Burlingame
Montessori School, spoke in favor of the application. They are
currently leasing space at Franklin Elementary School and share
that wing with San Mateo County Special Ed; they have been
interacting with the Special Ed program and have had no problems;
it has been a positive experience for their preschool children.
There were no further audience comments and the public hearing was
closed.
C. Giomi commented this is not overuse of the site as when it was a
school, think community concerns have been answered, application
was noticed to all surrounding homeowners and no neighbors appeared
this evening to object; condition #4 specifies review in one year
or upon complaint. C. Giomi moved for approval of the special
permit and for adoption of Commission Resolution Approving Special
Permit with the following conditions: (1) that the leased area
consisting of two classrooms totalling 2,155 SF shall be used as a
school as described in George Harts letters of June 21, 1988
including that there shall be a maximum of 14 students and five
staff members on the site at any one time; and that the school
shall operate on a 180 day academic calendar year with a 30 day
summer program; (2) that the boys bathroom facilities in the
Peninsula Early Learning Center shall be made available to these
tenants; (3) that this use permit shall be amended for any changes
in operation, amount of space leased or number of employees; and
(4) that this operation shall be reviewed for compliance with the
conditions of the special permit in one year (July, 1989) or upon
receipt of any complaints. Motion was seconded by C. H.Graham.
In comment on the motion it was noted guidelines for leasing the
school limit number of employees to 40, why this number, what do
they intend to do about parking. A Commissioner commented they
tried to pick a number, with this school there will be 29
employees, if one lives near a school cars will be parked in front
of one's house. The seconder of the motion said he did so because
this is a similar use replacing the public school use, he would
have a problem with other types of uses going in.
Motion was approved on a 6-0 roll call vote, C. Harrison absent.
Appeal procedures were advised.
Recess 8:45 P.M.; reconvene 9:00 P.M.
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9. SPECIAL PERMIT FOR A DRY CLEANING AGENCY AT 314 LORTON
AVENUE, ZONED C-1, SUB AREA A
Reference staff report, 7/25/88, with attachments. PLR Garefalos
reviewed details of the request, staff review, Planning staff
comment, background information on other dry cleaning
establishments in the city, applicants letter, study meeting
questions. Four conditions were suggested for consideration at the
public hearing.
Discussion: dry cleaners located in Sub Area A; would like to know
number of customers expected, number of customers at the previous
use on this site.
Chm. Jacobs opened the public hearing. Gary and Rose Sheohmelian,
applicants, advised they expect 20-25 customers per day, they will
do alterations, they have a dry cleaning plant in San Mateo where
the cleaning work will be done, they do not anticipate any home
deliveries. There were no audience comments and the public hearing
was closed.
C. H.Graham noted he knew the applicants and had advised them about
permit processing by the Planning Commission. Commission
discussion: concern about parking in this block, a number of area
employees park across California Drive but there is no parking for
their customers; have a problem with a service oriented use in Sub
Area A, would like to keep Sub Area A for retail because of
problems with parking; dry cleaners must get a special permit, not
all service oriented uses in Sub Area A are required to get a
special permit.
C. S.Graham moved to deny the special permit because of real
parking problems in that area. Motion was seconded by C. Jacobs.
Comment on the motion: Sub Area A is not the best location for this
business, do not have much of a problem with the use, most
businesses would have 25 customers a day, but the main planning
objective for this area was that it be retail; this proposal is
service/retail, there is no plant on site nor a large number of
employees, it does not require a lot of parking, just dropping off
and picking up cleaning; most dry cleaners generate a lot of
traffic, any business on this site will generate traffic, to add
this service in this area is not a good idea; a cobbler or beauty
salon could go in this site without a special permit and would need
more parking, this business would not generate a long period of
parking by a number of people; a service oriented business is one
stop, people come in, do their business and leave.
Motion to deny the special permit was approved on a 4-2 roll call
vote, Cers Garcia and H.Graham dissenting, C. Harrison absent.
Appeal procedures were advised.
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10. SPECIAL PERMIT AMENDMENT FOR A DRY CLEANING SERVICE AT
1883 EL CAMINO REAL, ZONED C-1
Reference staff report, 7/25/88, with attachments. PLR Garefalos
reviewed details of the request, background of this business at
this location, staff review, Planning staff comment, applicant's
letter, study meeting questions. Four conditions were suggested
for consideration at the public hearing. PLR advised suggested
condition #3 was taken from the conditions of a previous amendment
in 1987.
Chm. Jacobs opened the public hearing. Howard Hill, applicant, was
present. There were no audience comments and the public hearing
was closed.
C. Giomi moved for approval of the special permit amendment and for
adoption of Commission Resolution Approving Special Permit with the
following conditions: (1) that the dry cleaning service and shirt
laundry at this site shall operate between the hours of 7:00 A.M.
to 7:00 P.M. Monday through Friday and 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. on
Saturdays with Sunday hours from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.; (2) that
the maximum number of employees on site at any one time shall not
exceed 11; (3) that wholesaling of laundry services shall be
limited to 700 shirts per day done from this site with pickup for
delivery at 10:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. daily; and ( 4 ) that this use
permit shall be reviewed in one year (July, 1989) and each 18
months thereafter. Motion was seconded by C. S.Graham.
Comment on the motion: would like to commend applicant for being
open on Sunday; am not so concerned about parking and traffic in
this area.
Motion was approved on a 6-0 roll call vote, C. Harrison absent.
Appeal procedures were advised.
11. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP, 1801 CARMELITA AVENUE
Item continued to the meeting of August 8, 1988.
12. TENTATIVE AND FINAL PARCEL MAP, RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 24
THROUGH 31, BLOCK 9, UNIT NO. 5, MILLSDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK;
AND PARCEL 54, MILLSDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK NO. 5-F (1564-1590
ROLLINS ROAD
Reference staff report, 7/25/88, with attachments. CE reviewed the
request. This proposal is a continuing process necessitated by the
sale of Southern Pacific track right-of-way along this spur track
and the combination of the Rollins Road frontage; no improvements
are approved by this mapping action; CA has indicated approval of
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any development in these combined parcels would need to follow
normal zoning requirement and processing procedures.
Chm. Jacobs opened the public hearing. Dan MacLeod, MacLeod &
Associates, was present representing the property owners. There
were no audience comments and the public hearing was closed.
C. Giomi moved to recommend this tentative and final parcel map to
City Council for approval. Motion was seconded by C. Ellis.
In discussion on the motion it was determined that the abandonment
of the access easement had been included on the map.
Motion was approved unanimously on voice vote, C. Harrison absent.
Staff will forward this map to Council.
13. SPECIAL PERMIT TO OPERATE A CAR RENTAL AGENCY AT THE EMBASSY
SUITES HOTEL, 150 ANZA BOULEVARD, ZONED C-4
Reference staff report, 7/25/88, with attachments. CP Monroe
reviewed details of the request, staff review, Planning staff
comment, applicant's letters, study meeting questions. Five
conditions were suggested for consideration at the public hearing.
Discussion: this hotel met code parking requirements when it was
approved, it meets code now; staff explained Hertz does not have a
special permit for a Hertz desk at the Marriott and the reasons for
this; security guard at the Embassy Suites is employed by the
hotel; spaces used for parking on property across the street from
Embassy Suites are not counted in their parking space figures, this
is an independent arrangement between that property owner and the
hotel.
Chm. Jacobs opened the public hearing. Mark Hudak, attorney
representing the Hertz Corporation, addressed Commission. He
commented that Hertz in conjunction with the airlines and hotels
are attracting travelers to Burlingame locations, package
arrangements will bring more visitors to Burlingame. He discussed
Hertz' parking arrangements at Marriott with staff. At Embassy
Suites they would like to set aside five spaces for rental cars,
not necessarily close to the entrance but would like that option;
the suggested condition limiting the time a rental car could be
stored on the site to 24 hours may be too restrictive, he suggested
a 72 hour maximum; they could accept a limit of five rental cars on
site for the upcoming year but following review in one year might
like to up this figure to eight cars; Hertz feels it cannot live
with 150 rentals per month, if they do not have more than five cars
on site at one time why the 150 rentals per month requirement, most
months they average 110 rentals but with package deals this could
go as high as 200 people a month, they could still meet the five
cars on site requirement.
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Regarding the CE's suggestion to shuttle customers to another
location, this does not meet the need, people want convenience; the
nearest available rental location would be to shuttle to San
Francisco International Airport or down to Burlingame which doesn't
make sense. In conclusion Mr. Hudak stated this application should
stand on its own merits, it does provide a good service.
Responding to a Commissioner, he stated Hertz was aware their
figure for total hotel parking spaces was incorrect. There were no
audience comments and the public hearing was closed.
Commission discussion: would like to see spaces marked for car
rental use; there isn't a hotel out there that doesn't have a
parking problem, is Commission doing the hotel a favor by granting
eight on-site spaces to Hertz, would rather see them provide a
rental agency a reasonable distance from the hotel and store cars
there.
With the statement a corporation the size of Hertz should be aware
a special permit might be required and should have contacted the
city, the Millbrae Avenue Hertz center where there is a major
servicing/storage facility could be used to shuttle people, C.
S.Graham moved to deny this special permit. Motion was seconded by
C. H.Graham.
Comment on the motion: have a concern about parking but have no
problem designating spaces at the hotel for car rental use, five
spaces wouldn't make that much difference; concern about
proliferation of car rental agencies at Burlingame's hotels, see no
reason for each hotel to have a car rental desk, people shuttle
from the airport, they could shuttle to car rental; concerned about
the interior circulation problem with shuttle to car rental, would
not want to set aside five needed spaces for a rental agency but,
if there is a car shuttle to the hotels, for every rental going out
there will be an increase in number of vehicle trips, an increase
in interior circulation in the area; perhaps the city should
consider increasing the parking space requirement for hotels,
people who come to the hotels need cars; agree there would be an
interior circulation problem during A.M. and P.M. peak hours but
probably there would not be many car rental requests at those
hours; it seems Hertz at this location is using a halfhearted
approach to renting cars, not providing a real service, feel that
if the city doesn't want them they shouldn't be on site, if they
really want to rent cars at this location they should have more
than just someone sitting behind a desk.
Motion to deny was approved on a 4-2 roll call vote, Cers Giomi and
Jacobs voting no, C. Harrison absent. Appeal procedures were
advised.
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14. SPECIAL PERMITS FOR HEIGHT, FLOOR AREA RATIO AND DESIGN
GUIDELINES FOR A 559 ROOM HOTEL BY CARRUF CORPORATION AT
350 AIRPORT BOULEVARD, ZONED C-4
CP Monroe reviewed her staff report, 7/25/88, with attachments,
discussing details of the project, parking, public access, history
of the original application, changes from the 1984 approved
project, traffic allocation, environmental review, responsible
agencies, BCDC permit, staff comments, study meeting questions and
issues, applicant's letter. Twenty conditions were suggested for
consideration at the public hearing. The original application
expired and this is a reapplication for virtually the same project.
CP advised 24 extra parking spaces are adjacent to Fishermen's Park
and will be used by the public using the park, these are public
spaces so people from the hotel could not be prohibited from using
them, but they will be posted "public access parking" and are less
conveniently located for hotel guests.
Mark Hornberger, architect representing the property owner, was
present. He advised they are back with essentially the same
project, height has been reduced by slightly over 3' and some small
adjustments made in the number of parking spaces, they are
providing 45 spaces above code requirement and 24 of these spaces
are adjacent to Fishermen's Park and will be used for the public
visiting the park.
Mr. Hornberger gave a slide presentation of the hotel project
including a site plan, Fishermen's Park, parking decks, public
access areas, building coverage (project is a 9 story building with
559 rooms in two L shaped wings around a central atrium, ballroom,
indoor pool, meeting room space, three restaurants), appearance of
the hotel from Airport Boulevard, building has been stepped back to
mitigate size and bulk with a glass atrium in the center, this
atrium will allow view from Airport Boulevard out toward the bay,
front entrance, rooms looking into the central space, large
restaurant in the middle of this space.
During discussion architect advised what appeared to be catwalks
was just framing, the restaurants will be operated by the Radisson
group, there will be an entertainment lounge, the bridge across the
channel would be removable for channel maintenance. There were no
audience comments and the public hearing was closed.
The Chair noted this hotel in a very similar design was approved in
1984. C. H.Graham moved for approval of the special permits and
for adoption of Commission Resolution Approving Special Permits
with the following conditions:
1. that the conditions of the Fire Marshal's June 28, 1988,
September 5, 1984 and September 26, 1984 memos, the Chief
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Building Inspector's June 22, 1988 memo and the City
Engineer's July 7, 1988 memo shall be met;
2. that the project as developed shall be consistent with the
plans submitted to the Planning Department and date stamped
July 5, 1988;
3. that no room in the hotel shall be leased by a single
individual, company or corporate entity for more than 29
consecutive days and no rooms or portions of the building
shall be leased for permanent residential purposes; patrons,
visitors or employees may not be charged for the use of on-
site parking without review and permission of the city, no
more than 10% of the designated parking area may be used for
valet parking, and none of the on-site parking may be leased
or dedicated to any hotel related use such as car rental
without permission of the city;
4. that the project shall receive all necessary permits
required by regulatory agencies having jurisdiction over
this site including, but not limited to, the Bay
Conservation and Development Commission, San Mateo County
regarding Fishermen's Park, the U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers;
5. that any pedestrian or mixed use bridge crossing the mouth
or near the mouth of Sanchez Channel shall be a private
bridge and be designed so that it can be removed at the
developer's expense at the request of the city as needed for
dredging or other channel improvements or as needed by
adjacent property owners for property maintenance or
improvements;
6. that Fishermen's Park shall be improved to the standards
required by San Mateo County and BCDC and that the property
owner shall be responsible for the operation, maintenance
and policing of the developed park and that these
responsibilities shall be exercised to the standards
established by the County of San Mateo Parks Department and
public safety standards of the City of Burlingame;
7. to perpetuate the existing shellfish resource on the east
side of the site (by Fishermen's Park) the property
owner/developer shall restore the beds, if seawall
refurbishing is necessary, or shall protect the beds by
measures identified by a recognized shellfish expert and
approved by the city prior to the initiation of any work on
the site or to receiving a grading permit which would affect
runoff into the bay; in addition a habitat protection plan
shall be developed, reviewed and approved by the city so
that the shellfish habitat and potential habitat on all
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water frontages shall not be affected by construction
activities, landscaping installation or future landscaping
irrigation, fertilization or maintenance, or levee
maintenance;
8. that during renovation Fishermen's Park shall be closed to
public use for the minimum amount of time and that it shall
be fenced off from the main project so it can continue to be
used during construction of the hotel and its site
improvements, if possible renovation of Fishermen's Park
should take place during the lowest use season;
9. that the noise levels inside the completed structure shall
meet the general criteria of Title 25 as well as
modifications to structure and building materials so that
the average event will not be heard in a guest sleeping room
at a level above 45 dBA;
10. that traffic to and from the site shall be managed by
providing a bus stop and encouraging mass transit service,
by employing a traffic coordinator at least part time who
will encourage employees to ride share and use available
mass transit, and the hotel shall provide shuttle service to
San Francisco International Airport;
11. that roadway improvements required by the city shall be
provided including installing a median strip on Airport
Boulevard, paying their proportionate share with the 450
Airport Boulevard project and future project at the drive-in
theater site of widening of the roadway/pedestrian bridge
across Sanchez Channel; and the developer shall provide new
sidewalk and curb and gutter along Airport Boulevard where
the roadway is realigned, provide an interim adjustment to
the curve on Airport Boulevard as it turns west until the
roadway realignment can be completed, in the future
participate proportionately in the cost of the realignment
of the curve going westerly on Airport Boulevard; and shall
provide directional signage from the street and on the hotel
site into Fishermen's Park;
12. that an on-site security patrol shall be responsible for
enforcement of any operating hours established by the county
for Fishermen's Park and shall patrol the hotel, its grounds
and Fishermen's Park;
13. that the project developer shall contribute the project's
proportional share to the cost of providing an additional
water main connection under 101 and to the expansion of the
Rollins Road sewage pump station and sewer main and shall
build these improvements, shall use low flow water fixtures
and drought resistant plants to conserve water in accordance
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with applicable city regulations; and shall provide on-site
pretreatment for sewage from all areas where food is
prepared;
14. that final design shall be preceded by a complete soils
study including the levee structures, minimum final
elevation of the site shall be 91 with the elevations of all
entryways into structures at least 101, skin friction piles
shall be used for structural support, there shall be no
organic material in the required fill, fill shall be well
compacted and existing fill on site shall be recompacted;
all utilities shall have flexible joints and be made of
noncorrosive materials; if required, excavation pit wall
shall be 1:1; the outboard face of the levee shall be
stabilized and protected and levee design shall consider
effects of subsidence over time;
15. that the existing storm water and collection system shall be
redesigned to reduce runoff from paved areas, oil separating
traps shall be installed and regularly maintained by the
developer/operator on a schedule reviewed and approved by
the city, measures shall be taken to protect the bay from
siltation during construction;
16. that construction shall be limited to the hours established
by the city, portable shrouds shall be placed around pile
drivers and the construction site shall be enclosed by a
solid fence as determined by city staff, during construction
demolition areas shall be continuously sprinkled, stockpiled
and construction materials shall be covered and streets in
the construction area, as determined by the city, shall be
swept once a day;
17. that a tentative and final parcel map shall be submitted to
combine parcels if required by the City Engineer;
18. that the health club facilities included as a part of this
hotel shall be exclusively for the use of hotel guests and
their guests, these facilities shall not be made available
at any time for public use, with or without a fee;
19. that the property owner shall provide, with the approval of
the City of Burlingame and utility companies, transformer
and switch locations and easements necessary to serve this
site and roadway related needs, together with any line
switches necessary for distribution and transmission needs
for future undergrounding; and
20. that the applicant shall abide by the following project
construction table in order to retain their traffic
allocation:
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BCDC application August 19, 1988
Submit final foundation plans September 1, 1988
Pick up foundation building permit November 1, 1988
Final foundation inspection May 1, 1989
Final framing inspection September 1, 1989
Final occupancy July 1, 1990
Motion was seconded by C. Ellis. Responding to Commissioner
question staff advised condition #20 relating to project
construction table has been revised applicable to the present
project and city review requirements.
Motion was approved on a 6-0 roll call vote, C. Harrison absent.
Appeal procedures were advised.
FROM THE FLOOR
There were no public comments.
PLANNER REPORTS
CP Monroe reviewed City Council actions at its July 18, 1988
regular meeting and July 20, 1988 study meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike Ellis, Secretary