HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1388ORDINANCE No. 1388
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING REVIEW PROCEDURE
FOR CONSTRUCTION ABOVE FIRST FLOOR IN
CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
The CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME does
hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 25.28.060 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"25.28.060 Lot limitations, lot requirements, and
special requirements. . .
8. Certain
new construction and
additions
to
residences on lots in
specified hillside
districts
are
subject to the requirements of Chapter 25.61".
Section 2. Chapter 25.61, establishing review
procedures for additions above the first floor in certain
residential districts is hereby added to the Burlingame
Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Chapter 25.61
Construction Above First Floor of Residences
In Certain Hillside Areas
25.61.010 Affected areas. The provisions of this
chapter shall apply to all areas in the city designated for
minimum 7,000 square foot or 10,000 square foot lots as
shown on the map adopted by Ordinance 712, titled "Minimum
Lot Size" except the areas A, B. and C as shown on the map
titled "Areas Affected by Interim Ordinance Regulating
Second Story Additions in Hillside Areas", dated October 17,
1988, and attached to Ordinance 1375.
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25.61.020 Hillside Area Construction Permits. No
new residence or accessory structure over one story in
height and no addition above the first story to all or a
portion of an existing residence or accessory structure
shall be constructed within the affected area without a
Hillside Area Construction Permit.
25.61.030 Procedures when variance or special
permit required. If such construction requires a variance or
special permit under any other provision of this code, the
hillside area construction permit shall be heard at the same
time as the variance or special permit; the review criteria
of Section 25.61.060 shall apply. If such construction does
not require a variance or special permit the procedures
hereinafter set forth shall apply.
25.61.040 Procedure when variance or special
permit not required. If such construction does not require a
variance or special permit the following procedures shall
apply. Upon receipt of a completed application for a
Hillside Area Construction Permit, the city planner shall
give mailed notice of the application to all owners of
property within one hundred feet of the exterior boundaries
of the subject property. They shall be informed of their
right to request review under Section 25.61.050. Notice of
the application shall also be provided to the planning
commission and city council at their next regular meeting.
25.61.050 Review of application. Any noticed
property owner may request review of the application by
written request to the city planner within seven days after
the mailing of the notice of application. Review of the
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application may be requested by any member of the planning
commission or council by making such request before the
close of the meeting of the legislative body at which the
notice is received. Upon receipt of a request for review
the city planner shall thereafter process the application in
the same manner as an application for a special use permit.
Unless review of the application is requested the Hillside
Area Construction Permit shall be deemed approved upon the
adjournment of the later of the planning commission or city
council meeting following notice of the application.
25.61.060 Review criteria. Review by the
planning commission or city council shall be based upon the
obstruction by the construction of the existing distant
views of nearby properties. Emphasis shall be given to the
obstruction of distant views from habitable areas within a
dwelling unit.
25.61.070 Fees. Filing fees for approvals under
this chapter shall be set by the city council.
Section 3 This ordinance shall be published as
required by law.
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Mayor
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I, JUDITH A. MALFATTI, City Clerk of the City of
Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held
on the 22nd day of February 1989, and adopted
thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on
the 6th day of March , 1989, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: AMSTRUP, LEMBI, MANGINI, PAGLIARO
NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: BARTON
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