HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda FS - PC - 2024.08.26Planning Commission
City of Burlingame
Meeting Agenda
BURLINGAME CITY HALL
501 PRIMROSE ROAD
BURLINGAME, CA 94010
Council Chambers/Online7:00 PMMonday, August 26, 2024
Consistent with Government Code Section 54953, this Planning Commission
Meeting will be held in person and virtually via Zoom.
To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public
access, members of the public can observe the meeting virtually or attend the
meeting in person. Below is information on how the public may observe and
participate in the meeting.
To Attend the Meeting in Person:
Location: Council Chambers, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California 94010
To Attend the Meeting via Zoom:
To access the meeting by computer:
Go to www.zoom.us/join
Meeting ID: 842 7293 0919
Passcode: 066543
To access the meeting by phone:
Dial 1-669-444-9171
Meeting ID: 842 7293 0919
Passcode: 066543
Please note that the public may not make public comments via Zoom during
Planning Commission meetings. The public may either attend the meeting in
person to comment or send an email to publiccomment@burlingame.org (see
below).
To Provide Public Comment in Person:
Members of the public wishing to speak will be asked to fill out a "Request to
Speak" card located on the table by the door and then hand it to staff. The
provision of a name, address, or other identifying information is optional.
Speakers are limited to three minutes each, however, the Chair may adjust the
time limit in light of the number of anticipated speakers.
Page 1 City of Burlingame Printed on 8/22/2024
August 26, 2024Planning Commission Meeting Agenda
To Provide Public Comment via Email:
Members of the public may provide written comments by email to
publiccomment@burlingame.org to be read aloud during the public comment
period for an agenda item. Emailed comments should include the specific
agenda item on which you are commenting, or note that your comment concerns
an item that is not on the agenda or is on the Consent Calendar. The length of
the comment should be commensurate with the three minutes customarily
allowed for verbal comments which is approximately 250-300 words. To ensure
that your comment is received and read to the Planning Commission for the
appropriate agenda item, please submit your email no later than 5:00 p.m. on
August 26, 2024. The City will make every effort to read emails received after
that time but cannot guarantee such emails will be read into the record. Any
emails received after the 5:00 p.m. deadline which are not read into the record
will be provided to the Planning Commission after the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER - 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers/Online
2. ROLL CALL
3. REQUEST FOR AB 2449 REMOTE PARTICIPATION
Announcements/consideration and approval of requests by Planning Commissioners to participate
remotely pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 54943(f)).
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Draft August 12, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting Minutesa.
Draft August 12, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting MinutesAttachments:
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS, NON-AGENDA
The public is permitted to speak on items that are listed under the Consent Calendar, Commissioner ’s
Reports, Director Reports, Requests for Future Agenda Items, new items, or items not on the agenda .
Public comments for scheduled agenda items should wait until that item is heard by the Planning
Commission.
Persons are required to limit their remarks to three (3) minutes unless an extension of time is granted by
the Chair. Speakers desiring answers to questions should direct them to the Planning Commission and,
if relevant, the Commission may direct them to the appropriate staff member. The Ralph M. Brown Act
(the State local agency open meeting law) prohibits the Planning Commission from acting on any matter
that is not on the agenda.
7. STUDY ITEMS
There are no Study Items.
Page 2 City of Burlingame Printed on 8/22/2024
August 26, 2024Planning Commission Meeting Agenda
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the consent calendar are considered to be routine. They are acted on simultaneously unless
separate discussion and /or action is requested by the applicant, a member of the public or a
commissioner prior to the time the Commission votes on the motion to adopt.
2116 Broadway, zoned R-1 - Application for Design Review and Special Permits for
building height and declining height envelope for a first and second story addition to an
existing single-unit dwelling. The project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant
to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15301 (e)(1). (Marcos
Vieira, applicant and property owner; Geurse Conceptual Design Inc ., Jesse Geurse,
designer) (16 noticed) Staff Contact: Catherine Keylon
a.
Staff Report
Attachments
Proposed Plans
Attachments:
9. REGULAR ACTION ITEMS
1588 Columbus Avenue, zoned R-1 - Application for Amendment to Design Review for
proposed changes to a previously approved first and second story addition to an
existing single -unit dwelling. This project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant
to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15301 (e)(2) of the
CEQA Guidelines.(Chu Design Associates, applicant and designer; Vincent Ko,
property owner) (45 noticed) Staff Contact: Fazia Ali
a.
Staff Report
Attachments
Proposed Plans
Attachments:
Item continued from July 8, 2024 Planning Commission meeting.
1025 and 1029 Capuchino Avenue, zoned R -2 - Application for Design Review, Front
Setback Variances, Minor Modification for parking space width and Tentative
Condominium Map for two new, two -story detached condominium dwellings on each of
the two existing lots. This project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15303 (b) of the CEQA
Guidelines.(Paul and Neena Goswamy, owners and applicants; Gregg Kawahara,
architect) (66 noticed) Staff Contact: Erika Lewit
b.
Staff Report
Attachments
Proposed Plans
Attachments:
10. DESIGN REVIEW STUDY ITEMS
Page 3 City of Burlingame Printed on 8/22/2024
August 26, 2024Planning Commission Meeting Agenda
1517 Cypress Avenue, zoned R -1 - Application for Design Review, Front and Side
Setback Variances, and Special Permit for attached garage for a first and second story
addition to an existing single -unit dwelling and new attached garage. (Judith Mattingly,
applicant and architect; Rupa Bhandari and Sameer Khedekar, property owners) (84
noticed) Staff Contact: Catherine Keylon
a.
Staff Report
Attachments
Proposed Plans
Attachments:
615 Trenton Way, zoned R -1 - Application for Design Review for a new, two -story
single-unit dwelling and attached garage. (Gary Diebel, Diebel and Company
Architects, applicant and architect; Faheem Dinath and Urmi Shome -Dinath, property
owners) (56 noticed) Staff Contact: Erika Lewit
b.
Staff Report
Attachments
Proposed Plans
Attachments:
11. COMMISSIONER’S REPORTS
12. DIRECTOR REPORTS
- Commission Communications
- City Council regular meeting of August 19, 2024
13. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
14. ADJOURNMENT
Page 4 City of Burlingame Printed on 8/22/2024
August 26, 2024Planning Commission Meeting Agenda
Notice: Any individuals who require special assistance or a disability-related modification or
accommodation to participate in this meeting, or who have a disability and wish to request an
alternative format for the agenda, meeting notice, agenda packet or other writings that may be
distributed at the meeting, should contact Ruben Hurin, Planning Manager, by 10:00 a.m. on Monday,
August 26, 2024 at rhurin@burlingame.org or 650-558-7256. Notification in advance of the meeting
will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting, the
materials related to it, and your ability to comment.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on
t h i s a g e n d a w i l l b e m a d e a v a i l a b l e f o r i n s p e c t i o n v i a
www.burlingame.org/planningcommission/agenda or by emailing the Planning Manager at
rhurin@burlingame.org. If you are unable to obtain information via the City's website or through email,
contact the Planning Manager at 650-558-7256.
An action by the Planning Commission is appealable to the City Council within 10 days of the Planning
Commission's action on August 26, 2024. If the Planning Commission's action has not been appealed
or called up for review by the Council by 5:00 p.m. on September 5, 2024, the action becomes final. In
order to be effective, appeals must be in writing to the City Clerk and must be accompanied by an
appeal fee of $900.00, which includes noticing costs.
Page 5 City of Burlingame Printed on 8/22/2024