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City of Burlingame
Conditional UsePermitAmendment
Item #
Study Item
Address: 835 Airport Boulevard Meeting Date: 2/14/OS
Request: Conditional use permit amendment to operate a"park and fly" program from an existing hotel
(Doubletree Hotel).
Applicant: Bruce Caxlton, Doubletree Hotel APN: 026-343-430 & 440
Property Owner: Today's III, Inc.
General Plan: Waterfront Commercial
Adjacent Development: Offices, hotels, and a public recreational facility.
Current Use: 392-room hotel with meeting room facilities.
Lot Area: 4.77 acres
Zoning: C-4
Proposed Use: "Park and fly" program
Allowable Use: "Park and fly" program requires amendment to conditional use permit.
Site History: On May 27,1997, the Planning Commission approved conditional use permits and parking
variances to allow the addition of 101 guest rooms to the Doubletree Hotel. The approval included parking
variances for 277 on-site parking spaces where 392 spaces are required, and for number of compact stalls
(56 compact spaces proposed, where 53 are allowed). At that time, the hotel entered into an agreement
with City of Burlingame for construction of a parking lot and use of 115 of the 216 parking spaces
originally planned on the adj acent public park site (former sanitary landfill). The 115 parking spaces were
to be used for employee parking and self-parked guests. Planning staff would note that field visits by the
applicant and staff verified that there are currently 230 parking spaces in the adjacent lot.
On April 12, 1999, the Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for controlled access to the
parking on the hotel site which includes paid self-parking and valet parking.
On November 26, 2001, the Planning Commission approved a mitigated negative declaration, conditional
use permit to exceed 1.0 floor area ratio, conditional use permit amendment to vary from the parking area
landscaping requirements (9% proposed, 10% minimum required), and parking variance for 265 on-site
parking spaces where 392 spaces are required for a single-story meeting room space addition.
Summary: The applicant is requesting a conditiorial use permit amendment to operate a"park and fly"
program at the Doubletree Hotel. Since 1997, there have been several applications processed for additions
to the hotel (see Site History above). One of the conditions of approval requires an amendment to the
conditional use permit for "park and fly" promations. The applicant is now applying for a conditional use
permit amendment to allow for a"park and fly" program at the hotel. This application was subinitted after
a complaint was filed with the City's Code Enforcement Officer.
The proposed program would work as follows: A hotel guest spends one night at the hotel and is able for
no additional fee to leave their vehicle for seven nights in the parking lot. The hotel guest is then
transported to the airport by one of the hotels' shuttles. The applicant notes that based on their experience,
there are approximately 3.7 hotel guests using the "park and fly" program per night, or 26 "park and fly"
vehicle parked on-site per day (based on a 7-day period). He also indicates that the more hotel guests use
the "park and fly" program during holidayperiods and anticipates that maximum to be 30 vehicles per day.
The highlighted parking spaces on the site plan, date stamped February 9, 2005, indicates the designated
location in the parking lot where "park and fly" vehicles will be parked. The parking lot on the adjacent
public park site will not be used for the "park and fly" program.
Conditional Use Permit Amendment _ 835 Airport Boulevard
The applicant notes that for the months of January through November, 2004, the "park and fly" program
generated $115,800 in hotel revenue ($11,580 in transient occupancy tax). He also comments that 53% of
their hotel guests are airline crews (no cars at site) and 25% of other guests use the hotel shuttles (based on
a survey). At an occupancy of 82% in December, 2004, 31 % of the hotel parking lot was used by overnight
hotel guests.
The Doubletree Hotel is open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day and has a total of 63 full-time and part-time
employees between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., and 23 full-time and part-time employees after 5 p.m. on weekdays
and weekends. No new additional employees are required for the "park and fly" program since it is
operated by existing hotel employees. In two to five years the number of employees is expected to increase
by one part-time employee. On weekdays, the applicant expects 375 customers/visitors before 5 p.m. and
420 after 5 p.m. On weekends, the applicant expects 350 customers/visitors before 5 p.m. and 400 after 5
p.m. In two to five years, the applicant expects the number of visitors/customers to increase to 400 on
weekdays and 375 on weekends before 5 p.m., and 450 on weekdays and 425 on weekends after 5 p.m..
The maximum number of people expected on the site at any one time is 443 (including employees and
visitors).
Existing Proposed Allowed/Req'd.
Use: 392-room hotel with "park and fly" programl "park and fly" program with
meeting room facilities conditional use permit
amendment
Parking: 265 no change 392
' Conditional use permit amendment for "park and fly" program.
Staff Comments: See attached.
Ruben Hurin
Planner
c. Bruce Carlton, applicant
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