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CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
Burlingame, California.
June 25, 1943
The regular monthly meeting of the Planning Commission was held in the City
Hall at 7:45 p.m. Friday evening, June 25, 1943.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mitchell ABSENT: Macomber
Coles
Rapp
Brown
Stivers
OTHERS PRESENT: Coleman Karmel
Roth Whitehead
Dahl Watson
Chairman Mitchell presiding.
Mr. Lang of the Lang Realty Company presented drawings and tentative floor
plans for eleven duplexes proposed to be constructed in Block 19, and six duplexes in
Block 22, and eight in Block 3. In this connection he also presented a plat or tenta-
tive map of the re -subdivision of Block 3, Burlingables. He said that the new du-
plexes would include 800 square feet per unit, or 1,600 square feet per duplex. There
was then considerable discussion from representatives present indicating opposition
to the construction of any more duplexes on the highway. William B. Glynn said that
he admitted there is a great improvement in the new plans as submitted, but he doubted
if they could be built under the limitation of government regulations which require all
possible economies; that the result would be structures below standard housing and
that there is no need for so-called war housing in this community and thereby add to
the overcrowding of tranpportation. He read from a book on city planning and summed
up that after the war there will be great changes in housing which will include the
use of new materials and prefabrication. He urged rejection of the plan. Councilman
Coleman read Emergency Ordinance #385 modifying the building code on account of the
war emergency. Commissioner Coles said that the new plans appeared quite attractive
and a big improvement over the duplexes already built along the Bayshore, but he under-
stood that at least some of the new houses would be two-story structures instead of
all one-story. City Attorney Karmel said that the Planning Commission can consider
the character of zoning of acreage property and submit its recommendation to the City
Council, but the City Planning Commission has no legal right to stop the Lang Realty
Company from erecting duplexes on the property already zoned for that purpose. Mr.
Lang said that this was his understanding of the matter and that his submission of
these plans and pictures of the proposed duplexes from time to time to the City
Planning,Commission was done in the,spirit of cooperation and he urged that the Pro-
testants give up their opposition and he would welcome an opportunity to cooperate
and remove as many of their objections as possible. There was then some discussion
of the re -subdivision of Block 3 in Burlingables, and Commissioner Coles submitted
the following motion: "I move that the map showing the re -subdivision of Block 3,
containing eighteen lots,.Burlingables, be accepted by the City Planning Commission
and recommended to the City Council," which motion was seconded by Commissioner Brown,
the vote being "Yes" Mitchell, Coles, Rapp, Brown and Stivers (absent Macomber).
Mr. Brown suggested that the application for the duplexes be deferred until
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full scale maps or drawings may be available showing some of the structures to be two
story houses with garages,to be submitted at a later meeting. There was considerable
renewed discussion regarding additional duplexes and City Councilman Roth, who was
present, urged reconsideration of the entire subject. City Councilman (.ol.eivi(. brought
up the point that the Lang Realty Company could not get permits to buila the duplexes
without garages. R. E. Wood, a resident in the neighborhood, urged postponement of
the new duplexes and advocated that complete new plans be submitted for further con-
sideration. A. W. Frazier, President, Burlingables Oak Grove Manor Improvement Club,
referred to the meetings back in August of 1942 and stated that Mr. Lang has not fui-
f illed his promises relating to the appearances of the duplexes already- constructed
and he voiced objection to further duplexes. Mr. VanBolt and others present also
voiced protests. As it was getting late and there was no further business for the
commission, the meeting adjourned at 10:45.
D. A. STIVERS,
*1414 Secretary.