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City of Burlingame
Meeting Minutes
Planning Commission
7:00 PM Council Chambers/ZoomMonday, August 25, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Staff in attendance: Planning Manager
Ruben Hurin, Assistant Planner Brittany Xiao, and Assistant City Attorney Tamar Burke.
2. ROLL CALL
Horan, Lowenthal, Pfaff, and SchmidPresent4 -
Shores, and TseAbsent2 -
3. REQUEST FOR AB 2449 REMOTE PARTICIPATION
There were no requests.
4. REVIEW OF AGENDA
There are no changes to the agenda.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS, NON-AGENDA
There were no public comments on non-agenda items.
6. 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.
a.Approval of August 11, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
Draft August 11, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting MinutesAttachments:
Commissioner Schmid made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Lowenthal, to approve the
August 11, 2025 meeting minutes. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes:Horan, Lowenthal, Pfaff, and Schmid4 -
Absent:Shores, and Tse2 -
7. ACTION ITEMS (PUBLIC HEARING)
a.Amendment to Major Design Review and Hillside Area Construction Permit at 1829
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Sebastian Drive (Project No. AMEND25-0004)
Application for Amendment to Major Design Review and Hillside Area Construction
Permit for changes to a previously approved first and second story addition to an existing
single-unit dwelling in the R-1 (Low Density Residential) zoning district.
Recommendation: That the Planning Commission, by resolution, approve the Major
Design Review and Hillside Area Construction Permit as conditioned.
CEQA Determination: This project is Categorically Exempt from review purusuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15301(e)(2) of the CEQA
Guidelines.
Staff: Brittany Xiao
Applicant and Designer: Tim Raduenz, Form+One
Property Owners: Gina and Yousef Shamieh
1829 Sebastian Dr - Staff Report
1829 Sebastian Dr - Area Map
1829 Sebastian Dr - Resolution
1829 Sebastian Dr - Proposed Plans
1829 Sebastian Dr - Proposed Renderings
1829 Sebastian Dr - Previous Approved Plans
1829 Sebastian Dr - Previous Approved Renderings
Attachments:
SPEAKERS:
Staff: Brittany Xiao, Associate Planner
Applicant: Tim Raduenz, Designer
Members of Public: None
Emails: None
Documents: PowerPoint by Staff
Ex-Parte Communication: None
Commissioner Lowenthal made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Schmid, to approve
Planning Commission Resolution 2025-08.25-7A, as presented and subject to the conditions. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes:Horan, Lowenthal, Pfaff, and Schmid4 -
Absent:Shores, and Tse2 -
8. STUDY SESSION (PUBLIC HEARING)
b.Master Sign Program at 1720 El Camino Real (Project No. MSP25-0004)
Application for Master Sign Program for a new wall sign located above the first story on
an existing commercial building in the NBMU (North Burlingame Mixed-Use) zoning
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district.
Staff recommends the Planning Commission, by resolution, approve a Master Sign
Program as conditioned.
CEQA Determination: The project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15311 (a) of the CEQA
Guidelines.
Staff: Brittany Xiao
Applicant: Mardeen Gordon
Property Owner: PPF/AHP OFF 1720 El Camino Real Owner, LP
Designer: Dustin Passalalpi, Corporate Signs
1720 El Camino Real - Staff Report
1720 El Camino Real - Area Map
1720 El Camino Real - Resolution
1720 El Camino Real - Proposed Plans
Attachments:
SPEAKERS:
Staff: Brittany Xiao, Associate Planner
Applicant: Dustin Passalalpi
Members of Public: None
Emails: None
Documents: PowerPoint by Staff
Ex-Parte Communication: None
Commissioner Schmid made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Pfaff, to approve Planning
Commission Resolution 2025-08.25-7B, as presented and subject to the conditions. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes:Horan, Lowenthal, Pfaff, and Schmid4 -
Absent:Shores, and Tse2 -
9. STAFF/COMMISSION REPORTS
There were no Staff/Commission reports.
10. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:14p.m.
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