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CITY OF BURLINGAME
Planning Deparunent
City Hall - 501 Prunrose Road
Burlingame, California 94010-3997
TeI. (650) 558-7200
January 20, 2000
Robert McMonigle
The Cakery
1308 Burlingame Avenue
Burlingame, CA 94010
Dear Mr. McMonigle,
Since there was no appeal to or suspension by the City Council, the January 10, 2000 Planning
Commission approval of your conditional use permit application became effective January 19, 2000. This
application was for an existing food establishment classified as a Limited Food Service Establishment in
the Burlingame Avenue commercial area at 1308 Burlingame Avenue, zoned
C-1, Subarea A, Burlingame Avenue Commercial Area.
The January 10, 2000 minutes of the Planning Commission state your application was approved with the
following conditions:
1. that this business location presently occupied by a limited food service establishment, with 138
SF of on-site seating, may change its food establishment classification only to a full service
restaurant or bar with approval of a conditional use permit for the establishment;
2. that the 138 SF area of on-site seating of the limited food service establishment shall be located
as shown on the plans submitted to the Planning Department and date stamped December 28, 1999
(11" x 17" Floor Plan). The seating area may be enlarged only by an amendment to this
conditional use permit;
3. that an amendment to this conditional use permit shall be required for delivery of prepared food
from this premise;
4. that there shall be no food sales allowed at this location from a window or from any opening
within 10' of the property line;
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5. that if this site is changed from any food establishment use to any retail or other use, a food
establishment shall not be replaced on this site and this conditional use permit shall become void;
6. that the applicant shall provide daily litter control along all frontages of the business and within
fifty (50) feet of all frontages (front and rear) of the business;
7. that the project shall be built as shown on the plans submitted to the Planning Department and date
stamped December 28, 1999 (11" x 17" Floor Plan);
8. that this food establishment may be open 6:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Monday through Sunday, with
a maximum of 10 employees on site at any one time;
9. that this food establishment shall provide trash receptacles as approved by the city consistent with
the streetscape improvements and maintain all trash receptacles at the entrances to the building and
at any additional locations approved by the City Engineer and Fire Department; and
10. that the project shall meet all the requirements of the Uniform Building and Uniform Fire Codes,
1998 Edition, and as amended by the City of Burlingame.
The decision of the Council is a fmal administrative decision pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section
1094.6. If you wish to challenge the decision in a court of competent jurisdiction, you must do so within
90 days of the date of the decision unless a shorter time is required pursuant to state or federal law.
Sincerely yours,
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Margaret Monroe
City Planner
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405 Primrose Road #300
Burlingame, CA 94010
Chief Building Inspector
Chief Deputy Valuation, Assessor's Office
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City ofBurlingame Planni�ig Com»:ission Mir:ules
January 10, 2000
1308 BURLINGAME AVENUE, ZONED G1, SUBAREA A, BURLINGAME AVENUE CONIlI�RCIAL AREA
�- APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A FOOD ESTABLIS�IMENT (THE CAKERY,
APPLICANT AND GENSLER FAMILY L.P.I. PROPERTY OWNER)
and
301 AIRPORT B LEVARD, ZONED - RESOLUTION OF CERT ICATION OF FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL CT REPORT FOR THE ONSTRUCTION OF A 488,000 S OFFICE PROJECT, 1N
TI��tEE FIVE-STORY BUII., GS ON A 16 ACRE S .(DAN LEVIN, GLENBORO H REALTY TRUST,
C. D al noted t ad no conflict of interest with any project n this calendar. He did note that a`l�hough his name
was th awings fo 516 Fores e a ationship ith the applicant and had not rece��ed any money
from them.
�Bojues moved approval of the consent calendar based on the facts in the staff reports, commissioners comments and
he findings in the staff reports with recommended conditions in the staff reports and by resolutions. The motion was
seconded by C. Vistica. Chairman Luzuriaga called for a voice vote on the motion and it passed 5-0-1 (C. Keighran
absent). Appeal procedures were advised.
149 PEPPER AVENUE, NED R-1- APPL ATION FOR SIDE S BACK V
ADDITION AT THE REAR F THE HOUSE REW & TRINA�SCAL,
. A FIRST FLOOR
AND PROPERTY
Reference staffreport, 01.10.00, with achments. City Pl ner and Commission ussed the report, re � wed criteria
and Planning Department comments. T e conditions were s gested for considerati . There .were no qu ions from
the commission.
Chairman Luzuriaga o ed the public hearing. drew Pascal, ap licant, 149 Pepper Avenu and Bernardo Urqu�,
architect, 2160 Lake Stre San Francisco were b th present and a ilable to answer questions. Commissioners aske ;
why grant the variance, have big (10,000 SF) lot, a ition is out of ch er with the existing buil ' g. Architect asked
commissioner if he visited the s' e; yes, but was not insi the house. There a two issues that are im rtant, one is that
there are certain rules establishe by the interior design f the house, main cor 'dor ends in the family om and it is in
a specific place in the house, very ' tle space on the lot fr the family room to e neighbor; site design ' dif�icult to
express in the drawings, want to have ddition lower than th rees along the side; t with neighbor, she di not want
the impact of continuing the existing pla of the roof, wanted t have roof as low as p sible, applicant design a flat
metal roof to espect the neighbors concer • design is in response existing conditions a neighbors concerns. ere
were no furthe comments from the public a d the hearing was clos d.
Commission comm ts: preserving the interior i important, not taking to consideration the e erior of the building,
level of detail shown the plans inside the house is ood, but concerned th the exterior is being i ored, addition has
an impact on the neigh rhood, not just on the adjac t neighbor, skylights ill be visible, seems lik he addition has
many parts, many things a ched to it, could still have a g d exterior which can rk well with the interio - being asked
to grant a variance on a lar lot, reduced setback of onl 3' for 32' in length, w offset by one foot may provide an
opp rtunity to create some art' ulation to eliminate what ap ars to be an 80' long a113' from the property line; long
wallli xtremely large and overbe 'ng; front of the building is ple ing, has nice approac and front facade but falls apart
at the re concerned only with exte ' r; see no justification for the riance; this is a small piece at the rear of the house,
has minima ffect, if any, on the cha cter of the neighborhood;, c sideration and sensitivi,ty shown to the neighbors
is a i part of building a com unity; understand the conce t of preserving the interior spaces, feel this is
justi ation for ting the minor variance considering variances have been granted for other properties where essentially
a hous is torn do n, rebuilt with a greater variance requested; this project does not fit in category of requiring design
review a d review should not be taken to that extreme, in support of the project as proposed.
Councilman Harrison moved adoption of RESOLUTION 81-97. Seconded by Councilwoman Knight
and carried unanimously by roll call vote.
PUBLIC HEARING - ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 1580 ESTABLISHING A NO PARKING
ZONE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BROADWAY BETWEEN CHULA VISTA AND CALIFORNIA
Public Works Director reviewed his memo of October 14 which recommended council hold a public
hearing and take action. In September, council directed staff to prepare an ordinance to eliminate
parking on Broadway adjacent to the Wells Fargo Bank in order to create an additional lane for
eastbound/right turn traff'ic. This lane will increase the peak hour traffic capacity in this block by
approximately 20 percent. The ordinance also corrects conflicting information in two city code
sections with respect to parking on Broadway between Rollins and the train track. This will eliminate
existing parking for four cars on the north side of the street adjacent to the Arco Station and will
facilitate westbound traffic.
Mayor O'Mahony opened the public hearing. There were no comments and the hearing was closed.
Councilman Harrison moved adoption of ORDINANCE 1580. Seconded by Councilwoman Janney
and carried unanimously by voice vote.
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The City Attorney announced the agenda item awarding the contract for the California Drive Sewer
Interceptor project was removed and held over to the next meeting, November 3, 1997.
Marianne Saucedo stated she had a letter listed under acknowledgments, she would like to see the city
improve Alpine Park now rather than wait for a year; asked that $60,000 be added to the budget to
improve this park and $60,000 be added to improve Laguna and Trenton tot lots. She presented
photographs of these parks with obsolete equipment. She asked all the parents and children in the
audience in support of this request to wave their hands to council.
David Magee, lives on Drake, had noticed that Chapin Avenue is very wide and suggested city make
parking on that street 90 degree to increase number of available parking spaces; traffic and bike lanes
could still be striped on the center of the street.
Sam Malouf, Burlingame Avenue merchant, spoke of need to make any land swap with Safeway tied
to architectural plans for a project; if council accepts this proposal to reconfigure the parking lot land,
Safeway could build a"big box;" if they build a wall on Primrose it would isolate the facing
properties; important that they maintain the architectural and pedestrian atmosphere of the downtown
area.
Robert McMonigle, The Cakery at 1308 Burlingame Avenue, wants to add seating inside bakery; said
he had attended the Planning Commission meeting at which food establishments were discussed; he
felt the commission did not understand the issue; they did not even mention "The Cakery"; he
suggested a simpler approach such as allowing any business established before 1985 be "grand-
fathered" in to allow seating for customers; he felt he could not wait six months to two years for the
for the commission to revise the restaurant regulations; don't see how tables and chairs inside would
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create parking and litter problems when he is allowed tables and chairs outside without such concerns.
Cliff Woods, Chicken Chicken on Primrose; representative from Ben & Jerry's; Cathy Nessier,
Director of Call Primrose; Cathy Baylock, 1527 Newlands; the President of United Methodist Church
board of trustees; Greg Mendell, Kern's Jewelers; Wendy McArdle; Will McGowan, 37 Lorton; and
several other residents and merchants spoke about the Safeway plans; realized this issue before
council tonight is only a concept but suggested council not approve a concept until they see the project
as a whole; agreed Safeway needs to make improvements and it's true they met with neighbors, but
nothing on the project has changed since July; asked council to deny the concept; supports Chicken
Chicken, hold off action until whole project is considered; shocked to read about this proposal; would
ruin the unique atmosphere of Burlingame Avenue area; said such a large store with proposed
orientation would make her non-profit hard to iind for her clients; Safeway must consider the area;
such a huge store would isolate the area; would not like having a wall on Primrose, it would ruin
character of the street; lives about a block away and met with Safeway; they plan a huge rectangular
building; exactly what she would not want to see; the plans haven't changed since July; the city is
working hard to beautify Burlingame Avenue; support remodeling of store but really hope they listen
to the community and consider nature of our town; concern about increased traffic and changes of
curb cut locations and parking; church white curb was shortened from two to one space and have had
several near accidents since then; increase in turning movements will increase chance of accidents;
plans for a huge wall on Howard and the new single entrance to parking would impact church; city is
beautifying downtown and we don't need a large warehouse type building here; this project not for
Burlingame, encourage council to withhold action until there is some change by Safeway; concern
about large trucks moving on Primrose; we don't need the largest Safeway in Northern California
here; said deliveries on Primrose would be dangerous; would take a lot of large trucks to fill up such
a large store; what are they doing about spills from trucks and odors; have talked to other cities with
huge Safeways. Michael Smith, representing Safeway; said they are not asking for approval of a land
swap, simply the idea or concept of a land swap; request has nothing to do with the project design;
understand if council doesn't approve the concept, Safeway cannot make any application to city.
Mayor thanked people for their comments. Vice Mayor Spinelli noted this requested action is only a
concept of whether public parking lands can be reconfigured.
DISCUSSION OF POLICY AND CRITERIA FOR RECONFIGURATION OF PA NG
DISTRICT LANDS FOR THE PROPOSED SAFEWAY/WALGREEN'S PROJECT
Vice Mayor Spinelli announced he would abstain from discussion and vote because of a possible
conflict which occurred within the past year. City Planner reviewed her memo of October 13 which
recommended council discuss and direct staff. Council can acknowledge request and agree that the
city will accept an application for a project which will reconfigure the city's property in some fashion.
This action will not prejudice any future council action on this matter, either for the land
reconfiguration, terms of any exchange or transfer/sale, or for any proposed project. Michael Smith,
Area Real Estate Manager for Safeway, is requesting that council give consideration to the concept of
reconfiguring the current city parking lots K and L which were purchased with assessment district
funds in the 1960's. Safeway and Walgreen's have been looking at the idea of combining all the
parcels between Fox Plaza Lane and Howard, Primrose and El Camino, and using them so that both
businesses could build more modern, efficient and bigger facilities. Since three of the parcels within
this area are city owned, the city must agree to the concept of reconf'iguring our property before the
applicants can proceed with an application which could affect the city's property. Councilman
October 20, 1997 4 Burlingame City Council