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Home My WebLink About50 California Drive - Staff Report (2)Item # Design Review Study PROJECT LOCATION 50 California Drive City of Burlingame Commercial Design Review and Parking Variance Item # Design Review Study Address: 50 California Drive Meeting Date: 8/27/07 Request: Commercial Design Review and Parking Variance for interior and exterior changes to an existing automobile dealership in the Burlingame Avenue Commercial Area, Sub-Area D(Auto Row). Applicant: Doug Robertson Architect: Proto Inc. Property Owner: Kent Putnam General Plan: Service and Special Sales Previous Use/Proposed use: Automobile sales lot Allowable Use: Automobile sales lot APN: 029-243-020, 030, 040, 050 Lot Area: 1.28 acres Zoning: C-1, Sub-Area D Summary: The applicant is proposing to remodel the exterior of the primary frontage , the interior of two vehicle showrooms, and to stripe the parking area of an automobile sales lot at 50 California Drive. This project is subject to Commercial Design Review since more than 50% of the building faCade facing California Drive is being changed. The existing 27, 553 SF automobile sales building contains 4,150 SF of office space, 4,452 SF of showroom space, 13,188 SF of service space, 2,229 SF of storage space and 3,534 SF of vehicle staging area that does not count towards the parking requirement. There is no change of use proposed with the project. All existing uses remain in their same locations with their same square footages. Changes to the exterior of the building include: all new aluminum framed windows and doors throughout the building, new aluminum composite panels in silver, red and black, new paint on existing stucco finishes and new signage which is not part of this application, but which will be approved under a separate application to the Planning Division. There are currently no striped parking spaces provided on this property. Because the applicant is proposing to stripe part of the existing parking sales lot in order to provide the required parking for ADA requirements, the Planning Division had to establish a baseline of the uses existing on-site and the parking spaces that they derive. The building contains five different uses (office, 1:300; showroom, 1:600; service, 1:800; and storage, 1:1000) which require a total of 40 parking spaces on site. There is also 3,534 SF of vehicle staging area that does not count towards the parking requirement for this property. The applicant is proposing to stripe 8 code compliant spaces to meet the ADA requirements. The site plan indicates that the applicant can fit 32 additional code compliant spaces on-site, but the applicant wishes to not stripe these spaces in order to park inventory close to one and other in this location. The applicant also shows 18 additional non-code compliant spaces at the rear of the lot where more inventory will be parked. No employees will park on-site. A Parking Variance is required for providing 8 code-compliant parking spaces on-site where 40 are required. As part of the project, the City Arborist has recommended to Planning Staff that the applicant provide five (5) new 24"-box size street trees along California Drive. He also recommended that the trees be Chanticlair Pear (Pyrus Calleryana) which are the requested species for this area of the City. Lastly, the City Arborist provided the applicant with the specs for tree planting and the specs for sidewalk gates. The applicant submitted a letter to the Planning Division on July 20, 2007, indicating that the property owner of 50 California Drive is requesting to not have to provide and street trees along California Drive. All other Zoning Code requirements have been met. The applicant is requesting the following: Commercial design review to remodel an existing automobile dealership building in the Burlingame Avenue Commercial Area Sub-Area D(CS 25.57.010 b, 2); and Parking variance for providing 8 striped spaces on-site where 40 are required (CS 25.70.040). Gornr��er�cial Design Review anrl Pa��king Variance 50 Californiu Drive I EXISTING PROPOSED ALLOWED/REQ'D 8 striped spaces Office = 13.83 spaces 32 un-striped spaces Showroom = 7.42 spaces Parking: ' 0 striped spaces � 19 non-compliant spaces ' Service = 16.5 spaces 8 spaces total' Storage = 2.23 sqaces 40 s aces total Parking variance for providing 8 striped spaces on-site where 40 are required (CS 25.70.040) Staff Comments: Staff would note that no signage will be approved as part of this application. All signage requires a separate application to the Planning Division. See attached. Erica Strohmeier Planner c: Proto Inc., Hugh Hines, architect. 2 . CITY OF BURLINGAME ''� COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BU,RLINGAME 501 PRIMROSE ROAD �� n,�, " BURLINGAME, CA 94010 �'•, �� `�"'i� `,=_' .• PH: (650) 558-7250 • FAX: (650) y� www.burlingame.org � �: ` •;� =� i�'' '��:�, +6 T y t .f� 1� Site: 50 CALIFORNIA DRIVE The City af Burlingame Planning (ommission announces the fallowing public hearing on Monday, August 27, 2007 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Hall Cauncil Chambers, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, CA: Application for Commercial Design Review and Parking Variance for a remadel af an existing auta dealership at 50 CALIFORNIA DRIVE, zoned C-2, Subarea D of the Burlingame Commer�ial Area. APN 029-243-020 Mailed: August 17, 2007 (Please refer to othe� sideJ 016H16504325 $ 0�.260 h1ailed From yil�1{�! US POSTAGE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Citv of Burlingame A copy of the application and plans for this project may be reviewed prior to the meeting at the Community Development Department at 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California. If you challenge the subject application(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing, described in the notice or in written corres�ondence delivered to the city at or prior to the public hearing. Property owners who receive this notice are responsible for informing their tenants about this notice. For additional information, please call (650) 558-7250. Thank you. William Meeker Community Development Director PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE (Please refer to othe� sideJ