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ITEM #Z
Special Permit for Storage of Construction Vehicles and Equipment
Address: 970 David Road
Meeting Date: 8/24/98
Request: Special Permit for storage of construction vehicles and equipment at 970 David Road, zoned
M-1 (C.S. 25.44.030 (23)).
Applicant: Howard Engineering
Property Owner: Johnson Lee & Huang Li-Chen
Lot Area: 4480 SF; 0.11 Acre
General Plan: Industrial, Industrial & Ofiice Use
Adjacent Development: Warehouse and Industrial Uses
APN: 025-272-160
Zoning: M-1
CEQA Status: Article 19. Categorically Exempt per Section: 15301 - Existing facilities, Class 1,
operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private facilities involving
negligible or no expansion of use beyond that previously existing.
Previous Use: Outdoor uncovered truck and equipment storage
Proposed Use: Outdoor uncovered truck and equipment storage
Allowable Use: Outdoor uncovered truck and equipment storage requires a special permit.
History: In 1994, a special permit for outdoor truck storage was granted to the former owner of the site.
On May 18, 1998, the City Council revoked this special permit because the applicant had failed to
comply with the conditions of approval by adding a number of structures on the site. The property has
since been sold, and Howard Engineering has now applied for a special permit to store construction
vehicles and equipment on the site.
Summary: The applicant, Joseph Howard, Howard Engineering, is requesting a special permit to allow
storage of construction vehicles and equipment at 970 David Road, zoned M-1. The 4480 SF site is
now partially paved with a gravel surface between the driveway and the storage area. The site is
surrounded by a chain link fence with a wrought iron gate across the front. The applicant intends to
store equipment and vehicles from his construction business at this site when the equipment is not in use
on job sites.
This application is being reviewed as a commercial use similar to a conditional use permitted in the M-1
zone (C.S. 25.44.030 (23)). The similar conditional use is outdoor storage of materials which are not
an accessory use (C.S. 25.44.030 (13)). The criteria for this use are:
limited to the front, sides and rear of any building located south of Mills Creek, except that there
shall be no such storage or treatment of materials in the front of those buildings having frontage
on Rollins Road between Mills Creek and Broadway;
2. limited to sides and rear of any building located north of Mills Creek, and those buildings having
frontage on Rollins Road between Mills Creek and Easton Creek;
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SpecialPermit for Outdoor Storage of Construction Equipment and Vehicles 970 David Road
3. the storage area shall be paved, not located in required parking, aisles, driveway or landscaping
and fully enclosed by either an opaque or solid fence or wall eight (8) feet in height or by a wall
of the building itself; and
4. if the storage azea is located at the sides or rear of any building south of Mills Creek and not
visible from the street, the eight foot fence or wall may be of open design.
This proposal does not meet these design criteria of the outdoor storage use because the use is not
associated with any building, the site is not fully paved and it has an opaque fence (chain link with wood
slats) on only one side. The area where the equipment is to be stored is paved, but the remaining access
area is covered with gravel.
The storage site will be accessed by no more than two employees during the hours of 8:00 a. m. and
5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The applicant anticipates that no more than 2 people will be on
site at any one time, and any employee vehicles will be parked on site inside the gate. Employees will
only be on the site to pick up or drop off equipment and vehicles. The applicant states that primarily,
the construction equipment is stored on a construction site for 2-3 months at a time, and would only be
stored on this site between jobs. The applicant has a total of 7 pieces of equipment (including
construction vehicles), and expects that generally there will be no more than 3 or 4 pieces of equipment
on site at any one time, but occasionally he may store all of the equipment on site if he is between jobs.
There will be no customers/visitors coming to the site.
Proposed
Existing
Allowed/Req'd.
Use:
*Outdoor uncovered
truck and equipment
storage
Vacant (former
outdoor equipment
storage)
Special Permit for
outdoor storage which
does not meet
performance criteria
* Special permit for outdoor storage which does not meet performance criteria.
This project meets all other zoning code requirements.
Staff Comments: The City Engineer states (July 13, 1998 memo) that the applicant shall show if the
site is asphalt paved or any paving is proposed for the parldng area. The applicant states that the portion
of the site where the equipment is to be stored is already paved, and no additional paving is proposed.
The Chief Building Inspector and the Fire Marshal had no comments on this project.
Maureen Brooks
Planner
c: Joseph Howard, Howard Engineering, applicant
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PLANNING DEPARTMENT
July 16, 1998
Joseph Howard
Howard Engineering
724 Carolan Avenue
Burlingame, CA 94010
CITY HALL - 50i PRIMROSE ROAD
BURLINGAME. CALIFORNIA g4010-3997
RE: 970 David Road - Special Permit for Storage of Construction Equipment
Dear Mr. Howard,
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On July 9, 1998, you submitted an application to the Planning Commission for a side setback variance
and special permits for storage of construction equipment at 970 David Road, zoned M-1. The
application was proposed to be scheduled for the Planning Commission's August 10, 1998 study
meeting. However, the Planning Commission limits the number of items on its agenda to 16, and there
are already 16 items submitted before your application which are scheduled on the August lOth agenda.
Therefore, it is necessary to schedule your application for study on August 24, 1998 and for action by
the Planning Commission on September 14, 1998.
If you have any questions, please call me at (650) 696-7253
inconvenience.
Sincerely,
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Planner
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