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City of Burlingame
Special Permit to Allow Non Automobile Related Retail Sales in Subarea D of
the Burlingame Avenue Commercial Area
Address: 210 California Drive Meeting Date: 11/13/O1
Request: Special Permit to Allow Non-Automobile Related Retail Sales in Subarea D of the
Burlingame Avenue Commercial Area, zoned G2 (C.S. 25.38.031(a)).
Applicant: Ella Meydbray and Elizabeth Yukhtman APN: 029-213-030
Property Owner: Isaac and Evelyn Baumelgruen
Lot Area: 13, 186 SF/0.30 Acres
General Plan: Service & Special Sales Zoning: C-2, Subarea D
Adjacent Development: Auto Sales, Computer Store, Pet Grooming, Car Stereo Installation
Previous Use:
Proposed Use:
Allowable Use:
Photography Studio
Retail Clothes Sales
Automobile Sales, Service, and Storage
Summary: The applicants are proposing to open a woman's retail clothing store at 210 California
Drive, zoned C-2, Subarea D. Any retail use other than those related to automobile sales, service,
and storage are allowed only with a special permit in Subarea D.
The proposed retail store would occupy the entire 1,750 SF space and would carry casual women's
clothing and shoes. There are no exterior changes proposed, so Commercial Design Review is not
required for this project. There are however, interior alterations proposed. Most of the 1,750 SF
space would be used for the sales area, with dressing rooms at the rear of the sales floor, a 216 SF
storage room, a 90 SF office, and a 144 SF restroom behind the sales floor (all included in the 1,750
SF total). The store hours would be 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 11:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There would be two employees working at the store, with an
increase to three in the next two to five years. It is anticipated that there would be 10 customers
visiting the site per day, and that number is anticipated to increase to 15 customers per day in two
years, and 20 customers per day in five years. The maximum number of people expected on-site at
any given time is between two and five.
The subject property is a through lot with frontage on California Drive on the west side and West
Lane on the east side, at the rear. There are a total of six retail spaces (including 210) that are on
this parcel. Four of the spaces (including 210) front on California Drive and two of the spaces front
on West Lane. The previous use of this space was a photography studio. The adjacent uses along
California Drive include a rug store, a computer store, and the Pez Museum which is a part of the
computer store space. The space at 216 California Drive is currently vacant. The businesses at the
rear of the parcel along West Lane include a pet salon and a car stereo and alarm store.
The building is non-conforming with no on-site parking available. The code requires retail uses to
provide one on-site parking space per 400 SF. Based upon this standard, 5 on-site parking spaces
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are required for a retail use in this space. The previous use of the space, a photography studio, was
considered a retail use, therefore no additional parking is required and the nonconformity is not
being increased.
The applicants have stated that there will be about two merchandise deliveries a week between the
hours of 12:00 p.m. noon and 3:00 p.m..
Proposed Existing Allowed/Req'd.
Use: *Retail Clothing Photography Studio Auto Related Sales, Service, and
Store Storage- all non-auto related uses
require a Special Permit
Parking � 0 5 spaces-
No change (non-conforming) (1 space per 400 SF of retail space)
* Special Permit required for all non-auto related uses in the C-2, Subarea D zoning district
This project meets all other zoning code requirements.
Staff Comments: See attached.
Catherine Keylon
Planner
c: Ella Meydbray and Elizabeth Yukhtman, applicants
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