HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda FS - PC - 2025.12.08City of Burlingame
PLANNING COMMISSION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2025 AT 7:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS/ZOOM
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS:
Chris Horan, Chair
Walker Shores, Vice-Chair
Sean Lowenthal
Jennifer Pfaff
John Schmid
Audrey Tse
AGENDA
To Attend the Meeting in Person:
Council Chambers, City Hall, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California 94010
To Attend the Meeting via Zoom:
Consistent with Government Code Section 54953, this Planning Commission Meeting will be
held in person and virtually via Zoom.
Please use the following link to attend the hearing virtually using Zoom:
Go to www.zoom.us/join
Meeting ID: 837 8968 9363
Passcode: 717080
To access the meeting by phone:
Dial 1-669-444-9171
Meeting ID: 837 8968 9363
Passcode: 717080
Please note that the public may not make public comments via Zoom during Planning
Commission meetings. The public may either attend the meeting in person to comment or send
an email to publiccomment@burlingame.org (see below).
To Provide Public Comment in Person:
Members of the public wishing to speak will be asked to fill out a "Request to Speak" card
located on the table by the door and then hand it to staff. The provisions of a name, address, or
other identifying information is optional. Speakers are limited to three minutes each, however, the
Chair may adjust the time limit in light of the number of anticipated speakers.
To Provide Public Comment via Email:
Members of the public may provide written comments by email to
publiccomment@burlingame.org for an agenda item. Emailed comments should include the
specific agenda item on which you are commenting, or note that your comment concerns an item
that is not on the agenda or is on the Consent Calendar.
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To ensure the Planning Commission receives your comment, please submit your email no later
than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Any emails received after 4:00 p.m. will not be sent to
the Planning Commission prior to the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. REQUEST FOR AB 2449 REMOTE PARTICIPATION
Announcements/consideration and approval of requests by Planning Commissioners to
participate remotely pursuant to AB 2449 (Government Code Section 54943(f)).
4. REVIEW OF AGENDA
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS, NON-AGENDA
Members of the public may speak on any item not on the agenda. Public comments for
scheduled agenda items should wait until that item is heard by the Planning Commission .
Speakers desiring answers to questions should direct them to the Planning Commission and, if
relevant, the Commission may direct them to the appropriate staff member. The Ralph M. Brown
Act (the State local agency open meeting law) prohibits the Planning Commission from acting on
any matter that is not on the agenda.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
Items on the consent calendar 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.
Approval of November 10, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting Minutesa.
Draft November 10, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting MinutesAttachments:
Adoption of 2026 Planning Commission Calendarb.
Staff Report
2026 Planning Commission Calendar
Attachments:
Major Design Review, Hillside Area Construction Permit and Special Permits at 1385
Hillside Circle - Lot 3 (Project No. DSR24-0025)
Application for Major Design Review, Hillside Area Construction Permit, and Special
Permits for declining height envelope and attached garage to construct one new
single-unit dwelling and attached garage on a newly created lot in the R -1 (Low Density
Residential) zoning district.
Recommendation: That the Planning Commission, by resolution, approve the Major
Design Review, Hillside Area Construction Permit and Special Permits to construct a
c.
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two-story single-unit dwelling on Lot 3 of the newly created lots, as conditioned.
CEQA Determination: This project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15303 (a) of the CEQA
Guidelines.
Staff: Catherine Keylon, Senior Planner
Applicant and Designer: James Chu; Chu Design Associates, Inc.
Property Owners: Sherman Chiu and Jen Ngo
Staff Report
Area Map
Arborist Report
CEQA Memorandum
CEQA Appendices
Resolution
Renderings
Proposed Plans
Previous Plans
Attachments:
7. ACTION ITEMS (PUBLIC HEARING)
Major Design Review at 1406 Drake Avenue (Project No. DSR25-0015)
Application for Major Design Review for a new, two -story single-unit dwelling with an
attached garage in the R-1 (Low Density Residential) zoning district.
Recommendation: That the Planning Commission, by resolution, approve the Major
Design review as conditioned.
CEQA Determination: This project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15303 (a) of the CEQA
Guidelines.
Staff: Emma Goldsmith, Associate Planner
Applicant: Richard Sargent, Sargent Development
Architect: James Chu, Chu Design Associates, Inc.
Property Owners: Amitabh and Karuna Chibber
a.
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Staff Report
Area Map
Arborist Report
Resolution
Renderings
Proposed Plans
Previous Plans
Attachments:
8. STUDY SESSION (PUBLIC HEARING)
Amendments to the Downtown Specific Plan and Zoning Code, Major Design Review,
Special Permit, Lot Merger, and Tentative Condominium Map at 1430 Chapin Avenue
(Project No. CDSR23-0001)
Application for Amendments to the Downtown Specific Plan and Zoning Code to increase
the maximum building height in the Chapin Avenue Area, Major Design Review, Special
Permit for building height, Lot Merger, and Tentative Condominium Map for a new
five-story commercial building with two levels of below -grade parking in the CAC (Chapin
Avenue Commercial) zoning district of the Downtown Specific Plan.
Staff: Erika Lewit, Senior Planner
Applicant: Neal Yung
Property Owner: JP Morgan Chase Bank
Architect: Jonathan Heppner, Lever Architecture
a.
Staff Report
Area Map
Study Session Staff Report
Responses to Planning Commission Comments
Slide Deck
Feasibility Study of Chapin Avenue
Proposed Plans
Previous Plans
Attachments:
Consideration of Text Amendments to Title 25 (Zoning) and to Chapter 26.32
(Condominium Conversion Permits) of the Burlingame Municipal Code to correct
references and typographic errors, update definitions, streamline procedures and
development review, implement Housing Element policies, and implement Metropolitan
Transportation Commission Transit -Oriented Communities policies. (Project No .
ZOA25-0001)
b.
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Staff Report
Article 1 - General Provisions
Article 2 - Zoning Districts, Allowable uses, and Development Standards
Article 3 - Regulations and Standards Applicable to all Zoning Districts
Article 4 - Regulations for Specific Land Uses and Activities
Article 5 - Nonconformities
Article 6 - Permit Processing Procedures
Article 7 - Zoning Code Administration
Article 8 - Definitions
Attachments:
9. STAFF/COMMISSION REPORTS
10. ADJOURNMENT
Notice: Any individuals who require special assistance or a disability -related modification or
accommodation to participate in this meeting, or who have a disability and wish to request an
alternative format for the agenda, meeting notice, agenda packet or other writings that may be
distributed at the meeting, should contact the Planning Division at planningdept@burlingame .org or
(650) 558-7250, by 10:00 a.m. on Monday of the meeting. Notification in advance of the meeting will
enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting, the materials
related to it, and your ability to comment.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on
this agenda will be made available via www .burlingame.org/planningcommission/agenda or by
contacting the Planning Division at planningdept@burlingame .org or (650) 558-7250 If you are unable to
obtain information via the City's website or through email.
An action by the Planning Commission is appealable to the City Council within 10 days of the Planning
Commission's action on December 8, 2025. If the Planning Commission's action has not been
appealed or called up for review by the Council by 5:00 p.m. on December 18, 2025, the action
becomes final. In order to be effective, appeals must be in writing to the City Clerk and must be
accompanied by the applicable appeal fees.
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