Review of Site Eligibility
Requirements for a Proposed
Senate Bill 35 Application at
910 S. Mariposa Street
City Council Meeting
December 13, 2022
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Why Are We Here?
- On January 4, 2022, City Council adopted Ordinance No. 22-3,964, establishing a SB 35 streamlined ministerial
review process for eligible housing projects .
- On October 27, 2022, a SB 35 NOI Application was
submitted to the City for a housing development at 910
South Mariposa Street.
WHAT IS SENATE BILL 35?
Intent: Address State’s housing shortage and high housing costs.
Purpose : Create Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process for jurisdictions throughout the State that have not made sufficient progress toward meeting their regional housing need assessment (“RHNA”) allocation to process housing
development applications expeditiously.
Result : Require cities to process eligible housing
developments that meet the criteria of a SB 35 project
through a streamlined ministerial approval process and are reviewed for compliance with objective development and
design standards.
SB 35 TIMELINE
* Applicant is here.
(Council’s Site Eligibility Review Per BMC Section 10-1-19302(A)(3)) PROJECT AREA MAP 910 S. Mariposa Street
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
- Six three-story residential buildings
- 21 townhomes (two and three-bedroom units
ranging from 1,178 to 1,689 square feet)
- 42 enclosed parking spaces and 5 open
parking spaces
- 8,050 square feet of combined common and
private open space
- Includes two low-income units
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(A) A site that is a legal parcel or parcels located in a city if, and only if, the city boundaries include
some portion of either an urbanized area or urban
cluster, as designated by the United States Census
Bureau, or, for unincorporated areas, a legal parcel
or parcels wholly within the boundaries of an
urbanized area or urban cluster, as designated by
the United States Census Bureau.
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CONT.
SOURCE: 2010 CENSUS
– URBANIZED AREA REFERENCE MAP
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SOURCE: 2010 CENSUS
– URBANIZED AREA REFERENCE MAP
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CONT.
SOURCE: LAND SURVEY
PROVIDED BY APPLICANT
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(B) A site in which at least 75 percent of the
perimeter of the site adjoins parcels that are
developed with urban uses. For the purposes of this
section, parcels that are only separated by a street or highway shall be considered to be adjoined .
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CONT.
SOURCE: CITY’S AERIAL VIEW MAP
(C) A site that is zoned for residential use or residential mixed-use development or has a general plan designation that allows residential use or a mix of residential and nonresidential uses, with at least two-thirds of the square footage of the development designated for residential use.
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CONT.
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CONT.
SOURCE: CITY’S MAP
– ZONING MAP
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CONT.
SOURCE: CITY’S
MAP – GENERAL
PLAN 2035 LAND
USE MAP
DIRECTOR’S DETERMINATION
The Community Development Director has determined that the proposed SB 35 NOI Application meets the three site eligibility requirements for a SB 35 project . (A) A site that is a legal parcel or parcels located in a city if, and only if, the city boundaries include some portion of either an urbanized area or urban cluster, as designated by the United States Census Bureau, or, for unincorporated areas, a legal parcel or parcels wholly within the boundaries of an urbanized area or urban cluster, as designated by the United States Census Bureau.
(B) A site in which at least 75 percent of the perimeter of the site adjoins parcels that are developed with urban uses. For the purposes of this section, parcels that are only separated by a street or highway shall be considered to be adjoined. (C) A site that is zoned for residential use or residential mixed-use development, or has a general plan designation that allows residential use or a mix of residential and nonresidential uses, with at least two-thirds of the square footage of the development designated for residential use.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
• The proposed SB 35 project is not subject to CEQA
review.
• The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
(Division 13, commencing with section 21000) of the
Public Resources Code) does not apply to projects
qualifying for the Streamlined Ministerial Approval
Process under SB 35.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BURBANK AFFIRMING THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR’S DETERMINATION THAT A
PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL PROJECT (SB 35 NOTICE OF
INTENT TO SUBMIT APPLICATION – PROJECT NO. 22-
0006774) LOCATED AT 910 SOUTH MARIPOSA AVENUE
MEETS THE SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR A SB
35 PROJECT, PURSUANT TO BURBANK MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 10-1-19302(A)(3).
Questions?
Joseph Onyebuchi, Associate Planner
(818) 238-5250
[email protected]