SUBJECT: Vision and Guiding Principles
The following vision and guiding principles reflect the General Plan vision for the Golden State Specific Plan Area and incorporate community aspirations from City Council Study Sessions and public engagement. This vision would be implemented through the goals, policies, development standards, and implementation programs that will be built into the specific plan document. A draft of the specific plan document is currently being prepared and will be shared with the City Council and members of the public later this year.
VISION
A vibrant economic center and transportation hub that facilitates the preservation of existing key industries while creating new opportunities for housing and jobs with an elevated sense of arrival from the Hollywood-Burbank Airport, Metrolink Stations and future High-Speed Rail station.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
1. Leverage the District’s transportation assets—Hollywood -Burbank Airport, Metrolink, Metro Bus, BurbankBus, and the future High-Speed Rail station—with supportive land uses, transit-oriented development, and robust multi-modal connections.
2. Support the partnership between the City of Burbank and Burbank-Airport-Glendale Airport Authority on long-term efforts to make the Hollywood-Burbank Airport a world- class facility.
3. Balance jobs and housing to strengthen the local economy while reducing transportation demand and dependence on vehicle trips.
4. Enhance the District as a key economic engine for the City, preserving and fostering industrial and commercial business.
5. Build neighborhoods near transit, while protecting the single-family and multi-family neighborhoods that already exist within the plan area.
6. Facilitate the development of new, well-designed mixed-use and residential neighborhoods that provide residents and employees access to jobs, amenities, transit, and high-quality open space.
7. Create a new mix of housing types and unit sizes to accommodate different needs, family sizes, and income levels through updated development and design standards.
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8. Create a unique District identity through an enhanced public realm, high-quality urban design, special public places, and wayfinding.
9. Improve district-wide accessibility by providing safe opportunities for walking, biking, and transit.
10. Foster a resilient, sustainable District through the addition of wide sidewalks, shade trees, landscaping, and green infrastructure that improves air quality, provides pedestrian comfort, cools the public realm, and captures stormwater.
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