STAFF REPORT
DATE: June 6, 2023
TO: Justin Hess, City Manager
FROM: Patrick Prescott, Community Development Director VIA: Fred Ramirez, Assistant Community Development Director, Planning Scott Plambaeck, Planning Manager
BY: Amanda Landry, Senior Planner
Greg Mirza-Avakyan, Associate Planner
Joseph Pangilinan, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT: Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend the City’s Zoning Regulations to Establish Objective Design and Development Standards for Mixed-Use and Residential Projects in Nonresidential Zones
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 1 (ZONING) OF THE BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE
TO EST ABLISH OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR
MIXED-USE AND RESIDENTIAL -ONLY PROJECTS IN NONRESIDENTIAL ZONE S (Zone Text Amendment No. 23-0001258) (Attachment 1).
SUMMARY
On May 23, 2023, the City Council introduced AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 1 (ZONING) OF THE
BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH OBJECTIVE DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MIXED -USE AND RESIDENTIAL -ONLY PROJECTS IN NONRESIDENTIAL ZONES.
Vote at Introduction:
AYES: Mullins, Perez, Takahashi, Schultz, and Anthony.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
2 PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS
Minor editorial changes have been incorporated on page 4 of Attachment 1 (Ordinance) to correct the formatting of deleted text. The text in the “Land Use” column in the version included in the May 23, 2023, Ordinance read:
“Multifamily Residential above with nonresidential use” “Multifamily Residential-only (pursuant to the Burbank Center Plan)”
The language is revised to read:
“Multifamily Rresidential above with commercial nonresidential use” “Multifamily Rresidential-only (pursuant to the Burbank Center Plan)”
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq,) (“CEQA”) . P ursuant to Government Code Sections 65912.114(o) and 65912.124(o), a local government may adopt an ordinance to implement the provisions of California Government Code Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 4.1, Article 2 (Affordable Housing Developments in Commercial Zones) and Article 3 (Mixed- Income Housing Developments Along Commercial Corridors (enacted by AB 2011), and the adoption of such ordinance shall not be considered a “project” subject to the requirements of the Californi a Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Therefore, this Ordinance is not a “project” subject to CEQA.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
ATTACHMENT
Attachment 1 – Ordinance