Review of Site Eligibility
Requirements for a
Proposed Senate Bill 35
Application at 801 S. Sixth
Street
City Council
June 13, 2023
CITY OF
BURBANK
* Applicant is here.
(Council’s Site Eligibility Review Per BMC Section 10-1-19302(A)(3)) SB 35 TIMELINE
PROJECT
AERIAL MAP
ZONING AND GENERAL PLAN
DESIGNATIONS
SOURCE: CITY’S MAP – ZONING MAP SOURCE: CITY’S MAP – GENERAL PLAN 2035 LAND USE MAP
Project Site
Project Site
Low Density
Residential
Medium
Density
Residential
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
o One three-story residential building
o 39 units (ranging from 699 to 1,132 square feet).
o 57 parking spaces in a semi-subterranean parking
structure
o 2,620 square feet of combined common and private
open space.
o Includes three low-income units
PROJECT DESIGN
CITY COUNCIL’S REVIEW OF SITE
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Does the Project meet the site eligibility
requirements listed in California Government
Code Section 65913.4, subsections (a)(2)(A-
C)?
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
(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
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CONT.
SOURCE: LAND
SURVEY PROVIDED
BY APPLICANT
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
(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.
PROJECT
AERIAL MAP
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
(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.
SOURCE: CITY’S MAP – ZONING MAP SOURCE: CITY’S MAP – GENERAL PLAN 2035 LAND USE MAP
Project Site
Project Site
Low Density
Residential
Medium
Density
Residential
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
o The proposed SB 35 project is not subject to CEQA
review.
o 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. 23-
0001970) LOCATED AT 801 SOUTH SIXTH STREET
MEETS THE SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR A
SB 35 PROJECT, PURSUANT TO BURBANK MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 10-1-19302(A)(3).
CONTACT:
Xjvirr Thomas
Associate Planner
[email protected]
818-238-5250
CITY OF
BURBANK