Adoption of a Resolution and
Consideration of the Community
Development Director’s
Determination and Approval of the
Streamlined Ministerial Design
Review for a Multifamily Residential
Project located at 910 S. Mariposa
Street
City Council Meeting
Public Hearing
July 25, 2023
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Why are we here?
• The City received an application under Senate Bill SB 35 (Govt. Code Section 65913.4) for a streamlined, ministerial review and approval process to construct a 23-unit townhome development at 910 South Mariposa Street.
• Senate Bill (SB) 35:
• Intent: Address State’s housing shortage and high housing costs. • Purpose: Create Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process for cities that have not made sufficient progress toward meeting their regional housing need assessment (“RHNA”) allocation to process
development applications expeditiously.
• SB35 Applies to Burbank and other jurisdictions that did not meet 50% of their RHNA allocation in the above-moderate, low-, and very low-income category in the 5th Planning Cycle.
Why are we here?
• The City’s Regional Housing Needs
Assessment (RHNA) Allocation is
8,772 units (Oct. 2021-Oct. 2029).
• The City has a 3 to 1 jobs to housing
imbalance.
• The City’s RHNA allocation is
consistent with the Council’s goal to
facilitate the building of 12,000 new
units by 2035.
Project Location: 910 S. Mariposa Street
Zoning and General Plan Land Use Designation
SOURCE: CITY’S MAP – ZONING MAP SOURCE: CITY’S MAP – GENERAL PLAN 2035 LAND USE MAP
Site Eligibility
• Government Code 65913.4(a)(2)(B): 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.
• California Government Code Section 65913.4(k) defines “Urban uses” as: “any current or former residential, commercial, public institutional, transit or transportation passenger facility, or retail use, or any combination of those uses.” The Project site currently adjoins parcels that are developed with urban uses that include residential and commercial uses on all sides of the subject property. Therefore, the Project is consistent with this site eligibility requirement.
• North: Applied Invention (820 South Mariposa Street)
• East: LA Equestrian Center
• South: Studio Horse Rental (914 South Mariposa Street) • West: Single-Family Residential Dwelling Units
Project Timeline
DATE ACTION
October 27, 2022 Notice of Intent Submittal
November 7, 2022 Tribal Consultation Process Initiated
December 13, 2022 City Council affirms Project Site Eligibility March 13, 2023 & March 31, 2023 Tribal Enforceable Agreements Signed April 19, 2023 City Confirms Project eligible for SB 35 Ministerial Processing
April 25, 2023 SB 35 Complete Application Submittal
Project Description
• Six, three-story residential structures containing a total of 23 for-sale townhome units ranging in size from 1,329 square feet to 2,030 square feet.
• 44 enclosed parking spaces and two open guest parking spaces. • Private open space in the form of patios, upper-level decks and/or roof decks for all units. • A 37-foot wide by 144-foot deep public dedication along South Mariposa Street, portions of which will be developed as part of a street widening to include a future equestrian trail connection. • The Project includes two affordable units designated for low-income households that will be deed restricted as affordable units for a minimum of 55 years.
Consistency with Objective Standards
The Project has been reviewed for conformance with applicable objective standards in the following sections of the Burbank Municipal Code (BMC):
• Article 6. Residential Uses and Standards, Division 5. Affordable Housing Incentives
• Article 8. Industrial Uses and Standards, Division 2. M-1 Industrial Zone • Article 11. General Property Development Regulations
• Article 12. General Yard and Space Standards
• Article 13. General Height Standards
• Article 14. General Off-Street Parking Standards, Division 1 Consistency with Objective Zoning Standards
Consistency with Objective Zoning Standards
Cont.
Consistency with Burbank2035 General Plan
The Project has been reviewed for conformance with Burbank2035 General Plan:
• Mobility Element, Table M-2 Sidewalk Standard: 15 feet sidewalk along Empire Avenue
• Citywide Land use Goals and Policies,
• Policy 1.8: Ensure Development is consistent with land use designations presented in the Land Use Plan
• Policy 2.3: The Project to pay its fair share for infrastructure improvements
• Policy 2.5: Energy efficient building design features • Policy 4.6: Provision of open space for residential projects (See Attachment 1, Exhibit B: Objective Standards Consistency Analysis Ta b l e.) Consistency with Burbank2035 General Plan
Objective Standards
Vesting Tentative Tract Map
Staff Recommendation
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK CONFIRMING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR’S
DETERMINATION THAT PROJECT NO. 23 -0002305, LOCATED AT 910
SOUTH MARIPOSA STREET, IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF THE
OBJECTIVE ZONING, SUBDIVISION STANDARDS, AND DESIGN REVIEW
STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT AND APPROVING THE
PROJECT’S STREAMLINED MINISTERIAL DESIGN REVIEW AND VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP.
Project Manager Contact Information
Joseph Onyebuchi,
Associate Planner
Community Development Department
(818) 238-5250
JOnyebuchi
@burbankca.gov
Complete Our Streets Plan
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Conceptual Landscape Plan
Conceptual Landscape Plan
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CONT.
SOURCE: 2010 CENSUS – URBANIZED AREA REFERENCE MAP
SITE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
SOURCE: LAND SURVEY PROVIDED BY APPLICANT
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)? (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.