Attachment 1 — Burbank City Council, May 6, 2025

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CITY OF

BURBANK

GENERAL PLAN

Annual Implementation Progress Report

2024

Annual
Implementation
Progress
Report

2013
-
2017

Burbank, CA 91502

Prepared by:

Community Development Department

Planning Division

150
N. Third
Street

Burbank, CA 91502

Draft Presented to City Council on
May 6, 2025

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Contents
I. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 3 A. BURBANK2035 GENERAL PLAN ........................................................................................................... 3 B. PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT .................................................................................. 3 II. STATUS OF BURBANK2035 GENERAL PLAN ............................................................................................ 3 A. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION STATUS ........................................................................................ 3 B. MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATES ................................................................................................................. 4 C. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS ........................................................................................................... 8 D. SPECIFIC PLANS .................................................................................................................................... 9 III. CITY OF BURBANK HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ................................................ 18 A. UPDATES TO HOUSING PROGRAMS .................................................................................................. 18 IV. OTHER PLANNING ACTIVITIES............................................................................................................... 29 A. MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS .................................................................................................... 29 B. OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS ................................................................................... 30 C. MOBILITY PROJECTS ........................................................................................................................... 31 D. AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT ................................................................................. 34 V. BURBANK GOALS & LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN ............................................................................. 35 A. DEVELOP A SEISMIC RETROFIT OF PRIVATELY OWNED BUILDINGS ................................................. 35 B. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN 2018-2022 ................................................................. 35 C. HOMELESSNESS PLAN 2022-2027 ...................................................................................................... 36 D. AFFORDABLE HOUSING ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY ........................................................................... 38 E. BURBANK FIRE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PLAN 2017-2022 ............................................................. 39 F. GOALS, POLICIES, OBJECTIVES, STANDARD OR OTHER PLAN PROPOSALS THAT NEED TO BEADDED OR WERE DELETED, AMENDED OR OTHERWISE ADJUSTED ................................................................. 40

VI. COVID-19 RESPONSE
A. ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN…………………………………………………………………………….…………………………34

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I. INTRODUCTION
A. BURBANK2035 GENERAL PLAN
On February 19, 2013, the Burbank City Council adopted the Burbank2035 General Plan.

Subsequently, the City Council adopted the Burbank 2021-2029 Housing Element on September 27, 2022.

Burbank2035, including the Housing Element, enables the City to better deﬁne and ultimately achieve its physical, economic, and environmental goals. Included amongst these goals are:
allowing businesses to better compete in the local and regional marketplace; maintaining valued community characteristics by ensuring responsible development and protecting residential neighborhoods; address local and regional transportation and environmental concerns; and building better neighborhoods for Burbank residents to live, work, and play.

The goals and policies within Burbank2035, aﬀect a wide range of issues including housing, traﬃc circulation and mobility, parks and recreation, resource conservation, and public safety.

Burbank2035 anticipates and plans for change occurring in the comm unity and should be continually revised to be meaningful and relevant based on the current state of the community, with an eye toward the future. Burbank has experienced growth since the adoption of the General Plan in the past nine years.

B. PURPOSE OF THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
California Government Code Section 65400 mandates that cities submit an annual report on the status of the General Plan and progress in its implementation to their legislative bodies, the Governor’s Oﬃce of Planning and Research (OPR) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) each yea r. Burbank’s Annual Progress Report is based on OPR and HCD guidance documents that are intended to assist local governments with the development of the General Plan Annual Progress Report. The Annual Progress Report is a tool used by the State to help monitor the success of implementing the General Plan and determine if changes to the plan or its implementation programs are necessary to comply with State law.

This General Plan Annual Progress Report provides status updates for the reporting period of calendar year 202 4. The California Government Code Section 65400 also mandates cities to prepare an annual Housing Element Annual Progress Report that includes cities’ progress in implementing the adopted Housing Element and in meeting the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Both the General Plan Annual Progress Report and Housing Element Annual Progress Report will be presented to City Council on May 6, 2025.

II. STATUS OF BURBANK2035 GENERAL PLAN
A. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
In 2024, the City achieved a number of measures established in the Land Use, Open Space, Safety, Plan Realization, and Mobility Elements contained in the Burbank2035 General Plan. Below is a 4 ATTACHMENT 1 - 4
summary of notable projects in each element. More details about each project are listed in Sections II though IV of this report.
• Air Quality and Climate Change Element
o GHG Emissions Inventory Update
• Land Use Element
o Automated Online Plan Check and Permitting Services Project o Update to Art in Public Places Ordinance
• Mobility Element
o East Olive Avenue Reconfiguration Project
o Front Street Class IV Protected Bikeway Project
o North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit Project o Downtown Burbank San Fernando Boulevard Reconfiguration • Open Space and Conservation Element
o Citywide Parks Master Plan
o Musco LED Light Retrofit Project
o Valley Park Ballfield Shade Structures Project
In 2024, the City continued to make progress toward the Land Use Goals by expanding the availability of online permitting services and by adopting the Art in Public Places Ordinance . The most ambitious goals are listed in the Housing Element, particularly in meeting its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation. The City has been actively working to align existing policy documents , such as Aﬀordable Housing Strategy Plan adopted in 2017 , to develop a strategy to increase the availability of housing and housing aﬀordable to all segments of the community that live or work in Burbank with current goals to facilitate the creation and availability of housing aﬀordable to Burbank households at all income levels.

Attachment 2 to this report includes a table summary of the completed goals, policies, and implementation measures to date on the Burbank2035’s Plan Realization chapter.

B. MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATES

1. Extension of Urgency Ordinance Extending Interim Development Standards in Response to Senate Bill 423 (Ordinance 24-4,005)
On January 23, 2024 the City Council adopted an ordinance to amend the Burbank Municipal Code, by extending Urgency Ordinance No. 23-4,003, adopted by the City Council on December 12, 2023, which established interim development standards to clarify that on sites located within the Rancho Commercial Land Use Designation, multifamily residential housing projects are allowed with a conditional use permit. Further, the interim standards speciﬁed that the phrase "with discretionary approval" appearing in footno t e 1 o f t h e G e n e r a l P l a n C o n s i s t e n c y T a b l e s , means "with a Conditional Use Permit" for any sites within the Rancho Commercial Land Use Designation only while the City completes a speciﬁc plan process addressing long -term 5 ATTACHMENT 1 - 5
development in the Burbank Rancho Neighborhood area . The adopted ordinance extended the urgency ordinance for a second and ﬁnal time.

Department: Community Development, Planning Division
General Plan Goal: Land Use Element Goal No. 3: Community Design and Character; General Plan Policy: Land Use Policy 3.2 Preserve unique neighborhoods and use speciﬁc plans to distinguish neighborhoods and districts by character and appearance and address physical and visual distinction, architecture, edge and entry treatment, landscape, streetscape, and other elements

2. Update of Existing Development Standards for Art in Public Places to Authorize Post -Security Areas of the Hollywood Burbank Airport as Eligible Places for Public Art (Ordinance No. 24-4, 006)

On March 15, 2024, the City Council adopted an ordinance to amend the Burbank Municipal Code to allow public art located in post -security interior areas of the Hollywood Burbank Airport accessible to ticketed passengers to be eligible to fulﬁll the public art requirement in the previously adopted Art in Public Places Ordinance (AIPP). Ordinance 24-4,006 amended BMC Section 10-1-1114(D)(5) which previously stated that the location of art fulﬁlling the requirements of AIPP must be placed in locations accessible to the general public, in order to allow the Airport Authority’s request to install public art in post-security interior areas of the Airport in fulﬁllment of their AIPP requirements.

Department: Community Development, Planning Division

General Plan Goal: Land Use Element Goal No. 3: Community Design and Character

General Plan Policy: Land Use Policy 3.11 Carefully consider the evolution of community character over time. Evaluate projects with regard to their impact on historic character, their role in shaping the desired future community character, and how future generations will view today’s Burbank.

3. Establishment of Regulations and Development Standards for Firearm and Ammunition Retail Uses (Ordinance 24-4,013)

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On July 5, 2024, the City Council adopted an ordinance to amend the Burbank Municipal Code to establish regulations and development standards for ﬁrearm and ammunition retail uses by amending BMC Section 10-1-5 and 10 -1-11. The Ordinance amended the BMC and incorporate land use and zoning regulations for future businesses that want to engage in the sale, lease, or transfer ﬁrearms or ammunition in the City. It is intended to encourage thoughtful future development of ﬁrearm retailers and protect the sustainability and neighborhood charac ter of existing commercial corridors. The Ordinance is in accordance with the City’s authority to make and enforce all local, police, and other ordinances and regulations not in conﬂict with general laws. Finally, the Ordinance allows the City to proactively address land use incompatibilities in the City’s industrial and commercial zones and would require that new ﬁrearm retail uses comply with objective development standards to ensure compatibility in their proposed zones and surrounding neighborhoods.

Department:

Community Development, Planning Division
General Plan Goal: Land Use Element Goal No. 1 Quality of Life General Plan Policy: Land Use Policy 1.1 Accommodate a mix of residential and non - residential land uses in appropriate locations that support the diverse needs of Burbank residents, businesses, and visitors. Provide opportunities for living, commerce, employment, recreation, education, culture, entertainment, civic engagement, and socializing.

Land Use Policy 1.3 Maintain and protect Burbank’s residential neighborhoods by avoiding encroachment of incompatible land uses and public facilities.

Land Use Policy 1.5 Carefully review and consider non- residential uses with the potential to degrade quality of life.

4. Senate Bill 9 Second Single-Family Dwellings and Urban Lots Splits (Ordinance 24-4,010) On March 29, 2024, the City Council adopted an ordinance to amend the Burbank Municipal Code to establishing development standards regulating the City's single-family zones (R-1) to allow for SB 9 - Second Single-Family Dwellings and Urban Lot Splits on Single -Family (R-1) Zoned lots to ensure compliance with State law under Senate Bill 9, which created California Government Code Sections 66452.6, 65852.21, and 66411.7. The proposed ZTA will facilitate ongoing responsible development of new housing units, which create new housing opportunities and building types 7 ATTACHMENT 1 - 7
to meet the City’s RHNA Allocation, while putting in place development standards that help preserve local control and protect the character of existing residential neighborhoods to the greatest extent allowed under state law.

Department:

Community Development, Planning Division
General Plan Goal: Land Use Element Goal No. 8 Low Density Residential Land Use General Plan Policy: Land Use Policy 8.2 Limit building to a size and scale that is consistent with the predominant neighborhood character and avoids overbuilding. New, remodeled, and expanded homes should respect existing neighborhood character.

Land Use Policy 8.3 Require that building envelopes preserve access to light and air, provide adequate open space, and maintain appropriate setbacks. Ensure that privacy is respected to the extent feasible in an urban environment.

Land Use Policy 8.5 Ensure that second dwelling units, child day-care facilities, and group living facilities are allowed, as required by and consistent with state and federal laws. Regulate such uses to the extent allowed by law to prevent unintended eﬀects on the neighborhood and to avoid a proliferation of such uses in one neighborhood.

5. Establishment of Indemniﬁcation Requirements on Land Use Applications, Entitlements and Associated Environmental Determinations (Ordinance 24-4,015) On September 24, 2024, the City Council adopted an ordinance to amend the Burbank Municipal Code to establishing to require an indemniﬁcation agreement on all planning applications and associated environmental determinations. Indemnity is deﬁned by California Civil Code § 2772 as a contract by which one engages to save another from a legal consequence of the conduct of one of the parties. The adopted Ordinance introduced an indemniﬁcation provision establishing an objective requirement that all applicants protect and hold the City harmless from all costs and liabilities associated with a legal challenge to the approval of their proposed project.

Department:

Community Development, Planning Division
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General Plan Goal: Land Use Element Goal No. 2 Sustainability General Plan Policy: Land Use Policy 2.4 Provide public facilities and services in the most equitable and eﬃcient manner possible.

6. Amendments to the Streamlined Ministerial Review and Approval Process for Development Projects Subject to Streamlined Ministerial Review (Ordinance 24-4, 020) On December 10, 2024, the City Council adopted an urgency ordinance to amend the Burbank Municipal Code to update the streamlined ministerial review process for multifamily housing development projects submitted in compliance with State law, including Senate Bill (SB) 35 and Assembly Bill (AB) 2011, codified as California Government Code Section 65913.4 and 65912.100 et seq., respectively. Specifically, this Urgency Ordinance removes the mandatory City Council public oversight and design review hearing requirement from BMC Section 10-1-19302 to comply with SB 423 (2023) and AB 2243 (2024), shor tens the project resubmittal review timeline to 30 days as required by AB 3122 (2024) and AB 2243 (2024), and makes other minor clarifying changes. As an urgency measure, the amendments to the BMC contained within this Urgency Ordinance will become effecti ve immediately upon a unanimous vote of the four current City Council Members.

Department:

General Plan Goal:

Community Development, Planning Division

Land Use Element Goal No. 8 Low Density Residential Land Use General Plan Goals:

Land Use Policy 8.2 Limit building to a size and scale that is consistent with the predominant neighborhood character and avoids overbuilding. New, remodeled, and expanded homes should respect existing neighborhood character.

7. Creation of New 2021-2029 House Element Opportunity Site Overlay Zone (Ordinance 24-4, 022) On December 17, 2024, the City Council adopted an ordinance to amend the Burbank Municipal Code to establish the 2021-2029 Housing Element Opportunity Site Overlay Zone by amending the City’s Zone Map to allow residential development in accordance with the adopted 2021-2029 Burbank Housing Element on Housing Opportunity Sites. The adopted ordinance established the 2021-2029 HEOS-OZ to formally identify the Sites on the Zone Map and establish the allowable development capacity for each site. This action satisf ied the intent of Housing Program No. 5 (Housing Opportunity Sites & Rezone Program). Additionally, the ordinance created consistency between the Sites’ zoning and General Plan designations and to facilitate residential development on those Sites, consistent with the adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element. 9 ATTACHMENT 1 - 9
Department:

General Plan Goal:

Community Development, Planning Division

Housing Element Goal No. 2 Adequate Housing Sites
General Plan Goals:

Housing Policy 2.2 Update land use regulations that facilitate new opportunities for developing a variety of housing types that include, but are not limited to, small lot development, condominiums, 1-10 townhomes, live -work units, micro -units and accessory dwelling units (ADUs), to accommodate the City’s diverse housing needs.

C. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
Staﬀ did not complete any changes to the Burbank2035 General Plan in the last year. General Plan Amendments related to the Speciﬁc Plan eﬀorts, discussed in Section D. are currently in progress.

D. SPECIFIC PLANS

1. Golden State Speciﬁc Plan – In Progress

The Burbank2035 General Plan Realization Land Use Program LU-3 calls for the City to prepare a speciﬁc plan for the Golden State Area 1 to provide a comprehensive framework for future development and mobility improvements consistent with Goal 12 of the Land Use Element, and other existing planning documents ( e.g., Housing Element, Burbank2035 Mobility Element, Complete our Streets Plan, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan), which create a sense of place, foster neighborhood identity, and address issues that are speciﬁc to the area. In 2016, the City Council directed staﬀ to begin implementing this program by developing the Golden State Speciﬁc Plan (Speciﬁc Plan).

The approximately 640-acre Golden State Area (Speciﬁc Plan Area) is located south and east of the Hollywood-Burbank Airport and is generally bounded by Cohasset Street and Interstate 5 to the north; Buena Vista Street to the east; Vanowen Street and Paciﬁc Avenue to the South; and the Hollywood-Burbank Airport and the Cit y boundary with Los Angeles to the west. It includes land zoned for industrial, commercial, and residential uses and two existing Metrolink stations, the Hollywood-Burbank Airport, and a potential High Speed Rail station within the Speciﬁc Plan Area. Home to Lockheed from the 1940s to the 1990s, the Speciﬁc Plan Area has traditionally been seen as one of the City’s industrial hubs and a major employment center. With Lockheed’s departure in the 1990s, there was a slowdown in activity within the area. More recently, this area experienced a resurgence through recent development projects and evolution into a major

1 The name Golden State was the name of the former Redevelopment Project Area taken from the name of Interstate 5; “Golden State Freeway”.
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employment and transit hub that includes an eclectic mix of commercial, oﬃce, media, hospitality, industrial, and technology businesses, as well as residential developments.

As part of the Speciﬁc Plan development, staﬀ has been analyzing land use, infrastructure, transportation, pedestrian, and bicycle amenities, as well as opportunities for new housing that is aﬀordable for all income levels, including the City’s workforce and other in-ﬁll development in proximity to major employment and transit centers. Staﬀ is also analyzing vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian connectivity within the Speciﬁc Plan Area (e.g., neighborhood services, airport, transit, employers, lodging) by conﬁrming consistency with the Burbank2035 General Plan Mobility Element, Bicycle Master Plan, and Complete Our Streets Plan, and studying ways to take advantage of economic development opportunities and job creation around the stations. In conjunction with the Speciﬁc Plan, a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is being drafted that provides a comprehensive analysis of the Speciﬁc Plan's potential environmental impacts.

Speciﬁc Plan development began in the Fall of 2016. The current goal is to present a complete policy recommendation to City Council in the Spring of 202 6. The Community Development Department has divided the formulation of the Speciﬁc Plan into the following ﬁve phases:

• Phase 1 – Discovery (Completed)
• Phase 2 – Visioning (Completed)
• Phase 3 – Alternatives Development & Plan Preparation (Present) • Phase 4 – Public Review (Fall 2025)
• Phase 5 – Adoption and Implementation (Spring 2026)

Community participation throughout every phase of the Speciﬁc Plan’s development has been identiﬁed as a priority to facilitate a shared community vision that preserves local control in the land development process. City staﬀ and the consultant team continue to work on completing a draft of the Speciﬁc Plan and Program EIR with an anticipated release of both for public review in Fall 2025. Staﬀ anticipates both the Speciﬁc Plan and Program EIR will be brought to City Council for review and consideration of approval in Spring 2026.

Department: Community Development, Planning

General Plan Goal: Land Use Element
Goal Nos. 1-7. Quality of Life; Sustainability; Community Design and Character; Public Spaces and Complete Streets; Housing; Economic Vitality and Diversity; and Community Participation Goal No. 12. Golden State Commercial/Industrial Land Use

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General Plan Policy: Policy No. 12.1 . Direct heavy industrial uses and other uses with potential adverse eﬀects to locate in appropriate areas away from residential areas and other sensitive uses.

2. Downtown Burbank Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Speciﬁc Plan (Consolidation of the Burbank Center Plan and North San Fernando Boulevard Master Plan) - In Progress

T h e B u r b a n k C e n t e r P l a n ( B C P ) w a s a d o p t e d i n 1 9 9 7 a s a n e c o n o m i c r e v i t a l i z a ti o n p l a n f o r Downtown Burbank and surrounding areas. Since its adoption in 1997, much of the development in Downtown has changed. The City’s General Plan Realization Land Use Program LU-3 encourages the City to “review the three existing speciﬁc plans through a public process to determine whether the vision, goals, and policies established by the plans remain applicable and appropriate. Revise the plans as necessary to ensure that they reﬂect current desires for each of the three areas.”

To implement this General Plan program, staﬀ applied for and was awarded $310,000 in funds from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) under the SB2 Planning Grant Program and $410,000 from Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) under the TOD Planning Grant Program. Collectively, these grant funds will facilitate a new Downtown Burbank TOD Speciﬁc Plan that proposes to incorporate an update to the 1997 Burbank Center Speciﬁc Plan, 2012 North San Fernando Boulevard Master Plan, and surrounding areas of both plans into one comprehensive planning document. As part of the project, the new speciﬁc plan will include an update to the General Plan elements and undertake the appropriate environmental assessment pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

The approximately 965 -acre Speciﬁc Plan area encompasses two adopted planning areas (the Burbank Center Plan and the North San Fernando Boulevard Master Plan), which includes Downtown Burbank and the Downtown Burbank Metrolink Station. The Speciﬁc Plan’s development will include analysis of existing and proposed land uses, infrastructure, transportation, pedestrian and bicycle amenities, opportunities for new housing and other in-ﬁll development opportunities. The Speciﬁc Plan will also analyze vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian access to the Downtown Burbank Metrolink Station and study ways to take advantage of economic development opportunities and job creation around the station.

The approximately 965-acre Speciﬁc Plan area is in the central southeastern portion of the City and is generally bounded by Lake Street, Victory Boulevard, and Mariposa Street to the west; San Fernando Boulevard and Andover Drive to the north; Glenoaks Boulevard and Fifth Street to the east; and Tujunga Avenue and the City boundary with Glendale to the south. It encompasses two adopted planning areas (the Burbank Center Plan and the North San Fernando Boulevard Master Plan), Downtown Burbank, and the Downtown Burbank Metrolink Station (Exhibit A). The Speciﬁc Plan is analyzing land use, infrastructure, transportation, pedestrian and bicycle amenities, and opportunities for new housing that is aﬀordable for all income levels including our workforce and other in -ﬁll development. The Speciﬁc Plan will also analyze vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian 12 ATTACHMENT 1 - 12
access to the Downtown Burbank Metrolink Station consistent with the City’s Complete Our Streets Plan and study ways to take advantage of economic development opportunities and job creation around the station.

Work on the Speciﬁc Plan commenced in May 2020 and the current goal is to present a complete policy recommendation to the City Council by April 2026 . The Community Development Department has divided the formulation of the Speciﬁc Plan into the following ﬁve (5) phases:

o Phase 1 – Discovery (Summer 2020 – Winter 2021)
o Phase 2 – Visioning (Winter 2021 – Winter 2022)
o Phase 3 – Alternatives/Plan Preparation (Winter 2022 – Fall 2025) o Phase 4 – Public Review (Fall 2025)
o Phase 5 – Adoption and Implementation (December 2025 – April 2026)

Community participation throughout every phase of the Speciﬁc Plan’s development has been identiﬁed as a priority to facilitate a shared community vision. Consistent with Council goals of facilitating greater community engagement, the City has undertaken multiple community workshops, online surveys, stakeholder interviews, a technical working group, and engagement of the various Burbank Boards, Commissions, and Committees. Below is a summary of work completed in Phases 1 through 3.

Phase 1 – Discovery
This phase has been completed. During the Discovery stage, a review of all existing documents and analysis of the Speciﬁc Plan area were undertaken to gain a thorough understanding of the Project’s opportunities and constraints; the City’s needs and expe ctations; and identiﬁcation of the preliminary plan goals and objectives, including the formation of a draft vision and guiding principles.

This phase ended with presentations to the City’s Inter Departmental Review Committee (IDRC) on September 24, 2020 and October 5, 2020; City Council on October 27, 2020; and concluded with a Virtual Community Workshop on November 19, 2020, wherein staﬀ presented an overview of this phase of the project and a draft of the Project Vision and Guiding Principles. These Project components were well received and conﬁrmed allowing staﬀ and the Consultant team the ability to move to the next project phase.

Phase 2 – Visioning
This phase has been completed. Working oﬀ the conﬁrmed Project Vision and Guiding Principles, staﬀ and the Consultant team developed both the Plan Framework that was used to describe the individual transformations that will be implemented by the Speciﬁc Plan to create a Downtown with diverse neighborhoods, districts, and corridors; a well-connected Downtown, north to south and east to west; a street network accessible to all; a public realm of streets and parks; and 13 ATTACHMENT 1 - 13
parking for a mixed -use downtown. Furthermore, consideration of key projects anticipated within each neighborhood, district, and corridor were also shared.

This phase wrapped-up with presentations to the IDRC on January 14, 2021; a Virtual Community Workshop on January 21, 2021, and various Burbank Boards, Commissions, and Committees between March 2021 and May 2021. These Project components were well received and conﬁrmed allowing staﬀ and the Consultant team the ability to move to the next project phase.

Phase 3 – Alternatives/Plan Preparation
The Speciﬁc Plan project is currently in Phase 3, which includes the development of Land Use Alternatives, Development Potential, and work on drafts of the Speciﬁc Plan and associated Program EIR. Initial presentations on the Plan Strategy and Development Potential were made to the Planning Commission on May 10, 2021, and to the City Council on May 18, 2021 – after which a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the Program EIR was released for a 30- day public review and comment period starting on May 18, 2021 a nd ending on June 19, 2021. A third Virtual Community Workshop and EIR Scoping meeting was held on May 26, 2021. The Development Strategy and Development Potential were well received, and staﬀ and the Consultant Team moved forward on the preparation of the draft Speciﬁc Plan and EIR.

One major project envisioned, and currently being planned, is the expansion of the Civic Center to include a new central library, additional city oﬃce space, publicly accessible open spaces, and open City-owned properties to allow for the development of new housing units and commercial uses. The Civic Center properties have also been identiﬁed in the Housing Element as Housing Opportunity Sites. An interdepartmental staﬀ team has been working to analyze the potential delivery models to carry out the Civ ic Cen t er Pr oject . B ot h pr oject t eams ha v e bee n w ork ing together since March 2021 to ensure strategic alignment between the Speciﬁc Plan and the Civic Center Project.

Based on stakeholder meetings held in Summer 2021 as well as feedback received from various City departments, adjustments were made to the Development Potential with regards to the total number of anticipated residential units and commercial/industrial ﬂoor area ratio (FAR). A second NOP was prepared to reﬂect these changes to development potential and was released for public review starting on September 21, 2021 and ending on October 22, 2021. A Virtual Community EIR Scoping Meeting was held on October 21, 2021, which also included a Project update.

Since October 2021, staﬀ and the Consultant team worked on developing a draft of the Speciﬁc Plan and EIR that is responsive to community input, while also ensuring compliance with the state’s most current housing and land use regulations. Furthermore, staﬀ continued to engage in discussions with the public including key stakeholders (which for the purposes of the Downtown Burbank TOD Speciﬁc Plan are major property owners, signiﬁcant businesses, and developers who have expressed interest in developi n g w i t h i n t h e p r o p o s e d S p e c i ﬁ c P l a n ) a n d C i t y s t a ﬀ t o complete this eﬀort.
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As part of this ongoing eﬀort, major changes were made to the Development Strategy including additional changes to the Land Use Designations in the Burbank2035 General Plan, an increase in the number of units and commercial/industrial FAR proposed as the development potential for the Speciﬁc Plan consist ent with the envisioned development potential in the General Plan’s 2021-2029 Housing Element, and establishment of a revised Project Description and Project Alternatives. These updates were presented to both the City Council and Planning Commission at study session held on March 28, 2023 and April 10, 2023 respectively. A third NOP was prepared to reﬂect these changes to development potential and was released for public review starting on November 16, 2023 and ending on December 15, 2023. A Virtual Community EIR Scoping Meeting was held on November 30, 2023, which also included a Project update.

Furthermore, two in -person Community Workshops, that included walking tours, were held on May 18, 2024 and June 29, 2024 wherein the updated development potential was presented to the public. The ﬁrst walking tour focused on the Downtown Core, Civic Cente r, and Downtown Metrolink areas; while the second walking tour focused on the Burbank Town Center, North San Fernando Boulevard Corridor and the McCambridge Park neighborhood. The walking tours allowed staﬀ to present and discuss urban design topics and a nticipated changes to the development standards, using stops along each tour to provide a visual reference of how these concepts could be carried out in future development projects within downtown.

Staﬀ and the Consultant team will continue to work on the completion of a draft of the Speciﬁc Plan and Program EIR with anticipated release of both for public review by Fall 2025. Additional Community Workshops, presentations to the various Burbank Boards, Commissions, and Committees, and key stakeholder meetings will be held leading up to the release of the draft documents and during the review of the documents. Staﬀ anticipates both the Speciﬁc Plan and EIR will be brought to the City Council for review and consideration of approval by April 2026.

Department: Community Development, Planning Division

General Plan Goal: Land Use Element Goals No. 1-7. Quality of Life; Sustainability; Community Design and Character; Public Spaces and Complete Streets; Housing; Economic Vitality and Diversity; Community Participation

General Plan Policy: Policy No. 1.1 Accommodate a mix of residential and nonresidential land uses in appropriate locations that support the diverse needs of Burbank residents, businesses, and visitors. Provide opportunities for living, commerce, employment, recreation, educati on, culture, entertainment, civic engagement, and socializing.
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Pending. Anticipating Adoption Date: April 2026

3. Media District Speciﬁc Plan Update - In Progress

The Media District Speciﬁc Plan area is roughly bounded by Clybourne Avenue, Keystone Street, Oak Street, and the Los Angeles River. The MDSP area is located on the southwestern edge of the City of Burbank. The 0.85 -square mile area is a major employment center, with approximately 69,000 people on average coming daily into the Media District to work. The MDSP area is home to numerous media and entertainment companies, including The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Entertainment, and the Burbank Studios a s well as a mix of commercial, oﬃce, and residential uses. Healthcare, recreation, and educational facilities can also be found within or immediately adjacent to the MDSP area.

The Media District Speciﬁc Plan (MDSP) was adopted in 1991 and regulates development in the Media District, with a strong emphasis on preserving the character of the predominantly single- family residential neighborhoods adjacent to the MDSP area. The MDSP achieved this by establishing appropriate land uses, minimizing development -related traﬃc impacts, providing suﬃcient development opportunity for media and medical uses at strategic locations within the MDSP area and ensuring adequate infrastructure to support new development. However, in the time since, the physical, economic, and regulatory context has changed signiﬁcantly and the MDSP is being updated and reﬁned to respond eﬀectively to these changes, maintain or strengthen the existing neighborhood protections and to facilitate the development of residential units that can make best use of, and coordination with, the rich existing and future transportation resources that serve the MDSP.

The MDSP Update kicked oﬀ in April 2022 with the goal to present a complete policy recommendation to the City Council in the Summer of 2023. As part of the overall outreach eﬀorts staﬀ also met with key property and business owners, residents, and developers who have expressed interest in developing within the proposed Media District. These eﬀorts included one - on-one meetings with interested residents or property owners, neighborhood group walkabouts, and ongoing correspondence with other interested mem bers of the public. During 2023, the project team and consultants have taken the extensive community feedback and conducted analysis, drafted objective development standards, and initiated the Program EIR process. Draft policy documents were made available for public review in June 2024.

Department: Community Development, Planning Division General Plan Goal: Land Use Element Goal Nos. 1-7. Quality of Life; Sustainability; Community Design and Character; Public Spaces and Complete Streets; Housing; Economic Vitality and Diversity; Community Participation General Plan Policy: Policy No. 1.1 Accommodate a mix of residential and non-residential land uses in appropriate locations that support the diverse needs of Burbank 16 ATTACHMENT 1 - 16
residents, businesses, and visitors. Provide opportunities for living, commerce, employment, recreation, education, culture, entertainment, civic engagement, and socializing.

Pending. Anticipating Adoption Date: December 2025

4. Burbank Rancho Neighborhood Speciﬁc Plan - In Progress

Located along the southern edge of Burbank, the Rancho encompasses approximately 315 acres. It is comprised of two non -contiguous areas – E a s t a n d W e s t R a n c h o . E a s t R a n c h o i s bounded generally by Alameda Avenue and Oak Street to the north, Victory Boulevar d to the east, Los Angeles River to the south, and Keystone Street to the west. West Rancho occupies a smaller geography bounded by Reval Court to the north, Bob Hope Drive to the east, the Los Angeles River to the south, and California Street to the west.

On March 28, 2023, Burbank City Council directed staﬀ to proceed with the preparation of the Burbank Rancho Neighborhood Speciﬁc Plan (RNSP) and indicated that it addresses, at a minimum, the following:
• Establishment of objective standards that are aligned with the community's vision, including balancing demands for responsible development, retaining local control, and preservation of the equestrian lifestyle;
• Incorporation of the City's Complete Our Streets Plan Equestrian Design Guidelines; • Possible rezoning of land to comply with applicable state and local housing and land use laws, including an assessment of existing M-1 (industrial) zoned property; • Evaluation of a potential historic district and/or equestrian overlay; and • Assessment of potential impacts to city services and infrastructure from proposed development and implementation of the Plan.

A Request for Proposals for the preparation of the RNSP was released on 4/30/2024, with the evaluation and selection occurring over the following three months. The contract was awarded to Dudek and the Professional Services Agreement was signed on September 1, 2024. The initial kick-oﬀ meeting was held on November 4, 2024.

The City is embarking on a 4-phase process that will result in the formal adoption of the RNSP:
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Phase 1 – Analysis and Visioning (Spring/Summer 2025)
The ﬁrst phase will consist of analysis to understand existing conditions, within the Rancho across the topics of land use, mobility, environmental, open space, demographics, history, culture, economics, and more. Starting with this phase, the project team will listen and learn from the community across a series of community activities to better understand their concerns, ideas, and aspirations for the future.

Phase 2 – Community Design Options (Fall/Winter 2025)
The second phase will consist of developing and testing future planning alternatives for the Rancho. They will be evaluated in partnership with the community on how they address and perform against the goals established in the ﬁrst phase.

Phase 3 – Preferred Plan (Spring/Summer 2026)
In the third phase, the project team will reﬁne a preferred alternative that will form the basis of the Burbank Rancho Neighborhood Speciﬁc Plan (RNSP).

Phase 4 – Adoption and Implementation (Winter 2026)
The ﬁnal phase includes the development of the necessary environmental review subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as well as the public hearing process for the adoption of the ﬁnal deliverable – the Burbank Rancho Neighborhood Speciﬁc Plan.

Department: Community Development, Planning Division General Plan Goal: Land Use Element Goal Nos. 1-7. Quality of Life; Sustainability; Community Design and Character; Public Spaces and Complete Streets; Housing; Economic Vitality and Diversity; Community Participation General Plan Policy: Policy No. 1.1 Accommodate a mix of residential and non-residential land uses in appropriate locations that support the diverse needs of Burbank residents, businesses, and visitors. Provide opportunities for living, commerce, emplo yment, recreation, education, culture, entertainment, civic engagement, and socializing.

Pending. Anticipating Adoption Date: Winter 2026
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III. CITY OF BURBANK HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT A. UPDATES TO HOUSING PROGRAMS
The Housing Element of the Burbank2035 General Plan is required by the State to be updated by the City and certiﬁed by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) every 8 years, pursuant to Government Code section 65580. The City Council adopted the Burbank 2021-2029 Housing Element on September 27, 2022. The table below describes progress of all 27 programs including local eﬀorts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identiﬁed in the City Housing Element.

Existing Housing and Neighborhood Conditions

Name of Program

Objective Timeframe Status of Program
Implementation

1. Neighborhood
Revitalization/
Community
Building
Acquire and rehabilitate
24 housing units and
preserve as long-term
aﬀordable housing
Ongoing Ongoing. Continue to review
listings for available properties for
acquisition and rehabilitation.

2. Community
Preservation
Program
Acquire, rehabilitate, and
purchase aﬀordability
covenants on ten market
rate rental units within
the ﬁrst three years of
the Housing Element to
qualify for RHNA credit
By October
2024, enter
into a legally
enforceable
agreement.

Report to
HCD on the
status of
purchasing
aﬀordability
covenants no
later than
July 1, 2025,
and to the
extent an
agreement is
Ongoing

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not in place,
amend the
Housing
Element as
necessary to
identify
additional
sites.

3. Preserve &
Protect Existing
Housing &
Tenants
Adopt a City Council goal
as part of Burbank’s
Aﬀordable Housing
Strategy that
acknowledges and
disseminates the rules
and requirements of
state and federal laws to
protect existing tenants
from displacement,
including the current
work of the Landlord
Tenant Commission to
educate tenants and
landlords of their rights
and responsibilities, and
programs to assist
households at risk of
homelessness and
displacement
Adopt
Council goal
by 2023
Completed. Adopted the Tenant
Protection Ordinance in July 2024
and amendment in March 2025.
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4. Rental Assistance
Vouchers
Maintain current levels of
Section 8 funding; apply
for additional funds as
available.

Ongoing Ongoing
Adequate Housing Sites

Name of Program Objective Timeframe in
Housing
Element
Status of Program Implementation

5. Housing
Opportunity
Sites and Rezone
Program
Provide adequate sites to
accommodate Burbank’s
RHNA allocation through
adoption and update of
Speciﬁc Plans and
provide incentives for site
development
Adopt
Downtown
TOD and
Golden State
Speciﬁc Plans
in ﬁscal year
2022-2023,
and Media
District
Speciﬁc Plan
in 2023.

Market
opportunity
sites to the
development
community
starting in
Ordinance 24-4,022 was adopted
on December 17, 2024 which
amends the BMC to create a new
2021-2029 Housing Element
Opportunity Sites Overlay Zone.
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2022.

Conduct a
mid-cycle
review in
2025 to
evaluate
housing
production
levels in
comparison
to the RHNA,
and if falling
signiﬁcantly
short,
commit to
additional
rezoning to
increase
capacity
6a. Promote
Accessory Dwelling
Units (ADUs)
Achieve the production
of an average of 200
ADUs annually, for a total
of 1,600 ADUs over the
planning period,
including 80% in high and
highest resource
neighborhoods
Add ADU
Cost
Calculator to
City website
in 2022. By
2023,
establish
expedited
processing
for smaller
ADUs,
reduced fees
for ADUs that
incorporate
accessibility
features, and
pre-approved
ADU plans.

Annually
monitor ADU
production as
part of
Annual
Performance
Ongoing
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Report (APR)
on the
Housing
Element.
6b. Track and
Monitor ADUs
Establish an ADU tracking
system to monitor
production, aﬀordability
and location within high
and highest resource
neighborhoods
Conduct ADU
survey and
establish
tracking
system in
2022.

Conduct
review of
production
and
aﬀordability
every two
years (2023,
2025, 2027,
2029) and as
appropriate,
conduct
expanded
marketing
and outreach
within 6
months, or
rezoning
additional
site(s) within
one year.

Ongoing

7. Monitoring No
Net Loss &
Development on
Sites from Prior
Planning Periods
Develop a procedure to
monitor the
development of sites in
the Housing Element
Sites Inventory and
ensure that adequate
sites are available to
meet the remaining
RHNA by income
category. Monitor
development
entitlements on prior
Establish No
Net Loss
monitoring
procedures in
2022. Ongoing
monitoring of
entitlements
on prior
Housing
Element sites
Ordinance 24-4,022 was adopted
on December 17, 2024 which
amends the BMC to create a new
2021-2029 Housing Element
Opportunity Sites Overlay Zone.

Monitoring to be completed as
projects are submitted, entitled,
and constructed.
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Housing Element sites,
and provide by-right
development as required
under State law

8. Public/ Private
Partnerships on City
Land
Partner with private
developers to provide
housing on publicly
owned land
Issue an RFP by
2023 and
select a
developer for
the Civic
Center Plan by
2024.

Incorporate a
TDR program
within the
Downtown
TOD Speciﬁc
Plan (2022).

By-right housing projects that
comply with objective standards
to be considered as part of a
proposed update to the Density
Bonus Ordinance and Community
Beneﬁts Program.

Development of Aﬀordable Housing
Name of Program Objective Timeframe in
Housing
Element
Status of Program
Implementation

9. Facilitate
Development of
Aﬀordable Housing
on Non-Vacant Site
Provide regulatory and
ﬁnancial assistance as
well as out reach to the
development
community in support
of aﬀordable and mixed
income housing on
Housing Element sites
Within one
year of
Housing
Element
Adoption
Ongoing. Economic Development
has created ﬂyers that are sent out
to developers for sites that are
available for aﬀordable and mixed-
income housing projects.

10. Inclusionary
Housing Ordinance
Update the Inclusionary
Housing Ordinance to
enhance the program’s
eﬀectiveness in
2022-2023 A proposed ordinance will be
presented to the City Council for
consideration in Winter 2025.

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producing aﬀordable
housing and continue to
provide incentives for
units suitable for large
families and for persons
with disabilities

11. Density Bonus
Ordinance
Update the Density
Bonus Ordinance to align
with State law and the
updated Inclusionary
Housing Ordinance
2022-2023 A proposed ordinance will be
presented to the City Council for
consideration in Summer/Fall
2025.

12. Aﬀordable
Homeownership
Program
Promote ﬁrst-time
homebuyer
opportunities in high
resource neighborhoods
through both regulatory
and ﬁnancial incentives.

Conduct aﬃrmative
marketing to promote
equal access to
homeownership
opportunities.
2023 Seeking funding opportunities
through the Burbank, Glendale,
Pasadena Regional Housing Trust
to develop a homebuyer program.

A Cal HOME application was
submitted to HCD in March 2025.

13. Employer
Assisted Housing
Engage major employers
in the City to discuss and
determine feasibility of
establishing employer
assisted housing
programs
Ongoing Ongoing
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14. Development
Impact Fees for
Aﬀordable Housing
Evaluate establishing an
impact fee on non-
residential development
to provide an additional
source of revenue for the
Housing Trust Fund
2023 Ongoing

15. Sustainability
and Green Building
Design
Update the GGRP plan
and evaluate
establishment of
additional sustainability
green building
development standards
for large projects

2022 Two local amendments, focused on
sustainability, were adopted as part
of the 2022 Building Code. The
amendments brought cool-roof
standards for new construction and
remodels up to CalGreen Tier 2
levels and electric vehicle charging
standards for new construction up
to CalGreen Tier 2 levels.

16. Transitional and
Supportive Housing
Investigate outside
funding sources to
augment HOME funds in
support of transitional
and supportive housing
Ongoing Ongoing. Staﬀ continues to
monitor Notices of Funding
Availability to augment funds.

Remove Constraints to Housing
Name of Program Objective Timeframe Status of Program
Implementation

17. Objective
Development
Standards
Establish objective
development standards
and streamlined
Adopt
Downtown TOD
and Golden
The three Speciﬁc Plans currently
in progress are being crafted with
careful consideration of
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processing procedures in
conjunction with the
new and updated
speciﬁc plans
State speciﬁc
plans in 2022,
and Media
District Speciﬁc
Plan in 2023
development standards, with a
goal of maximum and clarity for
housing providers. Streamlined
procedures which go beyond the
City's standard processes are
being considered as part of the
Speciﬁc Plans, inclusive of options
for ministerial approval for certain
development projects.

18. Updated Multi-
Family Development
Standards
Update and simplify the
City’s multi-family
development standards
to enhance development
feasibility
2024 The existing development
standards in the City’s Multi-
family Zones are being reviewed
for standards which are not
objective. In addition, standards
which create a hurdle for housing
development production are also
being identiﬁed and a
comprehensive eﬀort to update
the Multi-family development
standards will be initiated toward
the end of ﬁscal year 2024-2025.

19. Development
Fee Waiver
Continue to waive
development impact
fees on aﬀordable units
Ongoing Pursuant to the City’s Current Fee
Schedule, Development Impact
Fees (otherwise known as
Community Facilities Fees), are
reduced for aﬀordable residential
units. Fee waivers on aﬀordable
units and fee deferrals on
moderate units until issuance of
certiﬁcate of occupancy are
currently only allowed as a Tier 3
request with City Council
approval. Modiﬁcations to the fee
waiver/deferral options are being
considered as part of the
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
update (Program 10).

20. Lot
Consolidation
Program
Conduct outreach to
property owners and
adopt Lot Consolidation
Program
2023. Conduct a
mid-cycle
review in 2025
to evaluate the
success of the
Lot consolidation incentives will
be considered as part of the
Downtown TOD Speciﬁc Plan and
Golden State Speciﬁc Plan (GSSP)
and possibly expanded to areas
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program and
make
modiﬁcations as
necessary
outside of those speciﬁc plan if
appropriate. The following
incentives will incorporated in the
GSSP & Downtown TOD Speciﬁc
Plans:
• Flexible development
standards such as reduced
setbacks, increased lot
coverage, increased
heights, reduced parking
• Streamlined permit
processing through
administrative staff
review

21. Zoning Text
Amendments for
Special Needs
Housing
Facilitate housing for
Burbank’s special needs
and extremely low
income populations.

Develop 10 two plus-
bedroom units for large
families through
nonproﬁt housing
partners and BHC.

Amend the
Zoning Code by
2024
Completed four ADUs in
conjunction with BHC. The units
are as follows: 1 bedroom/lower
(high home), 2 bedroom/very low
(low home), 1 bedroom/
extremely low (low home), and a 3
bedroom/lower (high home).

22. Updated Project
Appeal Procedures
Streamline the project
review and approval
process
Amend the
Municipal Code,
Update the
Project Appeals
Form, and Add
Applicable
Language to
Public Notices
and Agendas by
2023.

Staﬀ is in the process of preparing
a ZTA to update the project appeal
procedures, with this eﬀort
anticipated to be completed in
2025.

Equal Housing Opportunities and Special Needs
Name of Program Objective Timeframe Status of Implementation

23. Fair Housing/
Aﬃrmatively
Furthering Fair
Housing
Continue to contract
with a qualiﬁed fair
housing service provider
for fair housing services
Ongoing Ongoing. The last workshop was
held in June 2024 and another
scheduled before the end of FY
24-25.
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to Burbank residents
and property owners

24. Landlord –
Tenant Services and
Mediation
Continue to provide
landlord-tenant
counseling and referrals,
and oﬀer mediation
services through the
Landlord-Tenant
Commission
Ongoing Ongoing. The Commission meets
the ﬁrst Monday of the month and
continues to review cases
submitted by landlords and
tenants.

25. Homeless
Housing and
Services
Implement the
strategies and actions
identiﬁed in the
Burbank Homelessness
Plan, and update the
Plan for the 2022-2027
time period with
measurable outcomes,
funding and time frames
for implementation.

Ongoing. Open
Tiny Home
Village by July
2024
There are 2 tiny home projects
underway. One is the Homeless
Solutions Center, which consists of
52 tiny home units, 17 safe
parking spaces, a shower and
storage program, and case
management services. This
project is in the design (80%
complete) and environmental
stage (estimated completion in
May 2025). The other project is
the Homeless Access Center,
consisting of 4 tiny home units for
families, and renovation to a
facility for case management
services. The environmental
review for this projects is
scheduled for completion in May
2025, and construction is
scheduled for commencement in
September 2025.

26. Housing for
Persons with
Disabilities
Expand the range of
housing options
available and accessible
to persons with
disabilities
Update
Reasonable
Accommodation
Procedures and
provide
developers with
HCDs Universal
Design Checklist
by 2023
City staﬀ has initiated the process
to update the BMC and associated
administrative procedures to
streamline Reasonable
Accommodation Requests, and a
draft is currently under review by
the City Attorney’s Oﬃce.
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27. Housing for
Extremely Low
Income Households
Facilitate the provision
of a variety of housing
types to address the
needs of Burbank’s
extremely low income
households
2022- 2023.

Additional
funding
allocations to
be made
annually in
conjunction
with Burbank’s
Annual Action
Plan
Continue to utilize federal HOME
funds as available for the creation
of Extremely-Low income units,
and apply to state and federal
funding sources as available.

IV. OTHER PLANNING ACTIVITIES
A. MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
The City Council, the Planning Commission and/or the Community Development Director have approved the following new development projects:

1. 3201 W Olive Ave (SB 35 Project) – Approved by City Council on February 27, 2023

The Project is a 144-residential rental unit, ﬁve-story, mixed-use, multi-family residential development with 1,058 square feet of ground-level retail space located at 3201 W. Olive Avenue. The Project was submitted as a Senate Bill (SB) 35 Residential Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process pursuant to SB 35 (California Government Code Section 65913.4) and subject to the corresponding requirements in the Burbank Municipal Code.

Department: Community Development, Planning Division Project No.: 23-0003343

General Plan Goal: Land Use Element Goal 5: Housing

General Plan Policy: Policy 5.1 Provide for a variety of residential neighborhoods with varying densities and housing types.

2. 910 S Mariposa St (SB 35 Project) – Approved by City Council on November 26, 2024 The Project is a 40-unit, ﬁve-story multifamily development on a 1.01-acre site located at 910 South Mariposa Street. The Project was submitted to the City as a Senate Bill (SB) 35 Residential Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process Application pursuant to SB 35 (Cal. Gov.

Code § 65913.41) and subject to the corresponding requirements in Burbank Municipal Code.

The Burbank City Council approved the Project on November 26, 2024. 30 ATTACHMENT 1 - 30
Department: Community Development, Planning Division Project No.:

24-0002257
General Plan Goal:

Land Use Element Goal 5: Housing
General Plan Policy: Policy 5.1 Provide for a variety of residential neighborhoods with varying densities and housing types.

B. OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS

1. Joint-Use Agreements for Parks and Open Space – 2024 With support from the Burbank Athletic Federation and the Burbank Uniﬁed School District, the Musco LED Light retroﬁt project at McCambridge Park ballﬁelds one and two was successfully completed on February 12, 2024. This project was a collaborative eﬀort between the Public Works and Parks and Recreation Departments.

On August 24, 2024, maintenance was performed on Olive ballﬁelds 3 and 4, and McCambridge ballﬁelds 1 and 2, in support of BUSD girls' athletics. This work was funded by Joint Use Funds.

Additionally, the Burbank High School Tennis Courts were resurfaced on September 9, 2024. On January 15, 2025, all windscreens at the Burbank High School Tennis Courts were replaced.

Department: Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department

General Plan Goal: Open Space & Conservation Element Goal 4: Recreation Programs

General Plan Policy: Policy 4.2 Enhance and expand existing recreation programs in response to community demographics and needs, Policy 4.3 Continue the joint use of facilities owned by the Burbank Uniﬁed School District

2. Citywide Parks Master Plan – November 2024
In September 2023, Parks and Recreation initiated the Citywide Parks Master Plan process. A City Parks Master Plan will identify local community needs and offer specific recommendations to support the local community. Furthermore, the City Parks Master Plan will serve as a guide for the management and development of parks, recreation facilities, and programs. The Parks and Recreation team began to work on collecting previous planning materials and establishing lines of coordination with the City of Burbank’s team members and setting up the project website for community outreach and information sharing. In December 2023, the Burbank City Park Master Plan project website was launched. Extensive community engagement, the launch of a project website, stakeholder interviews, community workshops, demographic assessment, park inventory assessment, and community needs assessment.

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The Burbank Parks and Recreation Board expressed unanimous support for the Plan at their meeting on November 14, 2024.

Department: Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department General Plan Goal: Open Space & Conservation Element Goals 1-4: Resource Management; Parks, Open Space, and Recreation Facilities; Parks & Recreation Facilities Maintenance; Recreation Programs; and Goal 6: Open Space Resources

General Plan Policy: Policy 1.1 - Encourage citizen interest and participation in open space management and development; Policy 2.1 – Identify areas of the city that are currently underserved and focus park expansion and open space acquisition in these areas; Policy 2. 4 - Seek opportunities to develop additional parks and open space in areas where needed, including pocket parks, dog parks, athletic fields, amphitheaters, gardens, and shared facilities; Policy 3.1 - Improve and rehabilitate existing parks and recreation facilities; Policy 4.2 - Enhance and expand existing recreation programs in response to community demographics and needs; Policy 6.1 - Recognize and maintain cultural, historical, archeological, and paleontological structures and sites essential for community life and identity

C. MOBILITY PROJECTS

1. East Olive Avenue Reconﬁguration – Installed 2024

As part of the City’s Complete Our Streets Plan, adopted by the City Council in 2020, East Olive Avenue from Glenoaks Boulevard and Sunset Canyon Drive was reconﬁgured in February 2024 to make it more compatible with the surrounding residential neighborho od. The purpose of the project was to address speeding and crash concerns, improve pedestrian mobility, and reduce potential conﬂicts.

The project consisted of removing one travel lane in each direction, narrow travel lanes to reduce speeds, decrease crossing distances of Olive where pedestrians come into conﬂict with cars, and p r o v i d e a c e n t e r m e d i a n a s a r e f u g e f o r c a r s t o t u r n i n t o d riveways, to help people cross the street, and facilitate emergency vehicle access. Additionally, this project allowed the City to test a possible long term Citywide Complete our Streets Plan project that could construct a landscaped median in the middle of Olive to achieve safety goals while also improving aesthetics and potential stormwater capture.

Department: Community Development Department

Category: Mobility Programs

General Plan Goal: Mobility Element Goal 3 Complete Streets 32 ATTACHMENT 1 - 32

General Plan Policy: Policy 3.3 Provide attractive, safe street designs that improve transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and equestrian connections between homes and other destinations; Policy 3.5 Design street improvements so they preserve opportunities to maintain or expand bicycle, pedestrian, and transit systems.

2. Downtown Burbank San Fernando Boulevard Reconﬁguration, Phase 1 Installation - March 2024

In March 2024, Transportation staﬀ, in collaboration with Public Works, carried out the installation of the ﬁrst phase of the short-term Complete Streets Project: 1. Downtown Burbank San Fernando Boulevard Reconﬁguration, Phase 1. The project reconﬁgured San Fernando Boulevard in Downtown from two lanes to one northbound lane with the goal of enhancing safety for all roadway users, making Downtown more walkable, and retaining on -street parking. The installation initiated a 12 -month pilot project where d ata is being gathered and analyze to measure the project’s performance, and based on the outcome, determine the suitable for a second phase that would involve permanent improvements. Staﬀ delivered a 6-month update to City Council in late October 2024 and the pilot will end in March 2025.

Department: Community Development Department

Category: Mobility Programs

General Plan Goal: Mobility Element Goal 3 Complete Streets

3. Downtown Burbank Parking Management Strategies November 2024 In November 2024, the City Council adopted an ordinance and resolution to implement new parking management strategies for Downtown Burbank. These strategies aim to improve access for visitors to Downtown’s businesses by managing parking demand for some of the City’s most popular parking spaces. The parking management strategies include establishing a new parking fee to encourage parking turnover, provide all-day availability of spaces for short-term parking, and shift long-term parking to parking garages in the periphery of Downtown Burbank. The paid parking program will start in the spring of 2025.

Department: Community Development Department
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Category: Mobility Programs

General Plan Goal: Mobility Element Goal 7 Parking

General Plan Policy: Policy 7.1 Effectively manage citywide parking to improve convenience while maximizing use at all times of the day.

4. SCAG Sustainable Communities Grant Award November 2024 Transportation staff successfully applied for and received an award of $900,000 through SCAG’s Sustainable Communities Grant Program Active Transportation and Safety Projects. The goal of seeking this funding is to implement the ‘Safer Downtown Burbank Mobility Network Improvement Project’. This project will further implement the City’s Complete our Streets Plan and pending Safer Streets Burbank Plan (Vision Zero) to install quick-build protected / buffered bike lane and pedestrian intersection improvements to Bicycle and Pedestrian Priority Streets in and around Downtown. Staff will request City Council’s approval to receive the funds in 2025 and subsequently initiate the project’s development and implementation.

Department: Community Development Department

Category: Mobility Programs

General Plan Goal: Mobility Element Goal 9 Safety, Accessibility, Equity

General Plan Policy: Policy 9.1 Ensure safe interaction between all modes of travel that use the street network, specifically the interaction of bicyclists, pedestrians, and equestrians with motor vehicles.

5. Front Street Bikeway Project – Constructed Completed in 2024

On June 16, 2020, the City Council adopted the Citywide Complete Our Streets Plan which include a number of priority projects, including street improvements on front street to establish protected bike lanes to connect with the previously existing Verdugo Avenue bike lanes , and Caltrans bike lanes beneath the Burbank Boulevard Bridge. The Project upgrades just over a half- mile of standard bike lanes. Both northbound and southbound bike lanes have been combined into a two-way bikeway on the south side of the street. This provides easter station access, and keeps the bike lanes away from freeway ramps on the north side of the street. South of the station, the project is adds a third of a mile of new bike lanes, closing a preexisting cap in the larger bikeway network.

Construction of Front Street Class IV Protected Bikeway was completed in 2024 in coordination with Public Works.

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Department: Community Development Department

Category: Mobility Programs

General Plan Goal: Mobility Element Goal 2 Sustainability

General Plan Policy: Policy 2.1 Improve Burbank’s alternative transportation access to local and regional destinations through land use decisions that support multimodal transportation; Policy 2.3 Prioritize investments in transportation projects and programs that support viable alternatives to automobile use.

D. AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT

1. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan – Adopted May 2022

The City Council adopted an updated Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan (GGRP) on May 3, 2022, to address climate change and promote sustainability in the community. The adopted GGRP establishes goals and policies that will help the City achieve its goal to reduce emissions by 86,555 MT CO2e by 2030, 232,235 MT CO2e by 2035, and 531,203 MT CO2e by 2045. Since adoption, the GGRP has guided more focused communitywide eﬀorts of activities that result in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and encouraged more concrete strategies that help reduce those emissions in the future. The GGRP also includes measures to ensure regular accountability.

The City contracted with Rincon Consultants to prepare a GHG emissions inventory update using data from 2022. An inter -departmental data collection process, led by BWP and CDD staﬀ was completed in July 2024.

Department: Community Development Department, Burbank Water and Power, City Manager’s Oﬃce, Community Development Department, Fire Department, Information Technology, Parks and Recreation, and Public Works.

Category:

Air Quality & Climate Change Element
Goal: No. 3 Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and No. 4 Climate

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V. BURBANK GOALS & LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN
A. DEVELOP A SEISMIC RETROFIT PROGRAM FOR PRIVATELY OWNED BUILDINGS In October 2019, City Council directed staﬀ to develop a “Soft -Story Seismic Retroﬁt Program” for Council review. Consistent with the City’s direction to build and protect neighborhoods, such a program will provide for a higher level of building-safety for Burbank residents and will allow greater preparedness for inevitable earthquakes.

The Building and Safety Division released a Request for Proposals on December 20, 2023. From which, a candidate, JLee Engineering Inc, was selected to assist the Division in the development of the program with a service commencement date of February 12, 2024.

The proposed program will have an immediate focus on soft-story structures. Such an initiation will be a major step in the City reaching the goal of seismic resiliency. Elements of a Soft -Story Seismic Retroﬁt Program can include:

• Discuss potential incentives among City Departments;
• Staﬀ to conduct a public Study Session with City Council; • Present City Council with a “Soft -Story Seismic Retroﬁt Program” Staﬀ Report and Ordinance that includes mandatory retroﬁt of Soft-Story structures; • Include elements such as noticing to building owners, technical standards compliance timeframes, compliance appeals and extensions, enforcement action, appeals, and protection for tenants;
• Develop protocols and procedures for noticing of building owners; • Conduct community outreach meetings with building owners, apartment tenants;

City staﬀ has drafted a program for City Council to consider in Winter 2025.

Department:

Community Development, Building & Safety Division
General Plan Goal:

Safety Element Goal No.5: Seismic Safety
General Plan Policy: Safety Policy 5.3 Enforce seismic design provisions of the current California Building Standards Code related to geologic, seismic, and slope hazards; and Safety Policy No. 5.4 Encourage and facilitate retroﬁts of seismically high-risk buildings to reduce risks from seismic ground shaking.

B. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN 2024-2028
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Burbank’s economic development eﬀorts are dedicated to creating a safe, beautiful and thriving community. This is achieved through the facilitation of job growth, inspiring innovation and entrepreneurship, attracting new investment, increasing revenues, creating vibrant neighborhoods and supporting businesses. The 2024-2028 Five-Year Economic Development Strategic Plan (Plan) was developed to build upon the current success of economic development while also positioning the City for future growth and diversiﬁcation for the next ﬁve-years.

In April 2023, staﬀ presented an Economic Development Update Report to City Council providing an overview of Burbank’s economy while looking at our strengths, opportunities, and additional areas of focus. The Report was the ﬁrst step in the multi-phased process that helped lay the groundwork data for the ﬁve-year Plan.

The proposed Plan aligns economic development priorities and activities with the City Council’s goals, the City’s strengths, and future opportunities. If adopted , the Plan will become the guiding document for Economic Development for the next ﬁve-years. Previously, the Economic Development Strategic Plan (2018 -2022) and the Economic Recovery Plan were the two guiding documents for economic development. Both documents were developed internally by staﬀ.

The goals set forth in the future Economic Strategic Plan will help the City continue to grow and diversify the employment base and housing stock, create vibrant, walkable, and safe neighborhoods, and attract retail/restaurant options that can compete with ecommerce. This and more are necessary to sustain a thriving, clean, safe, and ﬂourishing Burbank.

The City Council adopted the Economic Development Strategic Plan 2024-2028 on March 19, 2024.

Department:

Community Development, Economic Development Division
General Plan Goal:

Land Use Goal No. 6: Economic Vitality and Diversity
General Plan Policy: Economic Vitality and Diversity Policy 6.1: Recruit and attract new businesses. Use these businesses to act as catalysts to attract other businesses. Continue to utilize public-private partnerships and other incentives to enhance economic vitality.

C. HOMELESSNESS PLAN 2022-2027
The City of Burbank has developed a ﬁve-year (Fiscal Years 2022/23 through 2027/28) Homeless Plan that continues and expands the City’s Council adopted three-year (2018-2021) Homeless Plan.

Under the new ﬁve-year plan, the City will continue to collaborate with partners that support our eﬀorts along with advancing new strategic actions and goals for the City to achieve during the planning period. To ensure local and regional support is provided to Burbank, the actions and goals outlined in the ﬁve-year Plan are strategically aligned with regional frameworks and evidenced-based practices. Listed within the ﬁve-year Plan are six action areas each including 37 ATTACHMENT 1 - 37
planned goals, responsible partner(s), funding, and annual deliverables. This area within the ﬁve- year Plan is the City’s Strategic Playbook providing a step-by-step scheme to deliver desired outcomes. Each year, staﬀ will provide updates to City Council sharing the status of each planned action and deliverables along with making any pivotal adjustments along the way. Notably, the Strategic Playbook is aspirational due to its reliance on unbudgeted additional funding and staﬃng.

The action areas of the Strategic Playbook include:

1. Capacity Building

2. Advocacy

3. Access, Outreach, & Engagement

4. Shelter & Housing Accessibility

5. Health & Stabilization

6. Homelessness Prevention
The Burbank Strategic Playbook is a path forward designed to address the everyday experiences of homelessness. We believe that every person experiencing homelessness should have basic needs and dignity aﬀorded to them and a safe and warm living environment. The ﬁve-year Plan will not resolve the systemic challenges of homelessness, but it will create a Burbank-centric homeless eco-system of partners and outside funding to deliver assistance to Burbank’s unhoused residents.

In addition, the City of Burbank established three new agency partnerships to improve homeless response capabilities under Capacity Building (Action Area 1). Additionally, the city expanded its Homeless Management Information System (HMIS data input by adding several new users to improve our data collection and client inputs in the Coordinated Entry System.

Under Outreach and Engagement (Action Area 3), the city expanded its outreach capabilities by adding an outreach coordinator to work closely with the homeless population as well as supervise homeless services liaison team in the ﬁeld. Furthermore, the city expanded the services oﬀered at the SAFE by purchasing a shower trailer.

The strategies being pursued under Shelter & Housing Accessibility (Action Area 4) include:

1. Potential development of a Homeless Solutions Center: The City Council will consider a report on Homeless Solutions Center at a city-owned property located at 323-333 Front Street in the second quarter of 2024 to provide a place for Burbank’s homeless to r eceive assistance and basic needs. Additionally, the City Council will be considering a Resolution declaring a Shelter Crisis within the City of Burbank to streamline development of emergency shelters within the city.

2. Allocation of parking spaced toward a Safe Parking Program: On May 23, 2023, the Council received a discussion report and presentation on Sage Parking for Vehicle Dwellers.

Department: Community Development, Planning Division
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General Plan Goal:

Land Use Element Goal 5: Housing
General Plan Policy: Policy 5.1 Provide for a variety of residential neighborhoods with varying densities and housing types.

D. AFFORDABLE HOUSING ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY
Only July 11, 2017, City Council adopted the Burbank Aﬀordable Housing Analysis and Strategy. It described some of the causes of Burbank’s current aﬀordability crisis and suggested some solutions to be considered by the City Council. Contained within the Analysis and Strategy is the Burbank Aﬀordable Housing Action Plan. The Plan lays out a work plan for staﬀ’s future eﬀorts and policy considerations to be discussed with City Council in the future.

The seven policy proposals include:

1. Promote responsible development of new housing units within the Downtown/San Fernando, Media District, and Golden State speciﬁc planning areas while still protecting and preserving single-family residential neighborhoods.

2. Adopt standardized deﬁnitions for the diﬀerent levels of aﬀordability for Burbank. Note:

The monthly rent will change slightly each year as new median household income and average rent adjusts.

3. Focus on building aﬀordable Burbank rental and “For Sale” housing, supplemented by Subsidized and Market Rate Housing.

4. Champion the idea that future aﬀordable housing does not have to adhere to the traditional notion of one family, one unit and can be a variety of housing design concepts.

5. Embrace the idea of smaller units and “micro units” along with increased densities that provide aﬀordable housing.

6. Hold developers to high standards using Burbank’s deﬁnition of Responsible Development that includes private and public amenities that help build better neighborhoods for Burbank residents as a whole.

7. Continue to look at nontraditional ways of obtaining aﬀordable housing that include those established through the First Street Village Mixed-use Project and other jurisdictions’ best practices.

The development of the Aﬀordable Housing Analysis and Strategy guides staﬀ in their evaluation of housing and mixed-use projects that are currently being evaluated and are projected to be presented to City Council in the future.

Consistent with the adopted 2017 Burbank Aﬀordable Housing Analysis and Strategy, there are 2 tiny home projects underway. One is the Homeless Solutions Center, which consists of 52 tiny home units, 17 safe parking spaces, a shower and storage program, and case management services. This project is in the design (80% complete) and environ mental stage (estimated completion in May 39 ATTACHMENT 1 - 39
2025). The other project is the Homeless Access Center, consisting of 4 tiny home units for families, and renovation to a facility for case management services. The environmental review for this projects is scheduled for completion in May 2025, and construction is scheduled for commencement in September 2025.

Department: Community Development, Business and Economic Development

General Plan Goal: Housing Element Goal Nos. 2 and 3: Variety of Housing Sites

General Plan Policy: P o l i c y N o . 2 . 2 . C o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e L a n d U s e E l e m e n t , p r o m o t e opportunities for a variety of housing types, including small lot development, live-work units and mixed-use development, to accommodate the City’s diverse housing needs.

Policy No. 2.3: Encourage and facilitate the adaptive re-use of underutilized commercial and industrial buildings in appropriate locations to augment the supply of housing in the community and to create additional opportunities for providing aﬀordable housing.

E. BURBANK FIRE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PLAN 2017-2022
The Burbank Fire Department (BFD) Strategic Plan was adopted in 2017 and was written in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) and the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE). Strategic planning is a critical mechanism to ensure that ﬁre departments, or any organization, make the best use of limited resources in order to meet the demands and challenges of the present as well as the future. The purpose of th e Strategic Plan is to clearly deﬁne the mission, vision, values, and goals of BFD while also developing a guide for decisions and actions for the ﬁve year period that the plan encompasses.

BFD’s strategic planning process consisted of three distinct phases: (1) Project Organization, (2) Internal and External Department Assessments, and (3) Goal and Action Item Creation. The following goals were deﬁned in the Strategic Plan:

Goal 1 – Provide Exceptional All-Hazards Service Delivery, and Evaluate Organizational and Process Improvements
Goal 2 – Maintain Highly Skilled, Accountable, and Resilient Workforce Goal 3 – Promote Community Relations and Engagement
Goal 4 – Focus on Resource Management
Goal 5 – Capitalize on Technology

BFD tracks progress on its Strategic Plan and publishes an annual report on its website highlighting department activities, statistics, and program and project updates . A quarterly report is also provided to the City Manager . Of the 42 Action Items listed in the plan, 28 are complete, seven are 40 ATTACHMENT 1 - 40
in progress, and seven were deferred . Signiﬁcant achievements include maintenance of the Department’s accreditation status through CFAI and CPSE; procurement of a new water tender with grant funding; the institution of an all-inclusive training calendar and multi-company drills for cross- shift consistency; the identiﬁcation of a secondary location for an emergency operations center (EOC) and provision of emergency management training for City leaders and staﬀ; and utilization of social media platforms to broaden community relations. As BFD begins work on its new ﬁve -year strategic plan, anticipated t o b e p ublis he d b y t h e en d o f F Y 24-25, the Department continues to prioritize eﬀective resource management, training, community engagement, and process improvements that help it remain agile and responsive to the changing needs of the community.

Department: Fire Department

General Plan Goal: Safety Element Goal No. 4: Fire Protection

General Policy: Policy No. 4.2. Provide adequate staﬃng, equipment, technology, and funding for the Burbank Fire Department to meet existing and projected service demands and response times.

Policy No. 4.3. Implement ﬁre prevention and suppression programs in areas of high ﬁre hazard risk, including both urban and wildland areas.

F. GOALS, POLICIES, OBJECTIVES, STANDARDS OR OTHER PLAN PROPOSALS THAT NEED TO BE ADDED OR WERE DELETED, AMENDED OR OTHERWISE ADJUSTED.

There are no changes to goals, policies, objectives, standards, or other plan proposals.

VI. COVID-19 RESPONSE
A. ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN
The City Council adopted the Economic Recovery Plan in May 2020 to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and revive Burbank’s economy. The goal was to recover Burbank’s robust economy by preventing homelessness and encouraging development and business recovery to occur along with ﬁnancial stability for the residents. The plan achieved short-term and long-term goals in three phases: Mitigation, Response, and Recovery. Staﬀ and City Council worked diligently to implement tasks listed in the original Plan. The continued evolution of the Economic Recovery Plan goals and policies have been essential to support local economic recovery and the well-being of businesses and residents. The proposed Five-Year Economic Development Strategic plan 2024-2028 will be the new guiding document for continued recovery and growth.

Burbank City CouncilMay 6, 2025

Burbank City Council
May 6, 2025