Burbank City Council
June 30, 2026

BURBANK CITY COUNCIL

JOINT MEETING WITH THE PARKING AUTHORITY
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026
4:00 p.m. – Closed Session
5:00 p.m. – Study Session
6:00 p.m. – Open Session
Council Chamber
275 E. Olive Avenue, Second Floor

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Joint City Council Meeting will be held in the Council Chamber – 275 East Olive Avenue, Second Floor, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., to discuss matters on the attached agenda.

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21 – 39 Total Speakers – 2 minutes each
40+ Total Speakers – 1 minute each
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June 30, 2026

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Public Comment
: (On Closed Session and Study Session items only) To Comment, please telephone into the meeting at (818) 238-3335, or to speak in person a YELLOW
Public Comment
Card must be completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.

B.

Closed Session
in City Hall First Floor Conference Room
:
comment cards have been received at the commencement of each public comment period (as shown below).

Additional public comment cards will not be accepted once the public comment period commences.
1 – 20 Total Speakers – 3 minutes each
21 – 39 Total Speakers – 2 minutes each
40+ Total Speakers – 1 minute each
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Written public comment may be submitted via eComment, available on the City website (
www.burbankca.gov/web/city-clerks-office/ecomment
) from the time the agenda is posted until
3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. eComments will be distributed to the City Council in advance of the meeting.
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The Presiding Officer has the discretion to reduce speaking time for each speaker in order to ensure that City business can be completed at a reasonable hour.

Public Disclosure
:

Please be advised that any communication submitted to the City of Burbank, its officials, staff or City consultants, may be considered a public record under the Brown Act and California Public Records Act.

This means that any information contained in the communication, including personal information, may be subject to public disclosure. The City reserves the right to disclose such information in accordance with the law.

This agenda contains a summary of each item of business which the City Council and Parking Authority may discuss or act on at this meeting. The agenda packet consisting of the staff reports and all other documentation relating to each item on this agenda will be posted on the City's website at www.burbankca.gov
. Any writings or documents provided to the City Council regarding any item on this agenda subsequent to distribution of the agenda packet will be posted on the City's website at www.burbankca.gov
. If you have a question about any matter on the agenda, please call the Office of the City Clerk at (818) 238-5851. The Council Chamber is disabled accessible. Auxiliary aids and services are available for individuals with speech, vision, or hearing impairments (48-hour notice is required).

Please contact the ADA Coordinator at (818) 238-5051 with questions or concerns.

1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
a
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Pursuant to Govt. Code §54956.9(d)(1)
b
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Name of Case: Yomar Alejandra Sainz Villagomez v. City of Burbank, et al. c
.

Case No.: 25NNCV05028
d
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Brief description and nature of case: Motor vehicle accident

2. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
a
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Pursuant to Govt. Code §54956.9(d)(1)
b
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Name of Case: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. City of Burbank c
.

Case No.: 26STCP01904
d
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Brief description and nature of case: CEQA and Breach of Contract

Burbank City Council Meeting Agenda
June 30, 2026

2 C.

Study Session: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Council Chamber
:

1. Discussion of the Draft Downtown Transit Oriented Development Specific Plan Policy Document – Community Development Department
D.

Call to Order
: 6:00 p.m.

E.

Moment of Reflection
:

F.

Flag Salute
:

G.

Roll Call
:

H.

Announcements
: (The Mayor will make announcements on various topics in addition to any listed) I.

City Manager Report
: (Updates on Notable Events, if any)
J.

Reporting on Closed Session
: (The City Attorney will report the Closed Session items and report out actions taken)
K.

Joint General Public Comment
: (On any matter concerning City business and/or any agenda items.) To Comment, please telephone into the meeting at (818) 238-3335 or to speak in person, a YELLOW
Public Comment Card must be completed and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.

L.

Council, City Manager, and/or City Attorney Comment
: (Responses to General Public
Comment, if any, shall be brief and in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act) M.

Consent Calendar
: (Items on the Consent Calendar are generally routine matters and should be adopted by one motion without an oral report)

1. Council Minutes – City Clerk's Office

Recommendation
:
1 .

Note and file.
2 .

Provide input and/or policy direction on the draft Downtown Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Specific Plan Policy Document, specifically as it relates to its alignment with and support of the Downtown TOD Specific Plan vision, guiding principles, goals, and policies.

Attachments
:

SR - TOD Specific Plan
Att1 - Draft Specific Plan
Att2 - Burbank Center Plan
Att3 - San Fernando Blvd Master Plan
Att4 - Project Schedule

Recommendation
:

Approve the City Council Minutes of the Joint Meeting of June 16, 2026, and the Dark Meeting of June 23, 2026.

Attachments
:

Council Minutes
Dark Meeting Minutes
Burbank City Council Meeting Agenda
June 30, 2026

3 2.

Parking Authority Minutes – City Clerk's Office

3. Adoption of a Resolution of the Parking Authority of the City of Burbank Approving Implementation Agreements for Temporary Paid Parking During the Fan Zone Event in Downtown Burbank, and Providing Other Parking-Related Services – Community Development Department
(with Parking Authority)

4. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with Sterndahl Enterprises, Inc. to Provide As-Needed Roadway Signing and Striping Services for Motorist, Bicyclist, and Pedestrian Safety; Consideration of CEQA Exemption (14 CCR § 15301) – Public Works Department

5. Approval of a Multi-Year Reimbursement Agreement with Family Service Agency for the Youth-Focused Counseling Services Program – Parks and Recreation Department

Recommendation
:

Approve the Parking Authority Minutes of the Joint Meeting of June 2, 2026.

Attachments
:

Parking Authority Minutes

Recommendation
:

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BURBANK

APPROVING IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENTS FOR TEMPORARY PAID PARKING

DURING THE FAN ZONE EVENT IN DOWNTOWN BURBANK, AND PROVIDING OTHER PARKING-RELATED SERVICES.

Attachments
:

SR - Fan Zone Parking
Att1 - Parking Authority Resolution
Att2 - Burbank Village Walk Agreement
Att3 - Media Village Development Agreement
Att4 - Letter of Understanding
Att5 - Downtown Parking Map

Recommendation
:

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH STERNDAHL ENTERPRISES, INC. AND ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH STERNDAHL ENTERPRISES, INC. TO PROVIDE AS-NEEDED

ROADWAY SIGNING AND STRIPING SERVICES FOR MOTORIST, BICYCLIST, AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

Attachments
:

SR - Sterndahl Enterprises Agreement
Att1 - Resolution
Att2 - Agreement
Att3 - First Amendment

Recommendation
:

Approve a multi-year reimbursement agreement with the Family Service Agency of Burbank for the Youth-Focused Counseling Services Program, to be funded annually from the Youth Services Holding Account. Expenditures would be up to $245,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026– 27, $272,500 in FY 2027–28, and $300,000 in FY 2028–29.

Attachments
:

SR - Family Service Agency Agreement
Burbank City Council Meeting Agenda
June 30, 2026

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Approval to Authorize the General Manager of Burbank Water and Power to Award the Multi- Year Alliance Agreement with Okonite for Various Material Categories to Support the Burbank Water and Power Warehouse – Burbank Water and Power Department

7. Approval of an Agreement with the American Public Power Association for the Demonstration of Energy and Efficiency Development Program Grant for the Development of Power-Efficient Design in Utility Customer Electrification Programs in the Amount of $77,750 – Burbank Water and Power Department
N.

Public Hearing
:

1. Introduction of an Ordinance Amending and Restating Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Burbank Municipal Code, Relating to the Sustainable Water Use Practices, and Finding of a CEQA Exemption (14 CCR 15061, 15301, 15305, 15307, 15308) – Burbank Water and Power Department
Att1 - FSA Annual Report
Att2 - Reimbursement Agreement

Recommendation
:

Approve the General Manager of Burbank Water and Power, as designee of the City Manager, to execute a multi-year Alliance Agreement with The Okonite Company for various large electrical distribution wire and cable supplies supporting the BWP Warehouse operations.

Attachments
:

SR - Okonite Company Agreement
Att1 - RFP No. BWP-2025-002

Recommendation
:

Approve the agreement with the American Public Power Association accepting grant funds for the Demonstration of Energy and Efficiency Development program grant in the amount of $77,750 for the development of Power Design in Utility Customer Electrification Programs (Agreement), and authorize the General Manager of Burbank Water and Power, as designee to the City Manager, to execute the Agreement and any other ancillary documents, including amendments, in form and substance satisfactory to the City Attorney’s Office.

Attachments
:

SR - APPA DEED Grant
Att1 - DEED Grant Agreement

Recommendation
:

Introduce AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AMENDING AND RESTATING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 3 (SUSTAINABLE WATER USE ORDINANCE) OF THE BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE.

*** If Additional Documents/Correspondences are submitted for this item, they will be periodically posted to the City website for public viewing.***

Public Hearing Public Comment
: To comment, please telephone into the meeting at (818) 238-3335. To speak in person, a
SALMON
Public Comment Card must be completed and
presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.

Council Action
:

Attachments
:

Burbank City Council Meeting Agenda
June 30, 2026

5 2.

Review of Potential Options for Sequencing of Elections in Map 130; Adoption of a Resolution Assigning Sequence of Elections in Districts Depicted in Map 130; and Direction to Staff – City Attorney's Office
O.

Reports to Council
: (Items listed under this section will have an oral report provided)

1. Consideration of the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission Recommendation to Excuse the Absences of Commissioner – City Clerk's Office
SR - Sustainable Water Use
Att1 - Proposed Ordinance
Att2 - Summary of Proposed Changes
Correspondences
Additional Documents - Memo
Additional Documents - Updated Ordinance

Recommendation
:
1 .

Review potential options for sequencing of elections in Map 130. 2 .

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK SETTING THE SEQUENCE OF ELECTIONS FOR AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW ARTICLE 3 TO TITLE 2 OF THE BURBANK MUNICIPAL CODE TO CHANGE THE CITY’S

ELECTORAL SYSTEM FROM AT-LARGE TO BY DISTRICT ELECTIONS WITH

RESPECT TO ELECTING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ESTABLISHING

DISTRICT BOUNDARIES TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS OF BURBANK AT THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026 CONSOLIDATED STATEWIDE ELECTION, AND MAKING

CERTAIN FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

*** If Additional Documents/Correspondences are submitted for this item, they will be periodically posted to the City website for public viewing.***

Public Hearing Public Comment
: To comment, please telephone into the meeting at (818) 238-3335. To speak in person, a
SALMON
Public Comment Card must be completed and
presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.

Council Action
:

Attachments
:

SR - Sequencing of Elections
Att1 - Map 130
Att2a - Resolution
Att2b - Resolution
Correspondences

Recommendation
:

Approve the recommendation of the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission to excuse the absences of Commissioner Jackie Brenneman.

Public Comment
: To speak in person, a
YELLOW
Public Comment Card must be completed
and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.

Council Action
:

Attachments
:

SR - Cultural Arts Absences
Burbank City Council Meeting Agenda
June 30, 2026

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Adoption of a Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Burbank and the Burbank City Employees’ Association from July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027; and Adoption of a Resolution Approving a Citywide Salary Schedule – Management Services Department
P.

Council Comments
: (Including reporting on Council committee assignments, attendance at conferences, regional meetings, and community events)
Q.

Consideration of Previously Introduced Additional Agenda Items : (Council Members may
briefly discuss future agenda item requests)

1. Council Member Anthony’s request for a letter of opposition to proposed statewide ballot initiative 25-0006A1, which would limit the ability of voters to raise revenues for local government services, and encouraging Governor Newsom to seek a negotiated legislative resolution to remedy the inconsistencies of transferred taxes across California. (June 16, 2026)

2. Council Member Rizzotti’s request to invite California State Senator Menjivar and Assembly Member Schultz to attend a meeting to state their position or comment on SB 79 and SB 1361. (June 16, 2026)
R.

Introduction of Additional Agenda Items
: (Council Members may request future agenda items)
S.

Adjournment
: To Tuesday, July 21, 2026 for a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber –
275
East Olive Avenue, Second Floor.

Att1 - Recommendation Letter

Recommendation
:
1 .

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK APPROVING

A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE CITY OF BURBANK AND THE BURBANK CITY EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION (BCEA) FROM JULY 1, 2026 – JUNE 30, 2027.
2 .

Adopt A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK APPROVING A CITYWIDE SALARY SCHEDULE.

Public Comment
: To speak in person, a
YELLOW
Public Comment Card must be completed
and presented to the City Clerk prior to the comment period.

Council Action
:

Attachments
:

SR - BCEA MOU
Att1 - Resolution - MOU
Att2 - Resolution - Salary Schedule
Att3 - MOU Redlined
Att4 - Contract Changes Summary

Burbank City Council Meeting Agenda
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STAFF REPORT
DATE: June 30, 2026
TO: Justin Hess, City Manager
FROM: Patrick Prescott, Community Development Director
VIA: Fred Ramirez, Assistant Community Development Director, Planning Scott Plambaeck, Planning Manager
BY: Leonard Bechet, Principal Planner
SUBJECT: Discussion of the Draft Downtown Transit Oriented Development Specific Plan Policy Document

RECOMMENDATION

1. Note and file.

2. Provide input and/or policy direction on the draft Downtown Transit Oriented Development ( TOD) Specific Plan Policy Document, specifically as it relates to its alignment with and support of the Downtown TOD Specific Plan vision, guiding principles, goals, and policies.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City staff requests policy direction and feedback from the City Council on the draft Downtown TOD Specific Plan (Specific Plan) to ensure it aligns with community priorities and Council objectives. The Specific Plan is the result of a six -year planning effort that included extensive public engagement, technical analysis, and policy development. It establishes a coordinated strategy to facilitate housing development near high- quality transit while supporting affordability, reducing vehicle trips, and strengthening Downtown Burbank as a regional employment center.

This Specific Plan builds on Downtown Burbank’s prior planning efforts and establishes a coordinated policy framework, unified land use vision, and objective development standards to guide future growth and reinvestment. It supersedes the 1997 Burbank

COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT
Study Session
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Center Plan, which supported Downtown’s expansion as a regional commercial , 8 2
industrial, and entertainment district; and the 2012 North San Fernando Boulevard Master Plan, which guided redevelopment and streetscape improvements along North San Fernando Boulevard between Burbank Boulevard and Interstate 5. S ince adoption of these plans, state housing laws have increasingly emphasized streamlined residential development and objective standards, making an updated planning framework necessary.

The draft Specific Plan is now available for public review. Additional outreach will occur throughout Summer 2026 to present the plan, explain its policies, and gather community feedback. Staff will incorporate this feedback into a final plan that promotes context - sensitive development, transit -oriented growth, streamlined housing production, neighborhood preservation, and continued local oversight where permitted by state law.

BACKGROUND
To implement General Plan Land Use Program LU-3, the City secured $720,000 in grant funding from the State Senate Bill (SB) 2 Planning Grant Program1 and Metro's Transit- Oriented Development Planning Grant Program to develop a new Downtown TOD Specific Plan. Initiated in May 2020, the project consolidates the Burbank Center Specific Plan, North San Fernando Boulevard Master Plan, and surrounding areas into a single planning framework. The project also includes a General Plan Amendment and preparation of a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

The Specific Plan is intended to address the demand for workforce and affordable housing by facilitating the infill development of housing opportunity sites, update zoning regulations to incentive public and private investment in housing, create new placemaking opportunities that include redevelopment of the Burbank Town Center and City Civic Center areas, and create complete, green streets with improved connectivity through a unified vision for Downtown Burbank.

The Downtown TOD Specific Plan
The approximately 918-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.
1 Funding and technical assistance to local governments in California to help cities and counties prepare, adopt, and implement plans and process improvements that streamline housing approvals and accelerate housing production. 9 3
Objectives of the Downtown TOD Specific Plan
The Specific Plan will merge and replace the two existing plans that guide land uses in Downtown Burbank and provides a single policy document for the future land development and public improvements of the 918- acre Specific Plan area. The Specific Plan will mitigate the need for more housing, develop housing opportunity sites by facilitating infill development, amend and augment existing zoning to incentivize housing and promote placemaking, expand the civic center and open space opportunities , re- envision the Burbank Town Center , create complete, green streets and improve connectivity, and establish a new vision for Downtown Burbank.

DISCUSSI
ON
Since May 2020, staff has worked to develop the draft Downtown TOD Specific Plan, including objective development standards designed to address evolving state housing laws and streamlined review processes established under Senate Bill 35, Assembly Bill 2011, Senate Bill 79, and related legislation . This recent legislation has substantially limited local discretion over qualifying housing developments. The Specific Plan is intended to establish clear local standards that guide development outcomes while preserving as much local control as possible under current state law.

Draft Down
town TOD Specific Plan
The draft Specific Plan is organized into ten chapters and includes a guide for navigating the document. Summaries of each chapter are provided below. Appendices are currently being finalized and will be included in the final draft.

1. Intr
oduction (Page 1:1 of Attachment 1)
Describes the purpose of the Specific Plan, its legal authority, and its relationship to other City plans and policies.

2. Backgr
ound and Context (Page 2:1 of Attachment 1)
Summarizes existing conditions, demographic trends, and other factors that inform the plan's vision, policies, and implementation measures.

3. Vision
, Goals, and Policies (Page 3:1 of Attachment 1)
Presents the community vision and establishes the goals and policies that will guide future development in Downtown Burbank. This chapter reflects the community’s aspirations for how they envision Downtown’s transformation over the next decade.

4. Urban D
esign, Land Use, and Housing (Page 4:1 of Attachment 1) Establishes land use goals, policies, and designations for the Specific Plan area. 10 4

5. Public
Realm (Page 5:1 of Attachment 1)
Outlines strategies for enhancing streets, parks, plazas, and open spaces to support a walkable, attractive, and transit-oriented downtown environment.

6. Circ
ulation and Mobility (Page 6:1 of Attachment 1)
Establishes mobility policies and identifies improvements to support safe and efficient travel for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, and motorists, consistent with the Complete Our Streets Plan that was adopted by City Council in 2020.

7. Park
ing (Page 7:1 of Attachment 1)
Provides strategies for managing parking, including shared parking, unbundled parking, expansion of the Central Business District Parking Area, and other parking management tools.

8. Util
ities and Infrastructure (Page 8:1 of Attachment 1)
Addresses existing and planned utility and infrastructure systems needed to support future development. This chapter will be expanded following completion and public review of the Draft Program EIR.

9. Develop
ment Code (Page 9:1 of Attachment 1)
Establishes land use regulations, permitted uses, development standards, design guidelines, transfer of development rights provisions, community benefits, and other objective standards necessary to implement the Specific Plan.

10. Implem
entation (Page 10:1 of Attachment 1)
Identifies the regulatory actions, programs, capital improvements, and financing strategies needed to implement the Specific Plan. This chapter will be refined following completion and public review of the Draft Program EIR.

COMMUNIT

Y OUTREACH
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 Project team has undertaken multiple community workshops, walking tours, online surveys, stakeholder interviews, and engagement of the various Burbank Boards, Commissions, and Committees ( summary provided in Chapter 1) . Additional outreach will occur through Summer 2026 to present the draft plan, gather community feedback, and inform revisions to the final plan.

The next st
eps for the Downtown TOD Specific Plan are tentatively outlined in Attachment

4. Additional public participation opportunities will accompany the release of the Draft 11 5
Program EIR, anticipated in September 2026, including public notice, a 45- day public review period, and a Planning Commission meeting to receive comments. Further public hearings and comment opportunities will occur during Planning Commission review and r
ecommendation of the Specific Plan and during City Council’s review of the Specific Plan and Program EIR and the Council’s consideration of its adoption.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
T
his st aff r eport i s i nformational only a nd does not c onstitute a " project" under t he California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it will not result in a direct or indirect physical change to the environment. Accordingly, it is not subject to CEQA p ursuant to Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.

The Specific Plan, however, is subject to CEQA. To satisfy CEQA requirements, the City is preparing a Program EIR. Over the past two years, City staff and consultants have completed extensive technical studies to evaluate the plan's potential impacts and infrastructure needs, including:
• Electrical capacity and infrastructure improvements
• Water system capacity
• Wastewater collection and treatment capacity
• Transportation and circulation impacts
Since the City is concurrently preparing the Downtown TOD, Golden State, and Media District Specific Plans, each study also includes cumulative analysis of all three planning efforts. Similar analyses will be conducted for the Burbank Rancho Neighborhood Specific Plan as that project advances.

Beyond meeting CEQA requirements, these studies provide the foundation for:
• Streamlining future environmental review of development projects consistent with the Specific Plan
• Identifying infrastructure improvements needed to support growth • Establishing objective development standards and appropriate permit and development impact fees
• Informing future capital improvement planning as well as adequate public facilities planning to support projected growth
Preparation of the Program EIR will continue through S ummer 2026, with release of the Draft Program EIR for public review anticipated in September 2026. 12 6

FISCAL I
MPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report. The Downtown TOD Specific Plan, including the additional public outreach and draft plan refinement, is funded through the following:
• Los Angel
es County Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) – Transit Oriented Development Planning Grant Program
• California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) – SB 2 Planning Grant Program
• City General Funds (previously authorized by City Council) Implem
entation costs and financing strategies will be further refined through the Program EIR process and the Implementation Chapter of the Specific Plan.

CONCLUSIO
N
The Downtown TOD Specific Plan provides a comprehensive framework to guide future growth, housing production, mobility improvements, public investment, and neighborhood preservation in Downtown Burbank. The plan is intended to help the City comply with evolving state housing requirements while maintaining a clear local vision for development.

Staff is s
eeking City Council feedback and policy direction on the draft Specific Plan to ensure it aligns with community priorities and Council objectives. As previously noted, additional public outreach, environmental review, and plan refinement will continue throughout 2026 before the plan is presented to the Planning Commission and City Council for consideration.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 – Administrative Draft of the Downtown TOD Specific Plan Attachment 2 – 1997 Burbank Center Plan
Attachment 3 – 2012 North San Fernando Boulevard Master Plan Attachment 4 – Downtown TOD Specific Plan Tentative Project Schedule 13 DOWNTOWN TOD SPECIFIC PLAN
CITY OF BURBANK, CALIFORNIA DRAFT - JUNE 23, 2026
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 1 - 1
14 c
Downtown TOD Specific PlanJune 23, 2026b

1. Introduction

1.0. Introduction .................................................. 1:1

1.1. Specific Plan Authority, Definition, and Purpose ..................... 1:2

1.2. Specific Plan Area .............................................. 1:4

1.3. Preparation Process ............................................ 1:5

1.4. Past Planning Efforts ........................................... 1:6

1.5. Relationship to Other Plans ...................................... 1:7

1.6. Environmental Assessment Summary ............................. 1:15

2. Background and Context

2.0. Introduction .................................................. 2:1

2.1. History ...................................................... 2:2

2.2. Existing Conditions ............................................ 2:4 A. Urban Form ............................................... 2:6 B. Land Use .................................................. 2:7 C. Block Structure ............................................. 2:8 D. Range of Existing lot Sizes .................................... 2:8 E. Parcel Types by Ownership ................................... 2:9 F. Building Height ............................................ 2:9 G. Frontage Quality ............................................ 2:10 H. Open Space ............................................... 2:10 I. Transit .................................................... 2:11

2.3. Existing Constraints and Opportunities ............................ 2:12 A. Constraints ................................................ 2:12 B. Opportunities .............................................. 2:14

2.4. Demographic Profile ........................................... 2:16

2.5. Market Profile ................................................. 2:17

3. Vision, Goals, and Policies

3.0. Introduction .................................................. 3:1

3.1. Vision Statement .............................................. 3:2

3.2. Guiding Principles ............................................. 3:3 A. Neighborhoods, Districts, and Corridors ........................ 3:3 B. Buildings .................................................. 3:3 C. Public Realm ............................................... 3:4 D. Streets .................................................... 3:4 E. Parking ................................................... 3:5

3.3. The Plan Framework ............................................ 3:5 A. A Downtown of Diverse Neighborhoods, Districts, and Corridors .... 3:6 B. A Well Connected Downtown ................................. 3:8 C. A Street Network Accessible to All ............................. 3:8 D. A Public Realm of Streets and Parks ............................ 3:8 E. Parking for a Mixed-Use Downtown ............................ 3:10

3.4. Goals and Policies ............................................. 3:11 A. Land Use and Housing ...................................... 3:11 B. Employment and Economic Development ....................... 3:18 C. Public Realm ............................................... 3:19

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TEAM PARTICIPANTS

CITY OF BURBANK
275 E Olive Ave
Burbank, CA 91502
Tamala Takahashi, Mayor
Zizette Mullins, Vice Mayor
Konstantine Anthony, Councilmember
Nikki Perez, Councilmember
Christopher John Rizzotti, Councilmember
Jason A. Bennett
Mike Van Gorder
Samantha P. Wick
Paulina A. Safarian
Sara Mendez
Patrick Prescott, AICP, Community Development Director
Fred Ramirez, Assistant Community Development Director of Planning Scott Plambaeck, AICP, Planning Manager
Leonard “Lenny” Bechet, Principal Planner
Christopher Buonomo, Senior Transportation Planner
Marcos Fuentes, Senior Transportation Planner
Greg Mirza-Avakyan, AICP, Senior Planner
David Kim, Senior Planner
Joseph Onyebuchi, Associate Planner
Johana Valencia, Assistant Planner
Eduardo Rendon, Assistant Planner
Sara Hrynik, Assistant Planner
Grieg Asher
Edith Avila
Nashia Lalani

MOULE & POLYZOIDES ARCHITECTS AND URBANISTS
Stefanos Polyzoides, Partner
Vinayak Bharne, Principal
Juan Gomez-Novy, Project Manager and Development Code
Alexandra Indacochea

KOSMONT COMPANIES
Wil Soholt

STUDIO-MLA
Mia Lehrer
Ben Feldman

FEHR & PEERS
John Muggridge
Griffin Kantz
FUSCOE ENGINEERING, INC.

Andrew Willrodt
Ian Adam
Cameron Castillo
RINCON CONSULTANTS, INC.

Susanne Huerta
Katherine Fikan

ARELLANO ASSOCIATES

IAN ESPINOZA ASSOCIATES
Ian Espinosa, Founder
City Council
City of Burbank
Planning Commission
City Staff
Southern California Assoication
of Governments
Project Lead/Urban Design
Market/Feasability
Landscape Architecture
Transportation and Parking
Infrastructure
EIR
Public Outreach
Architectural Renderings

FUNDING
This specific plan is funded in part through the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) by a TOD Planning Grant, the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Senate Bill 2 Planning Grant, and the City of Burbank General Funds. This specific plan was prepared for the City of Burbank, California.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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D. Mobility ................................................... 3:21 E. Parking ................................................... 3:22 F. Infrastructure .............................................. 3:23 G. Climate / Sustainability ...................................... 3:23

4. Urban Design, Land Use, and Housing

4.0. Introduction .................................................. 4:1

4.1. Urban Design, Land Use and Housing Objectives ................... 4:2

4.2. Urban Design, Land Use, and Housing Strategies ................... 4:4

4.3. Urban Design, Land Use and Housing Plan ........................ 4:6

4.4. Land Use and Housing ......................................... 4:8

4.5. Urban Design ................................................. 4:10 A. Downtown TOD District ..................................... 4:12 B. North San Fernando Mixed-Use Corridor ....................... 4:22 C. South San Fernando Flex Industrial District ...................... 4:24 D. South Glenoaks and South Lake Neighborhoods ................. 4:26 E. West Olive TOD District ..................................... 4:28 F. North Victory Creative Industrial Corridor ....................... 4:30

5. Public Realm

5.0. Introduction .................................................. 5:1

5.1. Public Realm Objectives ........................................ 5:2

5.2. Public Realm Strategies ......................................... 5:4

5.3. Public Realm Projects .......................................... 5:6 A. Green Streets .............................................. 5:8 B. Public Open Space .......................................... 5:11 C. Wayfinding ................................................ 5:13

6. Circulation and Moblity

6.0. Introduction .................................................. 6:1

6.1. Circulation and Mobility Objectives ............................... 6:2

6.2. Circulation and Mobility Strategies ................................ 6:4

6.3. Circulation and Mobility Projects ................................. 6:6 A. Connections Over and Under the Freeway ....................... 6:8 B. Megablocks ................................................ 6:10 C. Multi-Modal Streets ......................................... 6:11

6.4 Street Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:19

7. Parking

7.0. Introduction .................................................. 7:1

7.1. Parking Objectives ............................................. 7:2

7.2. Parking Strategies .............................................. 7:4

7.3. Parking Projects and Programs ................................... 7:6 A. Parking Management ........................................ 7:9 B. Transportation Demand Management .......................... 7:16

8. Utilities and Infrastructure

8.0. Introduction .................................................. 8:1

8.1. Utilities and Infrastructure Objectives ............................. 8:2

8.2. Utilities and Infrastructure Improvements .......................... 8:2

8.3. Potable Water ................................................. 8:4

8.4. Non-potable (Recycled) Water .................................... 8:6

8.5. Wastewater ................................................... 8:8

8.6. Stormwater ................................................... 8:10

8.7 Dry Utilities ................................................... 8:12

9. Development Code

9.0. Introduction .................................................. 9:1

9.1. Purpose, Applicability, and Administration .......................... 9:2 A. Purpose ................................................... 9:2 B. Applicability ............................................... 9:2 C. Administration ............................................. 9:3 D. Transfer of Development Rights ............................... 9:3 E. Density Bonus ............................................. 9:3 F. Community Benefits ......................................... 9:6

9.2. Regulating Plan and Zones ...................................... 9:8 A. Purpose and Intent .......................................... 9:8 B. Zones Established .......................................... 9:8

9.3. Land Use Standards ............................................ 9:11 A. Allowable Land Uses ........................................ 9:12 B. Permit Requirements ........................................ 9:11 C. Standards for Specific Land Uses .............................. 9:11 D. Additional Land Use Standards ................................ 9:38

9.4. Development Standards ........................................ 9:42 A.A. Purpose and IntentPurpose and Intent .......................................... .......................................... 9:429:42 B.B. Requirements for All ZonesRequirements for All Zones ................................... ................................... 9:449:44

9.5. Building Massing and Articulation Standards ....................... 9:94 A. Purpose and Intent .......................................... 9:94 B. Building Massing and Articulation ............................. 9:94 C. Facade Standards ........................................... 9:96 D. Corner Cut-Off Standards .................................... 9:97 E. Exterior Stairs and Fire Escapes ............................... 9:97 F. Roofs ..................................................... 9:97

9.6. Access Standards .............................................. 9:6x A. Purpose and Intent .......................................... 9:9x B. Design Standards ........................................... 9:9x

9.7. Frontage Standards ............................................ 9:98 A. Purpose and Intent .......................................... 9:98 B. Design Standards for Required Frontage Types ................... 9:98 C. Design Standards for Optional Architectural Elements ............. 9:102

9.8. Building Design Standards ...................................... 9:105 A. Purpose and Intent .......................................... 9:105 B. Design Standards ........................................... 9:105

9.9. Signage Standards ............................................. 9:108 A. Purpose and Intent .......................................... 9:108 B. General Design Standards .................................... 9:108 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.)
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C. Design Standards for Individual Signage Types ................... 9:110 D. Miscellaneous Sign Types .................................... 9:119

9.10. Utility and Equipment Placement Standards ........................ 9:120 A. Purpose and Intent .......................................... 9:120

9.11. On-Site Open Space Standards ................................... 9:123 A. Purpose and Intent ......................................... 9:123 B. On-Site Open Space Types ................................... 9:123 C. Common Open Space Design Standards ........................ 9:124 D. Private Open Space Design Standards .......................... 9:127

9.12. On-Site Landscape and Lighting Standards Space Standards ........... 9:130 A. Purpose and Intent ....................................... 9:130 B. Design Standards ........................................ 9:130

9.13. On-Site Parking and Trash Design Standards ....................... 9:134 A. Purpose and Intent ......................................... 9:134 B. Surface Parking Lot Design Standards .......................... 9:134 C. Parking Structure Design Standards ............................ 9:135 D. Trash / Recycling Design Standards ............................ 9:136 E. Parking Requirement ........................................ 9:138 F. Shared Parking ............................................. 9:138

9.14. Sustainable Stormwater Management Guidelines .................... 9:140 A. Purpose and Intent ......................................... 9:140 B. Surface Parking Lot Design Standards .......................... 9:140

9.15. Special Lot Design Standards .................................... 9:141 A. Purpose ................................................... 9:141 B. Special Lot Design Standards ................................. 9:141

9.16. Block and New Street Standards .................................. 9:144 A. Purpose .................................................. 9:144 B. Block and Street Design Standards ............................. 9:144

9.17. Public Open Space Design Standards ............................. 9:149 A. Purpose and Intent ......................................... 9:149 B. Park and Plaza Design Standards .............................. 9:149

9.23. Glossary ..................................................... 9:151 A. Building Types ............................................. 9:151 B. Frontage Types ............................................. 9:153 C. Land Use .................................................. 9:153 D. Open Space Types .......................................... 9:153 E. Sign Types ................................................. 9:153

10. Implementation

10.1. Overview ..................................................... 10:1

10.2. Plan Administration ............................................ 10:2

10.3. Lot Consolidation Incentives ..................................... 10:2

10.4. Community Benefits ............................................ 10:2

10.5. Transfer of Development Rights .................................. 10:4

10.6. Implementation Actions and Programs ............................ 10:6

10.7. Funding and Financing Sources and Mechanisms ................... 10:13 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
“A vibrant, urban, transit-oriented, mixed-use
Downtown of beautiful tree lined multi-modal
streets that are safe and accessible to all; inviting
parks and plazas; and beautiful buildings that
together create an active and bustling central district surrounded by inviting and genuine neighborhoods.

A place where people truly want to live, work, shop,
visit, and play.”
The Downtown Burbank Transit Oriented Specific Plan
(Downtown TOD Specific Plan) provides a new
specific plan that replaces the two planning
documents that are currently in place that guide the
land uses for Downtown Burbank, the Burbank
Center Plan and the North San Fernando Boulevard
Master Plan, and provides a policy document for the
future land development and public improvements
of the 918-acre Plan Area located within the central
portion of the City of Burbank (City) that will:

MITIGATE THE NEED FOR MORE HOUSING. The
City of Burbank ranks high in terms of the cost of
housing and has one of the lowest vacancy rates in
Los Angeles County, making it difficult for Burbank’s
workforce, not to mention individuals and families
of low and moderate-income levels, to find
affordable housing in the City. Burbank's current
supply of more than 45,000 residential units falls far
short of housing the 130,000+ people who work in
the city. To meet this scarcity, the City of Burbank
has set a goal to introduce 12,000 new dwelling
units citywide by the year 2035.

Up to 9,944 units of this total are anticipated to be
accommodated in this Downtown TOD Specific Plan
area. The presence of the existing Burbank
Downtown Metrolink Station and Metro's proposed
North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) line enable this housing to be introduced in a
mixed-use, transit-oriented setting within walking
and biking distance of regional transit.

DEVELOP HOUSING SITES BY FACILITATING
INFILL DEVELOPMENT. To mitigate this housing
scarcity, the City has identified a number of
underutilized sites within the Plan Area, inclusive of
those that were identified in the Burbank 2021-2029
Housing Element Update, as opportunities for infill
and intensification. These sites are anticipated to be developed during this Specific Plan’s planning
horizon ending in 2035. The redevelopment of
these sites is essential to meeting the City’s goals of promoting infill development; introducing much-
needed housing, including affordable, market-rate,
and for-sale housing; introducing development
within walking and biking distance of the Burbank
Downtown Metrolink Station; maintaining and
enhancing Downtown’s prominent shopping and
entertainment offerings, and catalyzing further
economic development by attracting businesses to
the Plan Area; and providing open space for Plan
Area residents, shoppers, workers, and visitors.

Existing Downtown multi-family housing.

Underutilized sites such as the City Hall and Community Services Building parking lots provide opportunities for intensification with new civic sues, housing, and open space.

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AMEND AND AUGMENT EXISTING ZONING TO

INCENTIVIZE HOUSING AND PROMOTE PLACE-
MAKING. There are two planning documents in
place that guide the land uses for Downtown
Burbank, the Burbank Center Plan and the North San
Fernando Boulevard Master Plan, adopted in 1997
and 2012 respectively. While both plans were
effective at the time of adoption, they are no longer
effective to help the City address the housing and
affordability crisis it is currently facing.

Developing the Plan Area's growth sites, then, will
require amending the existing zoning code and
zoning map. Many of the growth sites have been
developed per Planned Development (PD) permits
and as currently zoned cannot accommodate new
residential development. In addition, the zoning
code needs to be simplified in accordance with State
requirements to provide easy-to-understand
objective development standards and a streamlined
review process.

Finally, the zoning code needs to be tailored to
ensure that building designs contribute to a true
sense of place. This includes:
• Requiring buildings to be located next to or near
the sidewalk and to provide pedestrian-friendly
frontages, ample street-facing windows, and
locate parking at the center of the block or
subterranean.
• Ensuring surface parking lots and above-ground
garages are located at the center of the block,
screened from the view of the public right-of-way
by commercial or residential uses.
• Encouraging frontage elements such as awnings,
canopies, arcades, and other architectural features
that shade the sidewalk and add interest to
building facades.
• Where appropriate, requiring buildings to be set
back a certain distance from the curb face to
accommodate a widened sidewalk.

EXPAND THE CIVIC CENTER AND OPEN SPACE
OPPORTUNITIES. While the majority of the sites
will be devoted to introducing much-needed
housing, either in multi-family or mixed-use
buildings, the City-owned growth sites within the
Downtown Civic Center provide an opportunity to
expand the Civic Center with additional
administrative offices, a new Central Library, as well
as workforce and affordable housing. In addition,
the growth sites could also help meet the General
Plan’s goal of providing community or
neighborhood park space within one-half mile of all
Burbank residences.

While the northern and southern portions of the
Plan Area have access to open space, the central
portion of the Plan Area is notably deficient. The
City-owned sites in the Downtown Civic Center, offer
an opportunity for introducing a civic plaza or green
in Downtown. Other open space opportunities
include transforming the alleys in the vicinity of San
Fernando Boulevard into pedestrian-friendly paseos
fronted by shops and restaurants, and expanding
opportunities for outdoor space along San Fernando
Boulevard by widening its sidewalks as discussed in
the Citywide Complete Our Streets Plan.

RE-ENVISION THE BURBANK TOWN CENTER. The
Burbank Town Center is re-envisioned as an urban,
mixed-use destination. Over time San Fernando
Boulevard could be extended through the site either
as a pedestrian passage and/or a vehicular street, to
re-establish the severed connection. An urban park
or plaza or series of parks or plazas could be
introduced within the Burbank Town Center,
providing open space for residents, office workers,
shoppers, and visitors. Mixed-use buildings with
ground floor retail and other neighborhood serving
commercial uses and upper floor residences face the
parks or plazas; office uses are introduced at the
intersection of First Street and Magnolia Boulevard
and along the I-5 Freeway. The existing parking
structures are retained, providing parking for the
office, retail, and residential uses.

CREATE COMPLETE, GREEN STREETS AND
IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY . The immediate
proximity of the I-5 Freeway and the Burbank Power
Plant, along with adjacent light industrial land uses,
however, present a challenging environment for
introducing housing immediately adjacent to the
Station. Key to providing inviting and successful
connections between the Downtown Burbank
Metrolink Station and these sites – most of which
are located between one-half and one mile of the
Station – and other Plan Area destinations, is the
improvement of pedestrian and bicycle connections
to the Station. Streetscape, pedestrian, and bicycle
improvements along these routes would not only
improve the pedestrian and bicycle experience, but
also catalyze additional incremental infill, encourage
remodeling of storefronts, and, as appropriate,
provide opportunities for introducing sustainable
stormwater strategies. Key public improvements
adjacent to and in the vicinity of each site and as
appropriate include:
• Introducing street trees, street furniture, and other streetscape elements.
• Implementing the Priority Projects identified in
the Citywide Complete Our Streets Plan.
• Implementing pedestrian, bus stop, bikeway and
street improvements, and green infrastructure
treatments described in the Citywide Complete
Our Streets Plan.

In addition, some of the growth sites consist of two
or more original city blocks. In certain cases, the
traditional street grid could be reintroduced, whether
as actual vehicular streets, or as pedestrian paseos.

The Burbank Town Center Mall site, for instance,
provides a unique opportunity for extending San
Fernando Boulevard through the site, creating a
stronger connection between the portions of
Downtown north of and south of the Mall.

ESTABLISH A NEW VISION FOR DOWNTOWN
BURBANK. Development of these sites and other
underutilized parcels within the Plan Area, coupled
with improved pedestrian, bicycle, and transit
connections between the various growth sites, the
Metrolink Station, and various destinations within
and in the vicinity of the Plan Area will result in
more efficient use of land area and natural
resources; improved air quality; reduced vehicle
miles traveled (VMT); increased transit ridership;
improved economic development opportunities;
increased attraction of private development
investment; increased sales tax and property tax
revenue; reduced cost for City services; safer streets; and result in a stronger sense of place. This
Downtown TOD Specific Plan provides the vision
along with the supporting principles, goals, policies,
and strategy for implementing this vision.

Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station.

City Hall, the heart of the Civic Center.

Downtown Burbank shopping and entertainment district.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (Continued)
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18 E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
S Lake StS Lake St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
N 5th StN 5th St
S 5th StS 5th St
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 5th StN 5th St
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
N 3rd StN 3rd St
W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
Victory BlvdVictory BlvdW Olive AveW Olive Ave
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
Mariposa StMariposa St
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (Continued)
Enhance San Fernando Blvd. and
extend through the Town Center Mall
Expand Civic Center with new Central
Library, City offices, civic plaza, and housing
Generate sense of place with robust
streetscape and pedestrian-friendly buildings.

Manage parking to ensure enough is provided
and does not spill into neighborhoods
Improve bike/ped connections to Metrolink
Station and other downtown destinations
Intensify Burbank Town Center with housing
and office to create 24/7 environment
Create destination TOD
around Metrolink Station
Infill growth sites with housing in
standalone and mixed-use configurations
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
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1. Introduction
The introduction describes the purpose of the Specific Plan, provides the authority to prepare the Donwtown Burbank TOD SP, and describes its relationship with other adopted City plans and policies.

2. Background and Context
This chapter summarizes the background and context, including existing conditions and demographics, that inform the goals, policies, vision, and implementation measures included in this Specific Plan.

3.Vision, Goals, and Policies
This chapter summarizes the community's voices, aspirations, and concerns for the Specific Plan into a clear vision, and establishes overarching goals. The components described in this Chapter reflect the community's aspirations for how they envision Downtown transforming over the next several years.

4. Urban Design, Land Use, and Housing
This chapter establishes land use related goals and policies for the Plan Area, describes existing land uses, and identifies the applicable land use designations per the Plan Area.

5. Public Realm
This Chapter describes the components of the Downtown’s public realm of pedestrian-friendly, tree-lined streets and inviting parks, plazas, and green belts that promote a pleasant and inviting pedestrian experience; encourage walking and biking to transit; and provide open space for recreation, play, and outdoor events and festivals.

ORGANIZATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

6. Circulation and Moblity
This chapter establishes mobility related goals and policies for the Specific Plan, and provides strategies for creating multi-modal streets that accommodate a variety of users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists.

7. Parking
This Chapter outlines strategies in the Downtown TOD for accommodating and managing public parking within the Plan Area and suggestions for parking improvements.

8. Utilities and Infrastructure
This chapter discusses the existing and proposed distribution, location, and extent of the utilities infrastructure: potable water, non-potable (recycled water), wastewater, stormwater
, and dry utilities (gas, electric,
and phone), and other essential facilities needed to support the projected Specific Plan development program.

9. Development Code
This Development Code provides standards for implementing the City's goals of meeting State of California mandates to increase housing supply, especially near transit stations and of creating walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods, districts, and corridors, comprised of beautiful streets and open spaces that are fronted by buildings that accommodate a variety of housing, office, and retail opportunities.

10. Implementation
This chapter identifies the actions and information needed to implement the Downtown TOD Specific Plan (Downtown TOD) vision, goals, and policies, including facilitating streamlined housing production and contextual, transit-oriented development through a by-right permit process.

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SPECIFIC PLAN AUTHORITY
This Introduction Chapter is comprised of the following sections:

1.1. Specific Plan Authority, Definition,
Applicability, and Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:2

1.2. Specific Plan Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:4

1.3. Plan Preparation Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:5

1.4. Past Planning Efforts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:6

1.5. Relationship to Other Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:7

1.6. Environmental Assessment Summary . . . . . . . . . 1:15 Downtown Burbank looking east towards the Verdugo Mountains.

1.0. INTRODUCTION
This Chapter describes what a specific plan is in general and how this Specific Plan in particular relates to
Downtown Burbank in terms of the parcels it applies
to(the Plan Area) and its relationship to plans and
regulations that are already in place, including the
General Plan and Housing Element, the Burbank Center
Plan, the North San Fernando Boulevard Master Plan,
the Zoning Code, the Complete Our Streets Plan, and
the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan. This is followed by a description of the plan preparation process – the plan preparation phases and the community outreach efforts.

The chapter ends with a summary of the environmental
assessment.

If you are a community member
If you are a property owner or developer
For community members who are interested in
learning about the Downtown TOD District and the
role of the DTSP in shaping its future, Chapters 1-3
provide an overview shaped by community outreach
and engagement. Chapters 4-9 provide more
detailed information about land uses, street and
mobility improvements, infrastructure, and
development standards planned for the Downtown
TOD District. Chapter 10 provides information about
the implementation of this Specific Plan.

Property owners or developers who are interested in
developing within the TOD District should
understand the DTSP's overall vision, goals, policies,
zoning, and development standards. Chapter 4
describes the land use goals, policies and
designations. Chapter 9 establishes zoning,
permitted uses, and property development
standards that property owners and developers must
comply with. Chapter 6 provides relevant guidance
on mobility and design standards for the public
right-of-way. Chapter 10 provides further guidance
for property owners and developers
It is the responsibility of City staff to assist members of the community, property owners, designers and
developers in their development projects and
evaluate applications to ensure consistency with the
DTSP. Any future improvements in infrastructure,
mobility, and the public realm should be consistent
with the DTSP. The city should continuously monitor
the progress and implementation of the DTSP.

If you work for the city

HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT

1. INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION SPECIFIC PLAN AUTHORITY

1.1. SPECIFIC PLAN AUTHORITY , DEFINITION, APPLICABILITY , AND PURPOSE This Specific Plan is enacted on the authority vested
in the City of Burbank by the State of California,
including but not limited to the State Constitution;
the Planning and Zoning Law (Government Code
Section 65000 et seq.), and the City’s Zoning Code,
and General Plan.

A specific plan enables a community to define a
clear and specific vision for the future evolution of a specified planning area. This Specific Plan provides
a road map for growth and change for the plan area
through the year 2035 and beyond. It is comprised
of unique and customized goals, policies, and
standards that enable the City to lead the shaping or
reshaping of the Plan Area’s streets and public
spaces and property owners to develop or redevelop
their properties according to the vision of the
Specific Plan. It guides public and private
reinvestment and construction in a highly
coordinated and integrated way in order to yield
specific types of urban places that are the result of
discussion, debate, and ultimately consensus by a
majority of the community.

City Staff will use this Specific Plan to evaluate
proposed development projects within the Plan
Area. Projects will be evaluated on their consistency
with this Specific Plan’s vision, goals, and policies
and for conformance with its development standards
as contained in the Development Code. For projects
within the Plan Area, the policies and standards in
this Specific Plan shall take precedence over more
general policies and standards applied throughout
the rest of the City. In situations where policies or
standards relating to a particular subject have not
been provided in this Specific Plan, the applicable
policies and standards of the currently adopted
Burbank2035 General Plan and the Zoning
Ordinance of the Brubank Municipal Code (which
implements the goals and policies of this Specific
Plan) shall govern.

The result of extensive community outreach, debate,
and consensus building, this Specific Plan will
provide a framework for the realization of new
private and public development and the introduction
of essential infrastructure, streetscape, and open
space projects that generate a true sense of place.

With this in mind, the primary purposes of this
Specific Plan are to define:

1. A vision for the future of Downtown that
embraces opportunities for new housing and
continued reinvestment and growth.

2. Goals and policies that work in tandem with and
refine those of the Burbank2035 General Plan to
meet the City’s objective to promote infill
development; introduce much-needed housing,
including affordable, market-rate, and for-sale
housing; introduce development within walking
and biking distance of the Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station; maintain and enhance
Downtown’s prominent shopping and
entertainment offerings and catalyze further
economic development by attracting businesses
to the Plan Area; and providing new civic and
open space for Plan Area residents, shoppers,
workers, and visitors.

3. New objective, transit-supportive development
and design standards that enable compact, well-
designed, pedestrian-friendly, residential,
commercial, and mixed-use projects that are
consistent with the community’s vision for its
future growth.

4. A framework for creating tree-lined complete
streets that accommodate a variety of users
(pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and
motorists); improving connections over and
under the I-5 Freeway and to the Burbank
Downtown Metrolink Station; introducing
sustainable stormwater management
improvements within the public right-of-way; and
introducing new parks, plazas, and other public
spaces for Downtown's growing population.

5. A financing strategy for implementing the
aforementioned public improvements, including
a menu of developer concessions in exchange
for added density, reduced parking, provision of
community benefits, or payment of developer
fees; tax increment or other financing districts;
grants; available city funds; and the disposition
and development of City-owned properties
through a public-private partnership or similar
model.

The above purposes provide private property owners
and developers with a clear understanding of the
City’s expectations and the future context within
which they are investing and reinvesting in their
properties.

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W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
N 5th StN 5th St
Amherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
N 5th StN 5th St
S 5th StS 5th St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
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INTRODUCTION PLAN PREPARATION PROCESS
FIGURE 1-1 SPECIFIC PLAN AREA BOUNDARY

1.2. SPECIFIC PLAN AREA
The City of Burbank is located within Los Angeles
County in the eastern San Fernando Valley,
approximately eight miles northeast of downtown
Los Angeles. The approximately 918-acre Plan Area
is generally bounded by Lake Street, Victory
Boulevard, and Mariposa Street to the west, San
Fernando Boulevard and Amherst Drive to the north,
Glenoaks Boulevard and Fifth Street to the east, and
the city boundary to the south (see Figure 1-1). The
Plan Area is split in half by the I-5 Freeway and the
Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way.

1.3. PLAN PREPARATION PROCESS
The Downtown TOD Specific Plan is both a record
and a manifestation of the community’s goals and
aspirations. Through participation in a series of
public workshops and meetings, community
members articulated a vision for the future of the
Plan Area, described in further detail in Chapter 3.

The evolution of this plan was based on extensive
community input throughout all phases of planning,
including; analysis, outreach, plan preparation, and
adoption.

A. ANALYSIS. The Specific Plan preparation
process began with an extensive analysis of
existing physical, regulatory, transportation,
circulation, parking, utilities infrastructure, and
market conditions. Key outcomes of the analysis
included the identification and confirmation of
growth sites that are likely to develop over the
Plan’s 10-year horizon, and pedestrian, bicycle,
and transit improvements that would enhance
connections to Downtown’s various destinations
and the Metrolink Station. Key opportunities
and constraints were also identified during the
analysis phase and are described in Chapter 2.

B. OUTREACH. Outreach consisted of an initial
Town Hall meeting with City Council; six public
workshops; two Plan Area walking tours;
numerous public meetings with City boards and
commissions, including the City Council; and
interviews with a broad range of interested
stakeholders, including property owners,
business owners, developers, realtors, members
of various City departments, and representatives
of Metro. Public input was also solicited via two
online surveys in English, Spanish, and
Armenian.

Workshops included a Discovery Workshop
(November 19, 2020), where the team presented
the existing conditions analysis findings and
unveiled the preliminary Vision Statement and
Guiding Principles for the Plan Area; a Visioning
Workshop (November 19, 2020), where the team
confirmed the Vision Statement and Guiding
Principles and unveiled the framework for the
Plan Area’s neighborhoods, districts, and
corridors and identified key projects within the Plan
area; a Development Strategy Workshop/Scoping
Meeting where the team described the land use and
development parameters for each of the Plan Area’s
neighborhoods, districts, and corridors and held the
scoping meeting for the Environmental Impact
Report (EIR); and a Final Alternatives Workshop
(September XX, 2021), where the team showcased
the vision for private development and the
associated transportation and public realm
improvements that are the basis for this Specific
Plan.

C. PLAN PREPARATION. Following the Final
Alternatives Workshop, the team incorporated the
input received from the community, various
stakeholders, the City’s board and commissions,
into the specific plan document. On ______ 2021,
the City released the Public Draft of the Specific Plan and EIR for a 45-day public comment period.

During the plan preparation period, the City’s
boards, commissions, and City Council were
updated on the progress of the plan preparation
process.

D. ADOPTION. The final Specific Plan and EIR [will be] adopted through a series of public hearings before
the Planning Commission and the City Council.

Walking tour.

Plan Area Boundary
Existing Buildings
Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station
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1.4. PAST PLANNING EFFORTS
B. NORTH SAN FERNANDO BOULEVARD
MASTER PLAN. Adopted in 2012, the North San
Fernando Boulevard Master Plan is the second
existing, adopted plan within the boundaries of
this Specific Plan (see Figure 1-2). It provides a
strategy to guide future development and
streetscape improvements along the segment of
North San Fernando Boulevard between
Interstate 5 and Burbank Boulevard. It also
includes recommendations to improve the
surrounding residential and commercial streets.

Form-based development standards for parcels
subject to the North San Fernando Boulevard
Master Plan are located in the Zoning Code.

Like the Burbank Center Plan, the North San
Fernando Boulevard Master Plan [will be] repealed
upon the adoption of this Downtown TOD
Specific Plan.

A. BURBANK CENTER PLAN. Adopted in 1997, the
Burbank Center Plan is one of two existing,
adopted plans contained within this Specific
Plan area (see Figure 1-2).

The Burbank Center Plan is an economic
revitalization plan that addresses long-range
land use and transportation planning for
Downtown Burbank. The Plan focuses on 10
major “opportunity sites” (renamed "growth
sites" in this Downtown TOD Specific Plan),
which at the time of adoption were vacant,
underutilized, or contained incompatible uses
that were expected to recycle over the planning
horizon. Taking into account existing land uses
and transportation facilities, these opportunity
sites were expected to catalyze future
development. Many have indeed redeveloped
since the Plan’s adoption, most notably the AMC
16 movie theater site and new IKEA site.

The Burbank Center Plan [will be] repealed upon
the adoption of this Downtown TOD Specific
Plan.

FIGURE 1-2 EXISTING PLANS

1.5. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANS
This Downtown TOD Specific Plan provides a vision
and strategy for implementing the vision, goals, and
policies of the General Plan and Housing Element;
the circulation and transportation strategies and
projects identified in the City’s Complete Our Streets
Plan; and the sustainability goals and actions
outlined in the City’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan.

This Specific Plan also provides Development
Standards above and beyond the existing Zoning
Code to ensure new development is consistent with
California affordable housing and density bonus
mandates, while ensuring new development builds
memorable neighborhoods, districts, and corridors and
incentivizing the introduction of publicly accessible
amenities that benefit the community as a whole.

Descriptions of these plans and regulations and their
relationship to this Downtown TOD Specific Plan are
described below.
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
LEGEND
Specific Plan Area
Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station
Burbank Center Plan
North San Fernando
Blvd Master Plan
W Olive AveW Olive Ave
W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
N 5th StN 5th St
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
N 5th StN 5th St
S 5th StS 5th St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
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A. BURBANK2035 GENERAL PLAN. Adopted in 2013,
the Burbank2035 General Plan is the City’s primary
policy planning document. Through its eight
elements, it provides the framework for the
management and utilization of the City’s physical,
economic, and human resources. Each element
contains goals, policies, and an implementation plan
that together guide development within the City.

This Downtown TOD Specific Plan will provide a
direct link between the General Plan and detailed
development plans, directing the character,
arrangement, and land use of future development
within the Plan Area in a manner that is consistent
with the General Plan. Key General Plan provisions
that are reflected in this Specific Plan are:
• Neighborhoods and districts as the building
blocks of the community.
• Use of specific plans that promote unique
neighborhoods and districts, each distinguished
by character and appearance via visual distinction,
architecture, edge and entry treatment, landscape,
streetscape, and other elements.
• Mix of residential and non-residential uses.
• Diverse housing opportunities, increased home
ownership opportunities, and support of
affordable housing through alternative and
innovative forms of housing.
• Higher density around transit and in appropriate
locations such as Downtown.
• Protection of residential neighborhoods including
limiting heights near these neighborhoods.
• Preservation of historic resources and the
adaptive reuse of underused and decaying
buildings.
• Use of sustainable construction practices,
building infrastructure, and materials.
• Design of new buildings that limit the
consumption of energy, water, and other natural
resources.
• Construction of high-quality buildings that are
complementary to Burbank’s character and
aesthetics.
• New development that ties into the City’s grid
pattern.
• Creation of complete streets that accommodate
the needs of all users.
• Use of streetscape to enhance neighborhood and
district character.
• Provision of adequate open space in residential
projects.
• Locating parking lots and structures behind
buildings.

B. ZONING REGULATIONS. Chapter 10 of the The
City of Burbank Zoning Regulations, codified in Title
10 of the Burbank Municipal Code (BMC), is one of
the planning tools that the City uses to implement
the goals, policies and programs of the Burbank2035
General Plan and the existing Burbank Center and
North San Fernando Boulevard Master Plans. The
Zoning Code and Zoning Map establish certain
zones and control the land uses, the use and design
of structures, open spaces, parking, and population
density within those zones to ensure public health,
safety, and general welfare. The Downtown TOD
Specific Plan Overlay Zone implements the
standards contained within the Downtown TOD
Specific Plan. The land use regulations and
development standards of the Downtown TOD
Specific Plan Overlay Zone augments the land use
regulations and development standards of the BMC.

1.5. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANS
C. GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PLAN UPDATE
Implementing the City’s General Plan, the
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan (GGRP) quantifies
the City of Burbank’s share of statewide Greenhouse
Gas (GHG) emissions and establishes action steps
toward achieving a local emissions reduction target.

In Burbank, most GHG emissions come from energy
used in buildings and gasoline burned in motor
vehicles, with water- and waste-related emissions
contributing relatively smaller proportions. The
projects and strategies included in this Downtown
TOD Specific Plan support the GGRP’s focus on
building and protecting neighborhoods in Burbank
through responsible development; bike and
pedestrian facility improvements; energy-efficient
construction and retrofits; better air quality; lower
energy and water bills as a result of conservation;
and reduced waste to extend the lifetime of
Burbank’s landfill.

D. COMPLETE OUR STREETS PLAN. Adopted in June
2020, Burbank’s Complete Our Streets Plan proposes
improvements and recommendations for Burbank’s
street network that ensure the needs and safety of all
street users are met. The Plan identifies four street
priorities (pedestrian, bicyclist, transit, and motorist) and recommends projects to be implemented in the
short, near, and long term. The following priority
projects are incorporated into this Downtown TOD
Specific Plan:
• Olive Ave. Bridge Improvements
• Magnolia Blvd. bridge improvements.
• First St. protected bikeway.
• Front St./Verdugo Ave. protected bikeway.
• Alameda Ave. underpass improvements.
• Magnolia Blvd. intersection Improvements.
• Bonnywood Pl./1st St. intersection improvements.
• McCambridge Park Intersection Improvements.

COMPLETEOURSTREETS

COMPLETE STREETS PLAN

CITY OF BURBANK
ADOPTED 16 JUNE 2020

COMPLETE

STREETSOUR

BURBANK
BURBANK2035
General Plan
Adopted February 19, 2013
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E. BICYCLE MASTER PLAN The 2009 Bicycle
Master Plan (BMP) seeks to create sustainable
transportation alternatives by supporting bicycle
infrastructure to reduce traffic congestion and
improve safety. The BMP intends to provide
connections to transit centers, employment,
retail, and residential areas to develop a
comprehensive roadway planning network that
towards an overarching goal of five percent of all
trips are made on bicycles by 2035. Additionally,
the BMP incorporates the “Complete Our
Streets” concept to improve walkability and
bikeability in the city to ensure the safety of all
users regardless of age and abilities. The BMP
identifies existing bicycle facilities and
recommends several new bicycle facilities within
Downtown. The BMP also examines funding
opportunities and lists ongoing bikeway projects.

F. CITY OF BURBANK FIVE YEAR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN 2024-2028 In
2024, the City of Burbank finalized the City of
Burbank Five Year Economic Development
Strategic Plan 2024-2028. The main goal of the
Strategic Plan is to streamline permitting, with
the aim to create a strong job market, bring in
new companies, and help small businesses. The
Strategic Plan establishes clear goals, objectives,
and intended results. When successfully
enacted, the goals will deliver the diversification
of Burbank’s economy while maintaining high-
paying jobs and an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The Strategic Plan also establishes a timeline for
implementation inclusive of staffing needs and
funding sources to successfully achieve the
goals and objectives set forth. The Strategic Plan
will function as a guide for the five-year period in
the development of the City’s economic
priorities.

1.5. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PLANS (CONTINUED)
G. CONNECT SOCAL In 2020, the Southern
California Association of Governments (SCAG)
adopted Connect SoCal, a sustainable Long
Range Transportation Plan for the region.

Connect SoCal identifies the importance of
Transit Priority Areas (TPAs), which are areas
located within one-half mile of existing or major
transit stops in the region, as a form of Priority
Growth Areas (PGAs), which include the Media
District. TPAs are where Transit- Oriented
Development (TOD) can be realized by allowing
higher density development with easy access to
a multitude of safe and convenient
transportation alternatives. Connect SoCal notes
that focusing on regional growth in areas with
planned or existing transit stops is key to
achieving equity, economic and environmental
goals, and ensuring access to high-quality
transportation.

Several regulations and standards contained in
the documents reviewed align with Connect
SoCal’s vision of achieving a more sustainable
growth pattern, including encouraging the
development of diverse housing types in areas
that are supported by multiple transportation
options and support equitable and adaptable
communities. A summary of relevant Connect
SoCal policies is contained in Appendix X.

H. VISIONING BRT In November 2020, the Los
Angeles County Transportation Authority
adopted the Bus Rapid Transit Vision &
Principles Study. The purpose of the study is to
expand and improve Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
services in Los Angeles County reliably and
equitably. The study establishes a cohesive set of
guidelines and standards to direct Metro
investment in on-street BRT projects. The
adoption of new BRT guidelines and standards
will ensure a high-quality customer experience
for transit riders while clarifying the types of
street improvements required to deliver a BRT
project. The study further identifies and
prioritizes strong BRT candidate corridors based
on indicators of service demand, equity and
capacity for BRT supportive elements.

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• Recommending improvements to the
pedestrian and bicycle experience along the
bridges and underpasses that cross the I-5
Freeway; and
• Converting many of Downtown’s existing
alleys – especially in proximity of the San
Fernando Shopping and Entertainment
Corridor and the Downtown Civic Center – to
pedestrian paseos lined by restaurants, shops,
and entertainment venues.

3. Affordable Housing. As
mentioned above, the Plan
enables more housing to be built
by rezoning parcels currently governed by
Planned Development (PD) permits; allowing
the base densities of parcels within the Plan
Area to be exceeded in conformance with the
City’s density bonus programs; and allowing
density to be transferred between parcels under
the same ownership and/or between City-owned
parcels. In addition, City-owned parcels,
particularly within the Civic Center, enable City
control of how the sites are developed.

Finally, the Plan anticipates a variety of housing
types – including lofts, flats above stores,
townhouses, courtyards, multi-family, and live-
work units – and affordability ranges, including
affordable, market-rate, rental, and for-sale
housing.

4. Transit Prioritization, Accessibility,
and Area Design. The Plan
introduces a number of transit and
active transportation improvements, including:
• Accommodating Metro’s North Hollywood to
Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line,
including providing a direct transfer between
the BRT and Metrolink trains at the Downtown
Station, and:
• Introducing a robust and inviting bicycle and
pedestrian network that connects Downtown’s
various neighborhoods, districts, and
corridors to Downtown’s various destinations
and the Metrolink Station.

I. METRO'S TRANSIT SUPPORTIVE PLANNING
TOOLKIT. This Specific Plan incorporates the
policies and programs of Metro’s Transit Supportive
Toolkit comprised of 10 elements that integrate land
use and transportation planning practices to
generate transit supportive communities that
encourage reduced passenger vehicle trips and
vehicle miles traveled (VMT) through increased rates
of walking, biking, and transit usage. These include:

1. Compact Design. Consistent with
the General Plan, this Plan
promotes higher density,
pedestrian-oriented development within a half-
mile of Downtown’s transit, retail, restaurant,
recreational, educational, and employment
offerings. In addition, base densities may be
exceeded in conformance with the City’s density
bonus programs and with State law. Finally,
public realm improvements make it more
comfortable and enjoyable for residents,
workers, and visitors to walk to transit; to retail,
restaurants, and services; to parks; and to school
– all within walking distance.

2. Street and Network Connectivity.

Burbank was built on an
interconnected street and block
network. This original grid pattern has been
modified over time by the assembly of many of
Downtown’s original blocks into larger
“megablocks,” reducing the number of paths
between destinations, increasing the travel
distance for navigating around the block, and
diverting more vehicular traffic onto the
remaining streets. In addition, the railroad right-
of-way and the I-5 Freeway interrupt the
interconnected street and block network,
resulting in only six crossings along the Plan
Area’s two-mile length. This Specific Plan
improves network connectivity by:
• Providing standards for reducing the size of
the Plan’s megablocks through the
introduction of new streets and pedestrian
paseos;

5. Complete Neighborhoods. This
Plan promotes residential
development where neighborhood
supportive commercial activities and community
services already exist, including its four existing
grocery stores, McCambridge Park, Ovrom Park,
Compass Tree Park, downtown shopping, and
schools. As more housing is built and
Downtown’s population increases, new
neighborhood-supporting businesses, including
the introduction of a grocery store or market in
the Downtown Core, will be introduced
.

6. Site layout, Parking Layout, and
Building Design. In order to
generate walkable, urban
environments, the Specific Plan’s development
code requires new buildings to be located next
to or near the sidewalk, to provide ample street-
facing windows and pedestrian-friendly frontages
such as shopfronts and stoops, to locate parking
at the center of the block or subterranean, and
to provide inviting shared open space conceived
as usable outdoor rooms, not just leftover space
to be landscaped. Frontage elements such as
awnings, canopies, arcades, and other
architectural features that shade the sidewalk
and add interest to building facades are
encouraged for buildings with commercial
ground floors.

7. Commercial Stabilization, Business
Retention, and Expansion. The
introduction of more residents and
the improvement of Downtown’s pedestrian
experience through enhanced streetscape and
improved street crossings will provide more
customers for existing and new Downtown retail,
services, and restaurants, and incentivize
existing businesses to improve their shopfronts.

In addition, the Specific Plan provides an
updated use table that is consistent with
accommodating modern and desirable uses in
Downtown.

8. Parking Management. This specific
plan provides a number of parking
design and parking management
strategies that together will promote a vibrant,
walkable downtown experience and ensure
enough parking is available as Downtown
evolves and intensifies over time. Strategies
include:
• Expanding Downtown’s existing “Park-Once”
district to include more garages and parking
lots that accommodate shared parking for
Downtown’s retail, restaurant, and
entertainment uses and that encourage
patrons to park once and take care of multiple
activities.
• Implementing measures that manage parking
supply and demand, such as time limits,
flexible pricing, monthly permits, and
designated employee parking locations.
• Instituting transportation demand
management strategies that promote
alternatives to getting to and from Downtown
in a car.
• Retaining on-street parking where it currently
exists, introducing it where it is missing, and
managing its relationship with other curbside
uses, such as loading zones; Uber, Lyft, taxi,
and valet pick-up and drop-off locations; and
bus stops.

9. Transportation Demand Management
(TDM). In addition to TDM programs
that are already incorporated in the
existing Burbank Center Plan – this Plan
introduces new TDM strategies that have
appeared since the Burbank Center Plan was
adopted, including:
• Working with companies such as Uber and
Lyft to offer partnerships with businesses and
organizations to subsidize trips for employees
using these ride-hailing services.
• • Micro-Mobility Partnership programs with
companies such as Bird and Lime, that
provide smaller, two-wheeled vehicles, such as
electric bicycles, scooters, and even mopeds.

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View of Third Street looking south from Magnolia Blvd.

This Background and Context Chapter is comprised of
the following sections:

2.1. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:2

2.2. Existing Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:4

2.3. Existing Constraints and Opportunities . . . . . . . . 2:12

2.4. Demographic Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:16

2.5. Market Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:17

2.0. INTRODUCTION
This chapter summarizes the background and context
that inform the goals, policies, vision, and
implementation measures included in this Specific Plan.

It begins with a short history of Downtown's
development and growth since its establishment in the
late 1800s. It then describes the Plan Area's physical conditions, focusing on the characteristics associated
with placemaking. The chapter wraps up with a
summary of the constraints and opportunities that
inform the various components of this specific plan.

10. Pedestrian and Bicycle
Circulation. This Specific Plan
introduces a variety of pedestrian
and bicycle amenities that
improve access to the Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station. Chief among these are
• New bicycle facilities, including Class IV
protected bikeways that will provide first-last
mile connections for residents who live in the
northern and southern portions of the Plan
Area.
• Improved and safer pedestrian and bicycle
facilities along the Olive Avenue and Magnolia
Boulevard bridges, including a new, widened
Magnolia Bridge with a Class IV protected
bikeway, and a widened Olive Avenue Bridge
at the Metrolink Station with pull-outs for
Metro’s proposed North Hollywood to
Pasadena BRT line.
• Introduction of bulb-outs and crosswalks at
key intersections to shorten pedestrian
crossing distances and make pedestrians
more visible to motorists.
• Introduction of street trees, creating a more
inviting and comfortable environment for
biking and walking.

1.6. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Program LU-7 of the Plan Realization Element
of the Burbank2035 General Plan requires all
projects, including the adoption of specific plans, to
be analyzed to determine whether they have the
potential to cause significant environmental
impacts.

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not produce the desired results, so the Golden Mall
was removed and vehicular access was restored in
November 1989. The restoration of vehicle access
and the establishment of a downtown parking
district, the construction of the Burbank Town
Center Mall (formerly the Media Center Mall) and
the construction of entertainment/commercial
establishments – such as IKEA, AMC Movie
Theatres, upscale restaurants, coffee houses and
entertainment related commercial retailers – resulted
in a downtown revival in the 1990s, that persists to
today as Downtown Burbank continues to attract
patrons from around the region.

With the introduction of Metrolink commuter rail
in October of 1992, regional rail as a form of transit
was introduced to Downtown Burbank. The Regional
Intermodal Transportation Center (RITC ), known
today as the Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station
located immediately west the I-5 Freeway, is a full-
service component of an integrated transportation
program that includes Metrolink and Amtrak service,
vanpooling and carpooling programs, local and
regional bus transit, bike paths, and transit shuttles.

To further enhance transit to Downtown Burbank,
Metro is planning Bus Rapid Transit service to North
Hollywood and Pasadena, with three stops proposed
within Downtown Burbank.

View of San Fernando Blvd, in 1957.

View of San Fernando Blvd. looking north from Orange Grove Ave., c. 1946.

View of the Golden Mall in 1967.

View of San Fernando Blvd. as Golden Mall in the 1960s.

The City of Burbank was founded in 1887. At that
time, population and commerce were centralized in
an area that includes downtown. City incorporation
in 1911 was followed by a dramatic increase in
commercial development during and after World
War II concentrated northwest, southwest and west
of downtown and west of downtown adjacent to the
Southern Pacific railroad. Industrial reliance on rail transportation for raw materials and goods fostered
an expansion to the north and south along these rail
lines.

As the city continued to grow and automobile use
became more widespread, San Fernando Blvd.
through the city evolved from a dirt path through
ranch lands into US Route 99, a vital highway artery
that not only connected Burbank to Los Angeles but
eventually became the primary automobile highway
route serving the US west coast states/cities
between the Canadian and Mexican borders. The
Southern Pacific railroad continued to service the
City's industry and functioned as a passenger railway
while San Fernando Blvd. (US Route 99)enjoyed
commercial and industrial prosperity. Service and
retail establishments flourished along the boulevard,
serving the Burbank community as well as local
commuters and long-distance travelers.

With the completion of Intestate 5 in the 1950s, the
character of the City changed. The freeway divided
the downtown's industrial properties and replaced
San Fernando Boulevard and Us Route 99 as the
primary access to downtown Los Angeles and
beyond. The popularity of passenger rail was mostly
replaced by automobile or air travel. The character
of downtown Burbank’s once financially healthy
retail and service center and the strip commercial
and industry along San Fernando Blvd. began
to experience economic stagnation and decline.

Gradually commercial and industrial businesses
began to move to locations outside of downtown.

With the goal of attracting business to downtown,
vehicle access to a portion of San Fernando
Boulevard was discontinued in order to construct
the Golden Mall – a pedestrian mall. However, the
efforts of the City and the business community did

2.1. HISTORY
1926 Map of Downtown Burbank prior to the construction of the Interstate 5 freeway and the Burbank Town Center Mall..

Aerial view of Olive Ave. in 1927.

Aerial view of San Fernando Blvd. in 1922.

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4 1
2 3
5 6
7 Burbank Town Center
AMC Burbank 16 Theater
George Izay Park
Burbank Ikea
Specific Plan Area
Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station
1/4 Mile Urban
Vibrancy
Public Park
Robert Ovrom Park
San Fernando Blvd.

Burbank Civic Center
McCambridge Park
7 Downtown Burbank is home to approximately 16,000
residents and hosts more than 600 retailers, restaurants, hotels, and various entertainment uses, including the
nationally ranked 30-screen AMC theater collection, a
Tesla sales and delivery center, and the largest IKEA in the nation. It also hosts events including, but not limited to, the weekly Cultural and Certified Farmers' Markets; and the annual Summer Arts Festival, Winter Wine Walk,
Winter Arts Festival, Burbank Comedy Festival, and
Burbank International Film Festival that attracts more
than 180,000 visitors each year..

It is also home to the Downtown Civic Center, which
includes City Hall, Burbank Police and Fire Headquarters Building, Burbank Administrative and Community
Services Buildings, Burbank County Courts Building, and the Burbank Central Library. Other employers include
Nickelodeon Studios, Hollywood Production Center,
ICON Collective, and several long-standing commercial
and industrial businesses.

The Downtown Burbank Metrolink Station, served by
the Antelope Valley and the Ventura County lines on 50
daily trains, Amtrak Coast starlight passenger lines, and several METRO and BurbankBus lines is the primary
transit access point for travelers to Downtown Burbank
as well as to major employers in Burbank’s Media
and Golden State Districts (via BurbankBus). Current
ridership estimates show that approximately 710,000
Metrolink and Metro Bus commuters travel through this
station per year.

As discussed in the recently adopted City of Burbank
Complete Our Streets Plan, there is significant pedestrian activity and moderate bicycle activity in Downtown,
particularly along and within the vicinity of the San
Fernando Boulevard corridor and along Glenoaks
Boulevard.

2.2. EXISTING CONDITIONS
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
Amherst Dr
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Olive AveW Olive Ave
W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
S Lake StS Lake St
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
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7 6
2 4
3 4
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2. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT EXISTING CONDITIONS
These subareas are the framework for the
Neighborhoods, Districts, and Corridors that, in turn,
are the basis of this Specific Plan, as described in
further detail in Chapter 3.

B. LAND USE.

Existing land uses, which are generally consistent
with and reflect the underlying zoning, within the
Plan Area include:
• Residential. Multi-family housing, governed by R-4
(High Density Residential) zoning, is concentrated
in the southern and northern portions of the Plan
Area. A number of multi-family and mixed-use
projects with residential upper floors have also
been built within the Downtown area, governed
by PD (Planned Development) zoning and
Development agreements. There are pockets of
existing single-family houses governed by R-1
(Single Family Residential), R-2 (Low Density
Residential), and R-3 (Medium Density Residential)
in the northern portion of the Plan Area along
Broadway Avenue and Leland Way and throughout
the multi-family neighborhoods along the eastern
edge of the Plan Area. Housing is largely absent
within a quarter mile west of the Metrolink
Station, due to the light industrial character of the
existing land uses and the incompatibility between
established City utility facilites and residential uses. • Retail and Services. Retail, restaurant, and
entertainment uses are concentrated along San
Fernando, Glenoaks, and Victory Boulevards. Uses
along San Fernando Boulevard between Angeleno
Street and Magnolia Boulevard are pedestrian-
oriented, located next to, and accessed directly,
from the sidewalk. North of Burbank Boulevard,
uses along San Fernando Boulevard are more
auto oriented, with buildings separated from the
sidewalk by surface parking lots. There are also
many drive-in restaurants.
• Hospitality. There is a concentration of larger
hotels located within the area surrounded by Olive
Avenue, San Fernando Boulevard, Providencia
Avenue, and the I-5 Freeeway. Smaller hotels and
motels can also be found throughout the Plan Area
Specific Plan Area
Single-family Residential
Multi-family Residential
Retail and Services
Mixed-use
Office
Metrolink Station
Hospitality
Entertainment
Institutional
Light Industrial
• Office. Office uses can be found in all Plan
subareas in standalone buildings as well as on
upper floors of some mixed-use buildings.Most
provide parking on-site in adjacent garages or
surface parking lots.
• Institutional. Public service, educational, and
worship related institutional uses, located east of
the I-5 freeway, include the Downtown Civic Center,
Burbank High School, and several churches along
Glenoaks Boulevard. Public utility related uses,
located west of the freeway, include the Burbank
Power Generating Plant, the Burbank Water
Reclamation Plant, and the City Maintenance Yard.
• Light Industrial and Car-Related. Uses are
concentrated in the portions of the Plan area
located west of First Street and the railroad right-
of-way, and south of Verdugo Avenue.

This Specific Plan preserves this general land use
pattern and distribution, augmenting existing zoning
to facilitate the introduction of by-right housing, and including more contemporary, up-to-date uses and
uses that encourage more activity in the Plan Area.

A. URBAN FORM.

Based on existing urban characteristics of land use
and building type and placement, the Plan Area can
be divided into the following four basic subareas:
• Downtown. Downtown is home to the Downtown
Burbank shopping and entertainment district,
important local and county government buildings,
and a mix of commercial, residential, and mixed-
use buildings. Most buildings are located and
accessed from the adjacent sidewalk and street
tree cover is fairly complete. While Downtown,
particularly San Fernando Boulevard between
Olive Avenue. and Magnolia Boulevard, is the
most pedestrian-friendly of Downtown’s subareas,
there are areas where buildings face the street with
blank walls, parking lots and garages are located
adjacent to the sidewalk, sidewalks are narrow, and
streetscape is missing or deficient.
• North San Fernando Boulevard. The southern
portion of the North San Fernando subarea
consists generally of car-oriented commercial
uses. The northern portion consists of a mix
of multi-family and single-family buildings.

Commercial buildings along San Fernando
Boulevard between Burbank Boulevard and
Amherst Drive are located behind parking lots,
while those located north of Amherst Drive tend
to be located next to and accessed from the
sidewalk. Many of the commercial sites along San
Fernando Boulevard are underutilized and present
unique opportunities for accommodating more
intense, pedestrian-friendly buildings. In addition,
the presence of existing single- and multi-family
residences, two grocery stores, and McCambridge
Park provide a promising basis for generating a
vibrant neighborhood.
• South San Fernando Boulevard. On the west side
of South San Fernando Boulevard, existing uses
are primarily light industrial with commercial uses,
most notably IKEA, fronting directly onto South
San Fernando Boulevard. Buildings tend to be
large with adjacent surface parking lots. Buildings
consist primarily of multi-family buildings built
over the past 60 to 70 years, each representative
of the style and character of the time period it was
Specific Plan Area
Downtown
North San Fernando
Boulevard

2.2. EXISTING CONDITIONS (CONT.)
Metrolink Station
West Downtown
South San Fernando
Boulevard
built. There are a handful of single-family houses, likely remnants from before similar single-family houses
were replaced by multi-family buildings. All buildings are located behind front yards, some facing the street- facing windows and entries and others with blank
walls or ground floor garages. Lastly, there are several smaller commercial buildings built up to the sidewalk
along South San Fernando Boulevard and South
Glenoaks Boulevard, with parking located behind or to
the side of buildings.
• West Downtown. Home to the Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station, the City of Burbank Power Plant
and Water Reclamation Plant, and buildings that
accommodate primarily light industrial and media
related uses with a smattering of commercial and
residential uses. Buildings along Victory Boulevard
are generally located next to and accessed from the
sidewalk. Blocks within the West Downtown subarea
tend to be large. Other than the arterials that cross
over the freeway, streets are interrupted by the railroad right-of-way and the Burbank Channel.
10 min.10 min.
5 min.5 min.
10 min.10 min.
5 min.5 min.

Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Lake StLake St
Mariposa StMariposa St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Harvard RdHarvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Lake StLake St
Mariposa StMariposa St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Harvard RdHarvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
3rd St3rd St
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2. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT EXISTING CONDITIONS
E. PARCEL TYPES BY OWNERSHIP.

There are a variety of publicly-owned parcels within
the Plan Area, including City-owned parcels (City
Hall and the adjacent surface parking lot and garage,
the Burbank Police and Fire Headquarters Building
and adjacent surface parking lot, the Burbank
Administrative & Community Services Buildings and
adjacent surface lots, the Central Library, and various City-owned garages and parking lots), County-
owned parcels (Burbank County Courts Building and
adjacent parking garage), Federally-owned parcels
(U.S. Post Office), parcels owned by the Burbank
Unified School District (Burbank High School), and
public parks (Robert Ovrom Park and McCambridge
Parks and Community Centers). Other parcels are
privately owned.

The City-owned surface parking lots provide
opportunity for expansion of needed office space,
a new library building, open space, and/or other
development.

F. BUILDING HEIGHT.

Buildings east of the I-5 Freeway range from one-
story retail and services buildings, to two- to three-
story multi-family buildings, to four- to six-story
mixed-use buildings, to the 20-story Hotel Burbank
towers. The tallest buildings are located in the
Downtown subarea; buildings are shorter around
the edges of the Plan Area as they transition to
surrounding single-family neighborhoods.

West of the Freeway the majority of buildings are
one- to two- stories in height with a handful of taller buildings and structures along Victory Boulevard,
Olive Avenue and Lake Street, and on the Burbank
Power Plant site.

Metrolink Station
City-Owned Property
Other Publicly-Owned Property
Metrolink Station
7-15 Stories
15+ Stories
1-2 Stories
3-4 Stories
5-6 Stories
C. BLOCK STRUCTURE.

Downtown Burbank was built on an interconnected
street and block network that enabled a variety of
alternative paths of movement between destinations
and provided convenient access to all properties on
each block.

This original grid pattern has been modified over
time by the assembly of many of Downtown’s
original blocks into larger blocks - or megablocks
- which reduce the number of paths between
destinations, increase the travel distance for
navigating around the block, and divert more
vehicular traffic onto the remaining streets. Examples
in the Plan Area are the Burbank Town Center Mall
site, the old IKEA site, the new IKEA site, the K-Mart
Shopping Center site, and most of the blocks located
west of the I-5 Freeway/railroad tracks.

The railroad right-of-way and especially the I-5
Freeway also interrupt the interconnected street and
block network, resulting in only six crossings along
the Plan Area’s two-mile length.

D. RANGE OF EXISTING LOT SIZES.

Lot sizes within the Plan area range from as small
as 25 x 100 feet to a whole city block. Many of the
original parcels within the Plan Area, especially within the Downtown subarea, have been consolidated into
larger parcels with larger buildings or complexes of
buildings. Important lot size considerations are:
• Lot width. Historically, Downtown lots ranged
between 25 to 75 feet in width. The buildings that
were built on these lots were scaled to these lot
sizes, designed according to human proportions,
and faced and were accessed from the sidewalk.

With the assembly of single lots into larger
lots, development has trended towards isolated
buildings surrounded by parking lots and/or bigger
buildings that are less human in their scale and
relationship to the street.
• Building size. Buildings can be too large for their
lots as evidenced by some of the three-story multi-
family buildings built on 50-foot-wide lots in the
southeastern portion of the Plan Area.

Metrolink Station
151-300 ft.
301-500 ft.
500+ ft.

2.2. EXISTING CONDITIONS (CONT.)
0-50 ft.
51-100 ft.
101-150 ft.

Metrolink Station
Megablocks
10 min.10 min.
5 min.5 min.
10 min.10 min.
5 min.5 min.
10 min.10 min.
5 min.5 min.
10 min.10 min.
5 min.5 min.

Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Lake StLake St
Mariposa StMariposa St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Harvard RdHarvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Lake StLake St
Mariposa StMariposa St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Harvard RdHarvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Lake StLake St
Mariposa StMariposa St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Harvard RdHarvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Lake StLake St
Mariposa StMariposa St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Harvard RdHarvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
3rd St3rd St
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2. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT EXISTING CONDITIONS
I. TRANSIT.

Downtown Burbank is served by a fairly robust
transit network, including Metro local and rapid
buses; the BurbankBus Pink Line, which provides
service to Burbank’s Media District and Universal
Studios; the Glendale Beeline, which provides
service to Glendale; Amtrak Pacific Surfliner which
provides service between San Luis Obispo and San
Diego; and Metrolink, which connects Downtown
Burbank to Ventura County, Lancaster, Downtown
Los Angeles, and beyond. In addition to existing
Metrolink and bus service, Metro is considering
introducing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service between
North Hollywood, through Downtown Burbank, to
Pasadena.

Metro Local Bus
Metro Rapid Bus
BurbankBus Pink Line
Glendale Beeline 7
Glendale Beeline 12
Metrolink Station
Metrolink Antelope
Valley Line
Metrolink Ventura
County Line
G. FRONTAGE QUALITY .

While the portion of San Fernando Boulevard that
runs through the Plan Area – especially the segment
between Magnolia Boulevard and Angeleno Avenue
– is lined by buildings that face and are accessed
directly from the sidewalk, most of the Plan Area’s
streets are fronted by buildings with blank walls or
frontages that do not contribute to a pedestrian-
friendly environment or parking lots or the absence
of buildings near the sidewalk.

Older buildings built prior to the 1950s tend to have
street-facing pedestrian entries, ample street-facing
windows and ground floor occupiable space; many
newer buildings tend to have ground floor parking
podiums, less prominent pedestrian entries, and/or
are absent of street-facing windows.

Metrolink Station
Pedestrian-Oriented Frontage
Pedestrian-Hostile Frontage
No Frontage
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H. OPEN SPACE.

There are two City of Burbank operated parks within
the Plan Area: McCambridge Park, located in the
northern portion of the Plan Area and Robert Ovrom
Park in the southern portion of the Plan Area. In
addition, there are several private plazas that allow
public access (southwest corner of Magnolia Blvd.
and Third St.; southeast corner of Palm Ave. and
Third St.; the Palm Ave. right-of-way between First St. and San Fernando Blvd.). Other parks within a half
mile distance of the Plan Area include Compass Tree
Park, George Izay Park; Joaquin Miller Park; and the
Burbank 5 Points Art Monument.
1 2.2. EXISTING CONDITIONS (CONT.)
Metrolink Station McCambridge Park
Robert Ovram Park
George Izay Park
Open Space
Flood Channel
1 10 min.10 min.
5 min.5 min.
10 min.10 min.
5 min.5 min.
10 min.10 min.
5 min.5 min.

Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Lake StLake St
Mariposa StMariposa St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Harvard RdHarvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Lake StLake St
Mariposa StMariposa St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Harvard RdHarvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Lake StLake St
Mariposa StMariposa St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Harvard RdHarvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
3rd St3rd St
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2. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

5. Insufficient Open Space in Downtown Core.

Plan Area residents within the northern and
southern portions of the Plan Area are located
within a half-mile of a public park or recreational
space and are therefore consistent with
General Plan goals of providing a community
or neighborhood park within 1/2 mile of all
Burbank residences. The central portion of the
Plan Area bounded roughly by Olive Avenue, the
I-5 Freeway, Burbank Boulevard, and Glenoaks
Boulevard, however, lacks sufficient open space.

6. Incomplete Tree Cover. Tree cover is fairly
complete in most of the Plan Area with the
most mature, complete, and continuous canopy
occurring along San Fernando Boulevard
between Magnolia and Verdugo Avenues. Other
streets within the Downtown subarea that have
consistent, mature street trees include Olive
Avenue (stately pine trees) and Angeleno Avenue
(Magnolia trees). Street trees have recently
been planted along some streets but will not
provide shade immediately. However, there are
many streets – such as within the residential
neighborhoods in the southern portion of the
Plan Area and the east-west running streets in
the North San Fernando Boulevard subarea –
that are missing street trees.

7. Heat Island Effect. Much of the Plan Area is
covered by asphalt in the form of streets and
parking lots, which contribute to increased
ambient temperatures and reduced storm water
infiltration into the water table and to street tree
roots. The combination of asphalt, missing
or inadequate street cover, and heat absorbing
building materials contributes to higher ambient
temperatures resulting in a less comfortable
environment for pedestrians and cyclists and
higher energy bills for adjacent buildings.

The heat island effect can raise ambient
temperatures by up to 10°F and air conditioning
use can increase by 1-9% for each 2° increase in
temperature.

8. Outdated Policy and Zoning Documents.

The policy and zoning documents currently
governing development within Downtown are
out of date and misaligned with current State
Mandates, City goals, and the Burbank2035
General Plan. Adopted in 1997, the Burbank
Center Plan provides development standards that
focus on land use, building setback, and height,
but do not provide direction regarding how
buildings and streetscapes should be designed
to contribute to a walkable, urban environment
nor how to contribute to the generation of a true
sense of place.
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The central portion of the Plan Area lacks sufficient open space.

Much of the Plan Area is covered streets and parking lots, contributing to increased ambient temperatures and reduced storm water infiltration.

A. CONSTRAINTS

1. Need for Workforce and Affordable Housing.

The City of Burbank ranks high in terms of cost
of housing and has one of the lowest vacancy
rates in Los Angeles County, making it difficult
for Burbank’s workforce and individuals and
families of low and moderate-income levels to
find affordable housing in the City. There are
approximately three times as many available jobs
in Burbank as housing units, which means most
Burbank workers commute into Burbank. The
shortage of affordable housing is also an issue
of statewide concern. The State of California
has accordingly mandated that more housing be
produced locally, requiring Burbank to introduce
8,772 new residential units over the next 8 years.

2. Weak Sense of Place. Other than San Fernando
Boulevard between Magnolia Boulevard
and Olive Avenue, the Plan Area is generally
characterized by a combination of wide, car-
oriented streets, many buildings that turn their
back to the street, parking lots and garages
located adjacent to the sidewalk, inconsistent
and immature streetscape, and generic buildings
that are not unique to Burbank. Also, there are
only three buildings of historic character within
the Plan Area: City Hall, the Post Office, and a
pre-Incorporation single-family house located at
134 E. Verdugo Ave.

3. Poor Connectivity. Downtown Burbank’s
“megablocks” reduce the number of paths
between destinations, increase the travel distance
for navigating around the block, and divert more
vehicular traffic onto the remaining streets. In
addition, the Southern Pacific railroad tracks and the
I-5 Freeway also interrupt the interconnected street
and block network, hampering pedestrian, bicycle,
and vehicular access from one side to the other
and to the Downtown Metrolink. These crossings
are substandard: narrow sidewalks are located
immediately adjacent to fast moving vehicles, bridge
railings are uncomfortably low, and pedestrian access
at either end is precarious. Switchback tower ramps
from the Olive Avenue bridges are also uninviting
and circuitous to ascend and descend.

4. Deficient Pedestrian and Bicycle Environment.

There is significant pedestrian activity and moderate
bicycle activity in Downtown, particularly along and
within the vicinity of the San Fernando Boulevard
corridor and along Glenoaks Boulevard. While
the portion of San Fernando Boulevard between
Magnolia Boulevard and Olive Avenue is pedestrian-
oriented, consisting of wide, active sidewalks,
inviting streetscapes, and buildings that face and
are accessed directly from the sidewalk, many
sidewalks within the rest of Downtown are narrow,
lack consistent or mature street tree cover, and are
fronted by blank walls or parking lots.

2.3. EXISTING CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Generic buildings that turn their back to the street, parking lots located adjacent to the sidewalk.

Narrow sidewalks on the Olive Ave. bridge are located next to fast-moving vehicles, bridge railings are uncomfortably low, and access to adjacent streets is circuitous.
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2. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

5. North San Fernando Boulevard Has Basic
Components of Neighborhood. The North
San Fernando Boulevard area contains many
underutilized opportunity sites as well as the
basic building blocks of a vibrant neighborhood.

These include McCambridge Park, which
provides nearby opens space and recreational
facilities; Burbank High School and two
supermarkets; the proximity of Downtown’s
shopping and entertainment district; and the
potential of North San Fernando Boulevard
to become a neighborhood “main street” that
provides neighborhood-serving retail and
services.

6. Wide Rights-of-Way. The Plan Area’s wide streets
and rights-of-way provide ample opportunities
for incorporating bike lanes, on-street parking,
and improved streetscape, providing safer and
more inviting routes to the Metrolink Station and
other Downtown destinations.

7. Place-Based Development Standard. This
Specific Plan process provides an opportunity to
prepare development standards that ensure that
building designs contribute to a true sense of
place. Key provisions, include:
• Requiring buildings to be located next to or
near the sidewalk, to provide pedestrian-
friendly frontages and ample street-facing
windows, and to locate parking at the center
of the block or subterranean.
• Ensuring surface parking lots and above-
ground garages are located at the center
of the block, screened from the view of
the public right-of-way by commercial or
residential uses.
• Encouraging frontage elements such as
awnings, canopies, arcades, and other
architectural features that shade the
sidewalk.
• Where appropriate, requiring buildings to be
set back a certain distance from the curb face
to accommodate a widened sidewalk.

McCambridge Park provides recreational and open space
opportunities for future residents in the North San Fernando area.

Wide streets, such as Third St. provide opportunities for incorporating bike lanes, on-street parking, and improved streetscape.
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7 B. OPPORTUNITIES

1. Many Potential Development Sites. There are
many underutilized sites within a half mile to
a mile of the Burbank Downtown Metrolink
Station. Many of these consist primarily of
surface parking lots and sites occupied by one-
story buildings. As part of this planning effort,
the City has identified a number of underutilized
parcels that are good candidates for
accommodating infill mixed-use and residential
development. In addition, there are a number
of additional parcels that can accommodate
incremental development over the Plan’s 10-year
horizon.

2. Strong Market for Future Mixed-Use Housing.

Burbank’s high housing costs and low vacancy
rates are indicative of the critical demand for
housing in Burbank. Per existing General Plan
and Zoning, the Plan Area’s underutilized sites
should be able to accommodate the City’s goal of
introducing up to 9,944 residential units within
the Plan Area. Market analysis has identified
the potential for 250 – 500 residential units to
be absorbed per year. Strong market cycles
could result in the potential absorption of more
units than this range, while weak market cycles
could result in less. Revitalization of corridors
with authentic development and amenities that
enhance quality of life could help support strong
results in the higher end of the range.

3. Presence of Regional Transit. The Burbank
Downtown Metrolink Station is located within
the Specific Plan area and the proposed North
Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
line will pass through Downtown Burbank along
Olive Avenue and Glenoaks Boulevard with
stops at Glenoaks Boulevard/Alameda Avenue,
Olive Avenue/San Fernando, and Olive Avenue/
Lake Avenue. In addition, a number of bus
lines, serviced by Metro, BurbankBus, and the
Glendale Beeline provide alternative ways to the
automobile of getting around the region.

4. Four San Fernando Boulevard Blocks: A Seed
for Further Walkable, Urban Development.

Buildings along San Fernando Boulevard
between Magnolia Boulevard and Angelino
Avenue are located close to and accessed directly
from the sidewalk. Sidewalks are ample and
the streetscape is mature and complete. This
character can be expanded by infilling nearby
surface parking lots and other underutilized
parcels with buildings located next to or near
the sidewalk and that provide pedestrian-friendly
frontages, ample street-facing windows, and
locate parking at the center of the block or
subterranean.

2.3. EXISTING CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES (CONT.)
The Burbank Town Center and sites along North San
Fernando Blvd. offer prime opportunities for introducing residential and office in Downtown Burbank.

The three blocks of San Fernando Blvd. between Olive Ave. and Magnolia Blvd. are the seed for further walkable, urban development.
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2. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

2.4. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
As part of the preparation of the Downtown TOD
Specific Plan (DTSP), an assessment of existing
and projected demographic trends was completed.

Details from this assessment are provided in
[Appendix]. A summary of select highlights follow:
• The DTSP area is home to approximately 10,700
people in 5,300 households. This represents
approximately 10% of the City’s population, and
12% of households.
• DTSP residents have a median age of
approximately 42.1 years old which is slightly
higher than the median age for the City of 41.8
year old. Approximately 18% of DTSP area heads
of household are 75 and older, and 3% are under

25. • The median household income for DTSP
residents is approximately $64,900 and the
average is approximately $92,100. This is notably
lower than the Citywide incomes of $100,900 and
$139,600 respectively.
• Approximately 31,100 people work within the
DTSP area. Of this total, approximately 30,700
commute to the DTSP area for work, and 400 live
and work in the DTSP area. Of the 6,000 workers
that live in the DTSP area 5,600 commute outside
of the DTSP area for work.
• Employment within the DTSP represents
approximately 13% of total employment
within the City. Major employment sectors
include information / media, professional and
administrative jobs, retail, health care, and
hospitality.he planning effort for this Specific Plan.

2.5. MARKET PROFILE
An assessment of real estate market conditions in
and proximate to the DTSP was also completed. This
assessment evaluated general market conditions
within multifamily housing, office, retail, hospitality, and industrial segments. Details from this
assessment are provided in Appendix 1. A summary
of select highlights follow:
• Multifamily development fundamentals continue
to improve after a period where high interest
rates and increases in capitalization rates made
many projects infeasible. Market rents are strong,
and vacancy rates are relatively low. There are
a few substantial projects that are expected to
break ground in the near future, and may serve
to prove out the market for additional quality
development. Multifamily development is expected
to be foundational to other investments within the
DTSP.
• The office market within and proximate to the
DTSP is surprisingly resilient. The segment was
greatly impacted by the transition to work from
home during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

While many businesses are returning to the
office, vacancy rates for many office properties
remain elevated. Ultimately office demand
within and proximate to the DTSP is thought to
be a function of proximity to studios and other
media companies. As higher quality product is
reabsorbed, demand for new office inventory
may support new development within the DTSP,
though it may be some time before this occurs.•
The median household income ranges between for
most age groups.
• The DTSP area is home to a significant cluster of
diverse retail options, and retail is the dominant
existing land use by land area. The DTSP benefits
from a substantial influx of daytime workers that is
thought to help to support what could otherwise
be an excessive retail footprint. It is expected that
additional retail development within the DTSP area
may be limited, likely ancillary to other land uses
as part of mixed-use developments, and/or service
and convenience in nature.
• Similar to the office segment, the hospitality
segment was greatly impacted by the COVID-19
pandemic and has yet to fully recover. Importantly,
business travel patterns appear to have changed,
and while average daily room rates are growing,
occupancy levels remain below preferred levels.

The net effect is yielding growth in revenue per
available room, but further improvement is
possible. Regardless, there is increasing interest
in investment in refreshing and repositioning
existing properties, as well as investment in some
new properties. The DTSP area is expected to be
attractive for additional hospitality investment in
the near and long term.
• In general, the industrial segment has been and
continues to see robust fundamentals throughout
the region. While major logistics hubs have the
potential to be oversaturated in the future, the
market in and around the DTSP is likely insulated
from such potential segment pressures. Within
the DTSP, demand for industrial uses are expected
to be focused in smaller flex and specialized
product appropriate for a variety of uses and users
for the foreseeable future.

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A mixed use, tree-lined downtown street.

This Vision, Plan Framework, Goals, and Policies
Chapter is comprised of the following sections:

3.0. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:1

3.1. Vision Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:2

3.2. Guiding Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:3

3.3. The Plan Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:5

3.4. Goals and Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:11

3.0. INTRODUCTION
This Chapter presents the vision statement, guiding
principles, plan framework, and goals and policies that were developed with extensive community input,
including five community workshops, two online
community surveys, two community walking tours,
numerous meetings with Downtown stakeholders, and
adoption hearings with various City boards and
commissions, including the Planning Board, and City
Council. Together, the components described in this
Chapter reflect the community's aspirations for how they envision Downtown transforming over the next several
years.

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VISION, PLAN FRAMEWORK, GOALS AND POLICIES GUIDING PRINCIPLES

1. Protect existing single-family residential
neighborhoods.

2. Create safe, distinct, beautiful, and thriving
neighborhoods, districts, and corridors.

3. Maintain and enhance Downtown’s prominent
shopping and entertainment offerings.

3.2. GUIDING PRINCIPLES

1. Promote compact, sustainable, transit-oriented,
infill development.

2. Introduce much needed housing at all levels of
affordability.

3. Design mixed-use buildings with pedestrian-
friendly ground floors, street-facing windows and
entries, quality materials, and varied massing.

A. NEIGHBORHOODS, DISTRICTS, AND CORRIDORS B. BUILDINGS The community’s vision for transforming Downtown into a place where people truly want to live, work, shop, visit, and play is supported by the guiding principles, presented on the following pages.

Based on the City’s goals, the existing issues and
opportunities, discussions with City staff, and
input from stakeholders and the community, the
following Vision Statement for the Specific Plan
area was established to guide the preparation and
implementation of this Specific Plan. The Vision
Statement is the basis for this Specific Plan and the
City of Burbank goals and policies it contains.

A vibrant, urban, transit-oriented, mixed-use
Downtown of beautiful tree lined, multi-modal streets
that are safe and accessible to all; inviting parks and plazas; and beautiful buildings that together create
an active and bustling central district surrounded by
inviting and genuine neighborhoods. A place where
people truly want to live, work, shop, visit, and play.

3.1. VISION STATEMENT
Multi-modal streets.

Beautiful buildings.

An inviting plaza hosts a music concert.

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1. Implement a range of parking management
strategies to ensure enough parking is available
as the Plan Area develops and intensifies.

2. Provide sufficient public and on-site parking to
ensure Downtown parking does not spill over
into surrounding residential neighborhoods.

The Vision Statement and Guiding Principles
provide the high-level community direction for how
Downtown develops over the next 10 years. The
Plan Framework is the physical armature for how the
community’s vision is realized. It consists of:
• A Downtown of Diverse Neighborhoods, Districts,
and Corridors
• A Well-connected Downtown
• A Street Network Accessible to All
• A Public Realm of Streets and Parks
• Parking for a Mixed-Use Downtown
Each of Downtown’s neighborhood’s, districts, and
corridors establish the character and disposition of
the rest of the framework components. As described
below in further detail, the character of particular
streets, streetscapes, parks and open spaces, and
parking vary according to the neighborhood, district,
or corridor in which they are located. Together they
help establish a genuine, unique, and memorable
sense of place.

3.3. THE PLAN FRAMEWORK
E. PARKING

1. Implement community benefits and public
improvements , including parks that support
Downtown’s growing resident, worker, and
visitor population.

2. Create a safe, pedestrian-friendly environment of
interconnected streets, wide sidewalks, generous
street tree cover, outdoor dining, and pedestrian
crossings.

3. With appropriate design and safety
considerations, use streets and alleys as public
space.

4. Conceive of streets as linear parks that connect
different parts of Downtown and utilize
sustainable streetscape design and stormwater
capture.

1. Balance and enhance pedestrian, bicycle, transit,
vehicular, and alternative transportation modes.

2. Provide safe and inviting streets for walking,
biking, and riding transit, while reducing the
need for vehicle trips and increasing transit
ridership.

3. Enhance pedestrian and bike connections
across the freeway between Downtown and the
Metrolink Station.

3.2. GUIDING PRINCIPLES (CONTINUED)
C. PUBLIC REALM D. STREETS EC D
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VISION, PLAN FRAMEWORK, GOALS AND POLICIES THE PLAN FRAMEWORK Downtown District
North San Fernando Mixed-Use Corridor
McCambridge Park Neighborhood
South San Fernando Flex Industrial District
South Glenoaks Neighborhood
FIGURE 3-1. DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS, DISTRICTS, AND CORRIDORS A. A DOWNTOWN OF DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOODS
DISTRICTS AND CORRIDORS. The General
Plan calls for the use of specific plans to provide
goals and policies that encourage the creation of
neighborhoods and districts, each with its own
distinct character and sense of place. In addition to
neighborhoods and districts, this Specific Plan also
adds corridors as an important component of place-
making. Neighborhoods, districts, and corridors are
defined as follows:
• A Neighborhood is a safe, beautiful, mixed-income
place primarily for living that also accommodates
work and some retail activity. It is defined by
a quarter-mile walking radius from a center,
which can be a park, a school, stores, or a civic
building(s), and is organized around a public
realm of streets and parks.
• A District is a mixed-use place primarily for
commercial and retail activities that also
accommodates living. Districts are also typically
defined by a quarter-mile walking radius, although
as in the case of Downtown Burbank, can be
defined by multiple, overlapping radii.
• A Corridor is an important commercial or mixed-
use thoroughfare located between neighborhoods
and districts
The character of each neighborhood, district,
or corridor is determined by the set of uses and
activities that occur within each; the form of
buildings and how they face and interact with the

3.3. THE PLAN FRAMEWORK (CONTINUED)
street as well as how they are accessed and entered; the design of the streets, streetscape, and sidewalks that
provide access to them; the form, location, type, and
access to parking; and the form and type of open space
(streets, parks, paseos, and plazas).

A downtown district, for instance, is characterized by
commercial or mixed-use buildings with retail ground
floors located right next to the sidewalk, and residential or office upper floors. Sidewalks are wide and street
trees are planted in tree wells. Parking is located
underground or in a “park-once” garage. A downtown
neighborhood, on the other hand, is characterized by
residential buildings located behind small front yards
and accessed via stoops or lobbies. Sidewalks are
narrower and street trees are planted in continuous
planter strips between the sidewalk and the street.

Parking is located at the back of each site and accessed via an alley.

Figure 3-1 shows Downtown’s neighborhoods, districts,
and corridors. The size of buildings, their relationship to one another, and their relationship to the street
vary from one neighborhood, district, or corridor to
the other. Locations where buildings are missing are
generally underutilized land, typically in the form of
surface parking lots. The basic underlying structure of Downtown’s neighborhoods, districts, and corridors
is apparent. What is generally missing in each are the place-making features: pedestrian-friendly buildings that face and are accessed from the sidewalk, parking located behind buildings or underground, inviting open spaces,
and/or a complete streetscape.

Example of a Downtown Neighborhood street frontage.

Example of a Downtown District street frontage.

North Victory Creative and In-
dustrial Corridor
West Olive TOD District
South Lake Neighborhood
Specific Plan Area
Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station
Quarter Mile Walk Shed
Corridor
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
W Olive AveW Olive Ave W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
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Open Space
Flood Channel
Civic FrontagesSpecific Plan Area
Retail FrontagesBurbank Downtown Metrolink
Station
Residential or Retail
Frontages
Creative Office or
Retail Frontages
Enhanced Streets
Civic Buildings
Downtown Protected Bikeway
FIGURE 3-3.2 PROPOSED STREET IMPROVEMENTS
N 1st StN 1st St
for Downtown’s numerous bus routes also need to
be accommodated. However, introducing bike lanes
or painting crosswalks at intersections is not enough.

A number of design elements need to be introduced
to ensure that the street network functions for
all users: pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, and
motorists. Chapter 6 (Circulation and Mobility)
describes strategies and projects for introducing
pedestrian, bicycle, and transit improvements.

D. A PUBLIC REALM OF STREETS AND PARKS. A
central component of place-making is the public
realm of streets, parks, and other open spaces. The
character of each is defined by the neighborhood,
district, or corridor it is located in, and vice versa.

Streetscape elements include street trees, street
furniture, landscape, sidewalks, and building design
features – such as awnings and arcades. In addition,
a variety of parks and plazas need to be conveniently
located and accessible to all with their designs
tailored to their location in Downtown. Green
infrastructure that includes the use of stormwater
capture and cleansing and native plant and tree
species can also be integrated into this public realm.

Chapter 5 (Public Realm) describes strategies for
enhancing Downtown’s streetscape and introducing
new open spaces that people want to visit and enjoy.

B. A WELL-CONNECTED DOWNTOWN. Currently,
existing east-west connections across the freeway,
railroad tracks, and Burbank Channel, and to
the Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station are
substandard and, in many cases, unsafe for
pedestrians and bicyclists. In addition, north-
south connections between Downtown and the
North and South Corridors and Neighborhoods are
incomplete, or are hampered by “megablocks” such
as the Burbank Town Center Mall. Improving these
connections through the introduction of pedestrian,
bicycle, and – in the case of the Olive Avenue Bridge
– transit and aesthetic improvements, will encourage
downtown residents and employees to bike and walk
to transit, to daily activities, and to work. Chapter
6 (Circulation and Mobility) describes strategies for
improving Downtown’s bridges and underpasses
and for creating a more walkable block pattern.

C. A STREET NETWORK ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.

Downtown Burbank’s existing streets are generally
car-oriented. However, in a bustling downtown that
is located next to a regional train station, there are
additional users to consider: visitors walking from
dinner to a movie; jurors or office workers walking
to grab a bite during their lunch break; commuters
walking or biking to the Metrolink Station; and
students biking to Burbank High School. Bus stops

3.3. THE PLAN FRAMEWORK (CONTINUED)
A tree-lined street.

The introduction of lighting transforms these existing bridges into colored gateway elements.

W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
W Olive AveW Olive Ave W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
B
C
D
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
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3.4. GOALS AND POLICIES
The following goals and policies apply throughout the Downtown TOD Specific Plan Area, providing standards and policy guidance for future development and building activity; mobility and parking improvements, and community benefits. The goals and policies include those that apply to the Plan Area as a whole as well as those that apply to the Plan Area’s individual neighborhoods, districts, and corridors.

A. LAND USE, HOUSING, AND URBAN DESIGN
The following goals and policies guide the introduction of new infill development within the Plan Area’s neighborhoods, districts, and corridors that accommodates the development of much-needed housing, generates an active and inviting, pedestrian-friendly environment, and protects surrounding residential neighborhoods.

GOAL LUH-1. PROVIDE A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES IN DOWNTOWN.

Intent: To introduce additional housing in Downtown that meets State, regional, and local housing goals and balances Burbank’s jobs to housing ratio.

LUH-1-1
Support the infill of Downtown’s opportunity sites and other underutilized parcels, including surface parking lots and declining strip developments, with multi-family residential and mixed-use projects.

LUH-1-2 Design future residential development to meet the housing needs of a wide range of socioeconomic levels and family types.

LUH-1-3 Provide a range of housing types, including affordable, market-rate, and for-sale housing.

LUH-1-4 In conformance with the General Plan, allow increased intensity, massing, and height on parcels located within ½ mile of Metrolink Station.

LUH-1-5 Support the introduction of new and the retention of existing affordable housing in the Downtown.

LUH-1-6 Promote quality housing choices within walking distance of services, shops, employment, and public transportation.

LUH-1-7 When senior citizen housing is proposed, encourage its development near transportation, health care, shopping, and public facilities.

GOAL LUH-2. EMPLOY A VARIETY OF FUNDING SOURCES, STRATEGIES, AND INCENTIVES TO FUND AND IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY BENEFITS WITHIN THE SPECIFIC PLAN AREA.

Intent: To ensure that important public improvements and community benefits within Downtown’s neighborhoods, districts, and corridors are implemented.

LUH-2-1 Incentivize developers to implement or fund community benefits in exchange for density bonuses and/or select deviations from development standards. Potential community benefits include:
• Providing affordable housing.
• Funding and/or implementing bike and/or pedestrians improvements adjacent to site and/or within the Specific Plan area.
• Funding bridge and/or underpass improvements within the Specific Plan area. • Funding and/or implementing improvements along adjacent alleys/paseos. • Funding and/or implementing streetscape improvements along the site's entire block length. • Funding and/or implementing sustainable stormwater management improvements along adjacent street(s) and/or within Specific Plan area.
• Providing on-site publicly accessible open space and/or funding publicly accessible open space within the Specific Plan area.

E. PARKING FOR A MIXED-USE DOWNTOWN.

The provision and design of parking is integral to
ensuring enough parking is available as Downtown
evolves and intensifies over time, preventing
overflow parking in surrounding residential
neighborhoods, and promoting a vibrant, walkable
downtown experience. Chief among these include:
• On-street parking and curbside management,
including retaining on-street parking where it
currently exists, introducing it where it is missing,
and managing its relationship with other curb side
uses, such as loading zones; making room for
rideshare (Uber, Lyft), taxi, and valet pick-up and
drop-off locations; and accommodating bus stops.
• Expanding Downtown’s existing “Park-Once”
district to include more garages and parking lots
that accommodate shared parking for Downtown’s
retail, restaurant, and entertainment uses and that
encourage patrons to park once and take care of
multiple activities.
• Implementing measures that manage parking
supply and demand, including time limits, flexible
pricing, monthly permits, and the like.
• Introducing transportation demand management
strategies that promote alternatives to getting to
and from Downtown in a car, thereby reducing the
number of parking spaces that are needed: ride
share, partnering with rideshare services such as
Uber and Lyft to subsidize employee trips; and
bike share.

Chapter 7 (Parking) describes the above parking
strategies in more detail.

Uber and Lyft curb-side pick-up and drop-off location.

Existing on-street angled parking along San Fernando Blvd. provides convenient parking in front of stores and restaurants.

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Bike share.

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VISION, PLAN FRAMEWORK, GOALS AND POLICIES GOALS AND POLICIES GOAL LUH-5. PRESERVE AND ENHANCE SAN FERNANDO BOULEVARD AS BURBANK’S MOST IMPORTANT SHOPPING, DINING, AND ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION.

Intent: To ensure San Fernando Boulevard continues to attract restaurant, shop, and entertainment patrons and to host a variety of special events and activities.

LUH-5-1 In conformance with the Citywide Complete Our Streets Plan, implement phase 2 of the conversion of the vehicular lanes along San Fernando Boulevard between Olive Avenue and Magnolia Avenue from two-way to one-way by installing permanent sidewalks, introducing streetscape, and completing other pedestrian-oriented enhancements.

LUH-5-2
Design San Fernando Boulevard between Olive Avenue and Magnolia Boulevard to be able to easily be closed to vehicular traffic for special events and/or during select days of the week. Introduce removable or retractable bollards and provide signage that can be easily deployed.

LUH-5-3
Promote the continued development of entertainment, retail, and restaurant uses along San Fernando Boulevard and surrounding streets and alleys/paseos to maximize the area’s potential as a daytime, evening, and weekend activity center.

LUH-5-4
Encourage innovative and creative building facades and signage which are designed to attract pedestrians.

LUH-5-5 Focus retail and restaurant establishments along Downtown alleys and paseos.

LUH-5-6 Encourage the timely occupancy and productive reuse of vacant retail and commercial spaces through flexible land use regulations, adaptive reuse opportunities, tenant attraction efforts, and improvements that support business investment and economic vitality.

GOAL LUH-6. TRANSFORM THE BURBANK TOWN CENTER INTO AN ACTIVE, URBAN, MIXED-USE, PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED DESTINATION.

LUH-6-1 Extend San Fernando Boulevard through the Town Center Mall as a vehicular street or pedestrian paseos.

LUH-6-2 Introduce one or more publicly accessible open space areas within the Burbank Town Center.

LUH-6-3 Introduce bicycle facility improvements along First Street, Magnolia Boulevard and Third Street.

LUH-6-4 Design new buildings to face and be accessed from the street through appropriate street frontages (shopfronts, stoops, lobbies).

LUH-6-5 Use existing parking garages to accommodate parking for new development.

LUH-6-6 Consider expanding the Downtown Parking District to include the Burbank Town Center garages.

GOAL LUH-7. EXPAND AND UNIFY THE DOWNTOWN CIVIC CENTER.

LUH-7-1
Expand the civic center by:
• Demolishing the existing Administrative Services Building at the corner of Third Street and Olive Avenue and replace with a new civic plaza or open space. • Constructing a new and larger Central Library.
• Adaptively reusing or demolishing the existing Central Library and replacing it with residential, mixed-use, or other cultural/community serving uses.
• Providing much needed public open space in the form of a civic park or plaza. Potential locations • Providing on-site childcare facilities.
• Providing on-site space for the arts (museum, performance, display, instruction). • Providing on-site community gathering space (community room, youth center, etc.). • Providing on-site affordable commercial space or accommodating existing and legacy businesses. • Funding and/or providing street furniture adjacent to site and/or within the Specific Plan area. • Funding transit stop improvements adjacent to site and/or within the Specific Plan area. • Design new buildings according to environmental development standards and certifications (such as LEED Building Design + Construction, Living Building Challenge, and Fitwel), and new parking garages according to standards and certifications such as ParkSmart. • Hire contractors that employ prevailing wage labor.

LUH-2-2 Utilize grants, developer fees, available City funds, and/or tax increment or other financing districts to fund the implementation of major public improvement projects that serve all users, such as bridge and underpass improvements and upgrades to water, sewer, and stormwater lines and facilities.

GOAL LUH-3. INTRODUCE NEW BUILDINGS THAT POSITIVELY SHAPE AND ACTIVATE THE STREETS, SIDEWALKS, ALLEYS, AND OPEN SPACES THEY FACE.

Intent: To ensure that buildings, especially ground floors, contribute to a pedestrian-friendly environment.

LUH-3-1 Introduce pedestrian-friendly buildings that face and are accessed from the sidewalk through appropriate frontage types (shopfronts, stoops, porches, etc.).

LUH-3-2 Require new parking structures constructed adjacent to any street, open space, or pedestrian way to contain ground floor tenant spaces that are accessed directly from the sidewalk or path.

LUH-3-3 Replace ground-floor, street-facing parking spaces in existing parking structures with tenant spaces that are accessed from the sidewalk.

LUH-3-4 Screen existing surface parking lots from the view of the sidewalk with low walls or hedges.

LUH-3-5 Require parking and services to be accessed from alleys.

LUH-3-6 Within the Downtown TOD District, encourage shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues to face and be accessed from adjacent alleys and paseos.

GOAL LUH-4. REQUIRE HIGH QUALITY BUILDING DESIGN.

Intent: To introduce buildings that contribute to Downtown Burbank’s sense of place and are also significant, sustainable, and lasting economic assets.

LUH-4-1 Design buildings with durable exterior building materials that have a long life, age well, and that do not unintentionally discolor due to weathering or corrosion.

LUH-4-2 Avoid placeless, franchise or ‘formula’ architecture that does not contribute to Burbank’s unique sense of place.

LUH-4-3 Require building massing that is comprised of simple, well-proportioned volumes.

LUH-4-4 Require signage to be in scale with the building and site to which it is being applied.

LUH-4-5 Identify the standards that could apply to the specific plan area as a whole such as EcoDistricts, LEED ND, LEED for Cities and Communities and to specific developments such as LEED BD&C, EBOM, Living Building Challenge, Fitwell, or ParkSmart standards.

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VISION, PLAN FRAMEWORK, GOALS AND POLICIES GOALS AND POLICIES LUH-8-7 Introduce new streets on existing blocks that are over four acres in area. Potential new street extensions include:
• Walnut Avenue between San Fernando Boulevard and Third Street. • Delaware Road between San Fernando Boulevard and Scott Road. • Cornell Drive between San Fernando Boulevard and Scott Road. • Bethany Road between San Fernando Boulevard and Scott Road.

The new streets could align with the existing streets or, in response to existing property lines, be located near the alignments.

GOAL LUH-9. CREATE A SENSE OF PLACE WITHIN THE SOUTH GLENOAKS NEIGHBORHOOD.

Intent: To expand housing opportunities and create neighborhood character by introducing new, pedestrian-friendly, multi-family buildings and planting street trees.

LUH-9-1 Within the neighborhood area bounded by Amherst Drive, North Third Street, East Harvard Road, and North Glenoaks Boulevard design new multi-family residential buildings that face and are assessed from the street through appropriate frontages (porches, stoops, lobbies) and locate parking underground or at center of the site.

LUH-9-2
Within the neighborhood area bounded by San Fernando Boulevard, Scott Road, and Leland Way, introduce new multi-family and single-family buildings that are house-like in form and utilize street-facing residential frontage types such as porches and stoops.

LUH-9-3
Along North San Fernando Boulevard introduce new mixed-use buildings that face and are accessed from the street through appropriate frontages (porches, stoops, shopfronts, etc.) and locate parking underground or at the center of the block.

LUH-9-4
Transform North San Fernando Boulevard into a “main street” that provides neighborhood-serving uses for the McCambridge Park Neighborhood and is enhanced with decorative street lighting, street furniture, street trees, tree well covers, and landscaping.

LUH-9-5
Infill missing street trees on all neighborhood streets.

GOAL LUH-10. CREATE A SENSE OF PLACE WITHIN THE SOUTH GLENOAKS NEIGHBORHOOD.

Intent: To expand housing opportunities and create neighborhood character by introducing new, pedestrian-friendly, multi-family buildings and planting street trees.

LUH-10-1
Introduce new multi-family residential buildings that face and are accessed from the street through appropriate frontages (porches, stoops) and locate parking underground or at the center of the site.

LUH-10-2 Introduce street trees on existing neighborhood streets.

LUH-10-3 Improve pedestrian and bicycle connections to Downtown and to San Fernando Boulevard and Glenoaks Boulevard through the introduction of streetscape improvements, intersection improvements, and new bicycle facilities. Potential improvements include:
• New Class III bike route along Third Street.
• Intersection improvements, including ADA ramps, crosswalks, curb extensions, and/or stormwater curb extensions.
include the northeast corner of Third Street and Olive Avenue or the southwest corner of Third Street and Orange Grove Avenue.
• Create new housing opportunities on city-owned and underutilized parcels in the Civic Center area and throughout downtown. .
• Constructing a new parking garage and, once built, demolishing the City Hall garage and replacing it with pedestrian-friendly residential and/or mixed-use buildings. The new parking garage may be lined with residential or commercial uses.

LUH-7-2
Unify the Civic Center through the use of:
• Pedestrian paseos and/or the preservation of the existing alley right-of-way as a pedestrian paseo. • Decorative street lighting, street furniture, street trees, tree well covers, and landscape unique to the Civic Center.

LUH-7-3 Fund the expansion of the Downtown Civic Center with a variety of funding sources including grants, available City funds, and the possible disposition and development of City-owned properties through a public-private partnership or similar model.

GOAL LUH-8. TRANSFORM NORTH SAN FERNANDO BOULEVARD INTO A VIBRANT MIXED-USE CORRIDOR.

Intent: To build off of the strengths of North San Fernando Boulevard – including the proximity to McCambridge Park and Downtown’s shopping, entertainment, and employment opportunities, and San Fernando Boulevard’s neighborhood-serving options – to create a genuine neighborhood serving mixed-use corridor.

LUH-8-1
Introduce new multi-family residential and mixed-use buildings that face and are accessed from the street through appropriate frontages (porches, stoops, shopfronts, etc.) and locate parking underground or at the center of the block.

LUH-8-2 Within the neighborhood bounded by San Fernando Boulevard, Scott Road, and Leland Way, introduce new multi-family and single-family buildings that are house-like in form and utilize street-facing residential frontage types such as porches and stoops.

LUH-8-3
Improve pedestrian and bicycle connections to McCambridge Park, San Fernando Boulevard, the Burbank Town Center, and other destinations through the introduction of streetscape improvements, intersection improvements, and new bicycle facilities. Potential improvements include:
• New Class IV protected bikeway along Third Street.
• Intersection improvements, including ADA ramps, crosswalks, curb extensions, and/or stormwater curb extensions.
• New street trees, especially along Delaware Road, Cornell Drive, and Bethany Road.

LUH-8-4 Transform North San Fernando Boulevard into a “main street” that provides neighborhood-serving uses for the McCambridge Park Neighborhood and is enhanced with decorative street lighting, street furniture, street trees, tree well covers, and landscaping.

LUH-8-5
Expand parking within the North San Fernando Use Corridor by introducing new and reconfiguring existing on-street parking. Potential transformations include:
• Introducing parallel parking along the east side of San Fernando Boulevard. • Introducing angled parking along the south side of Cornell Drive. • Introducing angled parking along both sides of Delaware Road.

LUH-8-6 In order to free up valuable land for development, work with Caltrans to transfer ownership of the property previously occupied by the northbound Burbank Boulevard “cloverleaf” off-ramp.

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VISION, PLAN FRAMEWORK, GOALS AND POLICIES GOALS AND POLICIES LUH-13-2 Create a walkable, urban environment by introducing streets on blocks that are 3.5 acres or more in size.

LUH-13-3 Grow Burbank’s concentration of media-related business by attracting new media and creative office businesses to the West Olive TOD District.

LUH-13-4 Introduce new mixed-use buildings that face and are accessed from the street through appropriate frontages (porches, stoops, shopfronts, etc.) and locate parking underground or at the center of the block.

LUH-13-5 Discourage industries that produce hazardous waste, excessive noise, odors, and/or vehicular/truck traffic.

LUH-13-6
Transform North Victory Boulevard and West Olive Avenue into “main streets” that provide neighborhood-serving uses for the West Olive TOD District and are enhanced with decorative street lighting, street furniture, street treees, tree well covers, and landscaping.

LUH-13-7
Accommodate the proposed North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line along Olive Avenue, including accommodating potential BRT stops at the intersection of Olive Avenue and Victory Boulevard and especially on the Olive Avenue Bridge at the Metrolink Station stair/elevator tower.

Widen the Olive Avenue Bridge at the Metrolink Station to accommodate dedicated BRT turn out lanes at the bus stops.

LUH-13-8
Introduce bicycle improvements linking the Olive Avenue District to the Metrolink Station, Downtown, and the Burbank Channel bikeway. Improvements include:
• Introducing a Class III bike routes along Olive Avenue to the Metrolink Station and along Verdugo Avenue.
• Extending the Burbank Channel Bikeway north to Burbank Boulevard. • Introducing a Class IV protected bikeway along Magnolia Boulevard to Downtown.

LUH-13-9 Focus new residential and mixed-use development along North Victory Boulevard and West Olive Avenue west of South Lake Street
GOAL LUH-14. FACILITATE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, MEDIA, CREATIVE, AND OTHER JOB- PRODUCING USES IN THE NORTH VICTORY CREATIVE INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR.

Intent: To continue to enable existing and new commercial and light industrial uses to flourish, to support adaptive reuse of existing buildings for office, media, and creative uses, and to introduce housing in areas located near residential neighborhoods.

LUH-14-1
Retain existing commercial and light industrial businesses.

LUH-14-2 Discourage industries that produce hazardous waste.

LUH-14-3 Maintain a minimum 150-foot separation between residential uses and uses which use toxic materials or produce high noise levels.

LUH-14-4 Require all new industrial structures located adjacent to residential properties designed so that no major building openings face residential buildings and a six-foot block wall be constructed to separate the two properties. In addition, require landscape screens between commercial/industrial uses and adjacent residential properties.
• Plant new street trees along Santa Anita Avenue, Providencia Avenue, Cedar Avenue, Elmwood A ve. • Infill missing street trees along Valencia Avenue and Spazier Avenue.

GOAL LUH-11. FACILITATE THE CONTINUATION OF COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES IN THE SOUTH SAN FERNANDO/FLOWER FLEX INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR.

Intent: To allow the South San Fernando/Flower Flex Industrial Corridor to continue to support commercial and light industrial uses, while enabling more intense residential and mixed-use buildings to be introduced over time.

LUH-11-1
Focus new residential and mixed-use development along San Fernando Boulevard, where streetscape improvements were recently completed by:
• Replacing underperforming one-story buildings and strip centers with multi-family residential and mixed-use buildings with residential upper floors.
• Encouraging the conversion of existing commercial structures to accommodate work/live residential units.
• Consider infilling the portion of the IKEA parking lot adjacent to the open space containing the “Bobble” art piece with a commercial or mixed-us building to provide a better frontage along the open space.

LUH-11-2 Continue to enable existing and new commercial and light industrial uses to flourish, while supporting the adaptive reuse of existing buildings for office, media, creative uses, loft, and live-work uses.

LUH-11-3 Enable parcels occupied by existing light industrial and commercial uses to be replaced with higher density residential and mixed-use buildings.

LUH-11-4 Require landscape screening between residential and commercial or light industrial uses.

GOAL LUH-12. CREATE A SENSE OF PLACE WITHIN THE SOUTH LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD.

Intent: To expand housing opportunities and create neighborhood character by introducing new, pedestrian- friendly, single and multi-family buildings and planting street trees.

LUH-12-1
Introduce new multi-family and single-family buildings that are house-like in form and utilize street- facing residential frontage types such as porches and stoops.

LUH-12-2 Improve pedestrian and bicycle connections to Downtown and the Burbank Channel Bikeway along South Lake Avenue and West Alameda Avenue through the introduction of streetscape improvements, intersection improvements, and new bicycle facilities. Potential improvements include:
• New Class III bike route along South Lake Street.
• Intersection improvements, including ADA ramps, crosswalks, curb extensions, and/ or stormwater curb extensions.
• Plant new street trees along South Lake Avenue.
• Infill missing street trees along all neighborhood streets.

GOAL LUH-13. CREATE THE WEST OLIVE TOD DISTRICT, A MIXED-USE, TRANSIT-ORIENTED DESTINATION WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE BURBANK DOWNTOWN METROLINK STATION.

Intent: To introduce a dense, walkable, urban, pedestrian-friendly TOD that accommodates a wide range of uses, including office, media, live/work, and residential uses.

LUH-13-1
Retain existing media, office, commercial, and light industrial businesses.

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VISION, PLAN FRAMEWORK, GOALS AND POLICIES GOALS AND POLICIES EE-1-7 Encourage and support the development of additional housing Downtown to increase the vitality and diversity of Downtown retail and services.

EE-1-8 Ensure adequate parking Downtown as well as wayfinding signage that directs visitors to parking facilities and to Downtown destinations.

EE-1-9 Enhance and expand Downtown’s public realm (streetscapes, plazas, parks) to improve the pedestrian experience.

EE-1-10 Encourage neighborhood retail along neighborhood commercial corridors within the McCambridge Park Neighborhood and the South GLenoaks Neighborhood.

EE-1-11 Attract new media and creative industrial businesses to the West Olive TOD District and the North Victory Creative Industrial Corridor.

EE-1-12 Encourage the use of innovative, high-quality signage and placemaking elements, including storefront signage, public art-integrated signs, digital wayfinding kiosks, transit shelters, and other pedestrian- oriented features that enhance community identity, support local businesses, improve navigation, and contribute to attractive and engaging public spaces.

C. PUBLIC REALM
The following goals and policies guide the continued improvement of the Plan Area’s streetscape and open space network with the goal of creating an active and inviting, pedestrian-friendly environment and generating a unique sense of place for each of Downtown’s neighborhoods, districts, and corridors.

GOAL PR-1. USE STREETSCAPE TO GENERATE UNIQUE AND DISTINCT CHARACTER FOR EACH OF DOWNTOWN’S VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS, DISTRICTS, AND CORRIDORS.

Intent: To use landscape and street trees to give each of Downtown’s neighborhoods, districts, and corridors a unique and easily identifiable character, to engender neighborhood pride, and to aid in navigation for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians.

PR-1-1
Infill missing street trees according to the unique character of each of Downtown’s neighborhoods, districts, and corridors
PR-1-2 Provide unique streetscape elements, such as streetlights, street furniture, and landscape for each of Downtown’s neighborhoods, districts, and corridors.

PR-1-3 Define the principal gateways into each of Downtown’s neighborhoods, districts, and corridors with unique street trees, landscape, and/-or gateway signage and monuments. Gateway signage and monuments should be constructed of permanent and durable materials.

PR-1-4 Use street trees to emphasize connections to the Civic Center, the Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station, Burbank Town Center, and other Downtown destinations.

PR-1-5
On shopping streets, plant trees capable of a high canopy and prune them in a manner that allows visibility of storefronts and signage.

GOAL PR-2. CREATE A SAFE, ACTIVE, INVITING, WALKABLE ENVIRONMENT.

Intent: To broadly promote walking, create a sense of vibrancy, and encourage health through physical activity.

PR-2-1 In commercial settings, establish a continuous building frontage along sidewalks of pedestrian-scaled ground floors with large storefronts.

PR-2-2.

In commercial settings, encourage sidewalk cafes and similar active uses of the public realm.

LUH-14-5 Accommodate adaptive reuse of existing commercial and light industrial buildings for media, creative office/production, loft, and live-work uses.

LUH-14-6 Introduce housing in loft, and live-work configurations in the blocks bounded by Victory Boulevard, Burbank Boulevard, Mariposa Street, and Chandler Boulevard. New housing should face and be accessed from the street and the Chandler bikeway extension. Housing across the street from existing single-family houses should step down in scale to existing houses.

LUH-14-7
Introduce bicycle facilities that complete the link between the east and west sides of the I-5 Freeway and railroad tracks. Improvements include:
• Introducing a Class IV protected bikeway along Victory Boulevard. • Extending the existing Chandler Boulevard Class I bike path from Mariposa Street to Victory Boulevard and then to the Burbank Channel Class I bike path via Victory Boulevard and a Cypress Avenue Class IV protected bikeway.

LUH-14-8
Expand parking within the North Victory Boulevard Creative Industrial Corridor by introducing additional on-street parking. Potential locations, introduced in conjunction with the implementation of planned bikeway facility improvements, include:
• Parallel parking along north side of Chandler Boulevard. • Angled parking along one-side of Victory Boulevard.

B. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The following goals and policies guide the City to continue to continue to grow and diversify Downtown’s commercial community by promoting Downtown’s image and assets, supporting existing businesses, attracting new business, and encouraging real estate development.

GOAL EE-1. FOSTER A COHESIVE DOWNTOWN THAT LEVERAGES THE STRENGTHS OF ALL ITS DISTRICTS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND CORRIDORS.

Intent: To strengthen Downtown Burbank’s economic base, enhance its organizational and marketing capabilities, and continue to foster entities dedicated to achieving sustained economic growth and long-term fiscal and physical stability.

EE-1-1
Continue to promote Downtown Burbank as a destination where visitors can shop, dine, play, and stay, and to foster opportunities for increased visitation, hotel stays, sales tax generation, and employment.

EE-1-2 Continue to strengthen Downtown as a center of commerce, entertainment, and culture, with attractions for local residents, workers, and regional visitors year-round.

EE-1-3 As the population within the Downtown Core grows, encourage the introduction of more neighborhood-serving businesses, including a grocery store or market hall.

EE-1-4 Encourage mixed-use projects within Downtown that will attract a wide range of uses including retail, restaurant, entertainment, office, residential, and cultural offerings.

EE-1-5 Support revitalization of underutilized commercial space throughout Downtown, including select properties within the Burbank Town Center, which could create new opportunities for businesses and residents.

EE-1-6 Support the expedited review of new business applications for vacant commercial tenant spaces t oensure that spaces do not stay vacant for long periods of time.

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The following goals and policies enable the creation of a multi-modal, pedestrian-friendly transportation network that supports a vibrant Downtown. These policies supplement existing policies found in the Citywide Complete Our Streets and Bicycle Master Plans.

GOAL M-1. CREATE A NETWORK OF COMPLETE STREETS THAT ACCOMMODATE A VARIETY OF USERS.

Intent: To provide streets that enable pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit users of all ages and abilities to safely move along and across streets.

M-1-1 Introduce new streets or pedestrian paseos on parcels or blocks larger than 3.5 acres to reestablish an interconnected street grid, increase walkability, and improve connections to parks, open space, schools, transit, neighborhood centers, and Downtown commercial offerings.

M-1-2 Narrow roadways (“road diets”) and/or travel lanes to transform appropriate car-oriented corridors into multi-modal thoroughfares. Road diets could be applied to streets that have excess vehicular capacity to reduce vehicular speeds, introduce street parking, and accommodate additional transportation modes.

M-1-3
Prioritize space for pedestrians and bicycles in the design and improvement of public rights-of-way, particularly within the Specific Plan area. As feasible, retrofit existing roadways to have wider sidewalks and/or an improved pedestrian-oriented streetscape.

M-1-4
Utilize alleys and paseos as off-street pedestrian connections between Downtown destinations such as the San Fernando shopping and entertainment area and the Downtown Civic Center. Line alleys and paseos with restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues.

GOAL M-2. CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE DOWNTOWN BICYCLE NETWORK.

Intent: To create a comprehensive, well-connected bicycle network that provides Downtown residents, employees, and visitors with an alternative means to the automobile of getting to various destinations, including the Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station, while increasing physical activity, improving health, and reducing automobile traffic and the number of parking spaces needed in Downtown.

M-2-1
Implement a continuous bikeway system consistent with the Citywide Complete Our Streets Plan and Bike Master Plan that provides access to important downtown destinations such as the Downtown shopping and entertainment district, the Downtown Civic Center, schools, parks and recreational areas, transit stops, the Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station, and other surrounding neighborhoods.

M-2-2
Incentivize developers to install and/or fund planned bike facilities in exchange for additional density and/or deviations from applicable development standards.

M-2-3 Provide bicycle parking (bike racks and bike lockers) and other necessary bicycle facilities such as wayfinding/signage at and to key destinations, including schools, retail districts, government buildings, jobs centers, and transit stations. The amount of bicycle parking should support expected future travel by bicycle transportation.

M-2-4
Implement Class II or IV bike facilities at major bus transfer locations to avoid conflicts between cyclists and buses.

PR-2-3. In order to accommodate pedestrians in commercial settings when feasible, divide sidewalks into three distinct zones as follows:
• A curb-side zone that buffers pedestrians from vehicular movement and contains lighting poles, street trees, parking meters, and other street furniture. Locate utility boxes and equipment within this zone.
• A movement zone that accommodates a free and open pathway for the free flow of foot traffic.

This zone shall be free of obstructions.
• A frontage zone between the pedestrian zone and each building for window shopping, sidewalk cafes, and other private enhancements.

PR-2-4 Enhance pedestrian comfort by providing shade from continuous street trees, arcades, and awnings, as well as through pedestrian-scaled lighting, street furniture, and enhanced paving.

PR-2-5
Provide an accessible path of travel for all sidewalk users, including people with disabilities.

PR-2-6 In consultation with Burbank Water and Power and other utility providers, prioritize pedestrian access and movement over the location needs of utility boxes and equipment.

PR-2-7 To the degree possible, incorporate streetscape improvements into capital improvement projects.

GOAL PR-3. INTRODUCE A VARIETY OF NEW PUBLIC PARKS, PLAZAS, AND OTHER OPEN SPACES THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN AS VALUABLE AMENITIES FOR RESIDENTS, WORKERS, AND VISITORS.

Intent: To increase park use, foster important social interaction with neighbors, beautify Downtown, increase property values, and promote good health through increased opportunities for physical activity.

PR-3-1 Work with the City’s Parks and Recreation Department to increase the number of parks and open spaces for public use while maintaining existing facilities. Potential locations include:
• A new park or plaza in the Downtown Civic Center.
• A new park or plaza in the Burbank Town Center.
• A new park adjacent to the Burbank Channel bikeway.

PR-3-2 Work with developers to introduce publicly accessible pocket parks and other open spaces as integral components of development projects and important community benefits.

PR-3-3 Incentivize developers to construct and/or fund planned parks, plazas, tot lots, and other opens spaces in exchange for additional density and/or deviations from applicable development standards.

PR-3-4 On an on-going basis, develop a variety of funding and financing sources to pay for the construction and maintenance of new parks, tot lots, and playing fields. Whenever possible, use a Landscaping Maintenance Benefit Assessment District or a Community Facilities District for acquisition and maintenance.

PR-3-5
Require new development built next to or across the street from parks, plazas, and other open spaces to provide front doors and windows that face the park.

PR-3-6 Activate parks and open spaces by allowing a variety of uses, including dog parks, recreational activities such as basketball and pétanque, and compatible commercial activities such as vendors, cafes, and bike/skate rentals.

PR-3-7
Ensure tot lots, informal greens, plazas, and recreation programs and services, meet diverse needs of users including seniors, youth, non-English speaking groups, and special needs groups.

PR-3-8. Use sustainable strategies, including Low Impact Development (LID) stormwater design and smart irrigation systems that use reclaimed water systems to enhance water quality and reduce water usage.

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VISION, PLAN FRAMEWORK, GOALS AND POLICIES GOALS AND POLICIES P-1-8 Design parking structures so they can be adaptively reused if they become obsolete for parking needs in the future.

P-1-9 Support the implementation of a variety of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs such as carpool, rideshare, telecommuting, parking management, and transit incentives to reduce driving and promote transit use.

F. UTILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
The following goals and policies provide a framework for ensuring that adequate public facilties planning is undertaken to ensure that sufficient utilities and infrastructure are available as Downtown intensifies over time, that these utilities are provided according to sustainable strategies that enable the same level of service with fewer resources, and that the utility infrastructure is properly maintained. Infrastructure design should be consistent with or employ sustainable standards such as EcoDistricts, LEED ND, and LEED for Cities and Communities.

GOAL I-1. EXPAND RECYCLED WATER TRANSMISSION IN THE DOWNTOWN TO PROVIDE RECYCLED

WATER FOR LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION AND OTHER NON-POTABLE USES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

Intent: To complete the development of the City’s recycled water program to supplement the City’s water supply resources.

I-1-1
Supply recycled water to streetscape improvements and planting areas within Plan Area.

I-1-2 Supply recycled water to both public and private large irrigation users.

I-1-3 Where practical and cost-effective, require new residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional projects to connect to the City’s recycled water distribution system for non-potable uses.

I-1-4 To the extent allowed by local, State, and Federal regulations, supply recycled water to commercial and industrial development projects for non-potable uses such as boiler feed water, chiller makeup water, urinal and commode flushing (dual-plumbing), decorative fountains, and similar uses.

GOAL 1-2. REDUCE HYDROLOGIC IMPACTS BY MINIMIZING IMPERVIOUS SURFACES.

I-2-1 Decrease the use and/or surface area of typical impervious engineering materials such as concrete and asphalt to help reduce initial and long-term infrastructure costs.

I-2-2 Manage stormwater at the source and on the surface by providing increased opportunities for rainfall to soak into the ground within nearby landscaping.

I-2-3
Require stormwater facilities to be designed to, at a minimum, provide water quality treatment for the “first flush” of runoff (typically about 1/4 of an inch).

G. CLIMATE / SUSTAINABILITY
The following goals and policies provide strategies for limiting the consumption of natural resources through green building design, resources conservation, and resource recovery.

GOAL CS-1. PROMOTE INCORPORATION OF GREEN BUILDING PRINCIPLES IN NEW BUILDING DESIGN.

Intent: To minimize resource consumption to lessen the impact on City resources, reduce the cost of monthly utility bills, and add interest to building design.

CS-1-1
Consider designing new buildings according to sustainable standards and certifications such as LEED Building Design and Construction (BD&C), LEED for Existing Buildings Operations & Maintenance (EBOM), Living Building Challenge, and Fitwell.

GOAL M-3. ENHANCE DOWNTOWN’S PEDESTRIAN NETWORK.

Intent: To broadly promote walking as a primary mode of transportation to the Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station and various Downtown destinations, to activate Downtown’s streets and sidewalks, and to encourage health through physical activity.

M-2-1
In conjunction with the introduction of the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line, work with Metro to improve the Olive Avenue Bridge, including introducing BRT stops, enhancing the pedestrian experience, and implementing aesthetic improvements.

M-2-2 Consistent with the Citywide Complete Our Streets Plan, implement pedestrian safety improvements such as high visibility pedestrian crosswalks, bulb-outs, and pedestrian refuges.

M-2-3 Prioritize pedestrian safety and movement over vehicles in the Specific Plan area, around schools, and in neighborhood commercial centers.

M-2-4 Decrease conflicts between automobiles and pedestrians by consolidating existing driveways, especially along commercial and mixed-use streets. Minimize new driveways by providing access to parking and services from alleys or side streets.

M-2-5
Incentivize developers to install and/or fund planned pedestrian improvements in exchange for additional density and/or deviations from applicable development standards.

E. PARKING
The following goals and policies will ensure that the correct amount of parking is provided, that parking lots and structures are located away from the view of the street, and that ensure parking does not overflow into surrounding residential neighborhoods.

GOAL P-1. MANAGE PARKING TO SERVE RESIDENTS, BUSINESSESS AND VISITORS.

Intent: To improve public space, promote walking and transit, and leverage the value of parking space as a community resource.

P-1-1
Ensure a balanced parking supply that adequately serves the community while employing strategies to reduce both the number of parking spaces needed, the area occupied by parking, and the number of vehicular trips needed within predominantly pedestrian oriented areas.

P-1-2 Locate Downtown public parking to encourage a park once approach. Provide pedestrian directional signage to direct people from parking facilities to Downtown destinations.

P-1-3 Continue to provide adequate parking availability Downtown for residents, commuters, visitors, and shoppers throughout the day.

P-1-4 Design parking to meet applicable urban design goals and minimize negative impacts on pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users.

P-1-5 Consider techniques to reduce the amount of area in the Downtown occupied by parking, especially for developments located within easy walking distance of the Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station.

P-1-6 Allow developers to meet their minimum parking requirements via shared parking between uses, payment of in-lieu fees, joint parking districts, or off-site parking within 300 feet or less.

P-1-7 Develop flexible on-site vehicle parking requirements, including implementation of innovative parking techniques, implementing effective TDM programs to reduce parking demand, and consideration of other means to efficiently manage parking supply and demand.

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An active sidewalk with outdoor dining in front of sidewalk facing shopfronts.

This Urban Design, Land Use, and Housing Chapter is
comprised of the following sections:

4.0. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:1

4.1. Urban Design and Land Use Objectives . . . . . . . . 4:2

4.2. Urban Design and Land Use Strategies . . . . . . . . 4:4

4.3. Urban Design and Land Use Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:6

4.4. Land Use and Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:8

4.5. Urban Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:10

4.0. INTRODUCTION
The vision, guiding principles, plan framework, and
goals and policies described in the previous chapter
were established through an extensive public outreach
process that included interviews with various
stakeholders, four virtual community workshops, two
walking tours, and meetings with the City boards/
commissions, the Planning Commission, and the City
Council.

This Chapter describes and illustrates the outcomes of
this public process. It begins with an overview of the principles of transit-oriented development. This is
followed by an illustrated description of the vision for the whole Specific Plan area and then a more detailed
descriptions of each neighborhood, district, and corridor.

CS-1-2
Consider designing new parking garages according to sustainable standards and certifications, such as ParkSmart.

CS-1-3 In conformance with the Development Code, design new buildings to provide passive cooling and heating strategies, including frontage types (porches and arcades), architectural elements (overhangs, awnings, shutters, louvers, canopies, and trellises), window placement and glazing type, and strategically placed shade trees to minimize or increase solar heat gain according to the season.

CS-1-4
Promote water conservation in new development through:
• The use of low-flow and water efficient shower heads, toilets, washing machines, tankless water heaters, etc.
• The use of drought tolerant native planting and other landscape that requires less water • The provision of recycled water for non-potable water uses, such as irrigation.

CS-1-5 Encourage high albedo materials for roofs and hardscape in order to reduce heat absorption and radiation.

GOAL CS-2. IMPLEMENT LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID) STORMWATER DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT INTEGRATE INTO COMPLETE STREETS, OPEN SPACE, AND HIGH-DENSITY DEVELOPMENT.

Intent: To reduce run-off, improve water quality, and enhance aquifer recharge.

CS-2-1 Apply LID strategies, including infiltration and flow-through planters, pervious paving systems, swales, gain gardens, and stormwater curb extensions.

CS-2-2 Align implementation of LID stormwater measures and retrofits with priority street improvements projected in the Plan Area.

CS-2-3
Encourage post-development runoff from a site to not be greater than the pre-development runoff condition.

CS-2-4 Require infill development to adhere to LID stormwater design guidelines to treat stormwater.

3.4. GOALS AND POLICIES (CONTINUED)

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URBAN DESIGN AND LAND USE OBJECTIVES4. URBAN DESIGN, LAND USE, AND HOUSING The presence of street trees along Valencia Ave., just a couple of blocks to the west, are key to creating a sense of place.

Ground floor access from the sidewalk, street-facing windows, and differentiated buildings create a genuine sense of place.

New high-density mixed-use and residential development in Pasadena provides housing near transit in buildings that face and are accessed form the sidewalk. non-residential uses, while ensuring that new
development contributes to the creation of a
pedestrian-friendly environment that contributes
to Burbank's unique sense of place. Objectives for
achieving this are:
• Mitigate Burbank's housing scarcity by infilling
and intensifying sites within the Specific Plan Area
with residential and mixed-use buildings that are
located next to or near the sidewalk, that provide
pedestrian-friendly frontages and ample street-
facing windows, and that locate parking at the
center of the block or subterranean.
• Amend the existing General Plan and Zoning Code
to facilitate the introduction of by-right housing, to
allow more contemporary, up-to-date uses, and to
provide development standards that ensure new
building designs contribute to the generation of a
walkable and genuine sense of place.

4.1. URBAN DESIGN, LAND USE, AND HOUSING OBJECTIVES
The lack of street trees along Cedar Ave. detracts from the residential neigborhood's sense of place.

Lack of entry from the sidewalk, largely windowless walls, and featureless buildings result in a placeless environment.

The Kmart parcel, currently occupied by surface parking and buildings that turn their back to the sidewalk, is an ideal site for mixed-use and/or residential infill development.

While Burbank is in serious need of more housing,
existing zoning does not easily facilitate the
introduction of this housing. Many sites within
the Specific Plan Area are governed by Planned
Development (PD) permits which do not allow
housing, while sites that permit housing are subject
to conditional use permits for buildings over certain
heights and densities. In addition, many new land
uses are not currently permitted.

In addition, other than San Fernando Blvd. between
Magnolia Blvd. and Olive Ave., the Specific Plan
Area is generally characterized by a combination of
wide, car-oriented streets, buildings that turn their
back to the street, parking lots and garages located
adjacent to the sidewalk, inconsistent and immature
streetscape, and generic buildings that are not
unique to Burbank. In addition, the central portion
of the Specific Plan Area lacks sufficient open space.

This Specific Plan adjusts and augments existing
land uses policies and regulations to facilitate
the introduction of housing and other beneficial
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URBAN DESIGN AND LAND USE STRATEGIES4. URBAN DESIGN, LAND USE, AND HOUSING Get the Retail Right. The retail industry has
discovered that outdoor, Main Street-type
retail better fits the lifestyle of busy
consumers, often yielding more regular trips
and higher sales volumes than standard
shopping centers. Under this model, retail is
concentrated to encourage and facilitate
pedestrian storefront shopping. Buildings
face streets that accommodate cars and
on-street parking with long-term parking
located in “park once” lots or structures.

Get the Parking Right. The typical suburban,
sequential pattern of "shop and park"
requires two vehicular movements and one
parking space to be dedicated for each visit to
a shop, office, or civic institution. For three
tasks, this requires six vehicular movements
and three parking spaces. By contrast, a
"park once" environment requires only two
vehicular movements, one parking space, and
the completion of multiple tasks on foot.

This reduces traffic and limits the amount of
parking that needs to be built.

Build a Variety of Buildings. Successful
Downtown's provide a variety of building
types, including mixed-use commercial blocks,
rowhouses, condominiums, and apartment
buildings. Varying in size, massing, and use
according to their place in Downtown, they
enhance the pedestrian friendliness of the
streets and open spaces they face and are
compatible with adjacent residential
neighborhoods.

Provide a Variety of Housing Choices. A
mature urban setting provides diverse
housing choices that attract a range of
household types (singles, newlyweds, families
with children, elderly), income levels
(students, teachers, professionals, the
retired), and employment arrangements (live/
work and home occupation), producing a
diverse and well-rounded resident population.

All of these dwelling types may be provided in
either rental or ownership configurations.

Great downtowns are vibrant, urban, transit-
oriented, and mixed-use places of beautiful, tree-
lined, multi-modal streets that are safe and
accessible to all; inviting parks and plazas; and
beautiful buildings that accommodate a variety of
uses. Advantages of developing bustling
downtowns where people truly want to live, work,
shop, visit, and play include safer streets and a
stronger sense of place; a more efficient use of land
area and natural resources; reduced vehicle miles
traveled (VMT), increased transit ridership, and
resultant improved air quality; and improved
economic development opportunities, increased
attraction of private development investment, higher
sales tax and property tax revenue, and reduced cost
for City services.

Strategies for creating great mixed-use, transit-
oriented places are shown, this page and the next
page. Key urban design, land use, and housing
strategies are summarized in Figure 4-1 (Plan
Strategies) on pages 4:6-4:7).

4.2. URBAN DESIGN, LAND USE, AND HOUSING STRATEGIES
Make Great Streets. Downtowns are
structured on individual blocks and a network
of thoroughfares that provide a comfortable
environment for pedestrians, while
accommodating automobiles, bicycles, and
other emerging transportation technologies.

This interconnected block and thoroughfare
pattern provides multiple routes that diffuse
vehicular traffic, while providing more options
for emergency personnel to reach a distressed
location.

Make Great Public Places. Downtown's public
spaces provide outdoor space for residents
living in a dense urban environment;
engender opportunities for social interaction;
and accommodate special events. These
spaces are easy to access and designed to be
safe. Adjacent buildings – whether mixed-use,
residential, or civic – face these spaces with
active ground floor frontages and ample
windows.

Live Above and Next to Stores and
Businesses. The quality and amount of
housing in a TOD determine its particular
character. In the case of mixed-use
environments, one of the most appealing
characteristics is the opportunity for people to
live above or near stores, providing residents
the ability to walk or bike to these businesses,
while reducing their reliance on a car. Such
dwellings allow for a variety of families to live
near diverse services, while providing a
constant 24/7 rhythm of use.
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4.3. URBAN DESIGN, LAND USE, AND HOUSING PLAN
Infill the Downtown Core
Expand the Civic Center
Infill the South San Fernando/Flower Flex
Industrial Corridor
Plant the South Glenoaks Neighborhood
Enable the North Victory Creative Industry
Corridor
Urbanize the Burbank Town Center
Create the Olive Avenue TOD District
Create the North San Fernando Mixed Use Corridor
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
S Lake StS Lake St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
N 5th StN 5th St
S 5th StS 5th St
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 5th StN 5th St
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
N 3rd StN 3rd St
W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
Victory BlvdVictory BlvdW Olive AveW Olive Ave
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
Mariposa StMariposa St
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
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Metrolink Station
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URBAN DESIGN AND LAND USE OBJECTIVES4. URBAN DESIGN, LAND USE, AND HOUSING FIGURE 4-2. GROWTH SITES

4.4. LAND USE AND HOUSING
The development potential accommodated by these
sites is:

Residential: 9,944 units
Commercial: 6,083,657 sf
This development potential reflects the City Council’s
and community’s vision to introduce much needed
housing within the Specific Plan Area, help meet
its required RHNA number of 8,773 units, and
recalibrate Burbank’s jobs/housing balance ratio.

B. LAND USE ADJUSTMENTS. To achieve the City
Council's and community's vision to introduce more
housing Downtown, this Specific Plan adjusted
existing General Plan and Zoning land uses to enable
the introduction of housing where it was currently
not allowed, as follows:

1. General Plan Land Use Adjustments. The
Burbank2035 General Plan land use designations
identify the planned distribution of land uses
city wide. Prior to this Downtown TOD Specific
Plan, there were eight land use designations for
Downtown. These were Downtown Commercial,
South San Fernando Commercial, Corridor
Commercial, North Victory Commercial/
Industrial, High Density Residential, Medium
Density Residential, Open Space, and
Institutional. Of these designations, five are
also broadly applicable across the City and are
non-specific to Downtown. The multiple land
use designations were inconsistent with the
development standards and permitted land
uses that were incorporated into the Burbank
Municipal Code (BMC), which created confusion
for potential applicants, property owners, and
businesses. These inconsistencies created a
lack of cohesiveness in development across
Downtown and made it difficult to identify the
new Specific Plan Area as a distinct, unified area
of the City. To reflect that Downtown should be
a distinct and unified community with a clear
vision, and to emphasize the guiding principles,
goals, and policies listed in Chapter 3 of this
Specific Plan, the Burbank2035 General Plan
Land Use Map is amended to reflect just one
land use designation, Downtown TOD Specific
Plan, for the Specific Plan Area.

A. GROWTH SITES. A number of parcels have
been identified as opportunities for infill and
intensification over the Plan’s 15-year horizon
(see Figure 4-2). These are groupings of
generally underutilized parcels that are either
City-owned, under single private ownership, or
are contiguous parcels under separate ownership
that contain surface parking lots, low-intensity
buildings, or underperforming uses that are ripe
for converting to more intense uses. These sites
consist of:
• Housing Element Opportunity Sites that
have been identified by the 2021-2029
Housing Element to accommodate housing
in conformance with the State's Regional
Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA).
• Specific Plan Redevelopment Sites that can
accommodate residential, non-residential, or
mixed-use development.

2. Zoning Land Use Adjustments. New mixed-use
and residential land use zones were introduced
in Downtown in order to refine building
height and setback requirements, to introduce
development standards that ensure that building
designs contribute to a true sense of place, and
to allow residential uses by right on parcels
governed by Planned Development (PD) permits,
the majority of which do not allow residential
uses by right. Owners of parcels subject to PDs
who would like to develop may terminate the PD
and employ this Specific Plan's new zoning.

C. DENSITY AND DENSITY TRANSFER. Allowed
residential density (dwelling units per acre) and non-
residential intensity (FAR) application to the Specific Plan Area were increased to allow for a greater
intensity of development on identified "Growth Sites"
that include Housing Element Opportunity and
Specific Plan Redevelopment Sites, and areas within
a 10-minute walk from the Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station, and other downtown activity
centers. Furthermore, this plan will implement a
Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Program.

D. COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM. The City
will be considering the adoption of a Community
Benefits Program via an ordinance concurrently
to update the City's existing density bonus and
inclusionary housing ordinances. The purpose of the
community benefits progrm is to incentivize housing
production in exhange for providing community
benefits for the Burbank community. One area
of focus of the program is to facilitate housing
including affordable and workforce housing in the
three Specific Plan areas (i.e., DowntownTOD, GSSP
and MDSP). Within the context of the Downtown,
“Community Benefits” may include, but not be
limited to, dedication to public open space, public
parking, introduction or funding towards “complete
streets” projects.

Example of density transfer in the Burbank Town Center site.

Residential density and office intensity allowed by the General Plan is transferred from parcels or land area that will accommodate existing parking garages, new public open space, and new streets to other portions of the site.

W Olive AveW Olive Ave W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
N 5th StN 5th St
Amherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive AveE Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
N 5th StN 5th St
S 5th StS 5th St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
Housing Element Opportunity
Sites
Specific Plan Redevelopment
Sites
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
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FIGURE 4-3. ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN
W Olive AveW Olive Ave W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
W Olive AveW Olive Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
The Illustrative Plan, shown in Figure 4-3 (Illustrative Plan), shows one way of arranging future streets,
buildings, and open spaces within the Specific
Plan Area. The drawing serves as a guide for
understanding the greater goals of this Specific Plan:
to create walkable, transit-oriented neighborhoods,
districts, and corridors that features beautiful streets, diverse housing types, and unique shopping and
office opportunities – a place that both enlivens
surrounding neighborhoods and secures the city’s
future. The terms and conditions underlying
this particular design are presented later in this
document under the provisions of the Development
Code (see Chapter 9). The element of time may
modify this particular Illustrative Plan, but the
fundamental character, qualities and intentions of
the plan will remain intact.

4.5. URBAN DESIGN
It is important to note that all private development
shown in the Illustrative Plan consist of voluntary
projects pursued by property owners and/or
developers who seek to improve their land in
response to market demands for housing, office,
retail, restaurant space, and entertainment space.

Similarly, the acquisition of individual parcels to
assemble parcels for larger projects occurs as a
voluntary transaction between property owners for
the mutual benefit of both parties. No development
within the Downtown TOD Specific Plan area will
occur through eminent domain.

Key Plan interventions within each of the Specific
Plan Area’s neighborhoods, districts, and corridors
are shown on the following pages.

San Fernando Blvd.

Palm Avenue promenade. Burbank City Hall.

A
B
C
D
E
F
Downtown District
North San Fernando Mixed-
Use Corridor
McCambridge Park
Neighborhood
South Glenoaks Neighborhood
South San Fernando Flex
Industrial District
South Lake Neighborhood
West Olive TOD District
North Victory Creative and
Industrial Corridor
A
C
B
D
E
F
A
B
C
D
E
F
Specific Plan Area
Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station
G
G
H
H
G
H
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
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54 Third St.Third St.

Glenoaks Blvd.Glenoaks Blvd.

San Fernando Blvd.San Fernando Blvd.

Interstate 5Interstate 5
First St.First St.

Orange Grove Ave.Orange Grove Ave.

Olive Ave.Olive Ave.

Angelino Ave.Angelino Ave.

Tujunga Ave.Tujunga Ave.

Verdugo Ave.Verdugo Ave.

Palm Ave.Palm Ave.

Magnolia Blvd.Magnolia Blvd.

San Jose Ave.San Jose Ave.

Cypress Ave.Cypress Ave.

Burbank Blvd.Burbank Blvd.

Harvard Rd.Harvard Rd.
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Downtown in 2026.

Downtown in 2035.

W Olive AveW Olive Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
A. DOWNTOWN TOD DISTRICT. While San Fernando
Boulevard in the Downtown District has a well-
defined sense of place, many streets within the
District lack street trees or are fronted by parking
structures, surface parking lots, or buildings with
blank walls. The introduction of new, appropriately
sized and massed mixed-use and multi-family
buildings that engage the sidewalk, along with a
robust and cohesive streetscape will transform
these neighborhoods, districts, and corridors into
memorable places where people truly want to live,
work, shop, visit, and play.

Downtown’s prominent shopping and entertainment
offerings are enhanced and expanded; its resident
population is increased through the introduction
of new, transit-oriented housing at all levels
of affordability; its pedestrian environment is
made more friendly through the introduction of
streetscape, sidewalk, and crosswalk improvements;
multi-modal access between Downtown, the
Metrolink Station, the rest of the City, and beyond
is enhanced and expanded; and a range of parking
management strategies are implemented to ensure
sufficient parking is available as the Downtown
develops and that parking does not spill over into
surrounding neighborhoods.

Key projects and improvements, as shown in Figure
4-3 (Downtown District Illustrative Plan)include:

1. Infill Development. Existing underutilized
parcels containing surface parking lots or low-
intensity buildings are infilled with multi-story
pedestrian-oriented mixed-use buildings. Key
sites include the YMCA site, the cluster of parcels
at the intersection of Olive Avenue and Glenoaks
Boulevard; the Fosters Freeze and Salvation
Army site at the intersection of Angeleno Avenue
and Glenoaks Boulevard; and the BJ’s and Black
Angus restaurant sites near the corner of Olive
Avenue and First Street.

4.4. URBAN DESIGN (CONTINUED)
Mixed-use buildings.

Ground floor retail storefronts.

Pedestrian paseo fronted by ground floor retail.

FIGURE 4-4. DOWNTOWN DISTRICT ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN
1 2
3 4
5Civic Center
Burbank Town Center
Burbank Town Center
Housing Growth Sites
Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station
YMCA Housing Growth
Sites
First Street Village Mixed-
Use Development
First/Verdugo Housing
Growth Site
7 First/Angeleno Housing
Growth Site
Intro by LaTerra Housing
Development
Glenoaks/Olive/Angeleno
Housing Growth Sites
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10 10
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 9
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4.4. URBAN DESIGN (CONTINUED)

2. Downtown Civic Center. The Civic Center, as
shown in Figure 4-5(Civic Center Illustrative
Plan), is expanded with the introduction of a new
Central Library, additional City administrative
office space, a civic plaza, housing, and a new
parking garage. In addition, the City Hall parking
garage that spans across Orange Grove Avenue
is demolished and replaced with residential
or mixed-use buildings. Replacement parking
is provided in the new Civic Center parking
garage and – as necessary – in parking garages
of new residential developments. Following
the completion of the new Central Library, the
existing Central Library can be adaptively reused
or demolished to make way for new housing –in
either case, the existing Central Library's historic
facade and open space are retained.

The transformation of the Civic Center is
achieved in five phases that are dependant on
building the new Central Library and adjacent
lined parking garage to enable the reuse of the
existing Central Library site, to accommodate
the City's administrative offices, and to provide
parking spaces from the Orange Grove parking
garage.

Future development of site will include retention of historic facade and corner park.

Example of an urban plaza integrating stepped seating to accomodate grade changes.

Example of a vibrant urban park located next to a library.

MarketMarket
Back of House
FIGURE 4-5. CIVIC CENTER ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN
10 11
New Central Library and City Office Space
New outdoor plaza, amphitheater, and market hall
New public, multi-level above-ground and
subterranean parking garage lined with commercial
and city administrative offices
Demolished Orange Grove parking structure
New multifamily housing project with subterranean
parking for housing and public (as needed)
New 15,000 sf electrical substation (as needed)
1 2
3 4
5 6
New public park
New City Hall surface parking lot and back of house space for adjacent businesses
Opportunity for new housing, office, commercial, or civic uses; existing library building may be adaptively re-used or demolished to future uses.

New pedestrian paseo connecting San Fernando Blvd.
and Glenoaks Blvd.

New Third St. enhanced paving and provisions to close
street for special events.

New and/or missing street trees on all streets.
8 9
10 11
7 12
1 2
3 4
5 5
5 5
6 8
9 7
Police & Fire Police & Fire
HeadquartersHeadquarters
City HallCity Hall
Community Community
Services Services
BuildingBuilding
CountyCounty
CourthouseCourthouse
Orange Grove Ave.Orange Grove Ave.

Olive Ave.Olive Ave.

Palm Ave.Palm Ave.

Glenoaks Blvd.Glenoaks Blvd.

Third St.Third St.

Angeleno Ave.Angeleno Ave.

LEGEND
Subterranean Parking Garage
Demolished Parking Garage Footprint
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4.4. URBAN DESIGN (CONTINUED)

3. Burbank Town Center. The Burbank Town Center is
re-envisioned as an urban, mixed-use destination.

Over time, San Fernando Boulevard is extended
through the site, connecting the Downtown TOD
District to the North San Fernando Mixed-Use
Corridor. A Downtown Plaza is introduced at the
intersection of the new San Fernando Boulevard
extension and Magnolia Boulevard. Mixed-use
buildings with ground floor retail and upper floor
residences face the plaza; office uses are introduced
at the intersection of First Street and Magnolia
Boulevard. The existing parking structures are
retained, providing parking for the office and retail
uses, and possibly for the residential uses.

The intensification of the Burbank Town Center Civic
Center is achieved in five phases.

Example of office tower with taper massing toawrds top of building.

Example of multi-family housing that faces and is accessed from adjacent sidewalk.

Example of vibrant retail street with sidewalk-facing shops and street trees.

Phase 1: Demolish existing commercial buildings at and near corner of Orange Grove Avenue and Glenoaks Boulevard. Build new central library and lined parking garage.

Phase 2: Demolish existing Administrative Services building, and build Civic Plaza. Move administrative offices to office space in lined parking garage.

Phase 3: Demolish existing parking structure, introduce electrical substation and housing and subterranean parking north of Orange Grove Avenue.

Phase 4: Introduce corner park, housing and subterranean parking, and surface parking lot on City Hall block. Introduce paving on Third Street between Orange Grove Avenue and Olive Avenue.

Phase 5: Demolish existing Central Library and introduce housing and subterranean parking. Build housing and
subterranean parking on Police and Fire Headquarters block.

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FIGURE 4-6. BURBANK TOWN CENTER ILLUSTRATIVE PLAN
New multifamily housing with tree-lined pedestrian
paseo. Parking is subterranean or lined from view of
street by ground floor residential units.

New multifamily housing with tree-lined pedestrian
paseo, neighborhood park, ground floor retail facing
San Fernando Blvd., and a grand stair connecting San
Fernando Blvd. to the neighborhood park. Parking is
subterranean or lined from view of street by ground
floor residential units or stores and restaurants.

Chase Bank (former Home Savings) Building that
features intact Milliard Sheets Mosaic on the front
facade.

New multifamily housing project with ground floor
retail and pedestrian paseo connecting Magnolia
Blvd. to existing parking garage. Parking provided in
existing parking garage. Any on-site parking hidden
from view of street.
1 2
New multifamily housing with ground floor retail and/or offices and pedestrian paseo connecting Magnolia Blvd.
to existing parking garage. Parking provided in existing parking garage. Any on-site parking hidden from view of street.

New offices with ground floor retail. Parking provided in existing parking garage. Any on-site parking hidden from view of street.

New Downtown Plaza
Pedestrian paseo along San Fernando Blvd. alignment.

New multifamily housing with ground floor retail facing new paseo.

Trees screening view of freeway.
5 6
7 8
10 Third St.Third St.

Burbank Blvd.Burbank Blvd.

San Fernando Blvd.San Fernando Blvd.

Existing Parking Existing Parking
GarageGarage
Existing Parking Existing Parking
GarageGarage
First St.First St.

Grinnell Dr.Grinnell Dr.

Magnolia Blvd.Magnolia Blvd.

Cypress Ave.Cypress Ave.
7 6
56 6
8 5
4 3
9 9
1 2
3 4
9 10

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4.4. URBAN DESIGN (CONTINUED)
Phase 2: Introduce office buildings along I-5 Freeway at E. Magnolia Blvd. and W. Burbank Blvd. Accommodate existing ground floor businesses in new ground floor retail spaces or in Mall.

Phase 1: Introduce new multi-family housing with tree-lined walkway and partial subterranean parking garage on old IKEA site. Introduce ground floor retail along N. San Fernando Blvd.

Phase 3: Introduce multi-family housing at corner of N. Third St. and E. Magnolia Blvd. and corner of N. First St. and E. Magnolia Blvd. Retain Burbank Center Stage on ground floor or in Mall.

Phase 5: Introduce a plaza at the intersection of E. Magnolia Blvd. and N. San Fernando Blvd. Extend N. San Fernando Blvd. to E.

Cypress Ave. and line with multi-family housing.

Phase 4: Introduce multi-family housing on Office Depot block.

Retain Chase Bank (former Home Savings) building.

I-5 Freeway
Existing Parking Existing Parking
GarageGarage
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5. Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements.

Consistent with the Citywide Complete Our
Streets Plan, the following pedestrian and
bicycle improvement projects are implemented
within the Downtown District (see Chapter 6:

Circulation and Mobility):
• First Street/Front Street Class IV Protected
Bikeway
• Olive Avenue/First Street Intersection
Improvements
• Magnolia Boulevard/First Street Intersection
Improvements and Class IV Bikeway
• Olive Avenue Bridge Improvements
• Magnolia Boulevard Bridge Improvements.

6. Streetscape Improvements. Missing street
trees are planted, pedestrian-scaled street lights
are introduced, and where appropriate, street
furniture is introduced.

7. Parking Improvements. The Downtown Parking
District is expanded eastward to include the
Downtown Civic Center and northward to include
the Burbank Town Center. This will enable the
parking spaces in existing public and private
garages within these areas to meet the City's
parking requirements for new commercial and
retail uses within these areas. In addition, on-
street parking is preserved or introduced along
street segments where it is currently prohibited
(see Chapter 7: Parking).

San Fernando Blvd. Proposed Alternative. One-way northbound with widened sidewalks and bulbouts at cross streets per Complete Our Streets Plan.

4. San Fernando Boulevard. Consistent with the
Citywide Complete Our Streets Plan, in 2021 the
City completed phase 1 of the conversion of San
Fernando Boulevard to one-way travel in the
northbound direction: temporary improvements
to test the functionality of the conversion.

Improvements included modifying roadway
striping to one-way flow, installing signage,
and adjusting angled parking space striping in
response to one-way flow.

In the second phase, permanent infrastructure
will be built, including reconstructing curb and
gutter to enable expanded sidewalks, making
one-way vehicular flow permanent, reducing
vehicle travel lanes from two lanes to one lane,
streamlining and reorganizing sidewalk zones,
and planting more street trees or providing
shade structures. In addition, select parking
spaces can be converted to parklets to provide
additional outdoor dining opportunities.

Measures will also be introduced to enable easy
closure of the street for special events or during
select times of the day/week. Finally, select
alleys will be repurposed to better accommodate
pedestrians and outdoor dining.

4.4. URBAN DESIGN (CONTINUED)
San Fernando Blvd. as a flex street: open to traffic during most of the week.

San Fernando Blvd. as a flex street: closed to traffic for special events or during certain times of the day or week.

Class IV bike lane and vegetated bioswale.

N. San Fernando Blvd. as of 2026.

Olive Ave. Olive Ave.

San Fernando Blvd. San Fernando Blvd.

Orange Grove Ave. Orange Grove Ave.

Existing Sidewalk
Sidewalk Expansion
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Multi-family housing faces a pedestrian paseo. House-form, multi-family infill in existing neigborhood.

W Olive AveW Olive Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
B. NORTH SAN FERNANDO MIXED-USE CORRIDOR
AND MCCAMBRIDGE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.

North San Fernando Mixed-use Corridor and
McCambridge Park Neighborhood are transformed
into a distinct, beautiful, and thriving neighborhood
through the introduction of housing at a variety of
levels of affordability and the creation of tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly streets fronted by buildings
that face and are accessed from the sidewalk. Bike
and transit routes along N. San Fernando Blvd.
and N. Third St. provide convenient access to the
Downtown TOD District, the Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station, and the rest of the City. The North
San Fernando Mixed-use Corridor and McCambridge
Park Neighborhood is well suited to introducing
new residents due to the presence of two grocery
stores (Ralph’s and Sprouts), McCambridge Park’s
generous recreational offerings, and the proximity of
N. San Fernando Blvd., which provides opportunities
for neighborhood-serving commercial and restaurant
uses. Key projects and improvements include:

1. Infill Development. Underutilized parcels along
San Fernando Blvd. are infilled with pedestrian-
oriented mixed-use or residential buildings.

2. New Streets. New streets are introduced on existing blocks that are over four acres in area. Potential
new street extensions include Walnut Ave. between
San Fernando Blvd. and Third St. and Delaware
Rd., Cornell Dr., and/or Bethany Rd. between San
Fernando Blvd. and Scott Rd. The new streets could
align with the existing streets or be located near the
alignments.

3. Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements. Consistent
with the standards of the Citywide Complete Our
Streets Plan, the following pedestrian and bicycle
improvement projects are implemented (see Chapter
6: Circulation and Mobility):
• Sidewalk and crosswalk improvements
• Class IV protected bikeways along Third St.
• Class II bike lanes along east side of San
Fernando Blvd.

4. Streetscape Improvements. Missing street trees
are planted and pedestrian-scaled street lights, and
where appropriate, street furniture is introduced.

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View looking north along San Fernando Boulevard.

4.4. URBAN DESIGN (CONTINUED)
1 2
3 4
5 McCambridge Park
Burbank High School
Sprouts grocery store
New housing over ground
floor Ralph’s grocery store
New residential/mixed-use
along San Fernando Blvd.
and Third St.
6 House-form infill
(duplexes, quadplexes).

Greenscreen along
I-5 Freeway
1 2
3 4 5
6 7
7 C
Third St.Third St.

Glenoaks Blvd.Glenoaks Blvd.

San Fernando Blvd.San Fernando Blvd.

Burbank Blvd.Burbank Blvd.

Andover Dr.Andover Dr.

San Fernando Blvd.San Fernando Blvd.

Amherst Dr.Amherst Dr.

Interstate 5Interstate 5
Harvard Rd.Harvard Rd.

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W Olive AveW Olive Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
C. SOUTH SAN FERNANDO FLEX INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT The South San Fernando Boulevard
District provides a motley mix of commercial,
residential, hospitality, light industrial, warehousing, and “big box” uses. New housing in either multi-
family or mixed-use configurations is introduced
along tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly streets. An
existing bike route along IKEA Way and bus transit
along S. San Fernando Blvd. provide convenient
access to the Downtown TOD District, Burbank
Downtown Metrolink Station, and the rest of the City.

1. Infill Development. While no Housing Element
Opportunity or Redevelopment sites have been
identified within this District, there are a number
of underutilized parcels that currently contain
single-story buildings that could be infilled
with more intense, commercial, multi-family,
and mixed-use buildings, particularly along
S. San Fernando Blvd., which has enhanced
streetscape elements installed, including street
trees, decorative street lighting/furniture, and a
landscaped center median.

THE PLAN

2. Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements.

Consistent with the Citywide Complete Our
Streets Plan, the following pedestrian and
bicycle improvement projects are implemented
within the San Fernando Boulevard District (see
Chapter 6: Circulation and Mobility):
• Alameda Avenue Railroad Underpass
• Glenoaks Boulevard Class II Bike Lane
• Alameda Avenue Class II Bike Lane

3. Streetscape Improvements. Missing street trees
are planted, pedestrian-scaled street lighting, and
where appropriate, street furniture is introduced.

View of mixed-use housing near the IKEA "Bobble" Park.

4.4. URBAN DESIGN (CONTINUED)
A multi-family building with a street-facing forecourt.A muti-family building with attached second floor balconies.

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1 2
3 4
5 Burbank IKEA
IKEA “Bobble” Park
Robert R. Ovrom Park and
Community Center
Ralph's grocery store
Trader Joe's
New residential/mixed-use
along San Fernando Blvd.
1 23
4 6
5 6
First St.First St.

San Fernando Blvd.San Fernando Blvd.

Verdugo Ave.Verdugo Ave.

Providencia Ave.Providencia Ave.

Interstate 5Interstate 5
Alameda Ave.Alameda Ave.

Flower St.Flower St.

Santa Anita Ave.Santa Anita Ave.

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W Olive AveW Olive Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
D. SOUTH GLENOAKS AND SOUTH LAKE
NEIGHBORHOODS. The South Glenoaks and
Sout hLake Neighborhoods flank the South San
Fernando Flex Commercial District to the east and
west respectively. These two neighborhoods contain
a stable mixture of single and multi-family uses along
with neighborhood serving commercial uses along
S. Glenoaks Blvd. and E. Alameda Ave. in the Sotuh
Glenoaks Neighborhood, commercial service/office
usesin the area of the W. AlamedaAve./I-5 Freeway
interchange in the South Lake neighborhood.Both
neighborhoods are expected to incrementally infill
over time with buildings that face and are accessed
from the street and locate on-site parking toward the
back of the lot or subterranean, so it is not visible
from the street.

Multi-family housing faces small pocket park.

A multi-family shared courtyard.

1. Infill Development. While no Housing Element
Opportunity or Specific Plan Redevelopment
sites have been identified within these
neighborhoods, there are a number of sites that
contain single-family houses, duplexes, and/or
accessory buildings that could be replaced with
more intense multi-family buildings.

2. Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements.

Consistent with the standards of the Citywide
Complete Our Streets Plan, the following
bicycle improvement projects are implemented
within the South Glenoaks and South Lake
neighborhoods (see Chapter 6: Circulation and
Mobility):
• Class II Bike Lane
• Class III Bike Lane

3. Streetscape Improvements.

Missing street trees are planted and pedestrian-
scaled street lighting is introduced.

A muti-family building clad to look like two different
buildings.

A multi-family building with varied massing.

4.4. URBAN DESIGN (CONTINUED)
1 2
3 4
5 Burbank IKEA
IKEA “Bobble” Park
Robert R. Ovrom Park and
Community Center
Ralph's grocery store
Trader Joe's
New residential/mixed-use
along San Fernando Blvd.
6 7
8 South Glenoaks
Neighborhood
South Lake Neighborhood
1 23
4 5
6 7
8 San Fernando Blvd.San Fernando Blvd.

Alameda Ave.Alameda Ave.

Glenoaks Blvd.Glenoaks Blvd.

Verdugo Ave.Verdugo Ave.

Valencia Ave.Valencia Ave.

Elmwood Ave.Elmwood Ave.

Cedar Ave.Cedar Ave.

Providencia Ave.Providencia Ave.

Santa Anita Ave.Santa Anita Ave.

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W Olive AveW Olive Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
E. WEST OLIVE TOD DISTRICT. With the proximity
of the Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station and
the proposed introduction of the Metro North
Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
along Olive Ave., the West Olive TOD District
is developed over time with new buildings that
accommodate a mix of uses, including creative,
industrial, media-related, office uses, and retail/
restaurant within walking distance of the Station.

Access to the Station is enhanced with streetscape
improvements and new bicycle facilities. Given
the existing industrial and City utility uses located
between the I-5 Freeway and Lake St., housing is
developed on the Housing Element Opportunity and
Specific Plan Redevelopment sites located along W.

Olive Ave. between S. Lake Ave. and Victory Blvd.,
and along N. Victory Blvd.

1. Infill Development. Multiple sites in West
Olive TOD District provide development
opportunities, especially parcels along the south
side of W. Olive Ave. between S. Lake St. and
Victory Blvd.

2. Introduction of New Streets. New streets are
introduced on existing blocks that are over four
acres in area.

3. Transit Improvements. A stop for the proposed
Metro North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT line
is introduced at the intersection of W. Olive Ave.
and S. Lake St., close to the Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station.

4. Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements.

Consistent with the Citywide Complete Our
Streets Plan, the following pedestrian and bicycle
improvement projects are implemented (see
Chapter 6: Circulation and Mobility):
• Olive Ave. bridge improvements
• Magnolia Blvd. bridge improvements
• Verdugo Blvd. railroad crossing
• Class I Bike Trails
• Class III Bike Route
• Class IV Protected Bikeways

5. Parking. Parking is expanded within the Olive
Avenue TOD District by introducing additional
on-street parking in conjunction with the
implementation of planned bikeway facility
improvements. Potential locations include
angled parking along Victory Blvd. and parallel
parking along the north side of Chandler Blvd.

View of new mixed-use development at Victory and Olive

4.4. URBAN DESIGN (CONTINUED)
Example of an office building with traditional style cladding.Example of an office building with contemporary cladding.

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1 2
3 4
5Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station
New Olive Avenue Bridge
Burbank Power Plant
New BRT Station
Victory Boulevard
“Main Street”
New Magnolia Blvd.

Bridge
New Burbank Common
7 New Office/retail/restaurant
Buildings
New housing/mixed-use
along Victory Blvd.

Burbank Channel Bikeway
8 6
1 2
3 6
7 8
9 5
9 4
10 10
Front St. Front St.

Magnolia Blvd. Magnolia Blvd.

Verdugo Ave.Verdugo Ave.

Olive Ave. Olive Ave.

Lake St.Lake St.

Victory Blvd.Victory Blvd.

Flower St. Flower St.

Interstate 5Interstate 5
Providencia Ave.Providencia Ave.

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W Olive AveW Olive Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
F. NORTH VICTORY CREATIVE INDUSTRIAL
CORRIDOR. Development within the North Victory
Creative Industrial Corridor consists of continued
light industrial activity; adaptive reuse of light
industrial buildings for media, production, and
creative uses, and uses such as microbreweries and
distilleries.

1. Infill Development. A number of sites within the
North Victory Creative Industrial Corridor provide
opportunities for development, especially parcels
located along N. Victory Blvd. and within the area
located between N. Mariposa St. and N. Victory
Blvd.

2. Introduction of New Streets. New streets are
introduced on existing blocks that are over four
acres in area.

3. Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements.

Consistent with the standards of the Citywide
Complete Our Streets Plan, the following
pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects
are implemented (see Chapter 6: Circulation and
Mobility):

A food market hall in an industrial shed building.

A microbrewery.

A light industrial building adaptively re-used as a
microbrewery.

A small, outdoor space accommodates outdoor dining.
• Class I Bike Trail. The Chandler Boulevard
Bike Trail is extended to Magnolia Boulevard.
• Class II Bike lanes. Class II bike lanes are
introduced along Victory Blvd. north of
Chandler Blvd. and south of Magnolia Blvd.
• Class IV Bikeways. Class IV protected
bikeways are introduced along Victory Blvd.
between Chandler Blvd. and Magnolia Blvd.
and along Cypress Ave. between Victory Blvd.
and the Burbank Channel trail providing a
continuous link between the Chandler Blvd.
and the Burbank Channel trail.

4. Parking. Parking is expanded within the Victory
Boulevard Creative and Industrial Corridor by
introducing additional on-street parking in
conjunction with the implementation of planned
bikeway facility improvements. Potential
locations include parallel parking along the north
side of Chandler Boulevard and angled parking
along Victory Boulevard.

4.4. URBAN DESIGN (CONTINUED)
Media production studio Art Studio.
1 2
4 5
Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station
Burbank Power Plant
Existing Costco
Burbank Water Reclamation
Plant
Burbank Channel Bikeway
Extension
6 Chandler Bikeway
Extension
3 1
2 4
6 5
3 Burbank Blvd.Burbank Blvd.

Victory Blvd.Victory Blvd.

Interstate 5Interstate 5
Front St. Front St.

Magnolia Blvd. Magnolia Blvd.

Lake St.Lake St.

Chandler Blvd.Chandler Blvd.

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Bryant Park in new York City provides open space for residents, workers, and visitors, offers places for passive recreation, accommodates special events, and enable access to nature within the city.

This Public Realm Chapter is comprised of the following sections:

5.0. Introduction ........................... 5:1

5.1. Public Realm Objectives ................. 5:2

5.2. Public Realm Strategies .................. 5:4

5.3. Public Realm Projects ................... 5:6

5.0. INTRODUCTION
This Chapter describes the components of the
Downtown’s public realm of pedestrian-friendly, tree-
lined streets and inviting parks, plazas, and green belts that promote a pleasant and inviting pedestrian
experience; encourage walking and biking to transit; and provide open space for recreation, play, outdoor events and festivals, and a place for local wildlife to inhabit.

5. PUBLIC REALM
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A plaza provides open space in the center of Downtown
Healdsburg, Ca.

The buildings and street trees along San Fernando Blvd. form its spatial identity and generate its unique character.

A tree-lined downtown street with on-street parking, street-facing windows, and direct access from the sidewalk. • Provide open space for residents, workers, transit-
riders, and visitors, offer places for passive
recreation, accommodate special events, and
enable access to nature within the city.
• Incorporate sustainable stormwater management
strategies that remove oil, grease, and sediment
from runoff and improve the water quality of
downstream creeks and rivers.
• Ensure shoppers, movie goers, jury duty attendees,
and other visitors can easily find their way around
Downtown, whether arriving by foot, bicycle, transit,
or automobile.

The visual character of Third St., with its missing street trees, narrow sidewalks, and windowless buildings, can be improved with the planting of street trees, the introduction of on-street parking and buildings that face and are accessed from the sidewalk.

Downtown’s neighborhoods, districts, and corri-
dors are envisioned as interconnected, walkable,
and multi-modal places built along beautiful, tree-
lined streets and around inviting open spaces.

This public realm is envisioned as a holistic “green
infrastructure” network that integrates pedestrian,
bicycle, transit, and automobile circulation, com-
munity open space areas, and sustainable storm
water management strategies. Objectives for
achieving this are:
• Create spatial identity and a distinct character
to each of Downtown’s neighborhoods and
districts.
• Improve the visual character of Downtown’s
streets, alleys and paseos.
• Expand the existing urban forest to provide
more shade, improve air quality, and improve
the experience for pedestrians, bicyclists, and
motorists.

5.1. PUBLIC REALM OBJECTIVES
Downtown Burbank's core lacks open space.

Sidewalk-adjacent parking lots and small street trees
hinder North San Fernando Blvd.'s spatial identity.

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Provide wayfinding signage tailored to users of
all transportation modes: pedestrians, bicyclists,
transit riders, and motorists.

Remove overhead utility lines where present to
reduce visual clutter.
4 5
3 Successful and vibrant downtown streets are
designed for automobiles, pedestrians and bicyclists.

Of varying widths and configurations, these streets
are designed to provide comfortable environments
for pedestrians and cyclists, slowing automobile traf-
fic down, and creating a genuine sense of place.

Conceived as places and not just conduits, they are
memorable, easily distinguishable from one another,
and great places to walk, bicycle, and drive.

Similarly, the open space and landscape of a suc-
cessful downtown is designed as an integral part of
the entire neighborhood, district, or corridor.

Conceived as large outdoor extensions of surround-
ing buildings, these open spaces are places to be
enjoyed, not just used. They are the visual punctua-
tions along the greater public realm of streets that
give identity to the community and establish a
unique identity for each neighborhood, corridor, or
district.

Key public realm strategies for creating such an envi-
ronment are shown at right: Key projects and pro-
grams are summarized in Figure 5-1 (Key Public
Realm Projects) on pages 5:6–5:7 and described in
detail on the pages that follow.

5.2. PUBLIC REALM STRATEGIES
Where appropriate, introduce street furniture,
bike racks, and other streetscape elements
that promote an active, vibrant, downtown
environment.

Expand the existing urban forest and
incorporate a palette of drought-tolerant and
native plant and tree species that are well-
suited to an urban setting.
1 2Front Street featuring newly installed right-of-way
improvements.

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67 E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
S Lake StS Lake St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
N 5th StN 5th St
S 5th StS 5th St
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 5th StN 5th St
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
N 3rd StN 3rd St
W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
Victory BlvdVictory BlvdW Olive AveW Olive Ave
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
Mariposa StMariposa St
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St

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FIGURE 5-1. KEY PUBLIC REALM PROJECTS

5.3. PUBLIC REALM PROJECTS
New Civic Plaza
Improved San Fernando Boulevard
Active Alleys and Paseos
Unique Paving and Street Furniture
New San Fernando Blvd. Extension
New I-5 Freeway Green Screen
New Town Center Plaza
New/Infill Streetscape Throughout
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
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5.3. PUBLIC REALM PROJECTS (CONTINUED)
San Fernando Blvd. adjacent alley with access to stores directly from the alley.

Outdoor seating along San Fernando Blvd. shaded by
street trees.

Palm Avenue pedestrian promenade.

Mixed-use city center streetscape.

Neighborhood streetscape.

1. STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS. Sidewalk and
parkway improvements, including:
a. The introduction of street trees that are
appropriate to Downtown Burbank’s climate
and urban setting.
b. Introducing a green screen along the
I-5 Freeway corridor consisting of close
plantings of trees and hedges to block
views of the freeway and filter out pollutants
generated by freeway traffic.
c. New pedestrian-scaled street lighting with
light pole and luminaire types.
d. Sidewalks with unique paving along San
Fernando Boulevard within the Downtown
TOD District, within the Burbank Town
Center, and within the Civic Center.
e. The introduction of street furniture including,
benches, and trash cans along San Fernando
Boulevard within the Downtown TOD District, within
the Burbank Town Center, and within the Civic Center.

The form of new streetscape varies according to adjacent building types, uses, and the particular neighborhood,
district, or corridor it is in:
• Mixed-use, city center streetscapes consist of street trees planted in tree wells and wider sidewalks that
can accommodate outdoor activities such as outdoor
dining, street furniture, and bike racks. Where
sidewalks are too narrow, new buildings are set back
and parklets can be introduced in existing on-street
parking spaces.
• Neighborhood streets consist of street trees planted
in continuous, landscaped planters, and narrower
sidewalks.

Unique sidewalk paving.

Unique sidewalk paving and street furniture.

The public realm objectives and strategies outlined
in the previous pages are realized in physical form
through the creation of green streets (a combination
of streetscape, sustainable stormwater strategies,
and undergrounding of power lines), the
introduction of wayfinding signage, and the
introduction of new public open spaces.

A. GREEN STREETS. While streets are primarily
defined as corridors for mobility, whether walking,
biking, transit, or automobile, they also are part of
a larger urban ecosystem, comprised of people,
nature, and infrastructure, both natural and man-
made. Principal components of such a functioning
ecosystem are:
• The urban landscape, especially street trees, and
• The ability of rainwater to percolate back into the
ground.

Though street tree cover within the Specific Plan
area is fairly complete, many streets are deficient or
are missing street trees. In addition, a significant
portion of the Plan Area is covered by asphalt and
concrete in the form of streets and parking lots.

Along with heat absorbing building materials, the
lack of trees and prevalence of paving result in
increased ambient temperatures (heat island effect),
a less comfortable environment for pedestrians and
cyclists, higher energy bills for adjacent buildings,
and reduced storm water infiltration into the water
table and to street tree roots. In addition, the
presence within the Plan Area of the I-5 Freeway and
several major arterial streets, expose the Plan Area’s
residents, visitors, and employees to poor air quality.

Planting street trees and introducing sustainable
stormwater management mitigate these negative
environmental deficits and should therefore be
introduced in conjunction with street, sidewalk, and
crossing improvements and/or with the introduction
of new development. Key interventions, as described
in Section 9D (Green Infrastructure) of the Complete
Our Streets Plan and Section 9.16 (Street and
Streetscape Standards) of this Specific Plan’s
Development Code.

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Class IV bike lane and vegetated bioswale.

2. SUSTAINABLE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
IMPROVEMENTS. Sustainable stormwater
strategies appropriate for streets within the
Specific Plan area include tree wells (pits),
planters, curb extensions, and medians improved
with vegetated swales that capture and filter
stormwater runoff, permeable paving, and wide,
landscaped parkways between sidewalks and the
curb. Sustainable stormwater components are
shown in Figure 5-2 below.

Sidewalk (min. 6 - 12 ft.)
Parkway for large tree planting/urban habitat/pollinator species Stormwater capture related to infrastructure, bioswales* 1 2
3 1
2 3
4 5
Class IV protected bikeways when possible
Buffer for additional plantings
Permeable paving in parking space
4 5
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Bryant Park in New York City.

Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon.

First Street Village Pocket Park.

B. PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. As new multi-family housing
and office buildings are built in Downtown, new
parks, greens, plazas, greenways, and pocket
parks need to also be introduced to provide
passive and active recreational space and access
to nature for Downtown residents and employees,
to accommodate special events, and to provide
opportunities for implementing sustainable
stormwater management strategies.

1. OPEN SPACE TYPES. Suitable open space types
for Downtown include:
a. Plaza. An open space located at the
intersection of important streets that is
available for civic purposes and commercial
activities such as farmer’s markets, music
concerts, and art fairs. A plaza is spatially
defined by the buildings that front it and
its landscape typically consists primarily
of pavement and formally arranged shade
trees. Plaza landscapes may also consist of
paths, small lawn areas, and drought tolerant
landscape. Plazas generally range between

0.5 and 1.00 acres in size.

2. Park. An open space available for structured
or informal recreation. Greens may be used
as recreational fields and may be spatially
defined by landscaping rather than building
frontages. Its landscape may consist of lawn
and trees, native landscape, or a combination
of these. Parks generally range between 0.5
and 1.00 acres in size.

3. Pocket Park. A small, focused open space
that may include playground equipment,
informal athletic courts, and water features.

Pocket parks generally range between 0.1 and

0.25 acres in size. It can also be strategically
located near transit or bicycle facilities to
serve as a mobility hub, aiding in transfers,
connections, wayfinding, and overall
usefulness and comfort of transportation
facilities.

FIGURE 5-2. SUSTAINABLE STORMWATER COMPONENTS
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5.3. PUBLIC REALM PROJECTS (CONTINUED)

3. ALLEYS/PASEOS. Alleys and paseos within the
Downtown TOD District may be successfully
transformed into pedestrian passages lined with
shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues
(see Figure 5-10). These can connect key sites
and destinations, such as San Fernando Blvd.
to City Hall to the proposed Central Library.

Pedestrian-only passages may also be introduced
in large blocks, especially in areas located
outside of the Downtown Core (see Figure 5-11).

Design considerations include:
• Balance the needs of access to parking and
services with pedestrian access. Depending
on parking and service presence, alleys that
accommodate pedestrians may remain open
to vehicular traffic, completely closed to
vehicular traffic, or closed to vehicular traffic
during certain times of the day, week, or year.
• Incorporate sustainable stormwater
strategies, such as permeable pavers to
enable rainwater to percolate into the ground
and to improve the aesthetic appearance of
the alleys.

C. WAYFINDING. Wayfinding signage is a
coordinated system of signs that provide visual
identity,orientation, and information about a district
or community. Downtown Burbank would benefit
from a wayfinding signage system that directs
motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians to important
destinations, to parking, and also visually announce
arrival into Downtown.

1. GENERAL WAYFINDING DESIGN
CONSIDERATIONS.
a. Create a system of wayfinding signs that
includes gateway, directional, identification,
and informational signs.
b. Orient and locate signage to provide
guidance for people walking, biking, and
driving.
c. Locate signage at important gateways,
along major streets, at major intersections,
at public plazas, parks, and open spaces,
and at transit stops, including the Burbank
Downtown Metrolink Station.

An alley with outdoor seating and public art.

A neighborhood pedestrian paseo.

A system of wayfinding signage (Madison, Wisconsin).
d. Design wayfinding signage to contribute
to Downtown’s overall identity and sense
of place. Design signs with a unified
appearance that complements and integrates
with the character and color palette of other
streetscape elements.
e. Use lettering typefaces and icons that
are easy-to-read, easily recognizable, and
understandable.
f. Design signage to be flexible and capable
of evolving over time as additional
directional needs develop, while minimizing
maintenance costs
g. Design all wayfinding signage to comply with
ADA requirements.
h. Use stationary or electronic and interactive
pedestrian wayfinding.

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5. PUBLIC REALM
This Circulation and Mobility Chapter is comprised of
the following sections:

6.0. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:1

6.1. Circulation and Mobility Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . 6:2

6.2. Circulation and Mobility Strategies . . . .. . . . . 6:4

6.3. Circulation and Mobility Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:6

6.4. Street Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:19

6.1. INTRODUCTION
This Chapter describes the Downtown TOD Specific Plan
strategy for creating multi-modal streets that
accommodate a variety of users, including pedestrians,
bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists. It describes improvements that will enhance connections to the
existing Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station, to the
planned North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT) line, and between various destinations
within and around the Plan area.

Glenoaks Blvd. temporarily closed for Burbank Downtown Market

5.3. PUBLIC REALM PROJECTS (CONTINUED)

2. VEHICULAR WAYFINDING SIGNAGE
CONSIDERATIONS.
a. Introduce signs directing motorists to important
destinations such as the Downtown TOD District,
the Downtown Civic Center, including the new
Central Library, the Burbank Downtown Metrolink
Station and public parking lots and garages.
b. Improve signage directing visitors towards the I-5
freeway.
c. Strategically locate signage to provide direction
to the moving motorist in time for the motorist to
utilize the information.
d. Assign a unique identity to each parking lot or
garage (branding) so that patrons can easily
identify them.

3. PEDESTRIAN WAYFINDING SIGNAGE
CONSIDERATIONS.
a. Install directional signage directing pedestrians
to important destinations from the Burbank
Downtown Metrolink Station, bus stops, parking
areas, and other key locations where people may
begin their walking trip.
b. Install “you are here” maps/kiosks at key points
in Downtown. These can be triangular, two-sided
boards, or tubular. The maps should show all
important destinations, parking locations, the
train stations, transit routes and stops, bikeways,
and locations for bicycle parking.
c. Wayfinding signage and maps may be stationary
or electronic and interactive.

4. TRANSIT WAYFINDING SIGNAGE
CONSIDERATIONS.
a. Increase the visibility of bus stops by installing
prominent bus stop pole signs, introducing more
shelters, and increasing lighting.
b. Provide transit coverage maps, schedules, and
local area maps at all bus stops.
c. Introduce real-time bus arrival time displays at
Downtown bus stops.

Wayfinding signage in downtown business district.

Wayfinding signage at transit station.

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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY OBJECTIVES This Specific Plan, in conjunction with the Complete
Our Streets Plan (adopted in June 2020), provides
a framework for improving these connections.

Objectives for achieving this are:
• Create safer and more appealing access to transit.
• Enhance multimodal access connections between
the station and the rest of the city.
• Create a multi-modal, pedestrian-friendly
environment.
• Further the reduction of greenhouse gases
by accommodating in-fill development along
transit corridors and encouraging non-vehicular
transportation modes such as walking, biking, and
transit.
• Provide first-last mile connections to the Burbank
Downtown Metrolink Station
Pedestrian-friendly environment.

Multi-modal street.

Downtown Burbank’s pedestrian and bicycle
environment is deficient and in need of
improvement. With the exception of the portion
of San Fernando Boulevard between Magnolia
Boulevard and Verdugo Avenue, Downtown’s
streets are generally automobile-oriented. Vehicular
lanes tend to be wide, sidewalks in many locations
are narrow, and there are no protected bike lanes
within the Downtown Core. In addition, a number
of megablocks (large blocks comprised of multiple
city blocks), most notably the Burbank Town
Center Mall, reduce the number of paths between
destinations, increase the travel distance pedestrians
and motorists need to navigate around the blocks,
and divert more vehicular traffic onto the remaining
streets. Finally, the I-5 Freeway creates a formidable barrier between Downtown and the Burbank
Downtown Metrolink Station. This condition is
worsened by limited freeway crossings, the high
traffic volumes that travel along these crossings,
narrow sidewalks, and low railings.

6.1. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY OBJECTIVES
Wide vehicular lanes and lack of on-street parking.

Narrow sidewalk.

The Burbank Town Center Mall reduces the number of paths between destinations, increase the travel distance pedestrians and motorists need to navigate around the blocks, and divert more vehicular traffic onto the remaining streets.

Narrow vehicular lanes, on-street parking, robust streetscape.

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CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STRATEGIES
Streets that accommodate on-street parking
provide convenient parking in front of stores and
residences, reduce the amount of required off-
street parking, and calm traffic speeds.

Ample sidewalks, street trees, and generous
streetscapes that provide shady, comfortable,
and inviting places for pedestrians to walk, while
defining the Downtown’s unique and memorable
sense of place.

Narrow lane widths, tight corner curb radii, and
short street crossings to calm traffic and provide
a more comfortable and safer environment for
pedestrians, bicyclists, and automobiles.

Convenient access to the Metrolink Station,
whether by foot, bicycle, scooter, bus, car, or
transit network companies such as Uber and Lyft.

Lighting that generates an inviting and safe
environment for pedestrians, bicyclists, and
commerce.
3 4
5 6
7 6.2. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STRATEGIES
Despite the deficiencies in Downtown’s pedestrian
and bicycle facilities, all the underlying components
for a street network that is accessible to all are
present in Downtown:
• It is built on a traditional, interconnected street
network and, with the exception of a handful of
megablocks and the interruption of the freeway and
railroad tracks, its block lengths are generally short. • Except for streets along the freeway and bridges,
most Downtown streets are two way and are capable
of accommodating on-street parking and, where
appropriate, bike lanes.
• Sidewalk widths vary from street to street. San
Fernando Boulevard in Downtown is wide and
well suited to accommodate pedestrians and
accommodate sidewalk activity, and sidewalk space
A diversity of individual thoroughfare types, each
designed according to the adjacent building
intensities and uses and each with its own unique
character.

Interconnected streets that enable a variety
of alternative paths of movement between
destinations.
1 2
has been enhanced with buffers and bulb outs between
Olive and Magnolia Avenues. Other streets, however,
such as Third Street, have narrow sidewalks with the
pedestrian way hampered by street lights and street
furniture.
• Downtown accommodates the Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station and has the beginnings of a bicycle
network. A bi-directional Class IV bikeway on Front
Street from Ikea Way to the Burbank Bridge provides
the neighborhood’s first protected bicycle infrastructure across the freeway. With the completion of the First
Street Class IV bikeway, as outlined in the Complete Our Streets Plan and the Bicycle Master Plan, there is now a loop of protected bikeways offering convenient and safe first-last mile connections to the Station and Metro’s
planned North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) line.

Capitalizing on the presence of the Burbank
Downtown Metrolink Station and the planned
North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) line, the Downtown TOD Specific Plan
provides a framework for the development of
walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods, districts,
and corridors that are safe and enjoyable for all
users. A key component of this framework is a
network of complete, multi-modal streets that
provides a positive environment for all users,
including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders,
and motorists; generates a unique sense of
place; slows traffic down; maintains vehicular
flow capacity; and accommodates emergency
vehicles. The principal characteristics of this kind
of network are:

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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS Plan Area Boundary
Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station
Overpass Improvements
Underpass Imprvements
Railroad Crossing (in conjunction with HSR)
New Streets
New/Upgraded Bike lanes
New Bus Rapid Transit Route
Intersection improvements

6.3. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS
FIGURE 6-1. KEY CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
S Lake StS Lake St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
N 5th StN 5th St
S 5th StS 5th St
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 5th StN 5th St
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
N 3rd StN 3rd St
W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
Victory BlvdVictory BlvdW Olive AveW Olive Ave
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
Mariposa StMariposa St
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
New BRT Line
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Plan Area Boundary
Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station
Overpass
Underpass
Railroad Crossing
(in conjunction with HSR)
W Olive AveW Olive Ave
W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
N 5th StN 5th St
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
N 5th StN 5th St
S 5th StS 5th St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
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1. BRIDGE ENHANCEMENTS.
a. Short-Term Enhancements. The narrow width of
the Magnolia Boulevard and Olive Avenue bridges
limit the ability to enhance the experience and
safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users
crossing these bridges and accessing the Burbank
Downtown Metrolink Station. The need to retain
existing vehicular lanes on both bridges prevent the
introduction of dedicated bike lanes, limiting short-
term enhancements to improving the pedestrian
experience. Potential improvements include:
• Raising the height of the edge railings, introducing
a barrier or railing to separate pedestrians from
vehicular traffic, and introducing better lighting.
• On the Magnolia Boulevard Bridge, introducing
two new elevators in conjunction with the 777 Front
Street project to provide access between the bridge
level and Front Street and the Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station below.
• Introducing public art elements, graphics, and
improved lighting to transform the bridges into
gateway elements that announce to motorists on
the freeway or train that they are passing through
Burbank, and to those on the bridge that they are
entering or leaving Downtown. Southern California
has a rich history of bridges with gateway elements,
including pylons, light standards, and signage that
could inform improvements to Downtown Burbank’s
bridges.
b. Long-Term Projects. To accommodate dedicated
bike lanes and wider sidewalks, Magnolia Boulevard
must be widened.
• Magnolia Boulevard Bridge Rehabilitation Project.

Per the Complete Our Streets Plan, the existing
Magnolia Boulevard Bridge would be widened
to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and
enhance east/west connectivity over the freeway.

Improvements include a two-way Class IV protected
bikeway, wider sidewalks, and an additional
vehicular lane, improving vehicular and nonvehicular
connectivity between the east and west sides of the
freeway and providing safer access to the elevators
down to Front Street and the Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station. Widening the bridge would require
abandoning or moving the existing Varney Street
access roads on the west end of the bridge and
encroaching into the properties to the north and
south of the bridge.

2. Underpass Enhancements. Like the bridge
crossings, primary underpass enhancements
include the introduction of bike lanes and
improving the pedestrian environment. This
includes introducing dedicated bike lanes and,
where possible, separating pedestrians from
vehicular traffic. Other potential underpass
enhancements include the introduction of public
art, such as murals or mosaics, and lighting
enhancements.

Underpass improved with murals and lighting.

Pylon marking end of bridge over Los Angeles River.

A. CONNECTIONS OVER AND UNDER THE FREEWAY .

Currently, existing east-west connections across the
freeway, railroad tracks, and Burbank Channel, and
to the Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station are
substandard and, in many cases, inhospitable for
pedestrians and bicyclists. With narrow sidewalks
located immediately adjacent to fast moving
vehicles and bridge railings that are uncomfortably
low in height, Downtown’s existing bridges are not
particularly inviting for pedestrians and bicyclists,
hampering the City’s goal of improving access
between Downtown and the Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station and from one side of the freeway
to the other. Similarly, Downtown’s underpasses are
currently designed for automobiles, not pedestrians
or bicyclists. Bike lanes are not present, sidewalks
are narrow and located immediately adjacent to fast-
moving traffic, and lighting is generally poor.

Improving these connections through the
introduction of pedestrian, bicycle, and – in the case
of the Olive Avenue and Magnolia Avenue bridges
– transit and aesthetic improvements, will improve
the experience for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit
riders, and motorists that are crossing connections.

The following are potential projects that could be
implemented in the future:

6.3. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS (CONTINUED)
Narrow sidewalks and low railings.
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS C. MULTI-MODAL STREETS.

Downtown Burbank’s existing streets are generally
car-oriented. However, in a bustling downtown that
is located next to a regional train station, there are
additional users to consider: visitors walking from
dinner to a movie; jurors or office workers walking
to grab a bite during their lunch break; commuters
walking or biking to the Downtown Burbank
Metrolink Station; and students walking or biking to
Burbank High School. Bus stops and pull-outs from
Downtown’s numerous bus routes also need to be
accommodated.

1. Bicycle-Friendly Improvements. Most people are
generally comfortable – and have the time – to
walk a distance of a quarter mile, which takes
about five minutes to do. Distances greater than
this, however, necessitate other means of getting
around. Bicycles offer one such alternative,
provided bicyclists – especially less experienced
bikers and families with small children – perceive
the routes to be safe. The more traffic and the
higher the vehicular speeds, the more separation
is necessary between bikes and cars to make
riders feel safe.

Pedestrians.

Buses.

Cyclists.

Cars.

B. MEGABLOCKS.

Downtown Burbank was built on an interconnected
street and block network that enabled a variety of
alternative paths of movement between destinations
and provided convenient access to all properties
on each block. Original blocks with the Downtown
District are approximately 325 feet by 500 feet in size (around 3.75 acres) and are divided in half by mid-
block alleys. Blocks in the southern portion of the
plan area are around 330 feet wide by over 1,000 feet
long and also include mid-block alleys. This original
grid pattern has been modified by the assembly
of many of Downtown’s original blocks into large
megablocks, which reduce the number of paths
between destinations, increase the travel distance for
navigating around the megablocks, and divert more
vehicular traffic onto the remaining streets. Notable
megablocks in the Plan Area are the Burbank Town
Center Mall site, the old and new IKEA sites, the
K-Mart Shopping Center site, and most of the blocks
located west of the I-5 Freeway/railroad tracks. The
I-5 Freeway has also contributed to the creation of
megablocks through its reduction of the number
of crossings from the east side to the west side of
Downtown.

This Specific Plan improves network connectivity by
requiring certain parcels or blocks over 3.75 acres
in size to introduce streets or pedestrian paseos to
reduce the size of these blocks. Key street/paseo
interventions are shown in Figure 6.3. In addition,
this Specific Plan promotes the improvement
of alleys – particularly within the vicinity of San
Fernando Boulevard and the Downtown Civic
Center – into through block paseos lined by stores,
restaurants, and residences.

6.3. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS (CONTINUED)
Plan Area
Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station
Megablocks
New Street
Flood Channel
W Olive AveW Olive Ave W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
N 5th StN 5th StAmherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS Class II Bike Lane
Class IV Protected Bikeway
Class I Bike Trail
Class III Bike Route/Sharrow
Specific Plan Area
Burbank Downtown Metro-
link Station
Existing Class I Bike Trail
Existing Class II Bike Lane
Existing Class III Bike
Route/Sharrow
Existing Class IV Bike Lane
Proposed Class I Bike Trail
Proposed Class II Bike
Lane
Proposed Class III Bike
Route/Sharrow
Proposed Class IV Bikeway

6.3. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS (CONTINUED)
Specific Plan Area
Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station
Existing Class I Bike Trail
Existing Class II Bike Lane
Existing Class III Bike
Route/Sharrow
Existing Class IV Bike Lane
Bike facilities for achieving this include:
• Class I trails, which typically accommodate
pedestrians and bicyclists on the same trail and
are completely separated from automobile traffic
by a landscape buffer. (e.g., Burbank Channel
Bikeway)
• Class II lanes, which provide a dedicated bike
lane immediately adjacent to vehicular lanes.
(e.g., Verdugo Avenue bike lanes)
• Class III routes, where bicyclists share the same
lane as cars, commonly called “Sharrows.” (e.g.,
Kenneth Road bike route)
• Class IV bikeways, which are typically located
adjacent to sidewalks and are separated from
traffic or parked cars by bollards, planters, or
landscaping. Class IV bikeways are exclusively
used by bicyclists. (e.g., Front Street Cycle Track)
Figure 6.5 shows the existing bicycle network,
comprised mainly of Class II and III lanes, and
Figure 6.6 shows the proposed network, where
Class I, II, III, and IV lanes are introduced.

Bicycle facilities should be designed in
compliance with Section 7D (Class I Bikeway
Design Guidelines), Section 7E (Class II Bikeway
Design Guidelines), 7F (Class III Bikeway Design
Guidelines), and 7G (Class IV Bikeway Design
Guidelines) of the Complete Our Streets Plan.

W Olive AveW Olive Ave W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
N 5th StN 5th StAmherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
W Olive AveW Olive Ave W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
N 5th StN 5th StAmherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS Wayfinding signage.

Specific Plan Area
Burbank Downtown Metrolink-
Station
North Hollywood to Pasadena
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
Tram/Trolley to Magnolia Park
and Empire Center

6.3. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS (CONTINUED)
Specific Plan Area
Metro Local Bus
Metro Rapid Bus
BurbankBus Pink Line
Glendale Beeline 7
Glendale Beeline 12
Burbank Downtown Metrolink
Station
Metrolink Antelope Valley Line
Metrolink Ventura County Line

2. Transit. Downtown Burbank is served by a fairly
robust transit network, including Metro local and
rapid buses; the BurbankBus Pink Line, which
provides service to Burbank’s Media District and
Universal Studios; the Glendale Beeline, which
provides service to Glendale; and of course,
Metrolink which connects Downtown Burbank
to Ventura County, Lancaster, Downtown Los
Angeles, and beyond (see Figure 6.7).

Proposed Transit. In addition to existing
Metrolink and bus service, Metro is planning
to introduce Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) between
North Hollywood, through Downtown Burbank,
to Pasadena (see Figure 6.8). Proposed stops
will be at Olive Avenue and San Fernando
Boulevard and at Lake Avenue for a short walk to
the Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station.

Transit Access. As is the case with bicycling and
walking, creating an environment that enables easy
wayfinding is key to encouraging transit ridership.

This includes clear paths of travel; wayfinding
signage that not only points the way to transit, but
also orients arriving visitors to Downtown’s various
destinations; and bus stops that are comfortable and
capture Downtown Burbank’s unique character.

Bus stops, designed according to Section 6C (Bus
Stop Elements and Amenities), 6D (At Bus Stops),
and 6E (Along the Street and at Intersections) of the
Complete Our Streets Plan, include: Bus shelters
for conventional buses and Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT); seating; lighting; trash receptacles; public
information signage; bus stop infrastructure such
as concrete bus pads, landscaping, and pedestrian
improvements.

Mobility Hubs. Where multiple modes converge
in a single location, a mobility hub can provide
the tools and amenities that make transfers,
safe, comfortable, and efficient. Features include
expanded seating, shade, wayfinding, bicycle
parking, and other community amenities, often
in the form of a pocket park, plaza, or open
space. The existing surface parking lot at First
Street and Olive Avenue is well-positioned to
be a Downtown mobility hub, adjacent to the
busiest bus corridor in the City and the future
First Street bicycle lanes, as well as short walks
to the Metrolink station, San Fernando Boulevard
retail, and the future BRT station.

W Olive AveW Olive Ave W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
N 5th StN 5th StAmherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
W Olive AveW Olive Ave W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
N 5th StN 5th StAmherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
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79 FIGURE 6-8 PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS Specific Plan Area
Burbank Downtown
Metrolink Station
Mobility Hub
Potential Pedestrian
Safety Improvements per
Complete Our Streets Plan.

Improved Intersection
Bonnywood Pl./1st St.

Pedestrian Safety Im-
provement per Complete
Our Streets Plan.

Downtown, Magnolia
Blvd. Pedestrian Safety
Improvements per Com-
plete Our Streets Plan
(Phase 1 and 2.)

6.3. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS (CONTINUED)

3. Pedestrian-Friendly Street Improvements. As
in the case of bicyclists, a safe pedestrian
environment will encourage people to walk,
whether to accomplish daily activities, to
school, or to the Metrolink Station. Strategies
for achieving this include wide sidewalks; ADA
compliant sidewalk extensions – also known as
“bulbouts” – either at intersections or mid-block,
which shorten the crossing distance across
vehicular lanes; and marked crosswalks, which
alert motorists of pedestrian crossing locations.

Locations and types of improvements are
shown in Figure 6.4. The design of these
improvements, to be designed per Section 5C
(Crossing Improvements) and 5E (Signs and
Signals) of the Complete Our Streets Plan,
include:
• Reduced curb radii
• Curb ramps
• Marked crosswalks
• Curb Extensions
• Mid-Block Crossings
• Raised Crosswalks and Speed Humps or
Cushions
• Pedestrian Scrambles

4. Curbside Management. Other mobility options
include Transportation Network Companies
(TNCs), like Uber and Lyft, taxis, and bike
sharing, which compete for valuable curb
and sidewalk space. Curb space needs to be
dedicated to TNCs, taxis, and delivery services so
they can drop-off and pick-up without stopping
in traffic lanes.

Bike sharing stations and bike racks need to be
located where they are convenient and easy to
find, but do not get in the way of pedestrians,
parked cars, and the like.

It is also important to note that the automobile
is still an integral part of Downtown. People still
need cars to get around and many visitors and
shoppers will arrive via car. Nevertheless, many
people who live in downtowns or near transit
want to get around in ways other than by car.

The important thing is to balance these various
modes. In addition, providing options reduces
the number of cars on the road, helping reduce
traffic impacts and the amount of parking
spaces needed.

Transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft.

Electric scooters
Pedestrians.

W Olive AveW Olive Ave W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N San Fernando BlvdN San Fernando Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
N 5th StN 5th StAmherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
S 5th StS 5th St
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
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5. Flex Streets. Streets such as San Fernando
Boulevard in the Downtown TOD district have
the capability to be used flexibly – to be open to
traffic and to be easily closed for special events
and/or during certain days of the week, month,
or year. Key to efficiently opening and closing
the street to traffic is: introducing bollards that
can be easily retracted or inserted/removed;
providing traffic light timing/phasing that can be
easily adjusted to divert cars from entering the
temporarily closed street; and signage that can
be rapidly deployed.

A street that can be. . . .
. . . closed down for special events.

6. Parks. Whether in the planning for new parks in
the Downtown area (Chapter 6 – Public Realm)
or for existing parks like McCambridge Park or
Bud Ovrom Park, residents should have safe,
efficient and convenient pedestrian connections
to green space. The roadways surrounding each
of these parks serve as a major barrier, inhibiting
their full potential and introducing risks for
residents seeking to en joy leisure opportunities
in the park. Mid-block crossings, whether stop-
controlled or enhanced with Reflective Rapid
Flashing Beacons, can break up long stretches or
roads devoid of marked crosswalks and provide
much-needed safe crossing intervals.

6.3. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY PROJECTS (CONTINUED) 6.4. STREET TYPES Median street.

Alley.

Downtown street.

Neighborhood street.

This Downtown TOD Specific Plan provides a wide
palette of street types, including modifications to
existing arterial and collector streets within the
Plan Area, as well as designs for new streets to be
introduced within the Plan Area megablocks. Design
standards for select Downtown streets, as indicated
in Figure 6.9 (Street Network), and in the associated
cross sections are illustrated on the following pages.

These incorporate the mobility improvements
described in the previous Section. These standards
show the intent of creating pedestrian-friendly, multi- modal streets and subject to the following:

1. Street cross sections shown in this Section

6.4 are conceptual and may be adjusted to
accommodate alternative configurations or
to conform to unforeseen circumstances that
are encountered during their implementation,
subject to review by the Director of Public Works
and the Director of Community Development.

2. New streets, as shown in Figure 6.9 (Street
Types) are conceptual street locations. The
location of actual new streets may vary, provided
they meet the street and block standards of
Section 9.16. (Block and New Street Design
Standards) of the Development Code.

Individual street cross-sections are show on the
following pages:

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81 Existing. San Fernando Blvd. between Olive Ave. and Magnolia Blvd. was recently reconfigured with one vehicle lane, improved crossings and pedestrian facilities, and the introduction of flex loading zones to be utilized for deliveries and order pick-up. This was a priority project in the Complete Our Streets Plan. Per the Complete Our Streets Plan, traffic flow along San Fernando Boulevard was converted from one lane in each direction to one- way northbound in a single lane. The extra space gained from removing a travel lane was transferred to parklets and outdoor dining. Angled parking was retained and more plantings were introduced.

Proposed. San Fernando Blvd. retains its general reconfigured alignment with one vehicle through lane and parallel parking on both sides. The space allocated with paint, bollards, and planters is raised to sidewalk level and more permanent plantings are introduced.

Under both the existing and proposed scenarios, San Fernando Blvd. could be closed for special events. Key to enabling this flex-use concept is the incorporation of removable or retractable bollards that make it quick and easy to open and close the street.
80' RIGHT OF WAY
30'
14'13' 8' 13'

1. Proposed San Fernando Blvd at Downtown

TURN LANE

OUTDOOR DINING

SIDEWALK
8' OUTDOOR DINING

SIDEWALK
W E8' PARKING LANE
8' PARKING LANE
Olive to Magnolia
4' MEDIAN
4' MEDIAN
80' RIGHT OF WAY
60'
12'10' 12' 10'

1. Existing San Fernando Blvd at Downtown
TRAVEL

PARKING

SIDEWALK
12'

PARKING

SIDEWALK
W E7' BUFFER
17'

PLANTER BOX
Olive to Magnolia
FIGURE 6-9 STREET TYPES
2 1
4 5
6 7
9 10
11 13
14 8 15
17 12
3 18
19 16
San Fernando Blvd.
(Olive Ave. to Magnolia Blvd.)
San Fernando Blvd.
(Magnolia Blvd. to Grinnell Dr.)
North San Fernando Blvd.
(Walnut Ave. to Cornell Dr. and
Amherst Dr. to Andover Dr.)
North San Fernando Blvd.
(Cornell Dr. to Amherst Dr.)
North San Fernando Blvd.
(Andover Dr. to Grismer Ave.)
Magnolia Blvd. (Glenoaks Blvd.
to 1st St.)
Magnolia Blvd (Bridge to Victory Blvd.)
Olive Ave. (Glenoaks Blvd. to 1st St.)
Olive Ave. Bridge
Olive Ave (Victory Ave. to Lake St.)
1st St.(N. San Fernando Blvd. to Verdugo Ave.)
Verdugo Ave. Underpass
Victory Blvd.

Front St.

Chandler Blvd.

Burbank Blvd.

(San Fernando to 3rd St.)
Burbank Channel Bikeway
Alameda Ave.

(Glenoaks to Underpass)
Third Street
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1 EXISTING
SAN FERNANDO BLVD. (OLIVE AVE. TO MAGNOLIA BLVD.)

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)

PROPOSED

S P SBUT
12' 10'
60' PAVEMENT
80' RIGHT OF WAY
W E12' 17' 12' 7'
P PL
10'

S - SIDEWALK P - PARKING LANE TL - TURN LANE M - MEDIAN S SPTL
8' 13'
30' PAVEMENT
80' RIGHT OF WAY
W E14'8'
P
13'
D
4'8'
M
4' 8'
M D
2 3a
3b
6b
6a
8 4
1 7a
11c
11b
11a
14 15
18b
18c
18a
9 13
12 10
7b
16 19a
19b
19g
5 17
19c
19e
19f
19d
W Olive AveW Olive Ave W Verdugo AveW Verdugo Ave
W Alameda AveW Alameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
N Glenoaks BlvdN Glenoaks Blvd
W Burbank BlvdW Burbank Blvd
W Chandler BlvdW Chandler Blvd
N 1st StN 1st St
S San Fernando BlvdS San Fernando Blvd
S Glenoaks BlvdS Glenoaks Blvd
Amherst Dr
S Lake StS Lake St
N 3rd StN 3rd St
Mariposa StMariposa St
E Magnolia BlvdE Magnolia Blvd
E Olive AveE Olive Ave
E Angeleno AveE Angeleno Ave
E Verdugo AveE Verdugo Ave
E. Harvard RdE. Harvard Rd
E Providencia AveE Providencia Ave
W Magnolia BlvdW Magnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
10 min. walk10 min. walk
5 min. walk5 min. walk
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82 EXISTING

PROPOSEDPROPOSED
Existing. San Fernando Blvd. is interrupted by the Burbank Town Center Mall between Magnolia Blvd. and Cypress Ave. Between Cypress Ave. and Grinnell Dr. it currently consists of two lanes in each direction, a center median, and no on-street parking.

Proposed. San Fernando Blvd. is extended through the Mall with Street Type 1 (San Fernando Blvd. (Olive Ave. to Magnolia Blvd.). The street connection may be open to vehicular traffic, closed to vehicular traffic, or function as a flex street.

Existing. San Fernando Blvd. between Burbank Blvd. and Walnut Avenue consists of two northbound travel lanes, one southbound lane, two southbound right turn lanes, one southbound left turn lane, and Class II bike lanes.

Proposed. The Class II bike lanes along San Fernando Blvd. are converted to Class IV protected bikeways to serve as a link between the First Street Class IV bikeways, the Burbank Blvd. Bridge Class II bike lanes, and the Empire interchange Class II bike lanes.

PROPOSED

EXISTING
3a. Proposed N San Fernando Blvd.
100' RIGHT OF WAY
78'
S N10'12'

SIDEWALK
10'

TURN LANE

TURN LANE
11'

TURN LANE
5' BIKE LANE
2' PLANTER
10'

SIDEWALK
5' BIKE LANE
2' PLANTER
10'
TRAVEL
11'
TRAVEL
12'
TRAVEL
Burbank Ave to Walnut Ave
100' RIGHT OF WAY
73'
10' 5' BIKE LANE
W E4'
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL
14'12' 10' 15'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
10'

BIKE LANE

TURN LANE

TURN LANE
TRAVEL

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6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)
2 SAN FERNANDO BLVD. (MAGNOLIA BLVD. TO GRINNELL DR.)
100' RIGHT OF WAY
73'
10' 5' BIKE LANE
W E4'
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL
14'12' 10' 15'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
10'

BIKE LANE

TURN LANE

TURN LANE
TRAVEL
3a NORTH SAN FERNANDO BLVD. (BURBANK BLVD. TO WALNUT AVE.) S ST
12' 10' 15'
73' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
W
TLT
10' 10'
B
5'
TL
10'
TL
14'
T
10' E
B
4'
S ST
12' 11' 10'
78' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
W
TLTTL
10' 10'
BTL
11' 10'7'
T
12' E7'
B
80' RIGHT OF WAY
30'
14'13' 8' 13'

1. Proposed San Fernando Blvd at Downtown

TURN LANE

OUTDOOR DINING

SIDEWALK
8' OUTDOOR DINING

SIDEWALK
W E8' PARKING LANE
8' PARKING LANE
Olive to Magnolia
4' MEDIAN
4' MEDIANS - SIDEWALK P - PARKING LANE TL - TURN LANE M - MEDIAN S SPTL
8' 13'
30' PAVEMENT
80' RIGHT OF WAY
W E14'8'
P
13'
D
4'8'
M
4' 8'
M D
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STREET TYPES
100' RIGHT OF WAY
73'
10' 6' BIKE
10'
TRAVEL
11'10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
7' PARKING
12' 13' 15'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
TRAVEL
6' BIKE
W E
3b. Proposed N San Fernando Blvd. (Phase 1)
100' RIGHT OF WAY
73'
S N10'12'

SIDEWALK
Walnut Ave to Cornell Dr

TURN LANE
7' PARKING
5' BIKE LANE
15'

SIDEWALK
5' BIKE LANE
11'
TRAVEL
3' BUFFER
10'
TRAVEL
2' BUFFER
10'
TRAVEL
10'
TRAVEL
PROPOSED PHASE 1
Existing. San Fernando Blvd. between Walnut Ave. and Grismer Ave. consists of two travel lanes in each direction and a two-way center turn lane. Between Walnut Ave. and Cornell Dr., Class II bike lanes are provided along both sides of the street and parallel parking only along the west side of the street.

Proposed Phase 1. The vehicular lane configuration is preserved and parallel parking is provided only along the west side of the street. The Class II bike lanes along San Fernando Blvd. are converted to street-level Class IV bikeways separated from vehicular traffic by bollards.

EXISTING
3b NORTH SAN FERNANDO BLVD. (WALNUT AVE. TO CORNELL DR.) S ST
12' 10' 15'
73' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
W
TLT
10' 11'
B
6'
T
10'
P
7'
T
13' E
B
6'
S ST
12' 10' 15'
73' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
W
TLT
10' 10' 10'
B
8'
PB
8'
T
10' E
T
7'

S - SIDEWALK P - PARKING LANE B - BIKE LANE T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)

S - SIDEWALK B - BIKE LANE P - PARKING LANE T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE Proposed Phase 2. The eastern curb is moved three feet eastward and the street-level bikeways are converted to sidewalk level bikeways separated from vehicular traffic by a landscape strip planted with street trees.

When adjacent parcels along the east side of the street are developed, setting new buildings back from the property line, dedicating the setback area to new sidewalk, and moving the curb an additional nine feet eastward, would enable parallel parking along the east side of the street and wider sidewalks. 3b. Proposed N San Fernando Blvd. (Phase 2)
100' RIGHT OF WAY
76'
S N10'12'

SIDEWALK
Walnut Ave to Cornell Dr

TURN LANE
7' PARKING
5' BIKE LANE
12'

SIDEWALK
5' BIKE LANE
11'
TRAVEL
3' PLANTER
10'
TRAVEL
3' PLANTER
12'
TRAVEL
10'
TRAVEL
S ST
12' 10' 15'
73' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
W
TLT
9' 10' 10'
B
5'
PB
5'
T
11' E
T
7'
PL
3'
PL
3'
PROPOSED PHASE 2
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
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6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)
4 100' RIGHT OF WAY
73'
10' 7' PARKING
10'
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL

TRAVEL/

SHARROW
7' PARKING
12' 13' 15'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
TRAVEL
6' BIKE
W E
100' RIGHT OF WAY
73'
10'S N10'-6"
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL

SHARROW
7' PARKING
12' 10'-6" 15'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
TRAVEL
5' BIKE LANE

4. Proposed N San Fernando Blvd. (Phase 1)
7' PARKING
Cornell Dr to Amherst Dr (NSFSP)
3' BOLLARDS
Existing. San Fernando Blvd. between Cornell Ave. and Amherst Dr. consists of two travel lanes in each direction, a two-way center turn lane, a Class II bike lane along the west side of the street, a Class III sharrow along the east side, and parallel parking along both sides of the street.

Proposed Phase 1. The vehicular lane configuration and sharrow along the east side of the street are preserved and parallel parking continues to be provided along both sides of the street. The Class II bike lane along the west side of San Fernando Blvd. is converted to a protected Class IV bikeway separated from adjacent parallel parking by bollards.

NORTH SAN FERNANDO BLVD. (CORNELL DR. TO AMHERST DR.)
S ST
12' 10' 15'
73' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
W
TLT
10' 11'
P
6'
T
10'
P
7'
SH
13' E
B
6'

S STL T
12' 10' 10' 15'
73' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
W
TT
10'-6" 10
P
7'
B
8'
SH
10'-6" E
P
7'

S - SIDEWALK P - PARKING LANE B - BIKE LANE T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE SH - SHARROW PROPOSED PHASE 1

EXISTING
Proposed Phase 2. The eastern curb is moved three feet eastward and sidewalk level bikeways separated from vehicular traffic by a landscape strip planted with street trees are introduced along both sides of the street. When adjacent parcels along the east side of the street are developed, new buildings are set back from the property line, dedicating the setback area to new sidewalk, and moving the curb an additional nine feet eastward, enabling a wider sidewalk.

4. Proposed N San Fernando Blvd. (Phase 2)
Cornell Dr to Amherst Dr (NSFSP)
100' RIGHT OF WAY
66'
10'S N
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
7' PARKING
12' 11' 6'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
5' BIKE LANE
7' PARKING
3' PLANTER
5' BIKE LANE
3' PLANTER
TRAVEL
11'
PROPOSED PHASE 2
S TL T
66' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
W
TT
11'
PL
3'
B
5'
T
11' E
P
7'
B
5'
PL
3' 10'10' 10'12'
P
7'
S
6'

S - SIDEWALK B - BIKE LANE PL - PLANTER P - PARKING LANE T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
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100' RIGHT OF WAY
76'
10'S N
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
7' PARKING
16' 12' 8'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
5' BIKE LANE
3' PLANTER
5' BIKE LANE
3' PLANTER
TRAVEL
11'
5a. Proposed N San Fernando Blvd.

Amherst Dr to East
Existing. San Fernando Blvd. between Amherst Dr. and East Ave. consists of two trave lanes in each direction, a two-way center turn lane, parking only along the west side of the street, and Class II bike lanes in both directions. Between East Ave. and the I-5 Freeway, San Fernando Blvd. consists of two travel lanes in each direction, a two-way center turn lane, and Class II bike lanes and parallel parking along both sides of the street.

Proposed Amherst Dr. to East Ave. The vehicular lane configuration is preserved and parallel parking is removed from the west side of the street.

The Class II bike lanes are converted to sidewalk level Class IV bikeways 5 90' RIGHT OF WAY
74'
10' 5' BIKE
S N10'
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
7' PARKING
8' 10' 8'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
TRAVEL
5' BIKE
7' PARKING

EXISTING
PROPOSED (AMHERST DR. TO EAST AVE.)
* Curb to curb between Amherst Dr. and East Ave. is 68 ft. No parking between Amherst Dr. and Scott Rd. Parking only along west side between Scott Rd. and East Ave.

S ST
8' 10' 8'
74' PAVEMENT
90' RIGHT OF WAY
S N
TLT
10' 10'
P
7'
T
10'
P
7'
T
10'
B
5'
B
5'
S STL
16' 10' 8'
60' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
S N
TT
11' 10'
PL
3'
P
7'
B
5'
T
10'
PL
3'
T
12'

S - SIDEWALK P - PARKING LANE B - BIKE LANE T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE PL - PLANTER NORTH SAN FERNANDO BLVD. (AMHERST DR. TO I-5 FREEWAY)
B
5'

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)
Proposed East Ave. to I-5. The vehicular lane configuration is preserved, parallel parking continues to be provided along both sides of the street, and sidewalk-level Class IV bikeways are introduced along both sides of the street. Adjacent parcel development, setting new buildings back from the property line and dedicating the setback area to new sidewalk, would enable wider sidewalks.

PROPOSED (EAST AVE. TO I-5)

S - SIDEWALK B - BIKE LANE PL - PLANTER P - PARKING LANE T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE 5b. Proposed N San Fernando Blvd.

East to I5
100' RIGHT OF WAY
82'
10'S N
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
7' PARKING
9' 11' 9'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
5' BIKE LANE
7' PARKING
3' PLANTER
5' BIKE LANE
3' PLANTER
TRAVEL
11'
S ST
9' 10' 9'
82' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
S N
TLT
10' 10'
PL
3'
P
7'
B
5'
T
11'
PL
3'
P
7'
B
5'
T
11'
separated from vehicular traffic by landscape and street trees. Adjacent parcel development, setting new buildings back from the property line and dedicating the setback area to new sidewalk, would enable wider sidewalks and parallel parking along the west side of the street.

Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 1 - 73
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STREET TYPES
Existing. Magnolia Blvd. between Glenoaks Blvd. and 3rd St. consists of two travel lanes in each direction, turn lanes at the intersections, and parallel parking along the north side of the street.

Proposed. One travel lane in each direction is removed, a two-way center turn lane is introduced, and parallel parking is provided along both sides of the street.
6a
82' RIGHT OF WAY
60'
10'N 10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
13'10'7'

SIDEWALK
11'

SIDEWALK
11'

TURN LANE AT

INTERSECTIONS

PARKING
TRAVEL
10'
TRAVEL
S

EXISTING
6a. Proposed Magnolia Blvd. Glenoaks to 3rd
75' RIGHT OF WAY
48'
N

PARKING
8'

SIDEWALK
13'-6"

SIDEWALK
13'-6"

TURN LANE
11'
TRAVEL
S
Alt 1: Class IV Bikeway
10'11'
TRAVEL

PARKING
8'

PROPOSED
MAGNOLIA BLVD. (GLENOAKS BLVD. TO 3RD ST .)

S STT TL
13' 11'10'
60' PAVEMENT
82' RIGHT OF WAY
N S10'7'
P
11'
T
10'
T
10'
S SPT
8' 13'-6"
48' PAVEMENT
75' RIGHT OF WAY
N S10'8'
P
13'-6"
T
11'
TL
11'

S - SIDEWALK P - PARKING LANE T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)
86' RIGHT OF WAY
50'
8'4' 8'
BUFFER
TRAVEL
12'10'

PARKING

PARKING
12'

SIDEWALK
12'

SIDEWALK
8'
TRAVEL

BIKE LANE
12'
TRAVEL
N S

PROPOSED
Existing. Magnolia Blvd. between 3rd St. and 1st St. consists of two travel lanes in each direction separated by a center median with parallel parking along the north side.

Proposed. Per the Complete Our Streets Plan, a Class IV two-way protected bikeway is introduced along the north side, one travel lane and the center median are removed, and parallel parking is provided on both sides of the street.

EXISTING
6b MAGNOLIA BLVD. (3RD ST. TO 1ST ST.)

S STT TL/M
12' 6'13'
69' PAVEMENT
86' RIGHT OF WAY
N S11'8'
P
11'
T
12'
T
13'

S SPP T
8' 12'8'
50' PAVEMENT
86' RIGHT OF WAY
N S10'16'
2WCT
8'
T
12'
T
12'
S - SIDEWALK P - PARKING LANE T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE M - MEDIAN 2WCT - 2-WAY CYCLE TRACK 6b. Existing Magnolia Avenue
86' RIGHT OF WAY
69'
12'13'N S13'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
12'11'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
8'

SIDEWALK
6' SIDEWALK
11'

TURN LANE /
MEDIAN

PARKING
3rd to 1st
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 1 - 74
87 7a. Proposed Magnolia Avenue
79'
11'10' 11' 11'11'
TRAVEL
10'

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK

TURN LANE
TRAVEL
11'
TRAVEL
11'

TURN LANE
TRAVEL
13' BIKE LANE
N S
99'
Bridge
7a. Existing Magnolia Avenue
48'
7' 12' 7'
TRAVEL

SIDEWALK
SN

SIDEWALK
Bridge
12'
TRAVEL
12'
TRAVEL
12'
TRAVEL
64' RIGHT OF WAY
1'1'
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STREET TYPES
Existing. The Magnolia Blvd. Bridge consists of two lanes in each direction with a center turn lane. Only six feet wide, sidewalks are located immediately adjacent to fast moving vehicles. Low bridge railings do not meet current safety requirements.

Proposed. Per the Complete Our Streets Plan, the bridge is widened to make room for wider sidewalks, a Class IV two-way protected bikeway, and an extra vehicular turn lane. Bridge railings are raised. 7a

EXISTING

PROPOSED
MAGNOLIA BLVD. BRIDGE

S T STT
8' 12' 8'12'12'
48' PAVEMENT
64' RIGHT OF WAY
N S
T
12'

S T STT TL
9' 11' 9'11'11' 11'
79' PAVEMENT
99' RIGHT OF WAY
N S
T
11'
2WCT TL
13'
S - SIDEWALK T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE 2WCT - 2-WAY CYCLE TRACK

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)

INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
11'
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 1 - 75
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STREET TYPES
Existing. Magnolia Blvd. between Varney St. and Victory Blvd. consists of two travel lanes in each direction, a two-way center turn lane, and parallel parking along both sides of the street.

Proposed Varney St. to Moss St. Between Varney St. and Moss St., the travel lanes are narrowed and parking is removed from the south side of the street in order to make room for a Class IV two-way protected bikeway along the north side of the street.
7b
102' RIGHT OF WAY
78'
14'N S10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
17'10'8' 12'

SIDEWALK

PARKING
12'

SIDEWALK
8' PARKING
11'
TRAVEL

TURN LANE
TRAVEL
MAGNOLIA BLVD. (VARNEY ST . TO VICTORY BLVD.)
S ST
12' 11' 12'
78' PAVEMENT
102' RIGHT OF WAY
N
TLT
10' 10'
P
8'
T
14'
P
8'
T
17' S

S - SIDEWALK P - PARKING LANE T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE B - BIKE LANE PL - PLANTER

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)
7b. Proposed Magnolia Avenue
90' RIGHT OF WAY
61'
N S10'
TRAVEL
10'10' 10'

SIDEWALK
Varney to Moss
8' SIDEWALK
12'
TRAVEL

TURN LANE
TRAVEL
8' PARKING
11'
TRAVEL
3' PLANTER
8' BIKE LANE

PROPOSED (VARNEY TO MOSS)
S T
8' 10'
61' PAVEMENT
90' RIGHT OF WAY
N
TLT
10' 10'
S
10'
T
11'
B
8'
T
12' S
P
8'

EXISTING
7c. Proposed Magnolia Avenue
Moss to Victory
100' RIGHT OF WAY
60'
N S10'
TRAVEL
10'10' 10'

SIDEWALK
11'

SIDEWALK
11'
TRAVEL

TURN LANE
TRAVEL
8' PARKING
11'
TRAVEL
3' PLANTER
8' BIKE LANE
8' PARKING
S STL
11' 10' 10'
68' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
N
TT
11' 10'
P
8'
P
8'
B
8'
T
11' S

S - SIDEWALK B - BIKE LANE P - PARKING LANE T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE PL - PLANTER

PROPOSED (MOSS TO VICTORY)
PL
3'
T
10'
PL
3'
Proposed Moss St. to Victory Blvd. Between Moss St. and Victory Blvd. the travel lanes are narrowed, on-street parking is retained along both sides of the street, and a Class IV two-way protected bikeway is introduced along the north side of the street.

Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 1 - 76
89 100' RIGHT OF WAY
80'
12'10' 10'

8. Existing Olive Avenue

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK
8' PARKING
TRAVEL
10'12'
TRAVEL
8'10' 12'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL

PARKING

SIDEWALK
SN 4' PLANTING
4' PLANTING
Glenoaks to 1st

8. Proposed Olive Avenue
100' RIGHT OF WAY
63'
10'14' 10'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK
N S9' BRT STATION
TRAVEL
10'12'

TRAVEL/BRT
10'10' 11' TRAVEL/BRT
TRAVEL

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK
Glenoaks to 1st
4' PLANTING

8. Proposed Olive Avenue
100' RIGHT OF WAY
62'
10'15' 10'
TRAVEL

SIDEWALK
N S11'

BUS LANE
9' TRANSIT SHELTER

SIDEWALK
Glenoaks to 1st (Facing North)
10'
TRAVEL
10'

TURN LANE
10'
TRAVEL
11'

BUS LANE
4' PLANTING
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STREET TYPES

EXISTING

PROPOSED
Existing. Olive Ave. between Glenoaks Blvd. and 1st St. of two travel lanes in each direction, a two-way center turn lane, and parallel parking along both sides of the street.

Proposed. Olive Ave.’s travel lane configuration is retained, except that the on-street parking spaces are removed to accomodate station area bulb-outs for the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses. 8 OLIVE AVE (GLENOAKS TO FIRST ST.)
S SPLT
10' 10' 10'4'
72' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
N
TLT
10' 12'
P
8'
T
12'
P
8'
T
12' S
S ST
14' 10' 10'
63' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
N
TLT
10' 10'
TL
10'
BRT
12'
TS
9'
BRT
11' S

S - SIDEWALK PL - PLANTER P - PARKING T - TRAVEL TL - TURN LANE BRT - BUS TS - TRANSIT SHELTER PL
4'
PL
4'

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)

PROPOSED AT SAN
FERNANDO BLVD.

S ST
15' 10' 10'
61' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
N
TLT
10' 10'
TS
9'
T
10'
BRT
11'
BRT
10' S

S - SIDEWALK PL - PLANTER P - PARKING T - TRAVEL TL - TURN LANE BRT - BUS TS - TRANSIT SHELTER PL
4'
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 1 - 77
90 9. Proposed Olive Avenue
Bridge (average span)
86' RIGHT OF WAY
54'
10' 8'

TURN LANE
N S
TRAVEL
11'11' TRAVEL/BRT
11' 11' TRAVEL/BRT
TRAVEL

SIDEWALK
5' BIKE
5'
BIKE
8' SIDEWALK
52'
6' 10'11' 6'
TRAVEL
10'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK
SN
TRAVEL
10' 11'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL

SIDEWALK

9. Proposed Olive Avenue
66'
8' SN 11' 11'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL

SIDEWALK
11'

BUS LANE
9' BRT STATION
5' BIKE LANE
1'8' 11'11'11'9'5' 1'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL

BUS LANE

SIDEWALK

BRT STATION

BIKE LANE
112'
Bridge (widest span)
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STREET TYPES

PROPOSED (WIDEST SPAN)

T/BRT T T/BRTTT
11' 11' 11'11'11'
66' PAVEMENT
112' RIGHT OF WAY
N
TS
9'
TS
9'

S - SIDEWALK B - BIKE LANE TP - TRANSIT PAVILION T/BRT - BUS T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE S
B
5'
S
8'
B
5'
S
8'
At the center of the span, the Olive Avenue bridge is widened further to accommodate Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) pull-out lanes, wider sidewalks, and sidewalk-level Class IV protected bike lanes. New elevator/stair towers provide access to the Burbank Downtown Metrolink Station and pavilions/ arcades along both sides of the street provide shelter for waiting bus patrons.

Existing. The Olive Ave. Bridge consists of two lanes in each direction, a center turn lane, and six foot wide sidewalks. Low bridge railings do not meet current safety requirements.

Proposed Short Term. Decorative light standards and higher railings are introduced.

Proposed Long-Term. The bridge is widened to accommodate dedicated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lanes, wider sidewalks, and sidewalk-level Class IV protected bike lanes.
9 EXISTING

PROPOSED (AVERAGE SPAN)
OLIVE AVE. BRIDGE

S T STT TL
6' 11' 6'10'10' 10'
52' PAVEMENT
64' RIGHT OF WAY
N S
T
11'

B TTT TL
11'11'11' 10'
54' PAVEMENT
86' RIGHT OF WAY
N
S
8'

S - SIDEWALK T - TRAVEL LANE TL - TURN LANE B - BIKE LANE BU - BUFFER S
S
8'
T
11'
B

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)
BU
5'
BU
T
11'
5'
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 1 - 78
91 11a. 1st Street (Phase 1 Completed in 2025)
60'
10'
TRAVEL
10'11' TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10' 11' 10'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
2' BUFFER
5' BIKE LANE
5' BIKE LANE
2' BUFFER
W E
San Fernando to Magnolia
80' RIGHT OF WAY (VARIES)
4' PLANTING
100' RIGHT OF WAY
68'
10'16' 16'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK
8' PARKING
TRAVEL
10'11'
TRAVEL
8'10' 11'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL

PARKING

SIDEWALK
SN
11a. 1st Street (Exsiting 2024)
San Fernando to Magnolia
56'
10'

TURN LANE
10'13'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
14' 10' 10'
TRAVEL

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
13' TRAVEL
W E
80' RIGHT OF WAY (VARIES)
11a. 1st Street (Phase 1 Completed in 2025)
60'
10'
TRAVEL
10'11' TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10' 11' 10'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
2' BUFFER
5' BIKE LANE
5' BIKE LANE
2' BUFFER
W E
San Fernando to Magnolia
80' RIGHT OF WAY (VARIES)
4' PLANTING
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STREET TYPES
11a

EXISTING
FIRST ST. (SAN FERNANDO BLVD. TO MAGNOLIA BLVD.)
STL
10' 10'
60' PAVEMENT
80' RIGHT OF WAY
W E
TT
13' 10'
T
13'
S
10'
T
10'

S - SIDEWALK B - BIKE LANE T - TRAVEL TL - TURN LANE PL - PLANTER BU - BUFFER

PROPOSED
ST
10' 10'
56' PAVEMENT
80' RIGHT OF WAY
W E
TLT
11' 10'
B
5'
B
5'
S
10'
T
11'
*Total width varies this segment; includes dedication from future mall property development
Existing. Olive Ave. between Lake St. and Victory Blvd. consists of two travel lanes in each direction, a two-way center turn lane, and parallel parking along both sides of the street.

Proposed Alternative. Olive Ave.’s parking and travel lane configuration is retained, except that the lanes are also used by the proposed North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses.
10 EXISTING

PROPOSED
OLIVE AVE (LAKE ST. TO VICTORY BLVD.)
S ST
16' 10' 16'
68' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
W
TLT
10' 10'
P
8'
T
11'
P
8'
T
11' E
S ST
16' 10' 16'
68' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
W
TLT
10' 10'
P
8'
T/BRT
11'
P
8'
T/BRT
11' E

S - SIDEWALK P - PARKING T - TRAVEL TL - TURN LANE BRT - BRT BUS Existing. First St. between San Fernando Blvd. and Magnolia Blvd. consists of one eastbound travel lane, a two-way center turn lane, two westbound travel lanes, and street-level Class IV bikeways, protected with bollards, along both sides of the street.

Proposed. Per the Complete Our Streets Plan, street level Class II bikeways are added. As development occurs along the corridor, street dedication will enable wider sidewalks and requisite buffer space to raise the bikeway to sidewalk level.

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)
PL
4'
BU
2'
BU
2'
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 1 - 79
92 92' RIGHT OF WAY (VARIES)
62'
10'12'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
12' 12' 10'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
W E
11b. Existing 1st Street
Magnolia to Olive
5' BIKE LANE
3' PLANTER
8' PARKING
92' RIGHT OF WAY (VARIES)
62'
10'11'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
12' 11' 10'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
3' PLANTER
5' BIKE LANE
6' BIKE LANE
4' BUFFER
W E
11b. Proposed 1st Street (Phase 1)
Magnolia to Olive
92' RIGHT OF WAY (VARIES)
61'
10'11'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
12' 11' 11'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
3' PLANTER
5' BIKE LANE
6' BIKE LANE
3' PLANTER
W E
11b. Proposed 1st Street (Phase 2)
Magnolia to Olive
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STREET TYPES
11b FIRST ST. (MAGNOLIA BLVD. TO OLIVE AVE.)

S - SIDEWALK B - BIKE LANE T - TRAVEL TL - TURN LANE PL - PLANTER BU - BUFFER

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)
Existing. First St. between Magnolia Blvd. and Olive Ave. consists of two travel lanes in each direction, and a two-way center turn lane. There is parking on the east side of the street and a raised, protected Class IV bike lane on the west side that will connect with the future Class IV street-level bikeway.

Proposed Phase 1. A Class IV one-way bikeway protected with bollards is introduced along the east side of First St., and the sidewalk-level Class IV bikeway is integrated with the street-level segments.

EXISTING
T
10'
62' PAVEMENT
92' RIGHT OF WAY
W E
TLT
10' 10'
P
8'
T
12'
S
12'
T
12'
* Total width varies this segment
PROPOSED PHASE 1
PROPOSED PHASE 2
S ST
12' 10' 10'
62' PAVEMENT
92' RIGHT OF WAY
W E
TLT
10' 10'
B
6'
T
11'
B
5'
T
11'
PL
3'
S ST
12' 10' 11'
52' PAVEMENT
90' RIGHT OF WAY
W E
TLT
10' 10'
B
5'
T
11'
B
5'
T
11'
PL
3'
PL
3'
Proposed Phase 2. The street level Class IV bikeway along the east side of First St. is raised to sidewalk level and separated from vehicular traffic by landscaping and/or street trees.

S
10'
B
5'
PL
3'
BU
4'
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 1 - 80
93 11c. Proposed 1st Street Phase 1
Olive to Verdugo
86' RIGHT OF WAY
66'
10'11'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10' 11' 10'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
2' VEHICLE BUFFER
5' BIKE LANE
5' BIKE LANE
2' VEHICLE BUFFER
W E
99' RIGHT OF WAY (VARIES)
54'
10'11'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
15' 11' 15'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
3' PLANTER
5' BIKE LANE
6' BIKE LANE
3' PLANTER
W E
11c. Proposed 1st Street Phase 2
Olive to Verdugo
11c. Existing 1st Street Phase
Olive to Verdugo
86' RIGHT OF WAY (VARIES)
66'
10'18'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10'10'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10' 18' 10'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK

SIDEWALK
W E
6:45
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STREET TYPES
11c
PROPOSED PHASE 1
FIRST ST. (OLIVE AVE. TO VERDUGO AVE.)

S - SIDEWALK B - BIKE LANE T - TRAVEL TL - TURN LANE BU - BUFFER PROPOSED PHASE 2
S ST
10' 10' 10'
66' PAVEMENT
86' RIGHT OF WAY
W E
TLT
10' 10'
B
5'
T
11'
B
5'
T
11'
S ST
15' 10' 15'
54' PAVEMENT
99' RIGHT OF WAY
W E
TLT
10' 10'
B
5'
T
12'
B
5'
T
11'
PL
3'
PL
3'
Existing. First St. between Olive Ave. and Verdugo Ave. consists of two travel lanes in each direction, and a two-way center turn lane.

Proposed Phase 1. Street-level Class IV bikeways protected from traffic with bollards are introduced along both sides of the street.

EXISTING
T
10'
66' PAVEMENT
86' RIGHT OF WAY
W E
TLT
10' 10'
S
10'
T
18'
S
10'
T
18'
* Total width varies this segment
Proposed Phase 2. Where adjacent parcels are developed, setting new buildings back from the property line and dedicating the setback area to new sidewalk, would enable wider sidewalks and requisite buffer space. The street-level Class IV bikeways are raised to sidewalk level and separated from vehicular traffic by landscaping and/or street trees.

BU
2'
BU
2'

S - SIDEWALK B - BIKE LANE T - TRAVEL TL - TURN LANE PL - PLANTING

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 1 - 81
94 12. Existing Verdugo Ave. @ Underpass
74' RIGHT OF WAY
60'

PAINTED
BUFFER
N 12' 7'5'6'

SIDEWALK
TRAVEL
19' 10' S
TRAVEL

TURN LANE
14'
7'

SIDEWALK
BUFFER
8' 2WCT

12. Existing Verdugo Underpass (Phase 1 Completed 2025) 74' RIGHT OF WAY
43'
2W BIKE LANE
N 14' 8'6' 12'

SIDEWALK
TRAVEL
12'10' S
TRAVEL

TURN LANE
14'
7' SIDEWALK

PAINTED
BUFFER
5' PLANTING

13. Existing Front Street
63' RIGHT OF WAY
46'
11' 12'W E5' MEDIAN
10'14'
TRAVEL
8'

SIDEWALK

TURN LANE
TRAVEL

BIKE LANE
3' BUFFER

13. Proposed Front Street
63' RIGHT OF WAY
46'
11' 12'W E5' PLANTING
10'13'
TRAVEL
8'

SIDEWALK

TURN LANE
TRAVEL

BIKE LANE
4' PLANTING
Verdugo to Magnolia Bridge
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6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STREET TYPES
Existing. Verdugo Ave. as it passes under the I-5 Freeway consists of one vehicular travel lane in each direction with an eastbound street level Class IV protected bikeway on the south side of the street and a painted shoulder on the north side. Sidewalks are eight feet wide on the south side of the street and are not present on the north side.

Proposed. The street level Class IV bikeway is raised to sidewalk level.

Columns and railings are introduced to separate pedestrians and bicyclists from vehicular traffic and ceiling vaulting is introduced to transform the underpass into a gateway into Downtown.
12 EXISTING

PROPOSED
VERDUGO AVE. UNDERPASS
14'
S 2WCT ST TL
7' 6' 7'19' 10'
60' PAVEMENT
74' RIGHT OF WAY
N S
PB T
12' 8'8'
S - SIDEWALK PB - PAINTED BUFFER T - TRAVEL TL - TURN LANE 2WCT - 2-WAY CIRCUIT BU - BUFFER BU
14'
ST TL
8'14' 10'
42' PAVEMENT
74' RIGHT OF WAY
N S
T
12'
2WCT
12'5'
PL
Existing. Front St. between Verdugo Ave. and the Magnolia Blvd. Bridge consists of one vehicular travel lane in each direction, a two-way center turn lane, and a street-level Class IV Cycle Track along the west side of the street.

Proposed. In the long-term, it is converted to sidewalk level, connecting with the existing sidewalk-level Class IV Cycle Track running between the Magnolia Blvd. Bridge and Burbank Blvd.
13 EXISTING
FRONT ST. (VERDUGO AVE. TO MAGNOLIA BLVD. BRIDGE)

BU STT TL
5' 12'11'14' 10'
46' PAVEMENT
63' RIGHT OF WAY
W E3'
PL - PLANTER B - BIKE LANE T - TRAVEL TL - TURN LANE S- SIDEWALK 2WCT - 2-WAY CIRCUIT

PROPOSED
PL T S2WCTTL T
5' 13' 8'8'10' 11'
46' PAVEMENT
63' RIGHT OF WAY
W E

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)
5'5'
S
7' 6'
PB
8'
2WCT
PL
4'

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 1 - 82
95 14. Existing Victory Boulevard
100' RIGHT OF WAY
72'
10'10' 10'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK
W E8' PARKING
TRAVEL
11'12'
TRAVEL
8'11' 12'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL

PARKING

SIDEWALK
4' PLANTING
4' PLANTING

14. Proposed Victory Boulevard
100' RIGHT OF WAY
68'
11'10'

TURN LANE

SIDEWALK
W E8' PARKING
TRAVEL
11'11'
TRAVEL
11' 12'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10' 8'4'

SIDEWALK

BIKE LANE

PLANTER
4' PLANTING
8'10' 4'

EXISTING

PROPOSED
6:49
Downtown TOD Specific PlanJune 23, 20266:48

6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STREET TYPES
14 VICTORY BLVD.

S STTLT PTP T
10' 11' 10'
72' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
W 11' 10' 8'12'8' 12' E

S - SIDEWALK P - PARKING T - TRAVEL TL - TURN LANE B - BIKE LANE 11' 10'
68' PAVEMENT
100' RIGHT OF WAY
W 11' 11' 4'11' 12' E

STTLT PLTP T
8'
2WCTS PL

INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
PL
4'
PL
4'
Existing. Victory Blvd. consists of two travel lanes in each direction, a two- way center turn lane, and parallel parking along both sides of the street.

Proposed. Sidewalk widths are reduced to make room for sidewalk-level protected Class IV lanes on each side of the street that aligns with the dimensions of the Chandler Bikeway Extension segment from Chandler Boulevard to Cypress Avenue.

6.4. STREET TYPES (CONTINUED)
Olive AveOlive Ave Alameda AveAlameda Ave
Victory BlvdVictory Blvd
Burbank BlvdBurbank Blvd
Chandler BlvdChandler Blvd
San Fernando BlvdSan Fernando Blvd
Glenoaks BlvdGlenoaks Blvd
Amherst DrAmherst Dr
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
Olive AveOlive Ave
Verdugo AveVerdugo Ave
Magnolia BlvdMagnolia Blvd
3rd St3rd St
DRAFT
ATTACHMENT 1 - 83
96 15. Existing Chandler Blvd.
80' RIGHT OF WAY
31'
8'39'

RAILROAD
(ABONDONED)

PARKING
12'11'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10'

SIDEWALK
SN
Mariposa to Victory

15. Proposed Chandler Blvd.
80' RIGHT OF WAY
31'
8'11'

PARKING
11'12'
TRAVEL
TRAVEL
10'

SIDEWALK
8'

PLANTING

BIKE LANE

SIDEWALK
6' 14'

PLANTING
SN
Mariposa to Lomita

15. Proposed Chandler Blvd.
80' RIGHT OF WAY
22'
39' 13' TRAVEL
5' SIDEWALK
10'

UTILITY POLE

BIKE LANE
SN
Lomita to Victory
13' TRAVEL
6:51
Downtown TOD Specific PlanJune 23, 20266:50

6. CIRCULATION AND MOBILITY STREET TYPES
15 EXISTING
PROPOSED (MARIPOSA ST. TO LOMITA ST.)
CHANDLER BLVD. (MARIPOSA ST. TO VICTORY BLVD.)
ST
10'12'
31' PAVEMENT
80' RIGHT OF WAY
N S
PT
11' 8'
39' RAILROAD (ABANDONED)
ST
10'12'
31' PAVEMENT
80' RIGHT OF WAY
N S
PT
11' 8'
S
6'
B
8'
PL
14'
PL
11'