988 Howard Avenue

The City of Burlingame has approved an application to redevelop the property at 988 Howard Avenue. The project applicant is proposing to redevelop the site with a three-story mixed use office building with 1,325 square feet of retail on the ground floor and 22,295 square feet of office space.  60 parking spaces would be provided on site.  The proposed building would have a building height of 45 feet.  In addition to a 4,300 square foot roof deck, both floors of office will provide multiple deck areas along the street facing sides of the building.

The 15,352 square foot (0.35 acre) site is located within the Burlingame Downtown Specific Plan area and is subject to the regulations and guidelines outlined in the plan. The project would require the following permits and actions:

• Design Review by the Planning Commission 
• Conditional Use Permit for building height 
• Parking variance for reduction of required on-site parking 
• Rear setback variance for reduction of minimum required rear setback 
• Adoption of environmental review documentation, per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION MEETING – March 14, 2016 7:00 p.m.
The Burlingame Planning Commission held a public hearing to review a revised design for the project and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration on March 14, 2016.

Meeting Documents

Staff Report

Staff Report Attachments

Project Plans

Perspective Renderings

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION MEETING – January 11, 2016 
The Burlingame Planning Commission approved the project at a public hearing on January 11, 2016. 

Meeting Documents

Staff Report

Staff Report Attachments

Project Plans

Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration - In accordance with Section 15072(a) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, notice is hereby given of the City’s intent to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed project. The City of Burlingame has completed a review of the proposed project, and on the basis of an Initial Study and mitigations, finds that the project will not have a significant effect upon the environment. The Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration are available for public review through the link below and at City Hall, Community Development Department - Planning Division, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California, 94010. 

Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration

Appendix A - Project Plans

Appendix B - Shadow Analysis and Peer Review

Appendix C - Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment

Appendix D - California Historical Resources Info System Records Search

Appendix E - Geotechnical Report

Appendix F - Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment - Part 1

Appendix F - Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment - Part 2

Appendix F - Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment - Part 3

Appendix G - Noise Assessment

Appendix H - Trip Generation and Parking Demand Analysis and Peer Review

The minimum comment period for this document is 20 (twenty) days and began on November 16, 2015 and extended through December 7, 2015. 

PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY MEETING – September 14, 2015 
The Burlingame Planning Commission held a second Design Review Meeting on September 14, 2015. The meeting focused on reviewing revisions to the design concept that were proposed in response to feedback on the original design.

Meeting Documents 

Staff Report 

Staff Report Attachments

Project Plans 


PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY MEETING – June 8, 2015 
The Burlingame Planning Commission held an Environmental Review Scoping and Design Review Meeting on June 8, 2015. The meeting focused on reviewing the design concept and identifying potential environmental issues to be studied in the environmental review of the proposed project. 

Meeting Documents

Staff Report

Staff Report Attachments

Project Plans