Following is a link to Title 25 of the Burlingame Municipal Code, the Zoning Ordinance.  The City is divided up into various residential, commercial and industrial zones.  For commercial and industrial areas, the zoning ordinance specifies what types of businesses can operate in each of these areas and regulates where on a property a building can be placed.  In residential areas, the zoning code regulates setbacks, height and contains measurements of mass and bulk.

Title 25 Zoning Code *

R-1 District Regulations (annotated version) (PDF - 512 KB)

Burlingame Avenue Commercial Area - Map of Subareas A, B, and D (PDF - 122 KB)

Broadway Commercial Area Map  (PDF - 22.9 KB)

Map of Properties Requiring Hillside Area Construction Permits (PDF - 1.75 MB)

List of Addresses within the Hillside Area (PDF - 34.5 KB)

Zoning Code Revisions

Following adoption of the North Burlingame/Rollins Road Specific Plan and the Bayfront Specific Plan, several new zoning districts were established in these areas.  Following are maps which show the boundaries of these new zoning districts.  Refer to Title 25 of the Burlingame Muncipal Code  for the specific regulations for each of thes areas.

Map of Bayfront Area Zoning Districts (PDF - 1.2 MB)

Map of RR (Rollins Road) Zoning District  (PDF - 1.12 MB)

Map of TW (Trousdale West) Zoning District (PDF - 1.2 MB)

Map of ECN (El Camino North) Zoning District (PDF - 579 KB)

Note: All information should be confirmed with the Planning Division - Phone (650) 558-7250.