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1214 Donnelly Avenue

Mixed Use Commercial/Residential Building

1214 Donnelly Ave

The City of Burlingame has approved an application for Amendment to the Zoning Code and Downtown Specific Plan, Mitigated Negative Declaration, Design Review, Conditional Use Permit for building height and Lot Combination for construction of a new 14-unit mixed use commercial/residential building at 1214 Donnelly Avenue.   

The proposed project site encompasses three parcels with addresses of 1214, 1218, and 1220 Donnelly Avenue.  The applicant proposes to re-purpose the site with a new approximately 35,075 gross-square-foot mixed use building consisting of retail uses on the ground floor (4,704 square feet) and 14 residential units on the second and third floors. 

City Council Meeting - October 5, 2020
On October 5, 2020, the City Council approved the project and adopted an Ordinance amending the Zoning Code (Donnelly Avenue Commercial District) to allow multifamily residential uses above the first floor on properties located north of Donnelly Avenue that have sole frontage on Donnelly Avenue.  The agenda and supporting documents from this meeting can be accessed here: October 5, 2020 City Council Agenda (Item 8b).

City Council Meeting - September 21, 2020
On September 21, 2020, the City Council will be holding a public hearing to consider Introduction of an Ordinance amending the Zoning Code (Donnelly Avenue Commercial District) and consideration of an Amendment to the Downtown Specific Plan (Donnelly Avenue Area) to allow multifamily residential uses above the first floor on properties located north of Donnelly Avenue that have sole frontage on Donnelly Avenue; Mitigated Negative Declaration; Design Review, Conditional Use Permit for building height; Condominium Permit; and Lot Combination for a proposed 14-unit mixed use commercial/residential development.  The agenda and supporting documents from this meeting can be accessed here: September 21, 2020 City Council Agenda (Item 9a)

Planning Commission Action Meeting - August 10, 2020
At the August 10, 2020 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission voted to recommend approval of this application to the City Council.

Staff Report
Attachments
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
Mitigation, Monitoring & Reporting Program
Proposed 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 project listed above.  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 below.  Persons may also schedule an appointment to view a hard copy of the proposed Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration by contacting Ruben Hurin, staff planner for the project, at rhurin@burlingame.org or (650) 558-7256.

Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
Appendix A - Project Plans
Appendix B - CHRIS Records Search
Appendix C - Geotechnical Investigation
Appendix D - Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (Part 1)
Appendix D - Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (Part 2)
Appendix E - Transportation Impact Analysis

Comment Period:   
As mandated by State Law, the minimum comment period for this document is 30 (thirty) days and begins on May 15, 2020 and ends on June 15, 2020. Comments may be submitted during the review period.  Persons having comments concerning this project, including objections to the basis of the determination set forth in the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, are invited to furnish their comments summarizing the specific and factual basis for their comments, in writing to:

Kevin Gardiner, Community Development Director
City of Burlingame Community Development Department
Planning Division
501 Primrose Road
Burlingame, CA 94010-3997
Fax:  (650) 696-3790 / Email: kgardiner@burlingame.org

Project Summary
The following are pertinent details regarding the proposed development:

  • Zoning: DAC (Donnelly Avenue Commercial)
  • Site Area: 15,706 square feet
  • Proposed Residential Units: 14 units on second and third floors
  • Propsoed Commercial: 4,704 square feet on ground floor
  • Parking:  23 spaces 
  • Building Height: 3 stories / 43'-10"

Contacts:

Project Planner

Ruben Hurin, Planning Manager
650-558-7250
rhurin@burlingame.org

Project Architect
Gary Gee

Gary Gee Architects, Inc.
(415) 863-8881
ggee@garygee.com