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Meeting Name: Planning Commission Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/8/2025 7:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers/Zoom
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25-0754 1a.Discussion ItemApproval of November 10, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes   Not available Not available
25-0753 1b.Discussion ItemAdoption of 2026 Planning Commission Calendar   Not available Not available
25-0739 1c.Action ItemMajor Design Review, Hillside Area Construction Permit and Special Permits at 1385 Hillside Circle - Lot 3 (Project No. DSR24-0025) Application for Major Design Review, Hillside Area Construction Permit, and Special Permits for declining height envelope and attached garage to construct one new single-unit dwelling and attached garage on a newly created lot in the R-1 (Low Density Residential) zoning district. Recommendation: That the Planning Commission, by resolution, approve the Major Design Review, Hillside Area Construction Permit and Special Permits to construct a two-story single-unit dwelling on Lot 3 of the newly created lots, as conditioned. CEQA Determination: This project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15303 (a) of the CEQA Guidelines. Staff: Catherine Keylon, Senior Planner Applicant and Designer: James Chu; Chu Design Associates, Inc. Property Owners: Sherman Chiu and Jen Ngo   Not available Not available
25-0751 1a.Action ItemMajor Design Review at 1406 Drake Avenue (Project No. DSR25-0015) Application for Major Design Review for a new, two-story single-unit dwelling with an attached garage in the R-1 (Low Density Residential) zoning district. Recommendation: That the Planning Commission, by resolution, approve the Major Design review as conditioned. CEQA Determination: This project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15303 (a) of the CEQA Guidelines. Staff: Emma Goldsmith, Associate Planner Applicant: Richard Sargent, Sargent Development Architect: James Chu, Chu Design Associates, Inc. Property Owners: Amitabh and Karuna Chibber   Not available Not available
25-0708 1a.Discussion ItemAmendments to the Downtown Specific Plan and Zoning Code, Major Design Review, Special Permit, Lot Merger, and Tentative Condominium Map at 1430 Chapin Avenue (Project No. CDSR23-0001) Application for Amendments to the Downtown Specific Plan and Zoning Code to increase the maximum building height in the Chapin Avenue Area, Major Design Review, Special Permit for building height, Lot Merger, and Tentative Condominium Map for a new five-story commercial building with two levels of below-grade parking in the CAC (Chapin Avenue Commercial) zoning district of the Downtown Specific Plan. Staff: Erika Lewit, Senior Planner Applicant: Neal Yung Property Owner: JP Morgan Chase Bank Architect: Jonathan Heppner, Lever Architecture   Not available Not available
25-0657 1b.Discussion ItemConsideration of Text Amendments to Title 25 (Zoning) and to Chapter 26.32 (Condominium Conversion Permits) of the Burlingame Municipal Code to correct references and typographic errors, update definitions, streamline procedures and development review, implement Housing Element policies, and implement Metropolitan Transportation Commission Transit-Oriented Communities policies. (Project No. ZOA25-0001)   Not available Not available