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Pending Projects - Director's Decision

PROJECT INFORMATION

PROJECT DOCUMENTS

COMMUNITY MEETING AND/OR DECISION DATE 

755 N. Whitnall Highway 

An Administrative Use Permit application for a new building mounted Wireless Telecommunications Facility (WTF) consisting of 6 new panel antennas and ancillary antenna equipment to be located inside of a proposed 9' - 9" fiberglass reinforced plastic (RFP) vertical addition to an existing church tower, as well as necessary support equipment to be located inside of the existing church building. The subject property is in the C-3 (General Commercial Business) zone. 

  • Project No. 23-0005597 
  • Project Planner: Sara Hrynik 
  • Decision Date: October 22, 2024
  • Appeal Period End Date: November 6, 2024 

2957 N. Brighton Street 

A Minor Fence Exception for a new wall/fence measured at 6-feet in height, located on the street-facing side of the lot. The subject property is in the R-1 (Low Density Residential) zone. 

  • Decision Date: March 6, 2025
  • Appeal Period End Date: March 21, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

3031 N. Thornton Avenue 

A Development Review application for proposed 72,080 square foot warehouse and office. The project includes a proposed 97 total parking stalls. The site is zoned M-2, General Industrial. 

  • Community Meeting: May 2, 2024 
  • Decision Date: TBD 

2801 Joaquin Drive 

A Minor Fence Exception Permit application to allow a 3'-0" high solid vinyl  fence to remain along the north side property line within the front yard setback area of the property located at 2801 Joaquin Drive. 

  • Project No. 21-0002218 
  • Project Planner: Sara Hrynik 

 

  • Decision Date: January 10, 2025
  • Appeal Period End Date: January 27, 2024 

618 E. Tujunga Avenue 

The project proposes to construct a three-story, three-unit multifamily structure, located at 618 E. Tujunga Avenue. The project will provide 6 parking spaces. The project site is located in the R-4, High Density Residential Zone, and the General Plan land use designation is High Density Residential. 

  • Decision Date: TBD 
  • Appeal Period End Date: TBD
  • Community Meeting: Thursday, March 13th 6:00 p.m.  

622 E. Tujunga Avenue

The project proposes to construct a three-story, three-unit multifamily structure, located at 622 E. Tujunga Avenue. The project will provide 6 parking spaces. The project site s located in the R-4, High Density Residential Zone, and the General Plan land use designation is High Density Residential. 

 

  • Decision Date: TBD
  • Appeal Period End Date: TBD 
  • Community Meeting: Thursday, March 13th 6:00 p.m. 

2230 N. Frederic Street

A Development Review application to construct a new two-story dwelling unit in the rear half of the lot located at 2230 N. Frederic Street. 

  • Decision Date: TBD 
  • Appeal Period End Date: TBD
  • Community Meeting: March 6, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. 

2244 N. Buena Vista Street 

A Development Review application for the construction of four tiny home cabins to provide interim housing for homeless families and the upgrade and remodel of an existing 4,329 square foot building on the site to create case management rooms, community room, job center, and intake/assessment room in conjunction with the proposed interim housing. The Project site is owned by the City and will be leased to the nonprofit organization Home Again Los Angeles (HALA), who will provide services to families that would occupy the proposed tiny home cabins. The site is zoned R-3, Medium Density Residential. 

  • Virtual Community Meeting Option #1: Wednesday, March 5th at 6:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. 

Link: https://burbankca.zoom.us/j/83337787520?pwd=7QiJvA4SIYjXZfXlz8tmgbSgrUUrwm.1

Passcode: 414412 

  • In-person Community Meeting Option #2: Thursday, March 6th at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

Location: Community Services Building Room 104 at 150 N. Third Street Burbank, CA 91502

 

1018 N. Sunset Canyon Drive 

A request for a Hillside Development Permit (HDP) for the following scope of work: construction of a new (1) 381 square foot second story recreation room, (2) a 152 square foot addition to enclose an area in the front of the single-family dwelling, (3) a 35 square foot addition to enclose a rear portion of the single-family dwelling, and (4) new covered front porch. The Project Site is 15,870 square fee in lot area, zoned R-1 (Single Family Residential), located within the City's hillside area, and developed with an existing 2,310 square foot two-story single-family dwelling with an attached two-car garage. The Project proposes to exceed 16-feet in height and will result in a total gross square footage of all structures that exceeds 3,000 square feet. 

  • Decision Date: March 27, 2025 
  • Appeal Period End Date: April 11, 2025 

*** Appeal period ends at 5:00pm on the 15th calendar date following the Decision Date. Please contact Project Planner to verify actual Decision Date.

PLANNING COMMISSION / City COUNCIL

Pending Projects - Commission / City Council

PROJECT INFORMATION

PROJECT DOCUMENTS

COMMUNITY MEETING AND/OR DECISION DATE

The Community Development Director's Determination of Law Enforcement Facility Use in the Airport Development Agreement 

This letter of interpretation ("Interpretation") responds to the attached request, where the Authority requested the Community Development Department (CDD) Director's interpretation of allowable uses within the Airport Zone pursuant to the Development Agreement (DA) between the City and the Authority. The DA lists Law Enforcement Facilities as a permitted use within the Airport Zone pursuant to Section 4.6 (b)(3(F) of the DA; however, no further definition of a Law Enforcement Facility is given. City Staff has received a request from the Authority to approve the construction of an indoor training and firing range solely for the use of Airport Law Enforcement Personnel and limited to training and recertification purposes, as a permitted Law Enforcement Facility within the Airport Zone. 

 

Second Extension of an Urgency Ordinance

On November 19, 2024, the City Council will consider adopting a second extension of the Urgency Ordinance to extend the interim development standards for an additional 12 months, to continue to allow City staff adequate time to complete permanent administrative standards and zoning code amendments through a Zone Text Amendment which will address the ongoing issues that gaverise to the interim development standards

  • City Council Hearing: November 19, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.  at Council Chambers in City Hall at 275 E. Olive Avenue. Please find details here.

Zone Text and Zone Map Amendment

The City of Burbank City Council will be holding a public hearing to consider a Zone Map Amendment (ZMA) to include a Housing Opportunity Sites Zone that includes the nineteen (19) opportunity sites (Sites) identified in the adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element as having the greatest potential to accommodate the state mandated Regional Housing Needs Assessment allocation for Burbank. The ZMA would align the zoning of the Sites to match the existing General Plan Land Use designations for these Sites as established in the adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element, in furtherance of Housing Program No. 5 (Housing Opportunity Sites and Rezone Program). 

 
  • The Planning Commission considered the Project on October 28, 2023, and voted 4-0 to recommend approval of the Project to the City Council. Please find details here

910 S. Mariposa Street

The City of Burbank City Council will be holding a public hearing to consider the Community Development Directors determination of the Streamlined Ministerial Design Review for a 40-Unit Multifamily Residential Project. 

  • City Council Hearing: November 26, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.  at Council Chambers in City Hall at 275 E. Olive Avenue. Please find details here.

Zone Text Amendment and Code Text Amendment

The City of Burbank Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing to consider the adoption of a Resolution recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance to update existing appeal procedures for development projects as stated in Burbank Municipal Code (BMC) Title 10, Chapter 1, Zoning Regulations. The Ordinance also amends BMC Title 9, Chapter 3, Environmental Protection, by aligning the City’s public notice of environmental decisions and related appeals with State law. The recommended changes will amend the BMC as directed by Program No. 22 of the 2021-2029 Housing Element to update project appeal procedures with the objective to streamline the review and approval process of discretionary land use applications.  Specifically, proposed amendments to BMC Title 10 include revisions to the initial and final review bodies for mixed-use housing applications, clarify and consolidate the appeal procedures for land use entitlements into a centralized location, and end the appeal process for Director’s decisions on discretionary land use applications at the Planning Commission by making them the final decision-

 
  • Planning Commission Meeting: January 13, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.  at Council Chambers in City Hall at 275 E. Olive Avenue. 
  • Project details will be posted on Meeting Agendas Page ahead of the meeting.

2240 N. Hollywood Way 

The City of Burbank Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing to consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow the construction and operation of a new Unmanned Freestanding Monopole Wireless Telecommunications Facility (WTF), that is 65'-0'' feet in height and designed to resemble a eucalyputus tree, within a walled equipment area on a property located at 2240 North Hollywood Way. The subject property is zoned M-2 (General Industrial). The Planning Commission will also determine if the Project is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 pertaining to new construction of limited numbers of new, small facilities, or structures and installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures. 

 
  • Planning Commission Hearing: April 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Council Chambers in City Hall, located at 275 E. Olive Avenue. 
  • Project details will be posted on the Meeting Agendas Page ahead of the meeting. 

156 W. Verdugo Avenue 

The City of Burbank Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing to consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow Project No. 24-0002528, A Request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to Allow for the expansion of the existing 671 square foot tasting room area and to obtain two new Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) licenses, Type 02 and type 09, in addition to the existing ABC LICENSE TYPE 23 operated small beer manufacturer use (trustworthy brewing Company), located at 156 West Verdugo Avenue. The subject property is zoned M-2 (General Industrial). The Planning Commission will also determine if the Project is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 pertaining to interior and exterior alterations to the existing brewing manufacture and tasting area facilities for such things as interior partitions, plumbing and electric. 

 
  • Hearing Date: April 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Council Chambers in City Hall, located at 275 E. Olive Avenue. 
  • Project details will be posted on Meeting Agendas Page ahead of the meeting.

410 S Victory Blvd. 

The City of Burbank Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing to consider Project No. 24-0001007, an application for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a residentially-adjacent automobile dealer use in an existing, 5,586 square-foot commercial building. The project involves the conversion of a building to the proposed use and exterior modifications. The Planning Commission will also determine if the Project is excempt from the California Environmental Qulity Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 pertaining to existing facilities and Section 15303 pertaining to conversions of one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure. 

 

  • Planning Commission Meeting: April 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.  at Council Chambers in City Hall at 275 E. Olive Avenue. 
  • Project details will be posted on Meeting Agendas Page ahead of the meeting.

*** Appeal period ends at 5:00pm on the 15th calendar date following the Decision Date. Please contact Project Planner to verify actual Decision Date.

If you received a public notice and do not see the referenced project on these lists, please reach out to the Project Planner identified on the notice for more information.