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San Bruno City Council Meeting March 9, 2010 8. Public Hearing Land Use Codes
A
Item
number
eight
public
hearings,
notices
have
been
published,
posted
in
mail
will
hold
a
public
hearing
waived
the
first
reading
and
introduced
an
ordinance
of
the
city
of
San
Bruno
amending
chapters
12.8
for
12.9,
6,
12,
point
112
point
108,
12.1,
16,
12.1,
20,
12.1,
24
and
12
point
200
of
title
12,
land
use
of
the
San
Bruno
Municipal
Code.
Exactly
thank.
B
You
and
good
evening,
honorable
mayor
and
city
council
for
approximately
the
last
20
years,
the
primary
ordinance,
that's
regulated,
single-family
home
additions
and
new
homes
has
been
ordinance
1520
and
is
codified
as
chapter
12
200
within
the
San
San
Bruno
Municipal
Code.
Overall,
this
ordinance
has
been
very
effective
in
what
it
set
out
to
do
mainly
to
reduce
the
mass
of
homes
and
allow
the
public
to
have
their
input
into
larger
editions
and
new
homes
that
are
being
constructed
into
their
neighborhood.
B
However,
one
aspect
that
has
been
missing
from
this
process
was
setting
in
the
design
expectations
that
the
city
has
early
on
in
the
process,
rather
than
during
the
architectural
review
in
the
Planning
Commission
meetings.
With
that
in
mind,
the
City
Council
in
the
Planning
Commission
gave
direction
to
create
the
residential
design
guidelines.
This
process
included
the
creation
of
a
Planning,
Commission
and
City
Council
subcommittee,
which
gave
staff
direction
throughout
the
process
Amit
and
met
four
times.
There's
also
been
to
joint
planning,
commission
and
City
Council
study
sessions.
B
One
thing
that
became
very
clear
during
this
process
is
that
there
would
need
to
be
municipal
code
revisions
in
order
to
support
these
residential
design
guidelines
and
make
these
design
guidelines
very
effective
and
being
able
to
implement
them.
With
that
in
mind,
staff
sup
drafted
several
code
changes
which
we
will
present
to
you
tonight.
These
changes
were
heard
in
concept
by
the
City
Council
several
months
ago
and
also
heard
and
approved
resolution
approved
by
the
Planning
Commission
at
their
last
meeting.
C
Thank
you
good
evening,
mayor
and
members
of
the
City
Council.
So
again,
the
item
before
you
is
specifically
the
ordinance
that
would
amend
the
municipal
code
to
implement
the
residential
design
guidelines.
These
amendments
are
really
specifically
required
for
two
reasons.
Excuse
me
first
to
make
sure
that
the
municipal
code
and
the
residential
design
guidelines
are
consistent
and
number
two
to
make
sure
that
the
guidelines
are
enforceable,
as
we
commonly
say
to
say
so
that
they
have
some
teeth
to
them,
so
I'll
be
presenting
the
proposed
changes
by
theme.
C
It's
really
in
three
categories,
but
I
would
like
to
point
out,
because
when
you
look
at
the
ordinance,
it
looks
like
a
lot
of
changes
in
a
lot
of
different
places,
and
that's
because
when
you
look
at
our
municipal
code,
several
of
these
requirements
are
listed
in
multiple
places
in
the
code.
So
staff
has
really
done
a
thorough
review
of
the
code
and
found
all
of
the
places
that
need
to
be
amended
to
be
consistent,
but
just
for
simplicity
tonight
I'll
be
presenting
those
in
the
kind
of
logical
categories.
C
So
the
first
category
is
compliance
with
the
guidelines,
and
so
this
is
where
we
say
what
is
required,
and
so
in
this
case,
what
we're
saying
is
that
all
new
houses
and
any
project
that
includes
exterior
alterations
and
those
things
require
a
building
permit.
So
if
it
meets
all
of
those
requirements,
then
those
projects
must
be
consistent
with
the
basic
design
principles
of
the
residential
design
guidelines.
So
that's
really
the
hard
and
fast
rule
must
be
compliant
so
the
way
that
we
actually
implement.
That
is
in
two
ways.
C
If
the
project
is
going
to
be
heard
by
the
Architectural
Review
Committee,
the
Planning
Commission
or
by
yourself
by
the
City
Council
and
that's
a
discretionary
review,
then
the
approving
body
would
have
to
make
a
finding
of
fact
that
the
project
conforms
to
the
basic
design
principles.
So
the
code
amendment
specifically
says
that
for
each
of
the
different
kinds
of
approvals
that
we
have
here
in
San
Bruno.
C
If,
alternatively,
the
project
does
not
require
a
discretionary
approval
and
adjust
a
building
permit,
then
the
planning
staff
would
review
that
project
to
make
sure
it
conforms
to
the
residential
design
guidelines.
And
so
the
code
amendment
would
rest
that
authority
with
the
community
development
director
to
make
that
determination.
C
So
the
second
category
that
we
like
to
look
at
our
parking
requirements
and
that's
specifically
for
small
new
houses,
so
the
proposed
amendments
would
allow
small
houses
if
there
are
less
than
1825
square
feet
of
living
area
and
that's
a
threshold.
That's
in
other
places
in
our
code
and
that's
why
we've
selected
that
and
if
the
lot
is
substandard
in
size
or
width
and
our
code
defines
that
as
being
less
than
5,000
square
feet
or
less
than
50
feet
wide.
So
those
Lots
would
be
substandard.
C
So
this
would
encourage
we
believe
smaller
houses
on
smaller
Lots.
It
would
be
make
a
more
effective
use
of
the
lower
level
which,
on
small
lots,
has
typically
been
used
for
parking
or
a
tandem
garage
that
is
very
useful
and
provide
more
design
alternatives.
It's
been
very
challenging
the
24
applicants
to
submit
a
good
design
with
the
current
requirements,
so
that
really
seeks
to
address
that
larger
houses
would
still
be
required
to
have
the
to
Gura
two-car
garage,
as
is
required
in
our
code
right
now.
C
A
third
category
is
related
to
front
yard,
paving
and
landscaping
based
on
the
feedback
from
the
City
Council
and
also
from
the
Planning
Commission.
We've
really
integrated.
You
know
quite
a
bit
of
changes
and
really
develop
the
section
quite
a
bit
more
since
you
reviewed
it
last
and
from
our
discussions.
C
Specifically,
the
front
yard
impervious
surface
would
be
limited
to
sixty
percent.
I
would
like
to
point
out
that,
based
on
the
discussion
that
we
had,
we
acknowledge
that
smaller
Lots
sometimes
will
not
be
able
to
meet
that
requirement.
So
there
is
an
exception
in
the
proposed
code,
language
that
would
allow
the
community
development
director
to
allow
a
higher
percentage
on
a
substandard
lot,
and
you
can
think
of
it
kind
of
like
a
proportion.
So
a
smaller
lot
would
have
a
slightly
larger
percentage.
C
The
code
requirements
also
specify
that
landscaping
would
be
required
in
the
front
yard.
So
that's
a
new
element
specifically
saying
that
it
would
be
located
there.
The
trigger
for
both
of
these
requirements
would
be
if
the
house
is
new
or
if
there's
an
addition
in
floor
area,
and
so
after
some
considerable
discussion,
you
may
recall
that
we
considered
several
different
options
for
how
we
may
want
to
implement
landscaping
and
a
pervious
surface.
C
So,
as
Aaron
mentioned,
the
Planning
Commission
did
review
these
municipal
code
amendments
and
did
pass
a
resolution
recommending
that
you
adopt
the
ordinance.
If
council
supports
the
ordinance
this
evening,
it
would
again,
of
course,
come
back
to
you
for
a
reading,
and
so
that
concludes
the
presentation
of
the
municipal
code.
Amendments
and
we'll
have
some
more
detail
in
regards
to
the
guidelines
and
then
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions
for.
D
So
I
think
I
think,
we're
not
being
consistent
in
proposing
new
dwellings
because
now
we're
limiting
it
to
actually
less
than
1825
square
feet.
So
now,
you're,
saying
1824
square
feet,
you
know
and
a
use
permit
will
allow
you
to
have
a
one-car
garage,
whereas
we
can
add
on
I've.
You
know:
we've
had
there's
history
of
adding
on
to
homes
with
one
car
garages
that
are
close
to
2,000
square
feet.
D
B
There's
in
our
current
ordinance,
it's
there
actually
is
an
inconsistency
an
hour
in
our
current
ordinance.
If
you
have
a
home-
and
it
only
has
a
one-car
garage-
and
you
propose
with
your
addition
to
have
less
than
1825
square
feet-
you're
allowed
to
keep
that
one
car
garage.
If
you
propose
to
go
over
that
800
1825
square
feet
as
in
addition,
you're
allowed
to
apply
for
a
use
permit
in
order
to
keep
that
one
car
garage
and
not
provide
a
second
space.
B
B
So
this
would
allow
two
things
from
a
homeowner's
perspective.
This
would
allow
them
to
only
build
a
one-car
garage
and-
not
not,
you
know,
mess
up
the
first
floor
plan
by
having
too
big
a
tandem
garage
on
the
bottom
and
from
a
neighborhood
perspective.
It
would
encourage
smaller
homes
on
smaller
Lots,
because
there's
an
incentive,
you
keep
it
under
eight
1825
square
feet.
B
You
only
have
to
have
a
one-car
garage,
so
I
think
that
was
the
intent
behind
it,
but
although
it
clears
up
some
of
the
consistency
between
the
new
home
in
an
existing
home,
there
still
would
be
that
inconsistency
for
for
larger
ones.
Work.
If
you
had
an
existing
home
and
had
and
wanted
to
add
a
big
addition,
you
could
go
through
a
use
permit
process,
even
if
you're
over
they
25
I.
D
Follow
up
to
that,
if
I
could
is,
if
you're
going
ahead
and
change
in
the
Municipal
Code,
why
even
going
through
a
use
permit
process,
then
if
you
are
under,
if
you're
going
to
be
that
strict
and
say
if
you're
under
eighteen
hundred
twenty-five,
why
don't
you
just
say
that
you
can
have
a
one-car
garage?
Why
do
you
still
have
to
go
through
a
use?
Permit
I'm.
B
That's
a
good
point.
I
think
that
I
think
with
the
as
we
are
developing
this
and
talking
to
the
subcommittee,
how
your
honor,
the
I
think
the
thought
was
that
hey.
This
is
a
change,
and
you
know
this
might
be
something
to
the
neighborhood.
But
I
agree
if
we
I
mean
the
strongest
policy
to
encourage
smaller
homes
on
smaller
Lots
would
be
hey,
you're
allowed
to
have
a
one-car
garage
if
you
build
it
under
18.
B
D
Committee
and
and
and
this
is
just
reading
it
now
I
mean
I.
It
was
my
assumption
that
there
would
still
be
a
use
permit
process
and
you
would
still
have
to
qualify
it
with
in
the
eighth.
You
know
the
threshold
area,
but
this
is
what
you
know:
I
wasn't
I
wasn't
like
was
caught
by
surprise,
knowing
that
it
was
going
to
be
at
that
threshold
is
not
a
threshold
anymore.
It's
a
it's,
a
maximum.
It's
a
ceiling
in
that
you
know
you
can't
1825
or
1826.
You
would
need
a
two-car
garage.
E
E
D
D
E
B
One
solution
to
this
might
be
that
if
we
still
want
to
incentivize
building
a
smaller
home
on
a
smaller
lot
is
that
we
write
the
code
in
a
way
that
says
if
you
build
under
eighteen
hundred
and
twenty
five
square
feet,
it's
allowed
by
right.
If
you
build
/
1825
square
feet,
it's
a
use.
Permit
process
similar
to
an
existing
home.
D
B
A
A
A
This
particular
item
I
was
looking
at
that
and
it
doesn't
say
that
you
have
to
have
a
parking
space
at
all.
If
you
read
it,
it
says
requirements
for
new
small
houses,
small
new
houses,
and
then
it
you
read
it
down.
It
doesn't
say
that
you
have
to
have
a
parking
space
at
all.
I
know
it's
ridiculous,
but
shouldn't
that
be
said.
Shouldn't
that
be
written.