Burbank City Council Update!

23. October 2007 by Burbank Real Estate.

Burbank City Council meets weekly at 6pm in the Council Chambers at Burbank City Hall. There are a couple of interesting items on the agenda tonight that are noteworthy.

Items of Note:

Parking Requirement Changes

The council will consider changing the amount of parking spaces required for multifamily residential projects. This item is especially interesting when you look at the amount of people that park around multifamily projects. The current Municipal Code requires 1 guest parking space for every 5 family residential units……yes, you read that correctly!

The current proposal requires 1 guest space per every 4 residential units and no less than 2 guest spaces overall. The council may consider this change for all or only certain projects.

My view may be a bit myopic, but even this change, although helpful, seems inadequate. Given the amount of cars usually parked around multifamily units it would seem that either you are trying to discourage people from inviting guests or that you really believe only 1 in 4 or 5 units will have a guest over at any given moment. The reality seems to be, especially on the weekends, that multifamily unit dwellers do invite friends to come visit and that the current requirements are woefully inadequate.

Please share your thoughts on this issue.

Housing Subcommittee

The council is reviewing whether to set up a subcommittee on housing. It’s role would be to provide general oversight of the housing element update to the General Plan. This could be a great vehicle for residents to provide their input and ideas.

Don’t forget that you can watch the City Council meetings live on Charter Communications Channel 6 or online at City of Burbank’s website.

Have a great week!

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