28. October 2007 by Burbank Real Estate.

We don’t have a very heavy agenda this week, but there were items of interest both for last week’s and the upcoming agenda.

Items of Note:

Last week the Burbank City Council approved the parking amendment for multifamily dwellings.

This week the Council will look at the Rancho Amendment again, following up from the September 11th meeting. This time the text has been changed to make grocery stores a prohibited use in the Rancho commercial zones as opposed to just requiring a conditional use permit for the stores to operate.

The Burbank City Council will be meeting Tuesday at 6pm in the Burbank City Hall Council Chambers.

Remember that you can watch the City Council meetings live on Charter Communications Channel 6 or online at City of Burbank’s website.

If you are interested in reading the actual Burbank City Council agendas, please visit the City of Burbank website, City Council Activities!

Have a great week!

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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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22. October 2007 by Burbank Real Estate.

As you may or may not know, City of Burbank’s Planning Department has organized a community meeting to discuss the General Plan Housing Element. The plan analyzes current and future housing needs along with programs for addressing these needs.

Everyone is invited to come out and give their input and share any concerns!

Where: Buena Vista Library Community Room-300 North Buena Vista Street

When: November 1, 2007 6:00 pm.

Hope to see you there!

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16. October 2007 by Burbank Real Estate.

Burbank City Council will NOT be meeting today, but meetings will resume next week, Tuesday, October 23, at 6pm.

One thing I wanted to point out is that if you are busy and are not able to watch the meetings live on Charter Cable, channel 6, or if you have ATT’s U-Verse, you can go online and view the meetings on the internet. In addition to the live feed, you will also be able to view past meetings.

Hope you have a great week!

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2. October 2007 by Burbank Real Estate.

There are items from last week worth mentioning:

City Council approved the carry over of funds toward the construction around the Magnolia Power Project.

The Council denied the permit parking request on Evergreen Street. new and revised energy efficiency programs for businesses and homes. What it means to you is that the city will be offering more rewards for energy efficient homes. Cm. Golonski dissented as he objected to the program’s inclusion of non-profit centers.
Items of note for this week:

Don’t forget that tonight is the General Plan Update meeting!
The Burbank City Council meets at City Council Chambers in City Hall, 275 E. Olive Ave. Tuesday at 6:00pm.

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