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Council introduces ordinance to pre-zone 17 Roselli Street parcels ahead of LAFCO annexation
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Summary
Burbank's council voted April 21 to introduce a zone map amendment and adopt a general-plan map amendment to pre-zone portions of 17 properties on the 600 block of Roselli Street as R-1/low-density residential ahead of a LAFCO-initiated annexation; staff said LAFCO processing typically takes two to three years.
The Burbank City Council on April 21 introduced an ordinance and adopted a resolution to pre-zone portions of 17 properties on the 600 block of Roselli Street as single-family residential (R-1) and to amend the general plan land-use map to low-density residential ahead of a proposed annexation.
Karen Chavez Hernandez, an associate planner in the Community Development Department, told the council the properties are bisected by the Burbank-Glendale boundary and that the pre-zoning is required for the city's LAFCO application. "These properties front Roselli Street and therefore have City of Burbank addresses," Chavez Hernandez said in the staff presentation.
The Planning Commission reviewed the matter on Feb. 23; staff said the commission voted 4'0to recommend approval. The council motion to introduce the ordinance passed on a roll-call vote.
Why it matters: Staff said the pre-zone designations would align the parts of the lots now inside Burbank with city zoning and with surrounding neighborhood character, reducing abrupt changes in density if the LAFCO reorganization is approved. The action does not itself change ownership or immediate services; it establishes the zoning that would take effect after LAFCO approval.
What the city will do next: If council ordinances are introduced and later adopted at second reading (staff said the second reading will be on May 5 and will be on consent), staff will submit a complete LAFCO application. The planning staff cautioned the LAFCO review commonly takes about two to three years to complete in Los Angeles County, though shorter timelines have been possible with political prioritization.
Attribution: The presentation and staff recommendations came from Karen Chavez Hernandez (associate planner); legal and engineering consultants were present but did not make substantive on-the-record remarks during the public hearing.
Outcome: Council introduced the zone map amendment ordinance and adopted the resolution to pre-zone the subject properties; a subsequent second reading and LAFCO application are the next procedural steps.
