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Commission sends 1437 Cabrillo Avenue variances back for revisions after debate about height and massing
Summary
The commission voted 5–0 (one recusal) to return a project at 1437 Cabrillo Avenue to action, directing the applicant to reduce perceived verticality, consider lowering the roof or adding horizontal banding, and to provide a consolidated package addressing variances for setbacks, height and declining height envelope.
The Burlingame Planning Commission on Jan. 26 directed the applicant for 1437 Cabrillo Avenue to return with revised plans addressing multiple variances and special-permit requests, voting 5–0 with one commissioner recused.
Planning staff described the application as major design review with requests for variances to rebuild existing nonconforming first-floor walls and for first- and second-floor front and left-side setbacks, plus a special permit for the declining height envelope and an overall height special permit. Staff noted the lot slopes about 20 feet from front to rear and that the project's classification as…
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