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Title 10 — ZONING REGULATIONS›Chapter 1 — ZONING 1›Article 25 — BURBANK CENTER OVERLAY ZONE

Burbank Municipal Code Div. 2 Burbank Center Commercial Retail-Professional (bcc-1) Zone (downtown…

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10-1-2503: PURPOSE:

The Burbank Center Commercial Retail Professional (BCC-1) Zone allows for commercial retail and office uses geared towards a downtown village concept, including an allowance for residential uses above commercial uses on the same property. [Added by Ord. No. 3467, eff. 7/19/97.]

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10-1-2503.5: GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY:

In the BCC-1 Zone, all uses shall be consistent with the maximum FAR and maximum residential density, as prescribed in the General Plan, as follows:

General Plan Land Use Designation Maximum FAR Maximum Residential Density 1, 2
Corridor Commercial 1.0 FAR 27 units/acre
Regional Commercial 1.25 FAR 58 units/acre
Downtown Commercial 2.5 FAR 87 units/acre
South San Fernando Commercial 1.25 FAR 43 units/acre
North Victory Commercial/Industrial 1.0 FAR 27 units/acre
Rancho Commercial 0.6 FAR 20 units/acre
Media District Commercial 1.1 FAR 58 units/acre
Golden State Commercial/Industrial 1.25 FAR 27 units/acre
Institutional Max. floor area determined by Zoning --
Open Space Max. floor area determined by Zoning --
Airport Max. floor area determined by Zoning --
1 with discretionary approval 2 Notwithstanding the maximum densities listed in this General Plan Consistency Table, for each site within the 2021-2029 Housing Element Opportunity Sites Overlay Zone (2021-2029 HEOS-OZ), the maximum residential density shall be the total net units for that site as listed in the column titled “Proposed Specific Plan Total Net Units” of Table 1-41 in the adopted 2021-2029 Burbank Housing Element. All other underlying base zoning land uses and development standards and procedures shall continue to apply.

[Added by Ord. No. 3839, eff. 5/24/13; amended by Ord. 24-4,022, eff. 1/17/25.]

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10-1-2504: USES IN THE BCC-1 ZONE:

In the BCC-1 Zone, uses are allowed as set forth in Section 10-1-502. [Added by Ord. No. 3467, eff. 7/19/97; Amended by Ord. No. 3504, eff. 12/26/98.]

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10-1-2505 AND 2506:

[Deleted by Ord. No. 3504, eff. 12/26/98.]

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10-1-2507: PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:

Except as modified by Division 7 of this Article, all development shall comply with the standards of the C-1 Zone, specifically Section 10-1-705 et seq. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section shall not apply to the following projects:

  1. Mixed-use developments (multifamily residential with nonresidential use) allowed as set forth in Section 10-1-502. These projects shall be governed by the provisions of Article 9, Division 4 of this Code, commencing with Section 10-1-915.

  2. Multifamily residential-only developments allowed as set forth in Section 10-1-502. These projects shall be governed by the provisions of Article 6, Division 3.5 of this Code, commencing with Section 10-1-621. [Added by Ord. No. 3467, eff. 7/19/97; amended by Ord. No. 23-3,996, eff. 7/7/23; 23-3,994.]

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