TOD Overlay Zones and Local Alternative Plan (TODAP)
Description
The city's own zoning amendment responding to SB 79: new overlay zones allowing up to 95 feet and 100-160 units/acre near the stations downtown and 80 feet/150 units/acre near North Rollins, designed to hit the state's required capacity while shifting density where the city wants it.
Impact summary
This will reshape zoning near both stations — pushing density to transit-adjacent corridors and North Rollins Road while shielding outer single-family blocks — and will consume planning staff capacity for months.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Burlingame
- Address
- Quarter-mile radii of the Downtown Burlingame Caltrain Station and Millbrae BART/Caltrain Station
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last discussed Jun 1, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council — June 1, 2026
The city's own zoning amendment responding to SB 79: new overlay zones allowing up to 95 feet and 100-160 units/acre near the stations downtown and 80 feet/150 units/acre near North Rollins, designed to hit the state's required capacity while shifting density where the city wants it.
City Council — March 16, 2026
Staff presented a conceptual Alternative Plan under SB 79 with tiered TOD overlay subareas (95 ft/160 du-ac near the station stepping to 75 ft/60 du-ac at the edges) and higher density near Millbrae; council directed staff to pursue it before July 1, 2026.
Related issues (1)
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