The Burlingame City Council will take a look at a plan that could pave the way for housing on the Bayshore at its meeting Monday night.
The Bayfront Specific Plan was rejected by the Planning Commission in a 4-3 vote in January and it is expected to be rejected by the council as well.
The concept of housing on the Bayfront changed the political atmosphere in Burlingame last year when now Mayor Rosalie O'Mahony decided to endorse council candidate Terry Nagel over incumbents Mary Janney and Mike Coffey after both indicated they could support Bayfront housing. Nagel did not want housing on the Bayfront and was elected to the council in November. Janney was not re-elected.
The Planning Commission rejected the addition of housing despite the lure of approximately 450 units of housing with a mix of senior and affordable units.
Charmaine Curtis, of Curtis and Partners Development, met with individual commissioners before the meeting to show grand plans for a mixed housing development on a nine-acre parcel at Anza Point, the southern-most portion of Burlingame's Bayshore. Despite the dearth of affordable housing in the area, the majority of the commission was left unconvinced that the Bayshore was the right location for such a project.
The city's north end, near the new BART station, is a better location for housing, commissioners indicated.
For 20 years, the Bayshore has been home to hotels, offices and other commercial uses.
Jon Mays can be reached by e-mail at jon@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 107. What do you think of this story? Send a letter to the editor: letters@smdailyjournal.com.
Council meeting
The Burlingame City Council will meet 7 p.m. April 5 at City Hall, 501 Primrose Road.
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