An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Burbank Amending Title 10, Chapter 1 (Zoning) of the Burbank Municipal Code to Establish School–Trade/Vocational as
Summary
SCH Number
2025120924
Public Agency
City of Burbank
Document Title
An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Burbank Amending Title 10, Chapter 1 (Zoning) of the Burbank Municipal Code to Establish School–Trade/Vocational as
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/19/2025
Document Description
The Ordinance amends the Burbank Municipal Code (BMC), Title 10, Chapter 1, Zoning under a Zone Text Amendment (ZTA) to establish “School-Trade/Vocational” as a new use distinct from the BMC’s existing “School-Public or Private” use currently prohibited in industrial zones. Amendments include: 1) adding the new use to the Zoning Use List Table (BMC 10-1-502) and clarifying its permissibility in all non-residential zones, 2) modifying and adding related definitions (BMC 10-203), and 3) creating a new parking requirement specific to the use (BMC 10-1-1408).
Contact Information
Name
Vanessa Quiroz, City of Burbank
Agency Name
City of Burbank
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Burbank
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
City-Wide Ordinance
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense (Guidelines Section §15061(b)(3))/Not a Project (Guidelines Section §15378)
Reasons for Exemption
The Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the common-sense exemption. CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question could cause a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. No unusual circumstances exist that would preclude the use of this exemption. The proposed amendments are an administrative activity of the City, with no potential significant environmental effect on existing development. Furthermore, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, this proposed Ordinance is not considered a “project” subject to the requirements of CEQA because the ZTA, on its own, has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and instead involves administrative updates to the BMC. The proposed Ordinance does not effectuate approval of the use on a particular site and future requests will be evaluated individually for compliance with applicable zoning regulations and CEQA.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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