Burbank Municipal Code Div. 1 Purpose and Definitions

This article creates a Media District Overlay Zone which contains a series of zoning classifications for the Media District as defined in Resolution No. 23,146, which amended the General Plan and Land Use Element to reflect this District.

All land use regulations and development standards for the Media District Overlay Zone augment the land use regulations and development standards of the Burbank Municipal Code. However, the remainder of Title 10 of the Burbank Municipal Code shall apply for regulations applying to the Residential Zones of R-3 and R-4, which are referred to as MDR-3 and MDR-4. The Media District Overlay Zone regulates commercial-industrial land in the Media District for land use, density, height and setbacks, as well as specific aspects of parking, landscaping, landscaping for parking lots, design standards for parking lots, lighting, walls and fences, signs and design standards. When an issue, condition or situation occurs which is not covered or provided for in the Media District Overlay Zone Ordinance, the development regulations of the Burbank Municipal Code that are most applicable shall apply.

Projects of 25,000 square feet or greater occurring south of the Ventura Freeway will require mailed notice to all property owners from Mariposa Street to Clybourn south of the Ventura Freeway in addition to the 1,000-foot radius already required. Projects of 25,000 square feet or more occurring within the Media District north of the Ventura Freeway will require mailed notice to all property owners from Mariposa Street to Clybourn south of Oak in addition to the 1,000-foot radius already required. [Added by Ord. No. 3224, eff. 2/16/91; amended by Ord. No. 15-3,860, eff. 2/27/15.]

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply. Words or phrases not defined in this section shall be construed as defined in the Burbank Municipal Code. This section only includes words or phrases which are not defined elsewhere in this plan.

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY RESERVE (’DOR’): Means a portion of the Media District’s development capacity which can be allocated to projects which best meet the goals of the plan through the Conditional Use Permit process. The DOR is 800,000 Office Equivalent Gross Square Feet.

FLOOR AREA RATIO (’FAR’): Means a density regulation that allows a prescribed amount of floor area for each square foot of land area. With a FAR of 1.1, 1.1 square foot of floor area would be allowed for one (1) square foot of lot area.

OVERLAY ZONE: Means a set of land use regulations and standards for areas having special sensitivity. These regulations shall take precedence over all other regulations established by the Burbank Municipal Code.

SPECIAL EVENT: Means any temporary event not exceeding 30 days whether indoors or outdoors, or on improved or unimproved property which is inconsistent with the zone in which the subject property is located. Special events shall also refer to any activity that may result in the closure of any public street.

TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (’TDM’): Means measures designed to reduce peak-hour vehicular trip including ridesharing, carpooling, work hour changes, and use of public transportation.

TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (’TDR’): Means the ability of a property owner to transfer development rights from one (1) parcel in the Media District to another parcel in the Media District via the City’s approval through the Conditional Use Permit process. [Added by Ord. No. 3224; Amended by Ord. No. 3457, eff. 3/1/97.]