ON THE AGENDA
The following items will be discussed at Tuesday’s Burbank City Council meeting:
FAUCET ORDINANCE
The City Council is slated to introduce a new ordinance that would require all businesses in Burbank to purchase a new faucet attachment that would reduce the flow of water in public bathrooms.
The regulation, in line with Burbank’s other efforts toward sustainability, would not apply to residential bathrooms or an office that is used by one person, but could affect about 6,300 businesses throughout Burbank.
According to a city report, the faucet attachment, called aerators, are relatively easy to install and cost up to $4 each at local retailers.
WHAT TO EXPECT
If accepted, the ordinance will go in to effect 31 days after it is adopted, but will not be enforced for another 60 days to allow affected businesses time to install the aerators. Affected businesses would be informed of the new ordinance through a mailing.
CHANDLER BIKEWAY
An ongoing debate about the Chandler Bikeway — where walkers and cyclists have repeatedly clashed — is expected to spill over into the council’s chamber, when a debate about the issue is scheduled.
There has been one official police report of a mid-path accident on the bikeway, along with anecdotes of close calls between walkers, cyclists, roller-bladers and others.
The bikeway opened in 2004.
WHAT TO EXPECT
No action is required for the item, but the council could further delineate what uses are allowed and new safety measures on the popular route.
PERMIT EXTENSION POSSIBLE
Following persistent requests from a developer, the council could give an extension to a Burbank resident whose project permits expired at the end of 2008. He asked for more time to finance construction and file the necessary paperwork.
Yervand Pezeshkian is in the midst of building a multifamily project at 514 Harvard Road.
The extension could affect other projects in the city whose development review permits expired Dec. 31. The development review is conditionally approved after a public notice process and after a series of community meetings. Glendale has in the past offered extension under similar circumstances.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The council could extend permits for six months, one year or more, if at all.
