Interesting development plans in Belmont. Shades of our own downtown specific plan discussions. Interesting that the council is getting the developer to build public underground parking in exchange for access to a public road. When you consider the amount of public property in Burlingame downtown (parking lots) there must be an opportunity for similar trades in our town.

(Article Extract from the Burlingame Daily News)
Property owner Parviz Kamangar first came forward with his plan to redevelop the former site of Ross Lighting before he knew about Belmont's big ideas for the area. The planning commission last year approved his application to build six condos and 4,500 square feet of office space, plus an underground parking garage with space for six cars.
But the city held off on final approval as plans began to take shape for the surrounding area. Instead, staff negotiated an agreement with Kamangar to sell him part of Civic Lane, an alleyway that bisects the block, to allow for the construction of a larger underground parking garage that could someday hold 60 cars or more.

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– Written by stephen