Burlingame, CA · San Mateo County
Minor Modification Application
Burlingame’s Minor Modification Application helps applicants explain how a proposed project meets the city’s findings for a minor modification request.
What this form is
This application gives the Director, or the Planning Commission if the decision is appealed, information to consider when deciding whether required findings can be made for a minor modification request. Applicants explain the project’s consistency with the General Plan, effects on neighboring properties and public welfare, and how site or neighborhood conditions justify the request. The form includes guidance for preparing these explanations.
Who needs it
Applicants seeking a minor modification in Burlingame can use this application to explain their project and provide information for the city’s decision.
How to submit it
Submit it to the city department named on the form; check the city website for current contact details.
About notarization
This document is signed without a notary; it mentions no notarized or sworn attachment, so the signer just signs and dates it.
How to submit this form
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Download The Application
Download the Minor Modification Application PDF.
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Complete The Application
Explain the project’s General Plan consistency, potential effects, and reasons the site or neighborhood supports the request.
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Gather Attachments
The document does not identify any required attachments.
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Submit To The City
Submit it to the city department named on the form; check the city website for current contact details.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the Minor Modification Application ask applicants to explain?
- It asks applicants to address General Plan consistency, effects on neighboring properties and public welfare, and how environmental features, site conditions, existing improvements, or neighborhood development patterns justify the request.
- Who reviews a minor modification request?
- The form says the Director makes the required findings. The Planning Commission makes findings if the decision is appealed.
- Do I need a notary for the Minor Modification Application?
- No. This document is signed without a notary. It mentions no notarized or sworn attachment, so the signer just signs and dates it.
- How do I submit the Minor Modification Application?
- The document does not specify submission instructions. Submit it to the city department named on the form; check the city website for current contact details.
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This Minor Modification Application doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Burlingame form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.