Council approves general plan, while critics say it's too costly

After more than a decade in the making, the Burbank City Council on Tuesday approved its updated general plan, which could lead to construction of roughly 6,000 additional residential units and generate 140,000 more daily car trips on local streets in the next 22 years — and some residents complain it could cost Burbank its a “quaint character and special charm.”

By Alene Tchekmedyian, alene.tchekmedyian@latimes.com

February 22, 2013