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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 85-165 N.C.S. 06/03/1985~ RE'SOIU~IOn N~5-165 N. C. S. of the City of Petalurna, California DENYING THE APPEAL RE SPARC AP,PROVAL O'F CHANGES TO WINDO.WS OF OLD CHURCH BUILDING AT 17 KELLER STREET WHEREAS Debbie Riddle, on behalf of the Heritage Homes Organization, has appealed the action of the Site Plan and Architectural Review Committee of April 25, 1985, approving a reduction in height and change in shape of the windows of the old church building at 17 Keller Street, Petaluma, California; and WHEREAS the matter has been properly brought befbre and heard by the City Council and the applicants and all interested parties were permitted to be heard; and WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds as follows: 1. The retention of the original windows would be the best architectural k solution ; 2. Gothic windows are aharacterized by a proportion which is much taller than it is wide; and 3. A trend in Petaluma has been . to .retain and restore the historical architecture of the town, rather than to make it over, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that based on the foregoing findings, the appeal is hereby denied and the action of. the Site Plan and Architectural Review Committee is upheld with , the original conditions as listed below numbered 1 to 11 with the addition of a condition #12. ,~~4 Reso. 85-165 NCS 1 of 3 r,,,, ,a;+;,,,, ~ . 1. A planting plan shall be prepared to fully shield the sidewalk view of the front deck, subject to staff approval. Alternately, this area may be shielded with lattice or other woodwork, to staff approval. 2. A railing shall be added to the outside deck per UBC; design subject to staff approval. The railing design shall harmonize with the traditional architecture of the building. 3. A minimum of five street trees shall be planted in rhythm with parking spaces in front of the site, species subject to staff approval. 4. Deteriorated portions of the sidewalk fronting the site shall be repaired subject to approval of the City Engineer. Additional standard 5PARC conditions: 5. All trees shall be fifteen gallon size, double staked; all shrubs shall be five gallon size. All landscaped areas not improved with lawn shall be protected with a two-inch deep bark mulch as a temporary measure until the ground cover is established. 6. All plant material shall be served by a City approved automatic underground irrigation system. ?. All planting shall be maintained in good growing condition. Such maintenance shall include, where appropriate, pruning, mowing, weeding, cleaning of debris and trash, fertilizing and regular watering. Whenever necessary, planting shall be replaced with other plant materials to insure continued compliance with applicable landscaping requirements. Required irrigation systems shall be fully maintained in sound operating condition with heads periodically cleaned and replaced when missing to insure continued reguIar watering of landscape areas, and health and vitality of landscape materials. Reso. 85-165 NCS 2 of 3 8. All outdoor mechanical equipment shall be fully visually screened upon installation subject to the approval of the Community Development Department. 9. Trash enclosure screens shall be protected from vehicular movements with minimum three foot wide curbed landscape buffers, and shall be designed to conform with all specification of the City Trash Enclosure Screen Design Standards. 10. Location and design of exterior lighting fixtures shall be shown on plans and be subject to approval of the Community Development and Planning Department. Such lighting shall be of a low level type and conform to the City's performance standards. 11. Any outdoor advertising signs shall be submitted for review and approval of the Community Development Department. 12. The windows of the building may be modified to provide rectangular clear windows in the same proportion and positions as the pointed-top gothic windows that now exist. Height of said revised windows may include part of an awning as part of the height. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that window revisions are subject to staff review and that those that ha~e brought this appeal should be informally invited to comment on the design. conferred unon this Councii bv the Charter of said Citv. windows.ap~P,~elre~y cert'i~y the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the oveda c Council of the Cit of Petaluma at a Re ar for Y ( gul ) (Rtl,~~il~~:?{$~EBC~ia1) meeting on the ._......~.TS~-••--••--- day of ._.._.....~z.1n.e-- ~•---.-.--•------------------•------., 19$:~-;-+ by the following vote i ~ _ ' .._._.._ __ ---••• --••--•-••• Attomey AYES: Balshaw, Da~is, Tencer,`Vice Mayor. Bond, P/Iayor Mattei N~S: None . !~ - ~ ABSENT: Cav , Woolse r _ • ,. / ~ . AT'!'EST: ...------ • -•.•~.'-. •-:•,---• ••• .......... . .....~f,I..LIl~.~- ..•-•-..._......._ _.. .,....• !~~~t- •••._ •• =L~-•-••,---.._....._ CityClerk . Reso. 85-165 NCS M~yar 3 of 3 ~ Council File:••• .....:................:......... Farm CA 2 7/81 Res. 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