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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes 03/11/2014Planning Commission Meeting of March 11, 2014 Page 1 City of Petaluma, CA City Council Chambers City Hall, 11 English Street Petaluma, CA 94952 Telephone 707/778-4301 / Fax 707/778-4498 E -Mail cdd@ci.petaluma.ca.us Web Page http://www.ci.petaluma.ca.us Planning Commission Minutes Tuesday, March 11, 2014-07:01 PM Regular Meeting FINAL MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER (07:01 PM) 3. PUBLIC COMMENT The Committee will hear public comments only on matters over which it has jurisdiction. There will be no Committee/Commission discussion or action. The Chair will allot no more than three minutes to any individual. If more than three persons wish to speak, their time will be allotted so that the total amount of time allocated to this agenda item will be 15 minutes. 2. ROLL CALL PRESENT:Richard Marzo, Jocelyn Yeh Lin, Jennifer Pierre, Bill Wolpert, Gina Benedetti- Petnic, and Diana Gomez. ABSENT: Planning Commissioner Kathy Miller 4. PRESENTATION A. none 5. COMMISSION COMMENT A. Council Liaison B. Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee Commissioner Marzo attended the first PBAC meeting, looked at PBAC improvement projects, safe routes to schools, Planning Commission Meeting of March 11, 2014 Page 2 C. Tree Advisory Committee D. Other Commission Comment 6. STAFF COMMENT A. Planning Manager's Report Planning Manager, Heather Hines Vice Chair, Pierre Ms. Hines Commissioner Marzo Ms. Hines Vice Chair, Pierre Ms. Hines 7. COMMUNICATIONS A. None 8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approval of Minutes of Regular Planning Commission Meeting of Tuesday, February 25, 2014. 9. OLD BUSINESS A. Site Plan and Architectural Review for the Maria Drive Apartments project, 144 unit multi- family development, located at 35 Maria Drive. File Number 12 -GPA -0582 Staff: Alicia Giudice Maria Drive Staff Report Maria Drive SPAR Resolution Maria Drive Conditions of Approval Attachment B - Arborist Report Attachment C-Greenpoints Attachment D -Design Information Letter Planning Commission Meeting of March 11, 2014 Page 3 Attachment E- MND Resolution Attachment F- GPA Resolution Attachment G- PUE Resolution Attachment H- Ordinance 2482 Chair Wolpert Planning Manager, Heather Hines Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Ms. Hines Senior Planner, Alicia Giudice Chair Wolpert Vice Chair Pierre Commissioner Gomez Ms Hines Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Commissioner Gomez Commissioner Marzo Ms. Giudice Ms. Hines Vice Chair Pierre Ms. Hines Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Applicant, Marty Brill Chair Wolpert Mr. Brill Architect, John Ennis Chair Wolpert Mr. Ennis Chair Wolpert Planning Commission Meeting of March 11, 2014 Page 4 Mr. Ennis Chair Wolpert Mr. Ennis Chair Wolpert Mr. Ennis Landscape Architect, Ken Leon Mr. Brill Henry Fearnley Mr. Fearnley believes that traffic problems that are generated by Maria Drive will be catastrophic. Believes that the new gas station and the addition of the Maria Drive apartments will create more traffic than the neighborhood can handle. Kathleen Garvey Ms. Garvey is concerned with traffic. The immediate streets in the neighborhood were meant to be residential streets, not meant for this type of increase in traffic. Dangerous for pedestrians and bike riders. She sees an increase already from new shopping centers and the move of Safeway. The traffic study was pulled from national statistics not from Petaluma statistics. Residential street is being ignored. GP has language about strength of neighborhoods and Ms. Garvey doesn't believe that this will strengthen their neighborhood. The number of collisions on Maria Drive is up there with other major streets in Petaluma according to Petaluma Police statistics. Maria Drive is being degraded. Property value will decline as well as safety. Project is next to a riparian corridor. Would like to see the use native plants on the project. Dan Ellecamp Mr. Ellecamp believes traffic will be an issue. Mr. Ellecamp doesn't believe that the craftsman style fits in with the neighborhood and that it is inconsistent with other architectural styles that currently exist. Chair Wolpert Commissioner Gomez Ms. Giudice Commissioner Gomez Mr. Ennis Commissioner Gomez Ms. Giudice Mr. Ennis Planning Commission Meeting of March 11, 2014 Page 5 Commissioner Gomez Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Ms. Giudice Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Mr. Ennis Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Mr. Ennis Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Chair Wolpert Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Chair Wolpert Vice Chair Pierre Chair Wolpert Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Ennis Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Ennis Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Brill Ms. Giudice Ms. Hines Vice Chair Pierre Ms. Giudice Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Brill Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Leon Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Leon Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Ennis Planning Commission Meeting of March 11, 2014 Page 6 Vice Chair Pierre Ms. Giudice Vice Chair Pierre Ms. Giudice Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Ennis Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Brill Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Brill Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Brill Vice Chair Pierre Commissioner Lin Mr. Brill Commissioner Lin Mr. Brill Commissioner Lin Mr. Brill Commissioner Lin Mr. Brill Commissioner Lin Mr. Brill Commissioner Lin Vice Chair Pierre Commissioner Marzo Ms. Giudice Commissioner Marzo Ms. Hines Commissioner Marzo Mr. Brill Planning Commission Meeting of March 11, 2014 Page 7 Commissioner Marzo Ms. Giudice Commissioner Marzo Ms. Hines Chair Wolpert Mr. Ennis Chair Wolpert Mr. Ennis Chair Wolpert Mr. Ennis Chair Wolpert Mr. Ennis Chair Wolpert Mr. Ennis Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Vice Chair Pierre Ms. Hines Chair Wolpert Vice Chair Pierre Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Vice Chair Pierre Chair Pierre Ms. Hines Mr. Brill Chair Wolpert Mr. Brill Commissioner Gomez Planning Commission Meeting of March 11, 2014 Page 8 Mr. Brill Ms. Hines Mr. Brill Ms. Hines Commissioner Gomez Mr. Brill Chair Wolpert Mr. Brill Ms. Hines Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Brill Vice Chair Pierre Chair Wolpert Vice Chair Pierre Mr. Brill Vice Chair Pierre Ms. Hines Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Chair Wolpert Vice Chair Pierre City Attorney, Eric Danly Chair Wolpert Mr. Brill Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Vice Chair Pierre Ms. Hines Vice Chair Pierre Chair Wolpert Planning Commission Meeting of March 11, 2014 Page 9 Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Ms. Hines Vice Chair Pierre Ms. Hines Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Mr. Brill Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Chair Wolpert Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Ms. Hines Vice Chair Pierre Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Vice Chair Pierre Chair Wolpert Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Ms. Hines Chair Wolpert Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic Ms. Hines Motion: Approve resolution with the following conditions: 1. Add standard condition requiring upkeep of landscaping; 2. Modify #5 to limit pole height to 20' and design to be in keeping with the character of the project; 3. Modify #16 to require enclosed bike parking plus an additional 19 covered spaces (including 7 enclosed) in at least 3 different locations within the project; 4. Add condition requiring revised plans to show simulated divided lites, elimination of fencing along Maria Drive, architectural detailing consistent with details shown at Planning Commission meeting, french doors on patios, additional speed bumps interior to the project, reconsideration of the use of color to simplofy and design modifications to include a clearly defined base on the buildings and proportionality of entries to overall massing. made by Gina Benedetti-Petnic, seconded by Jennifer Pierre. Vote: Motion carried 6 - 0. Yes: Richard Marzo, Jocelyn Yeh Lin, Jennifer Pierre, Bill Wolpert, Gina Benedetti- Petnic, and Diana Gomez. Planning Commission Meeting of March 11, 2014 Page 10 Absent: Planning Commissioner Kathy Miller. 10. NEW BUSINESS A. none 11. ADJOURN Next Meeting of the Planning Commission scheduled for Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (10:18 PM)