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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 02/29/1972Council. Meeting . MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA February 29;,1972 Adjourned meeting of the Council of the City of Petaluma was called to order. by Mayor Putnam at the hour of 7 :45 p.m. Attendance Present: Councilmen,Brunner,.Cavanagh, Jr., Clecak, Daly,.Mattei, Perry, Jr., and Mayor Putnam. Absent: None. 013` Continuation of � Mayor,Putnam called for comments on,the Public - Hearing on Environmental, Des -ign Pl,an. Environmental Design Plan (Text) Mr: John J:_.King asked several q.ues;tions regarding the subject, one of which was whether -or not the meeting this night .was concerned only with the Text and Map. He further quest -ioned the.den,s -i,ty of .units per acre as defined in,- the- Enwiron- mental Design Plan, and ,tlie' acquisition of areas •to� be. designated as green spaces, parks, and open , .space's . Mr_. King was con- ce,rned with the,metYod the City would use to, acquire ,park. sites -_ whether by purchase or land dedication in kind. Conclusion on the:E.D.P. Text held later. in the meeting. Planned Community aa At this time, - Mr . McGivern :refer to the Development Map schematic'drawing;d splayed in the .Council Chambers. He 'explained that the property used as,an example on the prototype was under several owner +ships and that the Environmental Design Plan recognizes that some owners., will ,get density bonuses and others will not.; however, - it is necessary, to start with a neighborhood .plan: Some land use developments .wou1 have to' b-& classified as presented to the City. Mr, King address -ed the;,Council in opposition to the Plan.. He :stated that the pr-operty shown.on'the Pl;ann..ed Comm unty'Developme.nt prototype was owned by at'least ten people some owning as many, a`s 52 acres and some as few as one .acne.: He felt that,' plaeng all of these own_ers'h ;ps. in. the same block would be asking for inverse condemnation on the, part o,f the. City In - the discussion 'that. followed example of a succ;ess,f'ul development planned in blocks was illustrated. by Mr.. Mc:Givern. The City Manager ad 'ed. that the City has already been successful in ,such a develop - ment between Ely Boulevard and ' Boulevard wher.e.there were,a number of owners involved .-that the.P:lanning Director had actually, laid out a tentative-block plan'* and .,the ,prop_ erty was dewe,loped . He pointed oiz;t that even though there were some -changes, 'the plan was - a guide. 15 February 29, 1972 Planned Community In answer,to Councilman Mattei's question Development Map. whether the Plan would be inverse-condemna- (:Continued) tion, the that he did not agree. He Plan presented is an example�of a:block and is not. rigid. Another question was asked.by Councilman.Mattei: Is the City with this plan arbitrarily setting higher values on land_ when blocks are set up with apartments and condominiums ?; The.City Attorney indi- cated that -when any piece of property is zoned, the value is affected. Those who spoke in favor of the Plan were: Dr:. Rodney Tognetti,. 512 Eastwood Drive, . Mr. Manuel Amaral,_San Rafael, Mrs. Beryl-,Casazza, 394 Albert Way,. ; and Planning Commissioner John'Balshaw. Di scu�s °sion continued on the subject of super blocks. Mr. McGivern explained to Mr. Norman Rollins that the City will have to undertake some of prototype designs for the super and furt'hermore.; citizens will be able-to con-- tribute to the 'Plan because public hearings ar_e'r.equred to beheld. Also discussed by . Mr. McGivern answer..to Mr. .Rollins was the .methodology to be` applied . for establishing school sites within a super block. Mr.-King further contended that if .a super block were adopted by the City, a value would , be pl on - various *,parcels of land, according -to zoning and. density. Further discussion was pursued by Mr.. King on his understanding of the P.U.D.. and P.0 D. Ordinances. Th -e Planning Director explained some of.the - areas of concern. Environmental Design At tihi.s -;poirit in the public hearing, the Plan Text Change `Mayor�asked. the Council to return to the E.D.,P. Text by.considering the following suggested change on Page 14 presented by Mt; Coiwin.Mocine on February 28, 1972:: PAGE l RECOMMENDAT'IONS TO PRESERVE. AND ENHANCE `THE WESTERN HILLS ARE? Delete 2nd, - 3rd,- and 4th paragraphs and substitute with: "^Relate density - and development pattern to-average slope; topographic character, and soil permeability and stability. "De-nsity should. be controlled by .average ° slope =with three f`a_mi-1ies per acre on slopes from five (5) .'percent ..to fifteen (15) . per - ce two f- ami-lies -per acre, on slopes from fifteen (•15) percent to twenty -five (25) percent; and when lands steeper than twenty - five .(µ25.) percent} prove suitable and .de- sira for development, the standard should not exceed - one . family per acre. 16 February 29, 1972 Environmental" Design ".Development.on lands steeper five (5) Plan Text Change percent. should,, insofar as',poss-b-le., be (Continued) limited to planned unit development .ncor- _porating'the cluster principle Aft order.to (1.) 'reduce, the . amount of street ; and other ,.infra - 'structure; (2): 'fit bui- ldings to the . most',suitable building sites with a minimum of grading.; (3). preserve in common, open space -critical ridge lines, steep hillsides, canyons, natural-drainage ways, and other desirable open spaces." Councilman..Mattei led the - discusision on densities to be allowed for the vario as ',per- centages of slopes. He cited the area off Bodega Avenue planned for a poss:i_ble future street and questioned the feasibility - of develo;p�i�ng such an area if only one , or two units would be allowed because -.of the' slope. It. was ,pointed out by Mr. McGivern.that the proposed change is not mandatory,, but merely a guideline.t.o develop on hillside land. The City Manager indicated the - possibility of - receiving some assistance from the Federal and State Governments in setting aside some of t:he• greenbelt areas, and al- though _scheduled, f.or' future development, trees and other plantings might be obtained for the' areas. Mr. Ernest Curtis was recognized by the Mayor He spoke briefly on the greenbelt areas,; stating that his property was located on the fringe of the City,. and ,t , was - ex- plained to him that when the City `,has estab- lished.a gr•:eenbelt area, development would After agreeing that the conditions - spelled . out by.,-M ._ Mocrne were not mandatory,; ;the Council recommended,that the, change "be referred to the Planning. Commission for con -, s. derati_on to be incorporati -_ in, c, the E .,D. P . Text. ` I Mobil as 3` Councilman Mattei then,brou.ght up the matter Related the of mobilehomes and questioned whether or not Environ- mental the number of units in a mobilehome;.park Design Plan would detr,act,from the total number of.units to be permitted. Councilman Cavanagh,.,.Jr.,. ,als,o wondered at this time where the: mobile- home units being 'di s cussed were - coming, from. Mr. Mc'G explained that several, new applications have been filed with the Plan- ning Commission which'will be considered -a part of the total 5'00 uni -ts to be approved. It I was indicated to Councilman Matted that decision on �the' types of -units to be con- s- idered will be studied when- the1'Council. acts on the Methodology. Greenbelt Areas b The Council ahen.discusse`d the various sections of the greenbeht areas as.mentioned in the E,.,D.P. Text. Councilman.Brun-ner specifically cited pages in the `Plan, but, the Council agreed not to make any = changes., Some discussion followed.by Counci -lman Daly on the greenbelt a -rea s,ur rounding they City - of. Chico and its d.evelopment,for low ma inten ance. The City Manager indicated the - possibility of - receiving some assistance from the Federal and State Governments in setting aside some of t:he• greenbelt areas, and al- though _scheduled, f.or' future development, trees and other plantings might be obtained for the' areas. Mr. Ernest Curtis was recognized by the Mayor He spoke briefly on the greenbelt areas,; stating that his property was located on the fringe of the City,. and ,t , was - ex- plained to him that when the City `,has estab- lished.a gr•:eenbelt area, development would 17 February 29, 19`72 Greenbelt Areas (Continued) Environmental, Design Plan Text Appendix A Development Control Methodology not be permitted beyond the line. Thee -Mayor then closed.the public hearing on - the. -E . D. P . Text' through Page 46, and the City,Counc-il recommended.same be re- turned to the Planning Commis -sion for its consideration. Discussion on Appendix A, Development Con - trol Methodology, will be held at a study session for adoption at'a later date. PUD. & Districts The Council agreed to continue the subject Ord #1034 NCS PCB v matter at an afternoon study session. Adjournment There being no fur,ther business to come before the Council, the meeting was ad- journed at 10:20 o'clock p.m. ` Mayor Attest: City Clerk