HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05/11/1999City of°Petaluma Planning Commission Minutes - May 11, 1999
1 CITE' OF PETALUMA, CA
2 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
3 May 11, 1999, 7:00 PM
4 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5 CITY HALL, 11 ENGLISH STREET
6 PETALUMA, CA 94952
7 Telephone 707/778 -4301 /Fax 707/778 -4498
8 E -Mail planning @ci.petaluma.ca.us
9 Web Page http: / /www.ci.petaluma.ca.us
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11 Commissioners: Present: Barrett, Bennett *, Broad, Feibusch, Glass, Healy, Vieler
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15 Staff: Vincent C. Smith Aicr, Interim Planning Director
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18 APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Minutes of April 13, 1999 were approved as submitted.
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20 PUBLIC COMMENT:
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22 Sally Noble - 5 Stratford - Missed 2/23/99 Planning Commission meeting - was moving
23 in; if able to attend meeting would have said store was too large and Riesling too small;
24 widen Riesling and add median.
25 Kenika Cruse - 2 Chaucer - Supports Sally Noble's statements; add street trees.
26 Steven DeLapp - Stratford - Opposed to regional focus of project; send message back to
27 City Council that they should reconsider.
28 Deborah Rogers - 5 Chaucer - Didn't attend 2/23 meeting due to work conflicts; need to
29 conduct new traffic study; change the center location with park; widen Riesling; post
30 "Driveway - Keep Clear" at Chaucer, Stratford and two other driveway /streets for
31 Canterbury Subdivision.
32 Michael Rogers - 2 Stratford - Center will be too intense; not a neighborhood anymore.
33 May Cook - 13 Stratford - Construct a second road into project.
34 Victoria Idiart - 1 Chaucer - Attended 2/23 meeting and understood project was not
35 approved but would be discussed and redesigned over next 3 -5 years.
36 Dan Hale - 1 Sheffield - Not present at 2/23 meeting, flip center location with park.
37 Laurie Kawamura - 1790 Inverness - Detention ponds concerns.
38 Lawanda Harris - Didn't speak at 2/23 referred to her 5/3/99 letter identifying notice
39 issues; appeal process has been violated; SPARC should allow any and all concerns to be
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41 Chair Bennett - Gave a clarification of Planning Commission and SPARC roles; asked
42 for public comments to be summarized and forward to SPARC and City Council;
43 summary and make video available to SPARC.
44 Commissioner Vieler - Verbatim Minutes would be better.
45 Commissioner Healy - Heard bulk of concerns in more length and detail at City Council.
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1 Geoff Cartwright - 55 Rocca - Concerned with detention pond at Parkway;
2 encroachment into Denman Flats area - don't permit development in this area.
3 Lawanda Harris - Tried to get Minutes and ones she received weren't accurate; last
4 SPARC meeting comments were not complete; would like verbatim Minutes.
5 Commissioner Healy - Don't rely on Minutes to properly convey your issues and
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9 DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Planning Staff Project Log/Number and Type of Projects in
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12 COMMISSIONERS' REPORT: Commissioner Broad updated on Sprint antenna;
13 Commissioner Barrett received letter from Sunnyslope Road resident - what is protocol?
14 Chair Bennett - Treat letter as a personal communication.
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16 CORRESPONDENCE: Revised Planning Commission Rules and Regulations; Tuxhorn
17 Estates IUCanterbury notices.
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19 APPEAL STATEMENT: Was read.
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21 LEGAL RECOURSE STATEMENT: Was noted on the agenda.
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27 I. COUNCIL ACTION REGARDING MARTIN PROJECT REDESIGN.
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29 COMMISSION DISCUSSION:
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31 Commissioner Broad - Doesn't recall regular event of Planning Commission
32 recommendations being significantly changed; in the case of the Martin project; neighbors
33 came to Planning Commission but not to City Council; expectation that Planning
34 Commission details would not be substantially changed.
35 Chair Bennett - Agrees with Commissioner Broad's concerns; if Planning Commission
36 suggests substantial redesign, should be sent back to staff for analysis before Planning
37 Commission approves; send letter to City Council that substantial changes to Planning
38 Commission recommendations should come back to Planning Commission, then
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40 Commissioner Healy - An aspect of this project is that Petaluma Bicycle Advisory
41 Committee comments came between Planning Commission and City Council meetings;
42 agrees with Commissioner Broad's point and that Planning Commission should review
43 City Council actions if substantial questions.
44 Commissioner Barrett - Likes idea of addressing City Council, how should it be done?
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Chair Bennett - Will write to City Council - give copy to each Planning Commissioner
before'sending letter to City Council.
II. ADOPTION OF REVISED PLANNING COMMISSION RULES AND
REGULATIONS FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS.
COMMISSION DISCUSSION:
Commissioner Vieler - What is resolution of video versus audio records retention length
- how long do we have to store them? Planning Commission wants to keep records for a
substantial period of time (5 years).
Planning Commission would like above question answered and changes made to Section
603 before adopting.
III. MEETING DATE S - SCHEDULING
Yearly meeting schedule was approved.
IV. CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS.
Old Elm Village
Parkway Plaza
Flood Control Project Status
V. LIAISON REPORTS.
- City Council (Commissioner Healy) - Parkway Plaza - City
Council struggled with issues and did what they could; driveway clear
possibility; stripe bike lanes; City Council was concerned with size of store
- primarily oriented to northeast quadrant of Petaluma; detention pond
issue was addressed - 90 day study - pond can be modified. May 24 joint
meeting with Novato City Council; May 26 meeting with Petaluma School
Board; Year 2000 residential Allocations.
SPARC (Commissioner Feibusch) - Reviewing Historic
District Guidelines; Parkway Plaza Shopping Center - Long
meeting, reviewed all items under SPARC's jurisdiction.
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Petaluma Bicycle Advisory Committee (Commissioner
Broad) - Bicycle Advisory Committee wants to send comments to
Planning Commission; send referrals to Bicycle Committee; Bicycle
Committee will review Draft Bicycle Plan on May 19.
Tree Advisory Committee (Commissioner Barrett) - Planting on
"B" Street on north side; Arbor Day 5th grade contest.
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