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CITY OFPETALUMA
PLANNING C®11 mISSIONMINUTES
REGULAR MEETING August 12, 1997
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 PM
CITY HALL - PETALUMA, CA
Commissioners Present. Bennett, Broad, Feibusch *, Healy, Maguire, Vieler
Commissioners Absent: Thompson
Staff. Pamela A Tuft, Planning Director
Vin Smith, Senior Planner
Bonne Gaebler, Housing Administrator
Teryl Phillips, Associate Planner
Chairperson
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of July 22 were approved with one correction.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT: CCAPA Conference information.
COMMISSIONER'S REPORT: Commissioner Feibusch welcomed new
Commissioners - Broad, Healy, Vieler,
CORRESPONDENCE: Letter from David and Heather Strand regarding Stoneridge
Subdivision; letter from Richard Suttie regarding Golf Center project.
APPEAL STATEMENT: Was read.
LEGAL RECOURSE STATEMENT: Was noted on the agenda.
NEW BUSINESS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
I. STONERIDGE SUBDIVISION; 250,
and Carol Fullerton, Larry Jonas;
REZ96015/TSM96006(tp).
284, 286 Sunnyslope Road; Edward
AP No's 019 - 203 -001 and 002; File
Consideration of plans for development of 11.66 acres in the Sunnyslope
Assessment District and Annexation area with 20 custom single -family homes.
Actions include recommendations to the City Council on: 1) Mitigated Negative
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1 Declaration; 2) Rezoning to Planned Unit Development District (PUD); 3) PUD
2 Development Plan and Development Standards; 4) Tentative Subdivision Map.
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4 Senior Planner Vin Smith presented the staff report.
The public hearing was opened.
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10 Commissioner Maguire - Which lot would be eliminated?
11 Senior Planner Smith - Lots 6 and 7 would be combined (the 2 existing units would
12 remain (one being an accessory dwelling).
13 Commissioner Vieler - Questioned photos regarding drainage /flooding - do you have
14 originals of those photos?
15 Senior Planner Smith - Those two events were classified by FEMA as 2,000 year and
16 900 year events - there are no drainage systems that could handle those events.
17 Commissioner Broad - Elaborate on sidewalk design.
18 Associate Planner Phillips - Where separated sidewalks can be provided (without
19 requiring removal of trees, building retaining walls, etc.) they will be provided.
20 Commissioner Healy - Concerns with views preservation.
21 Associate Planner Phillips - Several of the lots are recommended to be reviewed for
22 view preservation when a specific residential unit is proposed.
23 Commissioner Feibusch - Is full SPARC review recommended?
24 Associate Planner Phillips - Have not recommended full SPARC for any of the lots -
25 SPARC recommended to review PUD plan.
26 Commissioner Maguire Tree plan - will trees being removed be required to be
27 replaced?
28 David Strand - 288 Sunnyslope Road - Resident for last 13 years; in favor of annexation
29 in past; looked at- potential of eight units on this property to be accessed by driveway
30 adjacent to his home; proposal is for 14 homes; impact has been doubled; proposed road
31 will only be 25 feet from bedroom window at window level; increase of vehicle noise - no
32 mitigation measures addressing long -term noise; vehicle headlights into windows; asphalt
33 berm proposed on his side of street not acceptable; all drainage presently flows onto his
34 lot; concerns regarding traffic out of control going into his property; drainage design
35 inadequate; view corridors will be ruined (lots 16, 17, 18) will give visual impression of
36 very dense development; eliminating one lot line between lots 6 and 7 will not eliminate
37 number of units; serious problem with traffic on Sunnyslope Road - needs to be addressed;
38 stop sign should be on corner of Sunnyslope Road and Suncrest.
39 Owen Fredricks - 20 Sunnyslope Road - Resident for 56 years; has now seen a 2,000
40 year, a 900 year, and at least 4 - 200 year floods!; new culvert system is not any more
41 effective than old drainage system was; does not believe proposal will work well enough -
42 proposed 18 inch storm drain will not be adequate.
43 Planning Director Tuft - City Engineering Department feels that proposed drainage
44 design will handle a 100 -year flood event without adverse impacts to habitable structures;
45 unfortunately there have been some very intense storms in the last decade.
46 Peg Heath - 289 Sunnyslope Road - 3 areas of conflict for neighborhood; no
47 neighborhood input to design process; Sunnyslope Road is extremely hazardous; who will
48 pay for traffic improvements? impact to schools; existing situation during storms is
49 inadequate; proposed storm drainage doesn't look adequate; why is access proposed at
50 point where it is? not a safe section of Sunnyslope; who will be liable for accidents,
51 flooding ?; needs to see more specifics on impacts on existing neighborhood; no
52 opportunity for input prior to this meeting.
53 Commissioner Broad - Has developer spoken to you about this project?
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1 Peg Heath - No .input to neighborhood before notice from Planning staff 3-4 weeks ago.
2 Barbara Haushalter - 251 Sunnyslope Road - Has spoken to Teryl Phillips, reviewed
3 staff report, etc.; many concerns have been addressed - concerns remaining - density (still
4 9 dwellings), thorough property research should be done - did not know that there were
5 two units on Fullerton property until tonight; 2 units in excess of the Sunnyslope
6 Assessment District Guidelines; concerns with aesthetics; would like design review for lots
7 1 and 4 (especially); meandering sidewalks; more use of native vegetation; there is an error
8 in staff report indicating parking allowed on Sunnyslope Road - that is not correct; 15%
9 grade on a side road will be very tempting for skateboarders, etc.; drainage concerns -
l0 mitigation measures proposed seem inadequate; withhold approval until more information
11 is received; help us preserve quality of life in our neighborhood.
12 Danielle Lauser - 287 Sunnyslope Road - Concerns with traffic - already afraid to walk
13 on Sunnyslope to school, etc.; many accidents; sidewalk only on one side; 14 houses seem
14 excessive; even though I'm under 18, I hope you will listen to what I have to say; consider
15 stop signs.
16 Janis Cunningham - 108 Suncrest Hill Drive - Echoes other neighbors' concerns;
17 drainage has not been adequately addressed; what about centralized water tanks (as she
18 proposed for another project - Larry's Lollipop); small concern - due to type of elevation,
19 privacy issues; where will houses be? open fencing should be required (not solid); setback
20 should not be too far back toward existing houses; neighborhood needs additional
21 opportunity for input.
22 John 'Fitzgerald - 114 Suncrest Hill - existing front yards on Suncrest will be facing
23 backyards of this development; open fencing should be required, solid fencing would be in
24 our front yards; existing traffic problem on Suncrest; has discussed excessive speeds on
25 Sunnyslope Road with City Traffic Engineer/Police in past.
26 Steve;Brooks - 251 Sunnyslope Road - Compliments Planning Department, good work,
27 helpful to neighborhood on information; how many dwelling units allowed? visual impacts
28 not great (from his house), but would like open fencing (lots 3,4,1); concerns with
29 drainage - significant impact; will miss cows and sheep that are there now.
30 Jackie Lauser - 287 Sunnyslope - My driveway will be a street intersection!; would like a
31 stop sign; would like to be more informed rather than just a letter 3 or 4 weeks ago.
32 Larry - applicant (with the Fullerton's); somewhat surprised to see neighborhood
33 opposition; this is not a new proposal (Sunnyslope Assessment District in existence for
34 many years); very well planned project; has gone through SPARC (preliminary);
35 cooperating with Fullertons to develop these projects; sidewalks on one side make sense
36 because of topography; curved street; plans to plant very large boxed oaks on "island"
37 boarding Strand property; staff has done extensive view analysis of this property; intense
38 tree study done - trees very important to development; retaining wall should just be
39 administrative SPARC; entire area should be incorporated into a utility assessment district
40 for undergrounding of utilities; opposes formation of Landscape Assessment District;
41 storm. drain issue - thoroughly studied - has paid for a storm drain design review; doesn't
42 think existing properties have had property damage during past storms; could not find
43 record of any accidents on Sunnyslope since 1991; speed on Sunnyslope Road is a little.bit
44 of a problem; Mr. Strand's property will receive less stormwater than before.
45 Commissioner Healy - Concerns with drainage.
46 Bonnie Diefendorf - Mogel Engineering - Applicant's Engineer - Addressed drainage
47 issues; minimization of impacts to existing neighborhood and Kelly Creek; considerable
48 amount of water comes down this hill onto Sunnyslope now; understands Mr. Strand's
49 concerns; additional subdrains will be added if undergound water is discovered;
50 recommended extending culvert along Sunnyslope Road to a point downstream of existing
51 culvert "A flow will be reduced into Kelly Creek and homes in that area; will be meeting
52 with City Engineer on drainage issues in this area in general for a more overall view.
53 Commissioner Healy - Clarify water flow proposal.
54 Bonnie Diefendorf - Water flow will be diverted past culvert "A ".
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1 Commissioner Bennett - Mr. Frederick states flooding is substantial - can you (Bonnie
2 Diefendorf) state that flooding will be reduced with this proposal?
3 Bonnie Diefendorf - With this study and the proposed improvements, yes.
4 Commissioner Vieler - How much further would you have to go to further mitigate
5 flooding to design for larger storms.
6 Bonnie Diefendorf - Typically designed for 10 -year floods, we have designed for 100-
7 year flood; existing culvert A (in my opinion) was improperly installed.
8 Planning Director Tuft - Storm drain design follows typical federal standards (10 -year
9 flood) - streets, gutters, etc. designed for more intense storms (100 -year floods);
to possibility of designing floods in excess of 100 -year floods in pipes throughout the City is
11 infeasible.
12 Bonnie Diefendorf - Neighborhood traffic concerns - no objections to installing stop
13 signs at this intersection; new street locations proposed with trees, grading, topography,
14 creek, in mind; 3 houses on Ward property currently (one to be removed), one of existing
15 units is an accessory dwelling size unit; considerably larger lots than many existing in
16 neighborhood; concerned with trees on property - designed around them; concerned with
17 neighborhood privacy; open field fencing on lots where views are a concern; setbacks 75-
18 80 feet from existing homes' front yards.
19 Commissioner Broad - - Questions regarding roadway placement options.
20 Bonnie Diefendorf - Other area contains large, significant trees (bordering lot 5).
21 Steve Buckley - Agent for Fullertons - Staff has done an excellent job of mitigating
22 problems.
23 David Strand - Neighborhood was not notified of preliminary SPARC review; Landscape
24 Assessment District should be required; drainage ditch was not on other side of
25 Sunnyslope, it was on side where his property is; stop sign should be in another location;
26 engineers need to observe existing traffic.
27 Steve Brooks - Undergrounding of utilities was discussed in Sunnyslope Assessment
28 District process - will locate and inform you.
29 Planning Director Tuft - Described CEQA process (Initial Study), additional analysis can
30 be directed to be done by Planning Commission; should project go on to City Council,
31 there is further chance for review and public input; any one speaking tonight will remain
32 on mailing list for future review; preliminary project was reviewed by SPARC, not
33 required to notify neighborhood.
34 Barbara Haushalter - There is no way to ensure that flooding will be lessened with these
35 proposed storm drain mitigations; proposed intersection not the best location; Fullerton
36 property received fencing/grading/paved driveway at citizen's expense when road was
37 widened; neighbors would like more input into overall design, not just what type of
38 fencing allowed.
39 Ed Fullerton - Co- applicant - Many concerns heard tonight are concerns of applicants
40 also; spent over $70,000 on storm drain improvement studies.
41 Carol Fullerton - Co- applicant - Did not receive a "free" driveway or fencing or grading
42 - lovely oak was saved, driveway extended at their expense.
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44 The public hearing was closed.
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46 Commission Discussion:
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48 Commissioner Healy - Visibility - 2 uphill lots highly visible - complimented landowners
49 and developer on coming together on project.
50 Commissioner Maguire - Tree Plan - every tree cut down needs to be replaced by at
51 least one tree; no parking on Sunnyslope; sidewalk (no asphalt); road alignments adjacent
52 to Strand property should not be any closer than existing driveway as long as no trees
53 need to be removed; neighbors have input at City Council and at SPARC on specifics.
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Commissioner Bennett - How could second dwelling units be restricted to remain as
accessory dwelling units? (Answer: Processed and regulated through Conditional Use
Permits.)
Commissioner Vieler - Regarding merging two lots into one - dwelling count will stay at
9 instead of 8 -just heard that tonight; clarification regarding setbacks.
Senior Planner Smith - Setbacks referred to were on Suncrest; regarding dwelling count
- accessory dwelling units are not counted in density counts.
Planning Director Tuft - Clarified accessory dwelling criteria.
Commissioner Maguire - Does second house on Lot 6 meet accessory dwelling criteria?
Commissioner Broad - Please indicate the 3 units on the Fullerton and Ward properties;
what units will be removed?
Associate Planner Phillips - Described proposal to have all existing units meet setback
criteria.
Commissioner Broad - Questions regarding maximum density; would like to further
discuss undergrounding utilities.
Commissioner Feibusch - Utilities should be undergrounded across frontage with
bonding allowed (as in recent project in same area) - when will undergrounding be
required?
Commissioner Healy - Costs for undergrounding for surrounding neighbors?
Planning Director Tuft - Will research costs.
Commissioner Healy - Have we noticed this meeting property to require undergrounding
which would require neighbors to pay in future?
Planning Director Tuft - Public hearing would be held at such time as undergrounding
would be required.
Commissioner Maguire - In favor of moving forward to formation of undergrounding
district; put the burden on the developer in this case - there has to be some participation
among neighbors; bonding/deposit should be required of developer.
Planning Director Tuft - Everything new added to project site will be undergrounded;
conduit would be laid with other utilities, utilities undergrounded across drive into project
with deposit for future undergrounding; staff will explore alternatives for undergrounding
of utilities with Engineering Department.
Commissioner Bennett - I will have some technical (engineering) questions, there is no
staff engineer present - would like to continue this project with engineering staff present.
Commissioner Maguire - Agrees with Commissioner Bennett.
(Commissioners Healy and Broad will not be attending the next meeting.)
Commissioner Broad - Have applicant look at envelopes on upper lots, not happy with
merger of lots 6 and 7 - look at other alternatives.
Outstanding issues for neat meeting - PUD density, drainage (existing and proposed),
safety (traffic, pedestrian), open fencing, sidewalks, utilities, retaining walls, LAD, trees,
parking issue on Sunnyslope, vehicular lights/noise regarding roadway placement.
Continued to Planning Commission meeting of August 26, 1997.
II. GOLF CENTER; 100 Stony Point Road; Evin Gelleri; AP No's 007 - 422 -019,
033, 037, 039; File CUP97011 (vs).
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2 Consideration of plans for development of a golf driving range, practice greens and
3 a 1,500 sq.ft. concessions and pro -shop building on a 21 acre site southeast of the
4 Leisure Lake Mobile Home Park. The following actions are required: 1) Adoption
5 of a Mitigated Negative Declaration; 2) Conditional Use Permit to authorize the
6 commercial/recreational use; and 3) Use Permit to authorize an increase in fence
7 height.
9 Senior Planner Vin Smith presented the staff report.
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11 The public hearing. was opened.
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13 SPEAKERS:
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15 Commissioner Maguire - Will alcoholic beverages be sold on the site?
16 Senior Planner Smith - Question for applicant - I understand they are looking into on-
17 site beer /wine sales.
18 Commissioner Maguire - Questions regarding wetland mitigations.
19 Senior Planner Smith - Does not require heavy use of fertilizers; users are not allowed to
20 travel over hitting areas.
21 Planning Director Tuft - Grass areas can be required to not drain into ponds, etc.
22 Commissioner Maguire - Questions re: sign design, lighting design.
23 Commissioner Bennett - Regarding alcoholic beverage service - will Planning
24 Commission see any ABC application?
25 Senior-Planner Smith - No, Planning Commission would not see this type of application.
26 Planning Director Tuft - If this is not a restaurant, an application for alcoholic beverage
27 sales would need to be seen by Planning Commission (amendment to CUP).
28 Commissioner Broad - Any proposal for fencing along Stony Point Road?
29 Senior Planner Smith - No.
30 Commissioner Broad - Questions regarding net fill area?
31 Senior Planner Smith - Engineering Department feels confident in approving this
32 proposal (regarding net fill).
33 Commissioner Maguire - Questions regarding tree planting plan?
34 Senior Planner Smith - Staff condition requires row of trees.
35 Commissioner Vieler - Why was parking lot location chosen so close to mobile home
36 park?
37 Senior Planner Smith More parking stalls proposed than required, maybe some could
38 be shifted.
39 Planning Director Tuft - Clarified sign square footage allowances.
40 Commissioner Healy - Clarify Flood Plain versus Floodway issue.
41 Senior Planner Smith - Floodway area cannot be obstructed - landscaping, parking,
42 acceptable in this area.
43 Commissioner Healy - Is this to be looked at as an interim use or a permanent use; my
44 concern is regarding General Plan objective of providing employment.
45 Planning Director Tuft - Seen by staff as both an interim but long term use; this is a use
46 not currently available in Petaluma; minimum amount of economic investment to site;
47 attractive, does not take land out of redevelopment potential inventory; regarding General
48 Plan mid -term review - this could, be considered underdeveloped commercial property.
49 Commissioner Healy - With CH zoning - what other types of uses could be allowed?
50 Planning Director Tuft - Described General Plan designation of Special Commercial and
51 allowable uses under CH zoning.
52 Commissioner Maguire - Questions regarding "future batting cages "?
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1 SeniorPlanner Smith - Butting cages not part of this proposal or CUP; applicant seemed
2 amenable to using this area as bike access to Denman area.
3 Evin Gelleri - Applicant - Plan is to have a small restaurant, looking at concurrent beer
4 and wine sales.
5 Dave Tanner - Applicant's Designer - Completed 39th golf center; facility designed as a
6 golf course, attractive; issues regarding lighting have been addressed; baffled netting
7 designed to cut off golf ball assent sooner; pond water will be recirculated.
8 Commissioner Broad - Please discuss parking lot design.
9 Dave Tanner - Parking lot is 15 feet off of property line; 50 stalls ideal size; have pretty
to much abandoned idea of a batting cage.
11 Commissioner Broad - How many people would you estimate to use this facility during
12 optimum conditions?
13 Commissioner Maguire - will lawns be manicured? questions regarding pesticide,
14 fertilization use.
15 Dave Tanner - Since greens won't be walked on, very few chemicals will be needed, soil
16 will not be compacted.
17 Commissioner Maguire - Signage?
18 Dave Tanner - Typically not much signage needed, appearance of project attracts users.
19 Commissioner Vieler - Why did you redesign this project?
20 Dave Tanner - Because of Floodway.
21 Commissioner Broad - How many light poles needed?
22 Dave Tanner - 6 light poles, ground lights with visors; some recessed lights aimed
23 upward.
24 Commissioner Broad How would you compare this lighting with a grocery store
25 parking lot at night? more or less illuminated?
26 Dave Tanner - Not the same type of glare; certainly not as intense as auto center, very
27 attractive project.
28 Commissioner Maguire - (to applicants) - Any problem with a more permanent building?
29 Evin Gelleri - No.
30 Richard Suttie - Stony Point Space #434 - My concerns have not been addressed - now I
31 have more concerns; this property floods every year and has to be pumped out, where will
32 this water go ?; concerns regarding mosquitos; soil will be moved around - my lot drains
33 onto this lot now, I presume my drainage rights will not change; all employees/patrons
34 should be off of site by IOPM, not I IPM; alcoholic beverages should not be allowed to be
35 sold.
36 Commissioner Maguire - Project sounds pretty good; would like to limit alcoholic
37 beverage sales to beer and wine; would like to discuss noise /glare, hours of operation;
38 signage should be discreet; needs to be some kind of fencing along Stony Point Road,
39 more trees along Stony Point and shared property line with Leisure Lake.
40 Commissioner Bennett - Regarding alcohol sales - applicant states "small restaurant ",
41 alcohol should not be allowed outside of building.
42 Commissioner Vieler - Should be a condition stating that if noise complaints are
43 received, CUP will be recalled; drainage issues need to be addressed.
44 Planning Director Tuft - Relayed Zoning Ordinance definition of restaurant in relation to
45 alcoholic beverage license.
46 Commissioner Broad - Concurs that more landscaping should be required; parking lot
47 should be reconfigured to allow more buffer from mobile home park (minimum distance of
48 25 feet; ?).
49 Commissioner Feibusch - SPARC to look at parking/landscaping/fencing; 6 month
50 review of Conditional Use Permit, staff can meet with neighbors/applicant to hear and
51 respond to feedback.
52 Commissioner Healy - Neighbors should feel free to discuss problems with stag, does
53 property owner look at this as permanent or temporary use?
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Peter Morse - Terranomics (primary property owners) - With problems (flood, traffic,
etc.) best use of this parcel is to lease to applicants.
4 Consensus of Commission Concerns: Fertilizer / pesticide /herbicides/fungicides;
5 design/construction of ponds; runoff into other storm systems; lighting not impact adjacent
6 properties; hours of operation? (turn off 50% of lighting at IOPM, all lights at I1PM);
7 consumption of alcohol not allowed outside of building; SPARC review - landscaping
8 along Stony Point/Leisure Lake; field fencing along Stony Point; lighting, building,
9 parking lot layout; drainage - assure SCWA review; 6 month notification to interested
10 parties.
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12 The public hearing was closed.
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14 A motion was made by Commissioner Maguire and seconded by Commissioner Bennett to
15 adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration, approve a Conditional Use Permit authorizing the
16 development of a golf driving range and practice area, and approve a Conditional Use
17 Permit authorizing protective netting not to exceed a height of 100 feet based on the
18 findings and subject to the amended conditions as follows:
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20 Commissioner Bennett: Yes
21 Commissioner Broad: Yes
22 Chairman Feibusch: Yes
23 Commissioner Healy: Yes
24 Commissioner Maguire: Yes
25 Commissioner Thompson: Absent
26 Commissioner Vieler: Yes
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28 Environmental Findings
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30 1. An Initial Study has been prepared and properly noticed for the Petaluma Golf Center
31 in accordance with CEQA and local guidelines.
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33 2. Based on the Initial Study and comments received, potential impact could be avoided
34 or reduced to a level of insignificance by the application of mitigation measures. There
35 is no substantial evidence that the Petaluma Golf Center, as mitigated, will have a
36 significant adverse impact on the environment.
37 3. A Mitigation Monitoring Program will be incorporated into the July 22, 1997 Initial
38 Study/Negative Declaration as an attachment and will ensure compliance with all
39 required mitigation measures.
40 4. Although not considered to be significant under the analysis of the Initial Study and by
41 Charles Patterson's wetland study, the project will have a cumulative impact to wildlife
42 resources as defined in the Fish and Game Code, and therefore is subject to the
43 required Fish and Game filing fees.
44 5. The project is not located on any Hazardous Waste Site List compiled by the State
45 pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
46 6. The Planning Commission reviewed the July 22, 1997 Initial Study/Negative
47 Declaration and considered the comments before making a decision on the project.
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1 7. The Planning Commission finds that the potential impacts to: grading and drainage;
2 flooding; plant and animal life; traffic; and, aesthetics, resulting from the proposed
3 development will be adequately mitigated through the incorporation of the mitigation
4 measures contained in the July 22, 1997 Initial Study/Negative Declaration
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6 Use Permit Findings
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8 1. The proposed Petaluma Golf Center will conform to the requirements and intent of the
9 Petaluma Zoning Ordinance in that: 1) the development satisfies the Zero Net Fill
10 requirement of Section 16 -703.2 because fill will be removed from the Floodway to
11 develop the ponds and driving range area; 2) the building will be designed to be
12 floodproofed according to FP -C regulations; and 3) all parking, setbacks and other
13 development regulations have been satisfied.
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15 2. The proposed Petaluma Golf Center will conform to the requirements and intent,
16 goals, and policies of the Petaluma General Plan in that the City currently does not
17 have a commercial golf driving range that is accessible for evening practice nor does
18 the City have a commercial recreational use dedicated as a driving range. In addition,
19 the extensive landscaping and water features proposed will improve the overall
20 appearance of this site and improve the appearance and character of this area.
21 3. The proposed Petaluma Golf Center will not constitute a nuisance or be detrimental to
22 the public welfare of the community. The proposed use will not cause flooding or
23 other impacts and will be restricted in hours of operation so as not to cause a nuisance
24 to the adjacent mobile home park.
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26 Use Permit Conditions
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28 1. All applicable mitigation and monitoring measures contained in the July 22, 1997
29 Initial Study/Negative Declaration shall be implemented as follows:
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31 Mitigation for Potential Construction Related Impacts
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33 1. All earthwork, grading, trenching, backfilling, and compaction operations shall be
34 conducted in accordance with the City of Petaluma's Grading and Erosion Control
35 Ordinance ( 91576, Title 17, Chapter 17.31 of the Petaluma Municipal Code).
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37 2. The Applicant shall submit an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan prepared by a
38 ;registered professional engineer as an integral part of the grading plan. The
39 Erosion and Sediment Control Plan shall be subject to review and approval of the
40 ,City Engineering and Planning Departments, prior to issuance of a grading permit.
41 The Plan shall include temporary erosion control measures to be used during
42 construction of cut and fill slopes, excavation for foundations, and other grading
43 operations at the site to prevent discharge of sediment and contaminants into the
44 drainage system. The Erosion and Sediment Control Plan shall include the
45 following measures as applicable:
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47 a. To all extent possible, all drainageways and wetland areas shall be protected
48 from silt and sediment in storm runoff through the use of silt fences, diversion
49 berms, and check dams. All exposed surface areas shall be mulched and
50 reseeded and all cut and fill slopes shall be protected with hay mulch and/or
51 erosion control blankets as appropriate.
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2 b. Material and equipment for implementation of erosion control measures shall
3 be on -site by October l st. All grading activity shall be completed by October
4 15th, prior to the on -set of the rainy season, with all disturbed areas stabilized
5 and revegetated by October 31st. Upon approval by the Petaluma City
6 Engineer, extensions for short -term grading may be allowed. Special erosion
7 control measures may be required by the City Engineer in conjunction with any
8 specially permitted rainy season grading.
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10 3. All construction activities shall meet the Uniform Building Code regulations for
11 seismic safety (i.e., reinforcing perimeter an&or load bearing walls, bracing parapets,
12 etc.).
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14 Mitigation of Potential Geologic Hazards related to Operation/Use
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16 4. Prior to issuance of a grading permit, building permit or approval of an improvement
17 plan, the Applicant shall provide a Soils Investigation and Geotechnical Report
18 prepared by a registered professional civil engineer for review and approval of the City
19 Engineer and Chief Building Official in accordance with the Subdivision Ordinance and
20 Grading and Erosion Control Ordinance. The soils report shall address site specific soil
21 conditions (i.e. highly expansive soils) and include recommendations for: site
22 preparation and grading; foundation and soil engineering design; pavement design,
23 utilities, roads, bridges and structures.
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25 Foundation and structural design for buildings shall conform to the requirements of the
26 Uniform Building Code, as well as state and local laws/ordinances. Construction plans
27 shall be subject to review and approval by the Building Division prior to the issuance
28 of a building permit. All work shall be subject to inspection by the Building Division
29 and must conform with all applicable code requirements and approved improvement
30 plans prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.
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32 Mitigation of Potential Air Quality Impacts Related to Construction
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34 5. The Applicant shall incorporate the following Best Management
35 Practices into the construction and improvement plans and clearly indicate these
36 provisions in the specifications. The construction contractor shall incorporate these
37 measures into the required Erosion and Sediment Control Plan to limit fugitive dust
38 and exhaust emissions during construction.
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40 a. Grading and construction equipment operated during construction activities shall
41 be properly mufllered and maintained to minimiz emissions. Equipment shall be
42 turned off when not in use.
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44 b. Exposed soils shall be watered periodically during construction, a minimum of
45 twice daily. The frequency of watering shall be increased if wind speeds exceed
46 15 mph. Only purchased city water or reclaimed water shall be used for this
47 purpose. Responsibility for watering to include weekends and holidays when
48 work is not in progress.
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1 C. The Developer shall provide for a gravel pad area consisting of an impermeable
2 liner and drain rock at the construction entrance to clean mud and debris from
3 construction vehicles prior to entering the public roadways. Street surfaces in the
4 vicinity of the project shall be routinely swept and cleaned of mud and dust
5 carried onto the street by construction vehicles.
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8 other similar covering devices to reduce dust emissions.
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11 be completed in a timely manner according to the approved Erosion and
12 Sediment Control Plan and verified by City inspectors prior to acceptance of
13 improvements or issuance of certificate of occupancy.
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15 f. Applicant shall designate a person with authority to require increased watering
16 to monitor the dust and erosion control program and provide name and phone
17 number to the City of Petaluma prior to issuance of grading permits.
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20 6. All construction activities shall be performed in a manner that minimizes the sediment
21 and/or pollutants entering directly or indirectly into the storm drain system or ground
22 water. The Applicant shall incorporate the following provisions into the construction
23 plans and specifications, to be verified by the Planning Department, prior to issuance
24 of grading or building permits.
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27 areas for storage of any hazardous materials (i.e., motor oil, fuels, paints, etc.)
28 used during construction on the improvement plans. All construction staging
29 areas shall be located away from any stream and adjacent drainage areas to
30 prevent runoff from construction areas from entering into the drainage system.
31 Areas designated for storage of hazardous materials shall include proper
32 containment features to prevent contaminants from entering drainage areas in the
33 event of a spill or leak.
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36 thereof, or other construction related materials or wastes, oil or petroleum
37 C products or other organic or earthen material shall be allowed to enter any
38 drainage system. All discarded material including washings and any accidental
39 spills shall be removed and disposed of at an approved disposal site. The
40 applicant shall designate appropriate disposal methods and/or facilities on the
41 construction plans or in the specifications.
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44 All work in any designated wetland area shall be limited to the dry season
45 (typically defined as May 1st through October 15th) and performed in
46 accordance with conditions specified by the Dept. of Fish and Game in a
47 Streambed Alteration Agreement. The Dept. of Fish and Game may require a
48 more limited construction period in stream channels that support anadromous
49 fisheries. Applicant shall provide copy of the approved Streambed Alteration
50 Agreement and proof of compliance with the permit conditions prior to approval
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of improvement plans or issuance of grading permits for work within any
channel.
4 7. The applicant shall submit the required Notice of Intent for compliance with the
5 conditions for a general permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
6 System (NPDES) stormwater permit for construction activities administered by the
7 State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board. The conditions require
8 development and implementation of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
9 (SWPPP) which may also meet the City's requirement for an Erosion and Sediment
to Control Plan noted above. The SWPPP shall be subject to review and approval by
11 the City Engineering and Planning Departments prior to issuance of grading
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16 8. The Applicant shall develop and implement a comprehensive Urban Runoff
17 Control Plan submitted for review and approval of the Planning Department prior
18 to approval of improvement plans or issuance of grading or building permits. At a
19 minimum, the plan shall: (1) determine the location and nature of potential impacts;
20 and, (2) specify and incorporate appropriate control measures into the project
21 design and improvement plans. Construction plans shall be reviewed by City
22 Planning Department for conformance with the Urban Runoff Control Plan prior to
23 approval of improvement plans or issuance of grading or building permits. City
24 inspectors shall inspect the improvements and verify compliance prior to
25 acceptance of improvements or issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. Urban
26 Runoff Control Programs shall include the following as appropriate:
27 a. Where practical, street runoff should be conveyed through vegetated swales or
28 retained in small detention basin or swales which serve to filter and absorb
29 sediment and chemical constituents in urban runoff prior to entering a stream
30 channel or storm drain. Alternatively, "filters" of oil and contaminants may be
31 incorporated into the design of storm drain drop inlets where an annual
32 maintenance program is provided.
33 b. Development of a program of street and parking lot sweeping shall be provided for
34 large parking or high volume traffic areas.
35 c. Pesticides and fertilizers shall not be applied to public landscape areas, or any
36 maintenance access -way during the rainy season (October 15th - April 30th).
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38 d. All drainage improvement plans shall include installation of permanent signs
39 (concrete stamps or equivalent) at each storm drain inlet. The sign at each inlet
40 shall read "No Dumping, Flows To The Petaluma River" or equivalent, and shall
41 be installed at the time of construction and verified prior to acceptance of public
42 improvements or issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
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46 9. The Applicant shall submit a detailed grading and drainage plan for review and
47 approval by City Engineering and Planning Departments prior to approval of a
48 final map, improvement plan, grading or building permit. The project grading and
49 all site drainage improvements shall be designed and constructed .in conformance
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1 the Sonoma County Water Agency's "Flood Control Design Criteria ". Channel
2 modifications and bank stabilization improvements within a natural stream channel
3 shall be designed in conformance with the City's "Restoration Design and
4 Management Guidelines ". The drainage plans shall include supporting calculations
5 of storm drain and culvert size using acceptable engineering methods. No lot -to -lot
6 drainage shall be permitted. Surface runoff shall be addressed within each
7 individual lot, then conveyed to an appropriate storm drain system. All hydrologic,
8 hydraulic and storm drain system design shall be subject to review and approval of
9 the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) and the City Engineer.
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12 shall provide certification by a registered professional civil engineer or surveyor
13 that either: (1) the lowest habitable floor elevation including basements has been
14 constructed 12- inches or more above the level of the base flood elevation or depth
15 number specified on the current Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM); or (2) that the
16 structures and attendant utility and sanitary facilities as constructed, are
17 floodproofed and capable of resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads and
18 effects of buoyancy.
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21 architect that the design meets the following standards prior to Certification of
22 Occupancy. The registered professional engineer shall inspect the construction and
23 certify that the proposed improvements are constructed in conformance with the
24 design standards prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy or acceptance of
25 improvements:
26 a. Grading shall be designed to provide adequate drainage to reduce exposure to
27 flooding. All public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water
28 systems shall be located and constructed to minimize flood damage.
29 b. Base flood elevation data shall be provided for all lands within the floodplain
30 combining zone. The final map or development plan shall identify all areas subject
31 to inundation during the base flood event (100 -year storm). Finished floor
32 elevations shall be established for the lowest habitable floor areas in accordance
33 with the provisions of Article 16 of the Petaluma Zoning Ordinance, Floodway and
34 Flood Plain Districts.
35 c. All .structures below the base flood level shall be floodproofed so that the structure
36 is watertight with walls substantially impermeable to the passage of water and with
37 structural components having the capacity of resisting hydrostatic and
38 hydrodynamic loads with effects of buoyancy.
39 d. �The storage of materials that are explosive, buoyant in time of flooding, or could
40 be injurious to property, structures, human, animal or plant life shall be prohibited
41 within the floodplain or floodway areas.
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46 prior to final inspection or issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy; or, (2)
47 incorporate on- or off -site detention equal to the calculated increase in normal
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2 13. Prior to the approval of grading and building permit plans for
3 this project, and prior to the commencement of any land disturbance on this site in
4 preparation for construction of the project, the all necessary approvals and permits
5 from the Army Corps of Engineers and the California Department of Fish and
6 Game shall be secured. The final grading and drainage plan, as well as the final
7 landscape plan, shall be circulated and approved by the California Department of
8 Fish and Game.
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14 14. The hours of operation for the golf driving range and practice area shall be
15 limited to 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. as described in the project description.
16 Mitigation of Potential Noise Impacts Related to Construction
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21 16. All construction activities shall be limited to 7 :00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday
22 through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Construction shall be
23 prohibited on Sundays and all holidays recognized by the City of .Petaluma. The
24 Applicant's telephone number shall be made available for noise complaints.
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26 17. All construction equipment powered by internal combustion engines shall be
27 properly muffled and maintained to minimize noise. Equipment shall be turned off
28 when not is use.
29 18. Construction maintenance, storage and staging areas for construction equipment
30 shall avoid proximity to residential areas to the maximum extent practicable.
31 Stationary construction equipment, such as compressors, mixers, etc., shall be
32 placed away from residential areas and/or provided with acoustical shielding. Quiet
33 construction equipment shall be used when possible.
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36 mitigation measures who will be responsible for responding to any complaints from
37 the neighborhood, prior to issuance of a building/grading permit. The Project
38 Manager telephone number shall be conspicuously posted at the construction site.
39 The Project Manager shall determine the cause of noise complaints (e.g. starting
40 too early, faulty muffler, etc.) and shall take prompt action to correct the problem.
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44 20. Prior to installation of the lighting system, the developer shall provide a lighting
45 plan consistent with Section 22 -304 of the Zoning Ordinance that shows that no
46 significant increase in light or glare will occur on the surrounding properties,
47 especially the mobile home park to the north.
48 21. All exterior lighting shall be directed onto the project site and access ways and
49 shielded to prevent glare and intrusion onto adjacent properties. Final construction
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1 plans shall incorporate lighting plans, which reflect the location and design of all
2 proposed street lights, and any other exterior lighting proposed.
3 Mitigation of impacts during construction
4 22. For projects involving improvements on existing streets or substantial construction
5 traffic and heavy equipment, the applicant shall provide a Traffic Control Plan for
6 review and approval of the City's Traffic Engineer, prior to issuance of a building
7 or grading permit. At least one -lane of traffic in each direction shall be maintained
8 at all times through the construction period, unless a temporary detour plan is
9 submitted and approved the City Traffic Engineer. Heavy construction traffic and
10 haul trucks shall avoid school zones between school arrival and departures times.
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12 23. During non - working hours, open trenches and construction hazards shall be
13 provided with signage, flashers, and barricades approved by the Public Works
14 Inspector to warn oncoming motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians of potential
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17 24. All road surfaces shall be restored to pre - project conditions after completion of
18 any project - related utility installation activities. All trench pavement restoration
19 within existing asphalt streets shall receive a slurry seal. If the trench cut is within
20 the parking strip, then only the parking strip needs a slurry seal. Otherwise, half the
21 street shall receive a slurry seal.
22 25. Any pedestrian access through and/or adjacent to the project site shall remain
23 unobstructed during project construction or an alternate route established as
24 approved by the Police Chief and City Engineer.
25 Mitigation of on -site traffic and circulation impacts
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27 26. Prior to commencement of the use, frontage improvements shall be installed in
28 accordance with the City's Street Standards to provide for safe access to and from
29 the site. Half street frontage dedication and improvement shall be required along
30 the property frontage of Stony Point Road. Improvements shall include, but may
31 not be limited to, a left turn pocket at the proposed main access, pavement to
32 centerline, curb, gutter, sidewalk, street lights, signing, striping, drainage, sanitary
33 sewer, and water.
34 27. Pedestrian and bicycle access connecting the City's bikeways and pedestrian
35 circulation through the site along Drive -In Road connecting to Denman Road shall
36 be incorporated into the development plan. Improvement or construction plans
37 shall be subject to review and approval of the Traffic Engineer prior to issuance of
38 a grading or building permit. Improvements shall be installed prior. to
39 commencement of the use.
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42 [project design to conform to the City standard spacing and illumination
43 requirements. The street lights shall have standard metal fixtures, unless located
44 Cwithin a special lighting or historic district. The Applicant shall provide verification
45 that all lights meet PG &E's LS2 rating system is required, prior to City acceptance
46 of improvements.
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1 29. The Applicant shall be responsible for the payment of the City's Traffic Mitigation
2 Fee. Traffic Mitigation Fees shall be calculated at the time of issuance of a building
3 permit and shall be due and payable before final inspection or issuance of a
4 certificate of occupancy.
5 Mitigation of Cumulative Impacts to increased demand for public facilities
6 30. The Applicant shall be responsible for payment of Community Facilities
7 Development fees to offset the impacts to public facilities. Fees shall be calculated
8 by the City at the time of building permit issuance and are due and payable by the
9 Applicant prior to final inspection or issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
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Standard Specifications. Construction plans shall be submitted for review and
approval of the Fire Marshall and Building Division prior to approval of
improvement plans, final map or issuance of a building permit. Improvement plans
shall include the following specifications for emergency access, hydrant location,
fire flow pressure, and unit construction.
Mitigation of impacts related to increase demand for Police Department Services
32. ` ;In order to ensure public safety and provide for police surveillance, all non -
- residential buildings and public use areas shall have security alarms and provide
motion or heat sensitive security lighting to parking areas, pedestrian pathways and
areas of concealment around the perimeter of each building. All parking areas and
pedestrian pathways shall provide visual access to the extent practicable from
public streets and may require mirrors placed on an angle to be seen from the
street or public right -of -way to provide visual access to areas of concealment.
33. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the applicant shall provide and
maintain current emergency contact information on file at the Police Department.
34. A final landscape plan shall be submitted prior to the issuance of a building permit.
The plan shall include a row of redwood trees (minimum 15 gallon size) to be
planted alon/g the Highway 101 southbound off-ramp up to the point where the
site can no longer be seen from a motorist traveling on the off -ramp. The trees
shall be planted 30 feet on- center and the exact location of the trees shall be
reviewed and approved by SPARC as part of the final landscape plan approval.
CULTURAL RESOURCES: Mitigation Measures:
35. For all construction activities, potential to uncover unknown archeological
resources exist. Should any artifacts, cultural remains or potential resources be
encountered during construction activities, work in the area of the find shall cease
and the construction contractor shall notify the Director of Planning.
Archaeological features include artifacts of stone, shell, bone, or other natural
materials. Associations of artifacts such as hearths, house floors and dumps.
Historic artifacts potentially include all by products of human land use greater than
50 years of age. Human burials, if encountered, require the notification of the
County Coroner in addition to the monitoring archaeologist. The City shall consult
with a qualified cultural resource specialist to evaluate the find. If the suspected
remains are determined to be potentially significant, all work in the vicinity shall be
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1 halted until mitigation measures are incorporated into the design, or removal of the
2 resource has been accomplished in accordance with recommendations by the
3 archaeologist. The Applicant shall comply with all mitigation recommendations of
4 the archeologist prior to commencing work in the vicinity of the archeological
5 finds. The applicant shall be responsible for all costs associated with consulting
6 cultural resource specialist.
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8 36. Any signs erected to advertise or direct persons to the project shall meet the
9 requirements of the City Sign Ordinance and obtain a sign permit from the City.
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11 37. The applicants/developers shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City or
12 any of its boards, commission, agents, officers, and employees from any claim,
13 action or proceeding against the City, its boards, commission, agents, officers, or
14 employees to attack, set aside, void, or annul, the approval of the project when
15 such claim or action is brought within the time period provided for in applicable
16 State and/or local statutes. The City shall promptly notify the
17 applicants/developers of any such claim, action, or proceeding. The City shall
18 coordinate in the defense. Nothing contained in this condition shall prohibit the
19 City from participating in a defense of any claim, action, or proceeding if the City
20 bears its own attorney's fees and costs, and the City defends the action in good
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23 38. Approval of the Conditional Use Permit shall limit the use to the proposed hours
24 of operation (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and general use of the site (driving range, pro -
25 shop /concessions, practice greens). Any expansion of the use beyond a golf
26 driving range and practice area, including the general activities anticipated with
27 these uses, will require the processing and approval of an amendment to the
28 Conditional Use Permit.
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31 building, an Administrative SPARC approval of the proposed architecture shall be
32 obtained from the Planning Director.
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34 40. This conditional use permit may be recalled to the Planning Commission for review
35 at any time due to complaints regarding lack of compliance with conditions of
36 approval, traffic congestion, noise generation, or other adverse operating
37 characteristics. At such time, the Commission may revoke the use permit or
38 add/modify conditions of approval.
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44 building on the practice greens or tees.
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46 43. Landscaping and fencing along Stony Point and adjacent to Leisure Lake shall be
47 added subject to SPARC review and approval.
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1 III. ST. VINCENT de PAUL KITCHEN; Conditional Use Permit Review; 305
2 Payran Street; City of Petaluma (bg).
4 Review of the 1983 Conditional Use Permit and consideration of possible
5 amendments to conditions of approval for the operation of the Petaluma Kitchen.
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7 Housing Administrator Bonne Gaebler presented the staff report.
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13 Housing Administrator Gaebler - St. Vincent's has been very helpful and cooperative;
14 St. Vincent's has asked that we be flexible regarding 175 cap (at holiday time, etc.).
15 Commissioner Maguire - All neighbors have been notified?
16 Housing Administrator Gaebler - Tom Sykes was sent notice to distribute to
17 neighborhood.
18 Commissioner Healy - Is thought to find a new site altogether?
19 Housing Administrator Gaebler - Substantial investment in commercial kitchen;
20 neighbors feel impact when service goes over 175; kitchen very well supported by
21 community; most of neighborhood support kitchen; many neighbors would like to see only
22 women, children and seniors.
23 Commissioner Maguire - Situation has gotten much better in the last year•, police (John
24 Bixler) has done an excellent job; 175 was a number arrived at by City Council.
25 Ed Conroy - 716 Carlsbad Court - In existence since 1983; "pay attention to your
26 enemies, they are the first to point out your mistakes. "; we are committed to feeding the
27 hungry; Police discovered that problem is not as bad as they had thought; St. Vincent's is
28 helping the City; limiting number of diners to 175 would create a hardship - if it can be an
29 average, there would not be a problem; number of homeless is about 20% of those being
30 fed; averaging about 150 persons a day; re: security plan - no problems with other
31 conditions (except limit of 175).
32 Commissioner Vieler - Would extended hours help loitering problems?
33 Commissioner Feibusch - Works very well now.
34 John Records - Responsiveness to neighborhood, working well; COTS can use building
35 for meetings during off hours?
36 Commissioner Bennett - Average is a trigger to find a new site if average is exceeded
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38 Housing Administrator Gaebler - Will be in constant touch with neighborhood
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42 A motion was made by Commissioner Maguire and seconded by Commissioner Bennett to
43 amend the Conditional Use Permit for the operation of the Kitchen based on the amended
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46 Commissioner Bennett: Yes
47 Commissioner Broad: Yes
48 Chairman Feibusch: Yes
49 Commissioner Healy: Yes
50 Commissioner Maguire: Yes
51 Commissioner Thompson: Absent
52 Commissioner Vieler: Yes
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Conditions
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The daily number of on -site diners shall be limited to an average of 175 (excepting
holiday periods); a contingency plan for additional diners shall be prepared by St.
Vincent's in cooperation with, and subject to the approval of, the City of Petaluma
Housing Division by October 1, 1997.
9 2. A Security management Plan (loitering control, neighborhood patrol, etc.) shall be
10 developed, subject to review and approval of the Petaluma Housing
11 Administration, and implemented prior to the six -month review by Planning
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15 meetings of neighborhood agencies (including St. Vincent's), businesses and
16 residents - copy available through the Petaluma Housing Administration) shall be
17 posted in the facility and shall be enforced by the operator of the kitchen.
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20 will participate in the Old East Petaluma Neighborhood Association. The name
21 iand phone number of that Liaison will be available to the Housing Administrator,
22 Planning Director, and President of the Neighborhood Association.
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25 approval of the Petaluma Housing Administration, and implemented prior to the
26 six -month review.
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29 Planning Commission with the intent to indicate fewer people loitering in the
30 ;neighborhood, as measured by fewer complaints from neighbors and data from the
31 Petaluma Police Department.
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34 building (with approval from St. Vincent de Paul) during non-food service hours
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42 1) Central Petaluma Specific Plan - Don Bennett/Michael Healy
43 1 1 2) Corona Reach Specific Plan - Marcel Feibusch /Clark Thompson
44 3) South Boulevard Specific Plan - Marcel Feibusch
45 4) SPARC - Gary Broad (beginning meeting of August 28)
46 5) Bicycle Advisory Committee - Clark Thompson
47 6) Tree Advisory Committee - Wayne Vieler
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1 1. Central Petaluma Specific Plan (DB, MIS.
2 2. Corona Reach Specific Plan (NE, CT).
3 3. Zoning Ordinance Amendments (Staff).
4 4. Tuxhorn Estates H (Staff).
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