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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes 07/11/2017Planning Commission Meeting of July 11, 2017 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, July 11, 2017 — 07:00 PM Regular Meeting DRAFT MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Diana Gomez, Bill Wolpert, Richard Marzo, Heidi Bauer, Scott Alonso, and Council Member Albertson. ABSENT: Gina Benedetti-Petnic. A. Swearing in of New Commissioners City Clerk, Claire Cooper, swore in the new Commissioners Heidi Bauer, Scott Alonso and Richard Marzo were sworn in as new Commissioners. B. Election of Chair/Vice Chair Chair Gomez Marzo nominated Commissioner Benedetti-Petnic as new chair and Commissioner Wolpert as new vice chair. Vote was taken. Election was unanimous. Chair Gomez Vice Chair Wolpert The agenda was changed to move Item 7B before Item 7A. Planning Commission Meeting of July 11, 2017 Page 2 3. PUBLIC COMMENT The Commission 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. Vice Chair Wolpert opened the General Public Comment period Vice Chair Wolpert closed the General Public Comment period 4. COMMISSION COMMENT A. Council Liaison — Chris Albertson Councilmember Albertson reported that at the July 3rd meeting, the Council approved the final subdivision map for 18 units at 674 Sunnyslope Road. Council also approved a lien on a property at 1645 Weaverly and made appointments to Boards and Commissions. B. Pedestrian and Bicycle Committee — Richard Marzo Commissioner Marzo reported that there was not a July PBAC meeting and was absent at the June meeting, therefore he had nothing to report. C. Tree Advisory Committee — Gina Benedetti-Petnic Gina Benedetti-Petnic was absent, therefore no report was made. D. Other Committee Comment 5. STAFF COMMENT A. Planning Manager's Report Planning Manager, Heather Hines, welcomed the new Commissioners and stated that five new HCPC Committee members were appointed at the last Council meeting, as well as three new Public Art Committee members. She noted that the Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance will be going before the City Council on July 17th. The Sunnyslope tentative map project went before the Planning Commission several years ago and the final map was approved by Council on July 3rd. The Sunnyslope Site Plan and Architectural Review project will be coming before the Planning Commission in the near future. Vice Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Vice Chair Wolpert Commissioner Marzo Planning Commission Meeting of July 11, 2017 Page,3 Ms. Hines 6. APPROVAL OF MINUT A. Approval of Minutes of Regular Planning Commission/HCPC Meetings of Tuesday, May 23, 2017 and Tuesday June 27, 2017 and Planning Commission Meeting of Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Vice Chair Wolpert. The May 23rd minutes were approved. Minutes for the June 13th and June 27th minutes were continued to next meeting due to lack of quorum of those present. 7. NEW BUSINESS B. Brody Ranch —Site Plan and Architectural Review for development of a 199 -unit residential project consisting of 59 single-family homes, a duplex and 138 multi -family homes and associated site improvements. Project Location: 360 Corona Road File Number: PLMA-15-0007 Staff: Emmanuel Ursu, Principal Planner Brody Ranch Staff Report Attachment A - Draft Resolution Exhibit A - Conditions of Approval Attachment B - Resolution 2017-012 N.C.S. Attachment C - Resolution 2017-013 N.C.S. Attachment D - Resolution 2017-011 N.C.S. Attachment E - Brody Ranch PC Staff Report Nov 8 2016 Attachment G - Civil Landscape and Lighting Plans Attachment G Plan Set 1A Attachment G Plan Set 1B Attachment G Plan Set 2 Vice Chair Wolpert Emmanuel Ursu, Principal Planner Commissioner Gomez Mr. Ursu Council member Albertson Mr. Ursu Ms. Hines Council member Albertson Mr. Ursu Ms. Hines Trent Sansome, Denova Homes Commissioner Gomez Planning Commission Meeting of July 11, 2017 Page 4, Mr. Sansome Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Sansome Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Samsome Commissioner Gomez Robert Lee, WHA Architects Mr. Sansome Commissioner Gomez Mr. Sansome Vice Chair Wolpert Commissioner Gomez Mr. Sansome Mr. Lee Commissioner Gomez Mr. Sansome Commissioner Gomez Mr. Sansome Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Sansome Council member Albertson Mr. Sansome Vice Chair Wolpert Council member Albertson Mr. Sansome Council member Albertson Mr. Sansome Council member Albertson Mr. Ursu Council member Albertson Michael Evans, Denova Homes Council member Albertson Mr. Evans Council member Albertson Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Evans Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Evans Planning Commission Meeting of July 11, 2017 Page 5 Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Sansome Commissioner Bauer Mr. Sansome Curt Bates, City Engineer Commissioner Bauer Mr. Sansome Commissioner Bauer Mr. Sansome Mr. Bates Commissioner Bauer Commissioner Marzo Mr. Lee Commissioner Marzo Mr. Lee Commissioner Marzo Mr. Sansome Commissioner Marzo Commissioner Gomez Mr. Sansome Commissioner Gomez Andrea Chapman, SLA Associates Commissioner Gomez Ms. Chapman Commissioner Gomez Ms. Chapman Commissioner Gomez Ms. Chapman Steve Lafranchi, SLA Associates Commissioner Gomez Mr. Sansome Commissioner Gomez Mr. Sansome Commissioner Gomez Vice Chair Wolpert Commissioner Alonso Mr. Ursu Commissioner Alonso Planning Commission Meeting of July 11, 2017 Page 6 Mr. Ursu Ms. Hines Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Lee Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Sansome Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Sansome Planning Commission Meeting of July 11, 2017_ Page 7 Mr. Evans Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Evans Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Evans Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Evans Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Evans Vice Chair. Wolpert Ms. Chapman Vice Chair Wolpert Ms. Chapman Vice Chair Wolpert Ms. Chapman Vice Chair Wolpert Ms. Chapman Vice Chair Wolpert Ms. Chapman Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Sansome Vice Chair Wolpert Ms. Chapman Mr. Sansome Vice Chair Wolpert Ms. Chapman Vice Chair Wolpert Council member Albertson Mr. Ursu Council member Albertson Mr. Bates Council member Albertson Ms. Hines Council member Albertson Mr. Bates Mr. Lafranchi Council member Albertson Mr. Lafranchi Planning Commission Meeting of July 11, 2017 Page 8 Council member Albertson Ms. Hines Mr. Lafranchi Ms. Hines Council member Albertson Mr. Lafranchi Council member Albertson Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Ursu Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Sansome Vice Chair Wolpert Commissioner Bauer Commissioner Gomez Vice Chair Wolpert Commissioner Gomez Vice Chair Wolpert Vice Chair Wolpert opened the Public Comment period Mageshkumar Venkatesan, Petaluma resident, stated that he loves the serene environment, the people, and the administration of Petaluma. He said that he is happy that Petaluma is growing, but the growth in the past 5 years has created a traffic safety concern on North McDowell. He believes that the traffic congestion needs to be looked at more closely. Andrez Langlois, Petaluma Resident, believes that the density is too high that it does not allow single story homes for those that want to age in place. She suggested that accessibility can be changed for the plans with the downstairs bedrooms. She also feels that although the hours of construction meet municipal code, construction 7 days a week until 10:00 pm is unacceptable. She is also concerned about traffic between Corona and Maria Drive and stated that 5 intersections in less than 1/2 a mile is difficult because of speeding cars. Lori Aldwell, Petaluma resident, is concerned about traffic on Wellington and stated that the conditions are currently bad between the train tracks and the roundabout and noted that 25 - foot trucks get stuck in the roundabout all the time. It is not a safe place for a cross walk due to speeding traffic through the roundabout. She also stated concern about parking for the units without garages and that it is not safe to park on Wellington. Ms. Aldwell also noted that parking spaces in front of the mailboxes must be marked in red because if a car is parked there, Planning Commission Meeting of July 11, 2017 Page 9 the postal service will not deliver the mail. She also addressed the need to have another community meeting. Aasiya Powell, Petaluma resident is concerned about the townhouses and police access because of unsupervised teenagers congregating in the area. Francis Aldwell, Petaluma resident, stated that parking and traffic of the proposed project is a concern considering that the current conditions are already bad and suggested that the Commission go onsite and look at the current traffic conditions. He recommended including fewer houses and more trees so that this area does not turn into a big city. Vice Chair Wolpert closed the Public Comment period. Vice Chair Wolpert Council member Albertson Ms. Hines Council member Albertson Ms. Hines Mr. Bates Council member Albertson Vice Chair Wolpert Mr. Bates Commissioner Marzo Mr. Bates Council member Albertson Mr. Ursu Council member Albertson Mr. Ursu Council member Albertson Mr. Sansome Vice Chair Wolpert Commissioner Marzo Ms. Hines Mr. Sansome Ms. Hines Vice Chair Wolpert Council member Albertson Vice Chair Wolpert Commissioner Gomez Planning Commission Meeting of July 11, 2017 Page 10 Vice Chair Wolpert Commissioner Gomez Vice Chair Wolpert Commissioner Gomez Commissioner Marzo Commissioner Bauer Commissioner Alonso Council member Albertson Vice Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Mr. Sansome Council member Albertson Vice Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Commissioner Gomez Ms. Hines Mr. Sansome Vice Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Council member Albertson Ms. Hines Commissioner Gomez Ms. Hines Council member Albertson Ms. Hines Council member Albertson Lisa Tennenbaum, Assistant City Attorney Commissioner Gomez Ms. Tennenbaum Commissioner Gomez Vice Chair Wolpert Commissioner Alonso Council member Albertson Vice Chair Wolpert Motion: Approve Site Plan and Architectural Review for Brody Ranch development of a 199 -unit residential project consisting of 59 single-family homes, a duplex and 138 multi -family homes and associated site improvements at Planning Commission Meeting of July 11, 2017 Page 11 360 Corona Road with changes to conditions made by Diana Gomez, seconded by Scott Alonso. Vote: Motion carried 6 - 0 Yes: Diana Gomez, Bill Wolpert, Richard Marzo, Heidi Bauer, Scott Alonso, and Council Member Albertson Absent: Gina Benedetti-Petnic Commissioner Marzo recused himself from Item 7A due to his business being next door to 879 Lindberg. Motion: Extend the meeting beyond 10:30 made by Council Member Albertson, seconded by Diana Gomez. Vote: Motion carried 5 - 0 Yes: Diana Gomez, Bill Wolpert, Heidi Bauer, Scott Alonso, and Council Member Albertson Absent: Gina Benedetti-Petnic Recused: Richard Marzo A. IZO Text Amendments - Zoning Text Amendments to the City of Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance,Table 4.4 (Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements for Commercial, Business Park, and Industrial Zones) related to the Recycling Facility use type. Staff: Heather Hines, Planning Manager Staff Report Heather Hines, Planning Manager Vice Chair Wolpert Ms. Hines Vice Chair Wolpert Public Comment opened Public comment closed Motion: Approve Resolution Recommending the City Council Approve Zoning Text Amendments to the City of Petaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance, Table 4.4 (Allowed Land Uses and Permit Requirements for Commercial, Business Park, and Industrial Zones) related to the Recycling Facility use type made by Scott Alonso, seconded by Council Member Albertson. Planning Commission Meeting of July 11, 2017 Page 12 Vote: Motion carried 6 - 0 Yes: Diana Gomez, Bill Wolpert, Richard Marzo, Heidi Bauer, Scott Alonso, and Council Member Albertson Absent: Gina Benedetti-Petnic 8. ADJOURN Next Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Tuesday, July 25, 2017. The meeting was adjourned at 10:36 pm.