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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 04/25/1989309 ra PUBLLIC COMMENT (15 minutes maximum) The Planning Commission will hear .public comments only on matters over which they have jurisdiction. There will be no Commission discussion. The Chairman will allot no more than five 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 thi's agenda item will be 15 minutes. Speakers None. COMMISSIONER COMMENT: None. CORRESPONDENCE: Letter regarding Westridge; letter regarding Baywood Village on tonight's agenda) . DIRE'CTOR'S REPORT Proposals for efficiency study will go out shortly; Parthum appeal was upheld @ City Council hearing. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT: Commissioner's should look at the sound wall at Anna' !s Meadows. 1 PETALUMA PLANNING COMMISSION 25 April, 1989 REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, 7 :00 p.m. CITY'COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL PETALUMA, CALIF. The Planning Commission encourages applicants or their representative to be available at the meeting to answer questions so that no agenda item need be deferred to a later date due to a lack of pertinent information. (� PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS: Bennett, Cavanagh, Doyle, •Lib'arle, Parkerson *, Read, Tarr COMMISSIONERS ABSENT- None. STAFF: Warren Salmons, .Director Pamela Tuft, Principal Planner Mike Moore Principal .Planner .� P . , Gary Broad., Associate Planner Jenny Cavanagh, Assistant Planner i S * 'Chairman APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of March 28 and April 11 were approved with: corrections to April 11 Minutes) . PUBLLIC COMMENT (15 minutes maximum) The Planning Commission will hear .public comments only on matters over which they have jurisdiction. There will be no Commission discussion. The Chairman will allot no more than five 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 thi's agenda item will be 15 minutes. Speakers None. COMMISSIONER COMMENT: None. CORRESPONDENCE: Letter regarding Westridge; letter regarding Baywood Village on tonight's agenda) . DIRE'CTOR'S REPORT Proposals for efficiency study will go out shortly; Parthum appeal was upheld @ City Council hearing. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT: Commissioner's should look at the sound wall at Anna' !s Meadows. 1 3l® READING OF APPEAL RIGHTS: Within fourteen (14) calendar days Planning Commission, the decision fo lowing the date o a ecison of. the City Council by the applicant or by any other may be appealed to the If no appeal is made within that time, the decision shall all interested be final... party. An appeal -shall be addressed, Council w cgfi a and ly s the sp be filed with the City Clerk. sought PP eal shall state appeal 'by the applicant. grounds for the appeal. and the relief PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1, 632, 634 and 636 BAKER STREET; MR. AND MRS. CRAIG LAGROW,; AP NO. 006- 302 - 28; (File No's 3.386, 8.112) . 1. Consideration of EIQ. Plan Amendment from Mixed Use to 2. Consideration of General Urban Diversified. 3 Consideration of Rezoning from Neighborhood Commercial to Compact Single - Family. The public hearing was opened. SPEAKERS licant representative - described project, answered Skip Somme App P questions; 3 driveways on Bode.ga would be eliminated; two existing houses s indicated will be restored; Heritage Home 'that nside h hatchery e n do ated to historically beneficial; any equipment, Historical Society or Museum. Donald McPhearson - 217 Bodega Avenue owns adjacent property - agreed with this project. The public hearing was closed. d b Commissioner A motion was made by Commissioner Bennett an'd' secondey City Council. the issuance of a. Negative L ibarle to recommend. to the; y Declaration based on the findings fisted below: COMMISSIONER BENNETT - Yes COMMISSIONER CAVANAGH - Yes COMMISSIONER DOYLE -.Yes COMMISSIONER LIBARLE - Yes COMMISSIONER PARKERSON - Yes COMMISSIONER READ - Yes COMMISSIONER TARR - `Yes Fn'din _s: y P 1. Potential impacts related to circuue ta SPARC review. b secluding vehicular access to Bode.ga Aven. 2 2. Potential impacts related to land use and aesthetics will be mitigated by SPARC review to ensure compatibility of site. design and architecture With surrounding development. 3. No other potentially significant environmental or land use impacts were identified. ; 4. This project is consistent with the objectives, goals and policies of the general plan. 1( A motion was made by Commissioner Read and seconded by Commissioner Cavanagh to recommend to the City Council approval of a General Plan 0) Amendment for AP No. 006 - 302 -28 from Mixed Use to Urban Diversified based on the findings listed below: COMMISSIONER BENNETT - Yes COMMISSIONER CAVANAGH - Yes COMMISSIONER DOYLE - Yes COMMISSIONER LIBARLE - Yes COMMISSIONER PARKERSON - Yes COMMISSIONER READ - Yes COMMISSIONER TARR - Yes Findings 1) The Urban Diversified general plan designation will allow development compatible with surrounding development. 2) This amendment is consistent with the objectives, goals, and policies of the general plan. i 3) No significant environmental. or land use impacts will result from this project. A Negative Declaration has been recommended. A motion was made by Commissioner Bennett and seconded by Commissioner Libarle- to recommend to the City Council approval of a rezoning of AP No. 006 - 302 -28 from Neighborhood Commercial to Compact Single- Family Residential based on the findings listed below: COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER BENNETT - Yes CAVANAGH - Yes DOYLE - Yes LIBARLE - Yes PARKERSON - 'Yes READ Yes TARR - Yes Findings 1) This rezoning will make the zoning consistent with the proposed Urban Diversified general plan designation. 1 2) The Compact Single- Family Residential District will allow development compatible with surrounding development. I 3 c 311 312 3) This amendment' .is consistent with the objectives, goals and policies of the general plan. 4) 'No significant environmental or land use impacts will result from this project. A Negative Declaration has been recommended. II. BAYWOOD VILLAGE, BAYWOOD DRIVE AT LAKEVILLE HIGHWAY, AP NO's 005 - 060 -36, 005 - 201 -01, (File No's 1.600, 11.8.59) . 1. Consideration of Environmental Impact Report for 128,000 square foot s .hopping cente:r'. 2. Consideration of General Plan Amendment. 3. Consideration of Rezoning 4. Consideration of Conditional Use Permit. A letter from the .property owner was read stating his objection to a rezoning_ or General Plan Amendment on this property. The public hearing was opened. SPEAKERS Roberta Mundie - Presented the DEIR. Bill Dietri - DKS Associates, answered questions regarding traffic. Commissioner Libarle - asked for an overview of traffic 'improvements on Lakeville. Tom Hargis - Answered questions regarding Assessment `District formation, construction of soundwall. Lakeville will b be,. widened to four lanes with turn pockets. Signalization of freeway ramps will be pursued:; another assessment district will be formed to gain funding. Time estimate - earliest possibility is this fall or early spring.. Warren Owens - Applicant concerns regarding increase in landscaping requirements in staff report; problem. with starting project until Lakeville Highway improvements are finished,; Traffic Mitigation fees are too high,; architectural review problems with rooftop screening of large ( ,, Building, 1) building; lighting will be attache to walls so there will be no glare; landscaping to be included; 50 parking spaces for Park-an-d.-Ride is not feasible; design criteria can be gone over with staff. Ken Giffin Owner, Baywood Shell - Concerns with left turns being prohibited into Shell station south driveway - 40% of business might be lost. Phyllis Hart - owner of redwood building at Lakeville and Baywood - feels tranquility in this area will, be lost: another ; grocery store is not needed. Lawrence Kay - 132.5 Evergreen - too many grocery stores in the area.; cars with trailers and boats will be frequenting shopping center; quiet neighborhood will be destroyed. Anthony LeRoffer - 916 .Alderwood. Court - Would residential properties be assessed if a traffic district is formed? (answer by City Engineer no.) Bob Burgess - Burgess Real Estate - grocery store will be high quality; may take away some traffic from Washington. and McDowell; no retail users would move from existing locations in Petaluma. Warren 'Owens - applicant - current owner does not want zoning change if shopping center is not being built. 4 i t t Comments from Planning Commissioners Commissioner Tarr: Discussion is needed on why CC zone is needed (pg. 36); truck traffic mitigation; need emphasis on Park and Ride spaces; (pg. 37) clarification of comments regarding arcades; (pg. 40) more trash /litter pick -up; project justification? more information needed; trailer parking should be addressed. Commissioner Bennett: Project justification - needs more information - how much is needed in Petaluma? Were Marina projects taken into consideration at this corner? Commissioner Libarle : What type of tax revenues are generated by this type of shopping center? Compare to sq. ft. revenue of a soft goods store. How is traffic mitigation fee to be reduced? Why? Warren Salmons - Will also suggest this be in an Assessment District. Commissioner Doyle - Felt this would be overbuilding in this area. Commissioner Tarr - How frequently are shopping centers sold? Commissioner Parkerson - Traffic concerns on Lakeville at Baywood; impacts too much for this area; DEIR has adequately addressed concerns. Commissioner Cavanagh - Will Perry Lane be abandoned? Traffic biggest probl'em in this area. The public hearing was not closed, but was continued to the Planning Comm Meeting of May 23 to allow the EIR consultants time to prepare responses to comments - comments will be available by noon, May 12th. III. ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS. 11. Consideration of EIQ. 2. Consideration of Riverfront Zoning District. 3'. Consideration of' View Corridors from Major Throughfares. The public hearing was opened. Mike Moore presented staff report and answered questions. SPEAKERS: Commissioner Cavanagh - How does this relate to river access issue? No public speakers on riverfront zoning issue. The public hearing was closed. A motion was made by Commissioner Bennett and seconded by Commissioner Read '�to recommend to the City Council that a Negative Declaration be approved for the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment establishing the Riverfront Warehouse Zoning District based on the findings listed: COMMISSIONER BENNETT - Yes COMMISSIONER CAV.ANAGH - Yes COMMISSIONER DOYLE - Yes COMMISSIONER LIBARLE - Yes COMMISSIONER PARKERSON - Yes t 5 flE 1 COMMISSIONER READ - Yes COMMISSIONER TARR - Yes Findings L. The project does not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self - sustaining levels., threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community,, reduce the .habitat of a fish or wildlife specie's, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self - sustaining levels,, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered. plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the. maj'or periods of California history or prehistory. 2. The project does not have the potential to achieve short- term, to the disadvantage of 'long- term, environmental goals:: 3. The project does not have impacts which are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable. 4. The project does not have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly. 5. The . project is , consistent with and further promotes the objectives, goals, and policies of the General Plan A motion was made by Commissioner, Read and. , seconded by Commissioner Bennett to recommend to the City Council that the Zoning Ordinance be amended by adopting the Riverfront Warehouse Zoning District based on the findings below: COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIO.'NER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER BENNETT Yes CAVANAGH Yes DOYLE - Yes LIBARLE - Yes PARKERSON - Yes READ Yes TARR - Yes Findings 1. The amendments are consistent with and further promote the goals, objectives, policies and programs of the General Plan. 2. The public convenience and general welfare will be furthered by adoption of the amendments. The public hearing on the Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment regarding View Corridors from Major Throughfares was opened and continued to the May 9 Planning Commission 'meeting. 6 315 PLANNING MATTERS IV. DISCUSSION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING ORDINANCE POLICY. This discussion was continued to the Planning Commission meeting of May 9th. ' ADJOURNMENT 9:35 PM. 7 1�