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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 10/10/1989461 PETALUMA PLANNING COMMISSION October 10, 1989 REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL PETALUMA, CALIF. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS: Balshaw, Bennett *, Doyle, Parkerson, Libarle, Read, N Tarr 0) COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: STAFF: Warren Salmons, Planning Director Pamela Tuft, Principal Planner Gary Broad, Associate Planner Teryl Lister, Assistant Planner Jenny I Cavanagh, Assistant Planner * Chairman APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of September 26, 1989 were approved with corrections to page 7. PUBLIC 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 this agenda item will be 15 minutes. Speakers None. COMMISSIONER COMMENT: Commissioner Read - Corona / LAFCO status? CORRESPONDENCE Letter regarding. Shell Oil continuance; letters from Sonoma County Board of Realtors; possible site plan for Old Adobe School District property. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Corona /Ely annexation status of LAFCO actions; Oak Park area will be submitting for historic district zoning; new employee Jane Thomson introduced. COMMISSIONER'S REPORT None. 1 B d READING OF APPEAL RIGHTS Within ,fourteen (14) calendar days following the date of a decision of the Planning Commission, the decision may be appealed to the City Council by the applicant or' by any other interested party. If no appeal is made within that time, the decision shall be final. An appeal shall be addressed to the Council in writing; and shall be filed with the City Clerk. The appeal shall state specifically the grounds for the appeal and the relief sought by the applicant.. OLD BUSINESS CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS I. ADOBE CREEK GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, PHASE II, EAST SIDE OF ELY BOULEVARD SOUTH, BETWEEN CASA GRANDE AND FRATES ROADS. 1. Continued consideration of Development Agreement amendment. (This public 'hearing was continued from the Planning Commission ,meeting of September 26, 1989.) The public hearing was continued. SPEAKERS: Joe `Duffel - Project developer - Several meetings have been held with staff; all items have been worked out to satisfaction of all. DISCUSSION Commissioner Tarr - Questions ,regarding Development Agreement fees. The public hearing was closed. A motion was made by Commissioner Libar;le and seconded by Commissioner Parkerson to recommend to the City Council approval of an amended Development Agreement including - Exhibit "D ", containing all components and revisions as listed in the staff report dated 'October 10, 1989. COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN BEN BALSHAW Yes DOYLE - Yes LIBARLE - Yes PARKERSON - Yes READ - Yes TARR Yes NETT Yes NEW BUSINESS PUBLIC HEARING'S II. MARK ANTELL, BED AND BREAKFAST, 525 7th STREET, AP NO. 008 - 211 -19, (File No. 1.646) . 1. Consideration of Negative Declaration. 2 PAID 2. Consideration of conditional use permit to allow a five guest bedroom' and breakfast. The ,public hearing was opened. SPEAKERS: Sylvia McDow - 518 '7th Street objects to this commercial use in a residential area. Many children playing in street; too much traffic; privacy being infringed upon; against this use. Mark Antell - Applicant - 525 7th Street - will not be a boarding house: questions regarding a few of the conditions - wants to add allowance of two non -guests for conferences during . regular business hours; feels administrative SPARC review should be sufficient; what will total traffic mitigation fee be? Answered questions. Terr Antell - Applicant - 525 7th Street - check-in/check-out any other hours? The ;public hearing was closed. I DISCUSSION: i Commissioner Tarr - Questions regarding properties . Does 8AM - 6PM preclude guest density of existing neighboring Commissioner Libarle - How can we monitor length of guest's stay? Commissioner Bennett - Hours of operation are unenforceable. Commissioner Doyle - What will happen to this use if bed and breakfast fails? Commissioner Tarr - Additional traffic and parking seem to be only neighborhood concerns. Commissioner Parkerson - Good use for this site. Commissioner Bennett - Use should be compatible with neighborhood. A motion was made by Commissioner Tarr and seconded by Commissioner Read to issue a mitigated negative declaration based on the following findings: COMMISSIONER BALSHAW r Yes COMMISSIONER DOYLE - Yes COMMISSIONER LIBARLE - Yes COMMISSIONER PARKERSON - Yes COMMISSIONER READ - Yes COMMISSIONER TARR - Yes CHAIRMAN BENNETT - Yes Findings 1. The project, as conditionally approved, 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 species, ' cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self- sustaining levels, ,threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number 3 em or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or ,prehistory. 2. ' The project, as conditionally approved, does not have the potential to achieve short -term, to the disadvantage of long -term, environmental goals 3.. The project, as conditionally approved, does not have ,impacts which .are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable. 4. The project, as conditionally approved, 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 Tarr and seconded by Commissioner Parkerson to approve a conditional use permit based on the findings and subject to the amended conditions listed below. COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN BEID BALSHAW - Yes DOYLE - Yes. LIBARLE - Yes PARKERSON - Yes READ Yes TARR - Yes f NETT - Yes Findings 1. The proposed use, as conditioned, will conform to tke requirements and intent of the Petaluma Zoning Ordinance. 2. The proposed. use, as conditioned, will conform to the requirements and intent, goals and policies' of the Petaluma General. Plan. 3. The proposed use, as conditioned, will not constitute a- nuisance or be detrimental to the public welfare of the community. Conditions 1. Operation of the bed. and breakfast inn shall be limited to the provision of not more than five (5) guest rooms, and shall comply with mandatory operating conditions as follow: a. The inn owner or manager must. reside at the inn.. b . Fire and safety requirements: imposed by the Fire Marshal shall constitute conditions of approval for the use permit-, and must be met prior to commencement of the `use. C. All Sonoma County = Health Department requirements shall constitute conditions. of approval for the use permit, and must be met prior to commencement of the use. 4 465 d. No• accessory use of the inn shall be permitted. For purposes of this use permit, accessory use of the inn shall mean any commercial use other than the renting of guest rooms and provision of one meal per day to guests of the inn. Accessory uses include but are not limited to, use of the inn for conferences, weddings., fundraisers and similar events attended by non - guests. e. City Departments may periodically conduct an inspection of the inn during regular business hours to determine compliance with use permit conditions, the Zoning Ordinance and other applicable ordinances and laws they administer. A warrant shall be obtained rX I when required by law. 2. Normal operating hours for business - related activities including •deliveries housekeeping and maintenance services, and non - resident domestic employees shall be rn {restricted to the hours of 8:00 AM to 6 :00 PM. No more than one f non- resident employee or service vehicle shall be permitted on-site, at tany one time. 3. Approval of this use permit shall constitute a revocation of the prior City approval to allow a second dwelling at this site. Furthermore no jfuture conversion of any guest room, addition of a second dwelling !unit or expansion of the inn use shall be permitted during the life of !this use permit. 4. !This project shall be subject to 5PARC review, with emphasis on the ;following considerations: �a. The need to reconfigure the parking area in order to achieve proper circulation on -site, and minimize parking conflicts. 'b. The need to minimize the amount of driveway and parking surface area in order to preserve existing openspace for landscape purposes. C. The need for alternatives to standard driveway paving, curbing, and striping in order to retain the residential quality of the site, and protect yard areas.• d. The need to protect neighboring properties from potential noise and glare impacts. e.. The need for improvements to existing building exteriors, landscaping and other site amenities. f. The need for on -site lighting as a security and safety measure. g . The need for appropriate design and placement of any proposed signage given the residential setting. 5. This project shall be subject to imposition of all applicable development fees, including but not limited to water and sewer connection fees and storm drainage impact fees. 6. In addition to those fees specified under Condition #5, the project sponsor shall, prior to issuance of a building permit, pay a . fee of -$50.00 per daily trip end estimated to be generated by the project. Trip-- generatirnr- frgnres --�raH - fie - zip t•�znn� - �* - tire Fritq �ngineer The average number of trips 'generated is estimated to be 13 per day. 5 466 If the City establishes a Major Facilities Traffic Mitigation Fee prior to issuance of a building permit, the fee for said project shall thereinafter be either $50.00 per trip end or the Major. Facilities Traffic Mitigation Fee,. whichever is Tess. III. OLD ADOBE SCHOOL DISTRICT LANDS, NORTHWEST CORNER OF MARIA DRIVE AN. D BANFF WAY, AP NO's 149 - 280 - and 47, (File No's 8.117 and 3.398) . 1. Consideration of EIQ,. 2. Consideration of a General Plan Land Use Amendment from School District Lands (Proposed Elementary) to Residential - Urban Standard (up to 5 du /acre). 3. Consideration of rezoning; from PUD to R -1 '6,500, Single - Family Residential, - or an amended PUD D:evel'opment Plan to allow subdivision of a 4,.2 acre site. The public hearing was opened. SPEAKERS: Jonathan Houk - McKay & Somps School district would. Pike to take this project to tentative map and sell to a single- family developer. The public hearing was closed. A motion was made by Commissioner Libarle and seconded by Commissioner Doyle to recommend to the City Council adoption of a Negative .Declaration to the General Plan Amendment and Rezoning based on the following findings: COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN BEI� Findings BALSHAW - Yes DOYLE - Yes LIBARLE - Yes. PARKERSON Yes READ - ,Yes TARR - Yps NETT - Yes 1. No potentially significant adverse environmental or land use impacts were identified. 2. . This project is consistent with the objectives, goals and policies of the General Plan. A motion was made by Commissioner Parkerson and seconded by Commissioner Tarr to recommend to the City Council approval of a General Plan ,Amendment from' 'School Di'stri'ct Lands (proposed) Elementary to Urban Standard based: on the following ;findings: COMMISSIONER BALSHAW Yes COMMISSIONER DOYLE - Yes 467 COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN BEl\ Findings LIBARLE - Ye.s PA'RKERSON - Yes READ Yes TARR - Yes [NETT - Yes 1. The Urban Standard General Plan designation will allow development compatible with surrounding development. i 2. This amendment is consistent with the objectives, goals, and policies of t he General Plan. 3. 'This site will not be developed as an elementary school nor will ownership of the site be retained by the school district. Go 4. 1 N significant adverse environmental or land use impacts will result from this project. A Negative Declaration has been recommended. A motion was made by Commissioner Tarr and seconded by Commissioner Libarle to recommend to the City Council approval of a rezoning from Plann ?ed Unit Development to Single- Family Residence, R -1 6,500 based on the following findings: COMMISSIONER BALSHAW - Yes COMMISSIONER DOYLE - Yes COMMISSIONER LIBARLE - Yes COMMISSIONER PARKERSON - Yes COMMISSIONER READ - Yes COMMISSIONER TARR - Yes CHAIRMAN BENNETT - Yes Findings 1. This rezoning will, make the zoning consistent with the proposed Urban Standard General designation. 2. The Single- Family Residence District will allow development compatible with surrounding development. 3. This amendment is consistent with the objectives, goals and policies of the General Plan. 4. No significant adverse environmental or land use impacts will result from this project. A Negative Declaration has been recommended. IV. ,FOUNDRY WHARF, SECOND AND "H" STREETS, AP NO's 00.8 - 194 -29, 30 and 31, (File No. 1.650) . 1. Consideration of EIQ . 2. Consideration of a conditional use permit to allow 375 feet of floating docks on the Petaluma River at the Foundry Wharf. 7 The public hearing was opened. SPEAKERS.: Walter Haake - Applicant - addressed question of parking'- will not allow live- aboard ,; answered questions about project; access to river by this dock; parking cannot be provided on this site (the extra 6 spaces) . Ray Tar-rier - neighbor - fishes a lot: - wants this project to be allowed. Valerie Wa ll - Manager Northwest Title - 515 E. Washington - Riverfront parking problems can be solved by closing off some streets to cars and allowing buses. The public hearing . was closed. This item was continued to the Planning Commission meeting of October 24 to resolve parking questions. V. SHELL SERVICE STATION, 900 PETALUMA BLVD. NORTH, AP NO. 150- 01`1 =05, (File No. 1.624) . 1. Consideration of EIQ. 2. Consideration of a conditional use permit to allow a convenience market and carwash addition to an existing service station. This public hearing was opened and continued to the Planning Commission meeting of November 14 due to a request by the applicant's representative. VI. REDWOOD PLAZA, NORTHEAST CORNER OF OLD RED_ WOOD HIGHWAY AND NORTH MCDOWELL BOULEVARD, AP NO's 137- 011 -10 and 11 (File No. 1.631A) 1. Consideration of a conditional use permit amendment to allow an increased size from 2,240 sq. ft. to 2,859 sq.ft. for a proposed fast food restaurant. The public hearing was opened. SPEAKERS: Dick Lieb This use will probably be. a Carl's Junior; driveway locations are as shown on plans. Keith Jones - Owner, Petaluma Tire and Brake - Sees a problem with larger square footage (parking).; there are changes in each drawing; litigation is on -going at this time. The public hearing was closed. A motion was made by Commissioner Libarle and, seconded by Commissioner Doyle to find that no additional environmental :review is necessary for this use permit modification based on the following findings: COMMISSIONER BALSHAW - Yes 0 469 COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN BEI� DOYLE - Yes LIBARLE - Yes PARKERSON Yes READ - Yes TARR Abstain [NETT - Yes Findings 1. Project changes will not result in new significant environmental impacts not considered in the previous negative declaration. 2. No substantial changes in circumstances have occurred which require revisions in the previous Negative Declaration due to the involvement of new significant impacts not covered in the previous negative declaration. 3. No new information of substantial importance to the project has come available. A motion was made by Commissioner Libarle and seconded by Commissioner Doyle; to grant a - modification to an approved use permit based on the findings and subject to the amended conditions as follow: COMMISSIONER BALSHAW - Yes COMMISSIONER DOYLE - Yes COMMIISSIONER, LIBARLE - Yes COMMISSIONER PARKERSON - Yes COMMISSIONER READ Yes COMMISSIONER TARR - Abstain CHAIRMAN BENNETT - Yes Findings 1. This modification to an approved use permit will not result in new ,significant environmental or land use impacts. No additional environmental review is necessary. 2. This project, as conditioned, is consistent with the City of Petaluma Zoning Ordinance and General Plan. Modified Conditions 1. This use permit shall allow a 2 i 859 sq. ft. fast food restaurant with a drive- through window. Restaurant location shall substantially conform with the conditional) y approved attacltcel site plan dated May 9, 1989 (prepared by Park/Abrams). 2. The applicant shall submit a litter control plan as part of the SPARC review application. The site shall be regularly maintained to ensure that an accumulation of trash, litter or debris does not occur. E 470 3. A sign program. for. the. restaurant shall be developed and submitted as part of the ,SPARC application package. The restaura_AVs signs must conform to the center's sign. program. 4.. Parking lot and accent lighting shall conform to the lighting program for the center. 5. The is project is subject to SPAR.0 approval. Special items, of concern that SPARC shall address include, but are not limited to: a. Berms and /or heavy landscaping to screen the' :drive - through lane from the street. 6. All conditions of approval of use permit 1.632 to allow a shopping center shall be in full force for the development and operation' of this f acility. 7. This use; permit may be recalled. to the Planning Commission for review at any time due to complaints, regarding traffic congestion, noise generation, or other potentially objectionable operating' characteristics. At such times, the Commission may repeal fhe use permit or add /modify, conditions of 'approval. 8. Traffic Impact Mitigation fees of $50.00 per added daily vehicle trip shall be paid prior to the issuance of a b;uildin ermit. The project contribution, based upon the ex added restaurant floor area, is 10, 000 200 primary trips x 50.00 A separate fee was 'required as a condition of approval for the entire center VII. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR CERTAIN PROPERTTES IN THE CORONA /ELY SPECIFIC PLAN AREA. 1. Consideration of EIQ. 2. Consideration of development agreement for AP No's 137- 060 -01, .19; 137 - 070 -06, 07, 08, 10, 11; 136- 120 -09, 10, 15, 18, 21, 22 and 23. The public hearing was opened. SPEAKERS: Matt Hudson - Representative of developers in Corona /Ely area; has, been working with City Attorney on development agreement: final agreement should. be ready by October 24 meeting. The public, hearing was continued to the Planning Commission Meeting of October 24, 1989. ADJOURNMENT 10 ::15 PM.. minute.s.10 /10 / pcom26 10