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By The Planning Commission
MINUTES
( Minutes are "Action Minutes" and represent a summary
of full taped records of Planning Commission hearings.)
Petaluma Planning Commission May 13, 1986
0 Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers Petaluma, California
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co PRESENT: Commissioners Head, Hilligoss, Libarle, Read, Tarr, Woolsey
ABSENT: Commissioner Serpilio
STAFF: Warren Salmons, Planning Director
John Morgan, Assistant Planner
APPROVAL OF .MINUTES Minutes of April 22, 1986 meeting were approved
at the Special Meeting of May 6. The minutes of the May 6 meeting will be
reviewed at the May 27 meeting.
CORRESPONDENCE None.
DIRE',CTOR'S REPORT - Director - Salmons noted several corrections to the
agenda. Reported on status of the Main Street Project.
COMMISSIONERS' REPORT Welcome to Commissioner Tarr. Commissioner
Tarr gave a synopsis of the CEQA Seminar.
NOTE: Strike -Out Type ( - - - -) = Deletion
Underline Type ( ) = Addition
PUBLIC HEARINGS
I. SOUTH POINT INDUSTRIAL PARK, 21 LOTS ON 33± ACRES, LOCATED
SON A NEW STREET ENTERING MCDOWELL BLVD. NORTH BETWEEN
DYNAMIC STREET AND PETALUMA ESTATES MOBILE HOME PARK, AP
NO's 007 - 401 -12 and 048 - 080 -06, (File No's 6.668, 6.796) .
1. Consideration of an EIQ .
2. Consideration of a Tentative Map.
3. Consideration of a Parcel Map.
The public hearing was opened.
SPEAKERS:
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Emil Mogel - 1 Bodega Avenue - applicant - Objected to Item I in Engineers
letter. Explained project access points, traffic on N.
McDowell, assessment district planning. Stated that drainage
improvements conformed to Master Drainage Plan. Answered
general questions .from Commission.
General discussion by Commission followed.
Ken Martin - 3811 Sleepy Hollow - (one of the applicants) - Felt that an
assessment district was unclear at this point.
The public hearing was closed.
A motion was made by Commissioner Head and seconded by Commissioner
Hilligoss to recommend that the City Council adopt a mitigated negative
declaration based on the findings in the staff report.
AYES: 5 NOES: 1 (Woolsey - felt ABSENT: 1
that flood mitigation
is not adequate.)
Findings
1. Mitigation measures for potential future archaeological finds are
required as 'a condition of the tentative map.
2. Noise impacts of the project on neighboring residences will be
adequately mitigated through required noise barriers, landscaped
separators and noise control zones.
3. Future improvements in the flood plain will be required to conform with
all pertinent flood safety regulations.
4. Projected traffic generation is not expected to impact neighboring
streets beyond their planned capacity because adequate mitigation
measures are incorporated in the conditions of approval.
5. Proposed development is not expected to have a significant impact on
rare or endangered wildlife habitat.
6. The increase in housing demand caused by this project is not
considered significant on a city or regional basis.
A motion was made by Commissioner Libarle and seconded by Commissioner
Head to recommend the the City Council approval of the tentative map for
the proposed 17 -lot industrial subdivision based on the findings and
conditions listed in the staff report.
AYES: 5 NOES: 1 (Woolsey - because ABSENT: 1
of inadequate flood
mitigation and drainage) .
Findings
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483
1. The proposed tentative map, subject to the following conditions, will
conform to the. intent of the Zoning Ordinance and policies of the
General Plan/EDP.
2. The proposed map, subject to the following conditions, will not
constitute a nuisance or be detrimental to the public welfare of the
community.
3. Approval of this map in no manner approves potential use within
future buildings which may be constructed as a result of this map;
0) rather each use must be conditionally approved or disapproved
;pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance, Municipal Code Chapter 20.16, and
0 the Subdivision Map Act.
() Conditions
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1. Drainage design plans shall be approved by the City Engineer and
shall conform with the Sonoma Zone 2 -A Drainage Master Plan and
,Sonoma County Water Agency design criteria.
2. To prevent increased flooding of adjacent properties, grading plans for
'improvements shall be submitted to and approved by the appropriate
City staff prior to final map approval.
3. Public utility access and easement locations and widths shall be subject
to approval by PG &E, Pacific Telephone and the City Engineer and
shall be shown on the final map.
4. :During the course of development, if archaeological materials are
found, all work in the vicinity of the find(s) shall be stopped and a
.qualified archeologist consulted to evaluate the material and make
recommendations for mitigation as deemed necessary.
5. The applicant shall comply with all requirements of the City Engineer
outlined in the attached correspondence (implementation mechanism for
assessment district must be in effect) .
6. A master landscape plan shall be submitted to SPARC for review and
approval prior to final map approval. Said plan shall include
provisions for visual screening treatment including a minimum 25 -foot
wide evergreen tree grove between this industrial park and the
neighboring mobile home park to the northwest, a uniform landscape
treatment along the streets to be proposed as part of the project, a
street tree planting plan for the project, entry landscaping, and
landscaping of any other common spaces in the project. The plan shall
include the four lots on the proposed parcel map area (AP No.
48- 080 -06).
7. A masonry sound wall with an effective height of 8' above adjacent
building floor levels shall be constructed on the northwest lot line of
the project area, adjacent to Petaluma Estates Mobile Home Park,
design subject to SPARC approval.
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8. A perpetual maintenance: agreement for the private maintenance of all
landscape and irrigation installed within the public right -of -way
fronting each lot subject to approval of appropriate City staff shall be
provided at the time of SPARC review for development of each lot.
9. The following conditions of the Fire Marshal shall be complied with:
a. Provide fire hydrants as shown on plan, page 2.
b. Provide fire service main of 8" size to each lot.
10. Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions drafted for the industrial park,
if any, shall be subject to approval by the Community Development .
department and the City Attorney prior to final map approval.
11. Applicant shall record a notification to staff approval on the titles of
lots 8 -11 regarding land use and sound control criteria as established
by the noise report simultaneous with recording of the final map.
12. Prior to approval of the final map, the owners shall work with staff to
develop overall design criteria for South Point Industrial Park subject
to SPARC approval. Such criteria shall include, but not be limited to,
landscaping, architectural style, exterior building materials, screening
and fencing walkways /bikepaths, parking and loading areas, signs
program and sound level zones as outlined in the sound study and
shall meet minimum City standards where applicable. The design
criteria shall also apply as appropriate to the associated parcel map
creating lots on AP # 48- 080 -06. No on- street parking shall be
permitted.
13. All building pad elevations shall meet
City
Flood
Plain Combining
District regulations which require them to be
at least
12 inches above
the base flood elevation.
14. A pedestrian walkway for public use shall be
installed on at least one
side of all streets in the subdivision,
design and
placement to be
specified in the master landscape plan
and
design
criteria for the
subdivision.
15. P.U.C. approval of the proposed at -grade railroad crossing shall be
secured prior to approval of the final map.
16. Final map shall be approved only after access from the tentative map
area (AP #7- 401 -12) to N. McDowell Blvd. is assured, subject to
approval of the City Engineer.
17. Street names shall be subject to approval of City. Street Naming
Committee.
18. The tentative map shall be revised so as to reflect the changes which
have resulted from the conditions of approval and the change in
subdivision area. A fully revised tentative map and unit development
plan shall be submitted to the Community Development and Planning
Department within 60 days of City Council approval.
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The Commission wishes the Council to note that they have concerns
regarding the access route to the project.
A motion was made by Commissioner Head and seconded by Commissioner
Libarle to recommend to the City Council approval of the proposed 4 -lot
subdivision based on the findings and conditions listed in the staff report
as amended.
AYES': 6 NOES: 0 ABSENT: 1
Finding s
W 1. The proposed parcel map, subject to the following conditions, will
Iq conform to the intent of the, Zoning Ordinance and policies of the
General Plan /EDP.
2. The proposed map, subject to the following conditions, will not
constitute a nuisance or be detrimental to the public welfare of the
community.
3. Approval of this map in no manner approves potential use within
future buildings which may be constructed as a result of this map;
rather each use must be conditionally approved or disapproved
pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance, the Municipal Code and the
Subdivision Map Act.
Conditions
1. All conditions of the Tentative Map for AP No. 7- 401 -12, except No's
7, 15, 16, 17 & 19.
2. The intersection of "S. Park Blvd." with N. McDowell shall be
coordinated with the new street intersection from the proposed Meadow
Park subdivision subject to City Engineers approval.
3. Any structures on new lot lines or not meeting setbacks shall be
demolished or moved to meet setbacks.
4. Unless P.U.C. approves grade crossing of railroad, South Park Blvd.
shall be redesigned to include a turnaround to staff approval.
5. The Parcel Map shall be revised so as to reflect the changes which
have resulted from the conditions of approval and the change in
subdivision area. A fully revised parcel map shall be submitted to the
Community Development and Planning Department within 60 days of
City Council approval.
6. Dilapidated structures as identified by the Building Inspector shall be
removed within 90 days of approval of the Parcel Map.
7. Developer shall demonstrate good faith effort to assist tenant in
relocation su ject to staff approval
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8. Lot No. 4 of
PLANNING MATTER
access
oiect.
to be accessed off of S. Park Blvd. with
ement along McDowell Blvd for the entire
II. ALL- SAINTS TOWING, INC.; 855 NORTH MCDOWELL BLVD., AP NO.
48- 080 -20, (File No. 9.194) .
1. Appeal of an administrative decision regarding establishment of a
towing storage yard at 855 North McDowell Blvd.
DISCUSSION:
Martin Gavriloff - property owner - Explains that he has a three -year lease
agreement with All- Saints Towing pending the outcome of this
hearing
Brian Moynihan - Keegan and Coppin - 1301 Redwood Way, Suite 110 -
applicant representative - Explained history of the proposed
project, describes the project site.
A motion was made by Commissioner Tarr and seconded by Commissioner
Libarle to recommend denial of the appeal.
AYES: 6 NOES: 0 ABSENT: 1
(The consensus of the Commission was that there was a possibility that the
lot might become a car junkyard.)
III. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED MODIFICATION TO COUNTRY CLUB
ESTATES IA.
DISCUSSION:
Leonard Jay - Developer - explained
that he felt that the
previous project
proposed
for this site was too dense -
he described the new proposal.
A motion
was made by Commissioner
Head and seconded
by Commissioner
Hilligoss
to allow the revised plan
to proceed without
requiring a new
Technical
Rating.
AYES:
6 NOES: 0
ABSENT: 1
Commissioner Hilligoss announced that the PEP Dinner would be held
Thursday May 15 at Sonoma Joe's.
ADJOURNMENT 10:30 PM.
ATTEST:
Warren Salmons
Planning Director