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PETALUMA CITY PLANNING-COMMIS81ON JUNE 17, 1
REGULAR MEETING 7:30 P.-,M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLA•
ROLL CALL: Comm. Balshaw Bond Hbrciza • Mattei. Popp
Waters Ri lligo.ss
STAFF: Frank B. Gray, Director Coinmunity, Development
Dennis - Boehlje, Senior 'Planner
APPROVAL OF �MINUT • E . S
CORRESPONDENCE
SONOMA COUNTY Lot sp application, f iled by George W. Tomasihi for pr o p erty
REFERRAL: located,on "'I"'Street opposite'lthe-intersection
Avenue to create two parcels with areas of approximately
35,500 square feet each.
JOSEPH LOVAO USE 1.) Publi'c,H,earin to consider the request of Jos,epfi.Lovato
PERMIT U4-4 & SITE for a Use.Permit to allow a,dwelling-grotip consisting of
DESIGN REVIEW: a.b'utlding to be converted to a 2 1 -bgdroom, unit and an
existing dwelling located-at 825 Bodega Avenue, on a lot
consisting of apgroximately,4&,9 square feet.
2)' Site design review for above-proposal.
SONOMA COUNTY OFFICE Public Hearing to consider a'Use
,Permit application filed on
OF EDUCATION USE behalf of the Sonoma County Off.ice_of, Education to allow the
PERMIT U5-7�5: operation Of Vocational /Industrial /Technical Training Programs
at 1304 and 1308 Scott Street, .
EAST WAShiN GTON CREEK 1 Public Hearing to consider the Environmental Impact
LINEAR PARKWAY EIQ Ques,t-iohn ire and Use Permit f or - the proposed Z. Wa'shirigton
EVALtJATION/ PERMIT Creek Linear Parkway to b e located al ong I the southern bank'
U675,/SITE'DESIGN of'Washington Creek extending from East Washington Street
REVIEW: 'to Avenu&..
2) S ite - design review •ok the proposed linear, parkway.
ADJOURNMENT,
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OET ALUMA: CITY PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 1.7, '1975'
REGULAR. MEETING
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.PRESENT;'~ Comm:. Balshaw, "Bond, ; za, •-Mattei; Waters, • j
ABSENT. Comm:- ,Hill goss:;, Po.P.P
STAFF; ' ` °' F,rank Gray, <' Director ",of;Community =4Development
r 1 Denn 'sY Boehl j e; -- Senior :Planner .= ti
APPROVAL `OF -MhNUTES: The, minutes . June 3,. 1975, rwer,e:, approved as- submitted.
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SONOMA COUNT,Y'`.REFERRAL Me,nA� lot =,split appl cation_ subm t-,ed'. George..W, 'Tomasini for
property l'oca'ted. on "I'.' Street- opposite the Grant Avenue
= �intersec'tion`.was briefly reviewed by,,,Mr,. • Gray. He explained
1 that,,,the lots'split,t is .fora future,mnor subdivision just
outs,idert- the.Cty'lim €s; and therCounty had referred the
application to the Commission for eview and comment.
,Af.tgr a brief discuss- ion,'Comm. made a motion to
forward a. letter- to the Sonoma 'Co "'Planning 'Department.
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vrsion• d ..foot easement,- fo
' e ot.splitx tie approved: with. the pro -
recommendin that: the lr road widening purposes be
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4� included .in ; the'. County's., cond t ons,�of approval:. ,' Comm
Balshaw- seconded% ahe-,motion•. ; r!?
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JOSEPH `LOVATO kUSE Mr:a Gray breflyk explained Joseph? Lovato `s request. for a Use
PERMIT U4 - 75 S SITE Permit :to :allow a : dwel'ing..group as. ,outlined in the staf f
- DESIGN REVIEW;'.Y ^ ;:report :at.;82'S:aBode'ga ,Avenue ;on ajot• consisting of approxi=
mately.-,' 4.& 903- ti.square tf eetiv 4',Mr Gray confirmed that the
pr:oposed,.{ dwelling;• would', require. adequate setback from the-
property line to -allow 'a 20 ;400t strip for access for
possible,futurer�.developmentof the. property.
- - Th- Public -Hearingr wasx; opened, no, comments were offered %-from
audience =aandI.tlie 'Tub lie ; Hearing was closed.
A motionrwas " by Comm.. Horciza to_�.approve the Use Permit. •
to all
ow'-t . he proposed: dwelling group at. .825_Bodega Avenue,.
-" The,mot pn;was- .seconded_ ..by Comm.. Bond..
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A .,motion was: %•made -:by Comm. 'Waters to approve the site design
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- { for the• ro osed.dwelln rou with'the inclusion of the
:five conditions gas._outlined , in,,the.'•Architectural and Site
besi wReview- .Committee; rePart {,, motion was seconded by'
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SONOMA COUNTY OFFICE ._" The request of - the,..Sonoma County Office of Education was
OF EDUCATION -USE briefly reviewed. by-Mr..:''`Gray. • 'Re :explained: xhat ;the :;Regional
PERMIT U5- 75-..1 - :'Occupation Programs Division . proposed to operate..a vocational
training school. at: 1304._ and -�1 O& Scottz:Street• orated. ia.=;the'
Petaluma Industrial Pat.k.:
'Mr. Tom Schmidtt,.Acting Director for. the Sonoma :County
Regional Occupational4Programs; addres;se-d,- the.Cnmmiss
describing the program and' supporting. the 'request the
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"• particular, °facility .,. -He explained that it is ,the only
facil' -ity available. for this _ _ partcuYar program .and has room•.
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,= ..... _ for. expansion.
The: Public Hearing was :opened, no comments were offered from
;. the audience= and..the.Public_ Hearing was closed.;=.
... `A` motion was.` made_! by Comm.- H Orc i Za to approve the Use Permit
' a'Subject;• to the conditions 'of approval. - as •stated in the staff
reports: The motion was seconded - Waters.
AYES' 5 NOES'. 0' ABSENT- '2
'EAST WASHINGTON CREEK Gray gave a .slide :presentation - showing, bike paths in
comparing= theni, w th the bike
LINEAR - PARKWAY' -'EIQ neighboring.. cities- and' proposed -
EVALUATION /USE PERMIT, path to -be .developed in;= the - Washington. Creek Linear Parkway,
U0- 75/SITE - DESIGN He also, brief ly'-reviewd&1the staff .report.
REVIEW: -`
Comm. _$orc za expressedldoncern,.regarding possible erosion of
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-the creek, bank and -the widtti� of ;property dedicate_ d by Qantyas
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DevelopmentCorporaton,, subdivider, 'of,•the: area. Mr: Gray "
assured` the Commission. = that:' the ' Council had-"approved fan ja ;
amended Final -Map: -submitted by Qantas' Development -Corporation.
which dedicated an, additional five feet of land' ;to. ;be :utilized
4 for' the` parkway. - Along .w hf other - drainage improvements,, it
was` f elf ''that the ~ ,problem of ..erosion would be _eliminated.. "
A brief :`discussion, ensued- }regarding design , of the ,parkway
landscaping' distance between the,parkway and exis ing homes:,
It was noted; that.'motor - ehicles. would be discouraged
by installing • "T =Bar" or similar barriers at. entrances to the
parkway.
= Vice - Chairman Balshaw: suggested that :f'encing,, lighting, and
plariting; along ',the bank of ;.the creek be: dis.cus,sed in the
Public .Hearing; whereupon he: dec - laced the Public Hearing open.
Mr. Lee Bond 1541 Creeksid'e Drive, addressed: the•Commiss,ion,
reporting past problems with mo or,vehi"les. using the -creek
area and - -the 'halards of .rock throwing'• for homes :backing :on
_ .. . the. propose d .!parkway:,. -He requested that: the, .parkway not be
deveioped, 'citing: "that,rthe'.•parkway .would encourage loitering, j.
noise, and other general to. the :residents.
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Mr:`& Mrs Ronald'Sart ni, 1537 Creeksid'e.Drive, addressed
tjhe Commission, r'eitera.,ting''Mr Bond.'s concerns. Mrs.
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Sart-Ini a., so s the importance o a equa e g
the parkway.were,develo:ped'to protect children from steep
banks a Long '`the creek and th'e water in the creek.
M7r;. ' Richard, 'Courier, '1716 - P'auline °Way, and Mrs. Maryanne
Hodge -expressed.their desire. to see the parkway developed
'with a -bike path, ' pointing :out that the "trees and - landscaping .
would enhance the 'communiity aesthetically and would provide
a
pleasant area fo.r jo,gg( r - ' and' walkers, as well as cyclists.
,Recreation Director Jim Raymond spoke on behalf of the
Rroposed bike path, reminding the audience that it would
P ilize ; , andmptove the appearance of land that would other
Wise, be
Mr. Gray responded at thi's'time Balshaw's three
initial, points for discussion..,'He explained that the City
has the.option of hydra needing ,the creek bank with the
approval of the Sonoma County Water Agency; the lighting
intended would 'be a low - fluted - type, and the fencing criteria
waul:d 'be as stated in the staff report..
Comm. Bond expressed- dissatisfaction with. the. width of the, .
property available for recreat;ional.development - and the
proposed 'plan. Vice - Cha'i'rman B ; alshaw concurred,. but felt
that planting the creek bank would be an improvement to the
area.
The matter of fencing was ,discussed at, length, and it was
Confirmed that all entrances to the parkway would be con-
trolled By- gates which could b'e 'locked.
;No f:ur.ther comments were" offered "from the audience and the
Public Hearing was closed:.
A :moti was made by Comm',. 'Horciza to direct' the' Director of.
.Commun !ty' Development to prepare and pos:.t° a Negative Declara-
fori for the proposed 'project.; The motion was seconded by
Comm.. Waters.
AYES 5 NOES 0 ABSENT 2
A motion was made by.Comm. Waters to approve the Use Permit
to allow the linear parkway'. The motion was seconded by
Coinm. Horciza.
AYES' 5 NOES 0 ABSENT 2
Comm. Bond qualified his approval.of the Use-Permit by stating
that the proposed parkway would be beneficial to the general
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public and i.s.,in. conformance with the General-Plan and EDP
the of ' Petaluma he recognized the incon
of y howev6r
v eniencd'to the_'�esideri'ts',-'along . the parkway.
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A.motion..was made 'Co mm" Bona to',appr.ove the site design
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as submitted with the seven conditions -as, outlined"in the
staf report with,.the . following changes to Conditions #1 and
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1. ..The creek ban k on the park side shall be landicaped,.'
C.omplere.land's and.irrig4tion plans shall be
Di'e�ctor of Community'Development
for a pi"Val by th&' r
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prior to development..
T. Provisions shall be included'toprovide for the ability
for an emergency - vehicle to enter and exit.,fhe parkway.
Locking .gates shall be installed. at all entrances to the
p4 any locking or devices-controlling
this access shall' be, secu"red-'4ith the present City master
key,lock system.
The motion was.seconded by' Comm. Vaters.
AYES 5 NOES 0 ABSENT 2.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at
9:30
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