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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 01/15/1974A G F N D A n * PF:TALUMA C PLA ININC COMMISSION REGULAR MFE;TINC CITY COUNCIL, CHAMBERS, CITY HALL PLEDGE ALTEGIANCE TO THE FLAG JANUARY 15, 19 7 4 7:30 P.M. PETALiUMA, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Comm. Balshaw Bell.ovich Hilligoss Mattei , Popp Waters Bond STAFF: Frank B. Gray, Acting Director of Community Development APPROVAL OF MINUTES CORRESPONDENCE MYREL A. MOSS - Consideration of an application for a certificate '`CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC of public convenience and necessity to authorize CONVEYANCE': 14yrel A. Moss as the owner of a taxicab to engage in the business o,f.operating the taxicab in the C it y. ALPFRWOOD SUBDIVISION Considerati of .the•Final Map for the Alderwood �- FINAL MAP: Subdivision ( formerly Sur. Terrace Park) sub - mitted by U.S. Equities /Sunco Development Corp., to be located at the intersection of Ely Road and East Washington Street.. KAMPGROUNDS OF A14ERICA Consideration of an EIQ submitted by William & - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Judith Wood for a proposed KOA site to be located QUESTIONNAIRE at the northwest corner of Rainsville Road and EVALUATION: Stony Point Road. .ADJOURNMENT �4� M I N U T E S P CITY PLANNING COMMISSION I JANUARY 1974 REGULAR EETING 7:30 P.M. 10ITY COUNCI CHAMBERS, CITY "HALL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA PRESENT: Comm.BA19haw, BelloVich', Hi.11igo6s, Mattei, Popp ABSENT: Comm . Bond, Waters STAFF: ; Frank B, Gray, Actiqg,.,Director-Pf Community Development Richard D. A. - Anderson, Associate Planner APPROVAL OF MINUTES: he ed of January 2, 1974were as submitted. CORRESPONDENCE: Sonoma,'County Referral -,A'So'h6ma County referral was 6c6 ived for a varianc'e' "Application by Arnold 6 Bonn'id Ross, 1,4L0 ,,Skillman Lane.,, located in a i" the rity� 'W', -'Agricu"Itural s minimum,, side V,,ard setback f rom, the required 10 f eet 'to 5. ..The staf -report.. recommending no opposition. to.,the requested. variance was read and .-a short. 'discussion .fo.liowed. Popp made the motion 'to write•,a to. the Sonoma County Board of,ZoningL- indicating no opposi- tion,to.the requested variance and Comm. Balshaw .. seconded. the..m6tion. AYES 5 NOES 0 ABSENT 2 Vice-Chairman Hilligoss informed the Commission of an invitation to the Bay Area Council'S.Fifth Annual Luncheon, at which the Bay Area Environment Award,would be presente,d,,to be held on February 8, - .1974 at 11:45 a.m.. Reservations can be made thr6u,gh the Department of Community Development and the cost is $10.00 per person. MYREL A. MOSS-- The staff report was read regarding the applica- 'CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC tion of Myr'el A..Moss twenga'ge in the.business of CON-VtNI ENCE AND" operating a taxicab in'the city. The Commission NECESSITY: was informed that the requested a - -i change in his app.licatlon to allow for an.addit on- r al taxistand in the parki nearest to the - intersection on the'e-a'st side of Keller Street south of Washington Street since the staff report ..was written.. The City Engineer had been contacted regarding this request and stated that plans for creating a right"turn lane from Keller Street to Washington Street, if approved by the City Council IIr Petaluma City Planning Commission Minutes, J;anuary,l5, 19`74 at their next .meeting', would remove the two .park- ing spaces nearest to -Washington Street. There = fore:, -if a taxi. s -hand were approved in this area it would then :be .th third .existing •space from Washington Street. The..Commissiod was also, informed that this .request would. requiro A 'deter urination from the Traffic Committee' to change the parking space to taxi stand. The .Police Chief had :forwarded: a: :letter to the Planning Commission stating that 'All requirements as outlined 'in the ordinance had been met and recommending approval .of -the application. .Mr. Anderson, informed the.. Comm, ,ssion.. the ef-fect on city traffic would be no different than %n the past-and that the only change Would be that services would be extended to„ 2.4 hours a day and the relocation of the dispatch office and taxi stand®' He added that the,Commiss_ion could recom- men:t approval to the Council,,. subject to approval by the Traffic 'Committee. of he taxi, stand on: Keller Street. Mr. M s,s c, I larified that the taxi stand requested on Keller" Street was in addition. to the one pre- sently located at 27 Kentucky Street. ,., He also informed the.. - Commission thati customer' would be able to wait. ,for 'a taxi in the' room. at 160 Keller Street until other facilities could be "arranged. Comm. Mattei:felt.Mr. Moss should be advised that . -..a survey is being made regarding a possible bus route. .Mr. Moss replied he was aware of it and had 'Is considered adding a b s to h , i:s taxxi service. Comm., Balshaw made the motion to.recommend approval of 'the' app_gat bn 'tee 'the City Council, suUject to approval, of the taxi stand on Keller Street, and Comm. Bellovich seconded the-motion. AYES, 5 NOBS 0 ABSE 2 ALDERWOOD SUBDIVISION . ' The,. Commission. `was informed that the Final Map for FI - NAL MAP: ; r_- . Alderlwood •S:ubdivasion, -could not be considered' at _ "'this time as late revisions had been received i which. had "not. allowed, the City Engineer time to review the map .before. the meeting,., . The possibility of a special meeting to consider the'Final Map was dis.cussed,, -2- KAMPGRQUNDS OF AMERICA E,NV,IRONMENTAL * 'UESTONNAI I �RE VALUATION The staff report was read concerning both the EIQ land the site design,. Since the comments of the City Engineer were not included in these reports they were read separately. The Site Design Review Commit- tee report.with recommended conditions of approval was read and the staff suggested changing the last condition to read "City'services shall be provided as requested by.the.City Engineer. Mr. wood, the applicant, clarified that restroom facilities would be.,available in the A- frame KOA .buildirig 'and that ' 21' of the, camp sites would have full hookups of sew.er,`wate'r'an'd electricity and the remainder would have water and electricity. �Comm... asked what assurance would be given, and what procedures would the applicant follow, regarding not al lowing permanent residents in the camp site. Mr. Wood replied that he could furnish a letter.,of.assur:ance if-,requested and that his wife and he`w ®:uld do the actual. policing of this regula- .tion as Mr. Gray remarked that an over - night recreational ordinance was.being initiated,, ..but in the a condition of 90 days .for maximum time.af'occupancy and also suggested obtaining a letter of assurance from Mr. Wood. Comm.'Bellovich referred to past flooding in this area' on..Stony Point Road and asked if the users of the site would, have means of egress if flooding occurred:.. Mr. Wood-stated that there would be no development.in the'area subject to flooding.-and that occupants could use the Rainsville Road exit safely. Comm. MAttei questioned-ownership of the 60 acres, the`pos_sibility:of. future development in the area and the required distance.of future development from th "e.KOA. Mr..,Gray alarif,ied "that the entire 60 acres were been requested. He a were owned �y the applic "and that subdivision had Explained that any future action for development or subdivison. would have. to come back to the Planning Commission, and at that time they could decide if the proposed development was an acceptable distance from the KOA since no restrictions existed ..Discussion followed regarding the City.Engineer °s ='stat:bment that City oY; rdinances left 'him no alterna- five but -to requ Cit 'sewer facilities, but that the applicant could'appea _the requirement to the City Council. Tt was ' "noted that in order for the applicant to appeal to.the Council he would have to obtain, a soils check and prepare plans for a septic system,that would work on the-subject site. -3- Petaluma City PIAnhingCommission, January 15, 1974 Mr. Gray explained to the Commizzion. that be�causQ, of the lo ' cation of the site, that even if sewer was" extended to that area,,• t would not 'benefit anyone, other than the KOA;. Be also clarified that ,if- f-,urthe, development was made in the area in the future it would necessitate extension of the sederi Mr. Wood, informed. the Commi that it would, take , '$88,750 to'extend the.sewer to their site and they would be the only ones utilizing it He added. that .according to 'his consultants and. engineers the, septic system was acceptable , to the County. -Alternative septic sYstemm.ethods-wero discussed. Comm B quest if this site was in the critical, area required for recharge of ground water basins. R,j9(,f'e.renIc to the ecolqg c resources map indicated that was, and it was noted that this. aspect w6tild*have to be considered in selecting septic , system method.. The sugqe_stIi-o,n of annual. review was made and the I Commi agreed . this should be a condition of the site design acceptance. Vice®-Chairman, Hilliqoas asked for comments from the audience and no was given. . Commt. Popp mad a motion directing the Acting pIrtotolo, of %Community� DevOlopmeht to prepare and * 156st a .Negative bec-larati6n,. reflecting - the Commission,'S decision. The was seconded by COmm,. AYES 5 =ES 0, ABSENT 2 The applicant was advised that the site desIgn appli- cation would be ac upon by'. the - Commission at the next meeting to allow. for the 10-day per public appeals of the Negative Declaration as required by State law. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further°bu the meeting adjourned at 8 p.m. Chc1i:rman Att st -4-