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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05/07/1974AGE '' .TALUMA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 7, 1974 GUL_AR.MEETING 7:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA PLEDGE. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL,: Comm.; Balsbaw Bellovich H lligoss Mattei Popp Waters Bond _ STAFF.: Frank B. Gray, Director of Community Development APPROVAL OF`MINUTES CONSENT CALENDAR: Site design review consideration of: 1) Dr. Ray Niziblan - Proposed additional medical/ dental building at 1128 "B" 5t. 2) Lieb & Quaresma - Proposed office building to be acate at th Street. 3) Brfans Rea - Proposed office building to be a� cated at 627 EastWashington Street. 4) A & W Restaurant - Proposed remodeling at 600 East Washington Street, 5) Newman Nelson - Proposed duplex at 201 Stanley Street. 6) Golden Eagle-$hqppihq Center - Revised plans submitted by Walter Kieckhefer for the site at 2 East Washington ;Street. 7) Western Motors - Request for modification to the.approved site .design review for Western Motors lodated at 1221 Petaluma Blvd. North. CORRESPONDENCE ;t :REPORTS: l) Briefing by the.Cty Engineer with r egard to the present and main arterials in the City. 2) Briefing by the City Attorney regarding the method of processing developments in light of the recent law suit decision by Judge Burke. 0 Petaluma City Planning Commission Agenda_, May 7, 1974 SONOMA COUNTY Joseph S. Roq'ha - Request fora var "iance,to permit of REFERRAL: red i front yard setback from 50 feet to . 33 .41. feet for.. a. proposed 8 .foot addition to the side of.an existing single- family dwelling. OUTSIDE WATER. Eileen,Cor - R equ e st fo 4' outs wate con- CONNECTION: noction's to A.P. #1:9 09 -56 located on Western Avenue. WALTER ICIECKHEFER - Public Hearing to .eon's,ider the" rezoning req _from REZONING Z"2=74: 'M =L to C - toy accommodate the proposed Lakeville Shopping Centers at the northwest corner of Lakevill Street and East Washington S treet. GREENBRIAR 1) Rezoning - Continuation of Public Hearing to PHASE II.- consider the rezoning request from PCD to PUD';by REZONING Z'3 -7:4 Young America Homes for site located on the & SIT"E DESIGN southeast s i d e of the Wash Square Shopping REVIEW: Center. 2) Site_Design Review - 128 multi - family units proposed for Greenbriar. Phase I GREENBRIAR l) Rezoning - Continuation of Public Hearing to j PHASE I'II consider the . rezoni.nq request from PCD to PUD `by REZONING Z4 -74 Qantas Development Corporation for site located & SITE DESIGN on the easterly extension,o_f McGregor Avenue. REVIEW: 29 Site. Des'ig`n Review 57 single - family units proposed for Greenbriar Phrase II;I. VICTOR 'NAGEL APPEAL: Appeal to the Planning.Commission • to allow an on -site business -sign 17 feet high at 12'50 'Lindberg Lane. PLANNING COMMISSION. Proposed amendment to Article VIII,..Conunittees, BYLAWS AMENDMENT: Section 8 Design Review Committee INTRODUCTION OF' ,Introd of recommended.changes.to Zon ZONING ORDINANCE Ordinance No 1072 N.C.S. by the Department of AMENDMENTS: Community Development staff. REVIEW OF AMENDMENTS Review of the amendments made at the City Council TO THE PROPOSED level to the proposed Art cls_e 17 of the Zoning ARTICLE 1 OF' THE Ordina establishing a Hi:stor.c Dstr..ict ZONING ORDINANCE: designation. !� ADJOURNMENT -2- s o M I N U T E S PETALUMA CiT Y PLANN - ING COMMISSION MAY 7, 1974 ! V REGULAR MEETING 7:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA PRESENT: Cbmm,i_ Balshaw, pellovich, Hilligoss.*, Mattei*, Popp, Waters Bond dbmrd. Hilligoss at 7:45 p.m.; Comm. Mattei left at 9,:45 ABSENT: N one STAFF: Frank B.-Gray., Director . of Community Development A PPROVAL - OF MINUTE ': 'Th6 minutes .of April 16, 1974 were approved as submitted. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1). Dr Ray Nizibian - Site design for an addi- tional medical/dental building at 1128 "B" Street. ....2).-Lieb &-Quaresma - Site design for an office :building be,located-at 16 4th.Street. A) Brians Realty - Site design for an office building to be located at 627 East Washington Street. 4Y A & W Rest-aurant - Site design for the re- :.modeling of the-existing at 600 East ...Washington Street. 5). Newman Nelson - Site design for a duplex at 201 Stanley Street. 6)'­Golden Eagle Shopping Center - Site design revised plans, submitted by Walter Kieckhefer for the site at 2 East Washington - ..Street. - The Commission was informed that Item #7, a re- ..quest for modification to an approved site design .,for Western Motors, had been withdrawn from this - meetings consent calendar. Comm-. Popp made a motion to approve the Consent Calendarl items with -conditions = as-recc=ended by the Site Design Review Committee and Comm. Balshaw seconded the motion. • AYES 6 NOES 0 ABSENT 1 Petaluma Planning Commission Minutes, May 7, 1974 CORRESPONDENCE: Mr. Gray read a letter he had °recelved from the ..City af.- Chino. and also a resolution that the City y had 1- recently.adopted concerning the need *for State Tax Relief-to the Conservation and Open Space,. -Elements of,the Plan. The poszi- of.�adbpting a similar resolution for 'the _... City _9f Petaluma was : mentioned, .aid it was decided by the Commission to place this item on the agenda for consideration at the next regular meeting of - The.Commission was informed that theiCouncil had certified-the EIR for the Washington Professional. Park ' and -the: rezoning request for this develop ment would - be placedion the agenda for the — Commission.meeting of may 21, 1974. REPORTS la. A bri.efin'g with regard to the present and :proposed main arterials in the City was presented by Mr. David A. Young, City Engineer. Mr.. Young explained the present projects which were in the process of con- struction and the ones which have been com- pleted. He then went on to explain the pro- posed projects listed by priority. There was also.some di-scuss ion on funding and the establishment o.f priorities on an annual basis. 2) A briefing regarding the method of processing developments in light of the recent Federal Court 'Decision by Judge Burke was presented by the City Attorney, Edouard Robert. Mr. Robert advised the Commission to forget that there ever was a 500 dwelling units per year limitation'and process applications under normal procedures. SONOMA COUNTY Mr. Gray gave a brief review of the request by REFERRAL:' ..._Joseph S....Rocha for .a variance to permit a re- duction .in f ront ..yard setback f rom 50 f eet to 33.,41 .feet for - a proposed 8 foot addition to , the side of an existing single-family dwelling, The staff recommendation was for apprbval and Mr. Gray informed the he felt the variance was justifiable. A short discuss .on followed after - which - .Comm, Popp made a motion -2- Petaluma C;'ty Pl Commission Minutes,, May 7, 1974 that.�a- 'letter be forw- arded the Sonoma County Board of,Zoning Adjustments recommending approval. of the - :requested. variance. Comm. Mattei seconded :, the motion. AYES 7 NOES 0' ABSENT 0 OUTSIDE WATER The:'staff ecommended.:postponemen of cons,idera CONN ...tion .,of - the applicat 6n: -of. Eileen Corkhill for . -fo,ur..out�'slde. waster ..c'onnect ons to A.P. 419 -09 -56 ;located on. *Weste,rn Avenue to enable the Planning :`:Comm %ssion time to a policy on outside :ovater connections in line with the recent court Comm.. Bellovich made a motion to,postpone consid- eration of.-this-application until the next :. regular, meeting -and the motion was seconded by Comm., Balshaw. 'AYES 7 NOES 0 'ABSENT 0 WALTER KIECKHEFER = The recommendation's of the 'reviewing agencies • read by and thegCommission'n were REZONING Z2: -74 • erta�n n to the rezone n a 1' do was ad- vised that the next step after rezoning would be - :site . design review. The: Puba1:c Hearing was ,opened. No response was given. from the audience and the Public Hearing was .closed. - - Comm: Popp. made - a- mo.tlon grant the rezoning and Comm*. Balshaw seconded the motion. AYES 7 NOES 0 ABSENT 0 GREENBRIAR'PHASE II - The Commission was informed that the Greenbriar REZONING Z3 -74 development had an approved Tentative Map on & file for all Phases and that in rezoning to SITE DESIGN' REVIEW: PUD" the Commission would be rezoning to a specific site plan. The staff. and the Site Design Review Committee recommended approval of the rezoning,pr_ovided that the site. plan was modified to include their recommended conditions of approval. The'!re'commended conditions of approval were then read. ® Comm. - Balshaw asked if it could be put in the Schedule of Development that Park Lane and McGregor shall be opened to the public by -3- Peta City Planning Commission Minutes, May 7, 1974 September 1974. Mr., Gray replied 'that he did not think so since the PC development schedule -did not have z time element on it and added that perhaps Mr. Joslyn could furnish more information regarding street completion. The continuation bf.' u the Pblic Hearing was re- J ' opened and Mr. Jon Joslyn of Young America Homes, addressed the Commission, info them'that I would.be physically impossible to have these two .streets opened by September 1974,6.• He, .Stated he ant'icipa'ted completion of the streets upon Completion of Phase III, which he intended to develop before Phase II. A shortdiscussion followed regarding the timing of the three phases and Mr. O'Neel, Young America Homes, ad- vis.ed that timing was dependent upon financi capabilities. The.Pub Hearing was closed and the specific findings necessary for approval of a PUD were read. by the staff. Mr® Joslyn asked for .clarification of Condition #2 of the site development plan and the staff advised it should read. "End view of carports 1, - A 2, 3, 4, 5, 11 and 13 shall be screen fenced to screen the , cars from street view. The car- port elevations shall be resubmitted for approval by the Director of Co before issuance of the building permiaLt." Comm. Balshaw ma.de.a motion that the rezoning and specific findings for Greenbriar Phase 11 be approved and the motion was seconded by Comm. Hilligoss AYES 7. NOES 0 ABSENT 0 Comm.'Waters made a motion to.approve the site design review for Greenbriar Phase Il. subject to the conditions of the Site Design Review Committee and Comm. Bals:haw seconded the motion. AYES -7 NOES 0 ABSENT 0 GREENBRIAR PHASE III The Commission. I was informed that Phase III of REZONING ZA- the Greenbrka-r development was-aiso in harmony with the P-C development plan and the'Tentative SITE DESIGN REVIEW: Map had been previously approved. It was noted that the same specifilcfindings as read for Phase II had.to, be made.. -4- Petaluma City Planning Commission Minutes, May 7, 1974 The staff read the recommendations of the Site Design Review Committee for approval of the site development plan. After discussion with the applicant's engineer it was that Condition #3a should read "The proposed single- family PUD, Parcel "Z" on the Final Map as submitted, should describe the dedication for the linear park, and Parcel "B" shall be dedicated to the Sonoma County Water Agency." The continuation of the Public Hearing was re- opened. No comments were offered from the audience and the Public Hearing was closed. It was clarified that the development would have the standard 20 foot driveway and the standard 'S and 10 foot sideyard areas. Comm. Balshaw stated that McGregor would be part of the bike- way plan and was also a major school route and would probably be required to have no parking during certain hours. Mr. Gray stated this would be a matter for the 'Traffic Committee to es- tablish and was not part of the site design review requirements. Comm. Bellovich made a motion to approve the PUD rezoning and the specific findings for Greenbriar Phase III and the motion was seconded by Comm.. Popp. AYES 7 NOES 0 ABSENT 0 Comm. Popp made a motion to approve the site design review for Greenbr%ar Phase III subject to the conditions of the !Site Design Review Committee as amended and the motion was seconded by Comm. Bellovich. AYES 7 NOES 0 ABSENT 0 VICTOR NAGEL Mr. Gray informed the Commission that he had denied APPEAR: the request for a 17 foot high sign at 1250 Lindberg Lane because it did not comply with the zoning ordinance in that the 6 foot high fence which enclosed the site was the only "structure" on the site. He:went on to explain that at the time the storage of recreational vehicles was started on this site that site design review was not a 'requirement. The location of Mr. Nagel's home and a garage which is under construction on an adjoining separate parcel was indicated on the area map. Mr. Gray advised the Commission that if Mr. Nagel chose to combine the parcels and apply for site design review that he would then be entitled to a sign the height of the garage structure. -5- Petaluma City Planning Commission Minutes, May 7, 1974 Victor Nagel addressed the Commission and explained why' he felt the sign was necessary for hi.s He also stated he would be agreeable to a sign 13 feet high if necessary s,sary as he only required a sign that could be seen.over the top of the trailers. Mr. Gray read the description.of the the applicationtand a long discuss'io regarding the size, type and wordage and its legibility from the freeway clarified that most of his customers Petaluma. sign from a..followed ,of the sign, Mr. Nagel were from Discussion followed regarding the proper action for the Commission to take, and it was the general consensus Of the members that a request for a variance to allow the sign or for site design review for the site would be the best.action. Comm. Waters therefore made a motion to uphold the denial of the Director of Community Develop— ment and Comm. Balshaw seconded the. motion. AYES 7 NOES 0 ABSENT 0 A recess was called at 9:45 p.m. and the meeting resumed at 9:5,0 pwm. PLANNING COMMISSION It was noted that the only'dhange to the Planning BYLAWS AMENDMENT: Commission Bylaws was in changing the number of voting members of the Commission from three to two for the Architectural & Site Design Review Committee. Comm. B, made a motion to approve this recommended amendment and Comm. Waters seconded the motion. AYES 6 NOES 0 ABSENT I INTRODUCTION OF The Commission was advised that the staff had ZONINGDRDINAUCE reviewed the various recommendations for amend- AMENDMENTS: -' ments, to the Zoning Ordinance in order to accom- pli.sh.the Annual review and update. The staff reports were briefly ly reviewed listing the recom- mended changes an ' d a discussion followed regarding the.intent of Section-6.307 and a legal definition for the word "kennel." Mr. advised the Commi-,s he would review this section with the City Attorney. • Petaluma City Planning Commission Minutes, May 7, 1974 Mr. Gray also explained - to the Commission tha Section 2.1-203 had been changed because of the nuisance factor and noise of filter pumps for swimming pools and also to require a six foc)t high fence enclosure for. swimming pools as a. - safety factor. The Commis determined to.consider these amend- ments at their.next regular meeting. REVIEW OF AMENDMENTS The modifications to the proposed Article 17 TO THE PROPOSED of the Zoning Ordinance es,tablishing a HiStoric ARTICLE 17 THE District designation which were .made at the City ZONING ORDINANCE: Council level were reviewed by the Commission. It was noted that.these modifications pertained to commercial property And the business community and had been initiated at the request of the down- town business community. Comm. Pop i nform the City Council . p made. motion to I that the Commission concurred with the recommended Comm. modifications and Waters seconded the mot-Non, AYES 6 NOES 0 ABSENT 1 OTHER BUSINESS: Chairman Bond questioned if the forthcoming Short Course for Planning Commissioners would be paid for by the City. Mr. Gray answered that if any members.wished to attend he would take a request to ' the City Manager fdr the money to be drawn from the General Fund. Both Chairman Bond arid Comm, Bellovich expressed their wishes to attend the course. Discussion followed regarding Barta Hide's com- pliance with site de provisions of their Use Permit. Mr. Gray informed the Commi,ssion he would look into the matter and report back to them. He also informed the Commission that the annual review of Use Permits had been accomplished by the staff and would be brought to the Commission for their review at the next regular meeting. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 10 p.m.