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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09/04/1974A G -E N D A • t P:RTAI�UMA.0 +ITY PLANNING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 4, 1974 REGULA -k MEETING 7:30 P. M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HAIL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE-FLAG ROLL CALL;: Comm,. Balshaw Bellovich Hil.ligoss Matte. Popp Waters Bond STAFF: Frank B. Gray, Director of Community 'Development :APPROVAL OF MINUTES CORRESPONDENCE OHRISTIAN.;SCIENCE CHURCH 1, - Public Rearing to consider granting a Use ®. USE PERMIT Ull -74 Permit to remove the non- conforming status & of an exi:§ting church and allow the con - SITE DESIGN REVIEW: struct °ion: a small parking lot on a site presently d6Vbloned with an old residential structure. �. 2)' Sz:te design review for the proposed parking lot. ADJOURNMENT M I N U T E S PETALUKA, CITY .PLANNING` _COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 4 1974 :REGULAR 'MEETING:. , 7 ; 3 , 0 P M CI -TY• COUNCIL CHAMBERS , CITY HALL PETALUMA , CALIFORNIA PRESENT iComm Bal-shaw, ;Bellovich,, Bond`'°, Ha:llr.goss Mattei,, Waters ?'Chairman, Bond arrived: at 7 p., m.. ABSENT: ; Comm o Popp - STAFF: ,Frank B.-Gray, Direct.o.r of Community Development APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes. of August 20,. 1:974.,•were approved as s:ubm : tat e d o CORRESPONDENCE :. Mro Gray- requested that, the following items be added to the agenda and the 'Commnssion concurred 1) Application „b Leo Ro Neilson for a Certificate of .Pub;iic Conveyance and Ne°cessity for the Operation-;. of a Taxi 'Cab . 2) Briefing by the City. Attorney regarding the 'Completion of "Statements of.Economi.c Interests " which must be filed by all members of the Planning Commission and `Direct.or of Community Development, :. Mr, Gray advised :that a mem orandum had been received from the City Attorney -concurring with the former City Attorney opinion regarding the Maria Novak property that the provisions -of the Zoning Ordinance relating to reversion back t -original zoning or extensions of time :do not apply at this time to this particular property,,.- The Commission was informed they would receive a copy of both of_ these opinions.- The City Attorney,, Matt�Hudson., clarified for the Com- mission that, this: ,opin. on was based on the peculiar 'facts incident to this rezoning. CHRISTIAN' SCIENCE. Mr., Gray advised the Commission that two letters had CHURCH - USE been received regarding -this project addressed to the PERMIT U11 -74 City of Pe.taluma Planning Commi and Mrs, Levon & Hagopian by Mary Nell. 'McCann,, , These letters were SITE DESIGN then read for the information of the Commission.. REVIEW: Mrs. McCann expressed regret-in her letter to Mrs, Hagopian that she had to relinquish her interest in the building 2.3 Sixth ,Street because of the excessive cost of -moving the.bu ld ng.. She also asked.that an alternate.soluti.on be explored to l prevent the demolition of this building because of its historical value,. Mrs, McCann ° s letter to the Petaluma Planning Commission Minutes. September 4: 1974 f Page 2 Commission stated the history of the two story frame house and asked their careful conszderati:On of it.s•. future. Mr. Gray advised the - Commission that a His-. toric & Cult ural Preservation Committee.had not as yet been ,appointed by the Mayor ;and the project there- fore had not been given review from a historical standpoint,, He added. that the structure was in good condition but was not unique, since other architecm ture of the same nature existed in Petaluma; and a good deal of' iconversion had been done in - - the h ouse The Public Hearing was ppened, and.Mr. Dennis Pool'er addressed the Commission representing Heritage Home's. He stated that he felt the Historic & Cultural Preser- vation Committee should be appointed as- soon as possib;leo In the absence of this Committee he felt that Heritage Homes should be notified when demolitfonor condem- nation procedures -are in the process :so. that any valuable interior! items of historic value could be saved. Mr. Poo.ler asked if .a• fea.s.ibili•ty study had' been made by the church f or , an alternate site for the parking lot that wou allow •the house to .remai.n, and also requested that the•pr•oject be reviewed by the Historic & Cultural- P,reserva,tion Committee before any action is taken. Mr. Stephen Belluom ni, who had previously obtained site depi approval nor the removal of the house, to anot site, ad'dre °sled -the Commi s s ion.. He ' advise d that he had not been able..to obtain the site planned for the relocation of the house. Mra� B advised that', unless .federal a&siest-ance. could be given the cost involved nece relocating the house in the immediate neighborhood-, and that such a site wa.s, just not available . He also stated that the Heritage Homes organization had known :about the structure for at 'least six months, and the church had already made arrangements to save items of historic value Mr. Belluomini therefore. feat that the rdhurch :should be allowed to ,go ahead with their plans for demolition, since . c`onsiderable time and money had already been spent in trying to save the structure `Mrs. Cornilsen,, repreaenti.ng the Christian ScLence Church, informed the - Commis;sion that the church had intended to put 'a parking lot on the subject sate when the church. had been built* ten years' ago and had the Planning' Commission that+ it would be. done:,, She advised that three people he_d .tti.ed' to move the strut- tune to, no avail -, 'and that all useable items of his- toric value would be taken out professionally and sold. Pe�t.ilum,a"P,,.Iann.i Commission Minutes S'eptemb.e,,r 4,,, 1 P ag e'. Dick Lieb, representing the Christian, Science Church wtth t I b the par'k-ing -, Iot,, ;suggested that, inismuch:,as cdmpany' cost to move historic structures - was 's - hIg'h.,.'' the ,Heritage Homes organization, ­work ,towa a . rd a possible - than& in legislation, requiring public: utilities - -.to * 'bear 'thz cost'in relocation as is. require d i i construction State law regarding , in, new ' con6t-ruo :- e r . vat 3 n an(i - , o histor pres various grants was briefly discussed'. The. - Pub l ic AearinR. was closed. Comae,. Mattei stated, ,tha_t he felt adequate knowledge 0'_f the structure 'had, been - made known, and although he wished the - system was in of f eet. whereby the project ,cot ' cou be - reviewed was the Historic & Cultural Pres,erva- tion- Committee, he: did, noz' -it would be justified, to hold, the. project, iup any 'longer until a Committee was f ormed- and:' decision" made or to require a fe asi - bility a1tudy-.. : Comm. Matte- therefore made motion t . o grant the . Us PerMit, subj ect. 'ect. to: site design review f6 the,' p'' arking The motion was seconded by Comm,. '9411ovich AYE v 6 NOES 0 ABSENT' I The conditions of ap proval re ciftiended by the staff, C - .were read, to the ,Cbmmissiofi-., Dick Lieb, clarified that adequate lighting presently exists from the two adjacent structures. Co Water s made a motion to approve the site,design, with 'Con0tin os of approval recommended by the staff ., Comm.. ­ I. , I p. , _ as re domm.. .,Hi,lligoss , seconded the motion,. AYES 6. NOES 0 ABSENT. 1 Discuss-ion'followed on. what:. action could be taken ,regarding 'the. �estlab lishment of: the , Historic & Cultural 1� Ctkmmittee., The .Commission directed Mr. Gray to forward is let, I ter t t h e t- _e Mayor requesting that. action on the eat-AbI _hment 'of" this committee be forth- coming -in the near Iut'ure in order that future historical sites.. And structures, could be reviewed under the system established by the. City Council. NEILSON The Commissior�'.yas advised 'of the procedure whereby the APPLICATION FOR Commission must review—an application for a Certificate CERTIFICATE OF of Public-, Conveyance and Nece' sl I ty for the. operation, of UBLIC CONVEYANCE . taxi -cab and the Police Chief Is also required by the, WAD NEQE$8'ITY'; -Peta Municipal Code to submit a report of: invez gat on,_ This report was then read to then 'Commission with the recommendation that the Certificate of'Public.Cbn- - veyance be granted to the applicant. -OTHER BVSINES.S Comm. Bal,.§haw isuggps.ted that when the, Commission has A short a ...genda - that, other-.: ij; of interest be discussed such as the placement, I of bus terminal and thd ho,spital s1te, lo-cation. Ae al requested that a- :staff report be, accomplished On the Lafferty Ranch., Mr, Qr-- asked that each Commissioner s write up his own specific areas :o'f , concern 'to he di&cusadd when the agenda is b rief He al.6,o stgge9tted thaf''the Commission - take' time off on a Friday .afternoon ,-or weekend to .visit some :o,.f the developed d * s . t.as t.6 I - see the results and to aid them,, in futur'e propopal. Comm, Uilligos informed the, Commission that the*BAr Ale - * 't - . -proper . y. needed 'attention,. a - s far as weeds were, concerned ':Mr . Gray advised 'he; would Check into - the matter., Petaluma Planning, Conuti,szi6n Mifititels; September 4, - 1-974 - Page 4 • inform - the , C'fiirnis that granting the Mr..-. Gr int.0 P lcg,.tib would" be app i ate f rom a planning 4pp ,ropr,3 .§1And' t the. C Commiss recom-. - poin ,and recommended me 'd approval' of" the certificate, to the. City .,Council,. He further e$pp'llain'e'd"that it was merely a matter of takicabs_pfespn.,tly in, use that would be operdt-ing unde two seporato owners and, name's father than as one.' �A sho±t fb,11 Comm. taishaw made a motion that a letter be forwarded to the -C rec6tfnendi,'ng approval of the Qertif icalte of Public Conveyance, The motion was: . seconded by, Comm. 1 AYES 6 NOES 'D ABSENT. 1, CITY .ATTORNEY'S The City Matt. Hudson informed the Commission- BRIEFING . Attorney, ; . ers and the Dire�ctor of' Community Development tha-t 'STATEMENT OF they were r,equired, to file a' tt:atement. of Economic ECONOMIC INTERESTS Inter ests" with the-County before October 1, 197-4° He. added'that this act of the General-Code - would, expire in. January, 105, and be,'changeA Dis followed on various items on the questionnaire Mr.. Hudson advised as 0 its completion,, He also advised- that the Califoxnia Supreme "Court had upheld `& the const.i•tutioriality of the qu estionnaire.. naire., Anyone re.,quir"lrfg,,a in completing, the queation- ire a Ti - was a§ked'to cont Hudson. -OTHER BVSINES.S Comm. Bal,.§haw isuggps.ted that when the, Commission has A short a ...genda - that, other-.: ij; of interest be discussed such as the placement, I of bus terminal and thd ho,spital s1te, lo-cation. Ae al requested that a- :staff report be, accomplished On the Lafferty Ranch., Mr, Qr-- asked that each Commissioner s write up his own specific areas :o'f , concern 'to he di&cusadd when the agenda is b rief He al.6,o stgge9tted thaf''the Commission - take' time off on a Friday .afternoon ,-or weekend to .visit some :o,.f the developed d * s . t.as t.6 I - see the results and to aid them,, in futur'e propopal. Comm, Uilligos informed the, Commission that the*BAr Ale - * 't - . -proper . y. needed 'attention,. a - s far as weeds were, concerned ':Mr . Gray advised 'he; would Check into - the matter., -= f Petaluma Planning Commissrion Minutes y , September 4, 1974 Page 5 ADJOURNMENT,: There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9`:25 p.m.