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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 11/05/1974A G E N D A �TA.L -U,M�A CITY. PLANNING COMMISSION �TrC41ULAR 'MEETING CITY C,OUNCIL'. CHAM�BE.R.S C1TY - HALL PLE DGE ALL,EG_IANCF TO THE FLAG NOVEMBER 5, 1974 7.: 30 P . M' PETALUMA,'CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL: Comm. 6alshaw Bond Matteis Popp Hilligoss STAFF: Frank. B. Gray, Di,.rector of Commu'ni'ty.Development AP`PR'OVAL OF MINUTES C` ,RRESPONDEN "CE CONSENT CALENDAR: BARS'TONE CORPORATION VARIANCE V8 -74 E PERMIT U12 -74. SITE DESIGN .REVIEW: ST REET NAME 'CHANGE - M,CXENZ'IE AVENUE TO MARIA DRIVE: Waters Myrel A. Mos.s - Request, for- second parking place fo the taxi -cab st °and in .f'r. of 160 Keller St, Consideration of the foil= ow:i ;ng actions regarding the Town., C Shopp C loca on the north side' of Pay.r.a'n Street and the east side of P eta l uma Blvd. North: 1) Co- nsideration of to allow a neighbor - hood s.h,opping .ce nter larger than 3 acres. 2) Pub'li -c Hearin to co a Us Perm to rem.ov the non - con`for'm n.g status of the exi sting shopp center a'nd allow expansion. 3) S1te..d'esig re view consideration for the center to include a new drive - bank. Public Heari.ng to consider changing that portion of M c Kenz i e •AV on th eas side of McDowell Blvd extendi to existing M ari a dri WALTER KIEC KH EFER = P Hearing to .con the EnV E'N:VIRONMENTAL Impact Report s ubmitted f the Wal ter Kaeck ;h.efer IMP ACT REPORT: p',roposed PUD located at 1051 Petal;um`a 91v, South. B'R;IEFING BY 'CITY Briefing'by City Attorney with re to r ental ATTORNEY: and ownership type management documents relati to Planned Unit Districts. Petaluma C"ity PlamMng Commission Agenda, November 5, 1974 STAFF, PRESENTATION: o. - Pres , em.tAtlon, by 'the staff of the E , nv i rohm , ental - E N V I-R.0 N K E TAL Manag City .0f ,emen.t Program f o:.r t hie C i Petaluma ias- MANAGEMENT PROGRAM- complel.eA by Coma -rc 'D Systerns ADJH.R.NME'NT M I N U T E S ETAL.UMA CITY PLANNING 'COMMISSIO,N EGULAR MEETING CITY CO'UNCI.L CHAMBE'R'S, CITY H'AI.,L PRESENT: Comm. Balshaw_, Hi,l'ligoss, Popp', Waters ABSENT: Comm. Bond, Mattei NOVEMBER 7:30 'P ,M PETALUMA, STAFF: Frank B. Gray, Director of Community Development *,Dennis BoehlJe, Senior Planner 5, 1974 CALIFORNIA' A:PPR'OVAL OF,MINUTES: The minutes of October 15, 1974 were approved as subm ttedo CONSENT CALENDAR: M.re1 Ao Mos - Request for second parking place for t taX'i -ca` stand in front of 160 Keller Street: Co'm'm.. Ba'l shaw made a motion t.o. accept. the staff recomme.ndatfon to recommend to the City Council the approval of the additional taxi -cab parking space subject .to the approval of the. Traffi c Committee Comma Waters seconded the motion AYE'S 4 NOES 0 ABSENT 2 BA,RSTONE CHPUATION. The Commission was rem nde > d that the project had' - VARIANCE ;V9-74: been, discussed at the. ti-me;, of the EIQ evaluation,. The staff verified th-at,a traffic analysis -would be required. for consideration of the proposed futtir'e expa,n- si,o.n so that the traffic generating capaci ti e•s, o f proposed future uses.cou''id be determined, and that the Site Design Review Committee had recommended that an ad,d.tional condition to that effect be added to th.e Use Permit conditions of approval, A letter from t;h.e Assistant City Engineer regarding the traffic impact was read for the information. of the Commis - s i oners o The c <ondi t °ions required for the- granting . -of a va.r-i amce and the j usti fi cat °ion. 'as' indicated in, the stuff report were read. The staff also reiterated the fact that the -- center itself had been approved in eonce,pt before the current zoning ordinance was adopted, a:n.d that the new ordinance limited the size Of a shopp "ng .c <ente.r to three acres and als - o required a Use Permit for a shopping center in a C -N District. Comm, .Balshaw - .gvestioned if the project was in fact a.coordihated development and was informed that the Bank of Marin is part of a.plan which is progressing Petalum'a City Pla,nning Commission Minutes, November 5, 1974 Comm. Ra 1 s haw m,a,,de :a, motion to approve _ t variance .b ase,d on thie. development p l a n pre sent.ed". i n evidence to the C'o,mmissi Comm. Popp secontded the mOt,ion. AYES 4 . ROE'S 0 ABSENT 2 , The staff - ve,iri1fi:e.d t'h.�at the dt-velo.pme�n plan would - be marke.4 at E,khlbit "A USE PERMIT U13-74I: The Publi;d -He:a ' ri-n wa o Na comment -s were ,offered from the Audience and the Publi Hearing was closed. Comm. Waters asked for an explal.natio-n of the n,on- c.onformi status, of t-he :,sh,o cente:r. The, staff expl - that, a UIse Pe was not req for - a shopping c,epter i the old ordin,a,nc:e, Wt required in tKe new zoning' 'a,,rdina,nc.e, . th'R,refor-e necessitating a Use Rermit to low. the expansion of the center and to tie it into the develo�pme�nt submitted. The rec con of approv,al for - the Use Permit were read'.. C Bals:haw'qu6tOoned the consistency 'of the a:r,chitectu°r,a' ' I st ' yl for fut expansion of t-h:e site- He was ls nformt4 t'hat -tbel recommended condition .#2,b requtred materials and colors - t;o-bt approved for fut1Ure,.p�xp&ns.i , of the center, and s,ugg7e2st,e!d adding the W,�O:�. d s t p,;r o v i d e for the u:ni form develo of the: center. for further clarffica Comm. Popp'. made &. motion .t�o ap the Use Permit with the cohdfti.o of approval as r.ec,om_men,d,ed'by the S and Comm, Wi6ters seconded the motion. AYES 4 NOES 0 ABSENT 2. SITE DEISIGN REVIEW The seven toAdItio of ap rec by the Site Design Review C.ommttt were re Comm.. BA.Is�ha,w jo.quired regarding t,h community meeting room fox gromp,mie ment-ioned in the staff report. Mr. B&n.ni*g,� th, project architects verified that the community r66m be available to 'the public for 'use as a* meeting room. Comm. Vtt.ers' -Mate a nation to approve -the site design with the ', 'c tporaval recommended by the Site Oittg,n R,evie;w'CommIttee. Comm;. Popp seconded the motio,n. AYES 4 ROES 0 A B'&,E N T 2 -2,- w . Petaluma. City Planning C.ommi ss i on :Minutes , Nove..mber 5, . 1974 .STkt'ET NAME CHANGE The staff informed the Commission that McKenzie M.CKENZIE AVENUE TO Avenue on th °e northeast side of, South McDowell Blvd. M'AR'IA DRIVE,: had been extended by the Gr'eenbri ar subdivision development and wa.s connected by a bridge to Maria Drive. To eliminate confusion caused by the connec- tion of this' street, t:he staff recommended_ changing the portion of McKenzie Avenue on the northeast side of South .McDow,ell Blvd. *to Maria Drive, since no addresses. had been assigned on that. portion of the street.and no inconvenience would therefore result. A brief discussion f'ollowed,'on whether McKenzie Ave. was 1 mdfcated the .Bike 'Plan as a route, and the staff replied they would look into the matter. Comm. Ba4haw made_a mo'ti.on to recommend 'to the City Council to change that portion' of McKenzie Avenue on the northeast side of South McDowell Blvd. to Maria Drive. Comm- Waters.seto,nded.the.motion AY`E`S 4 . NOES C ABSENT 2 WALTER KIECKHEFER - Mr. Bae.hlje read the comments relating the EIR E'NVIRbNMENTAL hMPACT from the Sonoma County 'Water Agency, the City REPb.RT: Engineear, the Chief Building Inspector, the Recrea tio Director, a.nd the Fire C,P ief. He also stated that, Mr. Kieckhefe,r and De.l Davis, the EIR Consul - tant, were avail.a.ble to answer any questions The Commission was advised that the subject Draft EIR appeared to present an,`obJective and accurate assess- ment of the envi ro effec of the proposed proje,ct and met all requirements of the State and local guidelines: for t p e' pa.rati on of EIR ° s o The staff' therefore. recommended, that the Commission a,c.cordi ngl;y certify th-e EIR and also advised the Comm-i s i o,n to pay '_:cI o_se attention to the mitigation m.eas;ures that -had been recomme.nded.in the report when making future, decisions relating to the project. The Commissian informed that if any-aspect had been eliminated from the report which they felt should be included, i.t wou.ld be required from the consultant before the EiL vas-forwarded to the City C:ounci l.o They. .were also informed that the comments of the reviewing agencies, and also -the comments. of the C- ommission and the public would- be added .to the EIR to form th;e Final EIR .which would be considered by the Co:unci l e The Public Hearing w.as opened and Mr. Walter Kieckhefer addressed the Commission; stating that • . he felt the EIR had been very thoroughly accom- plished. He stated that he ha.d not been aware of -3- Petaluma City Planning Commission Mi-nute:s,, Rovambe 5, 1574 y f,&c1l i t iese the defi,cie regardtng wa,te - r and sewer but had 9 thqU ht that-they were both availablei a.t the 1 site in sUfficie c,a.p,6.c es to_t,Ak. care of the project. Mr. Gray e,xpl that the ,sewer project would pr,o,bably be com,p before - the project could be f i n i s h e d a crd t.h,a:t t.he -water' - w ou ld dvp!,p,e h d . o'n , w1h.e n the Co fnt - om,p'leted He added that.. '.t, was rtft ' c up to the CAty Count , 11 to d de i f further. deficiency of the pres,ent's vould be allowed., M Ki &ck h e,if e r . f 6 rr ed 'to t:h &o�hbm . County Mater Agen s comment t'h t°h concerned about .the 'weight.of bfl `ud'ings Toca near the e He fver. . stated that an. report -had indicated there was no p ro b I em in and- n-:asked -if this , ' Informatfon'could b 'e: furnfshe,d I to, I that agency s,o that the neLq,',a'tiyt .'co'mme"n't' could b-e removed from the EIR Mr. Ki e.ckh -, was informed . that the-E�JR.,.Co,n'sultant s h,o�u I'd re§ to- the-Sonoma . County Rater Agency's c Ar. - Kteckheftr also state;d.-he with a l l c o n d i t i o n s - r by the Fi . te Chief to conform to safety me No other cqff - w:ere 'offere:d - from. the - pub] ic and thi,e Public .,H'ear ing was c1osed. Comm.. Ba-Ishaw qutstio �s:eism:i:c safety ' asptct,,an'd what the po;sfti,o.n of the Co and th C ity_ C U n c 1 would be in app�rovj,n,q a pro jzct if an earthqu&kel la it., Wr, Matt Hudson, the City Attorney re that t�he'po,s would be rather. remote, .but, the Cify Covncil, Andl.,Comml,'ssion would have- to weigh that factor when cloLns+deri�ng,.tht Pr6je,ct. He also th6_ Commi.ssion- that al.1 construction wou ' tb a v.e. n ,- c Co�rd aln M, ft h Cha 2 ie ,a:r t h q .'O U s t a�h4a rd s ain�d a d'v s e d that he wou p q r - t;ve the subject of Tfabll'ity further. Comm. Bal ,s. h,aW qu,e s t io n e i the for the-land- s a p i c�o;u I d - ,be taken f r om the Hver, and .,thus miti g t;h,e need f or 'water. Mr. Del Davis .stated that it..mat feasible that. Class "B" water could be .utilized from d1tKe thle: river - or the sewer_ plant, but q hat a' coffi,p'let system w6`uld'.. then...,be . , , spe cial r Comm. , �B a1's Ka.w a I's o. mentione :a . n e w t o.c h - no.logy-"tha:t w6,ul;d 'g:r cut down o!n ' the water usage. He� wa 'adv'i 'that th0e two method's of 'mi'ti the wa short would be look"e;d into furtKejr and t 6 e . k no wle4go .attained reported baci for. con!sidera- tJoh - by tfiz Ca, t ime :of of- design Com mission. �: A t the. �t '0 re�v i ey Del DAvi ment1o a new water closet that had a reduced water calpacity, and h,e wyas asked to provide the staff with information regarding Pit. -4- J., Pe taluma City Planni Commission'Minutes,'Novemb.er 5, 1974 Comm, Hi'lligos:s questioned the reference.to a river- front park Del Davis replied that it was listed as an. alternative since at the time. the report was written the EDP designation was "park" and the staff later recommended to the Commission a designation of "urban reside'.ntial ".wit:h public..access to the river. Mr. Gray informed the Commission that there.shouId not be -a barrier to the public who wish to walk `along the riv:e and _that an solution would be to al l ow - the ri ght of .-publ-i c . access for a trail along the ri -ver at the time of site design.r.eview. Mr. Boeh.lde added that u the of the Subdivision Oedinance..a dedicated park could still be required�at the time of s ubdivision, if the Commission so determined. C;omme Hilligoss questioned the reference to a recycling center and Mr. Davis replied that materials.such as paper, me't'al.,- and glass could be stored on the site and later .dis- posed .of, .,and._that compactors - ,could be pro - v=ded to eliminate some the volume of waste material A discussion followed regarding the volume of the general contents of an E'IR and degree of technical d Comm.. Popp made,a motion t recommend to the-City Council the: certi fi cati.on .of the EIR for-the Walter Kie ckhefer - condominium project and Comm. Waters seconded the motion. AYES 4 NOES 0 ABSENT 2 BRIEFING -BY The Commission had.requested that the City Attorney CITY ATTORNEY: brief the . - with regard to rental a.nd ownershi type manag,.e;ment documents relating to Pl Unit Districts Mr. Matt. Hudson, the City Attorney, therefore furnished each of the Commissioners.present with a copy of a memo andu'.m he relating to condominiums also read' the document. He also furnishe.d a copy of California Civil Code 783 defining "Condominiums" and Civil Code 1355 relating to condominiums. A short discussion followed, Mr. Hudson concluded by informing the - Commission that he had requested further information relative.to.the new concept of making the. City an equal party to the equitable.servitu,des or covenants.contained in -the declaration of restrictions and bylaws, and would keep them advised. -5- Petaluma City - Plannin,g Co�mm.ission Minutes, November 5, 1974, STAFF PRESENTATION % M,r Boe,hTle explained to the Commission that the City ENVIRONMEN had cont',racted with. C,6ma,.rc Desig�n Systems to come up PRO,G:RAM: wI.th-a digitized tomputex mapp system ' for th.e City - MANAGEMENT o s�ev,e,ra I , e.n v i r m en t a, 1 r e s: o U:r c,e,s - ai s:le�v e r a I char a c t qr2i s tf c s that. th C ity, r e q up s te d Comarc then put them on- <a compote.`r and came up with the pine - maps diSplaye.d on thle wall,. lj,which'c�onsist of 100 meter cells, approxiaely 2.-l/ acres,, per_c,elj ­ Mt. B:oe.hlj indi- a!t a e:d 6e V arto U s . m a'p s - r e l a t i n g . to. V e'g tA t i o n , A r c h e o - t I o i c and i s tro r i q �c - D a tt , A,g r i c,u I t u , S o i l s , F o,o d ,H P'1a I neg - i - STop.e,q:s Retre',ati on G,ero I Ogy and Watersh , and biiefjy e,, each: The cell inventory report was ahs.o : gh.own to the Commirssion and. it was explain to them . that 'to find information re,§a a c pro- j t - it should be loca on..,th applicable map 6 rd i mg, t,o d.a,t.a deli red, by row` a,n4 column number, al;Kd then Ioo up in the ceYl i.hv&ntdtY- The Commission was al:s th-&t the cells could be revised aspore d - ef.inite information w.,as, A bri.ef di.scus . fol . Tow the, - adva:ntages of, the program &nd its. future, usews o. OTHER BUSI NESS :. Chairman Hilli�g,os.s' designa,U4 Coma Balshaw and Comm, Waters as th n ' new rlepxtsentatives to serve on the Site-- C Design Review ommitt.ee.. 0 A.DJO R RRE N T - There being na further business, t'h e aezt i.m a at 9:38 pm. ce Cha`1 rMan Attest: