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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03/20/1973I!, A G E' N D A - ,TALUMA CITY PLANN=ING COM14ISS'ION MARCH "20', 1'97'3. GULAR.:MEE'TIN.G 7 3i0 P r ,• IT.Y COUNCIII CHAMBE.R:S:,, CITY HALL, PET CALIFOFSJI'A PLEDGE "ALLEGI'ANCE TO' THE FLAG ROLL CALL: Comm,. ; ,Ba l shaw Bona D l v Hood ' i s chmb1z [Maters Popp _. STAFF: - ,v7illiam C. McG'ivern Director of Community Development �Richar'd. A. Anderson, Associate Planner ,Frank B. Gray,. Associate Planner i APPROVAL OF MINUTES CORRESPONDENCE f .. EZ-dVIROiimENTAL 1. Earl Anderson with regard to, a proposed triplex at ASSES'SMENT ( 4.15 Kentucky St,., STATEMENT • Romac - Pacific Comp any, Inc.. for° proposed Sou EVALUATIONS: ' � metal. ,building to ;be used for warehouse rental units,- North Sian Franci , `Bay Industrial. Park, Unit One, Dynamic St. DES.I "GN 4 Romac Pacific Company, Inc: site .design for proposed I3.EVIEW COP?IMITTEE 11,5-68 square foot Soule metal building to be used for .REPORT: warehou 'e rental units,, rlort"h San, Francisco Bay "Indus.- trial Park Unit One D nami.c; St. , in an M -L , Li"' y ght Industrial Distri SERV CA SI 1 automobile repair pr.oposed enlargement of an existing m PP air and parts sales operat (European PI:Ar�'I�IT Gar Servic in a : C H H e) located at '70.0 &' 7:02 Petaluma Blvd. South ; • ighway° Commercial Distric RYAN OUTDnOR Revieyz of the sign program of Ryan Outdoor Adve'r-tising ADVERTISING structur,es.uiithin the City limits. SIGN PROGRAM':` q a Public Hearing Commis:s'ion. for the purpose OTHER BUSINESS - : Introduction to the of seitttin , ring to consider the rezoning request submitted by ,Newman B. Nelson from R -2- 3,000 (2 Residential) District. to C- N' (Neighborhood Commercial) District' for an office building to be located at 2:10 Vallejo 'Street,. Pe'ta4uma `Cit P l ann ing. C :oitni i,ss o Agenda, March 20, 1973 „ :lntroduct on to the Planning' Commission fo the purpose of settincg a ,bbl�ic Hearing to cons der the application " for a� Use lle'rrrit submitted' by , ichzel J. Moran, TMy & m Ice Vending E -achne Company, looate and operate an au coin operated ice vendina machine building on the Northwestern P,ac ' f'ic r4 lroad Camp any lot bordering Copeland Street in an I4 -1, ("light rnd-ustrial.) District. "� 1 LJ M I N U T E S PETALUMA CITY PLANNING COMMIS MARCH 20, 1973 REGULAR MEETING 7:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA. PRESENT: Comm. Daly, Popp,- Hood, Schmelz.,, Waters ABSENT-. Comm. Balshaw, Bond 'STAFF: William C. McGivern, Director of Community Development Richard D. A. Anderson, Associate Pla Frank B. Gray, Associate Planner APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of March 6, 1973 were approved as submitted. CORRESPONDENCE: 1. A letter from the Director of Recreation was read by Mr® MdGivern regarding the establishment of ,a City Bikeways Committee which stated the desirability of hay of the Planning Commission on thia committee, The orientation meeting isacheduled for March 29, 1973 at 7:30 in the Conference Aoom at City Hall. Dis- cussion revealed that Cpmm Balshaw had shown interest in the past in.the City's bikeways and Chairman Popp therefore appointed him to serve on the City Bikeways Committee. Comm. Hood volun- teered to act as an alternate. 2. Letters from the Sonoma County Farm Bureau dated March 99 1973 and March 14, 1973 addressed to the Planning Commission were read by Mr. McGivern, The first letter expressed concern ,about the pbs,sibility of the closing of the Royal Tallow & Soap Plant; however, the second letter asked that presentation of this letter to the Commission be' withheld until further work on the problem could be accomplished. Mr. McGivern suggested tabling it for future consideration and, also reminded the Commission that neither the ,City Council or the Planning Commission had con- trol over this plant as it was under the juri-s- diction of the Bay Area 'Air Pollution Control Board.' 3. A letter from the,DiViSion of Highways dated February 27, 1973 was read by Mr. McGivern. The letter informed the Commission of a Speaker's Bureau which is available to present audio-visual presentations and informational literatur'e .J Planning Commission Minutes, Much 20, 193. 1 regarding :right - -way functions and relocation; n - motorized traffic; c ooperative efforts; landscaping. e nvironment; transportation and land use planning; aesthetles; safety; and status of highway proposals in the Area. After discus - son, Chartnan Copp directed the staff to forward a letter expressing the interest of the City in particip °ating in suc a pres entati o n and further directed the staff to coordinate with the City Council regarding a possible joint meeting with them, the Planning Commission, and the Planning staff. EARL ANDERSON - The .. staf f repor was dead b y Mr, Anders It ENVIRONMENTAL informed the Commission that the site design ASSESSMENT'STATE- approval had been granted on March 21, 1972 by MENT EVALUATION: the -Planning Commission for the construction of a triplex at 415 Kentucky St., and further ,recommended acceptance of the Environmental Assessment Statement stating that the project would not have significant impact on the envir- onment. It was confirmed that adequate open space was provided as the present ordinance calls for 2,400 sq. ft. and the applicant proposed 2,900 sq fit ROMAC PACIFIC The Site.Desiqn Review Committee recommendation COMPANY, INC- - for approval with conditions as stated was read SITE DESIGN REVIEW by Mr,. A He added it would be necessary OMMITTEE REPORT: for the staff to match the street trees proposed according to a recent list furnished by Public Works to insure conformance® -2- Comm.. Schmelz made the motion to accept the En- vironmental Assessment Statement as recommended by , thei staff and Comm. W ate rs seconded the motion AYES 5 NOES �0 ABSENT 2 ROMAC PACIFIC The staff report was read by Mr. Anderson recom- COMPANY, INC. - mending th tAS be accepted and no EIR be ENVIRONMENTAL required. The , question was raised'by Comm. Hood ASSESSMENT STATE- as to the- or minimum size requirement of MENT EVALUATION: an EAS and was informed by Comma Daly that the City Attorney was presently coordinating with the County Attorney on precise requirements® Comm. Daly made the motion that the Environmental ,Assessment Statement he accepted as submitted and -Comm. Waters seconded the motion. AYES 5 NOES 0 ABSENT 2 ROMAC PACIFIC The Site.Desiqn Review Committee recommendation COMPANY, INC- - for approval with conditions as stated was read SITE DESIGN REVIEW by Mr,. A He added it would be necessary OMMITTEE REPORT: for the staff to match the street trees proposed according to a recent list furnished by Public Works to insure conformance® -2- Planning Commission Minutes, March 20, 1973 Chairman Popp asked if the applicant was repre- sented and ;understood the conditions. Mr. Alan Rosenberg, representing Romac Pacific Co., Inc., stated he.understood the conditions; however, he °asked if the condition pertaining to the floor level of the proposed warehouse could be changed to read to be "in accordance with the require - ments of the Sonoma County Water Agency" rather than "at,least 18 inches above the curb elevation" as requested by the -Site Design Review =Committee. This suggestion was agreeable with.the Commission. Comm. -Daly queried who decides on plants to be i used and who makes sure they are planted, and was told the appli.cant'provides landscaping plans . which are reviewed by the staff and recommenda- tions for changes made if necessary. The respon- sibility to make sure ghat is planted conforms to the approved landscape plan is that of the Inspection Department® Comm..'Hood stated it appeared the site had too much coverage and queried the setbacks. Mr® Anderson answered that the.210 foot setbacks on the sides.and 2.5 feet on the frontage were in accordance with the zoning ordinance and that allowable coverage was 66 %; the applicant proposed 40.% Comm. Waters made the motion that the recommenda- tion of the Site,Design Review Committee be accepted and Comm, Hood seconded the motion® AYES 5 NOES 0 ABSENT 2 EUROPEAN CAR SERVICE The staff report was mead by Mr. Anderson which - USE PERMIT U2 -73: informed the Commission that the applicant had submitted an application for this Use Permit in accordance with conditions of a Site Design approved by the Planning Commission on February 6, 1973, . The staff recommend ation was for approval of the Use Permit subject to Exhibit 'A and condi- tions as,citedo Comm. Daly asked about the EDIT designation and was told it was for medium density residential use in the area between I.Street and Mountain View and that the zoning was C =H for this parcel and the adjacent parcel® A short discussion of the area followed and Mro McGivern added that he felt a land use study'shou -ld be made on this particular area, -3- t/ Planning Commission Minutes, March 20, 1973 Chairman Popp 'asked the applicant i.f;.he under- stood the ,conditions and was willing to compl -y. and Wlhelm"Zipperle replied in the affirmative. Comm Ho.od..mad,e the motion that the'Use Permit be granted subject to Exhibit "A" and the.condi- tiohs as cited and Comma Waters seconded the motion. AYES 5 NOES 0 ABSENT 2 RYAN OUTDOOR Mr. McGivern informed the Commission that the ADVERTISING SIGN purpose of this sign program review was to orien- PROGRAM: Late the. Commission to existing signs and the proposed program of the staff. The staff report was read by Frank Gray who utilized.slides.to .show the Commission the various Signs reviewed, Appropriate recommendations were made for each.sign, and included removal, reloca- tion or repair work. The Commission was informed it `was the wish of the staff that the Planning Commission become involved in the program and work with the Planning :staff and the Ryan staff so that an acceptable program of rehabilitation and relocation could take place. Comm. 'Oaly asked.-why the "Henris" sign referred to was stated.as..being illegal. Mr. McGivern explained that this sign was approved under a Use Permit procedure quite some time ago by the Planning, °Commission. One of the conditions of approval was that the Use Permit be brought back each'year for reconsideration and renewal, and at no.time since then has a renewal been requested. Furthermore, as A.r ,sult of the widening of Lake - ville Street, that.parcel of land changed in character and the sign was relocated without as much as a building.permit or any other authoriza- tion. The owner was notified, but the right -of- way acquisitions were in process and the staff was asked not to pursue the matter further at that time... Comm. Daly made the motion that the staff be directed to con:tact.the owners of the alleged illegal.sign and'ask them to remove it and Comm. Waters seconded the motion. AYES 5 NOES 0 ABSENT 2 Mr. McGivern take a. good legality of -4- informed the Commission it would deal of time to.determine the all the signs in the City. Chairman 'Planning Commission Minutes, March 20, 1973 Popp Asked what action should be taken next by the Commission and Mr. McOivern suggested a member of the Planning Commission be appointed to coordinate with the staff and Ryan Sign personnel for an Appropriate program,. Chairman Popp appoi ted Comm. Bond as the representative for n. this sign program. Mr. Kaj flansen,,.reprdsenting Ryan Outdoor Sign, spoke.to the Commission and informed them that as far as everything listed in the staff report was concerned, there would be no problem and they had already taken action on some of the signs. He added that allnonconforming signs would be taken down and he did not feel that a committee was-necessar-y as they were perfectly wl,lllng,.to go along with all recommendations and , any future relocations would be coordinated wi th Mr. McGi . vern,. Chairman Popp informed him the only reason for a Commission representative was to act in a liaison capacity. Comm. Daly asked what the proper zoning for signs was and was told it was C-H, M-L, and M-G, as a conditional use. OTHER BUSINESS: The Planning Commis had been furnished with all necessary documents for the purpose of setting a,Public Hearing.to consider the rezoning request submitted by Newman B. Nelson from a R-2-3,000 District to a C-N.District for an office building to be located at 210 Vallejo.Street. The Commis- sion therefore directed,the staff to set the Public Heating for the next regular meeting on April 3, 1973. The Planning Commission had been furnished with all necessary documents ' for the purpose of setting a Public Hearing to consider the application for a Use Permit submitted by Michael J. Moran, M & M Ice Vending Company, to locate and operate an automatic coin operated ice vending machine build- ing on the-Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co. lot bordering Copeland Street-in an M-L District. The Commission therefore directed the staff to set the Public Hearing for the next regular meet- ing on April 3, 1973. Comm. Daly made a report to the Commission on the proceedings of the City Council Meeting of March 19, 1973, ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. -5-