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PETALUMA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 5, 1973
REGULAR MEETING 7:30 P -. M .
CITY COUNCIL CHN -IBERS , CITY HALL PETAJdUbiA, CALIFORNIA
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL: ;Comm. Balshaw Bond Daly Hood
Schmelz [graters Poop
STAFF: ,Wm. C. McGivernf Director of Community Development
Richard D. A. Anderson, Associate Planner
;'Frank B. Grav, As sociate Planner
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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CORRESPONDENCE
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SITE DESICNJREVIEW Manuel Amaral'�s proposal, for commercial buildings
COMMITTEE REPORT: to be located at 4246 No. Petaluma Blvd. i n a
C -H District.
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M McCOY, ET AL Cont of Public Hearing to consider the
REZON
-73: request of William McCoy, et al, from R -1 -6,500
to P.U.D. for three- parcels located between Hinman
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'Street and Fair Street..
SUN TERRACEI Continuation of the consideration of the Tentative
SUBDIVISION roan for the Sun Terrace Subdivision submitted by
, TENTATIVE MAP: Sunco Development Corporation /U.S. Equities, Inc.
to be located in the area of B. Washington St. and
Fly Road.
MODIFICATIONS TO THE Continuation of the Public-Hea.r to c onsider
MASTER PLAN OF ZONING: modifications to the Master Plan of Zoning for
Area Nos. 22, 25, 26, 2€3, 29, 30, and 33 and
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boundary adjustments to Area Nos. 17 and 1.9 as
described in the report to the ,Planning Commission
dated March 29, 197
ADJOURNMENT
M I N U'T E S
' 0ET ' ALUMA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION JUNE 5, 1973
REGULAR MEETING 7-;30 P ®M
CITY COUNCIL' CITY HALL
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
PRESENT: Comm. Bond.,. Ba1shaw, *Daly, Hood, 'Waters,, Popp
*Comm. Daly departed at 8:45 p.m.
ABSENT: Comm. Schmelz
STAFF: Wri, C. McGiv Director of Commuhity.DeveloPment
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R I chard D. A. Anderson, Associate.- Planner-
Frank B. Gray, Associate Planner
APPROVAL OF
AINUTES: The minutes*of the May 22, 1973 meeting of the
Planning Commission were-appr
ing corrections: Page 3,'Item.2, paragraph 4,
change to read to include the request for
the deletion and Page 6, 6th line, change
"Ordinance" to "Committee.."
1 S , ITE DESIGN1 1 REVIEW The staff gave a'brief summary of the Site Design
COMMITTEE REPORT - Review Committee report for.,the proposed
AMARAL: commercial buildings to be located at 4.246 No.
Petaluma Blvd. which recommended approval, and
road the.conditions,required.
The applicant.was asked if he understood the
conditions and would domply.and Mr. Amaral
-answered in the aff.itmative.
Comm. Hood. questioned ..the, adequacy. of _Parking and
how it might be affected if the adjacent lot was
sold-. Mr. Amaral replied that there was adequate
parkimg, as he owned the two..acr6s adjacent.to the
site and had,no intention of ,selling it ..Comm.
Bond,,_the Site- DesIgn Review, Commi tte6 represen-
..tative, -briefed thd regarding . the
parking. situat -i.on® Mr. Anderson- informed the
Commission of the easement ded1'1' cited 't.o
Control on which the applicant.,rdtains the right
for,parking.behind'these parcels.
Comm.'Daly made the motion to cdncur.with'the
recommendations of.the Site, te,Design'Review Commit -
{. tee for approval with cond-it,ions.as cited .and
Comm.. Waters seconded the motion.
AYES 6 NOES 0 ABSENT 1
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WILLIAM McCO,Y, The Commission was .furn.shed..plot ..plans of the
ET AL proposed:P.U..D.,.,development and the staff
REZONING Z12 -73: report was read.
The 'Public.Hearing` was opened and the audience
asked. if. they had any...commen.ts... ..NO.,response was
given and the'Publc Hearing-was-closed.
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Cont. Daly :the staff _..if.., this was con-
sidered as..spot zoning. :and was to'ld..it. was;
however., P ®U.m`D. rezoning does provide for
flexibility ,of design and character, whale still
maintaining control over what would be
developed®
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Comm.. Balshaw questioned why.,..a R -C D stric.t
rezon .ng,.had..not been reque's;ted and was informed
by.- the staff that this would - establish a .spot
1 zone.wth relatively less control over the...
development that. could occur on the site.. -Also,
P..U.,D. was felt by the staff to be the most
compatible zoning for'the area The Commission
was.further..nformed that the applicant proposed
..to build.: one .. s ing,le- family :unit and... a duplex on
the parcel with the existing single- family unit
and.the other two parcels with single - family units
on them had'no proposed or anticipated development
at this time.
Comm... Hood made the motion.,ao approve the requested
P,.U.D...rezoning and Comm. Bond seconded the motion.
. AYES. 6. NOES 0 ABSENT 1
SUN TERRACE read a telegram from U. S.'Equit es
SUBDIVISION which requested a continuance -of the.he:aring on the ..
TENTATIVE MAP: Sun T:errace,Tentative Map until June 19,..19`73. He
p further'explained to the Commission that a revised
Tentative.-Map had .been. submitted because of the
negative staff report and City. Engineer.r.eport
regarding the original..-Tentative Map. The Commis-
sion .agreed to, continue the ,h°earing at the June 19,
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1973 meeting
Comm. Daly requested that the staff :review the
files and clarify before the next meeting the
expiration date of the applicant's approval to
ddVe - .on.. this site..
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MODIFICATI(7NS TO
Continuaton..of the . Publ c ..He,aring to consider
THE MASTER" PLAN
modifications to .the Master. Plan _.of... Zoning to
OF�ZONING:
.bring into consistency "with.Zoning Ordinance
Nom 1072 R.C.S.
Area No 22
The staff' report was give`n::.by,.Mr_ .Gray who wished
to emphasize that-this parcel is one of the few
large._p.ar'cels left..in the - : core area of Petaluma
`:for posy ble,,:development for..a..senior. citizens'
complex. No comments were made by the audience.
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Comm.. Balshaw made the motion to rezone this
parcel on the northwest corner the intersec
tion of Sixth and "I" Streets from P -M to R -C and
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Comm. Hood seconded the,motion.
AYES 6 NOES 0 ABSENT 1
Area No. _'25
A brief explanation.. of the area and the staff.
report was given. No comments were made from
the audience.
:'Comm..', Waters made the motion to change ..the C -S
designation :for "the area between.-the Petaluma
.River and, Second Street, "D" and.. "H" Streets to
a zon%ng classification, except for the block
bounded by-First and Second Streets, "E" and
Streets ,..::which s "hould ..be. changed to C -H .
Comm,....'Bond_ "seconded the motion.
Area No. 26
AYES::....6.. NOES 0 _AB; ,ENT 1
The s.ta report was :read by Mr.. Gray who further
. '-explained the high density designation in the
EDP and.. that residents were in favor C -H.
rezoning-as they had no intention of a high
.density residential use development. Comm..
.Bal'shaw "requested it be made part of the record
.that',the' C -H portion of the recommendation for
..rezoning is not because it is the Commission'.s
desire, bu:t:.to. make, it conform, to ..current condi-
tions _".No- comments were mdde from the. - audience.
'Comm..:, Bond .made the motion to change the designa-
tion for...the ,area between the Petaluma. River..and.
Petaluma .Blvd.,' - SO. in the vicinity "of the' inter-
.section: of Petaluma Blvd. .S;o,,,_and Mountain -View
,Avenue from C -S to a s,follows: M -L for the
western_portion..of. this area and C -H for the...
eastern portion of this area. The--division in
the zoning district boundary is to be along the
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eastern property line of A.P 0'8.®- 301 -08, commonly
known as the Kwal Machi site, Comm. Waters
seconded the.motion.
AYES 6... NOES' 0 ABSENT 1
Mr. Gray infor med_.the; Commission' that this area
..on "Western Avenue would.be brought.to..the:Commission
on June:19, 1973..and..wished.the Public Hearing to
be continued until that time. The Commission agreed
to 'do eo
The staff report was read and; t °he..Commission
.informed that the owner had no .obj.ection.' to the R -C
zoning' designation. No.comments were made from
the. audience..
Comm.;, Waters made the motion to change the designa-
tion for 6:2.0 Street, from M -S to R -C and
Comm..Hood seconded the motion.
AYES 5 140ES 0' ABSENT 2
rea No. 30 :
mr. Gray read the.staf.f report and gave a brief
explanation of the area. No comments were made
from the audience
Comm �. Bond'.made the -motion toy change the designa-
tion °'.for:`- ,th'e' area .between Baker St. and Bodega _
Ave o ";inz° the, proximity of. the, intersection of these
.two stk6dts'. =:S to C & -N,.. Comm. Balshaw:
-ded `the motion,
.AYES. 5. NOES . 0 . ABSENT 2
Area No. 33
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Area No. 19
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Vhd� steff :report was .read by=-Mr. Gray who" added
that thiB . owner. had , be en contacted and -agreed with
t he zonng No comments were made
from the audibhcea
.Commo'�- Waters, made the m'otfon .,to- change. this area
lodd -ted •south,ea of the intersection of Frates
Roa'd'.anda Lakevil H'ighvay'T from °A" to M -L 'and
Comm; gAlshaw, s; e c ®nded the motion,'
AYES- 5 NOES 0 ABSENT I
The; .staf f report was: read by .Mr: Gray who' also
explain that some. •properties had illogical
zoning district boundary lines.
The Chairman .asked if -anyone from the audience,
had ariy questions and Mr. Gerald T.. 'Stewart,
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2 '7th .Street, addressed the Commission. He
wshed. know proposed parking facility
was-to be.used' exclusively for the auto parts
s.tore.:and why .it was .needed as there were parking
meters-available'.. Mr. S °tew.ar't :also. raised
various.:questions as to.. the. - appropriateness of
the r.ecommended.zoning designation. It was his
feeling that with the;;r.ecommended.designation
th:e. owner could. change his m_ ind as to-the usage
of.the: site and could build whatever he wanted
to.
Mr... pick Lieb,. Lieb.. & .Quaresma., addressed the
Commiss.on;.as...a representat.ve of. Robert McDonald,
Auto ..P.a- rts'..Supp:ly..Company.. He .reminded the
Commission.that.the ;Lot in question had been
approved ...for..a; parking lot during -the site design
review for the Auto_ Parts .Supply Company'. Mr.
McDonald, has. purchased......the adjacent Greyhound
._property .and.. wishes.. to enlarge his site towards
.. ,Greyhound .and. needs the parking: space. Essentially
he felt..it. was ; just a ..squaring up of the. property
line.
.....Mr... Gray- explained ..that the Larger surrounding
..area .,is already zoned C -TC., so .this could not be
.considered spot.zoning'. He went.on to explain that
the_.land .use._is :.very- critical ,for parking as there
..have.: been..complaints.regarding- insufficient parking
in this;;. area.. die to commuter parking -. Mr. Gray
a'lso..stated_ -.that the: ,old zoning ordinance held an
exception.,that_ allowed -for uses permitted in
adjoining zoning districts on abutting properties.
Mrs... Stewart questioned ::the .safety, factor of the
:two -way.: stop .. sign..near :th;is .parcel and was told
to direct. her .c®ncern;..in the." form of a letter to
the..'T ±affic- Committee.
Comm. Balshaw made. the _motion. to, change. the desig-
....nation for 414 °'.C' "... S"tree :t . f -rom P.�.M -to C -C and
...Comm. Hood seconded. the.motion.
AYES 5 NOES ..0 ABSENT 2
Mr.' Gray gave .an oral. report .on .the..property
located .at 215 Vallejo_ S:treet.. This. parcel is long
and .narrow and , theLowner was .unaware that it was
even zoned :commercial - ,_..asp .the adjoining property
... was 11-2 ®3,000. The` c al owners on .Washington
Stree't,. have.. ndicated they have.. no desire to buy
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this parcel. f.or. , commercial...expans:ion and-the
owner.. wishes. _i4 4 __zoned,, th*d_same as the remainder of
the_.surrounding:.:property.. A.short discussion
followed by..the Commissioners-. No comments were
made from..the. auds.ence,.
Comm..'Hood made the motion to change the designa-
tion for.. 215 Vallej:;o.. Street :from C$N to R -C and
-Comm,. Waters seconded'..'the motion
AYES 5 NOES 0. ABSENT 2
Mro Gray" advsed.,the:.:;:Comm ' gsion that Area. No. 28,
the Petaluma,..Creamery,.would be: continued until
dune .19, .1973, and also at-.this time Area No. 32
on "F"' Street would be. considered
OTHER BUSINESS:
.The,.members of, the...Commssion discussed what
was termed.as:a lack of communication between
the .Planning Commission and .the City Council. It
was ,generally felt that when a_Planning Commission
ruling is overruled by.the City ;Council that a
copy of.the "Finding's" determined by the City
.Counci-1, in..-making..., the ir.....decis -on. should. be made
available. to members,. -of . Commission. Concern
was... expressed that - the feelings -,of the Commission
were not being known to the City Council and
that the Planning_aspects were being.left out..
The Commission'was inf'ormed.•that in the future they
would;. receive_ .copies, of the . -Council. Minutes
.and.-.copies of-the resolutions - containing the find-
.ings._ of the Council,
Comm,..Balshaw. xequested :the. staff to furnish. the
Commission with. Anformat'ion. regarding. the following:
1.. Status.of the:time extension for.the property
at the north end of -the Petaluma.. Plaza.
2..:..Washington ; :Square apartments ..are - .being vacated
..yet no action- has - been. taken., on the gas station.
'This: rezoning °.was expedited.-;with ..the condition
.._tha;t.the._gas station -would be .acted on promptly.
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3. Regarding the ice'mach ne..located on Copeland
St., the applicant has.not complied with require-
ments of the Use Permit conditions.
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4... It, was stated.the.urdyhound -Depot is going to
move. -This' is .A.,major.. project, where will
..it,.move to?
When will the..Februak.y... �.update of".the be
presented to..the.C6mmission?
6._When will the meeting with the'Recreation
Committee.take place?
Comm. . Hood..'r6minded the Cbmi i issl'on... about. a number
_.of.trailers.that:they. had previously been con-
cerned .wllth.on,Lindberg state that it
appeared that concrete,,pads-,were,being.poured on
the site... He.. questioned if the staff was policing
the..matter and wasI'..tol.d,.th6y were.
I Mr-.,,,McGivern...ii'iformed.:.the.r6embers.,,o.f. the...Commission
that a'.meeting.'.With the Parks. &: Recreation Commis-
-sion.had been set-.up for June 13, 1973.at 7:30 p.m.
for those, who wished...to attend,-,
ADJOURNMENT'
The meeting adjourned-at 9:45 p.m.
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