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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 11/06/1973A G E N D A j� PETALUMA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION NOVEMBER 6, 1973 ` q W"REGULAR MEETING CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL:j Comm. Balsh'aw Bond flood Mattel Hilligoss Waters Popp STAFF: Frank B' Gray, Acting Director of Community Development , APPROVAL OF MINUTES CORRESPONDENCE CAMILLE:KEOKUK - Camille Enterprises proposed Keokuk apartments SITE DESIGN REVIEW located on the east side of Keokuk Street COMMITTEE `REPORT: between Cherry Street and Magnolia Avenue. HAROLD WOJCIECHOWSKI Public Hearing to consider the prezoning PREZONING'225 -73: application of Harold Wojcechowski from County "A" to PUD and R -1..= 6,500 for property located at 831 - Madison Street and adjacent parcels. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE EVALUATIONi- GARY STOKES & RUDOLPH YOUNG: Public Hearing to consider whether or not the proposed rezoning request from "A" to C - District submitted by Gary Stokes & Rudolph Young for approximately 2.89 acres located on the southeast side of Casa Grande southwest of. the southeasterly projection of South McDowell•Bl=vd. will have a significant effect on the environment and will .require an ER setting forth the environmental effects and consideration'of the project.. MODIFICATIONS TO THE Continuation of Public H earing to consider GENERAL PLAN, EDP, & modifications to the General Plan, the En- - MASTER PLAN OF ZONING: ­ -- vironmental Design Plan and the Master Plan i o f Zoning to make them consistent. ADJOURNME l�� ' M 1 N U T E S A PETALUMA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION' NOVEMBER 6, 1973 REGULAR MEETING 7:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.,, CITY HALL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA PRESENT"] Comm. Balshaw, Bond, Hilligoss, Hood,, Popp, Waters ABSENT:! Comm. Mattei STAFF: Frank B. Gray, Acting Director of Community Development APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of October 16, 1973 were approved as ` submitted. CORRESPONDENCE: Mr. Gray referred to a letter dated October 24, 1973 which had been forwarded to M & M Ice Vending Machine Company regarding the non - compliance with their Use Permit. He advised the Commission that Mr. Moran had called today and informed him that he had hired a contractor to do the required paving and landscaping; however, the rain had prevented it being done.. A short discussion followed i t and the Commission agreed that if the conditions of approval of this Use Permit were not complied with by the next Planning Commission meeting, action would be taken to revoke the Use Permit. f- Mr. Gray referred to a letter dated October 24, 1 to the owners of the Petaluma Plaza which it informed them that the signs painted on the rear of the buildings in the Plaza were in violation of City's Zonng.O,rdinance. He then read a letter-'dated October 30, 1973 from the Managers of the shopping - center, Harris, Liebes & Company, which ,directed the Petaluma Plaza Merchants Association to comply with the Zoning Ordinance and remove the painted signs by November 15, 1973. Mr, Gray added that Mr. Kearney, the President of the Petaluma Plaza Merchants Association, had discussed with him the possibility of a ; compliance time of January or early Spring to remove the Signs. In the meantime he advised they would be looking at drafting- a new sign program and wished to discuss it at a later date with the City. Mr: Kearney had advised that the merchants had been told by Sign Art, who painted the signs, that proper permits had been taken out. Sign Art advised the Planning that they had applied the old Zoning Ordinance in error and also did not realize ,- that permits were required for wall paintings. l A discussion followed regarding adherence to the Zoning Ordinance and past policies on signs, after which Comm. Popp made a motion that the signs on Petaluma City Planning Commission Minutes, November 6, 1973 the rear of the.buldngs at the Petaluma Plaza be abated. The motion-was seconded by Comm. Waters AYES 6 NOES 0 ABSENT 1 CAMILLE'.KEOKUK - The report o the Site - ;Design Review Committee SITE DESIGN REVIEW with recommended conditions of approval was read. COMMITTEE REPORT': Mr'. Gray advised the Commission that one mitigating measure in the' Impact Report re- garding traffic problems was the extension of Liberty Street and the improvement of Magnolia Avenue. A new site plan submitted by Mr. McGuire this evening was presented to the Commission. Mr. Gray advised the Commission that Mr. McGuire was proposing.-a.20-foot driveway from the end of the deve:lo.pment- t6, Magnolia on property that -was owned by him; however.,, this easement does not follow the center alignment, of the .proposed future extens'lon - of Liberty.. Street. He further explained that the City has,adopted plan lines for the Lberty.Street extension and the developer would be required to make ,.the full improvements up the City plan lines•. ­. the driveway were con - structed in accordance with Mr. McGuire's plans, it would have to be -taken out when Liberty Street was extended through to..Magnolia. In response to a question by the Commission, Mr. Gray advised that the owner of the property ad- jacent had been contacted regarding selling a portion of his property, to facilitate the required 24 -foot street, and he-had no desire to sell at this time. Mr. further advised that the City Council could be approached to.purchase the right -of- way =at this - time or the Commission could require the 24 -foot on - center right - ..of -way and -then Mr. McGuire could take it to the Council level. Comm. Waters remarked that the type of construction 'used would depend a great deal upon the period of time .this driveway would be used. Mr. Gray advised the Commission that if the City would buy the right -of -way at this time the developer could be required to develop the full street width, whereas under the present plan he is required to make improvement only on -site. He added that by State law the Planning Commission could require on -site or off -site improvements. as needed to service the development. -2- Mr.. Pat McGuire of, Camille Enterprises addressed the Commission. He informed them that he had contacted Mr.'Nielsen, owner of the adjacent property, and'he informed him that he did not wish `to sell the.property. He reminded the Commission that the, traffic impact Consultant, Mr. Mart nezo had stated that Petaluma Blvd. has 9 -foot traffic lanes at the,present time and that'he` was proposing a driveway with two 9 -f6ot lanes into property. Mr. McGuire advised the-Commission that the development had three means of access via Keokuk Street, Cherry Street and Magnolka',-Avenue. Comm Hood reminded the Commission that at the.tme of the.development of the apart- ments adjacent to Cherry .Street problems of circulatioh,had. arose and it had been determined that this access was not considered favorably. Chairman Bond asked the applicant:if.he was agree- able to the rest of the conditions of approval and Mr. McGuire stated he was, that they had al-ready reflected in the revised -plan pre - sented'to the Commission this evening. Comm.-Balshaw made the "motion to approve the site design with recommended conditions of approval of °the Site Design Review Committee with the following change to Condition , 9d: If the City Council determines "to acquire the right -of -way for the extension of Liberty Street, the applicant shall develop a section 24 feet on center from the end of the site to Magnolia Avenue. If the Council does not acquire this right -of -way, the applicant shall provide an-18-foot driveway within his exis- ting 20 -foot strip with a minimum commercial driveway entrance. The motion was seconded by Comm - Waters. AYES 6 NOES 0 ABSENT 1 Petaluma City Planning tommission November 6, 1973 HAROLD WOJCIECHOWSKI PREZONING Z25= -73 . i s i The area to be considered for prezoning and its : was explained by Mr. Gray. It was further explained that LAFCO requires that no islands be left and therefore required a filling in between boundaries. Signatures of the property owners in ,.agreement with the proposed annexation had been .received from all but one property owner. Mr. Gray advised the Commission that density for the pro - posed PUD would be 6 units per acre. The Public Hearing was opened and Mr. Dick Lieb, representing Harold Wojciechowski., addressed the -3- . Petaluma City Planning Commission Minutes, November 6 1913 Commission. He advised that the turning radius had been changed and was now in excess of the Fire Department's requirements. Also, Mr. Lieb stated that the parking and - streets proposed met City requirements and the creek bank was holding quite adequately. Mr. Gray advised the Commission that they would see a more- refined plan at the site design review stage before a-building permit was I i ssued and this PUD development.would also have to be considered by the board. He further explained that this pr-ezonng request was brought to the Commission before approval of the PUD by the.allotment board because there were existing dwellings involved whose owners wished to annex to�the City and the exclusion of this ' would create an island. The Findings as required in the case of a Planned Unit- Development were read to the Commission. The audience was called upon for comments and Mrs. Mary .Buchanan, 8 Ellis Street, addressed the Commission.: She was opposed to the annexation but stated-she was willing to sell her portion of the easement to the City. Mr: Gray explained that the only-reason her property had been included was because LAFCO requires that no annexation can take .place that.would leave a of land in the middle, .,and this would happen if her portion of—the easement were'not included,. Mrs. Buchanan asked .what would happen to 'the bridge and Mr. Gray replied that he was not familiar with t#e past history of the bridge, but that at some future date Ellis Street could possibly be extended and at that time a bridge would have to be built. Mrs. Buchanan explained to the Commission that three years ago the City put in a pipeline without a proper retaining wall and the bridge was lost y due to heavy A short discussion regarding this matter followed and Mr. Gray advised that'he would discuss the matter with the City Engineer. The Public Hearing was closed and Chairman Bond asked Mr. Lieb to explain what the Sonoma County Water Agency requires on the creek and what would have" Ito. be .done :in the future. Mr. Lieb answered that.thd`.Water Agency had stated they would have to analyze the project when the time comes and make a determination at that time. He added that site plans contained the notation stating improve - ments would be accomplished in accordance with the Water Agency's requirements. - Mr. Gray advised the Commission that F16gd Control would look at this -4- Petaluma City Planning Commission Minutes, .' November. 6, 1973 • project at the. time of site design and would, then take whatever action necessary. to protect property involved. r Comm. Popp,made the motion, to recommend approval of the'preZoning request to the City Council and I, to :investigate the bridge on Mrs, Bu'chanan's property. The motion was seconded by Comm. i AYES 6 NOES 0 ABSENT 1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Mr. Gray explained the past history of this QUESTIONNAIRE'EVALUA- development to the Commission and presented the TION - GARY . :STOKES ' '& proposed commercial development plans. It was ex- RUDOLPHI`YOUNG: plained that the EIR previously filed for a Planned Community De.ve,lo.pment _had been approved and it had included a. K= Mart for the commercial portion. The Commission was informed that what they had to consider this evening was the amend- ment to the EIR which reflected the change in commercial plans. It was the recommendation of- the. staff that the Commission accept the EIQ and : approve the' ame'rndment to the EIR and - forward it to the City Council for approval. Chairman Bond opened the Public Hearing and Mr. Gary Stokes took the floor_ He explained to the Commission that the .approved,EIR had been prepared for the 50 acres 'of' proposed Planned.Commun ty Development. The K -Mart has now been eliminated and the site. redesign'ed, for 2.89 acres of commercial ..usage and 26 - d,uplexes.. Mr. Stokes advised that because of the ,change in commercial usage a modification of the traffic impact was considered necessary. The Public'Hearing was closed. Comm. Balsh_aw, questioned the time element regarding commercial rezonings and Mr. Gray read Section 27 -90'0 of the Zoning Ordinance relating thereto. The proposed commercial plans indicated a service station and a discussion followed regarding a recent decision of the EPA to permit construction of any additional service stations. Mr. stokes remarked that when they designed the project it was the intent to put in a service station; however, if they were unable to do so they would make a modifi- cation to the plans. The staff advised this would be taken care of at the time of site design review. i -5- Petaluma- City Planning Commission November. 6, 1973 Comm. Waters made the motion to accept the EIQ and the amendment - to the EI`R and.Comm. Hood seconded the motion. AYES 6 NOES 0 ABSENT 1 Mr'. Stokes was advised that the amendment to the EIR -would be forwarded on to the Council at, the same time as the rezoning consideration. `MODIFICATIONS TO The Public Hearing was continued to consider staff THE GENERAL PLAN, Report No. 4 dated November 1, 1973. The Public EDP & MASTER PLAN Hearing was opened. OF ZONING: 11 The followin areas listed on the sta ff t g repor s and.pre ented orally were reviewed by the Commission and - the .recommendations of the staff concurred with: General,.Plan Areas EDP Areas 11 32 thru 36 38 thru 42 Area 37 was discussed by the Commission and it was determined to change this EDP designation to a Study Area.to enable further indepth studies to be made because of its.-past historv. The audience was asked for comments after the discussion of each area. Mr. Gray asked the Commission if they had re- viewed the proposed residential designations included in Report #1 dated October 11, 1973. The Commission agreed with-these-designations with the exception of changing the fourth designation under "Approximate Land Use" as follows;; "'Mix of residential types at a maximum of 6.0 units per gross acre." Comm. Popp made the motion to approve all the modifications to the General Plan as recommended by the staff and amended by the Commission and . Comm. Waters seconded the motion. AYES 6 NOES 0 ABSENT 1 Comm. Hood made the motion to approve all the 'modifications to the EDP as recommended by the staff and amended by the Commission and Comm. Popp seconded the motion. AYES 6 NOES 0 ABSENT 1 Petaluma City Plannang Commission .,Minutes,, November 6, 1973 Mr. Gray advised the- Commission that'at the next regular meeting the three changes to the Master Plan•of Zoning would be considered. i j ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m. Charrman .Attu 140, -7-