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FEBRUARY.22 1978
REGULARi,.MEET ' ING*,, - ' 1 7: . .. . -
7:30..P.M..
.CITY COUNCIL,.:HAM.BERS'
CITY HALL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
The E.�launing-,-,Commission-'.-,-ealc6urAgep p7hlcants.,or,., thei r-r. re.prep entative to be
available...;at_ %the,.;: items need
be-.,d-ef.p-]PrEid--.,I!to,7.,a::.later.:.-.date��idue:i-to,,',a:,,Iack-,6f,.per,tinbrit, information.
ANdE TO THE' FLAGPLEDGE'AL-tEG,I
4
ROLL.: CA L*'L.i-,.-.. Lavin,
W ight'
Waite r
STAFF.: .,Director.
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APPRO,VAL, OF MINUTES.-,:
CORRESPONDENCE:
C01gSENT .,CALENDAR:
- Items, . appear by the
,pear g7�prr---,!.t-ke:,�,C,'6nrdnt:---Ca.lendar�!,w.ill�,hre: cons d
--be no separate
oti61i�,
orr-�-and7�i.,,w,,ilL...be-,.,enacted::.,by,j;..c?-n-e,-Lm will
discuss ,idn..--of:,.the.,§,e::.,- ems,'_, :..If,discuss-i--orr-;-is----des:ir.ed;"i-t:t:hat item;�.(,Or, items), will
be--rem6v' - fromr;the,-.Coqseftt Calendar.
ed
Lieb & 'Quaresma_.--_,,.:
Review of a
t,*o�,::be"�.located�'At-.1:52.,1-1 Baker Street.
proposed ,duplex.
DONHAMI•LTON�Erz ;EVALUATION,/ 1. Public to. evaluate_ the Environmental
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REZONING.' FROM, C-;H'-(HT-GHWAY'.. Impact QVestionnaire:-f6t---aproposed rezoning.
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coNMERC !�L)`7-lto'.,R-;C (COMPACT
2. Public: Hear-ing to consider the' proposed
RE-SIDE-N,.T,IAL)'/SI-TE'-DES'l.GN the -property. located at-16 West
REVIEW;:�i rezoning -::of t
, g-.-of he�
Street'-_from,_:.Cr44 -,.(Highway Commercial) to
._R,C--.-.'(Compact Residential).
3. Sit,e:.Desilgn-,.ReV-iew.,7of:the•pr,op.osed project.
SUMKI . V,�BUILDING, CO,.=EJ;Q, 1; Public Hearing to evaluate the Environmental.
EVALUATION/PREZONING FROM Impact Questionnaire.for.a proposed prezoning
,
COUNTY.'Alli'TO R-1-6,500_:: of 'the property located at the,intetsection
of Casa GrandeRoad-�--:and-SAr.tori Drive from
County Agricul t.ire to R-1-6,500.
PETALUMA PLANNING'COMMISSION-
: •'' =` :r; 'MAtARY 22,, -19`78•..x" `'
.AGENDA
SUMMIT BUILDING,.: °. `r .
Z •:'' Public Hear,ing,••. to _ consider - th:e appaicatlgp
to prezone the.- above p:rgperty located:at
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Ca's.a Grandee Road:and Sartori Drive.
QANTAS::DEVELOPMENT.`GORP.:* .•
Public-Hearing.to consider-the-prpposed prezoning
PREZON.ING FROM COUNTY "A"
request' from Courizty. "A'-' to' Gi'ty PCD (Planned
TO CITY•PCD (PLANNED
Community District). of appfoximately .60 acres
COMMUNITY DISTRICT).:
located.on Ely Road North.
(continued)
DEVELOPMENT CORP.-
1. Public Hearing evalluuat'a
g -
Q'ANTAS
HASE- 11> REZONING FROM
ro. sea
:m .+ 4_..:.. p n p d rezoning
PCD TO PUDITENTAT,IVE
of the =property -located on° North McDowell
SUBDIVISION,•MAPr
Blvd.•next. to'.the proposed hospital site from
' PCD: to PUD'.
2_ Tentative ",Subdivision: 'Maps ;Review of tE6
project;
SCENIC LAND P-.ROPERTIES-
1. Public, .Hearin g to.eva'lua.te.the- Environmental
E.I.Q. EVALLiATIQN,AND
.Impact Que'stonnaire.fot.a proposed rezoning
REZONING FROM :STUDY ZONE
of-pprox1mately.18.acres located at 1051
la R-1--6,500:
Petaluma Blvd South from' Study Zone t'
(continued)'
R-1-6,.500..
2. Public Hearing to consider'the •proposed
rezoning request.
DODGE, CITY -RETALUMA-
1. Public Hearing..•to.. consider -" the renewal, of- a
USE..PERMIT RENEWAL
conditonal Use ,.P,.ermif, pr-evov.sly granted
,CONSIDERATION:
f:or.the.faTri ly-fun.center.loca_ted at:
142%2 :East.. Wasling'ton:'Street .
ADJOURNMENT:'-
February 23, 1978 1
Correction to February�7, 1978 Planning Commission Minutes:
Page 6, para 4, iine.-5,-1_-tor.rected to read: the site to serve
155 lots.
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RO!iA-tD F.
HALL
Planning
Director
,NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVED BY
THE PETALUMA PLANNING'COMMISSION
MJ N_ U,T E,,-, S-,
PETALUMA CITY, PLANNING COMMISSION'. FEBRUARY 22' 1978"
.REGULARMEETING..7.:'30 P.M. -
CITY COj NCIL CHAMBERS'-, QITY.HALL. PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
PRES . ENis
Comm. Balshaw, Hbr.ciza,, Lavin-, 'Waite
ABSENT:�i Comm... Head.;'Scharer
-s resignation was. on -Febru Co-mm,.,. Wright' s. accepted ary 21, 1978.
He, had beensa_cceptedas. Deputy -County Coun861-.for Placer County.
STAFF.'j
Ronald F.,Hall, Planning Director
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes
approved as
CORRESPONDENCE: None.
of the,meeting,of February 7, 1978,, were
corrected.
CON SENTTALENDAR:. The motion was made -by Comm.. Horciza, seconded by Comm.
Lavin, to -apprb - ve - the. Consent`
. -Calendar. Motion was
..carried unanimously:
-Agendd� Item 1 Lieb:& Quaresma (Rove Brothers) NegativeDeclaration
and Site Design Res: 5-.523 approving duplex to be
located at 521 Baker'Street.-
Comm. Horci ' za:.moved that the D*odge�City Arcade Use Permit .be considered next on
the Agenda:. . The motion, -was `seconded by Comm. Lavin. The motion was carried
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sly.'
DODGE"C.ITY. PETALUMA- -'Mr. Hall explaineld'thle.application-for renewal.'of the
USE -'PERMIT RENEWAL conditional Use, Permit for the Dodge City Arcade lo-
CONSIDERATION:- catedat 14.22 East Washington Street. A conditional
Use Permit had been',p
Ia proved for the family -fun center
on July' 117, 191 6,; for -a six.month term.to,the original_applican't,,'L-arry..Lacey.
.The; cent-,er. contain;3 approximate-roxi mate-11y. 30 -mechanical and electrical amusement
machinesr,. .,'The' facility I is.,frequent6d,by older teenagers, young families
lies and
P,6rsons�,'wllaiting to g,e't. into 'the .nearby -the.atre.,, Upon investigations of the
site, it was..found ,that the conduct of young, !adults 'inside -the building was
o,kderly, and,.: well-beha-ved Noise - treated"11 by 'music could be heard from - the
o utside and teenagers; were - observed collecting for 'conversation around the
b u iI'-ing entd _rance. -Mr. Hall indicated the followin'g'correspondence had been
rece,ive&: (1) Lett6r from Ken Conroy; daved 'F6brdarly 20, .1978, commending
Dodge, I City Arcade;
e6, (2). Letter from Imperial . Savings, dated February, 14, 1978',
in o,pp9s'- o'. the - renewal �ofthe Dodge City Use Permit;. (3) Letter from Bill
,it-io,n_ t.
Lptkmaif,4 300',Stbny,?.o1ht- 43'12; �,&Ct.ed-February 17 - 19718,,- favoring -the Dodge% City
Arcad'e:. „.Mr.. Hall. stated. the,. -criteria under, which', this particular project
should ..be judged w.puld"be, those thiftgs ha-ppdning:on the, inside and those -things
happening ing on the outside of, the bqilding,.. -',It; -should be looked at, as to what is
generated to the outside environment.,,,.
Petaluma' City Planning Commission Minutes, February 22, 1978
The Public Hearing 'to .consider the Use Permit was opened.. Andre B'�ornskov'„
President of:the Sonoma Security Systems, spoke. -in favor: of the .center'stating
that wi.th.the.,new owner- and after security measures had been established; the
center -;had been. cleaned, up.. He has hadl good' tboperation, from the `kids 'out"side
the ;building,. -, Mrs,. Deering, Sonoma Travel-Service;'opposed the; -center, stating
loite.ring.,about-.the premises is very bad, -and has. caused her 'to -lose business.
Things :are not-as:bad .`as:they were in the, beginning. She has -lost business
.because-clients'have been. harassed. It is a hangout and .a:very.bad, drug scene.
A letter in opposition to'the-center had'been.submitted by the travel service
,on December 5, .1977'. Pat Hill-stad,- 1677 .Baywood-Drive,, stated that when, he
makes set Vice repairs : at, the 'center, cars are-movedso his,, service � trucks 'can
get ,through. /.While inside the building -he has had-cooper;at-ion. from the kids.
As far..as.drugs, it is not.only here, but'every.place. John,,Brown; Manager of
the Fin an'cial-'Sav ngs & Loan,.state'd he is very-symphathetic with' the teenagers,
but is not sure .the Arcade.is the place for them to go. They are loitering in
front.of,his'place of'business. The location is,a problem. Petaluma will -have
to face 'the.f-act°that teenagers need a place to go.
Will, Posey,-44. Wilson Lane,. stated. he had not-ob�served-,any`harassinent or cars
being broken into., Tim Mathias, 312 Edith Street, stated there is very little
for teenagers to do..- The -Arcade -is a decent•place for the'kids to hafig:tout
People leave -the neighboring, bar. and drive the wrong 'way down the -street.
Vivian Hunter., `with the travel _agency, stated there is a drug problem. The
kids have'been asked to get off the cars and smoke someplace else. It;is a
bad,pro.blem. Robert. Campbell, 3740, Skillman Lane; stated he had observedrthe
children' .and, was, upset at the passing out of. little pills; and he..had been
p'ro,positoned 'by young ,,feimales. The problem of traffic deserves a little,
attention. •Bar.bara,Michelsen stated�'the •drug.problem is no.,worse,.there than
any other,place in _Reta'luma. She has never- been, harassed -;'by the --kids at .the
Ar'cade;.or, -seen anyone haras.sed'by the .kids-. Tom Gilligan stated the problems
at Dod'g&,:City are,uns.urmountable. There are times when.you cannot'drive through,
the,.alley because the=kids will not allow you to-do so. Dodge:City is located
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in a poor- place. Joe Costa stated all the guys at the Arcade are real nice,
and it -.As the : only- place where . the, kids- can go.. Joe Marion 9.17. Madison,
stated.he meets-his-'friends-at,.the Arcade. Petaluma needs a place for.'.the kids
to go. We need a ,place to get away from .our parents and visit our friend's,.- He
has.,.seen people come out df•the. -Golden Fleece drunk and 'run over -the curbs with
their:..'v-hicles.. C. Ha_r-,r s, Rohnert Park, :stated, that as . far as Tobbery; 'ev,ery=.
body goes: through -little trips, growing:up...,Do.p'e is- sold .all over -the U•.S1. The
kids: should have. a. -place where .they can go t""',sho.p and also have fun: He' has
learned how. to.,communicate•with his other brothers.at'the center'. -On the
street's jn•,.Petaluma heels :called a .nigger. Chuck..Lavick; 1000. Daniel Drive,
indicated..he produces concerts and one'of the comp>la:ints from.the teenagers is
there is nothing'to�d'o in•Petaluma. The .real problem with -the Arcade is that
it is-in..a,bad location due to, the-narrow_.alley. The Arcade, has never had any
activities that fiave:.been,.damaging. The,own'ers °are generally outside patrol-
ling:...A resident°at.,1974 Middle Two Rock Road, stated the,peo,ple�at the center
try to keep their tool. Shirley Ransom stated:that two cars-haye.been harassed
by people attending the Golden Fleece bar.
William- B.ro-tinan,, ':owner:; presented. a. petition with, approximately 2,55 signatures
favoringthe Arcade:. .Mr. Brotman stated .the - center has been . accuse'd of. many,
things... As far as harassment, -vandalism on cars-.an-d dope problems;, there is.
not.one,..tecorded incident,of� cars being vandalized or of, hard drugs being
pushed:: He inherited the harassment -problem from the previous owner. As far
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Petaluma City Planning.Commis'sion Minutes, February. 22, 1978,
as pdi;king, 15 parking, .5p ac'es are allotted for -the Arcade, Iiii Savings,
perial
Golden Fleece,.. the barber, §hb , ;shoe. repair and 'the.tra:vel agency. He believed
he had'A go"6d opetatio'n and has 'b*n•succ,
e,e esskd.with,_a problem that Was,
'irihetited..,.-'Comm'l Waite'qt'i&s;t`lo 'd.when the, lease'.Woulde r. Broman
rel Mt
explained that -commencing s lix months _ag6, he -had a, five,year lease. The total•
experis,e of the dp�I�,kation runs from $21,.000 to:.,$24j00.0 a year. . Lieut. Dennis
DeW I it 1 65 Police Department; stated there are-fiar.cotics 1n, - the area. and other
places in Petaluma.- We still get "calls -g' t. relatin0',prio-blems on the outside,
'an,! there ,are still -,problems inth*e,.- area. , The alleyway. is a problem.
Mr. B'rotman,*_manager, stated there have been incidents -of people -coming out of
the Ear, driving d6wn,tlie: aii, r nd'.,a:t 0 ey on the �w-� qng -side a he time knocking down
a secii-rityguard; people, staggering 1rom barland propositioning girls. There
are no security persons in,front of -the bat, The Public Hearing was closed.
Comm.,Iavin-stat6d there is a -need to have:a place for children, and it is also
desiral'ble-'tb,work out, something. Where busines's needs -in the area are satisfied,
as, well as the child-r-en-.- HdWuld like to see� if the merchdnts,could come to
some' 4"greemett , W.i t , h Dodge City,. Comm. Horciza stated itis difficult 'to 'sort
out h8w bad is bad"; evidently'there has --been an -improvement; however, there is
concern about,the effdct^ on *.otlier'businesses." It is very apparent that tight
control of this" us'e'-is YAlus.'Irfes's 'of this 'type should be r*esp6nsi-
bl'e-fo,r the cbnduc;t.',o'f its patrons. sho use for various types of
patr'6ns�.. We uld.,41low,'a s
out citizenery. -Coimn.-'Ba,li§,hd'w:'4stat'ed 'it',:appea'red as though the Commission was
being,,used-as an,�aibitrat'Orfb-i--twe.en-th-e landlord'a'nd the tenant. Comm. ,Horciza
sta ted -the r6 - s, e*,ems - Voi b.6 evidence'of' imp rovement-with the new management.
• Cotm..Alorciza moved" ,to .'grant the Use:' -Permit for the, Dodge City Ardade'. 'Comm.
-Lavin..--stated some of,`the,*.__Jpr6blems can be.mitigated . and ,seconded the .motion,
with- conditioris as, recommended 'by s t af i, with -the following change. The motion
carried "unanimously.
Condition #'8 -'tea,d"�- The-applicant,shall -a ply for renewal` -.of the
Use Permit on ah,annual _t'aslisl,and review--shall,te: 'conducted at -anytime sub-
stantial and repeated- complaint's are- re'cei'ved by the,- Planning Department.
DON HAMILTON-'EiI.Q.'-- Mr. B411 'explained I t I he request ,of Don Hamiltbil to -re -
ION'/ REZONING .:zone, `pr_opekty located a`t Vest ..Street from Highway
FROM C=H (HIGHWAY Cp±mdrc1'd!-1, to Compact Residential and -a • Si:te". De:s` 94
,To R7'8- Review of a proposed duplex The COMMERCIAL')' site is
.(COMPACT RESIDENTIAL/ currently in use as 'a, single-family, res'iderLe._ The
SIti.A)E§I'GN'-kEV f EW: exi:9'ting house: is, p-gckP'S,ed "to' be' converted into a,
P..
duplex. ;The parcel's
aan area h' of6,,775 square feet.
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The� Publ ic Hearing to•c6ns ider...ilie-Ehvironmental Impact -Questionnaire -was..
opened. No 1pomments...were-offered from,th6 audience' -and -the Public Hearing was
closed',.
C6mm._Rorciza ..moved -to direct the. Flah'ning Director to prepare andpost a
Negative Declarationfor. the project., The motion -was seco-nded.by Comm. Lavin.
'The m6ti'On.carried 'unaftimo.iisly.,.-
.the R�iblic HearingI',Wds, opened. •to, .6o_ns1der,.the, proposed Compact Residential
District.rezoning;.: iw&re -off ered,,f rom the audience and the Public
HeAT-itg was closed..
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Peta-luiria
P!�,ty._ Planning Commission.Minut-es, Febt,!.f'a'rY 1918
Comm... A1or1ciz'A_-'moved .1- to recommend a' p-roval o f : 'the' -tiested R-C
p ,raq ompact_ Resi.
denti6:i)'.-x�e'zPning to - the,,'City Council.,with, sp,ecific findings:, The motion was
seconded by 'Comm.' Bdl,s'haw.- *The motion u La-rried - un:4'nim0sfy'., Comm. .110,jr0iza -,topved to approve the -site desl n. f or -,th"
Pro,p6se4., duplex, conver-
s-ib-n.,wlth,:.conI—d'*i'tio.ns 'o-f. I approvIal . as ,recommended b. y ;the- §t'a�f.f--..and
corcur-red:with
by the, -Architectural and Skte-,D6sigR Review'Committee with the,'f611dwing change .
The: motion. was: s6coiYded. by Comm:,..' Lavin. Th'-e motion carkied, unanimously.
.condition #fl. -added = The. proposed layout of `the bathroom -front room -and
kitchen . in -th'&_ rear 'unit shall be redesigned to create •.a mote'functional unit"•
oriented toward fhe rear• yard ,views.
SUMMIT' -.BUILDING. CO.. - Mr. 1j411, explained the ..ap,plicati6h of Summit-Bui . ldihg
E. I. Q., E%LVAtl 6N d6Ppany to pr6zonie; approximatelv 55.i3 acres -located 'at
V,Rt209114.G FRQM'COUNTY- the southeast< intersection of; Casa- Grande.`Road and
-A TO R-1-6,9:50.O; Sartori Drive from Coun't-Y.Agrf6ult-dtal 17.
6,500. Plans indlcate_the eventual -developOent,.T,of 193
,single -.family ;units,. A 'total.. of 3.2 units, wer'e-allo,fted, for Phase L. The
average, density is 3.5 'un-ita:per..,,&ras.s' acre. including a proposed.park. The
.all6tment,plans �sho,w -a series, Of long- 's't-raght .lo,c'a.1 -and',:collectox 'streets
which colukd-1-norbas-e vehicular spe6d,,decr.eas,"e-a�-s't�'hdis . •qiiAlity -"a . qd pri'vacy.
A 100f66t wide landscapedstrip is, pt-op sed.',"1nkthe,., vicinity of Adobe, Creek
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with. a bike path 'along the southern 'bank of' -Adobe; ree A C 'k I *order to develop
i
.the prop
erty locAted-sodtheast:o'-f Adbb*6 Gre-ek-, tho-..'developer, ,would .'have to
construct a mafoir,trunk, sewer;, in c-onfo,-kma:nce.w,ith.'�'lYe.,-..Y,odet,�Ma:ste�r Plaft,, from
this development - �'a long Frdtes, Road . ac . r6ss Lakeville, 'the - ex -is vi�n&
sewer at the end :of :Frates_ Road at .--the 6-1d.rallr6ad' t,racksz, -,,as^the, capacity of
the sanitary 'sewer- existing in Ta-t-es_'Rodd at' -;the, old .,ta1l--,rba!d' ti.acks,, as the
cApacityof, the sanitary :sewer existing in Frate's, Xodd its, not adequate to serve
this -prqperty,6, -This, develo,pmeht, would add to the., traffic 'impacts .,on Lakeville
kevElle
Highwiy' State Route,,-.116;, the,north.aiid.:south"bb�uild,101,c6riiiiacti6n§ to Lakeville
Highway, State Route,116' arid, Casa.Gra-nde.Road..
Th.oma!§,Hargis.sita,ted.that.the s.ewer line , Oat serves. Stero =Diswa!sher, is,limited
in size 'so 'that .6nly,properties south. of. -La'keville:, ljigh,�7ay .can -be - serve d It
would be. -the developer''responsibility to'ddvelop the sewer to the existing,
t ' U
main.. from -6m" a p6-int'... cross his property up Lakeville ,,Highway. If the City Cbmcil
desires,, :there lib,:a.reimb:utsemen*t,pplity,.by 'which. 'the` developer can be.re7
imb;urse e . d I for the. 'OV r. SiZn *g, of .. -the I main, by a I ny new. �&ev , 61,0ijiften",ts -connect1hg:* to
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t4e:.seWer.- -Comm.. 1alshaw,uskied I�J��r �e:was :;a reason why'concrete is used in
,the cha-firidl, Mr... Hargis explained. that usually. 'the deVel:op,e-rpt,0',posed -how a
channel will lie :developed'.. tC.bncrete is used. wheri there" a_r'e. ero's, on problems.
Comm. -3d1shaw-sta,ted the E..D; jP�. has ,a :policy -f or'. -the ptese,tvation,:of creeks.
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.He,asked.lf the.channel-can remain in i ' ts natural state? Jbn,Anderson,'MacKay
and Sompa, , stated ,this is one of - the � largest meandering creek beds, in .Petaluma
and-, - the, water , flowsvery fast- down- --t I hrciugh, .,this channel.` ..The Casa de Arroyo`
d'eve,l,opiRen,'t-deadends-Sa.r7,tor,i DriveSar.to't1,3 L rive -will. :bend' :up into this de-
velbpiiie6t_ and turn. up away from 'the. intersection -of: `Lakeville Highway.
The, Public, Hearing'wasopened to. -consider 'the Env.iroiitEiht,al-Impact; ,Qu6'st-'i-6ri-
nai-reb. John. Novak. -stated- a 'fence --and bicycle paths :would, be installed akorig
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Petaluma City Pla"nnirig,,Commi'ss. on Minutes,. February 22,...1978
the reek, and, frees would also be' planted._ Jon Anderson explained this,project
ended :up with' the '.third hl' h- t.po tits n' the. allo.tment..system. As -far as--,
traffic, this, is coincidental -with .the Master'EIR. Most of the mitigating
measures indicat-ed . by' ,calt=cans ;have been taken care-• of by., the, east• ,,o f -Ely
proj'eet EIR. 'Comm'. Horciza' stated this project is in an - en'tirely. different'
location and traffic converging onto,Lakevil_le.and McDowell �Blvd:. would be
different. . Mr. Anderson, s•tatzed.µthere •wouldbe. al better traff=ie_analysis with
the .'COMARC System.' Most q,f ,the: mit.i a '.ing , measures• have already been outlined
with, oather 'p'rojee-ts: Comm:_ Balshaw.stated unles's we .,ha,ve°,a.way of.assessing
responsibility, a procedure. should• be es'tab'lished'determining the number of
vehiclies a- development wo.uld_' mpact., arid, an . asses.sment fee .would .,then be :set
for' the" effect, the impact °wouldhave on an -intersection. Until we have a way
of .allocating•'the responsibil'i.ty; we are playin'g>games""with numbers. Comm.
Horciza stated we also...have•.'tb inspect the environmental 'impact. It is obvious
that* traffic' 'is the .major fa.ctor'. Comm.' Lavin, stated'• that if we can establish
the fact- that' we;need•anather' lane this is good .data-upon.whi'ch decisions can
be made. Comm. Horciza stated--South'McDowell- and, Lakeville- could -possibly
handle_this traf fic,; Out, we - need - some doc,umentat'ion� as .a basis. Mr 'Hall
stated;.we . do: have._;af res_pons,b:-1e 'agency in 'LAFGO.. _ They want - to see an environ-
.,mental'- review ";that•'is sufficient .for an annexation -,process. -If the City does
not .re.quire an Elk, LAFC®-•;might ;require an. "EIR. Comm. Bal'shaw stated: a previous
developer -1iad :recently 'been given .a. ,Negative Declaration, with the requirement
that an 'EIR -be f'urnish'ed ,at, .the 'tentative map'' stage. Mr... Novak- stated he would
be willingt:o: -go .along with' the ,same conditions as Joslyn., and bring in a letter
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,"to, that effect..' �Comm:':Horc' za "stated he. did not know why -the developer was so
conc`erne'd. over`:Tfurnshingya limited ,EIR, 'as'. they can "be • done. within a two -week
period' afid.`:this" document,would aid' LAFCO, and other". gencies. The Public
Hearing, was` `c=losed.:'
Comm. ,Horciza stated it is up 'to the Sonoma County Water • Agency .to ask •,for,.a
d"eep enough channel:" ,The impact of flooding from this`developmentsh'ould`be.
very minor:' ' Comm. Balshaw .,stated that- 'McDowell• Blvd. is sized, to handle `the -
traffic' . - Comm,::° Horciza istate�d the.: impact --i changing from agriculture to
resideiit'al is obvious. .Comm.' Lawh stated • some .form of documentation 'is
ne'aessary. Comm. :Hor,ciza; stated the. request :for an, `EIR, should be. coo,"sistent _
w <th-`:e'ach' 'developer. Mr 'Hall' -explained that an ,EIR • is an instrument where
::mitigating..=measures can be'•brought forth: Comm. Wa te.questioned�why LAFCO.was
not`.con's rid'ered';in.•the previous Qantas p;r"-e°zonin- g' as this development would• have
more•.impact on, the s'treet'h-ghway system. Comm.. Horciza asked how it ..can be
said;.alii'S.' p:roj;ect. will not. e 'an. impact? Mr. .Hall stated .there is a
tendency .to°'"require; an EIR -at 'th'e. onset • of a. pxojiect,. ' If an EIR is no,t required
at this time, ''a Negative Declaration should be- to,nditioned to re,serve.the right
to, require' an EI.R'at' tl e. 'Tentative Map 'stage.
Comm'. Lavin, moved., to,.deferconsideration of. the prezoning application.of Summit
Building'Company.,`until,,such time as.`a limited EIR•has;been completed addressing
the following items;:
l_, Adobe C.reek'wl,l' require significant floodprotection improvements:
Z. I,ncreased .stor=-m ,runoff' ,coul'd impact on' the .Lakeville. Highway culvert 'to 'the _
.point .of- hecesIs _a,t ng then. construction of a new- culvert..
3':. SubstantialA,vehicular;movement•will-be. generated, on -surrounding arterials
'and°,'_id,'the 'vic -ity of Casa- Grande .H_ gh• School.
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_A. The section `;pf, •maj;or thoroughfare designated for- the. site: on the ".E,.,D;.P.. .
would ,.not .be ,develo.pe'd:
The motion;":was ,asby Comm. Horcizar 'Tlie motign'was � carr:ied .unanimously.
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ANTAS,DEV t•'
Q ELOPMENT ' I:.wa"s 'he'. consensus :.this >-tein, be -continued.. to the
CORP,:=PREZQNING `FROM Planning Commission' Mee;t=ing ;of. ;=March. 7, 1.9.78.
COUNTY--W 'TO. CITY PCD _
.(PLANNED 'COMMUNITY
RISTRECT) Mbhti.nued,)
QANTAS' :DEVELOPMENT' It .was `the consensus this; item b,e, ,continued to the.
COPR.=PHASE "II ' Planning Commission Meeting ,-of- `February_. 28,,, ;1'978;.
REZONING•`'FROM P'CD
TO P;UD,/:-TENTAT.IVE
SUBDIVISION MAP:
SCENIC -'LAND PROPERTIES Mr. •Hall explained •"the: ,application of 'Seen _c Land- Pro-
-t.`I. Q.., EVALUATION: AND perties"'to rezone .18 acres 10cated. north o:f, Petaluma
REZONING ERQM' STUDY. Blued;: South, at McNear ,Ayenue "; xom a> Study District to
ZONE. TO .R-,1=6, 500,:" R-1=.6,, 500,;' :single ;family.' resident' a'l,• had been referred
(Continued) to the -City Council,for 'consideretion as a park and
recreational,- site.- ` ,By • copy o`f Resolution Not:., 8102 NCS,.
.the City ,Council ha`d:' determined' that._,d- ue' to "the ,Tack. of fundsi, .p.ror commit', J�
ments�,f.or par`k•acq,uis tion monies,, the,ekisting .EDE, ;des gnat on, ;and' other .
prior:itie's ,for. available` revenues, prohibit the, acquisition ,of .the McNear Manor;- .
Estate, .for park purposes at this time.. Mr:..Hall. stated-atiait certaino,tential
impacts' such as: `th'e removal of" and :the after effects =of grading
f -'on, -,the
site charac'teristic's .should b'6 handled •by .the developer, b'ut,could be dories71
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.under_:the ini'tidl study at �'the,•'Tentative Map stages
Comm. Waite stated .the-• s'e,tbacks . are 110, feet and 120 feet from the .oil -storage
tanks. "The"develo.p:er stated'. that by moving Lgts 38,, '39 and located next; to
the 'tanks:; . to 'the *west,,. 'the street -would 'be nar-,rower : .The Public Hearing
closed;
Comm. B'alshaw stated legally, until. building permits, are le't we:; are not com-
m t.ted to .a' decision. of th'., allotment • board,. We 'db not ,want .,t,o, ge_t •unto he,
position. that we ar& automatically going, to° rezone the -:,prop t tyL'. b.b c a u s e the
allotment,board'.likes; the design of .a home. Comm. Lavin"stated th'e.Commission .
is not .legally committed to a specific; project for the site_: b'ec44se the,'R;es -'
d' tial Allotment Board- approved the allocation 'or••because-they like .the design
'o,f" the. houses,.
Comm, Waite.stated- that° .the EIR previously subm -t-te& fo;r -th'e Rroper,ty,,.was� a:
,thorough .,and complete report and pertained to; the.�proj-,ect and the land. use...
Comm:; Hor.ciza'moved,:,to ,d'i_rect-the • P.l'anning -'Director- tb•-p,repare. ands post 'a.
Negative Declaration:for the, ps'oject; 'that .an-.EIR.-.was not -re qui=tedA:-,based on
earlier:.,EIR Study and; 'findings made on the property; The motion was+ seconded
by `Comm. Balshaw.
AYES 3 NOES-,. 1 ABSENT
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Petaluma- City Planning.Compis'sion.Minutes, February 22,;, 11978
_ . Tom Gamboa, .Scenic ;L'ands. stated he "likes to -.maintain a low" density type of
development. Peopld-have,.to-have privacy„and'`space; They -want ;the,;p'ro.per,.
,w Y lands'cap%ng with''`no , erosion,, problems'. They :a're here to work with the people "to
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make a,.succe'ssful ;project
Larry, ,Jonas, 411'''"B•" Street` felt the proposed R-1-.6,500 zoning was wrong and
shouldl•.be .. PUD or, PCD: There''•is 'no ' divers:ity in the ,; proposed,, plan: There would
be houses on 'houses ,.exactly' like D'a`ly City.. `:,The. lots should• be broken : up, and
close ,scrutiny _made--a't,'''th6 Tentative Map stage.
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Wally'Kieckhefer,, property owner, stated'the.-developer has.an'attractive project.
Comm. "Waite . indicated „fie was .opposed; to _ R-1-6',•50 lot - zoning because it is
incompatible with the ";surrounding :.industrial uses,: J .Comm,. Balshaw stated he
likes the PUD zonng.•because,a hook can be•put•in',it. This would.avoid the
Daly City appearance of .wall: to" wall,• houses. Comm. .Horciza stated it -is the
same R-1-6, 500 that .is •-seen on, the flat ,ground;.,; . ,He . could • see a lot -of cutting
and filling `for, R-1-6;,,500 .and a 'PCD or, PUD would "be,..a better zoning. There
would ;be .wall .to wall fencing and' hillside •cuts.
'Tom Gamboa stated. when.you'1 see open, space, tfia't is.-dll.,.you .are getting out of
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it.: Open ..space.could be .used by ten'aiits . for ; garages_. and, yard areas. . Comm.
Horciza asked, the-developer:i-f he.,wanted"to•bu_ ld th 's type of development, why
he did' not- - do so • on.Tl'a't . land. Gomm.Balst aw stated .wi;th,. a PUD, siting becomes
part o:f .,the architectural plan. You can .still have,,'single=-family development
but _wo,uld 'have. a vast =vafiation.. It.,gives :the flexibility of moving units
,around``the individual lots withoutrchanging_the street patterns: Comm. Horciza
explained this, particular hillside has' been' a ;landmark in Petaluma for many
.. •.� .•. t:..s 1 •1 - •� .•ij •ter• :.ii 1m..,'. l.ti-• ^ -
y.ears--and .tie would like to preserve part •of the ,.park -like' appearance. . Mr.:
Gamboa'.stated they cah still, do" a good Jbu with; .a PUD:; but there :would still be
a 's'ubstan"tial amount, .of. 'grading,;. °cut and f-ill, and several, trees have to be
removed; .ti.ut would he' replaced. Mr:; Hall explained• a; P•UD couldbe considered
more appropriate; • but: would need a d'evelopment'' plan 'to, accompany it.
Comm. Horciza moved ' that;'the ,-,rezoning, be Tontinued,';to'March 21, 19T , when the
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property would-be cofis d'ered fora PUD The motion was seconded by Comm.
Lavin The motion carried, un'animously`..
OTHER. BUSINESS
S%,E -CORNER OF ELY Comm. Bahslaw stated. the, .time• extension on constructing
AND EAS.T WASHINGTON •the roadway at '-Ely and�jEast Washington has lapsed and
STREET: unless a. commitment' i-s" made 'to 'construct the roads -this
cons�truc.tion`.'season, the*,,proper,ty should ,be converted
to .res;ideritial.
Comm. :Balshaw-.•asked .,that a`study, jsession' be -h•eld with`•.thfe City. Attorney so an
opinion .could' be 'given on tiow significant environmental impacts should be
;delegated