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REGULAR ;MEETING MARCH '11, 1978
CITY .COUNCIL;., CHAMBERS'
7:30.P
CITY HALL x , PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
The Planning Comtm'ssiori= ~encourages = =appl cants•ox-their representative 'to be
aVailable'..at the:. meeting s:.to..: :answer•.:.q.uest -ions, .so;.,that agenda items .need
be, deferred_,to..a; later -date 4 due, -to a;- lack.of._pertinent information, `
PLEDGE ,ALLEGIANCE TO THE ,FLAG
ROLL. CALL Co=...:Balshaw , Head Horciza Lavin
` Shearer : Waite
STAFF:: Ronald:_ F . H_a17 ,,...;Planning 'Dir:ector
APPROVAL. OF MINUTES:.
CORRESPONDENCE:
KEN DURLING- E.1. Q. 1. Public. Hearin:g:to,.evarluate the:,Ehvironmerital,
EVALUATTON /REZONING Impact. Questionna he.'far a _prop.osed rezoning
FROM - R 1 -6,500 TO of the - property located at:•735 H''Street and
R C- (COMPACT`.:RESIDENTIAt)./ 724-1 Street and ; pr -o,posed development 'of a
SITE' DESIGN: REVIEW': duplex -and:�sangle- family, dwelling.
2. Public' „Hearing to consider :anf::£application to
rezone ,:the_4b,6ve_ proprerty'fr.om R- 1--6:,500 to
R -C • (Compact Residential) ..,._.
3. Site Design%of proposed: -- project.
SCEN.IC.;LAND PROPERTIES- Pub - Hearing.:to corFsj�ker -? t ie'.pr,o:posed rezoning
AND, of appraxmatelj;.l8':cresr , fram:Study Zone to
REZONING” FROM STUDY, =ZONE._ . PUD (Played Un;te: located at
T.O. 'PUD (P,LANNED UNIT . 1051 Petaluma Blvd° :South.
DEVELOPMENT):
(continued)..
FEATURE, - COMES (SUNRISE,, Review .of'Tentative, for Sunrise
SUBDIVISION„ PHASE' .I=I;).'. Subdivision P,hase..II- ,to;..be located. on North
TENTATIVE',_SUBDIVISION; - McDowell Blvd adjacent to 'Candlewood Mobile
MAP Home Park.
PETALUMA'PLANNING COMMISSION
I. MARCH 2 "1, 19'78
AGENDA
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GOULT:
....GEORGE AR AMENDED: _
3 Public , Hear:in g tto evaluate: an Amended
E.. I . Q , ;EVALUATION /'
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,Enviroriment;al .Imp ac - Questionnaire for . a.
REZONING. FROM ,R 1 6 500. .
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propgsed rezoning . of approxs.mately. 1 z, acres,
TO :PUD '(PLANNED UNIT
located on..the .:northwes,t side of Caul'f,ield
DEUELOPMENT)� /.S'ITE DESIGN
Lane `between South McD;otael.l,B'lvd and Park
REVIEW: ,, T
Lane. Z
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2.
Public Hearing,. to consider -1.:,the' prop'os'ed
rezoning :applicatib'ii- , from. - R=-1- ..6,,500 to PUD
(Planned:Unit Develo,pment),
3.
Site Design Review of:'the, ;proposed pro3 ee
KELLY WERRELL 'E I;. Q
EVALTJATIONr /USE PERMIT
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Pub lie• Hearing ,to. evaluate the Environmental
/SITE „DE.ShGN
Impact .Q,uest�ionnacre.-for a. proposed retail
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wh
and; ohesale i tine. r
di tibu'tion:, siieetmetal .,
f'4bric!ation..And ,sales sw'imm ng.. service,
boat sales .and service,, and:••indoor and outdoor
storage Iat 611 -615 ;Petaluma Blvd. No:r,tfi.,
2,.
Public Rearing to consider -a 'Use P..:ermit for the
proposed p,roj.ect.
3.
�Si te, Desi -gn °,Review of :the.- .proj.ect.
ADJOURN MENY:
D'BY
NQ OFF-ICIA) UNTIL APPROVE'
THE,.PETALUMA PLANNING COMMISSION
MI•NUTE'S
PETALUMA PLANNING, COMMI'SS;ION " MARCH 21, 1978
REGULAR MEETING:
7 :30 P.M.`
CITY-.'COUNCIL'-CHAMBERS,,
CITY`;,HALL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
PRESENT': Comm.. Balshawy.
Lavin-, Shearer 'Waite
ABSENT:'! Comma Head,.
Hor-'ciza
STAFF.:;.', Ronald..:F. Hall,
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Planning Director
APPROVAL; OF.'MINUTES:'
The': 'minutes of the meeting of' _February 28, 1978,
approved as submitted: The minutes of March 7, 197$.,
were'approved as corrected. Page 3, paragraph 4,
f�
should - read 411 acre ' park `site . .
KEN DURLING- E.I.Q.
This° item, was removed 'from the :Agenda at 'the request
EVAL ATION /REZONING,
of the applicant.
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FROM R-1 76 TO
R -t (COMPACT:
RESIDENTIAL) /SITE
DESIGN REVIEW:
SCENIC.' P.ROPERTIES'-
Mr. Hall 'informed„ the Commission that` the''developers
REZONING FROM 1
had no;t completed `their amended application for a PUD
ZONE TO PUD (PLANNED
subiri ttal 'as requested by the 'Planning' Commission' on
UNIT DEVELOPMENT) ;!` `
.Feb'r iary .2'2, .197$..
Continued
Ak general discussion took place regarding the develop-
ment. 14ow.evef 'the disco "sslori was inadmissible'a's
testimony since the amended
plan ;was.not legally 'before the Commission. (Tile
City Attorney advises that
the hearing shall•be readvertised.)
FEATURE HOMES .(SUNRhSE "Mr. °Hall explained the request by - Jeff: Cohen for
SUBDIVI SION PHASE 11)
Feature Homes tonsid'er,•the'Tentative Subdivision
TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION,
Map for the • Sunrise Subd'ivision Phase II development
MAP':
1oca"t:ed on North McDowell Blvd;: near Dyn_am ;c Street.
The proposal•is to 'subdivide the 6.1 acre site into 37
single - family lots.
Marty `M `ller; .MacKay� &
S'omps, stated the 3 x- '6 box culvert would be. developed
With ,a larger. structure
to take" `the drainage and. °thete 'would' not', be' any work
done, in. the channel.
Comm.'-Shearer: staae'd..it
- was 'the.consensus, that a meandering path would-be
installed along the peripheral of;:Sunr se Parkway and,.that there would be
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FEATURE-HOMES (;SUNRISE random `tree planting along the perimeter and open
SUBDIVISION.PgW IT) space would - e provided- as a' area.
TENTATIVE SUBDIVIS'IQN
MAP Comm. Shearer moved:•to recommend apprcval the =
{Continued;)'; Tbn- t'ative Map for .Phase II of the :Sunrise, Subdivision
to the City Council with conditions : of -as ,
recommended. by the Planning• staff P : and .City Engineer
with the following change., The motion was;s_econded by .Comm. Lavin.. The
motion carried with -4 affirmaitve and 2 absentee" votes;:
Condition 1.9' add A, meandering asphalt, sidewalk -shall be , installed along
theJ periphery of ;Sunrise Parkway.
E I EVALUATION /. rezone approximately 1:.3 acres lacatedgo Goular,t.to
GEORGE GOULART- AMENDED Mr. Hall ,ex lained there uest b Geor. e
Q n. `the north
REZQNIN& FROM west - sid'e .of •Caulfield, Lane between Park Lane and
R= :1 - 50.0 TO 'PUD South .,McDowell from, ,R 1- :6;,_5.00 to PUD '(Planned Unit
(PLANNED UNIT: Development); The proposed development consists of one
DEV.,ELOPMENT),/SITE duplex - designed with townhouse units facing South,'
DESIGN, REVIEW.- - McDowell Blvd., one, detached one story single - family
home facing Caulfield -Lane, ; four §Ingle - family homes
attached in ,groups of two facing Caulfield. Lane, and -
one two story, detached single.-family home front ng on Park Lane. A ,2 -car
garage 'is proposed for each single- family home;, a 'single. car: garage, for each
duplex- unit, - with•dn additional uncovered space in - the dr Vewa,y Access'to
the single family homes would be provided off of Caulfield Lane. There are
curren't'ly 34 driveway cuts on, Caulfield Lane which. serve the-existing
tures; however, to serve the..proposed project, the location. of, the d_r veways..
have to: be moved. The applicant proposes•to widen .Caulfield Lane td rovide,
on- .street parking..
Comm. Shearer stated that a roll =type garage door would•be more ,fear ble•:on.
the slior'ter driveway,s,.: The developer would .prov_de landscaping, in. the front,
side and rear of the, two .corner lots and- the front
. ,yards of the lots fronting
on, Caulfield 'Lan_'e, ,and landscaping to. th'e rear . property would be left to the -
discretion of: the tenants,.
Comm. Ba'lsl aw explained when the :City' acquired, the : st'rip `.of wand for the
widening of Caulfield Lane;, access control onto Caulfield had -not - been ac
q:uired:.. He- asked if the .,City Attorney indicated - that. driuewayf .c - ,uts:;along
Caulfield were permissible. Barry Parkinson, attorney -at -law, stated there..•
are. no legal restrictions, imposed•on the property Tom Har- gis,,Assistarit•City
Engineer, y y, . , - .therefore the' City ;cannot deny
this.applicant Caulfield. access
The Public - Hearing °to , consider the 'Environmental Impact °..Questionnaire .was
opened. •No: comments were offered, from the audience "and' the-Pub lic Hear -ing, was
closed,
Comm. Shearer moved to, dir:ec.t the Planning Director ,to prepare and,post an..
Amended- Negative Declaration for the project. .The motion was, seconded by
Comm. Lavin. The motion carried ` 4 a- fifirmative and 2 absentee votes
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G EORGE The Public ' Hearing was. opened to consider the proposed
P lanned-
EVALU ATION/ Unit-" beye, apment_xezoning.
REZONING FROM,,*,
R -1 6 -,5;00 TO PUP Nngy llock
.d Bu 1 1,431 Miaadow..L.ark, repr&senting the
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(PLANNED. UNIT nei,ghbors,, stated they are, in' favor of the design, and
DEVELOPMENT )[SITE had no objection to'the•property having access onto
DESIGN, REVIEW' Caulfield Lane. Bruce Nels'on 111721 Park Lane,, spoke
(Continued)': in faVot.of the plan, and stated the driveways, on.
Caulfidld should n'ot,be 'much of problem.
1 gth driveways , A, problem and roll-up
Comm.'. Walite stated the short en co qu d be
ga:rage�'aoo,rs would be ,
a
more -a ptable. riihson, explained
d Mr Pa that Caulfield
would- widened to give another six to eight fo buffer zone for - cars backing
onto Caulfield. The Public, Hearing was closed.-., Mr, Hall explained the standard
drive,K I ay is generally.'25' feet measured from the',, edge of sidewalk';
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e* end f re
-, " moved tQ,-- approval o the quested PU.D o
.,.'rezn7ing to, the
City. Council with- the,specific findings as stated. in Exhibit B,.'. . The,m'otion
was seconded by Comm. Shearer. The motion carried with..4 affirmative and 2
4bsentee votes.
;Comm. Lavin moved , to: approve the site, .design , f o r . the'Planned Unit Development
with &onditions of approval as recomifendedby the staf and modified by the
Architectural and. Slte Des Review Committee with, the.jollowing changes.
The motion was seconded by Comm.. 'Shearer.' The mat-ion carried with 4 affirm-
ativeJand 2,- absentee. votes.
Condition 9 add All driveways With less. than 25
back 0 hav&.a roll-r-up garage door.
feet - .ftbm the house to
KELLY, Mr..Hall explained ' the request by Kelly Werrell for a
EVALUATION/USE PERMIT tire distributorship.,. indoor and outdoor storage,
REQUEST/SITE.DESIGN, sheetihetal fabrication and sales, swimming pool and
REVIEW1' patio furniture sales,' and boat sales and service to
be located at' 611 -617 Petaluma Blvd. North. A 15-foot
access easement serves the northwest side of the one
acre . parcel t0' West Street. There, are two drivewa ysserving the site. Most
of the,width'of the northern driveway is located on•the ad-tacent property and
has been used j by the two..,properties. The joint driveway tends for
saf ef' .;If ta-f f ic�.,mbvement -. on-,.sit-e and on Petaluma Blvd.. North.
Comm. - Shearer suggested that the rear portion of the property. have a dust free
surface and the-wiotk shQuld.b.e accomplished at are,asonable,,,tim.e,.j Th,.e. Appli-
cant. stated theretis approximately 50 feet that would-have to,-be gravefed, and
he dop�,.s not intend to gravel the entire a-rea,. The whole parking area would-'be
grayeledup:to.where,thle cars back up and turn around. The back quadrant
where,tires will-be. stored be dirt and the area.fenced. We want'-
only 4, portion in and not the entire property. Comm. Shearer stated
that the brick 'planter along the .front of the-building should be extended to
soften the - building:.
The Public,Hearing was opened' to consider the Environmental Impact -Question-
nairei. No comments-were from the the Public Hearing was
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KELLY'WERRELL E Q. closed: Comm., Lavin moved to direct the Planning
EVALUATION/USE PERMIT' Director- to prepare and post a Negative Dec_laratori
,REQUEST /SI-TE! DESIGN for 'the: proJeet. The motion was - seconded, by Comm: '
REVIEW Shearer. The motion carried by 4 °a-ffirmative and - 2`
(,Continued.). absentee, votes' y
The Public Hearing was opened to consider the Use Permit,. No comments were
of'f'ered from the audience' an'd the Publ'ie :Hearing, was closed:
Comm. Shearer explained Oie reason the rear property was 'required t;q be land
scap'ed was because; of -the single - f amily residences "that `boarder the property
and the property interior. that can b.e from the private.residen�es.,-
Comm. Shearer moved; to grant the Use;.'P.ermit to allow for a retail dr'd w holesale'
tire distribution, sheetmetal fabrication and, : sa1es, swimming `pool sere- 'ice
.boat sites service, and ;indoor, and outdoor storage The motion :was sec
onded" by 'Comm. Balshaw. The mo'tion.' carried with 3 affirmativer- 1 negative' and .
'2 ab's'entee Votes.
Comm. Shearer moved to.approve, the site des'ign'
esign. for the p.ro,posed'project with
:conditions, of approva °l as recommended by the s;taf -f and modified by the Ar- ,chi
t'ectural - an'd' Site Design. Review - Committee., with the following, change:. The- !'
motion,was seconded by Comm. Balshaw: - The motion carried with `3 affirmative,
1 negative and .2 :absentee votes,.'
Condition_ 9' add :Details of all landscaping,,, including -the` extension ' :o'f the
planter box along: the building front, parking and loading surface improvement 0
and .any other recommended changes in -the site plan shall be submitted to ithe.
Planning ' Director for verification prior, to occupancy of the property.
ADJOURNMENT.' - There being -no 'further business, the 'meeting a' dj burned
at. 10':'50 ;p -. m::
Chairman
Attes.t+• o • "__` "`'`' -?' ' <xe
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