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THE.PETALUMA.PLANNING COMMISSION
M I N .;U T E 'S
PETALUMA PLANNING COMMISST.QN JUZY`3l, 1:97
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SPECIAL- =SESSION'
,C'ITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS,. CITY :HALL. "' PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
PRESENT': Comm. Bat .,tag'li ,,; ,Popp, Shear.e-r, °Tencer; 'Waite
ABSENT Comm. Hoffman, Lavin
STAFF:? Gregory Freitas, 'Community`' Development and Pla.nni'ng Director
ZONING,MATTERS:
PROPOSED REVI,8!ONS BASIC STRUCTURE SITE, P,LAN..AND 'ARCH,I.TE'CTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
The Pla Commission was' in receipt; ..
nning, 'of a�draft:�ordinance in various organi-
zational formats from the,Ci;t.y,'Council which would restructure the Site Plan and
Architectural Review 'Commit (SP
�_ARG) . The matter' was 'referred to, the 'Planning
Commission •f or, recommendations on the proposed ordinance.
The Planning Commission, reviewed the proposed draft,ordinance. and various organi-
.zationdi formats arid, on a- mot<i'on. by. Member Waite;, seconded by Member Popp and
unanimously ssed`
y p' the Commission recommended to Cite Counc two orgapiz'a -'
tional &ormats for - SPARC Board in the fol.lowin order of reference:
I. Ke the ordinances but.'_ but bs'fitute kbrmat A to create a.
SP .Board of three, members;; 2"Plannirig Commission `members' "ap,po need by
th'e, Planning Commission ,Chairman and 1 'Councilman, appointed.' by the Mayor) .
It''was the Commission4s feeling that because the existing, Design Review
Committee was formed to assisa and °relieve�.the Planning Commission work``
load a =t ',_ Planning Commi s on'' °meetings, - much of. its 'works is at the direction
of'ithe Commission and it is,.re'commended that the appeal, process should be
coordinated, through' the ,commission, rather_than bypass it =and go directly
to;i;the Commission,. It is also recommended that ti the. "term of ,a S °PARC- member
lie; reduced ,;from four; fo' two ye ars 'and' that `an 9lternate. (P tinning Commission
member)• b.e app'oinied by the Rlann'ing`Commission 'CYIa'ir- -man to 'fill the
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position- of a Commission` member Vb SPA'R'C who may " "ber'absent.
II. The Commission recommends: as a second choice the proposed draft ordinance
('format C) with ,the following change's: 1) to require appeals to ,go directly
to `the Planning Commission and then to the ..City..:Counci'1 -, .ra -ther 'than,
bypassing the Commission and 'going directly, y' f�o the City Council; 2) reduce
fhe.term of a SPARC member from four to, a'
:two -,:two that an
AlPernate to the P'lanning,Commission memb.ers be appointed by the Chairman
of the Commission to 'fill .th`e seat of a Commission member in the event` of
an, absence, 'of a regularly appointe'd memb':er.
PETALUMA PLANNING COMMISSION
MINUTES
JULY 31;'1
Under either iof the above �two f ormats,, Co
b _mmis.sion :strongly recommends that tfie;
a'ppoi'ntee of the
. Mayor also 'be. that 'Council person who 'is 'ap 'appointed Ito serve. concu p
trently on the Flanning,-qpm
PLANNING MATTERS.:
REVIEW OF: PROPOSED 'DRAFT' AS , AU TOMATED I . RRIGATION. SYSTEM POLICIES
The Cbmmissionwas-. "in 'recei t. of' V
P. & -request, by the' City 'Council to .1 its
'p.roposed draf't. la04'sczrp0 and 1rri system;; pbicf policies and""" I V
on . those gaiion, l
� e " 1 ;give recommendations
_ose p6li ;generated by the City Council during the months of Ma. . rch
through.;Jun6 . After -a leng-thy - review by the - (bTunisslion with membe's
r of the
p6blilc and' the, Qhar�her --of Commerce,, it was moved -.�by -Po de&.by,-..1
_pp,j. secon
to
6de 'r � arid auAanimbu y. d'
P recorhmefid abp of f
'01- he sprinkler
landscaping, p i with the fdllQw, recommended, �changes;:_
Landscape Poii cy W 4 Landscaped " area .shall b& +P404r4ge4>between a P
. s halt areas= ,
and all' building and fences arid pp
�xoexty_ 1
1ng, :s, structures Handscaping ;may be,
used for pedeqtr fanaccess a ne'ce s s it d etermined 'b " .
y Ab Y a n - and .Arch -
tectural Review Committ e,.
Landscape - Pblicy, WIG. The p
e imprQv�t iand': dedication, ;qf land' caaed;are�a
within the public :and redeveloping'
areas. -.should.;be- encburaged
and maintained in p rp e by the �City.
Condition #27 _- All 'I'andspapp.d 'a shall be mai•tained in growing-- t
conditi6n by th p permit holder f•or a, -period, of k receiving an
occupanc pe
Item #32 - 1andsca should ;en courage , s.'
pil en ummer, shade, on Vd.11s -windows., roofs,
parking ,space an& and w' to h&l ,,im And • 0 c
...pr ve energy .efficiency
.reduce summer tempe•a.fures.
ADJOURNMENT�:_ Since - there - was no •further business to :cbrfte!•
before _e,
I �C6±ftijttee C n '.
hairmaSheare�.r Aecl ared'� the
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Greg, F.reita
Vlanning Commis.s ion .,Se cretaxy
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