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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 08/23/19771"1 U PETALUMA PLANNING,, COMMISSION AUGUST 23 - 1977 ADJOURNED-MEETING '7:.3'Q'P.M. CITY COUNCIL':CHAMBERS,, C T V HALL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA The Planning, Commission encoruages. their .-repr-esenta'ti-ves to-be available :' meetings eetings ta ie answer qustlons, sp,t,jfat no agenda need be deferred: tp'�a` later date. !due . I to a lack , of pertinent information I ; PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE 'FLAG' ROLL CALL:, Comm. Balshaw. Head,- Hom,ciza LA vin. Shearer - 7 - Vaite Wright_ STAFF: Ronald F­ - Hall; :,Planning Director Wayne P. Rasmus"sen., Assistant Planner CONSENT CALENDAR: Items appearing on'the•C6nsent Calendar be considered to,-b,e tout-inei by the Planning Commission and, be enacted by .one motion. There will be*. no separate discuss of these If _discussidn is.'desire'd, that item '(or items) will be `removed from the Consent Calendar'. A., P.;sCci-f ic 'Telephone 1. Site Design Review f Or - a-proposed - steel mobil6 storage 'un - ft • '(pbrta-house) to be .located' at 12.5 Liberty Street. AUB SANDERSON & BIG 1. Public Hearing to`:evaluate'the Environmental "R" - E.I I .Q. EVALUATION/ I Tpa c t"Questionnaire for a,.proposed Big, "R" - 'REZONING FROM M-L (LIGHT commercial building located at the ,northeast INDUSTRIAL) TO C-H corner o . f' Old Redwood Highway and N,. McDowell (HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL)/ Blvd. SITE DESIGN REVIEW: 2. Public Hearing to cdnsider, an application to (continued) rezone the fromM-L : (Light, Industrial) to C =H, (Highiqay Cbmmer c ial) . 3. Site Design Reyl the proposed, ;project'. ROMAN:CATHOLIC.BISHOPOF Public,Hearing to consider the rezoning request SANTA ROSA/ KE-$-T from R -1 -6 to 'PUR,"Plai Unit D istrict, f or & ASSOC'. REZONING` REQUEST the 100 0 V '1- �. PETALUMA •''PLANNING �;COMMISSION. 4 ,''` ' � ; ;, �� "" `"�, ":� �' ,,.:• F AGENDA - 4 %AUGUST ry2'3',,. 1 „77,' of :nt: K� za .;�. •. _ CONVNRTENCE MARKETS - "• ._. = ,1.. Public �Heari g to eualu t ,the Ens ronmen•tal' AND FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS -, Impact Questionnaire for ra pro;posed :EVALUATION, /'ZONI.NG. Ord nance Amehdmen -t ,designed `t;o red, ice the ORDINANCE AMENDMENT.:- enVr.onmental_mpacts.rcr.e.ated : by convenience (contnu'ed) mar.kets, fast -.food r.es,taur;ants''. 2':: Pub'l'ic ' H e ating _i'to ,consider the: prq,posed . Ord " -inanc`e Amen dments;: . RESIDENTIAL 'DEVELOPMENT' Select "Planning' .Commission ; r ; epresentaton (2')> ” CONTROL,.BOARD: ADJOURNMEN,Z: S. rt PETALUMA P,LANNING`COMMISSION ADJOURNED MEETING CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY - ;;HALL _ . 4 AUGUST 23; 197 - 7. '7:30: P.M_ PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA PRESENT; Comm'. :Head,:,Horciza:,, m Lavi,, Shearer, Waite Wri ht ABSENT;; None: - r Ronald F , - Hal'1,i ..Plai fi.ng,• Director STAFF:' Wayne °P :.,Rasmussen,, .Assistant :.Planner-:' APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None CALENDAR CONSENT, : was` 'e by Comm: seconded- by -Comm. Shearer-- to approve` Item_,1:, 'Moti'on: was carried ;.unani- Ag'endaC,Item #I ._ mously, : Pacific Telephone•,: Site Design Res. 5.487, ;• approving, a- steel,,. mobile -storage unit,(porta- house)..to be located at 125 'L berty,Street.:; AUBREY',;SANDERSON &; Mr, Hall e plained. the request. of..Aubrey,.Sanderson, BIG "R ". - E.I.Q. KIP -0O3 and Big "R" - .to`: rezone property *loca:ted' at the EVALUATION /REZONING northea''st Old Redwood Highway and- • FROM M-L (LIGHT McDowell Blvd ,:...from M- L'(Lighf Industrial) to C -H, INDUSTRIAL) T© C -H' (Highway Commercial) and for Site Desi'gn'Review of a (HIGHWAY ;;COMMERCIAL)./ pr- opoge_d Big ""R" ' Gdmmerc 'al development .. Only -.a ;por SITE DESIGN REVIEW: t on�of - tfid proposed development to be occupied - (Continued) Big, "R "' and - & station are beings considered•., 'The_'.'site. covers' approximately 6 acres.: °and the: pro- } posed' future us,e includes ,a 27;642 square foot com- -. merciaL building. - The building and - nrew° fence- line,* of the ;storage Yard proposed. to,. set back 12,, feet from, tine front property • line': This;:.distance is; adequate in light -of -.the C,= H..zoning- %setback requirement, but .is not ,ap- , propriate as compared .to•;the siting of ,other• structures- in immediate neighborhood. The Public, Hearing -to ,consider ; the Environmental ,.Impact Questionnaire was . opened,. •1 Comm Horc,i.za' questioned 'if- :ths::.development. is - considered &" low . traffic volume. operation and' how.:inany.,':vethicles •:perr -d'ay is expected T.: Mr::.Hall explained the operation would not, be a peak. traffic :type op'erat'ion -`arid would have a° minimal traffic impact on the' a'r-:ea: Comm :' Hbrciza moved:, to. -direct the- Plann_i.ng »•D_irector to prepare arid: post a Neg- ative- Declaration •f or the,_proj'ect-:.. The ion. was seconded by Comm. Head. ,AYES, 7 NOES- . .0 4 ABSENT. 0 . - 5a 4 PETALUMA, CITY .PLANNING 'COMMISSION - MINUTES; :AUGUST" 23, 1977 AUBREY SANDERSON''.& The. Public Hearing was opened to consider the proposed `(Higtiway'C'ommer:cial) :rezoning -.: . EVALUATION /REZONING FROM M =L '(LIGHT Barry' Parkinson,`repres,enting"Aubrey Sanderson, stated INDUSTRIAL) TO C -H that thee' P1`aining :Commission- had previously `recommended (HIGHWAY" that this aie'a''be• °changed from lightr and-:a SITE, REVIEW' portion o'f it; wh 'ch= is entirely- outside the plan; ''to (Continued) come :within the` plan, as' -- a commercial area: The.- rezDnin`g =.application ils ' in- congruity f w ,th ^ the ,moti f ica- tion to"-the= Environmental 'Design Plan which .had` been Passed by the Commission. The City Council had adopted the appropriate change iii the: General P_lan.also. to .allow this rezoning- to take place _ '_ Comm. _Balshaw indicated that the. request zwas" for an..entire pa"r-cel 'on` thd``EDP' ,and.' is .there, now a rezoning reque'sst' for a' piece`.of that'.proper Mr ; Parkinson .explained that the Sand &t - on :parcel - .of land Zontains' . 20 - acres - and ' this 'is-a portion- of'that parcels' ,':The :EDP° covered. that"entire:zparcel as :well - as - property to -the north. This parcel is:::one of- several'whch were' - within' the -EDP., This- property was .prez °oned'°and~ brought into the City-as Light!. Industr 4 1, .and at that ti was anticipated .9 .rezoning'.wbuld, be made on this parcel,. The Public Hearing °�aas- ralased: Comm., Head moved to recommend approval -the,, C -H (Hghway rezori-in to the: City as stated in - Exhibit A. The motion iaas: seconded by' Waite. AYES - 7 NOES, ABSENT' 0' Bob:'Frommelt representing KIPCO; was opposed, to ,the : addi:tional' - 15 :foot..front yard`• - setback' -requirement which would total :25 feet. and" would. take • up a "gr "eater part of ° -tlie" future commercial building..' =He •indica:t'-d, tfia.t the serer ce ;s.tat on is situated on a completely separate:' = :parcel - and that there is :no control .. over the" service. station. Mr.. Frommelt. �st!a.ted° that the Zoning Ordinance, provides' for" a' 10' -foot. front. ,yard setback. "They:�ar.e, vi•11 'ink to provide..15 -feet in: ::;the front . if' allowed to " have' a 0 -foott setback'_ n. the rear . .'He.' inf erred :"that was agreed upon! at 'the' site Design• NIeetzng:' Comm. Head - questioned : if : the-, ap= plicant: would% go. along with the °2'S= fvat:.:front ` yard 'setback if - he'' were . permitted an administrative variance for the t eaz "pro'perty. - Mr. 'Hall' explained thdt..Ahe Planning, Director; has to have proper'Justif -:cat on't'o grant f an - administrative variance,." Wayne Rasmussen ex,plainedL.'th& -,a" ppl icant -had proposed:° a 12= foot -;set- back °l in the front of the' commercial ' "ing: and' the, City . is . requir:ifig an addi- tional I13 -foot setback for a. total of °25- feet'. The storage building would: be moved to the 're of the property. Comm,. Balshaw stated that problems °d°ea -ji.ng _w1th °a - project should' b'e - resolved- by the applicant and -staff . before - submittal; to:," the - Comfniss'ion� - He su'ggestedt n that•'if the Sife " Des ign. Review Commi:ttee,. meeting'. date were.: changed :ta` perhaps one week • before a, Planning . Comm ss3o meeting,,. instead -- of the; 'preseri_t:, schedul- ing, more timd - and consideration could be. ven to changes or "problems, Mr .Hall stated that the .Planning.Department works very' closely with the applicant -2- .PE_TALUMA CITY ,PLANNING 'COMMISSION NMINUTES "AUGUST',:23, 1977' AUBREY 4S'ANDERSON; & in an, attempt to presenthe be t pro�ec 'for ;an` area. ' BIG 'R," l- E I.i.Q; When an <item is 'brought before"thity Commission- it -.has EVALUATION / REZONING prev ously ; withi the. d'evel'oper ;".;Lt: is FROM. M- „ :...(LIGHT a basically ,cginpleted_ package; ,-brit ,.,:he,gbtiable -at :that • - INDUSTRIAL) _TO 'C-H time. -Comm -- Wright ;agreed ,that this; is the ,developer's (HIGHWAY - COMMERCIAL) /. ;pro . -. `Ue suggest=ed that it': would 'be, Yielpful'_4f: the SITE DESIGN REVIEW: Site Design meetings :were, held: at - least one week, prior (Continued) . to the'• Planning -' C`omm .ss on - meeting F Comm'., Horciza''qu _stioned the new arrangement_ .of the.:' stor- age bui=ldings: Mr:. Hall, - explained'' that• "the storage; would be. confined''.tor the- , north- east co of the lot ;and -adequate screening would .be provided ,around 'they; entire storage. F ard... Comm. Lavin questioned how-'much Iand-would' remain if the' building were' set. back:;25 -feet Mr. k'asmus'sen:- explained -that 106 'feet, would remain, if an addition- Was. made :to the warehouse!:: Zgpm. Wright: indicated =that. 'the .o'tdinance requires.a 10 -foot setback .arid th? only'ju'stifica ion° °for: requiring:;a - 25- foot'” setback: ,is: the .current, serVic!e stmtion and, the buildings located: in the- ,indus -. trial park area. - He- agreed :that.. the`°'servic'e station should -`&e- repainted:. ,Comm. Shearer. ques ;ti.on.ed; why. a greater:._. setback, ,i`s required'° in ".the': ;. industrial.,. -. area-than in this area? Comm: Waite' exp- larined that; 10= foot`. setback r=equired in 'a C-H , -zone. Mr-. Hall. explained that the developer; - had - ant-icipated'th,e _ addi- tional';square. footage of the, build ng....`after..it s ' Without-` ;going_ -.to' the. property line they. wi 1L'.lose "t°he additional 10 foot, squar=e f6o;tage. Comm,, Wright .stated° the ordinance ,does re,qu r.e i:0'= feet'' ;and - ,the - only , -. juptif lotion° for o going' back 2`5 -.feet is to take into; account e the service and the - buildings located, ; about 1/2,' mile 'saway,in.the"in park. This, d`oesn't seem'quite..fair iii light. of the fac=t .that- the Zon ng�'Ordinance does require 10 =feet: -, - We could -. - be overstepping our-- bound's -, to :change the ^-:Zoning Ordinanc=e.; but perhaps this '= should be done. Comm. Wright was in agreement -with staff that the buildings shou d..tie together and the service station "shoe d be r=epainted, Mr... Hall explained ,that "commercial reas a usually have. no frontage requi% the C - district more closely: approximates :a-- central.'commercial - -area, so:. -the set- backs are. lens.;' and, in an indus'tr wl_:artea - setbacks - var=y from Jurisdic'tion .. to jurisdiction,. In' an ; indus-trial park.,-f:rom' 'design and aesthetic standpoint you will find greater ,setbacks than in .-:�a ;'c�?nvent_ onal Indus tr. al zoning district in various cities and counties. Comm. Lavin staged that this particular build- ing .is. in a key location and. som& - .: the= .issue.s�rd is cussed: were .. - • Comm',.• Head moved to approve .the sate design:: with; conditions Of approval-, as : "recom- .mended 'by the .staff arid, - ,modified• by ,.they Architec -, tural and -Site, Design. Review Com- mittee with the following changes`:` Delete Condition #2. The mot was seconded by Comm. Waite AYES 4 NOES:: 3 ABSENT Q, �! -3- PETALUMA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, AUGUST 23, 1977 ROMAN' CATHOLIC BISHOP Comm. Head - :stated that some of the :Commissioners may, , be - , 0 OF SANTA ROSA/GOLDRICH,- within 'the ,area. -.'that is being discussed and to avoid KEST & ASSOC.- REZONING Any conflict " of : interest -they should r-efxalhi from, ; vo REQUEST': - on 'this, issiie,.' 'Comm.' Waite questioned 'how many -Commis- (Continued) s i'd ri e r I s had - voting, capabilities on the. issue, un`less;. they. had heAkd, - the' previous meeting's tape. 'Mr. ka :explained that the'Commissiioners- presentcould legally'pafticip ate ' And vote on th.e� mat-ter- Comm. Ralshat,,r iasked a. radius should be, def in.dd .on voting':on the issue.. He stated he was present'b6cause he was concerned About Petalu'ma-i Comm: Wright stated that only financial reasons would be ,a cause for coii.f-lri&t;of . Hall explained the request by the Roman 'Ca'fholic Bishop... Santas , Rosa; and _7G.oldr-ich,, Kest '&'Assotiates' to)tonsild:er an*zapplication. to 'rez 1 appr f ive •acr'es located behin 1650 'Ely 'B Nok.th- f-fou. R_1=6-,,500 to PUD,,;Planned Unit- District, to,allow for 50-Garden"'Ty pe;."'apartment, Units for L'Ow-Mode'rate. - come Families and ;a--5 Uhit.Aparti�ent­for Elderly Families . St James Church-- bounds the proposed site to 1bhe noftheast!; Wdshington Creek and, Eas,t.. ton Street bound the site, - to the The. developer ' proposed to, construct 'the to within 15 -feet- of,­.th ea JO-In-lng singl- apartment building i lots Hdwever, the staf xecomm6nds" that the structures Abe . set ba:ck =Ieast, ,40=f rom,, tfi6 adjoining. single'-f a'm11y: lot linea and that a,,-playw area be­,16',ca-ted centrally in the St.' Complex: He further , expjained` that•',the 1deVel6per.'proposed 5,'0 cbvered,=and 125-uncovered parking 'goacesi f the • gardeii7typjo 7apdrttent. bu'±idings . .'and - 15 :uncovered parking, �spac ',-for":.the _apart : - merit building -complex -with 'th e contention n- - ' that parking spac -, needsi for,. the,-. - elderly citizens are not very great. - A .- 25-loot wide,privdte' street. is. proposed to , serve ve the ofie,•h.undred units; the.re.wauld -be two turn.: around : ardas withirf the development areat, but' the •Plannin,&.E:epattmenv, f elt that it would, bemore con- venient if there; were °­ano ther acit"e's Ely Blvd. North: Mr Hall stated the,develo.per had proposed the following changes to the original plan 46 _uh1ti§:,-f;6r low" and 'mo'derat me •a:iid 56 units for cit=izens. j �et­indo r senior c i All the units are•for, low- and moderate income p - eople`iftdluding the citizens: 'He further. explained that' developdr "will -be required to install 1/2 street improvements 'on 'Ely Blvd' North from the 'western side, of the - street acdds's to East Washington Street*. The following communicat-ions received rell'atInjz- the prdj;ect were read: 1,. Let f!r�omlpetaluma Pebple7 S'ervilces.:Center, dated August 18, 1977 - irrdii:at- • -L y - ing A need for a h6using,deVeloptent for older people an d ,oiing-;wa:ge, earners. 2.. Letter from Goldrich, ;Kest &, - Associates, da:t,ed, August 18, 1977, concerning revised plans to increase the number 'of, elderly unit&.-to''56,:and decreasing the two bedroom,, family type unIts-to� 3.,. Memorandum from Petaluma Police Chief, Robert Murphy-, dated August 22 1977, complimentary of the Livermore Gardens: Apartme'nt -Complex. 'P.ETALUMA - CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, AUGUST,:' 23 1977' •" 4, Mayor ,Helen Tirsell.:, City of :Livermore, = , contracted Mayor Putnam stating. the Livermore apartments are • a• good - complex°- and• hot*_ a ` housing- prof ect .. 5 '.. Letter from Mrs. - James - Shearer, date- &,,Ju.ly • ,9,, 1977, , stating the- Gardens complek 'is a . show- piece of .wha:t- .:c`an b.ej %done with federal .,funds to ide at'trac -tive ;housing for :low and middle income.. families. 6. PrE onses received by the Department to the Blossom- ..Hill Apartments; a' senior. citizen - and `family - development, San Jose, . recently have had a few. cars' broken, ;into; 'Lawrenc'e. Road Apartments; :Santa- "Clara, a family and senior citizen`'evelopment, indicating vandalism problems San Jose Gardens 'a family.. and ':senior "citizen: development, indicating.. the only, vandalism was confined tb siats °`in f'ence..being removed so children - >.. could gain access to the adj`acexrt:' orchards; 'Vi -1 lag e Green °Apar..tments, a family- senior citizen. development., San Jose., no' record. of any significant vandalism; Central Park .Apartments ° View,,'.an =•e °lderly: development, completed in 1973,; no reported. - °problems., located five 'blocks'` from market; Villa .Fontana., Daly :City.' elderly development.,- had. - some incidents of cars being broken into; ,Lake. Merri�tt. Oakland, = no'.vandalism, -. very' quiet:; Livermore Gardens,, Livermore "a senior citizen And family development.,, vandalism _° excellent police-report; Skyline• View, So .:-San family d no.unusuai.'amount 'of -- vandalism. 7. Letter from Southern C''alifornia.Association of Governments,.addressed - -to Bob Hirsch, dated August .19, 197-7--r.-concerning -the impact- of ,a'ssisted .hous- ing development on-the vilues of other housing in:.the ern California Ass °oicaton of Governments studies indicate ,a positive impact on;the property :values:of, nearby;middl'e't and ,gp:per 8. Letter f-rom'Thel Housin Concern Santa: �. , Monica .'..dated. 18,, 1977, indicat- ing..there was no documon,tat on'that ;the development of assisted housing had any effect on a -community's }assessed proper,;ty. valuation in..ar-eas of moderate aria upper cost uni -ts: 9. Memorandum from Janie , Warman;. , Management.Aide,:dated August 17 1977, stat- ing the site accepted. {and. certif sd by'HUD 'was .a superior 'site.: 10•. A petition with :1 -90{s gnatures. registering opposi;tion, the proposed-develo- pment. Comm. - Wright commented that' the :'Sonoma= County'Wa•ter Agency.,loo'ks. -at :improvements -from the .standpoint of flood control._, :Their intention is to, pr:o;tect' -the channel and any trees which restrain flood'wat could be removed. The City should have a -blanket agreement with­ SCWA so, that. the City, .could have the option' of;. -pre- , serving .these trees if complete - devastation' ofctrees':'in ,the channel,u•. s :necessary. The Public Hearing was opened to consider the proposed Planned Unit District rezoning.. - Robert 'Hirsch,''Goldrich,; --Kest & Associates;, spoke in answer '.to. the major; con cerns of the re'sidents'. A 40 =foot open- space buffer :will- be provided ,between -5- PETALUMA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES ' 1977 ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP.: all of.'.the bu-ildiri%ts and the abutting * n prope_ OF SANTA ROSA/'GOLDRICH sihgle-family home's 0 . There >will be a. total of -56" apart- KEST.&.ASSOC:,.-REZONING ments for"­senior citizens an 44 two bedro units, REQUEST: a total of,100:: A concrete block. wall would be (Continued) constructed_ Atbuhd.':,t-he-°bingle-.faidil-y',un-i 'surrounding the project­vhiah would , f or.t. . p.rivacy... to', ',the: home owners. Drainage problems will then:- the problem of d,evelOper : Hirsch al stated that surrounding property Values would not, be- .lowered'; - there would not bel-a -signif icant effect on the traffic f rom the pro j:e­t�t.,. nor would the project be to the ach6b Comm. Head questioned how 'ef fecti-Lve­is�. an eviction, of a tenant%.by,HUD when a ten- ant-has more thane the stipulated 'number - bf. children in a housing • deve1ppmeilt? Mr. Hirsch stated this is. not the:' of HUD but -of the developer. They., the d6vel per work -with the tenants. the city an& c'o'unt -y author- ities t& .Locate housing fof th6s f4&11-ies. , The • ollowing spoke ' in opposition.- to"the ,income 8enior. codp ex: Bill Maple•, 1641 Lauren Drive, stated-no' made. , about ft-'City an& Hunter i . & - Point.. proj ec ts. 'Goldr:iclr, Kest, & -Associates - _had, -- a° hand- the velopmefit in.. Santa Rosa. He questioned -- hdw . 7a -developer could•evict -f ami-Lies when - a set ::of twins,are.. born, of if -a boy or :girl share the, tsame bedroom. There should be, another access to the project -, by , way of Washington Street.. Tom Torborg,i 133 Rene '.Drive,. f iled - -a ..petition' with 190 signatures 7 Com- iiii6s the - ;rezoning f or 'the apartments. stated',­ the _ 'ings are still two story concrete structures. There is a serious shortage=- .par I king. in �the area. 'The tenants wil use the church parking on Sunday -and the ;Senior C will have to walk, throwzh. entire project 'to gdt. Ely_:!11vd. There ,is :$5-000allocated for .main ft-enancel:+:­ this include the maintenance !Of grounds as well as the. maintenance,-.of the: buildings '.T.. ET,ffdr,.g!e;icy police vehicles coming . into the - development.. -wi to back. out If the entrance- is blocked and emergency vehicles had. to:.,get: =into the development,,"there •chaos. He was impressed with Casa" garden apartment'. located ­ in Novato. He the pet iti.pners'­aTe_ , -interested in- working "with the',. Commission, the City 'Council and City%staf-f to .. get income hou9_ingt Petaluma., ..T-hey, willing,to..work and cooperate with 'the'Catholic Church and the neighb,orhoiad, but do not wa.n t'o be told by the. City staff that this is what-has to be. done. We will direct them, they not us. 'It was the unanimous d ecision of the Commission that the meeting be continued past the. hour; Of 10;:30 p.m. Jack, Furr.,• 124 Rene Drive-, did n'ot -- low. -income ,elderly but did ask f or; a f air :shaka f rom the Planning Comhissidn. Questioned, how, the 'Commission could work on a -ptojecit'of-th and not 'require an Bonnie -Holy-bed", -337 Coronado,, cQn's-id'ered a low- ihcome person - and was ,opposed, -to segregating the- poor, from rest" of society, In clustered,- senior cornglexes:. A. wall around a development - isolates a proj,ect:. °.Providing , these people with cheap housing - could conduce - them to -remain pbor. -6- PETALUMA CITY PLANNING• COMMIS',SION MINUTES, i`AUGUST'.,.23` ` 1977 ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP .. P`eter Hilt -, 1637 Jeffrey Drive,: was:concerned.'that` the OF `SANTA' ROSA /GOLDRICH, project was su oiinded ;by ; <a block , wall. - :,There: i:s:. p"re's= ' KEST & ASSOC..- REZONING ently a yparking`.problem on Suriday' caitli; cars ..parking on REQUEST!: - Ely Blvd,.,-, , E'. - ;eMad- ison,•;.being used -as. a race .track,. , (Continued): 'There is no problemdof gettang the. some 26! or less.:. children: into tschool , but the problem is what schools, possibly, across, town,: Mr. Vivas, 1745 E. Madison, indicated' did not want'cheap''housin.g., .Emergency access - ;should be provided: Suggested a °horseshoe .road- :,be,,proyided. "S't would° be more. for senior ciaizens_:to- gain access to, the bus system The,plan is , ill conceived for that p':ec.e-of; property Del Woods; 132 Rene Drive;; visited the complex in Novato and was impressed by .the development. He preferred 'family' homes for the area. Ken 'Thomas,, 409 Ely Blvd,. .5,.,, was.:concerned: about' valuation,.of his.:propjerty; increased traffic,, the proposed,ssubdivision',on Ely Blvd,.' on the`Atk nson the..Ald`erwood..Subdivision at °.;the;c.orner.. of Ely'.and,,E. Washington and .the, %narxow` driveway approach to the ­proposed;projpct.. He questioned:, if the propprty:.acr,oss -fr,gm Jack =in- the -B'ox on; East Washington had been: cons dered' a poss t,e since it would'be more convenient ':for -senior „ citizens' ?' Victor ,Irvine,,. 22 37 Parkland,,,, stated °there- should „- be a 'better source for. comparison of,. these -comp`lexes Carmen . Harris, 16 E., -Madison, stated that: when, -:the. homes -in McDowell Village were built they were done'so.for low - income people. Asked why. this ' type of ,project had to be situated on the east side,. • Wil'"liam�,P:enrod, 1640 Joan Drive,; ,s;tate&. many -remarks were ;made..:about and against the project but none lwer.ei adhered - to..” Mr. Larsen,;• stated he :would. ; ,rather live in an . .older remodele&'.home - than -,a concrete mausoleum. It. pis. not a, desirable. -,situation for low- income- people * ing near people making $15 ' 000+ to $'50;, 0.00:.: Did;.not . see any logic for<'build -ing. this type of complex as 'the low - income should not be integrated with the older people:. The Public Hearing was closed. Janie •Warman stated some questioii8s should,'b:e', answered. and "clar.ified. Developers . were contacted throughout the Sfat'd"'who' were familiar with­ 8. Invitations were presented in many real ty publications '..The final allocation was made:; by HUD. The City did try to 1'ocate property' f ,low= :income' housing , ,. - Mr. '.Hirsch retained a- realtor -to obtain this, land, who contacted. the .Bisho.p. All r:ealtors were: con- tacted in the:City to suggest vacant`s tes.' The ;property near, the swimming pool on East Washington: consists of three a`cr:es;. . The. selling pr .:for;.ths :property is' very''high and when the price, was given_'.to. HUD., ,they said it was out :of; line. -7 • -8- PETALUM CITE PLANNUIG CMOUSSION`':Pf MUTES * .AUGUST 23', '1977 M CATROLIC'•BISH08 BMworked w th'aia ®, sites. - and evaluated these sites- to' � OF " SANYA ROSA /00PRICH . see 1. f -they .were. ' to the presents site. They ZEST & ASSOC.- REZONING indicated: tbe'' site 1s a superioi site- ' and= "this USS'f3 is •the pr fmary. reason "HUD `is in.- favor of it;. The City. (Coa�tinue8) En` - Indicated , that � access to ,.the project via East gineer Wsshiugton itreet-is very •. nappropriate, and ". the. :Sonoma y ,Agency -ls opp_ o asd to:an a roach. over the Count Rater _:. pp �. channel. _ Comm. Lavine queeti'oned if:•. it vere` poss�lbI4. , for -the 'resU ts - to'�rork°- _`t d6v in oidea to: workout, o bme:41 ternative - `p lane ' `,Is " these a :inns, that some type of housing for the elderly can `be; worked- He could not `walk. away `from it In its entire Mr. Rirech explained that he had gone ae far as he could go with ;ths project." Waite,, etated..that prior to thee:- adoption of the.` EDP, `.these pe'ope .had' - no Comer. Waite,, : f us... -- Oua= "con control has probl is this to m, they' lived ,like' the rest: o � . br t serious problews; nl` °it�4s about: time: `we recognizeC ; .r;A are oOht -� about a , ptevented by capital;_ by the .people; private'. ente,rpriee ®° "and , ,individuals- „pro -;. ''viding housing in. this town:,, and - now• wm °are.'looking at ,goverment subsidised, . . housing as, an alternative because ' have-`beesn, too severe'; ` too, trice, .in mak- Ing awalrable housin8. Two 'sarongs do':not::.make .a right: The MP °e toosseyere and too strict and I think , we, are lookIng'At :the alternative °way to it' ' It is, • ao®eidere& bad plannist policy 'Ito leap'fr'og` beyond -:the - .edge of pan urban border ` ; to, But •in a ;subdivision. It it"very °coffiparable to leap' and put high density out in the very - perimeter of � town - 1v this kisid- of; situation: He con- ' sidered the houeing'element • of the EDP in direct conflict with. the land use = , ' wht and as` long as 'they;- both,. say what. th say, . ire a r e going to have .this. problem. Comm”, 'Hortisa stated: we• have a ,,, need. and ; a responsibility to. the .community to; provide housing'for•the elderly. ,. Co®mi. Ealshew ":wowed 'that consideration 'of° the ::rezoning from R =1- 6,,,500;, to, PUD be continued''.to- 7':30 p.m.",. August 24, 1877. The motion vas " seconded by-- Com. " Head ... AYES 4. NOES' 3 ABSENT 0 ADJ The meeting vas adjourned to Wednesday,-August 24, 1977 :. at 7:40- -p.m. Chairman Attest. • -8-