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RE'V`I EM OF AL STACK 'USE PERM I T
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_ PETA,LUMrA C 1 TY PLANNING
C,0MM 1 I ON APRIL 21 , 1 97.0
.' REGULAR MEE,TI NG # 19.,
F'I SC-AL YEAR COUN.C CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
7:30 O'CLOCk, P.M.
PET N 11,MA, CALIFORNdA
ROLL. CALL: Comm,.:
B:r °unnrer Koe 1 t'zer Pekr'ry. Waters Stan I - ey
STAFF: William
Cr: ;McGlvern., .Directo. P1 :a.n'n,vng
"And
An:dier,so:.n Assistant P.I`an n-i 'ng Di'r'ector
AP'PROV'AL OF ,M I NUT'E,S FOR- A4PR1 L 7, 19 TO
rC O R R:E.S P Q D EN.G;E
CAT,T'LEMEN' S
APP_I i.cati on f i I ed by Ba�r`-ber `S i',g'n- Compan for
RESTAURANT
Cattleme.nIs Res taur:ant:, to p.er:mit a sign havi,.ng
VAR'I AN CE.
307 s:q.ua' feet o4 s i'gn area i n a C -H (Highway
F I LE V
Commerc i a I) Zone
I oc.ate�d at -50 1.2 Redwood _Highway
North,,. I
S,AMB4O':S RE;STAU'RANT
S i t'e des .i n I ro - va.I far a -, res't;a.uran * t to be
. ; S 'I'T;E DE „S I G,N RE'V I -E'W
I:ocate.d at ;, 1 078 P:et'a I um,a::Bou "I e;vard N:orth,.
F1 L,E . "5 . 154
.;( He:I d over f rom Alp�r'i I 7th m.ee-' i'ng) .
'GE,N PL AN
Propod modi� i.ca *1'69 to 't:he Pe °a. 1,u.ma Area
se
MOD I F I C'A T' f 0 N
Gen e r °a l "P I' a n t o 'i'rn e I ud er ,the a.:(i g n me:n t of S t,o,n y
F I CE : Res . 6. - 70
Po i nt Road an:d the f uture externs i om of I ndustr.i a -
Ayemd'&.. PUB HEARI:N:G.
GAL] F.. DEPT. OF
App I [cation f'i Ie,d;.by' Eug ;e.ne E. DeMarti n i , for
MOTOR VEHICLES
"th;e- D'ep,a.rtmen't of Motor `Veh i c I'es' t -0 per a
V'AR.IANCE
f'r:o;nt yra'r °d setba;c'k of $ ,feet I' I - 3/.4` i noes in .
F I LE : V2 =7-0
an R`- 1 Zone. for'- the DOprar..tm,en't of Motor
Veh i:c•I es - b,u i' I d i n I•o,c.ated at 76 Oak Str.eet.-
RE'V`I EM OF AL STACK 'USE PERM I T
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A ri1 2' 19:70
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R'e, ular 'me.e'tin
ann'ng mis °ion was held on Apr il
of the P l Com
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2 , 1970, at 7.3.0 - _o .clock p:m,. in the'Council, Chambers, Gity
Hall, :;Petaluma,.
Ca=l1fotn l' a.,.,.
PRESENT : ' Comm.
Brunner* ,. Koen`itzer, P erry ;;• ,Waters :,. Stanley .
*Comm.,
Brunner le:f't the ,meeting at: 8:00 p.m..
STAFF- William
C. McGvern, Director of Planning.,
Andy ,Anderson,,
Assistant Planning ,D`i r,ector:
APPROVAL OF-MINUTES
- Th minutes f or th.e :.meeting , of April 7,
1970 were approved' ", as. s'u'bmitted,.
AL STACK
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Mr Mc'Give'r informed the Commission an in-
n
US'E PERMIT
ves °tigation at 7 00. p m, this „date .revealed
that Mr. Stack had - 3 s'to�ed� the '' "
REVIEW
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the lot across the° street from his ,place of
b at '81 "5• Wilson Street.._ At the sug-
ges,tion- of Comin..'Br`uriner, the _staff. will
check the Jare'a.. for any violation o.f condi
tons ';o„f•- approval, of, the, =use permit. issued
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to Mr. Stack between now and the .next mesa-
ng, on rMay 5;; 1970:,, a:t whi"ch• time the "matter.
will again be Comm. Waters. ahso
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expressed ,concern over the -site located next
..
n
ppy ' g. used for storing
to Scra • im s ei
pipes - and other mate' rials, Mr. McGivern
said the owner . of the pipe material had been
.
con "tatted :arid, requested to "remove the mater-
i'al from the p'rope`rty , The motion to review .
the matter on May ..5,,, . 1970 , was introduced by
t ,
Comm'. Bruri-ner, ,seconded by Comm.' Waters, and
;passed' by al 1 members .,
' D.ONALll HESS
thi time,, the Commission reviewed the use
'
REVIEW OF
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permit granted to "Nir . Hess on April 7,197-0
'Knight:
USE.PERMfiT
for a home occ�up:a'tion located at 2020
FILE c Ulf =70
"'Avenue. " ., 6 ondi - L ns •of ;ap'pr.oval of
One of the c
'permit l z. ton
the` use specified the -1
hi's home- occu"
used, �by Mr Hess to conduct . Pa`,
be p e,r-miss: ble- as,
tion business, would 'not.
setforth b the Zonin Ordinance.
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complaints registered:b '
eve y
Following + sever
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neighbors , the, Police_ Department and'the
Building Department -relative to Mr., He "ss'
;--�:
continued park .-ng -of { his. , van in the vicinity
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r DONALD HESS
'_OF
of ;hi home.,. the, Commi ,�si:on; felt, it nec.es-
s
the Mr Richard
REVIEW;
sorry to review , p'erm:t,.
USE:..PERMI.T
Myers, a the Board. of,. °the•Petaluma
FI =LE:c �Ul' -1 =70
Gardens .H'omes 'Association,; was• present on
(Continued)
lf o.f the l inants.; Mr. Hess -in-
beY a ,
fo:rmed. the.Commission he_was now operating
h s ' ;b;us ine sa from a. warehouse . and . no longer
: -.
needed, the home occupation permit. I- view
of this in a motion to revoke the .
use perm; granted on April T, 1970•(011 -70.)
vas introduced, by ..Comm.,, Waters, se,conded . by
Comm. ` een tzer,, and, pas °sed by all members
present..
CATTLEMEN'S
,The.Commiss,ion considered the app:li,cati
RESTAURANT
:fi,ied by Barber, Sign :.company (fqr• ' Cattle-
VARIANCE
men's Restaurant) to permit a total.of four.
FILE: :`Vl70
(. ") signs, ;havi ng an aggregate of 377 square
f.eet - wi-th -one sign 50 feet- Yid gh, in ;a C -H
Zone, located, at 50 :12 Petaluma Boulevard No.
Th:e staff, report , pres_ented by Mr'. Anders;on ;
recommend ed that :thel applicant . be granted_, a.
variance to - .a.11,ow a total aggregate sign area
of- .approximately 2'33 s;gUare feet - for the :dir-
`-
e,ction•a•l entrance .sign, and t he two building
s:i,gn's ; The sta-ff recommended further that
th.e reguested variance for :the ` additional
144. square foot; :5,0 foot high., :free- s•tand_ing
sign would nat -be considered reasonable and -
justi'f.iable to grant.-
Slides were shown,-, o_f .otYi•er, signs :erected in
't taluma. 'Mr. Lew
t ar-
bereandnMr.. Peter re,p'resen-
„ t_i_ng Cattlemen;'s Resta lrant spoke in behalf
of the requested vari,an�ce ; They pointed out
the freeway overcrosz,i `b'l the Visio af' -
•
southbound .traffic • Mr McGi.vern advised the.
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Commission to eons.; aer this variance carefu_l.ly
;-
k -of the Zoning Ordinance::: .°
He stat6d :' the ordinance - governing.
s gns', s inadequate., it should be• revised
accordingly . Pros' and con_s.., relative to the
merits of high -'rise signs 'being, visible, from
the freeway were voiced by' °the Commission*.,,.,
After 'conside d's.cussion • (and, in -light'
- gh,, free-
o'f var an or granted •.fo other. hi
r p;ast
standing sgns',in the, area).:,, a. motion granting
r
the.. reque ;steel variarce was ,introduee:d by Comm.
Pe,rry,- se'cond.ed by Comm. Waters, and :passed 'by -,
the,f :o'llowing; :vote :.
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Mi nut'e�s ;"
Planning, Commis .
P ;Th
CATTLEMEN'S
Ayes: Comm,. Perry, Waters, arid; Stanley."
RESTAURANT
VARIANCE
Noes. Comm Koenit:ze.re,
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FILE
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(continued;)
Abs:ent:: C omm
Brtunner.6
.. the site design
conered
The Commission considered
RESTAURANT
plan submst� ed fo:r the proposed: rest'aura.nt
'. SITE DES,'I:GN
to be constructed at- 107�8'Petaluma.Boulevard
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North -This`f stem was. carrie'd.over from the ,
• eeting' `of `April 7 ,. i97.0', due • to some `goes-
m ;
t_ion ".as to: the "''valsdi,ty of .. ownership -
-
the property..
- The staf f report :was .presented.
by 'M Anderson,., Mr. Norm Rollins -was pre--
z " on behalf the applicants .= :. • Legal, do-
cements were
,o:f
presented whch the.
Commsss' on as
to - the, legal owner,shi'p; j.of the -
property:. A motion, ;app,rovin.g site design
as "shown.. on ?Exhibit. "'A" ,subject to the -re=
.
location of the -. free,- standing' sign to avoid
conflict, with; the shopping center,owas in-
- Comm. - Ko est °zer., eeorided ° by
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Comm.- Waters
andt pas 6 all members .'
�.
present,
GENERAL';,PLAN
Cha� r"man .Stanley
opened_ _the public heari�
MODIFICATION
ie General Plan to. include.,. the
to °mogi:fy tfi
F ILE : RES . & -70.
reali nment of Stony : P oint, Road a nd'._ t'he:.:fu-
tur-•e -extens ion of Industrial ; Avenue. r•:.TMr.
Mc6 Vern stated this' modi-fication is neces?-
�.
sar. in: view of the "f act ':'the.City is enter -
y
taining'_ a great �' -deal of` ,devel;opment . in this
ediate 'area;; This General Plan Mod-if`ica' - -
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tion will enable "the City, •to"..es;tablis'h future
roadway rigY ts.-of -ways f'' th °e :proposed road
Without, them, it. is ,dsffcullt - the - staff
to; give direction ° to property owners °and' .,de
ve'lopers on •street 'requirements necessary
futur..e..development of the' area: The,propose:d
road w- .11,beg, n approximately 6Q0 feed, north
on .Stony Point Road and termiriate,. at' Corona
Road.. Mr: McG vein stated the modsf,icat on
would•. also eventually `be, reflected in the
Ci'ty'.s 5e1ec•t- 'Street System.;. No opposition
wa wo.ced, Wand. Chairman Stanley closed the .
public hearing`. •: A motion, re,cominending =the
above stated" rroadway :modifica"tion. of the
General Plan to the ,City Council, was in-
troduced by ;`Comm. Koe,nitzer, seconded, ;by
Comm :Perr,"y � a -nd . pas ed. by ' all -membd�ts pr.e. -1
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CALIFORNIA
The
C.ommiss the variance appli-
DEPARTMENT OF .
cation filed by Eugene. E . •, DeMartini to allow -
MOTOR VEHICLES
a reduc -ior' .i.n, front. yar d' setback�i ',from 20 "
VARIANCE
feet to '8' fee t- 11 -3/4 inches for an addition
FILE: V2 -70
to. an.ekisting. building •occupied.by- the.Sta.te,
Department . Motor 'Vehicles-, at 76 .Oak Street
in an R . -M -150.0 Zone -. Mr. Remo' Rebizzo, Real
E "state Brooker. was . present ' ~and •spoke • in. behalf
of-the applicant.
J
A favorable re.port,'was, presented by the 'staff,
made part •. o,f the, permanent - -file . . Mr. McGivern
read a letter. from the Department 'of General!
Services, Sacramento,.giv ng, their' for
expansion.;j . more counter windows and pub-
lic area is{ required in orde'r..1or': the- Motor
Vehicles.Department to adequately do their job.
Watee s questioned -the statement in the
staff re po r t which indicated the 'lay.out - of' the
building and the parking :and Jinspection. areas._
made'i.t'unfeasible to'`expand the waiting room-
area in, any other. way., Comm' Koenitzer also
had 'reservations relative to the location for
the expansi;on.. The Commission engaged'in.con-
s d. sc:u ;lion regarding .:alternate ,methods .
}
of expansion., Because certain - dimensions were
i '
not. cledr._on.the .submitted plans., Chairman Stan -
ley declared
a recess to allow ,for an on -site
inspection. As a result , of the on, -site on-
tion', a mot'ion., granting the . var;iance as re-
q-uested,-was introduced• Comm.'•P.erry,,.second-
ed by Comm.. Waters, and passed by - -thee following_
vote.:;
Ayes : Comm_ Perry,. -Waters °Stanley , -and
' *Koen'itzer.
Noes:. None.
Absent: Commt. :Brunner-.
*Comm. Koen,tz,er,did not want•to vote on the,
matter.-at this time'due to the ins.uff `cie'nt'
-information! presented, but - since • the vote **was
already carried, he: ' voted . "YES' also.
OTHER UNDER CONSIDERATION
;Basalt Rock Company
n �.
- (:Use Permit�U15-67,', granted on December 5,
1967 to allow the. installation of an as.phal-
tic concrete batching facility to be located
s -
at .400 Hopper. Street.)
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Basalt Rock,. Com an. (cont•inued?)
Mr. 'McGivern stated,: he had -pet this' same •day with the Chief .Engineer
and legal repres.entative•from Basalt''Rock'Company: he Company has
a• reedy to screen"in" _the .site clean -•u the area, and. generally abide
by , the agreements o:f the .use ,_permit The +' mat;ter. will be reviewed
again pn May. 19`; 1970 -.
P. U . C.;a :CONFERENCE';
Mr. .MdGivern informed,°the Commissli ,o a.. Public 'Utilities Commis
sion .conference., in San Fr-ancsco_., ;on April .14, 197'0,
to.geth ?er with the `Parks Dire:ctor,I- regarding l_aandscap_ing, and .beauti-
fication of •blighted. areas in communities where r;ail'ro rights -of
Way., and fac'ilit .es were ,not maintained and, in some : cases, literally
- Pp
abandoned.. A rdkimate'ly '2;5 cities - were `in attendance at,
meet-
ing The City - Council h-as directed the atlaf f'to prepare- a. proposdl
for presentation -to the;Le:ague of California dities',by *June 15, 1970:
The various- cities proposals - collect vely summarized -and
presented to 'the, Public 'Ut Commission `by the - Leaguer of Cal=
iforni;a Cities on July 15, 1.970
HOME O
CCUPATION _`REPO'RT
Comm Perry ask
r `e Mr. •,� MgQ.ivern to in�form' the Commi lion of Council-
man, Ca concern of home' oc as .,dis,cussed at the
Council meeting the night before: Mi. Mc'GIvern stated apparently'
t he
ationsncilman ;s'stilh receiving complaints relative to home occu-
p being_ conducted in the City (more particularly re'garaing the
repairing bf - .tans 'in residential areas). The, Commi.s'sion concurred
that ;the complaints should, be turned in to the -Building Department
for v0 atieh of - the Zoning Ordinance'. since automotive repair is'
not allowed, in r-esidential zones.
GENERAL PLAN CHANGES
Mr. McG.vern informed the ,Commission a r,epo_.rt will. be presented,
o s s ible clan e s to. ' Genie L
at` the, next meeting regardiri'g` p g. ral Plan. -
PLANNING C.OMMIS'SION :INCREASE
A, brief; report was p-- resented by Mr.. McGivern_ summarizing the re
'port :presented to the Council regardi ng the proposed recommenda!-
tien by Planning, Commis!si:on to increase •i:ts number, to include
A, Rbarff of Zoning Adjustments .
�Wi l l •
,- °- wil.liam'-C. McGrvern
Planning D'ir•ector. PAGE 5