HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes 11/17/1970PETALUMA PLANNING
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A: Tidat °i on. ifil b�v" Suza;nne Maddox for° a us :e
USE PERM IT '
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" p erm!i t to , teach dance: cl "ease "s in an R
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'MON�ARCH,. PACIFIC
Final map appro�a.l r,equ.e :seed. by Atlant.i.c & Pa-
U N,I T� 8 FINAL MA P
cific- Buf1ding Gorp"oration for. Monarch PaC,ific
RE'S o 28,- '`7'0''
` U 1 t, 1 8,; located between St. Francis Drive &
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R er'ry La ne o
CASH GRANDE #4
F�na� , map ".approval re!q�ues.ted 'by., A;o. C'omdiotti
FIN MAP
f o'r Casa Grande . #4,: located .on EI Boul
'RE S, 29 =,70
S,outh., j
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TAYLOR & MAZ`ZA
Acti,.on on. app -ati on fi led by M -T . Dev' . Corp .
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:. INCo. PR`EZONING
to pre�z�one A!nPa X1.7 04'0 1:8..(Br'3arw.00.d Annexation)
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Z15: =70 " _
:,. „ f,r..'o.m.:a.n` °A ,Zone. to an, Rm(N�1'5:00 an °d,'R -1 -6,000
ZoAe,,• t.o b.&t6me. ° :effe ct i,ve' up:oA an:.nexation 'to.
t °he "cJty,o T: he area.Ii 1a on the....easterl
si•dt, of Old .LakeVA 11 el Hlghwa,Y between - Casa
G:ran;d Frates:, Road., ` e' Id over from October
2;0 19 0' ®
ATLANTIC : &° PACI.
AppIicat�ion ',fi1ed by, ;Atlantic & Pacific Bldg.
FIC B'UILD'ING GOR-
Cor o to exp!and� the:.e'xis.ttnq C -H (Hiq'hway Com-
POR`ATION R•EZO'NIN,G'
mer "ci:al) Zone 3 7'2 at •more . or 1 es,s• (fo;r" a`
Z16' -�70 -
tof�:al o:f” 7 186 a -acres ), 1 oc•a't;e on Perry 'L�a;ne o
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(Pr :went °;.zonin. R- 1- 6 H
P _) PUBLIC EAR I'N : "Go
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CAULF1EL D LAjM1 ° •
'kes o. 'rezommend °i ng t City " Ti to. ; c`han'g th
TO CAULF' IELD ST
, lying wit}, n A.v,o:ndale
:,: st;r"e :6 t., Caul fie.d, Lane.,
Su,bd , vision " No> °5, b;e ren amed t C.a
Streeto
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- November 'T7, 1970
Regular meeting
of-.the•.Petaluma City. 'Planning- .Commission wasi_held
on. ; 1.7,
1970, at-7 :3.0 p.m. in Gounc:il Chambers; City'
Hall, Petaluma;
California.
PRESENT- Comm.,
Brunner',�Hood.,,.Waters, Perry; Stanley.
ABSENT: ; . None..
STAFF-:. I .Wi'lliam'C. • McGivern. Dire ctor 'of. Planning..
Richard.- D. A': Anderson,. Assistant Planner.
SUZANNE ; MADDOX•
Chairman Stan1e;y opened .the public''-hearing to
USE PERMIT,. -
consider the-use permit application filed by
REP. U,34 -70
S,u�zanne .. Maddox, ,to . teach . dance:: classes in an
R =1 -:5, 00'0 Zone at 170'8. East Madison, Street.
The.st'aff report; presented by.Mr'iMcGivern,.
recommended'ap'proval subject_ to. the. following,
conditi.ons_c ('l,j The size of the . class,es shall
be ' Limited to ;eight dnd , (2)` Classes
the chi dren from the
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immed'atesareaiusodthath . n 'more than four child=
ren�are drivenito clas;s.in order to
avoid'
ificantl:y - ncr,'e.asing ,automobile -traf:fic.', In':
response .t0 ' questions from, Comm. Hood and a
gentleman, -.in the audience, Mr:- McGivern stated
a use permit does not -chang,e 'the: zoning.,_- but
will allow certain activities.to be conducted
in the home together .wi- th'the.- xes use'.:
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-The' nature ' of a commercial enterprise is to
have constant commercial type exposure to -the
public. The su'bjec't use permit would allow
only "regulated, exposure and restricts the
or :.number ,of..p;eople 'it' : service. The-con-
d tions. of,. appreva11 would: prevent an , intrus om
on:the.pr.imary use which is residential. Mr:.
McGiwern . added - the •nature of - .home*..occupations
and 'conditional, uses . in a res- dentiWal 'zone
should be. included 'in the' .proposed of
the :.zoning .'ordinance..,
There, 'being ., no �. f:urther testimony from the.
aud'ience,.Chairman closed the public,
heating:, • Mrs. lMaddox voiced no opposition
to the in the staff-report'.
Resolution No,IU34 -70, granting the. -use perm,i.t.
with t�wascond'rod�ced�bylComm. in the "s
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p' nded
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by'Comm. Waters; and"pas,sed..unanimously.
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PAGE ..1
Planning
Minutes'
November
Commission '
17, '1970
MONARCH; PACIFIC
UNIT #`8
•FINAL MAP
RES. 28 -70
E
The Commission reviewed-the final map for
Monarch Pacific Unit #:8, submi'tted•by Atlan-
tic &:Paci.fic,Building Corporation. The
area is located .between.St.•.Francis.Drive
and •Perry . Lane.. - Chairman ' S'tanley stated the
Commission's action would merely indicate''
that the final map I s ...the same as : the . tenta-
tive map previously approved. Final action
on' the -map would be the .prer6gat,ive of the
Council. Mr.;McGivern read a.letter from
the - Director off Public Works and City�En* '
neer,, 'stating that' prior 'to submission -of
he final map! to -the 'City, the dev'elo'per-
must with :the conditions'of approval
for' tentative °map•,, Monardh . Pac_if'ic , Units .8 , .
9, and 10, dated October'6 1970, Exhibit'.
"A ", Revision P #2', Item No... 7. This condi-
tion states,. '}Prior to the recordation- of.
any , un _t': of the proposed tentative .:map;. all .
zoning - being requested:by.the subdivider shall*-.
The.site_takes in the entire rea Council
be �.a roved. and adopted b the
ach -of .
Drive to Lane .. ''(One condition of . the
tentative map was that the . entir.e - street ;be
part - of'the first 'unit : of --development:). Res -
olution.No. 28 - 70,_ approving'the final. map, of
Monarch,Pacif. I c Unit #8,. was i_ roduced by
Comm. Perry; seconded 'by .Co*mm,. od, and. passed
by following vote :
AYES;:; I Comm. Hood.; Perry, Waters,. Stanley
NOES Comm. Brunner' . ;
ABSENT: None.
Comm,: Brunner qualified his '''.'No" vote -as -
follows:, "Ina'smuch as this is a formality,
I believe-the Commission has no choice but.
to recommend '`it - to.the Council for approval
of the .final :map, but -as a result of last
ni ght'.s Council meeting the.r:e ' is going ..to
have to - be _.some changes. - .in ,policy at ,Council.'
level , = and I feel that I`1 -.'be placed in • a
position'where;,we may be..,dealing ,with th
developers.'directly, or we may be-.making a
policy ..change-that will .affect the. actual -
completion, -of the , subdivision: I'don't want
to.be'criticized at the Council level for
changing my vo',te . It , is" -safer to say" "'no:''
now than criticized for passing'it and
then "changing around at the, Council level
because of- extenuating circumstances. -
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Planning Commission
Minutes.
Novembek.17,.1970
CASA�GRANDE:MANOR
The Commission considered :the -final maps.for
NO. 4 aind 5
Casa Grande-Manor - #4 and- #5; submitted by A..
FINAL, ;MAPS.
Condio-tti.. -Mr.' 'McGivern read a_.letter - re-
ce,iv'ed from: the City .Engineer sta-t'ing that,
w
the-.f ina maps: of - -Casa - Grande.. #4 is=!- substan- ;.
tia -1,ly , the same : as , the tentati :ve .map . Anothe '
letter :from the City Engineer =was_ ., received
relaltive to Casa :Grande ' #'5. Mr. Young .stated `
prior to his signing the -final - map,,.'the -sub -_
divider s'ha11, remove 'Lots 190 °'through 193 'and,:
Lots '207 ' through -211 from. the - face -of.the map.
This requirementis in acc:or.dance_, with .the
conditions of 'r the tentative map.. and the . in -.
tention ,o'f ".the City Counc. 1 1. to= purchase._ a -3': 07',9 ,
:
acre gross area park site Mr,, Hal, Wood,, As-
sistant City Engineer;•stated ths'co'rrecton:
will ; be- •re- fledted on the f`in'al map�.pr or to'
submission,, to i the City . Council -,for their - -ap-
royal. Res,olutori ,No.. 29 -7'0 , the
p approving
fin_a1 map for i Casa.. Grande Manor -No. 4 ,, was
in`trodu'ced - by ; Comm. Waters , ; seconded - by,, Comms '
• Perry
j. and - passed•by.the following voter
AYES: Comm.. Hood ,,.Perry, Waters, = - Stanley::.'
NOES: Comm'. Brunner:
ABSENT:- None.!l
Resolution No� : 3.0 =70, approving tYe..final
map for Casa Grande Manor - A5, 'was.. introduced`
by Comm: Water`,.s., - seconded- -by - Comm. Perky
and; passed :by.'the-
f'oal•owing °vote
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AYES:, Comm.
Hood, Perry,_ Stanley.
NOES;, Comm:
:Brunner-:
ABSENT:. None..
TAYLOR & -MAZZA,-
Mr. McGivern , stated • a 'telephone - call - was re-
INC. , PRE:ZQNING
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cei.ved• from- Mr. Jack Leue'! . representing the,.
RE `; Z15-70
developers; ':requesting• that matter be
carried over until December - .15 , °1970'. ; ' The
Commission granted request:
ATLANTIC! & - PAChFIC
ey .opened, the public ?.hearing . to `
a anapplicatioh~
BUILDING' CORP.
consider filed by A- tl ant i6
REZONING
& .Pacific � Building Corpo`r'ation t'o expand
RES ..- Z16 -70 -
the . exi-st'ng..,C; H (Highway- Commercial). Zone.
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3.72 acres - , .more. or lessi The staff report.
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PAGE -3:
Test mony . Beard from Mr. Frank - Thomas;,,
President of the East Petaluma Civic Aaso;
ciation, Mr. , Walt Wil.liamsi reprresehting the
developers, -and Mr. Ron Simpkins,.Engineer
for the developers:
After°consi°derable discussion, Resolution
No.. .Z16- 70,.'recoriimending. approval o the
requested r.ezohing. to the City:_Council,..was
introduced by Comm >. Hood, seconded by Comm..
Perry, and passed unanimously:
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:Planning ' Commiss,ion
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Minute s. -
November. 17, 197,0-
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ATLANTIC PACIFIC
wa-s presented by :Mr...Andprson. The,proposed
BUILD'I -NG , -CORP.
re-zoning is adjacent to a . 3_47 acre
REZONING
rezoned. to C (Highway - Commercial) and will
RES .'.- 216 -7 0
expand the exilsting - commercial ; area owned . by
(.continued)
the iapplicant. Ito a '. total of 'approximately-7.19
acres. ' :The existing 3.47- :acre'parcel was'.re-
quested for C-.'H zon.ing on,the, basis of..a pro -.
posa -l .. . f:or' a moIbi-] ehome park'.development. -_This .:
proposa -1 :.has been charged `to- an expansion of
the.. family residential area. The -re-
quested'expans "ion of the-C -H District is
necess dry' 'to establish good zoning boundaries.
'st'aff
The - report - , states .that- Lane, : the
• freeway .and- a. drai -nape : creek form natural
boundaries to -the south - , west and northwest.
Baywood Drive forms a`boundary,to-the south=
east,, and an artificial barrier, such as a
block wa11 will be placed along .the easterly
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bou�ndaf°y. : - At
th "is time there. were . no comments
from'the- .audience,
and Chairm'an.Stanley closed
the public -heari.ng.
.
Comm. Hood and-Brunner
were of the opinion
the applicants
should furnish a more compre-
hensive-plan i'hdicdting
-the, proposed commer -.-
eia.l uses - `for
the areas (The. plans submitted
indicated a complex
of restaurant; motel and
shOp's, 'anal two;
service,_stations..); . Mr. Mc-
Givern ::informed :the Commis -sign ''the General
Plan indicates 'commeroial.zoning, for this
area:. 7 Furthermore; : the applicant is . required
to submit plans for ste.'design.-approval -.to.
the Board of Zoning Adjustments for any spec -_
if'ic commercial propo:sa1: -
Test mony . Beard from Mr. Frank - Thomas;,,
President of the East Petaluma Civic Aaso;
ciation, Mr. , Walt Wil.liamsi reprresehting the
developers, -and Mr. Ron Simpkins,.Engineer
for the developers:
After°consi°derable discussion, Resolution
No.. .Z16- 70,.'recoriimending. approval o the
requested r.ezohing. to the City:_Council,..was
introduced by Comm >. Hood, seconded by Comm..
Perry, and passed unanimously:
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'Plannin Commi,asion
-Minu;tes
�,
November,17, 1970
CHANGE CAULFIELD-
A.brief dis6l ussion was - ,held-,by - the Commis-
LANEVO�CAULFIELD
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lion x e ardinc� a-proposial to c h& ngQ the
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STREET
name ,of Caulfield Lane to Caulfield Street.
Mr. McGiv&rn C'aulf ield -Lane-will,
be an arterial street, therefore,, the•.word
"street" would b6.more apprppriate.-, The
Commission ,elected, to continue calling the
subject ,-roadway Caulfield -Lane No acti6h
was tAke'n on -.the- name change.
FURTHER DISCUSSION.
Petaluma-ArealGeneral-Plan
A 1p],ttet, - sigiied - by. Chairman Stanley and
directed' the 'City Council was and
filed.: The 16,tter concerns re-
lati'
jig to the peed for revising various-
elements: - . the General -Plan,. , The letter
urged 'the-City Council to retain-outside
con,sultants 'It survey 'as:compre-,
hen,tive.:as necessary to 'update - the General
I P an-
Study --of the. lmpac,t o,f - Residential Develop.-
ment-.on'�'Schobll P�aci1, "ties -
The-Planning-Director presented the. Commission
with .the , recently completed !'Sttdy of the - Im-
pact ;o.f Residential Development, on School
Fac11iti6s",. prepared by the•tlahning.Staff
at request of Council. The study
includels development -.:eAst''o the Highway•.,
,U.a.
101,
ADJOURNMENT
Ther ,e -beina nod further* business -'to come .
bef'dte the Co mmi s sion, i- the - meeting,. was.
ad ".o.urned.
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