HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes 12/10/1970December 1.0 ,. -19710
'� Dec al :meeting of the Petaluma P ann :ng Comm'ission, wa held on
cember l0, 1`970, at 7.30 o'c ock p in •the, Council ;Chambers.
„City Hall, Petaluma California-
PRESENT;:;. Comm. Hood , Perry, Waters , Sta n-ley. .
SEN
ABT. Comm.. Brunner.
Chairman_ Stanley :opened the public heat
purpose of ob taining c- ,ominents .from` resi
way 'running 'through 'Petaluma to Two Roc
way, #•1 "for a, possib name change for 4
MAr,, MarVin Dolowitz addre sed.,the Comm!
the que.s -i,or _ of confl ct:ih names .given
the• U.S. 101 to the coasts .F1V
East Washington, Washington,. Bodega Ave
and Highway 41., He noted the difficult
in finding their. way to the coast.
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Mr; Robert E,.;. Nicholson, As,gista•nt; Son(b
saated the actual road names `were adopt
s_ult .of, the Colli -er Bissns Ac;to He was
indicating, same ' _ not riot punt up at tha
Valley Ford sign). The '' Planning
hearing on Jar uary'.7 r 1971.,, and is des
S am he, 'community as to suitable names
a s t, . fIe st'ated..a petition, signed -b.l
ing ,in the Valley Ford area, had been s
,
.ing to changing„ the Petaluma - Valley vor
Mr-. Sam Garrison?; 7600 Two Rock Road, s
culAted' by al kealt6t from: Sebast ®.po1.
of Two Rock prior tots. closing. in 195
"wefe: assigned by the Pe£a,luma post Off[i
Additional ' testimony :was .,heard -.from .oth
:comm'ents heard from the related ti
the name, "Petaluma- Vaaley 'Ford Road,'"
name of "the.. road starting' at .Howard .5tr.,
Furthermore, it was :their' `contention a
hated if adequate signing were. provided
Bodega and other coastal areas: it was
off the ,.Freeway,. '.no. -further iden,tifica.t:
way'to the coa
ng which, was• called for the
eats livi=ngTal_ong the high-
Valley= ;Ford. and - Coast High
id route.
sign. stating be .had raised .
to the ,major thoroughfare from
naives are involved; namely,
ue, `Petaluma Valey Ford Road
people from• out of ;town have
ra, .County, P'lanning di
d- ...,by the County 'in 1:9.47 as a re-
ziahlel to explain why, .road signs,
time 4'referring`to the.Peta uma-
Commission will, hold another
,ous� of.. getting, a; r.ecommendation
for the subject ; route to the
approximately 90 people;resid-
bmitted to the County; object-
name to Bbdeg -a Highway.
ted thee. ,petition had been cir
. Garrso"n, former postmaster
said the present addresses
in Janua =ry 19 =544.
r - resident's, .in the area. All
objections to the sign bearing
rid the: recommendation that the
et, .should be • "Bodega .Avenue.
0-ti of confusIion would be,, elirii-
for.tourists headed toward
noted that, once the people turn
on..signs. are posted' showing the
Chai=r -man "Sta`nley, closed the• :publid .hear n
cuss' on,. the , following motion was ,introdu
i
by Comm.... Perry ,, and passed, unanimoos ly .b
commend, to- the Sonoma County Planning .Com
ti.on `be given, :to naming the highway start
o Rock•,, 'Tomales, Springhill Road inters
ton if practica BODEGA AVENUE. Fur
vxde adequate 'signing for the area .and -i e
titularly the'-sign Petaluma- Ca,lley -For -
g' Arid..f.ollowing further a`is-
ced by.Comm Waters, seconded
a11: members present: Re
mijssio • that. seri:_ou's c.onsldera-
ing at: -H
- owar°_d Street to the
ec�tion (.and, beyond that inter=
thermor.e, that the County pro
Rove confusing signs, par-
Rbado
Petaluma, Rla:=ing - qommi -1`
ss� h
Minutes, Decdinber_11.0., 1970
addition, Comm w*
aters, made the. 1 6,1 1 b
wing Motlo'n That the tit
do"Oncil request the Traffic Tr ffic�..Commlttee -to Provide:.,adequate signing.
within the city to..,dkkqct, people. :on the way to the,'Icoast, (part i-
ciAl atly 4 sign at" the intersdct
_iOM-.0f T TBou'levard and WAShing-
and
. , ton 5treet- at Howard , St A venue) motion was re-et And. Bodega A�
seconded- Comm. Ho6d.
econded_'by Co' * i�mo
, and
of
pa's�sed. unan us,ly -by,alI present.
Dolowitz. t I drat4n.by Lew Barber
sR�e che igns
for passib lo:,, instal latd6n,, At I _. Of Ho�war&,Stre.dt And, -Bode'ga
,Avenue. These Signs,
_Wil;l_be avaklable to...the traffic Committee
for t eir ,
Mr,-.', Pat Shannon, new .manager of •the Petaluma ,Chamber of commerce, was
present And endorsed •he -of •the
aption Commis .
,ADJOURNMENT . -there. being -no _,fuxther. bu nes's, to come before th e
!MIs thermee t, i I ng was 'adj �:our�n6d,. C6m
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