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PETALUMA CITY PL, NNING COMMISSION. JULY 7, 1971
REGULAR MEETIN'G'1, FISCAL YEAR COUNCIL CHAMBERS
' 0 7:30 'O'CLOCK P.,M. , CIT,.Y HALL PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
ROLL CALL: Comm,. Brunne 'Cer °ni 1-Iood Water Stanley
STAFF: William C. McGiv.ern, Director.of Planning.
Richard D. A. Anderson, Assistant Plan
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
FOR JUNE 15, 1971 Approve/Held Over
CORRESPONDENCE
CAMBRIDGE SQUARE Request filed by MacKay & Somps, on behalf of Wesley
SUBDIVISION' Bailey, for a 6 -month extens'i" n of time within which
EXTENSION OF TIME to file the final map of Cambridge Square Subdivision.
RE'S. 21 -71i
Intr.. by: Ayes Approved .�
Sec. by: Noes Disappr. .
,DOUGLAS OIL CO. Public heari,ng.to.consider application filed by Doug-
OF CALIFORNIA las oil Company. of.Calif;orni'a for a Gasoline Service
USE I PERMIT: Station located.at 4951.Pe;t. Blvd. North in a C -H
U2:6 - 71, Zone. Continued.from.June 15, 1971.
Intr by: Ayes Approved
Sec —by: Noes Disappr.
i
URICH OIL CO. Public hearring to consider_ application filed by
USE PERMIT Urich'Oi.l Company to allow a service station in a
U27 -71 C -N Zone .located 'at 410 East Washington Street.
Intr. by: Aye s Approved
Sec by: Noes . Dsappy.
DISCUSSION RE:
O
Amendment to.City Code to._provi ; de for the licensing,
regulation and control-of kennels harboring dogs.
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Pli
M I' N U T E'S
Regu lar- meetin of the P etaluma :P1a,n:nr °n Commi.s:sion w'a,s held.on July .7,
1,971 at 7 :30 o clock 'p.m in 'thel Co..u,nciI Chambe City Ha1'1, Petaluma
C;a l i f or n i a,.
P�RE`SENT: !Comm. Dal Ceri:ni, Hood, Waters, St
ABSENT: "None
STAFF: William C. McG'i,vern, D'i of 'Pla.n.n'ing.
Richard D. A: Anders,�on , A:ss i s tan,t Planner.
Edo -uard E. Robe Ci Attorney.
A.P,PR,GVAL _O,F MINUT The mi:n;utes for the mee°ti'ng of June 15, 1971, were
a.ppro,ved as submitt.e
C0kR'ESP.ONDENCE
Senate 'Bil 1 No. 920
- Mr. McGivern invited
Planning Gomruiss -ion to attend the Council Meet-
i' ng on J uly 12; 1971
.
to 'hear Supervi S'porner d :i scu'ss Senate Bil.1 N:o.
920 relating to the
North Coast Area Planning and Development Commissi'o_n.
"C`AMHJ,DG&
t the P`l'anning Commi'ssio_n meeting of June 15, 1971.,
SUDO "IVISI6,N
Mr. Robert B.u rnstein , Attorney f the appl icant,
EXT. OF T, 17. ME
W�esle,y B.ai,ley, r,e,.quested they 'COmm to con
RE S. 21 -71,
grant-i'ng an extension of "t im , e, for the tentative m'ap
of Cambridge Square. The Commi ssi'on directed. th'e
appli,c&ht to ' ubm;it a fo.rma'l request. In view ..of
t moratorium :on al l' rezoni ngs„ the appl i cants were
concerned the tentative map wr6uld e,x before the
moratorium i.s lifted (Sept. 18,. 1971 being the ex-
pi r-ato',n date') .
A re :q uest for a s ix month extension of time for the
tentative map of Cambridge Square Subdivision.,was
submitted, by - MacKay & So.m,ps., Engineers fo`r th,e de'vel
oper, and a resolution was prepared by the City Attor-
ney for the Commission's c,onSideration.
'Mr., Robert Burns.tei'n wa;s press,ent and urged approval
of t'h.e resolution extending the tent map to
Mar 18,, 1972. The Comm1 s,s:i o n read 'a memo directed
t:o Mr. McGiv'ern from the 'C'i'ty Attorney, stating he,
{ dif`fe'red with Mr. :Bur'ns,tein's interpretation of the
i State Map, Act as to th'e, ma,ximum time extension per -
mi'tted a tentat ma.p
Mr. Edouard R:d, a
bert, City Attorney, was present nd
s tat °e;d in hi.s opinion, Charter Cities are exempt
from Chapter, 2, Section 11554 of =the State Map A(-t
which pro°vi'de,s fo.r a two year e.xto ns.ion o Thxe. Ci ty '.s5
Sub:d,ivis on Ordinance: lim'i'ts th'e time e,xtensi'on toy
18 months o
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Planning ,Commission Minutes
J.'u' l,y 7, 101
CAMBRIDGE SQUARE After con�siderabl;e discussion, Commissioner Cerini
s'U8DIVLSION sa he w ould abide by the City Attorney's opinion
EXT O TIME and.m:ov for denial of the extension. The motion
{`Continued) was sec.o.nded by Commissioner Hood. Resolution No.
21 -71 t.o grant an extension of 6 months within which
to. file the final map of Cambridge Square Subdivision
was unanimously defeated.
DOUGLAS OIL CO. Chairman Stanley opened the public hearing to con -
OF CALIFORNIA sid;er t:he use permit application filed by Douglas
USE PERMIT Oil Company of California for a gasoline service
U26 -71 station located at 4951 Petaluma Boulevard North in
a C-H (Highway Commercial,) Zone. The staff renort,.
read by Mr. Anderson, recommended,approval subject
to ten conditions of approval. .
Mr. Bob Acorne, representing the Service Station
Dealers of Petaluma, addressed the Commission and
gave a brief summary of the plight of service sta-
tion operators in Petaluma. Mr. Acorne referred to
Section 5, 18 -701 (b) of Ordinance No. 934 N.C.S.
which states, "That the proposed location of the
conditional use and the conditions under which it
(service station) would be operated or maintained,
will not be detrimental to the public health, safety
o;r .welfa:re, or materkially injurious to properties
or improvements in the vicinity." Mr. Acorne ques-
tioned whether another service station would be good
for the community.
Mr. Bill Gilson, representing the Douglas Oil Company
stated the statin would hope to attract the freeway
traffic since m „any more people go by the town than
live i the town.
Commissioner Hood questioned the safety factor ex-
pressed in Condition #8 which states, "White line
striping 4 inches wide, W -6012 reflectors shall
be provided as required by the City Engineer to
guide street traffic away from the bridge abutment
at the Petaluma River.”
Mr. McGivern said he would relay the Commission's
concern over the safety factor to the City Engineer.
Chairman Stanley closed the public hearing. Resolu-
tion No. U26 -71, approving the use permit subject to
the 10 co- nditions of approval outlined in the staff
report, was introduced by Commissioner Waters,second-
ed by Commissioner Cerini and passed unanimously.
URICH OIL COMPANY Chairman Stanley opened the public hearing to consider
US;E PER'MI'T U27 -71 the application filed by Uric Oil Company to allow
a service station in a C -N Zone located at 410 East
Washington Street. (Site of the present Tivoli. H,ote:1')
-2-
P'l:a.nn ng 'C ss i on Minutes
July 7, 1;971
URICH OIL COMPANY
U'SE PERMIT
(Continued)
.I readin t
zoning ordin
tance from a
not l e.s s t h a
to an existi
the requirem
port therefo
granted. Th
of the purpo
anc_e. The o
hearings inv
dealers , and
the ordinan'c
stations. T
requi bet
referri to
a street or
e staff report, Mr. McGivern said the
nce specifies the, minimum closest dis-
other service st ation si shall be
500 f eet.i Since the site is' adjacent
g service stati.on, it does not meet
nts of the ordinance. The staff re-
, e recommended. the use permit not be
Planning -Director gave a brief history
e and inte,nt:of the service station ordin
dinance was adopted following public
lvi'ng ma,jor companies, service statior
other interested people. The intent of
w-as not to have "back to back" service
e prevalent concern was the distance
, een the stations. The 500 feet distance
the separation of service stations along
.angent line along the same block.
M Larry Bernauer suggested looking into a study
of stopping all new businesses along East Washington
Street until the Council decides whether or not they
are going to widen the street.
Mr. Bob Acor
deal of P
present a ve
roll through
Mr. Hugh Lac
Comp&ny, c'ha
ance. He sa
mini.mum clos
site shall n
ti .of stre
staff's refe
Mr. Lacy s
and consider
vice station
be the most
no mechanica
done. He in
and the cons
$175,000. H
fact into co
property. M
vice station
site.
e, representing the service station
taluma, noted the railroad tracks could
y serious congestion as freight trains
, Se Vice President of Urich Oil
lenged the interpretation of the ordin-
d Section 18 -702 '(h) clearly states the
st distance from another service station
t be less than 500 feet "with the excep-
t intersect In answer to the
ence to the design layout of the station,
he ha de .,signed stations for 26 years
himself a;n authority on design of ser-
He said the proposed station would
uiet and cleanest station in town since
work, changing tires or oil, etc.. is
icated the acquisition of the property
ruction of the service station would be
said the Commission should take this
sideration in the condemnation of the
. Lacy said he firmly believed a ser-
to be the highest and best use for the
Commissioner�Cerini said regardless of the zoning
ordinance, the Commission has a duty to the commu-
nity and should consider whether the station would
create a traffic problem.
Commissioner Hood concurred with the staff report's
reference to the layout of the station, saying it
w,as a poor arrangemen.t.
P.1a'nonAng, C,o,mmissio -n Minutes
July `7, 1971
U'RICH OIL COMPANY Mr. Edouard Robert, City Attorney, said the opinion
USE PERMIT expressed by the Planning Director regarding the
(C o,n t- f nued) interpre of the ordinance, was taken from his
own opinion; namely, not to have back to back service
stations.
Mr. Art Howard, representing the sellers of the pro -
perty, said the condemna ^tion price quoted by the City
was from 195 figures and he foresaw a long condemna-
tion battle for the City of Petaluma.
The Assistant Planner clarified some of the statements
made regarding the design of the station.
Following further discussion, Commissioner Hood was
of the opinion the Commission should abide by the
City Attorney's opinion as to the interpretation of
the zoning ordinance. Chairman Stanely closed the
public hearing. A motion to deny the use permit
was - introduced by Commissioner Hood, and seconded by
Commissioner l Waters. The motion 'for denial was ap
proved unanimously.
Commissionerl,Hood left the meeting at 9:05p.m.
DI'SCUSSIO,N RE: AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSING,
REGU "LATION AND CONTROL OF KENNELS HARBORING DOGS.
Mr. McGivern stated several months ago a complaint was received by the City
Council fr,-om a citizen 'relative to an excessive number of dogs being housed
in a residential area. As a result, the Council prepared a City Code Ordin-
ance limiting the number of dogs per household to four. Representatives of
the Blue Ribbon Dog Breeders' Association appeared before the Council and
spoke against the limitation. The City Attorney was asked to prepare an
amendment to include a provision for "Hobby Dog Breeders ". The ordinance
was referred to the Planning Commission for any questions regarding zoning.
The Planning Director stated the Commission has the power to recommend to
the Council any policy or standards that relate to the use in a particular
Zoning District At the present time the Zoning Ordinance has no provision
to provide for kennels, either commercial or domestic, in the R -1 -Zone
(Residential District).
Taking part in a discussion relative' to the proposed amendment were members
of the Blue Ribbon Dog'Breeders' Asslociation - Robert Castro, 1256 Ponderosa
Drive, Ellis L. Perryman, 1520 Lauren Drive, and Oscar Carver, 155 R -na-
ville Road. After considerable disc�uss:ion, the Commission continued the
matter to be considered at the joint' study session of the City Council and
Planning Commission be held on July 13, 1971.
Planning Mi.
Ju I y 7 , 19 71
S'ON CO?QNTY REFERRAL
Wi If red A. Bai Iey,, U,s,e.,;Perm.-,tt
to al 1 o,w
keeping
- traveling
zoo animals
at .220 Fair Avenue.
Me Commission considered
the
sUbject
Sonoma
County referral and
inidicated no opposition
t
re:quest
the
following
conditions
are applied: 1 1, fmi t
t.h,e number
of
animal s
to 4 or 5
of each
kind, (2) prohibit - any
large.,
- dang - e,ro:u,s
animals
an.d (3)
require a
yearly review of the u
determine
whether
or not it
is compatible
'-with the dbve16'p.me'4t- -in
the vicinity.
ADJOURNMENT:
ATT E S'T
There being no further business to come before the
C.ommi the me,et.ing was adjourned.
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