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PETALUMA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 19, 1971
REGULAR MEETING t8:,,'F1SCAL.YEAR COUNCILI."..CHAMBERS
7:30 O'CLOCK P.M.,.
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA.
ROLL CALL: Comm.'Balthaw Cerini Daly Schmelz".. waters
STAFF: William Co McGivern of.Plarning.
Richard D....A. Anderson, Assistant Planner.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR:, September 21,. 1971 October 5, 19710
CORRESPONDENCE
PROGRESS REPORT- COMMITTEE GROUPS".STUDYING
THE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PLAN..FOR`CITY OF PETALUMA
ELECTION.OF OFFICERS
• ADJOURNMENT
P'LAN`N.14G .COM'M 1 S.S:I ON M.I N'UTES•
October 19 1971
Regu l•ar meet ii-ng of the ,Pl ann i ng Comm'i cs-ion `•was hef d o•n October •1 9
9971, at 7:30 o'clock p.mr 1n th'e Council Chambers; , City .Hal I,
Pe.ta °I ; uma Ca I i for ' i a
PRESENT: Comm., Ba I sh!aw, Cerji n , Da iy, . S chme'L•z, Waters
ABSENT: None,
STAFF: William -C. M'cGivern, Director of.Plahning.
COUNCILMEN: Cayanagh,.Jr.,•Matte ' i Perry,
A;PPROyAL I The •m-i,nute.s , for the:me.eti.ng of September 197I,
O;F MBNUT "E'S were - approved - •as,•submi.tted,
The m,i nu•tes for. the meet i ng .o,f. October. 5 0 1 97 I were
approve -d with a •manor mod e fkcation t.o• the ,Sonoma
Count : Refer -rag Ptem regarding a proposed name charge
from Weise Road to.•Stad•Ler i..aneo:. Comm; Ba I Shaw voted
"Nave" on - .the Comm ss eon's ree.ommen to the Sono
ma County ,PI`•a"nnin ;g Comm iss ion.
Progress,Report on the - En'vironmenTFal Design Plan for City. of PetaIuma
Cha i rman 'Waters i nformed the .audience -this, meet s`•n.,g w - cal led for
The - purp'o -se. of - hear a ng pre I` imi nary progress- •repor+s from the Cha i r-
men of t'h.e, var i ous;•c d t i.zens groups engaged a n study l-ng the Env B r on-
menta l Des i gn Plan for the City of - Pet.a.1 The Cha; rmen made the
fo l Lowing, reports
Un'i nco.rpo,rated Areas
Comm C Chairman of the Uni- ncorporated Area
duced his Co -Chair -man, Mr. Art Cader, _ stated the topics
are under. d i scuss i.on by the .,gro•up :
a. Indication o'f no tax re&ief for the un.incorporated areas,.
b. Opposition to a ":r'ing" around Pet'a1,uma - If boundaries are..
needed, ex's s f i ng roa -ds co'u I d serve .the purpose,
c. Typ.e•of housing de -s i r•ed• townhouses,* etc.; larger lots,
type of development.
d: - Nnc°ea,sed bedroom tai: to, possibly $250 -$300 per' house.for
develop;m:ent of parks.. Mr,- - Cader lnqu4red what has happened
to the money collected from the bedroom tax to date. Coun-
cilman Fred 'Mattel commented approximately $55,000 has been
sp.en an the easterly portion of the City- the purchase
of La Tercera and Mlwok Parks. Money collected for park
development is reserved for developin.g parks lmmed`iately
n ar -ad j.acent to the homes • where- the tee was o.bta i ned ,
PL-ANN +;NG -COMM 9-S-S ION M ;MUTES
October 1 9 19? 1
PAIGE TW0
U ncor'por. ate d• -A -rea's • (•cont i nue:.d')
e'. ' Recommend .a 1 _ee -cu'tt i rig .oe-d i Hance.• to pr:o.h l b i t the i nd i s-
cr i m i nate cUt't n.,g : , ,trees.. (,Th' i s comm.ent'7 was made by
Richard °Cou ier;. angther c;i °tizen;servi�•ng..Ion this committee,)-
The Comm! ttee.•.ex,pres;s,e,d the need - -for,: an .. add i -t i ona l - thre'e `months to
conclu,de`:a report.-
.Industrial Areas
Chairman Edward Schmehz made -the -fol lowing° rep�ort
a. Requested that th,e - l - as : t paragraph :PageI.1 -of the Wi I I i
and Moc'i'ne erep be -st-ricken.•- This paragraph I imits the
i ndustr i a l area for t Pe a too • 1 50 Mr Schme l -z
stated one pot'e -nt ra I i n'dustry ,.a I onq.-�cou+d = •require from 100
to 1 50 `acres
b Urged arch i tectura 1• co. ntro.l for new • -i ndus°tr a'1 bu i 1 d i ngs
C Requested- profess iona 1 ass i sta.nce , to-. de =term i °ne whether the
tot I number •ef a.cres present Iy. •zo -ned '4 is 1 i s •adequate
~to support th...e res i dentia.l • commun i�t,y i a proper. ba I ance.
d. Questioned I whether -.the 'area, f- ronti -ng a•I - ong --the ;river - (on .
First Street i` the Vicin -of '!P Street-): shouId remain
i ndust -r i a I ; • p;er h�aps' -th•i s areai•.shou I d zoned . for high
density reside commerci.a.I uses.
e . Bu i 1 d i ng .code . and - arch-! tectu ra I requ i'..rements' for ut i 1 i z i ng
o1der-ex] bui- Iding,s
f, E;xpressed ` over the ires.identiia1. igr.ow;th. If r:es
ti a "i. growth cont i'nues' at an aac.e l erated pare, i ndust:ry w i I I
not logk . f a v o e ° a b l y upon the communf.t - because. taxes w i l l be
too h i g h'e Mr` -Pat- Shannon M'anager' Petaluma. C- hamber
o f CommeFc;e, ex`p 1.a w.ne.d• how, the- Son,om:a County: Eco'.nom i c Deve I -
opmen ^t Boas° - d assists .un locating industr.�,.es,in :a cam,m nity.
Mr:. Norman V'an':Beb.b a member of the -'I ndust.r'i`a I - Committee,
said res i dent'ia l deve 1.opment• d be encouraged. on the
wes v to :pres:erve Iands su1.table four. industry, Mr. •Man-
ue l • .Am.ara.i supported Comm. Schme z,' re,q:uest� tor" -'a qua 1 i f i.ed
ans.w•er on the -amount *of i ndiustr�i I .1 an,A -n +eeded to serve Pet
aIuma.
Residental Areas
Comm . Ba 15ihaw, Cha is .-man of - the Res••i:de -nt 1 a I- Areas -Comm i ttee, -gave the
fo I l ow i n :prog r eport., ('He. stated anothe week or . 1 0 days, wou l d
be needed•to comp @ete a pre!- 'm inary ,report:,)
PLARN MG ;COMM i;S&+E)N- N I N'UTES
Ot t q b,,e r - 1- 9 ;: „ 1 971
PA THRE
Re s i t Na + A r-e a s ' o n t i n u 6 d
a , .'Recommen.de,d�,end'or�se'ment! r�ng,aro,und - :theCt - ty, not
as a road' bu:t - as a . .,green belt,
b. -Expr:e,-ssed a n,eed.. for more i-nnovatl.ve ar-raingement of
hou''ses• planned : uni.t� de
- thiej aet. - rat l-o rate• -anal po I ii.cy of ;I.deve I -
.opment sholj: bie "contro 1. 1 ed b the .;,ava i, ]-a b i [ I ty of re-
qu i red s�er
d, Prov'!.de 'a - bett.ert, method for"movin'g easJr.west - traf f Vc;
... provAe-bet.t.'6,r. - p,'ub! , ! - c ,transpertat•i rywlth•n' the commun-
1 ty an i oo k i n the , Go 1�d e n Gate -B r1-d ge D i ct com-
muter s
e'. - Urged a'c,l ' o er - . wo r ki n g re I t 1 o n,s h i p betwee n� the - sc hoo I s
and C ty., Richard Lieb, amem,ber -o.f 'the 'C said.
a map is bean.g, prepared showing a precise•neighborhood-
development 0 I'an :,'for res i de,ntia I 'growth 'w! th mixture
of houses P 6.0 . D .., etc.. an :,re, I a i n'g d eve 1 pme:n t , to
topography c 1 rcu I at 1 on a.nd ex 1 st. i ng ** I a nd - uses
Co.m.m�ei Areas
Lyle Hood,;-Chadrm.an the Com'merc,i Areas Comm ittee, sa id hi
group d-1s only the . commercial. aspects df community.
but many' other - concern - as - we
a� TI - Committe,e.did not favor the -p they felt
it ;s too C:Ostl•y
b 'J n order, to ' a tt rpct i n d u s t ry - a - comme'rce. - i n•to the a rea ,
better housl rig -,sihou I d be - ava i I ab I e, - -str.icter ord 1 nance
n,
tha th-e, -Un 1 form Bu i !-d, n Code wa,s-:.,,sug . 9 e t e d..
c o I n , d l s c U s.s i rag . - r he. cd'n s u I t 6, t s statem . re 9•a r d ii-n g strength-
en i ng the • ,downtown; core area; the.'Comm 1-t-t-ee - e1'.t t h i s
p o l - 1-c y , h a s , b eb.,n - 6 p-:p 1 'ced - - f o r at I e a s t n T n 6- - y , ea c s - w i i'ho u t
m e v 4 d a n ce e f I
.9 rowt h Their onky_ suppo.rt of th d own
town - area was study,.a
means -`to , ,keep -
th'rou,gh Reta I u m a e s b I n sh a truck- route -and `.pro!vide
more parkJng,
d A 1 1 ow. - .grofwth , f or
e Wash ing.ton, Square- i ng
Cen-fer:vor the Peta I•Y°Ma -P4-a Z Shopp i•ng -Center but not - 1 n
both locations.
e. Supported thre-pl.ans fo.r the G'o
on East Wa [`ngt&h Stree-t-, F u r t'hermiore recm'
, omend.-ed that
PIAN`N I.N;G .COMM -1 S:S °I ON M I*UTES
October - •1 9; . 1 97 1
PAGE 'FUR
Co;mm:erc,i ;a_d .Areas .(conti ; nued.).
the °consu L.ta st 'north of East .Wash .i ngton
Street, >, p.,oss 'bd,y :•to' Hopper- Street Reta i commerc i a I
or. off ice type z:o.n i ng ..a long .East . :W'ashI.ng�ton." Street i n
the v i n i'ty' of Carl.' s Market ( not as .recommended by the
Consul tants) -and mu I t -i -farm 1 y .zo.0 rig: to= the- south .
f. Recommend a - theater -or bowl °i -ng a [ley._ for' - east .Petaluma,
Mr, Hood - conc 1 uded rby --say i ng i=f -,a City' wants -to grow commerc a I i y,
then .resi'dentia'l growth must -also take• p i,a.c(5, He- -expressed- a de-
sire to have the Consultants- study- spec..ial:;:areas :(such as .East
Washington Street).as soon as possi'b1,e.'Mr3.Hood said another
four week be 'needed f inish :a report -- by - their Committee.
Mr M:c.Gi vern exp-1 a i red, the -as,s i•g.nment and the contract between the
City and Wi1l i.ams.and,Mocine.
Recreation Areas
No r °eport' was presented ,by, th i group I t was :noted I th i s ~Committee
was meet'! n i n the - Court_Chambers. at t i..s .very same moment
Env ronme�nta I: La rid. 'U.se,
Chairman "Popp- introduced Man'ue I- .Amara l ; C.o- C'ha :i,rman: of .the: Committee
who in_turn requested, Mrs. G1vern to.'give -t.he progress - report. Mro
M'cG i vern sa i.d. the f I'-i•o•w'i:ng th i ngs have been expressed', by this group
a. Concern ab.out.: the traf situation cross town traffic
and - the : ra i i road , trae'ks; what can be done- to solve the
movement of.traffic on.Washington "Street
b: - Con;ce over .access . to and f rom' community,
c The . - 'took a strong position on- beautifi cat io.n.o .
They : felt economics showl d not be th -e on 1 - y ;factor 1 n - hous -
i ng dev'eI opment but a i so - beaut i f i cat- i:o type. of hoes i ng,
lo ca tion; size-of Vots, etc..
d: Discussed esth and open space- c.onsl-d•erations
e Di s . r! v;er deve I- op m e n t for r e c'reati ona I and w! I d. I i fe
preserves
f Sery ice shou I d ..be :ext- ehdedl to the west and s.outhwest of. the
City for housing :'deve1-opme6t to encourage -'a balance of growth
`'y. for entire City
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P L ANN l N:G ..G0MM4,SS I.&N ' M I NUTE.S
October [9; .1.97.1.
PAGE FIVE
Env i..r- Qnmenta - 1 Land. Us;e° Comm ! tt_ee ,_ cont i.nued )
g Discu the;'economi cs involved, - n a ring :typ•e road;
str.0,ng °emphasis -on - agreen- belt.
h. Provide-an' .a subdiv.ision:ordAnance,
i . Keep ..the downt an as - the - -hub .•o of the .0 i ty
Comm:, , Cerini expressed - -:a =need =,foa- greater:.a000perat ion from the
County (He� refe -to a recent County re:z -: :wh the City
had rec °ommended - op t i'on to'�:) - Ch,a,i rman -. Wat -ers • to -ted- th'e W i i -
I i'ams a6, d- .Moci .stre °sses .coo -i:on .between = the,two
agenc -i es ,,
Foi lowing further di.sc,us °si,on, the Commissi -on sch °edit ed 'November
23rd as the target date:-for a general meefing of all the Committees
with the• :Consu i t,ants.
Cha i rman' Wat cal led a re_ce a -t 9 :35 p m .. - - I - he- -meet i ng reconvened
at 9:50 ,plm.
OTHDR1 D l SCUSS i•ON ITEMS
Election of Officers
Mervin S Wate A motion was made by Co °mmo Po,pp• nominate
Cha i rman" Com'm., Waters Cha i r"man of the.P'I ann i ng . Comm 1 s-
s i on The mot ion w,:a -s seconded , by Comm: Cer i n i .
Comm Cer1ni moved to. cIo:se the nominations;.
the motion was seconded by Comm > ,Hood o . Mery i n
S ' Waters was, -unan imous l -y e l acted ,Cha i rman of
the-'P la,nning Commissions
Arthur - C:erini -A motion w.a..s made : by , Comm , ; Popp 'to nominate
Vice- Chairman Arthur °CerAnv as ,Vi' Chairman of the Panning
Commiss!on< The - motion .was:seconded by Comm.
Da I y A mot i'on was ma by Comm Sch'me1 z . to
close fhe nomin.atio for Vice-Chairma The
=< motion was seconded by Comm? Balshaw. Arthur
Cer'i was un :shy :elect -ed' Vice - Chair -man
of the Planning Commissi=on.
Cindy Lane Name Change
Counciiman Daly''. inform -ed the- Commission of the Co.uncWs act-'ion on
the Cindy Lane .name , ch•ang•e forwarded by-..The Planning Commission
At the request of ,the Fire= Chief, .the name - !!Cindy Lane " was exte6d-
`' ed to the c.0 - de =szc and -the name- '?Va Lane" was .. retained in
the . Cherry Va'P' l ey , ,Subd_a , v i s q on.
PLANNFNG COMMI'SSIOV M TES
Oc t o b r 1 9 7
PAGE S l X
OTH D .5 C U S S Z , 1 0 T E M S ( c o n t i n u e d - )
Ext of Moratorium on Annexations R�bzon'�n,g,s.,.
Du ' e to the additional t1me need'eod by t PI-a,nnitng Stu 9_roups.
and' the Plannlng.Comrnissior to conduct pub filc hear on the
plann;rrg studies` nom being prepa:redl'. by. ann Mo
Comm un Rmo,ijs y v t - f o r w a � d a l e c o m e n da + o n . t o. '.t h e
C i t y Cou nqi� I to extend Th mo
, on jannexat Vons and rezon-
n 9 s T"o,r '9-0 d a y s- o r u n h I such t ime th*e o I na.nces prepar6d by,
the Co7nsjj, 9 tan become I av s Motion was a riti by Comm
C e r " i n a seconded by C om m. Bfa I s h a w
ADJOURN
There be no i url b ij s I nesS to come before
the Commission,
the meet i. I n 9 was adljou.rned
C h a i rm an
At te s t