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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 08/29/1961'�3 Aqq 2 1961,. Adjourn.ed. meet ing of the Peta Cj, PIa,4n,ip'g: CqMMjs:sJqn held on. the • 29th, day of August 196:1 In t,,he Council Cha:mber;s',. City-H'al:1, Petaluma, at, 7.-30 o P.m. -ROLL CALL: Pre-sent: Cbmmis8tori.er':s, Gibbs, Stanley, Stimson, Popp Absent a Commisslonens Lane, 5andarsion C ity Staff: Alfned J. Ro'bertq, City Engl,lnieer & Ddr. of Public Works APPROVAL __OF MINUTES 7 The minutes of the meeting of August 1,5-,, 1 961 were approved as sub- mitted. GENE CRI, STAN I, '_ VARIANCt FILE'NOC V10-1,61 Continuation of t Pub .1 i,c Hea ' r Ing on Variance App licat-ion No. 218' TII by Gene, Cr 3Q P �Stre'e-t, to allow a 3 ft. side yard in- s tead., of require.4 t :yard 1 ft 5' f t and to, a I 16W - a 3 ft> tea d i stead of re- .qu 20 ft. re,a-r' -Y&rd.., R-I ZQn was the fllr:slt item on the agenda. .However, b,ecau.§ of the c:ontrover encountered at. t'he rh of the Chairman Pop a P� lann 1 q.g CommIssloft- on August 1 5, 196 on this matter, C -h 1 p ex 'Pressed the opinion_ that this 'variance sh be tabled for Turther study. Commissioner Stimson altd 'e'xpre feeling 4that this matter needed c,lar if 1-cat ion,. Comm Ls s-i,,oner -1 Gibbs made a motion, request -i.nq that this matter be taken up as, a basis for policy action at a joint meeting with the City Council. C ornm IssIbfte.,r Sti m mson s�ecbhA'ed the o.t on which. was passed unanimously by all, Members pr etse,nt,, thereby withholding further .action on said variance at the meeting. J OE, GRANT, P.MLLC HEARING . VARIANCE FILE' NO. V12"-6,1 P-- The Planning Cbi the, hea.r.ing for variance' application #570 f i1e.d by Joe Grant•, 2 Raytan St-t'e.et, to. allow an 8 ft. , rear yard instead of required 20 ft, rear : ya:,,rd.. A staff report was pres and the Chairman. c a ll ed fo' from, the floor. The clerk read a letter from t'he C-;Fty_ . Eng,f-rte,er in whi,c.-h he noted that although the ptbp o addition restricts he amount of usable rear y ard area, the property In question has a clear si:de., ya°rd area OfL apptbkimat-el 2,400 square ; f eet. Thene ,was. no oppoIsAtIon expre,szed Res No. V12-61, recommending that the City Counc,i I g,rant tbl;& varlanc:e req wa,s int;rodua,ed 'by C­ommIsisioner .St an I ey -and secoftde,d by Comml:5 Gibbs and was pas,s:ed una" 1 �iimoualy by. -�a, 1. members pr�e;sent...- B ; H' _. �CE, FILE NO. V1 -61 , . . : OB8II_S_, P UBLIC ; H - VARIAN The Planndng Commisslon cond'act,e.d the pub4,iic hear.i..n.g for variance app .liciat X579 flj,ed by B SIOydenj 'P.O. Box 1 03, 6t at i Ca'I'if to allow a 16 :ft. near yard instead of requirred. 2.0 ft r ta-r yard on - a corner lot loc at 91.0 mo.untaif.n View' Avenue,.. A :,staff report was pre- sei p, h ' M r. SIay- fted and the Chairman c, alled for ex r�eissiorf �f,rom. t: e 'f . b6half of hILs application. He st t.��d that or igi na lly - den was- on , a his _plans had, called for. a 20 ft rear yard by Atie t-o, t e fa ct that th other homes in that area were; set 'bock further ' tban ,20 ft. in the f r ont,,, Planning Commi:s�s i on. August. 29 1961 - Page Two *he; felt it would b�e an i`mpr 'to line this housie up "with the .others., bust by doing - so, sacrificed 4 ft. of rear ya,rd. The ,clerk read a letter from 'the City "Engineer' describing the prope�rt,y in question, and in which he -noted that if the applicant fences the rear yard and the Grant Avenue side yard (as shown in red on the plot pl =an). the usable .rear yard area will include appr..ox�imat,e4y 1200 square feet,. Mr. Slayden had also writ- ten the Building D:epar'tment assuring said department that if the variance were not granted he would be able t.o acqui.rei the ,add.tiona,l 4 feet of property necessary,.- There was no opposi'ti,on expressed. Resolution No. V13 - 61, re commendin g that the City 'Council grant, this" variance request, was then E1,1 i s and was a�s intr duced., by Comm °issi,oner St and, seconded by Commissioner p y y members present with the restriction. < sed unanimous l b� all me that no additions or_new ,struct,ur-es, be e.oristruc'ted in the future to encroach upon the remaining rear yard PETALUMA. PROPERTIES; INC;.., USE PERMI;T9 .F`ILE..N© -. U32:s6:'1 The Plann. "ng Commission reviewed the Use Permit. Ap'plicatJon No 653 fi`1e.d by Petaluma Prop:ert ,es, Inc , to permit Ron :Sale" of alcoholic beverages at the Petaluma Inn Rest -au -rant located at 200 So. McDowell Bou l;evard'.. Mr. Vincent S'choeni _oh iva , present on behalf of the application. A staff report wa`s preserit.ed and the Chairman called for. expression from the floor. Commissioner .Stims'on expressed. conc:e.r.n whet - her or not a Use Permit of this natur - -e was granted to the ( location or `to the owner's. City Engineer Al °fred Roberts end °icated that it pertained to the owner at the -specific location. This was al,s"o the opinion. , o"f Mr. Schoeningh. Reso- lution ,No. U32 -61 granting the ute permit, was then Introduced by Com- missione;r Stimson and' seconded by Commissioner E11i;s and was passed unani- y p he u mousl b all member =s resent su"b'e�c.t to the conditio lia:ted. in t _ se ,permit. IRS LAVERNE...GREEN; US-E PERMI FILE NO. .U33 -.6 The Planning Commission reviewed Use Permit - Appl,icat.ion No,. 658 f % i led by Mrs. Laverne Green,' 12813 McGregor Drive,,, to conduct home for foster chi ldren„ full =t'ime b.asris,, R -,1 zone., A favorable report was read from the Fire Inspector r said use at th; s location. Resolution No U33 - g "ranting the uvse permit, was then int'rod.uce by Comm i on er Stanley and seconded by Comffi.ssioner Gibbs and was passed unanimously by all members present. ADJOURNMENT There being no further bus'ine'ss to c:iome before t_he Commission,,, the meeting was adjourned to a study session .on the General. Plan. 0