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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 10/03/1961actober,3, 1961 Regalar meeting of the Petal-tuna City PlannIn.g: Commission held. on October 3 1961 at 7. p.m., in the Council Chambers, City Hall Petaluma, California.. ROLL CALL Present'- Commissioriers' Gibbs,_ - Stanlay�''Stimson, Popp. Absent.-. Commissioners Ding,. Lane, Sanderson. City Staff- A. J o Roberts, D r, of Public Works °& City Engineer CORRESPOIMENCE The City Engineer announced there votild.'be a ,oin meet ng of the Petaluma. City Council :­ nd Planning Commission on October 9., 1961 at 7s;30.psm. in the Counc Chambers. APPROVAL__- 01 ItNUTES fiho_ minutes for the ineetirig of September 19, .were approved as submitted At'this time; a`motion'was made by Commissioner Gibbs,�seconded by Commissioner' Stanley,: and passed 'unanimously by members present, to havid the first item on the agenda (F. Vfliitmire, Variance), phacad last ;on, the agenda, WALTER OSTER, USE, PERMIT; FILE NO. U36-61 The_,`Plaru frig CorBni scion reviewed Use Permit ,A:pplication 14o, 912 filed by Walter i Oster, 7 Pare Street, t9 conduct music school located,.at 915 D Street, R-1 zone The. clerk read a latter "aeldresse`d to th:e P1ann24ig Co imi'ssion from Stanley` Se I 909 D--'Street ,requesting that the Commission d6ny this - Use Permit. - The clerk then read .'the Use "Permit *hich had been granted Mr. Oster o{ July. b, 1955 for a similar request :in. which the Commission had stipulated the following conditions: 1. Hours 9 j. " 00 7 e 3G six week da�rs,. 2 o Cl.arin©" and flute only to be t aught in, addition `to piano e 3. - T,o sound proof studio. �... One pupil ,to be taught at one time.• 5, No recitals 'to be coni3.ucted. Mr. Hansen:, representing Mr. Oster'' stated that the same" restrictions - could be coinplicd' - with: At the new location. 15r,° Stag 1py Seidell entered.- the chambers and .was asked to cxpresp his feelings, He presented the Commission Y' ith. a petition of 21 names of .property owners; living in the, area protesting . the .granting- of this . use permit ' HQ stated _ tYiey tnrQre opposed to allow ing ing any kind` .of`' commQrci al enterprise in this attea because., whether they are classi- fied as comet ®r.,cal or not;, they still .are busisses, used for gainful occupations and their admittance into'_ an area defi:nit6ly dotviigr fides :a 'residential area. . Mr Seidoll pointed out tlieie'!are empty buildings dowr"itown that could bet used for such enterpiaisese: Commissioner St inson stated that chureh&s,: ,'schools etc;', :are allowed in an `R-1 zo Q' m th a use permit.. The City Engino6r. read. a ruling from Karl - Brooks... former ;city 'attorney, whi 6h- confirmea that schools are 1: sted in 1 of the Zon i g Ordinance as being all *ed in an,l�l zone. with'a use. permit an d. that who former `attorney felt: °that a music school 'eoul,d so .qualify. The City Engineer and Cha r- Popp both noted that" the application for a studio located at `7 Pearce'S tre at filed by.gr. Oster; was. accompanied. by °'a petition. of 8 names favoring the granting of -the use peripit, whereas in this "case a petition was filed opposing the'use permit for the D' Street address.: Commissioner Stimson noted it might be well to have its°. Oster present in o der to ans� r scavcral pertinent questions such as , the number of students to be aught',, etc-.. Ifir. K 'emeth King, 917 D Street, was -also 'n the .audiendeand expressed his objection to granting the use a ® Ication be held' 'the. foregoing discussion, - Mr. S'timson moved that this Use .P�armit pp over until the noxt meeting of October lTi "seconded by Commis sione"r Gibbs and passed by a. vote of 3 to 1,: " 1 Fe taluma City Planning,, Commission' Oatober. 1961 ; We & MRS. - MDNEY :DOREE, USE PERMIT., FIVE NO:. �nj -61 The Plaru�in" _ o=ss on roviaweel Use Permit Applsoation Noo 93 filad by Plrs Rodn ®� Dore ®,0 Fairview Terr,ace to conduct, a homey for foster children; full -time basis'. The clerk.•stated that Joe E1 Wood., Fire Inspector - had chocked the premises .and found :conditions favorable Resolution Tito. U37 -6i j granting. the. use permit, ' eras" introduced by Corniassioner. Gibbs, seconded by Com- 'ni:ssioncr Stimson and was unanimously passed by all mermbers present, CtERA1D IA�1lBARDO, ,REWUEST FOR PLANNING C'O�+IMISSION RULING MM e Gerald _ . . . ..L ombardo., owner of 'a double frontage lot located : at 615 Kentucky Stibet :and running through to Ke11et Street) desires, to build an accessory building on t�?e 1.0 ft.• strip fay °ing; K llear Street ;, and asked: the Planning Com- mission °'s ruling on. same.' The Comm ssion, noting the "narrow width of the frontaga on .K llor StreQt� asked the. clerk to meet with the City,Attorney to word the permit for 'the building where the grariting of such a ,permit would not set a precedent for double- frontage lots. R.B.C..CAI)t , discussion by Commission. re, User -Permit appl ication filed with the County by M.-B.C. 'C;ader, for rendering plant (xebu�.ld). at. Cador Lane "arid Lakeville I3ighway Petaluma) in an '1110 District. -Area_ resa.deiits ;attending the meeting core- tended that similar plants in San oJo and Sacramento had been compelled by "their commun to z °elocate to _isolatod, uninhabited areas despite the fact that thou operation had been considered I 'm ' odern and dlgan � It was pointed out that the 'Peta- luma area is - burdened with the- on tall ow 'plants in the_ ,entire North Bay Area. IUtr; . :Sam- Nissan stat6d that a petition had been, circulat,6 an. the Lakeville vicinity which obtained, the signatures. of zorne 92 residents irl opposition to the granting of the•use permit. The Commission exjwessed regret that to Cador had not appeared to present - h is case. As. a te'sult of the discussion. ��ith the r sidonts attending this . . meeting, the Petalium (pity Planning Co=. Ls•sion passed a voice resolutign rocbmmend ng that the Sonoma; County Zdrmng Board of Appeals deny the `MoB;C. Cador Use Permit. 'The City Engineer was requested tol notify the :Zoning Board jV : and., if pos- sible attend the public hearing scheduled for,Oct. 4, 1961'at 2-.00 p.m. F . WHITMIRE, VARIANCE .FILE NO V14-61 y� Before the Commis zon ,could review Use Permit Application 580 ,filed by F., Wit ms re_, 17 Co Linda Drive (,to a1low' covered p4tio' i.n.., side yard'. to extend to the propert , Line `instead of.::provid� rig required 'S ft;) Commissioner Stimson eXCUSod him`iself. Comrussioner Stimson declared. that. he felt,lt aI�Vapnl t fair'" to require Tex a Wh: tmire to go. through a variance procedure when manyother similar violations in the city were not being" 'processed He addod that the City Council should: give the Commission a policy to follow for variances requested on, existing violations, Lacking a. quorum, the chai rman ad} ourned the meetinge 2