HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09/17/1963� 9
September 27, 1963
Regular meet1ng of the "Petaluma City Planning 'Commission held on
Sept e 179 1963." at 7'--3Vo9clock' p.m e in ... the C . outcil Chambers, City
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Hall: Petaluma, California.
PRESENT: Co'mrUssidner§ Cavanagh, Gatewood, Lieb,, Popp,, Stanley.
STAFF.. Robert.E...Byrd, Direc.tor of Planning.
APPROVAL' 'OF 'MINUTES '_'the'minutes for the meeting of Sept- 4, 1963
were approved as 's
STAFF REPORT
The Planhin6''Di the Commission of the meeting with
Mro J. I P_a S i n c l a i r , '" As a,e Highway Engineer, Mr. C. F.
- s*J's_ t a,nt' St t
Gre6he'; Dl tr-ift Eh.gihee'r,', and Dean Larson, Di Planning En-
g - f6l'ati * Via' to'th'e."Statels traffic planning for the Petaluma
area 'in ah O'coordIn"4-te it with the traffic element, of our
Matter Plan. A'ee'p6rt9' 11'stii 1g the major items considered, will be
mailed to the C.ommis'ston and City Council.
WILMA H. HARRIS VARIANCE ' ,FILE NO. V22
Vd :f,! by Wilma H. Ha,rris, to allow 2 substandard
area lots of 5-' 000` ft.'_'6adh, located . at 504 "D Street., was re-
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viewed". ' Mr.' read t:hree letters from re In the area re-
questing, denial '-6.f 'the.applIcdt:i6n.. Their main objections were that
the '.small' lots to crowd, - the . neighborhood. In h1s staff
or t 9 M r' . re p I 'd' rioted ''t - thdthe'patcel would be equal In width, depth
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and area of'�the "a''vera'ft existing parcels in, the neighborhood, also,
the existing' d6Velo,pm6rit" the pos61bflity of acquiring addi-
t16nal 'prbp6rty. ''In' View of the fact that. the average parcels In
th6'area are §iihs,t.arida-rd" following a d.isc'ussion by the C o m imission
Res. "V23-63,_ i4a's introduced by Comm. Galls wood,
by C6ffirh ' P#p and - pd' ''d una nimously by all members present seconded unan
subject on'th6 resolutlon. (Planner report
made a part of the'-periTian,ent f Ile)
DONALD GOODNIGHT VARIANCE, FILE NO. V23 =63 - v
Thi Commission cohs.-ia`6"r th variance filed by Donal Goodnight to
a1low2- area lots of 5350 sq . ft. each, tocated at
201 Hill 'B6ul.6v6.'fdO * In,_his . stdff'ft,p6rt., Mr.. Byrd stated that the
lot t ` on''I y I I ght 1 y be 1. 6w' the a . ve-rage-site area of the existing
f th" r er, a resident
par.ce 's 1. n. e �J,ghb,' hood.. Bak of the area,
in4u.i.ted. about ,_'the existing sbb onthe parcel.
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Mr,.: d
-"Byr : .
, t" sta . ted th , prior or to, acceptance of the lot s,pl 1 t by the City
Em,'91.n'e'er 't'he_`&RI_§tJn,g substandard. structure would, have to be removed.
F , -' -a' d1sd-Uss 16fi'b the. Corrinizsl.on, Res. - V2-S-63, granting the
i Comm. Gat ewood ' seconded by Comm. Popp
variance., "Int,r6d"uibed. by' .9
and wA-s'undn,imouisly'appr6,Ve'd.,.,based on the conditions listed In the
Varfarice Resolution...(The Planner°s report filed with Resolution)
Petaluma'City Planning Commissio'n
Sept. 17 1963
COMMISSIONERS CAVANAGH AND LIEB left the Council. Chambers at this
time
SCREENING ALONG.
Mr. Byrd presented a report in which he recommended that Lombardi
Poplars be planted along the.easterly stream bank of the Petaluma
River,, through the.-Central Busin!'ess District. An oral resolution
was introduced,by Comm. seconded by Comm. Gatewood and passed
unanimously., that this recommendation be forwarded to the proper
authorities for their action.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Commission, the
meeting was adjourned.
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