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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 07/18/1967July .18, 1:96 � -u ,gular meeting . of - the Pet'al'uma City Planning Commission held on July 18:, 7:in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Petaluma., .Calif.. at 7:30 p.m. PRESENT Comm. Battaglia., .FOstm6ier Koen tter. and Styles.. ABSENT: None Robert E . Byrd,,,. D ir -. o�f .. Planning . Gary - Graham, Planning T,echn. clan Mr.. Byrd welcomed the new members of the�_.Planning - Commission and wished them- every •succes ,,. CHAIRMAN Ken Styles _was unanimously elected-. to. ,. serve as of PLANNING the Planning Commiss on : unti:l °the annual election officers COMM. scheduled for' iOctob - . (The motion was made by Comm. Perry and, ;seconded 'by Comm. 'Battagl`ia) . 'VICE- CHAI -R- Robert : K'oenitzer was unanimously to serve as Vice -- ,., . AN .. Chairman.- of'.the Planning Commission°,© Motion made by Comm. Battaglia ` and seconded by Comm. Perry.) LEANT The:l.C'Ommiss'i,on.re:viewed_ the revised variance - application filed — VARIANCE. by Dr.. Leoni ,: to_ allow. a reduction :.in: parking spaces ( 3) and a ILE V8 -67 5' ft. rear- yard - setback in a' P -M Zone fora proposed new me- dical.building to. be located at 1114 "'B" Street. In his re- port:, the. Planner•stated that the, reduced°,setback is neces- sary• to - ..allow .a,. max mum area be' devoted to meeting the park- ing.. space and that the - s1te - ,dimensions and. loca- tion.. of. the sting - structure- do: ~not ;:allow . sufficient area to.. provide - .the_ required. parking_spacesr1i. 1 t.a­ new str=ucture •.con - - taining . 3 ; 4.0^0 sq .. ft . -. i s, _ corYstr-u'cted. _ Mr.: Byrd' s report is made .part of: the .,permanent . file. : The .Planner' then reviewed_ that .porton•..of ,the :Zoning' Ordinance relating to the purposes of . variances„ and the finding's necessary. for granting a vari- ance... Dick Lieb.; .representing Dr-. Leoni, informed the Com- mission. that he had studied park =nct situation in the " "B" Street -El Rose _ Drive; area and` had noted: *that where the en- trances `•to medi.c'al - o;f'fices were oriented toward the ' street, the patient's had a tendency to' park onstreet rather than to .into a °,parking area lacated. -'to the rear of a building and walk around to - the °front , entrTanpe,. ° Mr. Lieb further stated that the 'entrances t'o`. Dr® 'Leoni'' facilities were - oriented toward the parking area making it more de- sirab for :the 'pattpntss to 'utilize the parking area rather than park onstreet. In addit ibn, - Mr. 'Lidb informed the- Com- mission that the proposed parking area­�w ll have a good cir= c.ulation pattern. He stated ghat the lack•,of a good'circul4_ tion pattern also stops - man:y :people from utilizing offstreet _ park ing. - areas. Dr. Fred'. R, L ewis; '6 E1 Rose Drive, spoke i:n opposition to the variance... Dr_. Lewis .:expressed - con�cern::oVrer 4the possi�b_le earth movement re lilting from the .:proposed''exeavation.'of the, 1ot... Mr: By rd informed :the °�Commi.ssrion. that . opposit °ion to the „Planning . Commission 'Minute's by 1,8,; 1967 variance vas. also - expre.s's:ed;' by Mr.., -Manuel-Amaral. (Al though his opposi tion.re1'ated'to a- reduction of 7 spaces originally, requested) .. After, further .deliberation, Res,. V8 - 6;7, granting _th °e variances, was introduced by Comm. Battaglia, seconded, :by do mm: Fostmeie "r and passed. SITE DESIGN. A motion, granting site design for the above mentioned pro - DR, 'LEONI posed medical building - to" be 'cons.t-rud.ted, at ,1114 "B” Street . ' was ;introduced by Comm. B'attaglia, seconded by Comm. Koeriit zer,, and pas ed. LIB ARLE The, Commission reviewed 'thee var.iance application filed by VAR•I Dan ,Lbarle to allow a 3•ft.� sideyard variance for a portion ' FILE V9 -67 of the pr_.oposed -add t_ion ,to a_n existing residence located at. 1319 " ;Street,.. " In his report;, . made part of the per - manent-file, the Planner stated that the average of io.w`1T`be approximately 5.3 ft. and that the proposed add n . 'the design and location of •the existing structure adjacent to an angula °r property line; , creates a basic hardship in ex- panding the residence.. Dick.Lieb.spoke behalf of the applicant." .There; were =no objections voiced. Res. V9 -67, ,:. granting the.=Variance - , was introduced 'by Comm. Perry, `. seconded by Comm. ..Fostme er, - and .passs_e'd.