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August 16,, 196:7
V U Regular meeting op the Petaluma C held on August
15, 1967 at 7:,10 -p. in the 0.
Mindil _Chamberi,.. City Hall, Petaluma.
California.
PRESENT: Comm. Fostm eleri Menl:tzer, Perry.., - ,Styles.
ABSENT:, Comm. Battaglia.,
STAFF: Gary L. •Graham,, sActinq Planning. Director
Robert H.. . Meyer, .°City - Manager
'CORRESPONDENCE
Mr. Graham read a letter- received from Attorney Douglass Schwobeda, on
behalf of the 'Petaluma Service t . 'Operators Associ� ation, request-
ing that additional items added to the - ,(regarding regulation
of service stations) which,i birectdt Robert, Byrd, had - prepared
at the request of - the association. in view: of the fact that, Comm.
Fostmeier, Koenitze'r,,, - ,arid Perry are new members , . - of :the Com-
mission and had not previou&ly read the policy,, the. was taken
under advisement and a. report made at suchtihe..as, the new members have
had the opportun-ity the original policyi
PRE ZONING ELKS - HALL. AS :,'FILE _97
Chairman Styles' opened: the - public - hearing regarding -, :.the prezoning appli-
cation filed by the Elks Lodge*, to prOtone a 1.32 acre -parcel of county
territory (A,..P' 19= 20 to a C-N (Neiqh',Ipor-hood:.,Commerc.ial) Zone or
`District to become effective upon annexation .t 'The * acreage
is located on, the nor hwest c6rner the intersection of ". V' Street
Extension and Sunny Slope Road'. - In his report',-Acting Di
rector Gary Graham, ,recommended again tte 'prez;ofting on the basis that
commercial zoning -i-n,the. area is 'premature, at, "this .time; present
1condition - of " V' -Street . woul& create a * traf .'hazard and no sewer is
available - at - this' time. City ,Mariager� Robert Meyer added that" the area
involved . 'does not have 'a high: pri-oxity . rating : future.` sewage or
road construction: - Mr. Owen,' Frederick °s Preside
11 ftt: of the. Hall
Association, explained that the organization wished to begin - _ , atchi-
tectural - work immediat ly.but _d1d �Wantto Li V
ter ri 'es $4` 00:0' on said
plans in the event the zoning might later bedisapproved,. Mr. Ted King,
who owns land adjacent to .the proposed new - lodge - , .appeare& before, the
Commission and' said. he ._viewed the , deve ickpment' favorably- because it
might speed up the-. extension city sewer .,servxce into. the ;;area.. Mr.
Roger Sandetson,, on behalf o,f - the lodge;; asked' several questions of
Mr. Graham with :regard` - -to- .priorities .on.'s,treets. the area of the
property under ,d,i`scu ' s, - slon. T-here� were:: no. .objections voiced'. Res.
Z7-6 1 7, recommending Approval of-. the; pf-ezoning City C6uncil,was
introduced by ;Comm,. , e Mm .
sconded ,-�,-r,-y-,and-,pas-s6d, I by
.Per
the following - Vote , , - -. A y es - Fostmeier - ;. Perry', Styles-1 Nbe's,6 Koenitzer;
vote�.w
Absent- t r ta b� hi §'7 cwit. .based . on
Bat Mr. - Koenitt.e. -, s , t4 d. '
the faft that .she; - felt-the l.prezoning to - commercial - :was :prematu're:at this
time,
WESLEY BAILEY'_LAND'< :COMRANY, - ,FILE `:V10-67
The! 1CbmmissiOn reviewi2�d the flje�.-Wesley
V.>
Cit. Plannin Commiss'
City g� ion
August 15, 1967
Bailey Land. - Company.. to allow a:41 °ft. s. deyard..setback (:on one'. side)
for two parcels .within.�Easa .P..ark Subdivision, ::Unit ..3, . Lots = :and 36.
In his report, ..Mr;., . Graham:,. .recommended'...ApprOval°':of_ the Variance re
quest because ;of .a .:ten..foot•:.d nage ea_sement-::on. the - -oppos,ite' side of
each parcel ..which- .,cannot < .be built upon,. 'The .applicant ..:also:'.agreed to
locate homes °.on. -.the .adja`cent _ :proper.t -es . (Loan;, 42 &...35) six:::ft.: from
the property. line, thus satisfy'ft the.:.�basie "req.uir.ement. of -_.10 ft. 'be-
tween structures. :. Res:..,:V O .:67 , .. approving the', variance;_ with the .con-
dition that' a° 6 ;ft..:sideyard, setback..- be...mainta -ned 42 and 316,
was introduced .by_Comm;..K'oen1tzer' seconded ,by ,..Comm;o..Perry;:.and. pas'se'd.
MINUTOLI,, USE:..P,_ERMIT;..'FILE;:U11: -67 -
The Commiss on`..rev ewed , the_'.request.. filed.'.by` Real Estate, on
behalf -:of ..Joseph Minutol ,:_to: renew~ use: perm :t._,U14 -'66, for' one year.
Mr ,;Graham stated °..that ;. no-..cbnd t ions . have... changed :in.:the ..area and
° recommended th °at :,an: extension =.:be granted.wi�th • the tions ` as stated
on.,.thea, origins] ..use permit*. - ..Res . U11 -67., .:extending: the -use permit for
:.one year; ;as =recommen_ded :by; Mr.e - Graham; As �. ntroduced Comm. Fost-
Meier - Se conded .;Comm. -.K'oeni:tzer ,:and, passed.
REVZ_EW 'OF. _POLIyCY `'REGULAT,ING "' SIDENALK .CONSTRUC,TTON IN; , .RESIDENTI °AL` SUB-
- DIVISIONS .
At the request. of:_the.,,Ci:ty Council,,: the::. Commkssion .,at� this, time re-
Viewed the olic
Y reg f
ulating construction - _o..sidewalks:: °in.. residenttia,l
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subdivisions., .part culatrly.-with;. respect: to the petit16n1t:received from,
and subsequently. by.; property ' owners °.'in. the ..Justis Annex a -
tion Area. Irv,. his: . report ._,Mrs Graham stated; that ai petition had been
received by the C ty-,:Clerk' °on; July.'28:, ..1967.. from' several':property
owners in. the ,Justin Annexation Area - (annexed. Into .the:- city;..in
ber 1966) .;req:uest ng. the: elimination of` �sidew&lk* requirements along
4 lots developed•.pr-ior to annexation ®, The- present .policy, ..adopted by
the Commission last year,'a;t, the. recommendation: Byrd, re-
q. i
uires sidewalks on one side only subdi v sions.:with a maxmum of
2 lots pe,r gross : e..and ,no §,idewalks,,.,requited ,fox==.subdivis ons with
a maximum of 1 lot, per ..gro • At..:that, : me, M = = Young -Ci y
allowed no
Enginee against the.: use ;.of rolled - .curbs . stating, they
p to pedestrians .and road .falur,e .appeared,- readi-
ly in that they allowed, water_: seepage - into ,the .road base:_ -Mk Justis
Wag present and stated. that- he :.:.had.;:no .argument..with,. the, basic', - policy
as it' is established .bt�t added ,;.that= .the 'had, earlier
thought plans for the ..area: invo=lved: only. - street construction and
utility installations - He. °;pointed ..out ..that some . homes._ under Jc hstruc-
tion were >not required:, to , establish, sidewalks,., thereby making. the en-
o�
forcement.f the :;policy.not uniform; Chairman, ; - Style's'.and the :;.City
Manager, both_rem nded, Mro Zustis that -the paft cular poi cy under
discussion governed. sidewalks,- in .signs whereas_ in:.some cases
indi,yidual lots may not be Xequired to constriuct improvement's_ The
Commission agreed. to undertake a: further review;. of, the `..p;olicy,.
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: Chairman
Attest:
Clerk