HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 09/19/1967September 119 1967
Regular meeting of' the, 'Petaluma City Planning C - - j
-ommi,ssio.n held on Septem
O ber 19,, 1963 at 7 i.30 o:' clock pomp, in the 'Council, 'Chambers City Hall,
Petaluma
PRESENT s
Comm.,
Fo r.
Perry,, Reenitze'r,
ABSENT .o
Comm.
Battaglia o
Styles.
STAFFS;
Gary
L., Grahamp-,
Asslst-ant Planner,.
.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes for the .meeting of September'6, 1'967 were approved as
dORRE§P b&DENCE
A request was received from Elsie Gil,ardi to grant an extension of time
within which to file the final map on Gilardi ',Su , bdiv'ision. Formal action
will b on the request at. .,the next regular 'Meeting,
STANDARD OIL CORP,, SITE
,; DESIGN REVIEW
The Commission reviewed the site°pla for the proposed service station
to b6-constructed at 144 East,,Washing ton Streef- as submitted by Ken
• Hegqem of 'Standard Oil Company. A motion,, approving the, site design -re-
view with: the conditions
that he area be,hardsurfaced and trees be
planted along the creek, 10 fb, b
et �on centierp was' introduced by Comm.
Perry' by Comm,, 'Fos,'Emeie'r, and passed,
BARNEY-,MA'RGOLIZ. . FILE Z;8-67
Vice.-Chairman koenitzeropefied the public hearing regardip'g.the rezoning
applidati6h filed by 9'arney,.Mcirctolis to rezone A.P. Mos. 8- 28 1 ®14, 1-14,, -8 &
-19P ft -1.11 C
rom a -H & - R =1-6 " Zone, or District to a C-14 Zone or District
and the staff's request that A..P. Nos, 8-281 -44,,, a-Alp -24 -29p -34 &
portions of A, P,, Nos, '.8-2, . 81-28 -m4B & m-35 from a C-H Zone or District
to a C-N Zone or District and • o.?,o Nos, 8;-313-116,, -23 -17 & -18 from a
C ®S Zone or District to 'a C-N Zone or District-.: (Generally that area on
the southwest sid'e of Petaluma Boulevard Southp, between street and
Mountain.View Ave..
In his - report , made part of the perman
- nt le. Acting Planning Director
e 1
Graham recommended, approval. of the ,zone change: stating that the General
Plan designates this strip f-or,retaiil,and office commercial development,
and that the Neighborhood Commercial designation would be more feasible
zoning from aatandpoint of lot size,., Ap pear'in'g on behalf of the re-
toning was Richard Lieb of Lieb, Ross and Quatesma Architectdo who
City Planning Commission.
September 19, 1967
stated that the area to be.rezoned. will not be in. competi,tion with the
downtown district but would,. revitalize and beaut this portion of Pet.
Blvd, Soo He also wanted it that the rezoning Mr. Margolis had
requested only involved Parcel Nos. 8 ®'28'1 ®14, ®18 -, & -19. Mr, Owen
Fredericks, associated With Cline Furniture Store, spoke in favor of the
rezoning saying the entire 'ar.ea affected would benefit. Mr, Arthur
Hagopian questioned the effect the rezoning:might• have on the tax rate.
Mr, Graham was -of the opinion that, unless ;a sudden flurry of land sales
resulted, there wouldn
't be a tax ch Mr., Hagopian went on record
s being opposed to the rezoning,. A mot = ion, recommending to to the City
Council the entire rezoning mention :ed , above, was introduced by Comm.
Perry, seconded by - Comm .Fostmeier, and passed,
AIRPORT SITE LOCATION, FILE 15m.67
Vice ®Chairman Koenitzer opened -the public learing°to modify the Petaluma
General Plan with respect, to.the'airport site section on..the Plan, to
provide that ,Alternate 'Si te ' s" :forth in the airport site location
s=tudy prepared by the Planning Department of the City of Petaluma, be
the airport site and recommendation of the Petaluma General Plan.
There,w,ere - no objections voiced, Re .. 15 ®670 recommelnding to the City
Council the above mentioned modification, was I introduced by Comm.
•: Fdstmeiero seconded by ,Comm„ .P.etry °, and passed..
PHILIP.JOERGER VARIANCE, FILE V1.2 - 6,7 .
The Commission reviewed the variance application filed,,-by Philip Joerger
to allow an ,85 foot s deyard. set back for aft existing` structure in the
subdivision of a minor lot split of A,P, #6®041-21 lo.cat
ed.at 24 Magnolia
Avenue, In his report;, Acting Planner Graham recommended denial of the
variance stating that no hardship exists since the interior property line
could-be shifted approximately,'S` feet to the ea�s;t and would still yield
the desired frontage and simultaneously conform to the requirements of
the Zoning rdinance,, He further- indicated that ranting of„ the ; variance
g g
would qet a precedent whereby d -, eve'lo.pem of standard. and substandard_ lots
could : request variances for setback requirement'"s simply because of utili-
zation of a four hour type construction [the existin- .structure (Ted ®s
Wheel Alignment) is of said type construction]
Mr, Joerger,Ted Kennedy and Norman Rollins, `realtor all,:,spoke in. be
half of the request stating that',re.quiring a 5 ft. , sideyard setback be
tween. his. bu ildi:ng and the new lot, line would only result. ,in a junkyard
since, it, ways mot wide enough for any practical purpose. Also, the ex-
isting structure - had been constructed of a four-hour f irewall type of
• construction with the intention of placing another building adjacent to:
it, Mr., Joerger stated that he -had been Verbally assured by the former
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'September 19 0 19;67
Plann'ng D''irector that no ",difficulties would ,be encoun tere d w
hen the
variance was requested in -conjunction with the ;an;tics.Dated 166 split,
Mr;o Xoen ;tzbt noted,, •that although a Rlanning, 'Director submits; &.±6c-
ommen'daton, the decision ;res with the: Commission,) Re's o V12 ®67 v .
recommending denial of the 'variance o. was, introduced by .Comm,) Fostmeie'ro
seconded 'b , Comm Perr: y
and was denied unanimous'l'y,,)
REGULATION OF SERVICE STATIONS,
V ,c,e= Chairman _ Koenitzer opened "the publ study, seszlon, regarding ,a,
proposed city or.din�ance and policy governing the construction- of service
,stations, in Petaluma,) Several members of the Petaluma ;Service Station
Qpera- for "s° Association wekp_,pres'ent and path c ypated in the .d-iscus:s nom, '
,
t A °tentative proposal p listing 6 regulations and prepared" by Former'
Plann Diree:tgr ;Robert E Byrd was' r0viewedo: In, ad`ditioh o 3 ,s�ub,segUdht
control`s " were submitted by 'Attorney Sc:hwobed'a "on behalf of' the� As sociation ; ,
Mr "o Virgil MCNab a 'representative from Western 'Oil and Gas ,0 W ' ,handl es
some 90$ of tYe petroleum produced in. a si =x state area m was of the: opinion .
r k° prop g p olicy aimed to e
he Association was ro bsin. a `protect. xisting
s'ervic
that t
e' .stations in Petaluma from, competition "and voiced., opposiytion to,.
'items l a 2. 7. i8 ° of the proposed po icy o Mr o Bob Aeo "rase o Pre ideas o£' the
Associat. ono stated that it -was .not the intent of the As oc'iation to
T limit the; number of service stations, but rather to see them properly ,
spaced,, The proposed policy under- consideration will again betaken - up
at" the Planning Commi meeting scheduled for October 3 ® '1
S,I: DEW
ALK REQUIREMENTS WITHIN ,SUBDIVI'SIONS
A brief di,sCuss on ensued tegar:ding sidewalk :requirements within sub®
di:vis.ions but, no ,decision was made, The matter w, I coniO� ,underr :further
dis at a later date F