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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 11/19/1968November 19, 19:68:, •g ular , meeting Qf -the Petaluma, City Planning Comm' s held on �_:szion wa Novendbet 19,11 19,&8�, -at 7:3,0 �o'clodk p.'mi, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Petaluma, California,, P'RESENT Comm:. Bat-tagliaj Koehitzer, Pe"rry, Styles., Stanley, ,ABS,EN,T:, None.. STAFF: William * C, McG n iVe±, Director of Planning IlAndy" Anders^on Assistant Pla:hning Director Hal Wood, Ass,i.stant C Engineer. MINUTES The minutes for the :meeting of November 5 1968, were NOV. 5, 1968 approved as submitted. CORRESPONDENCE Planning Workshop Mr. McGivern asked, the Planni'ng Commission if anyone planned to at tend the. Planning Work b 'shop to e presented , at December 7,. 196'8 'by' the Un. iveraity o:f :California at Davis,, None of the Comm ne indicated they would attend, $ "COUNTY REFER Disposition ,:of County Owned Property on Lakeville: 'Highway Mr, M'cGi,ve read a letter from the Office of the Sonoma County Counsel relative to the proposed sale of a triangular shaped pdtcel, of land (1.55 acres, located at the intersection, of the N:arthwe Lakeville Highway and Ulls:. 10 1 Highway). He referred to a, letter the City Council directed him to write dated August 22, 1.968, to SupQrvi,spr Shoemaker declining th,e opportunity to acquire the property. A motion, - reaffirmi statements a. by the City- Council relative to the subject parcel, was, introduced by Comm- . Perry, seconded by Comm.' K and' passed unani- mously. HEALTH Dri William Heneks!, Chairman of C- the Sonoma Count Heath FAC ILITIES Facilities Planning. Committee and Mri Mort Raphaili PLANNING Associate Director. of Bay Area Heal th Facilities Planning .ASSOCIATION Association, pres:ente,d an informational program. Due to ris pedical costs, the B - a Area Facilities Planning - Astociatkon was developed to'bxinq together interested 11 - e community to examine eople n the the needs for health, I sexvLce's and facilities for both the present and the foze- CALIF. The Planning Comm i continued . the public hearing regarding -2- the use permit application, filed by Cali,fornia Health Care, P C o. m it.s, s i . on, Vbmber b_68 HEALTH seeable fut-'Ute The S'onom,a GoUh.ty Health Facilities FACILITIES Planning Committee 1 a member of the Bay Area Health PLANNING; Facilities and has determined' that in= the best interests ASS of S=outhwestern 'S,onbm,a County, hospital services should ,(Con,Linued) be concentrated in the of Petaluma,.and the needs of owed her would be p4idat the close of escrow, she had the community would best be, served- by, a single hospital o . no 'objection to the issuance of the use permit, " Mr. Frank facility.. It is felt that , a single hospital can offer La Pointe,; SAanco Development Corporation, in reference 4 wider range of services, can. utilize :scarce professional to, a letter John Barr, Consultant in Hospital personnel more ef-fe,ctiivelv and can operate more efficiently Planning, ;State Department ?ublic Health stated that and at—less total Cost than two or more smaller units, there was no need for additional' convale'scent hospitals �Dr. Henek-p e.,xprestsed the desire that both - the Sonoma County :in Petaluma,,. C , hairman Stanley - replied. that economic feasibil-,­,,. H ealth, Facilitiep. ' Planning Com l mittee and particularly the Mr McGivern pre- ity could not , be-, regulated by pla nnin g: Citizen's , Committee within they Ho,s District of which d, sente the staf,f report; made part, of the permanent file, Dr., Fred Groverman is Chairman could work- together with the recomme�nding, qpp I roval of the usle permit subject to seven - ti:bns,, Petaluma Planning Conunis�s­ion in planning future health c , 8eph , Byting Vice-PresIdent, Petaluma or�ai 'Mr. Jb, C- facilities,. CALIF. The Planning Comm i continued . the public hearing regarding HEALTH' 'CARE the use permit application, filed by Cali,fornia Health Care, USE,: PERMIT Inc. to pe .a convalez�cent hospital, to be constructed FILE U2.5 -.68 on Do u las Street (part of the Petaluma Trade ,Center complex) , -9 This item was. carried over froin November 5, 1 due to a-question presented .'by Mrs Berry over legal ownership ofe the land.. Mr. McGivern read a letter from Mrs, Berry stating that' si she had bee en assured the cash deposit owed her would be p4idat the close of escrow, she had o . no 'objection to the issuance of the use permit, " Mr. Frank La Pointe,; SAanco Development Corporation, in reference to, a letter John Barr, Consultant in Hospital Planning, ;State Department ?ublic Health stated that there was no need for additional' convale'scent hospitals :in Petaluma,,. C , hairman Stanley - replied. that economic feasibil-,­,,. Mr McGivern pre- ity could not , be-, regulated by pla nnin g: d, sente the staf,f report; made part, of the permanent file, recomme�nding, qpp I roval of the usle permit subject to seven - ti:bns,, c , 8eph , Byting Vice-PresIdent, Petaluma or�ai 'Mr. Jb, C- Trade, *Center,, was present ,and agreed in geTletal with the conditions,, An additional condi.ti of approval, that_: access via Fair Street ph-all be prohibited and limited via Douglas Street was discussed at the request.of Mr. Vic li DeCar but not `made a condition, of the use permit,.' Res U,2.51--68 approving the Qse:`pexmi,t with,, the seven conditions as ,stated in the report was introduced by Comm. Styles, seconded,by Comm., Perry and unanimousl y approve DR- HAMZA The Commission reviewed the variance application filed by MUNIB' Dr.. H,amza.Munib to permit construction of atriplex on a - ,__N substandard lot located at 340 Kentucky ent-ucky Street, in an ,'LE VZO-68 R'"M- 15 GO Z�oneT The staff - r'epott, i recommended that the varian�ce be denied,.,, because the req=uested variance re- quired some six chango,.& or deviations from the Zoning Ordinance. It appeared the applicant was attempting pti 9 to P' 4 Commiss .on e yember 19, 19&8 DR. HAMZA build more dwe:llln :g units than the subj;e.ct parcel could MUN reasonably` ,contain on a 4:,:850 square foot .lot. Dr. VARIANCE Mun1b. was present. ,:in support of his application, Following FILE V20 -'68 the discussion, a motion granting the variance, was intro- (Continued) duced by Comm..,, Styles and seconded by Comm,. Perry. Motion carri unanimously ,It: was noted by the Commission, at this time that there was a need for further study with regard to variance and future development of sub - standard lots WILLIAM Chairman Stanley opened the p ublic hearing to con :s.der the FOSTE rezoning applicat::ion filed by W'illiam Foster to rezone an REZONING area generally located i,n the vicinity of Cherry Street and FILE Z1 :3 -68 Magnolia ,Avenue,, from an R- 1- 60:0+0 Zone or District to an that " Mobile Home Parks" not be included as a c,ondi,tional, R -2 -300'0 Zone or District. A letter- from Mr, Foster :re- use in 'tr,e M -L! ('Limited, ,Industrial) Dis,tr.ict because of the questing that 'the hearing be postponed to Decembe 3, 1968 incompatibility, ;.ty, of: mobile home residential development with was read ,by M:r. McGive:rn, A °motion to continue the hearing industry, was made a part, of the permanent .fi..le Mr, Mc- to the meeting of ,December 3, ;1968 was made by Comm. Styles, Give_rn read an.. opinion from the City Attorney relative to seconded by Comm. : Perry and: unanimously approved,, AMENDMENT Chairman Pa -U, ,Stan.le.y opened the public hearing :regarding ZONING amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to add "Mobile Home Parks" DINANCE to the :list of. conditional uses in the M -L (Limited Industrial) FILE U27 -68 Zone or. D,istrict, . A comprehensive 'staff report recommending that " Mobile Home Parks" not be included as a c,ondi,tional, use in 'tr,e M -L! ('Limited, ,Industrial) Dis,tr.ict because of the incompatibility, ;.ty, of: mobile home residential development with industry, was made a part, of the permanent .fi..le Mr, Mc- Give_rn read an.. opinion from the City Attorney relative to the proposed amendment., Mr. Robert indicated in his legal opinion,, "it doe-s not appear that mobile home parks fall - within the purview of the purpos.es. granting a conditional use." Attorney Clyde Nelson, representing David D. Young, addressed the Commission, �'n fav:or of the amendment,. Following the d'iscu'ssion:,. Aesoluti.on 21. -68 recommending to the City Council that it take. appropriate action to permit _mobile home parkas as a condi tonal use in the M -L Zone or 'District. was intr,oduce:d. 'by Comm:. Battaglia,, seconded by Comm, Peery and. adopted by the following vote:: Ayes:. Comm. BattagUa, Perry, ,S'tyles and Stanley. Noes: Comm. Koen•itzere At this time,, Comm., K.oenitz;er introduced a motion that. the Council direct, the staff to prepare the necessary legisla- t to -enable the Planning Commission to add permitted .and /o °r conditional uses • to the Zoning Ordinance subject. to Counc app roval. . Comm, Styles seconded the motion and it, passed unanimously. A; motion dire.ctin g the staff to study the possibility of adding a "Mobile Home District "' to the Zoning , Ordinance was introduced by Comm. K:oenitzer', seconded by Comm. Perry and unanimously app o-ved. (-I P lannirig Comm isslon. Novieqb,ex 19 19 6 8. +GN;AL OIL. Chairman St:ahley opened the p b1,1,c 'he,ering. to coyisider the GAS CO,, applica�ion: filed 'by Signal Oil & Gas Comb)-any to allow re- USE' PERMIT habllitati,on of an exist ing service stati-on Ln a C-N Fi1t, 023-6,8 (Neighborhood Commercial), Zone at 29,6 Wi-Isan Street 2 "Andy'" Anders Assistant Planning Dlre'ctor pre-5ants: - t: h e b e, staff report recommending t h the use perTit be deni-ed due to th , e limited z,ite area and the future wid8nd_ng Of D and Wi1son Streets, Mr.,'.. Herbe-rt. gal.l. of Signal 0i, t and Gas Co, was, present i'n support of the appllcat,icn,, Also present was Mrs. Sullivan, an a-dj,acent, property owDer, who indicated h6x approval of the - rehab i li tat i on Follow-ing the discussion, Res, U27­6&, approving the,us,'e permit . subject t.o the conditions of the site r - n,, Perry, design reviews was in , t'od�uced by ""'oim seconded by Comm,, B,a-t , ta , glia and approved by the following vote: Ayes Comm,, Batt 9benitzer., Perry and Stanley. Comm, Styles abstained. Chairman Stanley called - a 10-miinute rece s s at this tame_, The Planning Commis- reconvened. at 10 o'clock, pw, 8,0NOMA COUNTY REFERRALS ' Sandets Denman Area Rezone q StuOy. , M . F-iJ 4557 The Commissfio.n reviewed the Sonoma County Referral relative to the Aubrey W. Sanderson ,lre.z I oning appli 5 for approx- imately 19 acres of land from 'County M-711 0Lo_g Industrial) to H-1 (Highway Commercial)' Di This. mail_ was carried over from November 5z 1968 t,6, allow time for, th City P'l ' ann ' i m, ng Com,Is_�s" to.n to study the; st.&-ff report ca Denman Denan Interchange. Zone , Study, 'Mr McG dispip-qed a map of the area, a-nd reviewed the st,afl :report recomtend.i that 7.9 acres bf the 19', acre parcel owned by Mr,, Sanderson be re�- :toned &o H-1 (Highway Co ' mme - rcial) ,. Mr. Sanderson was present and stated that he was reqU&stirYq_ the rezoni._nq of the entire . parcel in order to, recover h,'I=s !,.nvestment in the pr,operty, Mr. Larry Rarks of Petaluma Realty addressed t , he Commission. -in s Of the re coq Pollowing a - Lb t v lengthy 'di!j1cu:ssion, a motioij r gi e.co ' mendinq at the C:i Coun 1 cil, recommend to the Sonoma Co Plan Commission that 'the entire 19 acres be. rezoned Was, introdg by Comm.. Battaglia, Secon,ded by Comm. Styles, and passed by the following vote: Ayes: Battagli'a, Perry, 5tyles and Stanley-, Noesi: Cotm—Koenitzer, Ch,ux ch of God of Prophecy Use, Permit rij,,e No, 2876 The Planning Commission reviewed the Use Permit referral filed by Church of God of Prophe.,oy loc—ated at 21.0 Petaluma Blvd, North to construct an. educ-ational and - ,recr&ationa , 1 'building to an exis,ting. Y, Rlannin,g Commission. vI er 1=9 , 196'8 Chu=rch of ` God.. of Prophecy Us:e Pe File No 2876 (Continued;) Anderson .presented - the. staff ;report recommending that the Planning -omm s-sion forward a letter to. the Sonoma County Bbard7 of. Zoning Adjustments . in favor of t-he pr'oposed­use, permit subject: to three conditions'. A, motion approving the; use. `pe t., su-bject, to the conditions listed in the report was intro.d by Comm Stanley, .seconded' by Comm: Koenitzer and unanimous ly ,approved, ADJOURNMENT There being .no f,urth,er huslness to come before. the Commissloft the meeting was adjourned 6A airman Attest.: Dredto of Plnnng