HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 07/19/1955JU 119:9 1955
R e ala 19 meet;i a ,n 7 o fothhemP l'innthe Commi ss.ion held • on the nineteenth, day 9,f
g g � g 9 Y,
, y, Counc i 1. Ch QI t Ha 1 1, a,,
r
. - eta`lum_
Ca 1 i f a;r n „ a .o
Pres:enta Commissioners Elmore, _Robf'0geI So 1, 1.e's TaIamaritos and
Dic.k�rson,,
Absent, a C:ommi over °s, Ei,ge and Tay 1 or
' CIty Off Guests. Mr., Leonard Knit;tel, Jr., R- esideftt Planner, DDonald Bairel;,
'ic_ ia ls City Mana: er Ed, F_ rank and Cit En y in'ee,r
APPROVAL. OF M'INU"T'ES; A 're'tte:r o,P appreciation for fai�t` services
F
per,fgrmeid aAs Commi s rione ,'r was, regue-st:ed by
Chairman Dickens'-on to "be, scent, to: Hay p4 5:,oai t ear
which djrec;t.ian had be en i.nadve.rte.ntlyy omitted
at the lash meeting. As there weird no further
omissions oa° co;r ved a Y
1955,. were approrecft i n
�r' i
ecordedra,ut, es' of J'u 1
CORRESPONDENCE & REPORTS Lette - dat ; ,ed July 14, 1955, . .from the Sonoma
Count', Plann;in Comrnss.ion was read 'r :ues;ting
Y g
r,ecomrriendatJ on on a p plication from Aram Sar”
kesIan ,for a Use Per°amit for retail 'commerciai
.usea. at 1413 McDOwe 1'1 Road In th'e "'A" Agr cuI-
tuna di„s °, o D.iscu °s;s ion on this request was
&e' °erred unt 11, late
iii. ,the :meet�'inge.
Utter, . dat.cd Jau'ly 8, 19$5,, f :rom, t, e! Cali.forh-ta
read st�a that said.
,,
Water S'ervi�ce Company- y was „ _
company i's not anxious T a have nume',rou_
s roads
dea.dending on th�ei r°� prope:r vuhi�c-h abuts Novak
Subdivision #3, but since `the wells are co_nff rfed��'
to the ,f;ronFt thousand feet of tfi :s pr9p,ert.Y9' i't,
might . be d q,- Irabl,e. to have,' one road, Which would
p,rovi, accesfis to the rear si,x hund fee=t ,It
was noted that the ,Comml;s °s ion`as previous unoffi ®,..
ci.a1 a ction .r pr
the subdivider to o,jeot
Novak' Drive would take ca ;re Qf the above reque's.t,
ST, ,1 HN Q S: ,EP I' C -OPA.L CHUR=CH T°hi'i s 'be t,ng the t i'�me and p' Ac ;e set foie t`he pub l i',c
'heari.ng, on the va.ri;a app11cation, of St J'gbr'? s
E.P sto,pal Church requesti`.ng that °3 ,ft, si_d,e yard
and be al Fifth :
and 5 ft, rear y,_, d t.o con;stru
addition to the Parish Ha,11 a ' & vPCat ,t St,.,,
an R zone -, was op -tined by Chairman' Dickerson,
As no e:xpre;s:sions we`re h1ear°d -in favor or In'
opp.ositi',o.n tb ,saId app Iicat. on,, Resolution
granting varti•ance, Introduced by ,Commissi.on6, ;r'
Elmore and ,s,ec.onded by' Comma ss io ; heir Sa.l.l :eis, was
°unran.im, ously passed by ai.�l members p�r'esent,n
This bgi'n9 the tline. and place set for the public
hearing on the _ amended appli,ciation of r Michlel � 1.
Ma sell,i,, 725 East "D� .S=t to "rezone the
sou=thwest sId.e of Payran 'Street from .East a "bit
to, East Washingt.on S
s� r.orn ap s_�. R ®l, to C_ l'
zone was opened b cal il-n gfor ex re ons l n.
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CARL. We PETERSEN
Pas e 2
July 1
f ,o.r of sa neq Pa Masea•,1 °i ,
in support of hi.s father e s app l i.,CA:t lo n,, sta '41no
that if the a,,;rea were rezoned:,, - they in,tend to
build sa ne.ig hb or'hood° grocery store a •the', cor.ne ,
of East 'D and and Pa ran St- rests. a"thizens.
praisenat who spoke; in favoir'� were ° Mr, er Jame o s
Butner, 700 'Eo Wash'14gton St a , Mr' Carl We Pe,t:e
sen 815 E,e Washington St, an d WaIter Hoffrrman9
155 Vallejo St m Those opposed to reapning were
then cal --led upon, to express An opl niono Mt.'
Ctl agr enc,e Sm i t`h, 221 Payr�an S;t r e.e,t', Mr Mart'i'n
R'i ines d., 220 Payran St . Mr o R 21
Payra-n Stre'e =t who stated', 'he sdgned .a pe�tition�
wh W c rc:u.l a t,ed, f avori ng r.e;zon , o n the
cond,i t i on it',, ,a il the; lnelghbors,, agreed . to d ;so,
but
wiahed to wit:hd,r hi s sig,natift a s „h:e
learned that some of the nle,ighbor,a Viere not
faerab,i'e to r.e Gai l Spalding, 183 Payr;an
v
three on'mAlma a ndplVlrsAen,t ecl
V-1 rg'i 1 .Mi 1 s ot: 1,60 P'ayran. Streeta The �ma, n obm
,j.ecti,ons voicie.d were that a, 'C"l would ,open the
door to other siini lar' uses and t °ha the' '&e�siined
the ar "ea to terhain strdctly resi:'de.nt`iAal.. Ase no'
other .comments wer "e osed a.mendm heard, Re so�llut�i'on #2.8 ree.omm
mend:.i�ng proposed _ ro en to Zon.in g C7;rd #340
NCS.'reclassifying the, southwest sidle of Payrari
'Street from :.East YS .D 99 ` to ;East Washin,gtton 5tpreet
from an R®], to ..a. C71. zone, int- roduce,d by Com
miss',ioner. Ro�bfbo'el "and seconded by r 1 . CommiEs one
Ta1am 'w
'antes, as un_animous.�l denied b 611 m
embers
pre
Aye s e `Nome -., o
NOeso Commissioners E ROb.fogel, Salles,
Ta„l aman t els and Dl cke nson;e
Ab sent Commissioners Bigelow ;arid, Tay or "
Thl s belkng the time and place, set .for; the; pub l is
g PP , y .. . e p
he.ar'�n�F On the a li�c�ation of Carl We Peryter.se ri
815 East Washington Street to rezon `Part Pa,r,cel
#7 ®022m4,5, 2;30o5 feet on:' East Washington S'treet
and 1 feet on Payran Street from and R I' to :a
C '1 zlone. wa.s opened, ' Ekpressions yin Tavo.r of"
th,e ,appldication were then! heard,. Mr Pet;ersen.. '
a,ddre'ssed the Commis pion in behalf of his re
que:st,,, stating that he 'ha.,s had :numerous offe,r`s
to pease or to s raid parcel, He read •seve';ra.l
letters written t.o .hi.m in regard , o said ;proplelrtvl
one from the Pl;ann.i.ng, Cominiss ion in Augus =t, 195,0,,
requesting is presence to d'.i the r,ec;ons.m .
der,ation of nezon'ing', and others
from, of 1 com
pan.ies relative to the lease or p.urcha:se of the
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lot fo'r a se,rvic'e sta:tion, u�p.on the obttaini,n g of
proper 'zoning. 'Mr. Petersen requested that the
signe.rs.a names on the lette -be withheld'
Commi,ssi,on- fat cons'10 ratpon in its ode "1 iberat o
ublica.tion althou h' he resented them to the
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J u g'y 19, 19.5'5. p
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Ot her
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tNash 9 bxr - who�.stated r ezoO�in .
9_ g
r�ted hewaul 1i:ke ' ga on recolr'd
were no g pposed
. W ashl �to`n St reet bein
as bein o to 'East
,.
us.ed , :a:s� t he main. a ass 't,o „ -the fteeway and that �
an acc'e�ss bb' made from - Yakevi';11e �_Highyvay9;' 4Paj, s ,
. L
Ma�s;e 11•a y 7 25 Ea..s t, "D , S't r° e�e�t' ;em d Wa l t e.r , Hof .f ma-n�
155 1la 11 e jo S tre e t; v C-1 t 1 aen s, lop p'os,e d 't o t h e'I
ap.p l Ica ion were th:ert he ; a rd's o Gad .1, S° a ld. n 18
p „ ' .
PaE lma .Cau�t a�n_d C has.
y�r°�ari S�t r e e�t , PJlye r,1 Ma s s , 6' A o
Butift '1`71 �Payra�n Str�,;�eet�o_ Co min issioner Robfogel
t en. a s e ermis'sion
sdsion' to 0 t o vot and part : ,
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c,ipa in th'e a
a property owne-r° art 17 - ayranr Stree,f " and id not
des i re to act in `the capae,i ty of Commhss ioner°
the ,mat Said ir°e'qu&st was grant -edo 'He then'
voiced hL;s d'isappr'oval o,f the i°ez'ones app.liica'tlono
dated July V8, 1 was :re fro: . the',.
„ Petaluma ,Board. of Ed.uoat.lon ;o:ppo:i�
sng the ,p 'ed
r exzoning * t,he. v "cipity of .Payran
I
and Eas l _ ts, reque; +sting that c.ar
Wf pt . iy ,I
full tons ide "ration be give 'to the preservation
of the pro pe ;r t p,e il
of environment n. the vi,cina'•t.y `
of a.11 s:chaols a seh;ool sit +es9 further stat'i'iia,g ''
1
that in the sele:e;ti,on of the rieu Jro Higl ISc'ho.o'1
site ad'..j'acerita to Kenl',lwo,rth. 'Park, and l, 'the, new,
McKin 1 e� Schoo 1 d,e ta.i�,
l and.
including existing zo • died, a,t
that
if Istbri6's e Loca ted, near scho�o1 the to
Y nd
„to
attract tlie? sch�oo1 and the s�u e r®
pup 1s away f?' pl
vii s:,i�on of th,ei�r °tea.c!he,r�s °
In, e,'x ng an, unb'i;a''s;e'd op' lhi,on,'
noted that ri the, course th ring of e public hea:'
.
° made
mention was of East Washington Stree,tl, b
:heav ly tr°aveIedl and would, p.robab °ly bye an, access
` the `
to the fr.eewa and that eo Te were un
im -r-_ession, such °,a, sti°;eet' b.el :,zone
P ome r°
cia'L1 ,o, Hdwever°, he stated, such, is riot _th'e ease,°
I ,
,as heavy, traff i•c has no 'bearing o.n whether an,
; ar'e;a should be c.ommerciaslly zoned,,
' In 're latiori to Cbmi mi s S 1° s't i o n
that a Committee be appg1 ntedato e "setitdy attar
9 g City Engineer
'
Donald recal:le,d , m
had
w a d.e d
ji
h s:t,ud and re or last A ug ttee
a t;horoug y , p u t of
Z
St WB 1's.oh - St commercla-1.e �vrh•i chhwa' >ne t
to the! City Council,, they aext •of, wh1dh fol, ows;
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jil ly .19
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955
Il Au g n u s 23,, 19$1�
Hono 'May id, Cit'-y'CoU11CiLl'
Mayo an
- H Pet al
City jj �Lj, I uma if
�, Cdl,.
Gent lem
thed
The City Counci I requested' the PTann Lniq Cbmfh1sz4 on to make stud.
;
�ain e S q i ty
,s,ceft the f ea,s1b I I i ty. nec ing Bode, a Avenue Western,
to 'a �Qf` r-e�-Z'oLn i
. . .... to a
Avenue, Wasi . hington St-,reet.. and Wilt,on. Str'eet- corffme�c�,ia,l depth oT Oae�
t ire Lehgt
: h, -11 -
h (1(100'° 'on. e
, d"ther side along t� eff ,�� !§.)
A Cbmmfttae of the, �henca. gffisssion,mad�e a t , hor stu dy of the
exli� mg z6ned areaz'"within ty .1 i'mits' as We I I as an ex t §--t-LU� of
y
the, prea, nt uses of property along the afqvreme-ntlo:ned . stxeets,
qiomp4r1rim Feta s present zoning pattern agad.1nist that of a
III r in a, 1 city d e. s1 9 ft eA to be' e c; n 9 m J c a 1, ly - 1 na
'r,o I I W
-QW I
was f bi 1n`d:-
Para son
I
NQ�rma it� P.6t-alum'A
QO
A. r'�QS, er 2-0 O
Di -P'Qp -.
% Qey.., Area
,S "in g I e Fkam ly Res'l, dent- i aj 3��,-I 6,00
1)ii p 1 1 e k Re s I dleiTt ia &0 1
p, lie Resd' dentj 1;
2.3, 4 0 Ia107 -6,
Comme r c 1 a 1 3 -4 60
VO W`
I n ust.r1al, 10 1 Bo
P 2 ,0,
tr�j 1 Qq'd,$4 Rubj i c 13-1
Q
S e'tis 30.7 72
0 1
2
111io 0 . 0 176 Q 176,5 %
Although, t. - he a�c u: 1, POPUla t tl6n of Petaluma Is : appto�xfmate-ly L2,,,QQO,-,,
a L ,
it, was con that�, iftclud,ing the t rad.e, are a it was to serve
a.
Xi
7
at e ow. "abv, fndiza Pe' 'i's - ly 0, 000 The. :cbmparlson. as shorn oe aluma
�h te s that
overly --zoned favoring Skng Ile Family ResidenQe,s anal Dup 1 ek and,, ApAPt-merit
Bouse, a.r e as- A fL•rthe:r study indicates; 'tha,t the pne-s,,ept , commercial .,area
e com
f ar exc:e that v and nec r ri
e�ssav fo a s a munlly',,
An ia§pectl,on of the j? inVol. s.hipwed that therz ,a a
fe,W: smal.1 cb,fnme,fciq,1 els.tabli§hments -at the pre.'sent ti me,. With the e�p t i on
bf St the Commit d1d not Pe,el that r'.e?- at, t time
av wo u I A 1 -wa
n?ces1sa.ry d, meet Wjth, th,? qpproval of,, the Ita jo 6 - ,op ex
.1 f" tT'he pr ty
owners ef,fedte;q.
It was felt, however,, that Wils'aft, `Street I hc-.e it i a ,tionglomer`d-
tj on of nesidentiaj cQnmenclal, and inattt- iisez zhouid be• rezoned to
and C -3, fhb.ae p fron :on- Ed
and that J t h Street, w��Jch at- e
pveaeht'lly R'' ®2 should be zoned R =3 to fo rm P.
-oT.m 'a n�ew' bu ffe r st r
T -s ac t,i on ho.*,eve�r d,oes not prpeclu.de fiAt p;os s 1.bJ Itt, f
h I, a
•
re In,g any of the asorement4,med streets c',o 'p'u'rpoae gr ovl,ded
c fa
t"h the veque�!5t is ne -t; rffa ''b y a p'r i VA t e; i'nd1Vtd but by ".a ma j 0' p 1 ty oaf
the q �
the-,geop.l in the. area to he. effec tad -
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Page
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1 « 9 19-
Jul y 55
The Planning
a �roued t fi
Commiss ion, a;s. a urhole, has pp. e r�din y
g s
. d'Iori t t��e ��unci•,1e
Q f the Cvrriinit�t:ee i,s; fo.rward�n� the it at
g o e m t�ri�
+ and
`The , wi 1,1., i on , hed r
Y P
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es,sa o n
own reso l:ut a0n r ne`d���y l g
• p' "
an ho,�;ld the r�e ui,r °ed
�= q
<son �1at
k
e re;zcg�ir�� � of ��Wi 1 tree� ,
publ hearing far' th „
g
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•Resp.eetf�a,l�.ly suibm tted,;�
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°K a Wa l k , C,l e k „
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° P��lare� Bing Comm!
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M
ow rig the° heap 1n,g of all tes 'imo�ny and fac.ts
presented, Resb,Iu, •i'on #29, recommending proposed
amendment to Zoning Ord'in:a•nce No ; 3., 0' NCS, re-
„- „
c.lsassifya`ng the Par t - Parcel #7 0 , 22' ®15,: 2 3o'.a 5
on East Wash ngt:oft S`.ta and •1;20 :f ° to on Pay an S.t.,
"introduced
from an R -I zone to s Cml zone, by
h -
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C.o "near 5a•11es and seconded by Commius,si1,oner
Elmore, was ,unani ^rnousAy d� °en`i�ed by a, 14. -memb'ers .
pres.ent.
�m
Aye s - NQn -ea.•
Noe s: Comm`i <s{s�.oners 'E.1'more, S'e.,ll ^es, Talamantes,
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and Dickerson.,
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- t,e o,mrniss�ioner,s R:ig�e1'ovv, Robfo and
Ab.s ern 9 et.
Taylor - «
DONALD} G, ROSS
,
t i on_ of Donald G „ Ross, :23'.0 ,
-_N
Keokuk �� sid and 'be all,
r q es- ti:nag :3 ft,o y" wed
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t.o 'const,.ruct ,a 'fam ly r°o.om to. ex at in1 hi 1s,e
9 '
an :R 3. lone was next d b the Commission,
. ® ,, consId'ere,. y .
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�� D Rossi was ne:s�.ent inn •bAa 1'.f o,f, h;iis request and
p
s t, e��d 'tha he ^made �appli':ca.ti;on� s`o' fhat `h_e co'is�lel, "
e-
ab_1e room 12 fee c ..
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hearing date set by' the Commf,ssi'onPtol�'i
be «
.
a°.d' onA �.
he ,l
ugust �.',, 1955 t. , .a °� , e 30,.., p n Couri'c,i.
mo
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Chambe »r,;,s, City Hail-I. - °
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KENWORTR' NrANOR
t 19 :fr'om' City,"
, gi
E
Donald�BaJrd vas read' st_at:in' that t'he f'ina
rnap as :u�e,11 as the c;p a P s,
structoon an,_ fo;r
Kenwar;th Manor Subdivision confor. 'm with a1 1 the
°
requirements 6 'law and pr esent polar es o'f t he.
°
City, and jjlsting °thee imgrovemen a. p;nopo to
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be :made by , ,th e 1d��eve l,�o,pers fo��_r' the' Commi omission; 8 's '
"r �, »,
app�rova:l ora-l�te "ratidno Ire a"ddit on Letter;,;" d
dated' July '1 °8 1= was :read aAdre`sse;d tb the
9
City Engineer from the County o,f' Sonoma Office
of. Surveyor `and Road Cammrssoner re Improve-Surveyor
: «
men,t to be! ;mad'e. :on Li:ndbe:rg, Lan'.e adrjac�en�t- to °
K enwo.rth Mango
« . r �5,ubd i,Vl i s Ton, wh r cti under t;he
pr,e .po l,icy of the Count, s to p`lace. base-
" - rock and' armor coat pavement on the "st,rip
thee,dge of t.he�i,• exti rtg pavement ands �th -e i rp'�.o�f
- the' gutter, furt = her .stating that the matter of
g change a't PJIcDoee 1 Road and Lindb.er'g .Lane
"
°shoul be .fua,fi 11ed, by the sub "divi.d.er.
Reu`i.ew and. st,u'dy of the" map and cons tr 'uctIon plan
fo1`loWed, whe reupo n Rie�so ; utf�on : #3o approving
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J:;l y 19 , l 55
lb
f in. M tro:duced
al ma�p� of '- 9 Ke,t�.�nroxt,ho ana�r' �
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, b b� C:o
Comma ssionery Tal:aman �.econ y m -
`yes and
rmbs5ioner Ro'bfo.y,'e�:.� was unan i'rnous.l�y passed by
ion
a Y : �P, o " the clecxs of"
'I
the C�rzm,�s�a,om�tonrefertthes mdtte.r of the, over a.
- c-ofts-t,rti'c;tlon, of L f nd'bLLe,rg Lane and t he. gradl�:e
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crh'arige at L`indbe, g Lane an, d! IUIdDowe 1 .Road to
the" Courlc i 1 f o r, I t� a�,cgt i on
HIGHLAND PARK SUBDI'V'I�S,IQN
I e��te.r dated uJy 148, 1 :55, from th'e .S,onoma,
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County• PlannI,f g Comm eras read:,. reques,tm
"
i
ing; recommendations r;e .te,ntative map of Highland
Pa:r�k Siibd. -v'i Sl,,o o C. ty °Engane�er bona.l d Ba'i-rd •
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then presented the' te.ntat -ive map 'for• th CO
mis�sio,nos cons,id� ration stati ng ,that 1t con® ,
,
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.f c,e�
fomed to the ' requirements o all cite': ardina�n. s
r y
except°
1 So 'thus grades would, be in
s, of ° treet
; 2 , . , Two of the o:oznz r 'd o't's. woif I b 65 ft.o
i =nstead o,:f 70 ft,, in w;dt n o
"
3 o That the' bui l,d in •s etbac,k` 1 in on, some
Of the. lot' � wo-- .d be..2�0 ft d�ue toy' .
.the toppgrap,hy of the land,;o
Fo.1lowi:ng a b:ri'ef d;i.scm,ssion pe d 91 is mo-tion�
was made by Commi Ro.b.f,o.g:e1, and seeorided;
by Commisoslonerj r_e,commend,ing t`h'at. t.he.,
•,,
S a onoma Count Planning Commassi o.n.. pp rove saj d
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;. ten tative ma which "'was ';unangmous ly' passed by
P9
all, me'mb'ers pre sent ,
ARAM SARKESIAIV;
ann!4 Di;rect,or of Sonoma
9 9
jy oh Plan a ' h e ' r
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C rnm o i
g �ssira. reviewed t he ap� _
app l,
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cation f Aram Sarkesian for a Us;e Permrt. for „
retail comme:rci.al, us;es' avt • MCD,6 - We-ll .Road.,:
„
Hey exp,. r l�ain.ed* that th =w.re ' is al r a propo�s�ee.
g a of East
Was`hangton a`nd: Ro'ader°
and in fine
'wi th the Count �a's t;heor
y y °, commtani t y. shopp,ing
cerit,e should 'be estab a mile apart., The
matter was dsc
' iu�ssed'9 fol;�.sans�econdedmb
made; b. Commissioner Sall <yiClomwas
y
" y
m i s:s'i one r Ta l',affiant e� t o ;r 6domme'nd. to the S'o:noma.
Co unt Pl annin Commission that.
g the U'se `P'ermst
,� ,
appl.icatYon o Aram 'S`arke'siari °be de n led whicth'
wa unahvi�rrio_u�s 1 passed by'" a 11 member°s pr"esent "_
CE DAR 'GROVE PARK
At the _request of° Commilssioner tid1 Mro
Ara -ther �repl�ied that .�t.he property in the County - ,,
which atut thee por.tllon of Cedar GIrove Park'
y �on,ed A ricultural whut
in - Ls "C'.1 oss ",foad°o s'tatu,
s, b"
ut
that tihe� Co -unty� 'and; Use- Ma shows it, indu_str�i'a1 "
and public; hearang,s w "ill be held' so`on. t
Matt Hey a lso to. '
ut,he upon t "he -' sub ject of