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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 07/19/1955JULY 19, 1955 g r:me g o g Commission held•on thninet.eenth�d'ay of July, at 7 e j`0 p,.m, in the Counci 1 Chambers, City,, Petaluma, Re ul�a.r :meet;i`n of the P.l>arrnsin „ Hal 1.9 9 Ca 1 i for ni'a Present:: " 'Commissioners _E,lmore, .,;Robf'ogel., jal,l.e's,, Ta,lama tees and D,i cke'rsond „ Absent a Commissioner°s Bigelow ,and Taylor, City Officials'®, City Manager Ed, Frank and,Cit°y .Engi,.neen Donald 'Baird;.,, er, id'en,t ., ,. Cruests: Mr�, Leona,r'd Knittel Jro 'Res Piann • APPROVAL. OF MINUTES A 1"e'tte:r o,f" appneciation for fa,ithfcul, services per'-fmrmed ;as Comm;i ssri:oner was, r.eque.st,ed , by Cha.i rman D3cker4ora to be, sent. to:,HaS,e,I le, which direc.t,ton had been inadve.rpte.ntlyy orni'tied at th.e last meet i'rig, As° there e were no furthe.r P e m i ra.0 f e-s' of July "6 ; omissions or co•rrec.tion;s th 1955", were approved as recordede CORRESPONDENCE & REPORTS, Letter d'at,ed J'u.ly 1L4.,, 195'5�.; .f,rom the Sonoma 1 _ P q ng, County P.l.arin.ih-g Commi,ss:i�on was read r,e :ues;ti , recommendatlon' on a,P� licat.i,on from Aram Sar" k4mlan,fo.r a Use Permit 'for retail 'commercial' ,use:s: at, 1.4,33 McDowe:l'l Road° In t-he e%P Ag;ri'°cul'- tura.l dzi.st,ric'to D.iscu:s;sion on this r.eque,s't ,:was &eter'red u;n,t 11, lat;e;r in. the meeting, 'Ld, tter, . darted July 8, 1915,, from, t:he; Ca1i,fornIa Wat:er Service Company was p y read sta'Ohg that said ,company is 'riot anx.lous to, have" `nism&rous r.oz.- t d'�ea.dending; on the:i�'r proper't:y whi"c•h- abuts. '.Novak Subdivisi'o.n #3,, but since "the ire-ll;s, are conffln`e& to the ,front .thousand' feet of t'hi:s property; 'it, might, be des�irabl.e; to have one road, Which would P rovikde ac.ceafis to the; rear six hundred feet•; It„ was noted that the, Commi-s`si�on9 p;re'vio,us unofff c•i.a1 action, .r,,equ,esting th°e subdi'vlder to pro,jec,t " Novak Driue would take care d;f the ab.o,ve, request, ' PTSCOPAL CHURCH- This being the t i'me and p 1,a°c.e, set for the pu] l,i',c ,St , .1HN "S E.... _ .. .. _ ....... 'heari.ng, on the vardance application, of St. John'Qs Eplsco,pal Church request fig that 3 •ft, side yard and 5.ft,, rear yard -be al lowed t.o cons,truc.t addition to 'the Parish Ha l at Fifth 8 QP'Caf Sto.,, an zone•, was opened by Chairman" Dic;kerson.,, As no expre,,ssions were heard in fay.'o'r :or in, " opposition to ;sai.d applica°t•ion., Resolu,t. n: granting variance, n'tr.oduced by ,Comm3's's:i.on6r n Elmore and-..s;econde;d by' Commi ssLo,n,e,r Sa,ll:es, eras �unran ,m, ous ly passed', bya.l.l members present.n MIC'HEL.I_MASELLI „This being the time. e, .and place set for the p; b;lil u c , -hearing on the.'amended a',pplfc,ation' of ;Michel;i -- �- MaseI l,i, 7'25' East "D�e° .S;tre;ea; to "re'zone, t:he s.o'ut hwe sst slAe o f Pay ran 'S t r° a dt f ram' .Ea°st gcb1t t,o East Washingt.on S ree'ta„from ,an 'R®1., to a `C-1' zone was opened by calling, for expressions 'i:n. Pa�gg! #2 July 19, 1,,915,5' favor. of said` neq.u-pst. Paul MaseJ,11 appe'a':Ved in, support o,,f' his fath.erls appIi.cation,,, stat4ing, that •if the t(,rea were nefzoned,,, they, intend, to, bu,11-d sa n'e,.Ighbqr,hood gEro'cery &to,re� at thee, cornerEastoEast"D and P a y-- r a n , �St-r e- et, s O`th,e,f citizens, p r e,i�eft, t who s,pp,ke., 'in f AVO,,` , were t6` Mr. . James , Butner, 700 'E. Wash'in,gt,o,n St. Mr�. Carl W. P.et,e,r,- -sen,. 815 E,. Wash-imgtbn St. and. Wa I t,e.r Hof fm-a' in, 155 Vallejo St16 'T-horse op&s� p-pp to, rezoning Were then c'al,le,d: upon, to exp,res;s' an -opdnion, Ur CJa1ren,c,e; Smi,th224 RayrAh' Street-', Mr,s: Ma`rt,Vn ,,R'ime,st,ad,, -220'. Pa stated, St.- §, Mr- R8. E,e',,Co,llin ' s L8 Payra - n Stre'et who staed, ;he sd,gn.ed a, petition, which wa's clr'c' ulat:ed• favo ' ring rezoning,,,on the conditioft it, the; ifte:i rs, a,, ne,ad . t e d,Q s'o I � gl4ho � - 1 -9 � - - 11 11 . , , but wi,shed to wit-hid,raw h-is signat,lfte, as,h,e .learned, that some me of the n-keig1Tbor;s We're not favPra,bl'e to, r.e.;z6nirig; Gall Sp,a1d i,qg,, 18'3Payran� , All Street, 'MYerl Mos,,s,' 6 Alma Court, who re�p.r sie ntied, t owners o ri A d three property ownie, Ima Court.,' an, Mr M I is ,o.f 1,60, Payr an. , St te,et. The ina,lnob- Jectt6ns voiced were that a, 'C"l would open the ,d;oo,r to 'Other s1miJar uses . ..... and that`' they' t,he ariea to retain strActl y res,i,',dentIal,, Asano other comments, weire heard, Reis o 11"ut'd on #-28 47ecom­ ,mendl,ng proposed amendment to. ZonTih-g Ord. #34Q,' 1qCS.:r,,ec1arss1fying the southwest side of Pay - ran 'Stre:et froff Fast to East Washin,,gt,on Z . t,fe e t from, * fZ an -J, to a. C*-l. zone,, intro.dtice,d by Comm mIssloner. Ro.,,bfog'e,1 'And s,eco nd,ed b 'Y Commil s;sj one r Ta,lamantes 'was una-nimous.ly denied by 611 meriib e r s p r. e.se n..,t Ayese 'None-., No e t 6o Commissioners E-1,more,- RobTogel, Sa, I I es, Ta.lamantels and D,ickienson,. .Absent Commissioners Bigelow ;and, Tay to'r his b,e ijng t.he, time And*pl,a,&e, set for: 'the; pub!l, is hea,r1,Ln,,,q. on, the app-11-cati6n, of Carl W. Peters,enT 815 East Washington Street,, to rezone' Part Parcel feet on.: Fast #7 �Vas�dhgton St � 0;�2 ­15 i " P�30 .5 - - toe and 120 feet on Payran Street from and R-l'to a, Cea z,,on,e wa.8 opened. 'Ekpress ions Iji 'T avo,r' ' of the application were then hear, p d,. Mr Petersen.. a4dnessed the Commission in 'behalf ofhis re® que,st,, stating that he has "had n-umer-ous, uffevs to Lease or to sell" saiA, parcel, , He -read , seVelt.a,l letters Wrl tt en to,. him In r e,gavd to. said proper - one from the Piann,fng, Comm1ss!Ton In A . - 49,ust, 1,950,, requesting ' his presence to dkiscu,,s ,s the rec6ft rsj- deat'ir, :o,n of rezoning, and others,from„ of I . Com- pan1esi rel.aitive� to the le,atte or, purq.ba,se of the 1,ot f'&r a s.eIrvic'e S"tatloh' �alnlng of .11 upon t he obt proper zon.ing. Mr. Petersen reque.sted that 'the s1gners1.names on the lette,*°s -be withheld' -from p.ubl.icat,ton altho.u',gh' he presented them to'the Commi,ssi;on-fot consld:era:tion In It,§ �delibera6oft. Page 3, ' July 19 , 1955 c , N OthW rton, Awhoe,statadet"hat't free z6ft n g ishbxr g Stn leetr z ,d r .. Ig,, .9 - were not granted he9wo'uI'd like to o, on recor as being opposed to �;as,t' Wash4bl„ngton S't're'.et b',e,in'g " us.ed. ° as .the Ima kn. 'a-e.de,s's� 'to „the ff°e.ewa,y and that, " an access abbe made from. La�kev_il II.e, Highway;' ,:�Paj,' ., u Mase 1 L.i, 72'S Ea;s ,rrpof 'Stra,et' and Wa 1t'e.r ,Hoffman, 155, Val le;Jlo ,SCr°eet: C3t'izens, ,bppb.s,ed 'to'„tmhe' a p,p i' i,c a't. ion. were t h:err h:e,a r.d' o Ga':i 1S°pa l d i,„n g ,', i 83' Pay.r.an Street, Myerl Moss; ,& Al -ma Court and ,Chas. Butin, 171 Payran Str,eet,o: Commissioner Robf.ogel Yp.arti,,, then, asked .Permis'sion to decl,in, e to Grote and " c,palte, an 'the audience for the reason that h ' is "a d a' property owner at 1`79 ',Payran Street"and _i,not „ - desire' to act i;n the ca' _ac,ilt.. af' Comm'1=ss`i'o'ne':r' 'i.rc ' y the matt.e'ra SaITdf irequest was grant-edo 'He -t,'hen" voiced hi;s d'isapp.r°ova.l Of the tezo'nes app:liica''t'i-ono Letter, dated, July 1'$, 195'5,' wa's read from, the,, „ Pea;aIuma ,Boar:d. :of ' EdUcatjo'n oppo:s:.i'ng, the ,prgp„o,sed re�zoni:ng of prop.er4t',y in the. vicinity of .Payran and East 'WaT.s�h�n t.on. Stree9 Pelting that care g ts, raga fv1'1 c.o'nsid,e'ration ,be given °to the' preser at„i.on - n " of -the proper type .of environment i.n. the v,i,cin "t`y of AjI schoolll''s' or` school sftes,9 further"S ja.t1fi q ' that i'n the sel.e;e.ai:on.of the new Jro„ H-gli Scho.o'1 e q s;ito a.d.jacenta to Keriva'1'wo;rth 'Par•'k, and I,the„ new McKihjey School, detai�,led.:ana.l'ysis of all ,,ac't,ors,, a.. „Inc'luding Iex ,staiig zoning, was rstudied- and htha,t, if store's are Located near `schools' they tend to attract pupils away' from theschool and the super'® Sri sl,ion of the i r - t ea..che.rs a Mr:o Knit,tel: in,, e,x-prelsz,:Ln an, uii°bi;a''sed o ini g p' ;0nI. noted; that fn the codrse of the public-hearing,s mention was made of East, (Washington St r e"e.ti, b.,e Png„ .I heavily traveled a'nd would pr,obab.lylbe an, access to th'e fr,e�ewa , and- that peop,ie were and--'e'r "the'' impr'_e„ssi'on, such4taE °str�eet� �s'houl,d' bz, :z'oned' c'omme'r,`, C�I'fa'l.ly, However°, he s.tat.edl,,; such, is not t :th.e, I Iea,s.e ,as heavy, tra-ff°I has no 'bea,rin,g'',o.n Whether an; ;a.rza. should be c.omme_rci,a+'11 zoned,a 1nl 'r,e'lat ton to, Commi ss'i,oner'' Sal, Les'on 1ma!t'ter that 'a committee be appo'int'ed� to st-irdygg the" of ,.re2ohIn,g East Wash�in•Igt,on S:tr�eet,; City Eng'in,eez i'rd reealled t' Donald Bg a,d.e , hat a Comm m „ ah J1 , . a t.horou study and report 1'ast�Augu�s,thof:I I .: i'ezo'n'ing B'odega Ave o ;,' W.es.tern Av'e o , Wash`'ngt'on St. a and; Wi.l':s.on -St o to comme',rc'i:a;19 wh eh -was s'eht 'III to thel City Council,, the •t:e'x':t of whr'i'.eh fol,lows;; III .71 'Pa:gee A .1,9, 955 "August 23, 19$4 iiono..rable 'Mayor and, Gity'Counci,V C­J.ty "Ha11, Petaluma', Qdl,if. Gent lem.en,, TheCity Councii I neq,4eslted' the P,11ann Lng Cbmm fsz, 41 on to snake, a study to az.ce,ft al n thge fea,sibility., and: necessity `afyezoqing Bodega, Avenue', We-p,tern, , Wasihinto c� Avenue, n St,reet;i, and Wilt,'on .Sheet corffme� Jial to a: depth of One hund'red%feet. (1001.) on. ether side a:Lon-g ,their eft ire ,�Lengths ., A Commit - t ae� of the, Planninig, 'Gomffis,ston, . made a t-ho riou' g'h'study of the e xi-`st Aen g, z-6ned arears'"within the t1ty 1 Imits as Well as an ex t,e­nslve study 'of thepreis,ent uses, of propoelrt.y along the afqreme-nxtioned .'Stxeets_ In clompq,r 14g Peta upal �s pne�sent zo�ning pattern agafiils� that a gf norma,l cit-y'd,e.signe,d a1ly f'­§'-dTf1,c."ent, f.ho f,oll.oWin.com® to be' econom�lc parison was f buh� :6= NpivrmaLl City ma Ret-al'u QO�v Ared­" j),&r 2-OiQQQ _Piqp_. Sing I e Fkami ly Reis'1d,,e,nt_ia,l 34,­1 6,00 758 Dup"I e'k Re's I d..eiTt ial 3.11- 60 151' MuTt iplie ResdAentj '.a 1 3, 2.Q IG7, C,omme r c, 1 a 1, 3 601, 1-6 !ttj 31 Indu sltr i a 10 '. 218,0, Pubj 1,c or Qudz4 Public 15,. 9 2: 133 Str e etis 7 50, 272 LO 0 0, 17 6Q 1165 Althqugh, the a,c t1 tely- l,2,,QQO-,, u: aL I popula:t16n of Petaluma Is :appr`o�xlma 'it, was con� idared that; iftc.lud,in , the trad.e,,a,rea, It was to o �X 9 serve appr- 'i 7 ma . te-ly 209000. The. !cb_mparts,on., as s:hb'w'n above, indiz-ates that'Pe't1a.luma is overt,ly'-­z_'coed favo,ring UnRle Family Residenc,e,-s jand Dup 1 ek aftd, ApAf tMent House, a-reas- A futthat study indicateis: thait!' the pre-sept ,commercial ,.area far excds- eethat required and necessary for, a :s: fable c 0 m munaty',. An ia§pection - of the j?,rogertie.s involved, showed thatt there ar,e a few small commefcia,l elstabli§hments -at the. present ti me,. With the exception, ,of Wilson Street, 'the Committee did not. P`,,e,el that r'.ezonjng at, this time was :4?qesisa.ry- or would, meet with, the qpp°rloval of, the majo,174ty 6f"i,t4e prbpe,rty- ownpr)s, eff-edtie;q. It was fe,lt,, however,, that Wils,on "St,:V,eet.9 s 1 hc-.e iit is Ia tionglome-L`d- tJQn olf- nasiden.,,tiad, commercial' and indtf-ttrial uses, zhould ba rezoned to C=,2 and C-3, and that fho,sie pxqpert'ie�s fr:on.tdhg .on Edj,th St,re.e,t whjch are pre4aeht'lY R'-2,' shou1d be zoned`R-3 to f'bT.m a n-ew' buffer strip. This action,,, howeve.r; doles riot preclude any f utu'r e p;olssi.bi lity' of • r�e,z6n in,g any of, the aforement4oned stireetis for ic.ommler'c1al 'purp.ose-s., grovfded t hqt- the request is not rffa-,d,e by a rlVate; i'ndividuaJ "a 'ri ty e - I I I " but by Majq_ !'of- the.peop.l,e, in. the area to be. effect,ad., u° Page#;`� Sul y 1"99 1955 `The P. -arming 'Commission., a,s. a, wh5le, has approved the `findings.~ o'f Ahe Committee and. i;s fo.rwardi.ng .t.heir recommendat'lori to, the C6unci•,1e . `° They- wil,1., upon their own. resolution.,, prepare trig neees,sary 1egisl..at.ion, an'd" ho,;1d the, requi,r°e,d e re;z_ogain ' of W'i.1l treet public .hea irr" for' t-h g son . 9 .Res,lieetfuJ.1y 'siA)m °tted,'' -: Susan„ °K; Wa lke,r, Cl.e,,rk Plann,in9 Comm°i'ssaonr l,loruirig °the° hearing of a1„1 tes:,timo�ny and .fac,ts . ,.- pre.-sent.ed, Res.ol`uti'ora #29 .recommending' propos.e.d amen dmeAt to Zoning Or�di=n:a-nee '.No o 3: � NCS, re- „ .. c.l'assi,fy„ing 'fhe..part Parcel #7®022®159 23O.a,5 ft'o on, East Wash' rigt.oi� St, and •120 ft. ,on Payran: S.t.. • d from an R-�:1 zone t�o a Cml zone, anyroduce by " C.ommiss.a.°'one.r Sal„lies; and seconded b Commi,ssil.oner' Elmore, wa.s .unani,,mou's°ly ,dented; 'by a,11, 4men,;bers „ Ayes.. Noriea.• No'e s o 'Comm`i:s{sl one r s 'ETmor e,; ° S'a'l.he s ; Ta 1 amant es; and ,Dickerson.o 4 „ Ahsent,e domm ssIan.er,s $:ig,e.lo*., Robfoge1,: and Tayloro u, DONALD} G. ROSS Var,ian.ce appli.c`a-ttion ,oaf Doria,2d Ga,,Ro.ss,, ,23'0 keokuk .S't,; . .r'equest'inag 3 ft,o ,side yard, "be a.'11o.w.ed. t.o 'const-ruct a 'faina.ly vo.om to. e'jUstinig hoiis;e, „ an 3 zone, wa Mr Ross was.pres°.enttino•b.ehaeo,f,bh,islareque'stssion. � quest and s,ta't ed that he °made, applica;tiori' ,s`o:"'that `he could. ' - bu-i'1d, a d'es rjable, room, 12,:,1-f'eet wide;° ;Public, hearing date was s:ef by the Comm-is,si'on to. be held on Augus'`t '1955, ,2, , at,°7 m 30...' n m o Cound'1l " p Chambe,r,; s:I, . City Ha,1.1' ., ^ 'KEN°WORT'H MANOR Le.tte' r,' dated" Ju'iy '1'4,, 1.9 :from' CityEn ineer' 5"5.,' 9 :. ^. Donald Baird was r.e&d' st`at.ing. that the ^f`'ina l map;, as :we,11 as the c;onstruct.ion ^plans, f'o, Kenwo.r,th Manor Subd,i,vi.s..�on con, for."m: with a`1'1. 'the „ requirements o=f' ^1 aw and pr,e s en`t° p o l i o i:e s° o"f .the „ o:osed ;to City,, and �1°istt_ing: tyre ` im roveme,nt.s. p; np .r ; p' be,,made by ,the devel,ppers; for, the Commission8's apptrova,l ora•1Atierat ,dno ' In addltion,,� Lette!r,, d,a,ted'' ;1'141y, l& 1:955`,,, was .read a'.ddre,sse.d to the 'Cijty Engineer from the Co,un�t'y oaf Sonoma O�ff'i.ce Of'. Surveyor and Road Cammrs'soner re' improvem: men;t to `be ;mad.°. on L n.8be.rg; Lane ad.rjac;ent to ° K. r. �S,ubdiaris-ion which under the ,p:rne.sent p.o:l,i:cy of the County is to p`lac�e. ,bas-e'® rock and' armor coat pavement on the "strip b!e;twE�en-° the edge of t,he�„,exist;ing pavement `and the lw p of the gutter, further ^stat,ing' that the matte.r o„f 9 rad'e change at McDoWee l Road 'and Li'ndb'er'g ,Lane ..should be . fulf-I l led. by the sub.divi.der. Review and. s e� ma and �cgn�s:tructi�o study of the- n plans P p,,. f01 1,awed whereu �'on Resoliu,ti`on.:#30- approving Page ,#6 { July •19 9. 19 55 r final maps of VK-etlwo.rth, Mano,r!►',. .ntro,duce,d by, • �,s2� and sec.onded by Com® Commz s s.i one r- Ta l:ama�a . mis5ioner Rob'fog,e.�:-.� was unan,'mous.ly passed by ",. a.,11 membe:rso Pr'esento It,, Wass the cl,ecxs.on of" the Commission to refer the matter o'f the, overa:l°i constru:ct.ion °'of- L,fnd .erg 1Lane and the. grade - " o 6b r ane and Mc e d o crh'an e a t L`i n e, Dow 1 1 .R,� a t. geuat + . ' a:eCt i,on o o r �. g�s the, 1' HIGHLANDPARK S-UBD'I'V15,10N "Letter; dated •July,18, .1955,, from the •Sonoma , County Planning Conimi:s.s,,,1, , was read.,. regttes ',m ing recommendations. re tentative ma.o•f p H'i,ghland Park .Siihd°iir'•isi,on,o Ca,ty "Erag1n e.r `Donald Baird . : then. , ... � p q Com- presented " ahe teri'ta";tire ma fo,r• the. ,mis's 1"�on 9 s consi de.ra,t'i on, st:a't i-n-g .that i t! con® „ formed to -thd 'requirements of"<all' city o'rdinancos e xce•p t . 1 e Some of 'the ,,s.t.re:et rades would. be in ex6e,ss' of ;2o Two o,f, the. corner '1o'ts. woiYld•, •b-e, 65 ft. 'l instt o i n w i,d:t• h o. ethe" o `That bui l.d in - •setba ° ea onl some 3 g c,k Il n :of the. lot•"s would'hot' b`e "2;Q ft. due to t:he topography of 'the land,. Fo.l lowing, a brief discussion period„ a ,motion, was _made bar Commissioner° Ro:b.fo.g'el and see:orided; - by Commis,s,aoner; Sa,l.le�s re.cominend,'i.ng that, the - `' Sonoma Count � P' on. y la�nnin�g. Commi s;s;i approve sajd :. 't.entat•,ive map, iwha.ch",was ',unan.'imous''y' passed by all, Members present-, ARAM .SARKESIAN. Mr. John Prather; P'tann'ing Dl recto•'r of 'Sono'ma County; ,P1 a'nn_i n,g,. Cornm°i s � i off:' r•eV ew:ed" �t'he" ,app li =, „ ea_;tionn ,of .Aram Sa,rkesian fo`r, a iU&e• P„ermi"t for r,etai l comme!TC 6-1, es' at 14.1� McD,elRoad...' He, explained* that, the,re' Is °a,l,ready . a proposed community s,hopp3,ng ar-ea on the coTrner. of East Was`hingt.on••Str°ee and. McD'owelJ Road,, and iri• line 'with the Coun;tyq's theory, community. shopping cerit,ers should 'be establi'sh'ed. ra mile apa,r;'t, The . „ ma tt e-r wa.s da s o.us s ed _ 9' following which a. motion, was made b. Gomm y i ss.i oner 'Sa`1 les-- and seconded by Comm 4 mssa;_io,ner Tal'amanete"s to ;recommend to the Sonoma, Goiinty Plannang Commission that the Use Perms't T, app1.icatYon of Aram S'arkesian° e denied, which " - was .unan_�i�mo.us.ly' passed by ?al.l ,members present Q CEDAR, GRAVE PARK. - At the -requ'e'st of' Commilssioner Sa,ll.es,, Mr. . „ Prather replied that. t:he pr°op'ert`y in t,he' County-., 'whic,h atuts the" portd.ion of Ce'Ma Grove .P'a,rk' recent ly rerzone,d, i,s zoned Ag„ric"zi=Mural, which in his opinion; i:s a ►►cr^ossroad►► s't-atu,s, bu"t. that they County L''and; Use Map shows is iridust..rIal and pu.b l,i.c; hear ing,s w-i 11 be held' so'on.- on the ma•tte''ra He, a'l.so to.uc,hed' upon the' subject of