HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 11/01/1955November ,1, 1955
R,egular,.meet,i „ng off t'h.e 'Planning Commission ;held on t „ he f.i�rst ay. of
Novembe.r;,, 1955, at 7:30 o'clock p.m., 'Counca1 'Chambeirs, C ty`�Hall; Petaluma,
Ca 1 if orn;ia .
Pre entt Commissioners Bi,gelow,SRobfog.e;laylor and Dicke'rson.:
Absent: and Ta 1 amant e s .
City Official's: Ci =ty Manager Ed. ,Frank and City Engineer. 'Russsejl W. Ingram.
Guests: Leonard Knittel, Resident Planner.
APPROVAL- OF MINUTES The minutes of October 18, 1 were approved
as record.ed.
REZONING OF "U” DISTRICTS This being the time and place set for the public
hearing on p.arce'1s annexed to the City of Peta®
f BEN WOODWORTH ANNEXATION
luma since July'7, 1954,; to 'be ree ne,d;
From r.U” to "R_l`
Novak Annexation //3 -Parcel 1 „
Kr e sky Anne xatI on # °1
Mino,gue Annexation #1
Park. Lane Est ,a •e,s Annexation
1955 NorthW st Ah' exat i on
From 't U" to "C - VI
Novak Annexation #'3- Pa'rce l Z,
Chairman Dickerson called for expressions in
favor of rezoning.. None were heard. Then upon
calling for expre sslons;: i oppos; t i on, -tqr'. D o . H,.
Reeser, of 2,14'1 Magnolia Avenue, who recently
purchased p:roperty that was .included In the " 1955
Nor=thwest Annexat i onI"; addressed' the' Comm. s s`i:on
protesting the rezoning of his property to res 0
denti'al as h,e desired t :o have same remain as
presently zoned. Relative to hi.s concern r`e0
ga= rding_ the effect rezoning,would have on his
tax rat.,e,, Mr. Frank was called. upon. and exm,
plained that his 'tax rate would not be i= n'e'reased�,
due to residential, zoning- as the tax rate is
basic. I.t ,Jas : further •explained- to: Mr. Reeser
that the; procedure of rezon -ing is a l.ega.l
matter in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance
an that an R71 d.ist,ract is the type of .zoning
for? h i :s 'v i c.i n° ty.. As� no . other .c,ommeftts were
voiced, Resolution #40 reporting findings and,
recommendat;Ions with respect: to _propo.s,ed ;amend-
ments to'Zoning Ordinance #340'VCS by rezoning
from I IU' t zones or disari;c-ts to other specified
zonets or districts, int'r'oduc,ed b,y Commissi.oner
Taylor and seconded by Commissioner Sal lees,
was unan -imously passed by a,l l me.mb,ers pre,s
Map of Ben Woodworth a- nnexa'tion was presented
for cons,ide rati' . Said area' contains 30105
acres and is situated north and' adjacent to
Cedar-Grove Park.. Letter, dated Oct. 2 5,1955,.
i ,
County P Commission in; r -e,ply
from' Sonoma, Coun -
to comments requ'e,s,t,e as ,read, which. , advI , szed
that the recent. r.e,zonin•g by. the. ;C'iay of the,
Woodworth p;ropgrty estab'l shed" a precedent for
the, future zoning in the : area, and that. t-he .
annexation, will have 'no material :effect on the
on the 'Sonoma County Mast e;r Plan "Of . Land'- `Use o
Mn, WoodwortYiwas present ' an spoke - in" beha if o;f
th s: app.l cat'i on,, �f o 11' wh tch Ie so hi t ton
"• appnoving annexation of uni`nha�bite�d t'e *rrIto.ry
to the City of Petaluma, "to be knlown a juge;ii
wer t:h: Annexation" ,, A of : r o d'uc =e'd by CommI 's s i o °ei
StLlIes and 'secori4ed `by CoinrrIis i.one,r Tay°l.or° . was
unanimously, pa_ssedd by all members p °resent
AM-STONE SUBDIVISION NO The `final ma; of Amstone• �Subd1vi's'ion.
NO . P 1,. was pr°e ® .
sent.ed for, the., Commission,o;s,',study Let.t.ens
dated November, 1, 1955 from the C t. . - EngIne.er
be constructed 'b • the t�h�e rm ov�ement., tl a�t will:
were r.ea�d one ` 1 i,'s t-i•n
e
cert.`ifyi that theJfnal�map;dr, and the other
is in conformity
with, the. tent`a:t:ive :map. Fol,lowitng a br1
review , the map, R;eso1`ution #1�2; approv;ing
4 - - - ,
fina`1 map of Ams'tone S"ubd v "ision- l i.fttrod,,
r by Commi'sz oner Taylor and seconded Gommi.s
S4one,r ;Elmore, wars ° Jyo passed. by a "1 ",1
members present
ADJOURNMENT The -re being no further business to c,om,e before "
the me,e',ting, the, meeting was ad jo irnedo
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