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'November 17, 1955:
Honorab T e Mayor and Ci ty' 'Council, l`
ity ;NgI.l
IOe`t a ,puma,,,
'Ca 1.1 f o rn-,ia
Subject ;: Re„'zoning' study: of East. Vashtngt.on , Street
from Vallejo Street northeasterly, to
„ pr;opo.s,e;d i,n4ters'ect i on; with U.S., ,Hti,ghway
Gent l.emen':
Th.e P.,l ann: ng Comm-1 s:s.i o n ' at its r+.e.g,u i,a r me e U nag -held o.n, .Novemb:er 125 ,
1955, s,.tu,6Ied andd%s.csussed the, above ;matt.er in order to submit .a recommenda!-r
ti.on,t,o,, the Coiiftcil "f'or its, cconsid,eratIoh at its next meetTrig ,of rezo.n_i-ng
East ?r+Jashi:ngton, Street from r.-esi;d,entla l to commercial.
A. fnot i on, 'mad'e `by, Commi s,sI oner, Robfo,g,e,1 and s:iecond,ed by Commis s io_ne;r
TTa.la-mant"e:s,, was unanimously p.a.ss;ed by al.l members pre;s:erit recomm'endang that:
t h,e Comm i s's Jon_ is s a-g aIns t r e z'on i.ng, of East, W&sh,i ngt o_n S.t r.ee.t and d�es.Lr -& 'to
marntain said` st,r'eet in. ias present- zoning, This recommendation, wa,s based
on. the fbl.ldwing fact,§: "
1.o The Commi�as,ifon st4l'`T''1' bel,i_eves t ,_ p - he sam'e', 'a�s: submi`tt:e:d in�. �a re -o;rt to the" ,
-.o:unei 1 on August 23, 1'9,54, ins whiec`h East W,a,shi"ngt:on Street, together
with several, other sts reet, wa.s ,stud .ed ,"for re�zon nlg °by° a Commission
Cormmitte,e,, ah-d it, was, con,sdd'e;red .that rezonj,ng wasn'ot"'nec,e,ssa;r,y or
wouaA..:mee,t with the approval of the maj,ority o.f the property owners '
affec`tedo Sa;ld report in its eriti,nesty i,s as fo ,Iows:
nAugll' t 2�3, i 95L1
TH'on ' grab l,e Mayor and City ,Count i�,l
o ,
The City Co.unci 1 requested the Planning, .Commission ,to `make ,,a s,t,udy
't<o tastertain. the feasibility and nece;ssi,ty,'of r`ez,on`ing Bod:ega AVenue..,
We-stearn Avenue, Washington St.reet,, and. WJ lson° .Street commercial to a
depth of once h;u-rid=red .feet ,on either side a1_ong thed,r ent%`re lengths:.
A Committee ,of the Rlanni.np Commission mad,,,e a tholroutgh st,u.dy of
the ex"i,sting zon-ed_grleas within the city lim;it:s as well as `an: ex:tensiv,e
saudy of the present, uses of property along the a; foremen:taone:d s't'reet.s
Tri compar-ing Pe;ta l'uma e,s pres.ent, . zonirig :patter.n against that: of
,a norina•1 city, designed to be ec6n6mi,ca,lly, se'l:f-suff"i,ci"ent, the fol lowing,
eompa,r"i son Was found,.
Dist,ri;ct No;r.�ma,1. CIitV Petaluma
Area. Ac,r°.es: p err" .2.0`,: 0 0,0; P o:
Sing l'e Family R'e:sa;d;eri.t i'a 1 3401 600 7. 58,
Duplex R'es.idential` 3".4 6b 1.'57
MU' P't`ip1e. 'ResA' d'ent1a1 203 WD 107
,Comiiie'rc:i as 3 o�1j_. 60 l 16
11kft 31,
61i s,t.r�ita,1. 1.0 a.2 .180 191
Public. oir'Qua si ,Piib.li:c: 150,9 28'0 1,33
S :re.et,s- 3Qko7 540 27Z
10'0 0-0765
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Page, #,2
November, 11, 1955
�'Afthough -the actual population, of P;QtaJuma i.a approximate 1,y
000, It 'was canside,ed °t-at,,- inc'ludL n�g'th,e trade;area,., it was to
serve;,pproximat.eIy 20,000. T:he,,companison,, at shbkn ab6Ve, 1.-n,'d,',,i,catez
that: 'Petaluma Ls overly 'zone_d faVorlfng, Sing le Fa - mily Re:sddehces� and
Di�plex and- Apartment.,LH'outse aveaist" ,,. A. f*u'r-t"hestudy, ;indica.t,e;s that
the pre!s.eftt comme'claj, a-rea, far exc.e*,edz that J7,equlred, &Ad necessary
f or a stable comm.uM-ItY;,,
An iLn,s.p,e'dti.6n, oT, the 'prpp'e.rt, i es, Invo IV.ed :shoVied that t h,'er e are
a few small cqrqme,rcj-a:1 e sit ab 11 shffentz la:t., the, p.p,e1s.ent time- With the
tt
e-kc ep t1 bn° Wri'.ls'O n Street, the' Con wee did not, feel that nezoning,,
at thIs time was nece,s;sarY or would meet with the approval ,of t.he
.ma j o rl ty 'of the proper-ty owhet�s affec�ted.
It -was fel-t., howeVer, "that Wilson, Street.,, zlftce it ts a cong.lomerau-
t1on of,resi ' ..d,.ential,, It�ommettcia,l and indll�stri.al, uses,, shouLd b,,e rezoned'
tIo, t*_:9, and C-.3, and that those pJ71op e t ti: e�,s, fronting' •o n Ed i th Street,
which are pre�;s;ently R"2.,, should bye zoned _R-3 toform a new, buffer stri,:p,,
This action, tipwavier, 4&o.esI not pv'e'clUd,e any future po,ssibjji,ty, of
nazoning alftY 'oA' 'of -the fo,rqmd:nt_ione,'d, st,vrrh Teetis fo,comercial Pi1rp.o,se,s,,
provtd,ed that' the f"eqiAe!s't- is, not-, made, by. a private 'indiVTdudl,j - but by
jbrIty, OtTl 'th in th-� at to be effected, a ma e P,e 0 p le e.
The Plannnin'g, Comriil'ssion, as ',a, who te, has appr - d 1nthe find,gs of
'ovef
the, Cqmmit-t-ee and is forwarding theIr redo,maeridati0ft t.o_the Coun.ciJ.-
-p y" legxsl.a°tdon,
They wi,11�, upon the.ir own Tesolution,,, prepare the necessa
ry
an-d,'h,Ql,d the requ`i,,�red p',ub I is hearing ,- for the r,eizo-ning ;of Wilson St,r,e�et.l?
2. When the Publi-,c, he,axi-ng was held. by the: Planning Comml,:s,srIon on Mr,., C.W.
P e't 6-r s�on s , app I Id a t i on it,d ra,,,zQn,& his �p`eope'rty jqcate.d�, at, 81.5 Ea,st #c� hi,n,g-
tbn . Street, a 'Ietter . was re,cedved frorri, t4he Petaluma Boa_�rd pf Edlica.tj on,
oppasd ftg s'dich. r.e'zoninq due to t'het fa.ct 'that cons14erable. time and study
has been &evoted_,fbr selec'tion of schbb 1 sites that, are not Located too
`4 to commerclal, establishments 1,n, order to gttatraftt.eQpr-oper envlronam
�ef to 'the new, Mckl'n,ley
tent f 0,r the' school, 'chil.,dren. r errl'n p ' art'Icularl.y
r'Hig h 0-6, 1 '�t o b, e Io.cated, adjac'ent to- Kenilworth, �5,c'h(�,o'l' and' the junio% h
In view of, this factor,
the Commission b,elie.ves'it is vveryimpo'rtant
to pr otect the, we I fare of, atir youth as well- as the investment of some
one and l'lion d,,oj"lAfs, of -t-h'? new Jun-Lo, Hjgb. Schoo 1, and t,hat the public
`sc'ho'ol us.e should'be 'given j5vecpe,dence, th, afty,change of zone over any
pe;rs.ona:l nequezt.
,A.t t:he request' 'of the, Commt . LS11SIoft-, the Scho"ol Bc_axdls letter was d,irected
to be incorporated into the facts pre,sente,d to the: `Council:,
5I'JUJY 18, 1`955
ftPKann ing Commlli'srsion
,The, Petaluma So'a.,P d of EducAtl;on �a-t, a regular monthl.jr �me�etlnlgi
he Id on J111Y 13.S 1955., gave ivery careful con•sld-er,qtibn to t-he,pr:o,-,
posed rez.oni,ng of prope,rty in t,he vicd,,nj,ty of Fayr4n and East. Wa,shIng-
t-on, S_.t r e e t s an d w.1 she,s t1b �o pp &t,e, 's�uch -z -move: for t hIe. f o I I rea
sons
P:a,ge, #3
November IT, 195
Ni't-h-In recent, year's two s,choo I s ites' have been located, i,,,-n the
easte:rn'part,,of One of th,ese is the sl-it,e" of the new
MtKi,n-ley- $qh�o ol, and', th�? . otlher 1 s the. new JunT ar HI,gh 8t,.;h,o o I, sI t �e
1 o.cat eA I adjacent. to Reni , I . Worth Parke This new, school which , w I 11 cost
n,eaTr,ly a rhLllLon, do, 1 f anss Ls now In the p jaqe'i,ng, stag-e. Both of the�srei
scbloo.lshave b-,e,ea loca�t,ed after detadje,,d. ka'najySls of all factors
ilncludjlng q,xistIng zoning,. TheTlann"Ing Comm i ss i oft,,' as you will ne".c a, Ij
par,t.ic ipat,ed in t'h-a se lect,i. on of thj s sjt,a.
Past e,xp6rie,ftae has shbwii that pup.j1s, can be, ,fhone adequa,te,ly
sup,eryrvis,ed aftL6, fewer p,,roblerns ex,i,s:t wh.-en. ach.00ls are not located t.op
-cl,as,e to c'QmmerciaLl, eqtablj,shmen-,t,s. st�orfes, are I.ocat,ed near
schPo.1.s they tend' to at,tra,ct,. pqpI,Ls,,awaY from, the sc,hlo o; I I and the.
e,
immediate supervision oif 'their tea(fher�s6. Somet,ilmest they, also pro®
vide e! oppo:rjtu4itj,ea' for und, asirable, adults to meet, and- become acquainted
with school ch,11,&ren..
-When ,Ioca,t,.!.,q.g schools', thei Boa r'd, of Educat'lon ha,s always , r I ef et'red
to zonLng ma,ps;, 'c,,e has 15eE Upon lk -and r e l'i an :rI �p iac;eA,' e 1.
-1 . I st kng, z,oft i.h.g
ardfha:ft,ces. If. zoning Is- changed in the vi,cinty of, schools a;fte,
they, have been Iocat,e-4, ce.rtai,n, Problems a.ris,e over whitch t',he 'School
aiuthar'Itles. can, no: IQ,ng ar' a s s,tim e r as,p:o ii s, i M 1 it-ly
We, do —not wi s.h t o jar ea t,e an isi§u,e in t-his respect but tiftd,exely
-wish to have the P14hriAngIt Cbmm1;szs1on, give -Very careful considar'a-ti.o'n.
to the P:rese,rvation of' -the proper type 'of envd,ronmept in' the vicinity
of all :schools ar scho
ol 1 s1,tes. 'In' this way only, can, the investment
-
schools be, 'd the welfare and sa:fety
lof, the, in t'h6ir �$c .protected t e c.t e d aril
of: t h e' t M Ld r,en in th:e, vidi"nTity, 9':f" the s:dho'ols be a,s.,;sured;.
attent'i . oft to this 'rbb, lem -wil 'I'' be: greatly apprec iated.
P.
Very t!Puly Y'quj7:S,
Peta I.-uma, 3 aa<r d of EOucat I b.n
NIght, E.,, TwLst"
Secretary Stvpt. of-tchboLs"
3. A, staff rep o i- t from Leoqa',rd Kn ' �,I,t -,t.e,l o,f Halin, Wise & Atsociatets, follow-
Lng a field'cheek, of the ma ter ind-icates;. ;that r-ezoni.n i s hot rn,
demand" as we.1-1 as the fact, t,hab Estrd; --'h,.t alon.g, t:hisi
p commercia.1 deve.l.ci , pme
i ly travel led stre,et is, not th,e� an-swer t,o so.lvdng Iyeavl a"fut-tfre demand
'for a ftei:ghborho,ad conizrcial d'.Lstri,ct., FoILowl,ng La ',the 'text contaIned'
in aai-d repo,,rt
"November '15, 19,55,
I'C.it.y KannIng Corftm,IssiQn
Reigja;rdlrig ,the probabij,ity of rezoning East Was4h.i.ngtoft S't r e elt
Tro-rh Va"Itejo Stre'et nortbeaas,,ter,Ty to prbpas,ed intenaection w-,,It.h
0 Hlgbway� #101 from ia ResJdiE�ntd,,�,al. DistrLct toa Comme.rcial DIttri,c,t., the
followfft'g obs-ervat'lo-ns, are advahced�-:
iVovember 17, 1955
`"a- The area, amen' ti:oned. cont•a,3':ns 26 par.c;el's off land f.ronti,ng
an. Ea,'st Wash:ingt;on :S'tree�t °(e,xclud:i,ng Kenilworth Park and
the school puroperty),. 23 o:f Which are. mp'ro;v,e;d':Wi.'th
residences.
b. On. E'a'st Wash:irigton .Stnee.t be,:t'w'e; ft Wi lszon Street and `Vaj Le jo,
Street,- there a;re 19. parc:e1s, of- 'l'a-nd,." 17. conta'inln_g, resi-
denc.es, one containing :a market and one to b.e, use:d c:omme:r-,
ci.al'lye This area, is now 'zoned' as a C�_2,, Cenitral Commercial.
D i s t,r I.c t,,.
ca Sev;ehty-three per cent of 'the people contac-ted on a door-.
to-dloor; su'rve,y'were: in favor-, of seta.,in'ing an R:-1 Single
Fami ly- Di str-iet e
d . The City o.f Peta.luina :at pr. esen-t, h&s a cioirmerc'ia i :a nea which
exc,,eed,sthat required ,for a stable, community.
bn, the f,'ol,lowing grounds.;, it is. r'e,c.amimend�ed° that East Was.htftgton
S:triefea ma d ht a i'n its pr e s!en.t . z,on i ng t
a, The. present cbmmerdial aon,i,ng' between Val le,fo, and�'Vki lson
Streets its at pre:s,ent not in &ema=nd...
b.. Qver 9`0% ,of proposed property In que.s;ti°on is improved 'With
sing'l:'e:-fa: ni ly res,:idences and ma;i;ntai.,n°ed In an' exc.e l lent
" cgnd :i:,t i an".
c.. Coimne,rci-al zan,i'ng Would decrease the. 'capacity°'o''f the s'tre:et
w,h_i.,c=h wi, l l b e a :feeder to t b e: r e 1 oc;a•ted U. ;°HS..: fghway 1 O'l .
It Iis felt t:h'at 't.here, is not enough c:omm:erc`ial, demand .,at this,
tIme.. fo;r such, a rezoning 'a.,_hong this street. Thee: facts :seem "t'o, ,nd'icat, e
that only one,, or, perhaps two-, indiv1dua•l1s ha.Ve, ma°.de, suc,}a request
for" re;zo.ni°n.g. 'S.uch, a�ct16 s''houl,d b.e t,akefi 'whefi, .the;r-e is a demand
an.d/br' when a iria.jo.r.ity of the p,eo,p'le in the ,area seek. su`th..a- step_
And it Ls in harmony with the 'development. of th,e. area.
S't:rip commercial development "a.lofig this hed-Vi ly Grave" led st"reet
i;s� .n.o't the, afts,WOr to .solving a future demand for, a ne ,g;h_borhood .commer-
c:i a l di s t,r. i'c.t .
Also, .,any spot zon4,n i, it. -Must 'ag;adn be ernp`h�a;si.z.ed,,. c_orife,r"s
special privi Lego& to :the i, ndiVidual prop,e.rty owner sand. In, turn .ar°ouses
the. di sagreement of the ne.1,g"oring owners..
Very truly, yours, „
HAHN,, `WI SE. &; ASSOCIATES
" S% Leonard. R. Rtidt to l Jr e'"
P,a g,e, 45
Novemb ar . 17, 1955
S.%nc;e our palsat Istudy, it, is more lmpbrtan+t than lever: to ne,tain the
present .zoni.ng b;ec.ause of ';t.he 'he,avy. ;f low of t:r.affIc which ?w uId b.e. .
det:ri.mental and hazardous in a commeirc"ia.,l zone. , .
wee 'trust . n. your deliberation o:f the: above matte-r. that you w.i 11, care=
fu.l°;.ly consld,.'er t'h°efacts p"rese'n.t.e:d by the .Commd,ss°ion,J�s study as ,it. is.
firmly b;elie've_d that. rezon,,i.;rig is, not necasssary., qr 'd.esi,rableo
Respectfully.submitted.,
Ge o`r gee W'o D I ke r s,,on.,, Chia i.r.man,
P l;anniing Commission
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