HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 04/17/1956APRI L, 17, 1,956
I me,et 1 ri of the Planning C teehth day of
bmml:ss on ,held on, the s e Ve n
prj 1956;,'at 1 7 0 0 po In the 't-6dricJ 1 Chambers, City HaII, .'PetaAuma",
C a 1, If or mi a.
Qoqu4ipsJqner:s Brown, H
_qywa.rd, Rbbfo Salles, and Taylor.
Absent
CommIs Elmore..
City Off 1 cd;a I t Coundi1taft, Grust.afs City Wna Ed Frank City. Attorney
i Eng �Robert 'Penner.
Edou.ard Robert .and Asst. `c ty
APPROVAL 'OF' MINUTES,
�CORRESPONDENCE
COUNC11MAN WALT ER
G.. .BROWN
Pun IC HEARING,
P R 0 C ED' tj R,_ _E_
AL �LUCHES
The minute t of. April' 11, 1956; we,re" approved as
recorded o,
Let'te'r,• dated, Ap"ri 1 4, 1`95,6-9 from Lt. Cole John Be.
I
G.1 USAF (Re,t6) of 6 Rio Vista, Way, re cha
of z-oning, Washin ton -&treet, Va.11:ejb to Hopper
Stre'e-ts, Was read and f iled,
- C a :rman Tq-y I olor we I c omed! Counc 1. ImEin, 19a, 1 t er . Brown,
Council 1) -re . p appo, 1hted to the- Commission
o n ApPI I 16th, 0:56, dommentin . on his Lon.g.,
'wide e�xp:eri,enc:e and ' know led,ve, of 'civic affa. 11 Lt. s�.
, Chairman Taylor out-11ned-thr r-,oc'edure of a publ,!.c,
hear'ing', for the benef It qf those attend Ing the
meet,"Ing
This be-ing the time and place for t'he c!ontl'huatl.6n
of the pub .1, h:e�.aning on the. app lIta,tion. of VaI
Luches, to r,e,zone. , Parcel #8-3 located at 1 4 -
Ialir;e I Avenue from an R -1 zonle to an R-2 zone, -
- Qhairman. Taylor caljed' for expres,sions to be
heard. Mr., Luches;sa, was i res; and' gain e
�a x-
,,'
Pla,In the, :&ea for . �bjvs, re_q1u'eSt.,, -which 1 to
build dupl on 'the lot-. Tho 'favor were
then Robert t Md adden., 20 h? F - ; L au-r,,,e.1 Ave:.
Mtrs. Walter -, Zoppl X0 B St re�et, and Mr's. Gofd�6n
Leask 1.5 Lau're'l Street None were.-heard aga
the Ap
pl c a t I o ft In reply to Qorrmisslon ,., j e,r Brown
1"t wa,,s PoTn but that - two persons, Mr's. Truman,
Pal rbanks.,, DIf 107 Lau re I Ave,, and UP's,. Pauj,
Heney, of 1.0 40 "OD" 'S"treet.. had P,rdt.easted the ap'11
p
cation at- thie first- public hearing held on March -
6th, 1956o Rel the- Cr tart f i, c,at Lo n of the
a-mb.1gulty eftcounte�r:ed in T the, Zoft,ing Ordinanc,e.
regarding R2 dj, s tr I dts ,, Chairman map. Taylor
that Mir. luchelslsa Vill be allowed to .build one
duplex on the Lot, and if he de-sdre,s to build tmare,
he. uhdarstand".s through discussion on 't.h matter,
thaut he-must- :subdivld,.e;
As no others. were hea.,rd, the
public hearing wa:s
decla:ved t1os°e.d, whereupon Rezo.jution 1151, 1 nt.r-o.
duc e.d by Commission. Rqb sec,ohd ed " by Com-
mlsstofter Hr'�ywqrd, rec:ommeriding the, ad'option'
Aprj ;1 17 , 1 956
of proposed amendment to Zoning Ord.
340 NCS by
reelas'sify'ang parcel #.8351 -9 located a,t f4 Lau- r:e;l'
Avenue from an R -1, t -o an R -2 zone was unamimously'
passed by a11, members present
JOHN CAV44AGH, _SR Thai's being, the time and p1ac,e of public hearing on
the app l icat soh of John Cavanagh' Sr,< , 40 Doug 1`as
Street, to rezone; pa -reels of' land located on ,Spring
S'tre;e1t Ex'tensi,on and Doug la's, Street between Fair
and Upham .Street,§
Par'ce`1 #8- 161 - - -2,
3;82 g` x 300 e 1 t facing. Douglas ,
St— , from,, an "R2 to a .0 -a zone ,
`Par ce 1 #.8- 1 -1, 10,8 0 9 :X. 1 09 7 , corner Douglas
and Spring `St extended from an R -2 to an R -3 zones
•Pa rce -1 #8 0 548 x', 150` facing Fair Ste
between Doug la.s & :Bas °sett Streets from an R -2' to
and R -3 zone,,
Par.c.e-1s #8 - 142 =10,; 11,, 12; 13, 14, 15 and 16,,.
2,.90 'move Or leas �x 451. southwe.s�ter, 1y c orner
D;oug,las & Sprang 5to extended from an R - -2 to an
R -3 :zone 9 ,
the Chairman ca11'e:d' for exp'ress'ions to be heard,
Mr , o Cavanagh ad'dre.s -sed the Commission and the
audience giving a background of h_is plan for- 'a
s'hoppIng center, muati dwellings and several
.single ftni.ly d'we 1 ldmgs�. In answer t ' a quest,i.on
asked by Mrs. C lra.rk., 147 Doug !as St , , fir o Cavanagh
stated that . t-he sitor ?es planned i'n the center wo.u;l.d
4j, b`e> a f'.lorist, televi s tore, large food market
m'en store, ladjes'Q stare and. a doctor s;paceo
in response to• Mr; Harry McNuIty., 11 3 muglas Sto,,
Commissioner ;Salles read' the uses permitted 'in a
C -1 dls.t r f c`t o. Thos °e heard • i.n ,favor th:e app-1 lcaU on,
were Ur. Jessie Janes `21,1 Douglas St.,, a n al
Mr +s. 1Vlartin , ourne,r o
' Who aPso. des red "t,o know if
from the applicant: pr_o e.rt across. the street
property taxe would be affec- 5 d if development,
occurred as planned. Comm,i sr.s,i over Brown stat.e,d.
that there. would be no tax increase but that
possibly th,e assess,e:d valuation would go
Letter°, dated Apr1l 1,4.,, 1956, from M.,M. Rosen'
866 Sixth Street, wa,s read favoring rezoni1ng6,,
Those heard'. against the req_u were Mr. Ce [tJo
Pot ter, .25 Dou St .,. who presented a petition
u contaln-ing signatures of seventeen prope�r'ty owners.
-
in said aJrea o.pfposi -ng the pr,opape rezoning, which
ways submitted; `to th Commis §, or
Report of plann,`inca Cons'ulaant Jamyes Campbell, dated
e
April 1. , 1956, was re::a °d' sug!ge.st i:ng: that the r'e.m
zoning a,s propo:s!ed • is -riot d'esra-b'le:, but that .
further study and d..esigri. of the 'prope;-..`ty concerned
could possibly result in a de•sirab,le pattern:;, of
land use. and rezoninga He recommended that the
Ap r 1 17, 1956
P lann.i
°ng .Commi ssion withho action can t he matt.e�r
^ S;
unt'i such time as mo:re detai. led p lans f'or' the
development of the property may be prepared and
�.0 ° bmittedo supplement ,the, r°e:z;onig appl'x.ca.tiono:
Ian ta sponse t,o Comml,s.s, on Brown, . Mr. Cavanagh
sta,ted� he. wou be wi l l`in,g, to gi the, Comm asi,on
a 1!at.t:e =r, in the event the area, is rezoned, .t,hat
he will b:e i,n h,i protect and complete It with
a s,p-atd f'Ic time.. Ian the di so:u ghat . followed,
it waLLs brought o;uft that, the, map advert,i in the
A dial ;not s Sake;r St to; be pro.ject:ed to
Doug Street in accordance with `Mr°o Cavana_g_h
stated intention. Howeve in line with ;M
Ca mpbeTV's repor°t., action Was; withheld on the
app s.o that Mr. Cavanagh, if he s,o desire:s`.,
may submit suppl,ementfary plans' o:t a ,rev'isped appl
eatl o`n, and` from a poll. of the .Commission,, i was
dec.3ded that pb13 'c 'hea °ing be continued' at the
me.etin'g of 1VIay 1st, whic a,s expres:sed by t 7e
Commi wound give.Mra Cavanagh ample time to�
c .Mr. Campbell' to find out about a pos.;ible
4atitab.le an"OL acciep- twb.Te plane It was �suggestect`.
" by severs l 60mmi s.s.ioners that lUir°,o, 'Campbe l be
r.e�tained until the comp -etion of the �applica.tioq,,
but no formal b °eq.uest was made. It was menti`one'd.
th t If 'a Application were submi'tted,,
w esed,
p. g ll be. set on same, and act ion
could' be taken an the pending, r°eso cove;r°ing .
or
the the :i.= ina-1 a �, l.x•catio
g pP n.
MR, & MR'S,. FRI`EDq°ICH
Use Permit ap,pl 4 of W. 8 Mrs.; Fried
SCHULAT_. _
s hulat t.o ;cond'�uct tome for f'os't:e.r chi 1dr°,eh at
p
32;0 Fourth °Str°eet,, an R -'3 zone, was next cons%der
e.d. i App 1 i.c at i on of County of Sonoma Sou i,a l c:e
.Servz
Dept. Wa;8 read..si;at ng that: the applicants have
f,1`1e.d an application fo:r. a 11cens.e, to conduct a
boasrdin home for day; ca- e of six chi,ldren, ages
2 to, 7 0 It, was; not that acc,or_dIng "to the
C,ounty'gs ap_p 11.cat1on,, they uzs_e 1s: ref ei°re;d' to as
d ".y catle °o;f. chi ldren,' wh c,h under Zoning Ordinance
3`I +0 NC:S,, is allowable. : i+n, an R- 3 zorY;e o -It - wars
agreed' th aw a, pi�bl,ic hearing on said , pp1'i.eation
_
"
nece
wa no=t ssar y o I- Icwever, act f was, Withheld:
.
a =s� the; app,l'�i;cants: were pr°e�sent. to di s:cuss
de:ta1.1so The matter was lordered continued' at the
next g ;
meet.in a a better was di.r°ected to; be sent
t6 Mir', & Mrs o Sdhu dat adv.i s i.ng thlem of Com -.
,the
m s "si on s; de l ay and requesting them to bel pres,e,nt
at th Meeting of Ma 1st,o
U. 'W. DOFF
Use; Permit application. #6796 of` IUL Wo Gof 1:�:O4EO
Cayente Way, Sacramento, to operate a wood pro®
ceszinIg plant at 41Z{ First Street I'M" zone,
Apr 11 IT,, 0.56
fQT:mar Fra zi er B'.ox Co.) wags: then. cons id e,d
Comm .§ to ri r Brown; ,F,stated that at the Coun.c: 'l
me;etin'g on Apr l ;6"th,: a resolut ° io n w as pa¢s'sed'
author{i zing the Mayor o.f t °lie Ci °ty of Petaluma
t.o, ent;e into an ag r e`emen`t coveruingi the; usiei of t
bui 1di' 'a<t 414 Pit St-, 'With th o wn ers of
"same, in whi (th, , oer °tarn stdrpula,tions forth '
were s'et
for the owners to. comply with in o to meet the
bu.11 ng codes City Attorney Edo Robert supple-
` J _
ment..e,d further anf'oa°rnation , on the subject sta " g
that one .of th,e terms of , the. agreement wil requi;r°:e
that the ap,plkcants , furnish , a F°a4t'h'ful per-formari_ce
Bond i,n the amount of,00'Os00 to cover the condi
ti ons of the' ag.r,eernent o He, further added that, hips
of'f�ie'e w-i l=1 draw uP a �c;ont,ract which wi.1.1 .be
s1gri�ed by th e- owners., Mr . Crawf:o,rd " and M- r o Howard,
and a ;1'so ;fated, that he c,on,s°idered the :CIV wel
pr ot,e ct e.d..i n t,h i s mat t e:r o
Public hea- , ri'n.g was not d.eem'ed necesaary'. However,
the foll :cond'itfon was, diteete:d to be in.
c l.uded in. the, ;Us,e Perm ,t. "Subject to agreement.
ent,er'ed !:nto ; by owners of above property and
City of Pe'tal•uma as referred to in Resolution
#1654 N cos pas sed, by the C -?tgr Council City of
Peta,luma., ont Ap::r1,1 16, 89,56°-1, w.,hereupon R esolution:
#9 - gra °ntI'ng Us °e Perm•it:, introduced by Com
mis`sironer °Sa,ll.es, secionded by Commiss,iover Brown,
was uaaan'imou "sly pa 'by a;`1' l members .present a
Thee ntekt item. of business was Us "Fermit
applIcatloft #6795 of Ida May Haynes to conduct
home for foster chi ldr'en at l°� Payran Street,
R-64 l the Comm a a
s Lonthalt she IS' taking' a.r "e gained
a pr-e =sent and e.
g e of` 4
c,hi-ldren ors a pa- r,t 'time day bas;1s, arid in 'order
tb gevt a l ic;ense,,,, has been a dL by the CO
t,o, secure a Use Permit,. further adding that th:e
Co unty fl's :agp1tceatibn is iss under ' fo ster home
A di,s,c'u 'wa>s„ held on. whether or not :day care
is to -ha qorns34ere,d as a fo,,ster home under the
amendment to the Z�oni'•ng Ord >inaftbe provi' f or
foster, home's: and ;al'so :regar°d.ing ;the fee for same.
Upon a ;motion made by Commis;sion,'er SalIe'S which
was seconded by Comm�iss %sour .Br°own,, 3t was
unanimous ly a, reed that act -1 on on this ,permi_ t"
he tabled until the next meeting f,or, further study„
and a written legal oplakon from the ~ City Attorne1
on th,e definition o'f' foster 'homes, Interpretatiori
ofl Ord. #43.0 N.CS al :lb'o foste home's
in any
district and Va'iy'ing the 10 f ee, and If' day care
Is allowed, und f'oater homes, Wbu they fee `b;e
waived, or ;i mp'as e.d
Aprd IT, 1956
., ALEX` CSUTORAS
ADJOURNMENT
M Alex C'.sut'oras. ,', 39 R; ; o U 's.ta Way, adds es�sed
the Comm`i;s;slbft '2,egardin,g a State approved day
nu-rser°y proposed and p Damned to be ope.rat - by
,his wife and Mrs, Por`ritt,. going into d,efi:ai l on
t:he State re,quir°esrient ,, s; nelatIve t.o pr.opecr locatfon,,,
zo.h.i enWi.ronmen;t, : proper, fire pvotection i
su.ranc etc.,, an?d`: fuTt,her adid:ed that they have
located a su fdbte: home at '90,1 flJtad,fs,on St. (canner
of` E Ili s & Mad' §,on,') , Whkc h is zoned' ,R ®1 and. that
the use of •:a day nursery ias- not allowed tinder the
Zoning' OrdInancee_ He ,of' „the :need of such a
nu sexy - i that .are.a,, meet ing the app of the
p•r of McKinley Sch�; and 'Mrs. Putnam ,o,f
the pef:;aluma School Board. Mrs_ Porri:tt 58'
Rio ,Vista 'Way,, fu.rt'he3r° enlarged on the State
re „g ons -and Qf thel comm unity s e - r - V ice to be
rendered. Comm, iss Brown- express.eid, immediate
at,tenti'on, and.- s two means of allowing such
a. us,e either,, by rezoning s'ai>d location or
pr,op,os a ng an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance pe;r
fn i.t t.i ft q c h ll d, ,nu-r ae;rd e s inn 'an R. l d : t r i.cat ;and
mak1 ng recommendation to the Count i l according,ly,:.
Howeve,r°, ,Mr's Porritt. definitely advised the Com-
rolls i8 on that t1hey did not wash to ,reaone s.ai:d
parse I Fo l low,tftg a br of d scu s i.on, it was
decided to a•t.ud'y, t matter further, taking into
c oncs°i d,e•rat ion several ' f'actor s < the ope ra.t i on
would ; be prof.lt ®ma�kfing9 it is not c.onsi:dene,d'
as a school, .reEz6n ng 1's. mot desd re:d i.t Is a home
occupatian and that th °ere is a c6mmun.1ty se 'vic:e
to, the wor.ko
Corrun i s s
loner' ar;own .comnente:d on the. report. of
Paul N,ichol's, Chief En'gin,eer of Sonoma County
Flood Control &Neater Conservation D: st.rIc,t,
dated Apr! h 5th,, 19,56, wi th rega`,r to f food`
problems and pointed otit' that Ift, cases of prom
posed, choo�l�s and subdivi.s,ions,, enginee l,ng
assistance° can be obtaiTl d for proper drainage
f'Wn th,e County Engineering Advilsory Committee:,
Copies of said report 'we4re ;furn- fished., to the
C,omm i s s i one ns o
Ch`a - 1rtan Taylor. announced, the fou annual con -
fe,r°en.c;e on City and ;Re g Planning to be Yield
at: t;h,e RfcYimon;d Aud- tox um on May la,;t'h,, and re-
que'ste;d that the membe make :a r rang'ements t o
attend same, if possible.
The -re being` no further b to come before the,,
me.etr n th,e, rneetin,g was ad joutn.edo