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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 09/17/1957SEPTEMBER 17 , .1957 O%RlGil R��ular meetang.of the Planning Com,m"ission held on the 17th day. of September 1957 at: lock pa m:' i.n the Co ncl`l Chambers, City H aIll, Petaluma, C al f forniaa Present Commissioners .Dea:n Ellis, Margolis, McCausland. and Parsons- Absents,. Norae City Offi(:Ials,� " City Engineer Russell Ingram and .Councilman :Norman `Po. Van_ Bebbe'r APPROVAL OP' .MINUTIES Minutes from the Meeting of September J=7, :19,57 were ..approved as regordeo,6 HAROLD -B` LQ,CKARD This being the time,and place for the public- hearing on Var;a.xice Applcat%on #1723 of Harold' Bo Lockard. 201,, I <ent Street to a!low a one foot side. y� rd instead of five n feet, required to. construct add' .feet, garage - ,for`storage space 'at 201 Kent Street; R 1 zone, Chairman Dean caaled, upon the app;li.eanta „ Mrs.. Lockard' was present representing her .husband's .application. The Commis si:oner.-s reviewed .the sketches submitted.with ,th -e ,application showing the proposed addition including the existing. garag& and the distance of the addition from the', residence adj'a'cent to M_ n Lockard" s property. No expressi.ons-wer& heard in opposit%on to tYae gran'ti'_rag of tFae° ariance There be ng�no questions, Resolution No 'V7 " ®:57 recommending to the City Council that the variance(be granted was introduced by Commissioner Parsons, seconded 'by Commissioner Ellis, a:nd unanimous = ly passed "by all members present. TNEZ SCHILBER. Inasmuch as the last two items on 'the agenda would take a, very short t %me and with the permission .of; the .Petaluma Trade - Center, the variance,application of Inez" Sch.ilber was -next- considered, This being the time'- for the pu_bli'c hearing on` N — ar� ance application 41738, of_•Inez' Schi.11 er,, 322 Post, S.treet,, for a vara:ance to; ,construct ,a ,house: 28_' 40' on. a substandard lot 40,' x,118' located on the „southeasterly corner lof Parcel 3i 6, facing on Harris Street, zone Chairman Dean called ;for eXpressions .from the applicant., Mrs. Schilber was .pres'ent: on behalf of her application. In ;answer: to .Chairman Dean's inquiry a's to Whether or not all the required maps had been filed, Mrs-.'- Sc,hlber replied that a survey - map was: ye't. to be filed` subdividing. Lot. #6;39;3 -6,' She stated that the. sur- veyor: was .to start, work September `21 st and -that the map wo uld be filed upon its compl.et on No: objections ao the viii= aa'ace were heard. Chairman Dean .informed Mrs, Schilb&r r. PETA:LUMA TRADE, CENTER, Chairman Dean explained to the Applicants that resolu- tion passed by the Planning Commission.wa:s only a recom mendation to the Council a.nd, an accordance with one of the cond 'ti.ons of the resolution the Encroachment Permit' could not be granted, until approved by the City Council. This beingith:e time and plade for the public. hearing on Rezoning, Applcat�:on #17'32 of Petaluma Trade Center, c/o Mr. Harmon, 7 Market Street, San Francisco; to rezone ,Farce #8�'094� 16 located at, 208 Baker Street from an Rt*3 zone Lo a C ®1 :zone, Chairman Dean . for expre'ssio. ns from the applicant. . Petaluma Trade Center was' represented by Mry ,H'armon, Mr.' jo.ek Cavanagh,„ Sr,." and Mr.. Jack,Cavanagh, 'Jr a . Mr. .:Harmo_n exp:lai:ned to the Commission:•that the .purpose; of this rezoning ppli was, : to add thl s: property to the shopping center he:retofore.-rezoned for °the l:ocati:on of'.a service station which will be ,leased to the Standard Oil,,. Cornea ny� The service 'station. �rou -ld be constructed. in .accordance with the pla.n_s prepared. by the S .anddrd Oil: Company which had been, submatted.:to the Comm :sslon for their study „ The ,service station would''be located on the SEPTEMBER 17, 1957 Page 2. 1,Z „SCHILBItorzt]r�ned that no ,acnc,n could be taken b y the. Commission until the surveyors map ,subdi.va.d'ing the' property was filed ,and ' that the matter wou.l:d , be continued to the n .xt'.meeting, SANTA 1 MSA WED CORPe 5,. Encro�.chment _Pe �ppl�cati;on 2272of Santa,,Ro.sa, E'eed Corpo , 256 Main Street', to operate' an overhead grain unaoa.di:n:g suction pipe between property line. and .bur -b line at, 19' Copel�.nd. Stree .,� M z-ane, as,.next con-. - sideredo. 'M'r. Christensen andMr. Marcus were present, -. represent ng'the Santa Rosa Feed Corporation.. The. l.i cation were reviewed` sketches r�bm >rtted with the app °. , by ,the Commissionerso Con missioner `Maigolis explain =, ed to the representatives that; upon. advic from the City. .Attorney :,there, had been: -ncluded in . the permit certain rond�;tion's , 'hereby ; the Santa ,Rosa Feed` Corp : . , would have - - to carry insurance protecting the City in case' of any ` accidents resulting 'from. the encroachment These 'con - -' '• di.tions were read by the .clerk° Mr.., Christensen stated. th at they viould; comply w7.th these condirions The_,con- ditions as read by - the clerk .were 'included in, the 'Enc'roach- menu Permit, ,whereupon,: Resolution No U25 57 .granting the' EnOroa'c'hm.ent Permit, subject,;to appromal by the City C wa.s ntrodxced by Commissioner Margolis; seconded `by Commissioner McC a u slan d and una . passed by all members: present, r. PETA:LUMA TRADE, CENTER, Chairman Dean explained to the Applicants that resolu- tion passed by the Planning Commission.wa:s only a recom mendation to the Council a.nd, an accordance with one of the cond 'ti.ons of the resolution the Encroachment Permit' could not be granted, until approved by the City Council. This beingith:e time and plade for the public. hearing on Rezoning, Applcat�:on #17'32 of Petaluma Trade Center, c/o Mr. Harmon, 7 Market Street, San Francisco; to rezone ,Farce #8�'094� 16 located at, 208 Baker Street from an Rt*3 zone Lo a C ®1 :zone, Chairman Dean . for expre'ssio. ns from the applicant. . Petaluma Trade Center was' represented by Mry ,H'armon, Mr.' jo.ek Cavanagh,„ Sr,." and Mr.. Jack,Cavanagh, 'Jr a . Mr. .:Harmo_n exp:lai:ned to the Commission:•that the .purpose; of this rezoning ppli was, : to add thl s: property to the shopping center he:retofore.-rezoned for °the l:ocati:on of'.a service station which will be ,leased to the Standard Oil,,. Cornea ny� The service 'station. �rou -ld be constructed. in .accordance with the pla.n_s prepared. by the S .anddrd Oil: Company which had been, submatted.:to the Comm :sslon for their study „ The ,service station would''be located on the n SEPTEMBER 17 1957, Page .3 } 1, :ALUM.A TRADE CENTER G continuedo f - '10. lot in question plus a portion of the adjoining property already rez - oned G-l. Mr Harmon further stated` that he had `heard tha.t� the people, in Petaluma were quite, concerned with. the `Mck of progress in the aetualjdevelop- merit of the :shopping .center and..h6 wanted to assure. the Commission that the project. wAg •defi.nitely going forward- but they had encountered . many obst,a eles which had be dissolved before a:c,,tual constructi`on work .could be com menc:eda The Trade. Center had already spent" from ' 1,00 000 to 125:, 000 dollars i;n'arcl itecWdl, fees, leg�1. .fe.pq, aeguistion of `land etc. , and with -'the rapid progress of the past 30.day:s it was hoped that construction would be started within the next 60.dayso- . In ansWef. to a quest- 'tion from commissioner McCausland; Mr.. Harmon stated that they :one. defin'te lease with the Thrifty' Drug "Co... , a .fe .se with Standard Oil Co bits last s "tages, a lease fora super market whi:ch,would be completed within the ne :)q, I0 days. have negotlaxod with the State to lease -a building for the Depa tment :of `Mo'tor Vehicles and. many :o,thef°'s pare in, the process but could no,t. be consummated' until. after,,- t[ t;le to the p roperty was completed. and. cleared; Commissioner M`eCausland stated that he had.eontaeted Mr., .Balsley of the Standard Oil Co. "in, San. Francisco and b.e 'ha.d' given him the same information as Mr. Harmon.. had �sta:ted to. the Commission, Commissioner MV Caus land also, stared- that be had` talked to Mro . Rock who is associated with Petaluma Trade Center ,. and had; seen: consid correspondence relative to the `leasing of buildings in the shopping center, No expressions w"e heard inn opposition to .the rezoning., A review was made of' the plans s and after a brief discass :on, Resolution ;Noo 71 recommending to „the Cik�y Council. that the properly be rezoned, wa s introduced, by Commissioner 'Margolis,, seconded by Commissi :onOr Ellis : and. ;unanimously passed by all members present, There being ncf f ixther° business to dome before the, meeting, the meeting was adjour -Oado