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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 02/04/1958h FEBROARYY '4n 1958 �1 , Regular meeting; of lh, e' Planning: Corrimission Yield dri the 4th 'clay of. Febriiary, 195`8 r mbers Ci.t Ha1.1 Petaluma, California. at, 7`° 30 0 , clock p6 m . in the Council Cha y' I�,m Absent Comrn ssioner Ma gol s _ McCausland „ancl�Par.s:on "so - t p City ',Officials,, City Mariager Edg rank, Cit. Attorney �Edou`ard Robert, City Eng�xreex � o . Russell In ram and',Buald�rzg Inspector Donald Uhra APPROVAL„ OF MINUTES Minutes from the I , _ ee g rn tin: of, January - 1, 1 were .° approved as recorded CORRESPONDENCE Copy of let ez from, the Assto� Stale Higkivvay I Engineer ' O the U ty , Counca 1. advis�.�r?g the City of the eeox lotion of the.relinquisYiment to the City of a connecting road at the '1 W, ion - Street nterchainge, was read aftd filed. GEORGE KRUDER Vax`a.arice application #3463 of George Kruder, 6 Mt'o' ". oe enue, to enlarge garage which is presently, pop c ` ,. - orm:ing and less than 10,fe_et._from the house, R- 1 , zone,, was next coo dered Publfic hearing was set by`. Ilr the` °'C.orrima sign for Fehruazy. 1& 19 "5$ at. the Yrour of 7 "30: �o clock p. m in the Council •Chamber:si, Ci�y,Hal19, 8 Petaluma. BILLBOARD ORDINANCE • The ro proposed billboard p ` ordinance prep4red by the. City , Attorney can e up for dh: dt ssion. Present a the inee -ing to ,d .scuss , is ord nance were represehtat yes from Foster & Kleiser,, 1VIr . ,G ` lbraath and Mz Ber3�dt;` r a Bud n d�.n g Ixrs actor s and rile Caa E ixa r. the ou�se t, ,ne _ P r_ �' .. g.. the•,City' Attorney suggested, that Section 1P defin i.ng oft�.er° adtrerti.sing st�ructures be deleted from the ordn h . ante in that, �t „was: not particlar7y applicable to t City, . The City ­n ga.neer and BUIlding Inspector agr°eed.and stated That tyre ,matrters eouered in _Section. 1C were amply membe s pr sent unansmo sly a reed f the City and .the , iii ,. :. • 1 i I. a fhe seetaon;'be excluded. and. he , toner. McCausland't�hen referred to Section 17B: Com rn� ss yeah period to- remove rhonC orifoxmng signs. He and ” halrman Dean, upsd -, ed,the 3,• ear exiod acid _ : - q T ,- y P ri the City Attorney repliedaat th" e, dime_ was insexed,ii orider fo. enable the ,owner of 'a "noncoriforrni. g s� gri to hare, �! a reasonable time uaathin:, which to Pate that•nonconfor,mm , 4 in ,si n. The Foster &':Kleiser re resenta� ve "s stated, art answer to the question,„ that they tho.ght ea s was too, long and pointed, oat , trig t the , s and m '' ' y o: -nex „ c cities�perxritte .a one ,year period° After t e .'ty 3' „„ FEBRUARY 4, 1 ® Page "2 a BILLBOARD ORDINANCE '- Atto.rne. stated to the. "G y. ,, oinmission that the Nigh : y, Conty Hued '.on is interested rn this provision only to the _I " I _4 , _; _ ,ha q txremont` for the' removal of 1c no o Cornet °� then l.ndicated onform nga . �1 �SS�on, that. it: fel.t That a ,oi .year period shoals be A:fiser ed instead of "the, three year per I d., „ Comrn'sslorier Paxson -then questioned. as to whet her or, not' ,the ordinance would apply to sign's attached to: trunks and striders and was as advised by the City Attorney that „ the or inance wrould cover su :, Dean V. 1 1 , tae g p ' qu_g8t.on of si' s vvh lchavveren. n ht �: the' f basim call to .advertise the sa1.e of homes i.n_ subdivisions and I a stated °thathe: had `Leon, advised that .the size Hof 'the "rea.1 ;._ estate g g " gh to be seen.., t ��,l�tto� ® replied' .' lir f rom ,t he freevV The Cit th. one of y y. y the main., ur oses� of the ordnance was to e eliminate P P _ . l�imi . ,' ., w j °.. , _ signs basically to be vtowed from :the, freeway rn orde - obtain highway landscaping money and that one of the, purposes of the ordinance wAs to.` remote distract; ens fr.oin the -free ray °. affie ° ` " The' representatives from Foster ° °ancl.I<loiser regixe'stod.: time to :comment upon the , -atoposed ordinane:e and stated �° ,,, li ' in (general that they approved. of ti e. ordinance axed were „ v�r. much in oft bond rovis�.on in_ the o din ®. " anceo In res •onset to a est6' the Cit Afto ey ­a thO.m That the bond filed would cover all.:' igns erected by the liwfero TYiey. Porn ed out that :the size- of signs rs; closely related :to its: being a. traffic-, hazard, in th'a a sall signs might cause:m. 'ore di �rersi`ori' m than a la n ,and fur her stated : r,.ger sg d that. other ordinances in; " µ thee: state have: granted larger sign ' fis " ° n allowed to be la . „ s ns haye bee er thanS P� g. P due o th t e fact division signs axe considered t t, u P � e son for n�the, Foster° and�•'Kleise�r , people being present was that they d�esfrecl the wo "landscaped" �o beinserted an Secions 16 Id 17 in' order that should the coning be changed to permit: the, erection of an advertising sign near a portion ,of a, freeway not landscaped that. they could then erect a sign° Y Chairman Dean summarized their position ;y aslcirig 'i,f w ; ..they e or inane to. e� amen e to „rea an_ I aped freevVa, grid vuas ady sed that his suirimar was sca p d Y a y *: , " , , , . correct and that .,th p ' s was that if • , � ,. , the 'freev�ra oe s . ;throu�h the Cit� and �sinot, g- g y landscaped , and . the-- ad°acent area ins zoned commercial ly, then signs. I n I , FEBRUARY ARY, 4 1958a :Page 3 .. . ' a ' r . BILLBOARD ORDIN ANC e sh - bgtoher, ld be allow D , ever freewa is landscaped y V . • „ E I ntinued�a �' - Isa. s should b�oh�b�_tedo Tk�e, furt�her sated , that . P mgcultrura.d r�ot be allowed ,,n s -ena c areas nor an � o a g v . a.rdas'un1e :ss b ��sZn�s e`s :ire allowed r��� agricultural cultura.l a.reas ChaZr mean Doan then askedwi ° .,,hether billboard ordinances . re , were n use .ln other pl aces: in the state��and wars acl�lS�d ;.,. that -,thoy were and the -ity A rtori ey wst ted `that var j4 L, tions of this propo.sOd ord1n8(nce dr0 found Draaiicall.y ewerrhere The City' Attorney further stated that this orcl�na e i.s <:a comp i dtl.on f mna. y ordinances. The Commission then b�rou to , si' s on . , uJ..1clZngs nd'':af�e- g ci�nP de ble d scussion it ways decided .that anted t_h p signa sh`-bU ld be ca�rer.ed and I; - at ' Id 'b e- sho�t,'be some s��! ze 1imi ta lonSo Ti`e Building, Inspector then stated h s', positi on relative to; signs, and hot fled the,. cornrnl ssion at the only ion_ tr: of hla::department liad"ovei sigri�s ls as to the construc- tion of that sJ,gna He also noted that t�here,were many - III - • signs e: lstang''iri th e Cgty today h t serve: no usef� l . I n ordinance e he be adopted as ex smn g ordlanances areolax - _. d that' s`omethxng should beI inserted :in the ordinance t t corer the pdIntin - and re i t, of 'signsa g g. The Cif., At -orne. then informed .the com- mission, after some fu ther discussion on, "the ardpnance ;that Inasmuch _ as this City has nearer had An ordinance that it , was , difficult" to deterrn°ane, e�actl. what as deeded and -tha the t ; n s drawn somewhat gene a] Iy in order o. � I ' a.l ow "e xperience - to determine Whk form, the u l tl m to a ,, o- ordinance shaulcl• t keo: He. further s gges eel that a copy of phis proposed o be sang to the Chamlaer .of Commerce `s .City'$ea,t tlf catloma, C�om— mittee; fore their ,• comment, Everycrie ]ae ng °in agreement,, tai e Carr C Attorney ,4s, directed to semi the same. Up are on dexer-m ning that this ordin ce is intended to , control `signs; throughout the City of Petaluma, the Commis sJOners unansmousl , a recd to: stclY she ordln ance further �.nd that ,it should be_on the agenda, for the next m gngo e It , ,), W r II'll I�. � LA. I I r �' !•�. ' � 1 p I Y u v �,. I 'I+ - ''I'' � X41 ^ 1, N �'FIEB <RUARY 1 ' �'^ ''.'� ^' ,�. ,, III' o� �� II� 1�.�. I . � ,,. •^ I FOSTER- & KLEISER, C . : Letter from Foster ,& K.l.eis r Com nI, offIerin to or d'o ato,;a,posder p riel�t® the';Cityit Pef I ma to M b" use solely for public �sertrxeJ advertkiln g was read Mr Galbra l� an d M� o Bez�id� �Yi'�ri Ista�ed. to the ° "'Comm slon� T that they wout like to erect,,iii the City of Pota uma on � J 5 �1 „ y I •� "III y properly a ,pulbl,ic service sign° - This .sign ®ixld Cr •I u, e&, and rn , ntabn�ned at eese Foster and Klr s ;,�Ir ",, ex r pens'° . They I showed�the� p corizrnss� ©r�-srriples�of : er sign s �'ect ,citia and ° °�h�se��� • .,, pt o'to, ra hs �shova�_bhhthe° s orohex ^ h P I" g_ grin are used.prirnarily , ,. for local smatter s ,when r there; _are rio locilid events ' for such t ings as'March'of Mines 9 Safety ° Gampaigns 9 • l „ -° n :. ., Red Cr 1 h oss.C'ampaigns',.andYre lilceo ThelCty.lVlanage'f " was 'then requested to cheek with o ,ther cities who have _ , v�ce�:' .d^ to � re "ort ac , ailed.. them'sel�es b k to " thaa �se�; • n p ` n . - the; C - -h s Benad i ,• , �, �' ,4 ��.. I. ,• _ � p ,s_i ,l ,M P I I, , n I w , r: r the° d be- the�area :kn'ov�rra� ' neon , id t rof�tabl- s' of v�rot' as' Center Park „ � '�. __ �° •� III' ° -" I � 4 ^� '1 °i ;jli .. � � �' '' OURN ADJ; y NIENT a There bem rth business, , to c� h _ g no fit _ game before. the " •, . I. 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