HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03/18/195814ARaCH 1,8,, 1958
Regular meeting of :,the Planning' Commission. held on, tye i $.th, day of March9 1958 "
�. at,°7.30 o'61o"k','"".rri, in the Council C afnbers, City Hall, "Petaluma;'. California. C
M i..s;,, M''Ar olis, :MeC us1'and ,and Parsons.
Cornmiss�orier.s Dean'Ell g' . „ ,Present ,
Absent. ' N'one.
y g : ColemanCify Manager'.Edward Edward Fr:ank9
. Cit Officxalso.� PlatnninDireetbr Ra.chard
City .Attorney Edouard Robert's .and Cou,ricflmen John 'King.and,
Norman Van. Bebbera'
°Al,,PROVAL OE ,MINUT12S,6 Minutes from themeeting of, MarchA 1958 were
w n. approved !a-s' recorded°.
PUB'LIC.;.., A—P,'INGSo
r,.E; "Wa Baker This bein the: time and lace for the,: abbe hearm D g P:. p g.
"u on the rezoning application #37.46 of Dra E Wa, Bak" ,
1:32.9 `Del.M6,nte� Modesto,,. California, to rezone
P,arecl No. 8:®:201:-1 'located at `200 -Sixth Street from.
an R-"1 .to an R�'2� zone; .Chairman Deanstated that
" inas"much as thf:E matter concerned him personally" he`
would like to be excused from ,the meeting during. this
ubhc hearift and :a omte'd. Commissioner Mar olis
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to'conduct the .rneeting°'in his absence° _
Cornmissloner'M rgolis cal'ledIot expressions, 'fromm
the,a,ppli6gnt�a. Mr. Walter Baker'stated that, he was
g further to
-representing his, brother and had nothing
adds but would, be lad toi ansv�rer an uestions.
'- 'Comml'ssione'r ;1Vlargo . then. called for' expressions
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in opposition to the rez.onmg :Mro .A6% W o Sanderson,
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600 ., D' Street, :; tated.ahat he vvas `representing himself
and: seeveral p,xo;pertY owners in, the vicinity of the pro-.
perty requested` to be 'rezoned, and they' objected to,
the rezoning for .th'e reason that rf this . rpperty wa:s
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zoned that all of"the' r°op rty aTo - � - eet :all
he e. along ' U, Street
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the way, to Sunn s1.o e"Aenue; mould radrxll be "
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rezoned for'uses other° than, single iaM- fIy'"dvaellingso
He then- submitted a petition in opposition to the 'rezon-
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in signed by .l5 .proper.ty ovvners,':for -
.g �,tlie,,, ommi.s:
sion°-s, consi'derationa
answer, to a question from .COrnmiSsioner McCau!s-F'
land °the 'intention's
as to applicant's .if the property was
rezoned, Mrs.. Baker ,stated, that they, had rio definite
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plan"s "ax :pre"soot other .than if the rezoning, was`:apprpv:-'
ed9, the ekisttn house ,on tthe ro q rt would, be .,tor.n
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own immediately, but, i the zon ,,then!
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df b- T,eremained.�R�..1,
he exist house v�!oul e repai do.
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Dr, Ew W'a 'Baker,,- :Co '�
Commissioner- g stated.,that dse. to the fact
� Com� °over. Mar: ol�.s; ,
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that the new planners Mr7o Coleman had i h ,ti'me '
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to acquaint; himself With .the situation,, ,it wouldbe to
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the best interest. of everyone if �the'-matter. Was. held;,
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'.over so ,that Mr ., Coleman: could have ';chance o ,go
;into 'the .siltuation and submit'a. report to the Gommts�
siori'o het ipon,, the pu'bl.ic. ,hea'ring vvas ,continued
to April 8a `19'5$,� 70,30.o`c'lock p ino
A short races s was! alled an ,order .that Chairman. 1 ' ,
Dean could lee 'csaled :'beak the meeting°
The meeting wa-s, called.;badk to order":
Ken Colin
Th_i:s being the' .tim'e sand place for- the pubh: 'hearing
on the: rezoning application #37,37 off K&n Colin;' ' 25'
Halsey Avenue, to rezone Parcels Noo 8461=.1a9- m 2"
and .3 located at the most: souheasterly.corner of
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Mt View Avenue and ,.
Th �.rd Street, from, dw R� 1 zone '
to a C-2 z'one, Chair An Dean called: fbi"expressions
from theapplicant., Mr-. Ken Cohn and Mr ' Augu'st °
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Lepo'ri- owners of the proper.t 9 were present
behalf of the application, Mr. Colin stated th4t they
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nothing rther but be glad to anpsvuer
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any gu stions'bad
Cha��man'.Deanwould•,
then called for; ex res„
s ons :m oppositionto the rezoning.. Mrs.- Woldemar�;:
315, Mta1-. View,: addressed the 'Commissi.on.,and. wished
I,'to' know what the appli.eants 'plans (were .%f fh* property
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was rezoned, 1VIr, Co
.. In stated. that because of the
conjested area: for parkingg ,the maid rea"son:for lhe"
rezoning xid pst -wa's, "to provide more ;parking spacese' '
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'In addition,, there was a possibility that--the�store
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wodld be enlarged a small percentage, Wt�that-at
least :two=thirds ,of the area would be used,=for parking°
fn reply to C'ommiss4ones Margolis°' .question M'ro
Colin stated tfiat the.' -area to be"ree zoned xtended about~
'store .id'ing''a'nd
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50 feet beyond the existing Ibu this.
would 'be used, for parking and a dr` veway- a x--o I un
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store `buildings He further' stated that the contem2
plated work wou'id.not be ,done immsdi'atel'.,y, but .they
had
a chance ,to„ purchase tirhe ,adjoining properties
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and therefore, the rezonting was,,. r "
nested in. orde ,II
protect 'their.:7.rivestr ,ent,.
!MARCH 1.&; 195 8 k,pqge,,-3
RINGS. m Continued
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Asa -matter of information Chairman Dean pointed
.out that the.req�uested rezoning tb,C-,2 Would � riot I_- 0 up
'Mt. View Any farther, - than theexisting C, -2 zone on i'fiej'
, exist -in e t
other ;side of'Nlt, Vievy Avenue., The South City
-Market existed, prior 'to the timethe 'properl
y came,��
into the City and that for ,this reason . the, market is in
an r1oft-,conform - zone as,a, ing us.
Mrs, Vonsen.,asked .the ,Commission ,if ;,this, rezoning
would change, the zone- of, her. .property.,. Chairman..
Dean assured her that her, property' not be
propprty,
rezoned, A sit all -sketch of the property in question
and the ;sU.rj:,ounIdiq& areas showing their particular
zones was, given,toVonsen,
inquiry ast
In .answer to Commissioner Parsons.')fi
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whether it 'would be possible to rezone the lot where
the store 'is now located to C- 2 'and a w, llo parking on on,
tfieother two; lots :with a g. replied'; ;E�e permit, Mr, Co'linrepl-
that this would.,not be feasible, because if and when they
enlarged' the store building; those,,, lots would' also have,
to b'' e rezoned.'
Mr,August spoke, in favor, of the rezoning
statina ;that he'waS,':c0'-owne'r of th6.proo6rty and that
this wao, a, riattitA4 *commercial corner and'has been
v e-d it, has
-s or hqt-purpqs,q,. s',commerc,id-I qyAlities;,
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and they p rchased the other two 6 lots to, protect "
their
investment and, also to :enlarge the building for com-,
mercia1purposes' When the,enla'rgom6nt,work ,-is
done it wili,colifor-m to all requirements of the 'di,ty-
Ity Coun . cil'
Resolution No. 77. tecom mbnding'.tp,thp C
thAt. this property be rezoned to C,2,,, w-ds' then intro=
duced by*Commissi. over 'Ellfs,., seconded byComm,is-
�sioner Margolis and, unanim' ou's'ly passed-by-alf
members,`present, Use Permit ;application #4006 of, ,Charle's,Rric&, -160.
Deor-'Hollow Road; 'San Anselmp, to operate, a fire -
,works stand from June 28i 1,958,to July 5, 1,9518 at830,
Thlrd-Streel.." @ 2,,zoh&, w' as next 'Considered. - Reso-
lution No.- U,- 58 granting the Use Ferm"it- was intro-
duced` by Commissioner Margolis, seconded by:Corn'
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missioner Ellis: and. 'uhanimbul's''iy,1' passe, d' by, all
membets; present.-
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MARCH 18,, - 0,58 7 page 4
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1. PETALUMA CHAMBER OF.
A� the request of. Chaftman Dean, the C'leTk read the
COMIVIERtCE r
letter l from ,the "IPetal {mad `Chain. of Commerce
recom � �ei�d'7ngh�.t she rnain t)xoughfare th.rougl the .
Cit- of Petaluma nn kta . n a R d H° ow s e od.
y ._. wo `hwa,
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So^ Third. Sweet, -_Main Street South; Main. S reetn
1VIain :Soeet' N,oath".a;ndl;,Red rood Ill`ghwsy Nor.th,9._,be '
ohanged to. Peta.luma,;Bb,r l.evard'l,and 'East Washington
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and Wa.shin g •on. Streets be than ed ,:to B ,
g Avenue,
which, had"be&n dt.scuss°ed. 'g
Aft pre.yio� s meeti.ngo
Comm:%=s'sioner Margolis made a motlon ,.'tha:t the Corn-
milssion reeommerid Ito the .Ci.ty Council :that ,these
street harn°es bel; ch raged ds- -reoommofided by' the
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Chary -bar of Commerce °The Ca A` o'rne t tt s a 'ed
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tha.t 44ormali resolution ° ahacl not been i,prepared,L but
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(y coiAd",pa'ss an of al,reso'lixtaon to that effeeto
Whereupon, the folloVvang or -al was intro -
diced`' by, Com-mi b ss�oner 11V1a'rgolis and seconded y,
Coni'mj.ssi'oner ,'Ellis., "Resol ti:on Recommending to
the Cit tha r t Ce tarn Streets, Namely;
Former StatecR J ,East.r�hlashangton and UV!ash®
oue 1019
i.ngton Streets Now, e is6.,'f4' in '�rlie City of Petaluma,
Have una Boulevard. an
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'Atend�the fologvotega,;Bd�
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Ayes. Commissioners, Ellis,, Margolis, McCausa
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G ''Land.a:nd Dea_a III!
Noes.Comml SSion.ex' Parsons.
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ALEN..CSUTORAS
Variance,,spplcation #41'59.of Alex Csuto.ras'9. 39 Rio
Vista -Way„ to. allow' . fobr foot',rear yard instead of
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requ7 r. ed 20 fe�.t and'0 feet Isde yard ln'stead of 5 feet
strvd. patio atached, 'torequired:to con,
1-iVing,10u8e,at 39 Rio. Vistas ,way, R,,: �1 zone,; `was next
refef°red ,'to the . mmis"sion to set a publac' °heari:ng Co
dated April, 8;,..1: 958 at. 7ro 30 o'eclock zn_ the Council
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Ghambers bf the City Hall vVas then s_ et s ,the time
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and.'pW-e for the public .hearing, �
Mr. , Csutoras,°eras present and statedto il.e, Commris=
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sion,tha;t . 'had subm_.itted dra.wiLngs with h _s: applies-
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t,i.ono, He further jstatedthat he now has an eighteen
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Foot roar yard And diter;`the patio would be constr-,ucted
his roar yard would `lie only° *feats T°he °sid'e of the
add�.tion would extend to the fence,, leaving no. side
yard, but he would'pu,t4 In a. frrewa`ll° 6b this'I'si.de_ and
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also al.l .dri.na�ge fxom .the eaics wo ld'bel on, his -
property-6
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`MARCH, 1 Ri,, .1958 - °pa,' ' �5`
RICHARD .H:o. COLEMAN Chairman Dean welcomed Mr-, Richard Ha Coleman:
the new Plana " ng Dir..e�tor ,for .the City of Peta.l.uma,,,
and also a new resident of Petaluma.; 'and wished.h m
luck in his new job,
ADJOURNMENT . There being no further business to come before the
meeting,;' the moeping'was, adjourned,
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