HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 04/08/1958APRI L S,� 195:8
Ad ourned, meeti,n` of the Planning- Comm--ss:�on Tues a � y Aril , 8, 195'8 ,at 7 , 3Q
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ROLL CALL.
Presen
to Co;mm� 'stoners D
° e�;n E111.s 1VIazgols, M�Causland, and Parsons °
Absent° None
City Official$ Planning Director Richard 'Coleman, City Manager Edward
Franke: a,nd Councilmen 'Marino Grinella, ,Milton Gustafson
and No . ma an Van Bebber.o
APPROVAL OP MINUTES
g 1, 1958 were
Minutes from the meettn s of March 18, 1958 .and. April
r .approved as recorded�e
- CORRESPONDENCE
Division Lotte�r from - the Staw f H ghways dated 2 19581h regard
6,
. March o � , , ,: .
to the p „ p s subxnrtted to them for approval.,
ro o ed b llboard ordz
Hance vyhich_�a
vr,as read and filed° Mr Cgleman sta that he Was,, in the ,process 'of making
the change's in t y '
g he proposed ordinance as; st�gges,ted b the abo :e letter and dine
to
th not available to approve
g � e �y is .out of town and,-not s sect at Elie ne�t� meet�.n
es'e chap es, g
after will. �be �hel :d over and" di„
the. fact that the C t Attorney
- cus
Nod :ce of the next, meeting of the North Bay Division of the Lengue' of California
Cti.es to be held,'on Saturday, April 2;6, 1958, at Uk.sh v�r's read and fxledo Allf
commissioners w,� shin to ,a
g ttend this meeting'w;as :as -ked to notify the Clerk so
Co th
servations could Abe made° Chairman Dean stated that, anasmu`ch 'as
y
one of the;offie'i`als ,a
Ma.� or . ,fit �is, rneertng, all, mmissjoners'
� Parent a s ao be
should_attend if -at all �poslsibleo
Cha rm�:n Dean stated that r asrnu'ch as ;the other °items on the agenda. were relatively
short, these items Would be con".sadered 'before the the publie hear
,
Dr :Baker � . B r ezon,,ing 'spphcataona
s
„ N PUB
;LIC H °FARING' °ALEX CSUTORAS
" r This bean' the t� gce, for. the ,ubl e hearan� on variance applacatfon
g me and p 1 p g
44159 of Alex Csutoras 39 Rio Vista Way, to all a 4 foot, rear yard instead
-." d y o ed to ctruct
g � f 5 feet r ons
. Ch ,
covered pat o ttache O R - 1
of required - feet sa.de and xns:tea
d to, 17.v�.n house, at 39 Rio Vista Wa ;, gone, axrrnan'
Dean .cal.l.ed fogy' e pressl.ons from the appl .cant Me, Csutoras w� s present but
had nothing, fur.ther to., add, No .oth6r ex pressions verb heard ;ih favor and norae
d ' _ ' pP the grariti :z�g of the variance
were . p cube r�rited l
heard '1n o osi, ion to
g that t e v b g
tion No V2 58, in to the g ray Council y
' , and unan7 m�o�ts by, a ss d �SSall zxembcrs� �,eSeh onded. b. Gorrixns.ss :�.onex° Ell1:s I ,
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APRIL 8, 1958 Page 2.
PUBLIC, HEARING ALEX CSUTORAS - Continued.
Chairman Dean informed the applicant that th`i:s is not n ormally don
pp y e except.
that the d definitely
g p recedent n �h s
e n was not establishing a i case] The Co
und
zn ml s on
l��
Comm ission
Would go a long this time and recommend to the Council that the variance be
granted,
MRo & MRS. RICHARD EPPLER
`Use Permit application X4257 of Mr and 'Mrs Richard Eppler,, 4 Third SL ,
to conduct a. boarding and rooming house for two boarders at 406 Third Street,
C� 2 zone, eras : next. c.onsi:deredo Mr, Eppler wa.s `pr.�esent .q. behalf.' of his, .
application., The Planning Director reported that the property Was located on
Third Street between.. F and. G. Streets, next door to a grocery store and ; �
rant on one .side, a ,single famil y dwelling on the other side and, a lumber
business across, the street, It was his, opinion that this was a compatible use to
what eXists on the grounds at present, In addition, the conditions of the; building
will be, approved by the State because the applicants are receiving money from
the state for the care of their boarder Whereupon, 'Resole -tfon Noa U4m 58
granting the use permit was introduced. by Commissioner McCausland:, seconded
by Commissioner Parsons and unanimous.l.y passed by all members present,
E, WAYNE LEWIS,:
This item Was placed on the agenda merely to call to - the° Commi.ss'i.on.y '
p s attention ' '
the fact that -the public hearing date on the Use Permit appli.cati.on #4187 of E,
Wayne; Lewis, 3 Coady Gt., to construct and operate a quasi- public building of
Parcel #8:261 ®1 located on the north east corner of "G" and Six-01 Streets., Rm.2
zone:, had been set for the next meeting of the Commission on. April, 15, 1:,958,
PUBLIC HEARING. DRo Eo: W, BAKER '
This being the tune '.and, place for e 'continuation o f the public h earing on the
rezoning application 43746 of Dr, Ea W o Baker, 1329 Del. Monte, Modesto,
California, to rezone Parcel #8� 201_ 1-1 located ,a:t 200 Sixth Street from an R ®1
to an R-2 zone, Chairman Dean stated that this ;is the item which is personally
interp therefore, he would disgsali_fy himself and. Commissioner
`Margolis would conduct this portion of the meeting,
' Commissioner Margolis p � � pp
°� s ca..l.led for ex re`ssions from the "a li:cant' Mr' Baker
stated that he had contacted .a few of the p r operty` owners signing the petition in
Opposition and they'-were more concerned with the type of .buildings that would
be there rather than duplexes. Commissioner Margolis then called for expres-
sions in, opposition to the rezoning, Mr. A. 'Sanderson stated, With Teference
to the petition opposing the re that he, did. not believe there had been any-
thing, presented that would change , .the thi of 'the group, or property owners
who had signed, the petition, No other expressions' were heard in favor or
against the rezoning,,, : ,
APRIL,8 1958 Page 3
PUBLICS HEARI°N.G DR, E_. . , _BAKER Caxlrinuecl
1I l.ven
Bch he p ol:nte., o
P°
' 4 " b, t�� Pl.a.nnan Director durl
' The staff report was g y g rig wh ` p I out
the type , of bup dpgs He onol ®ded h s or�i w sttan e h� from�g e fa.eld
s
P , g
ea
' a
check t ap eared that this area is "redominantl.y one fam ly neighborhood
P by
land -use at the present time.
Commissioner Ell's stated that in view, of the number of people oppos ng;,th s
N
rezoning, b'e would 'make a matron that this appl" tion be rejecteda, Commis
re nal McCausland' pomted out to the: Comrntsst:or� that when a, zoning pattern us
changed, it should only be done when there is a compelling public, necessity and
when it is for the best unterests, l of th_ commux� .ry �s a w h nd not far the
oI a
finand benefit of an indl,�rl.dua,l or a gro p of indl.vidual.'s and
that `tha.s s'h uld , o
have a great, bear=ing on the vote. Whereupon,. Resolution 'Noo 76 recommending'
the rejection of proposed amondment� to Zoning; Ordinance No 340 N C :. So
i°eclas'sifying Pareel No. 8m201 x '1. 9 , as shov�n. �.ra °:the Assessor °s'Par�el Book
located on the most southerly corner of the inter section of Sixth Street .and ''':D"
Stre et and, knb
'h If zone or dis r to was oOtrociuc�drby om mrss oner E.11 s� sewn ed'`by Commis 1,
y ng- vo.tea
ones arsons a.n p
asse b the. follows _ ,
Ayes., Com�mi.ssioners ElIa,;s M.rgol.s, ;McCanslan
Ay d and Parson's
Noesl • Absent N Comm-1 s88 ner Dean.
.i
znendataon�to the :Gag Cc�uri 1 and that' he� 1d�;appe�al th %secomxnendt on it
Comrniss�oner Mar olis e� lamed to the a ba.eant that this was merel ° recom s
he so des red :befor°e: final action. is 'taken by the Couneila
a
A 5 .rrlinixte recess was called K7.n order "that'Chaa mdn, Dea eoul.d be. ea lled'bar°k to the
meeting.
The, meeting' was, called: back, to order° by Chairman De' , av
Chs rman Dea asked if .there was anyt � iZg else to come before the Goznmi sseon�'
Before hearin' the , or,t of the Planning D�r &tor on �S - sit
IGH E. TILLY 1
MAErL G N
Mr. Genti.11y stated t
:
x' in the rezoning, bu t he'; wodId Izke to know hove to t� s going to: bo allowed to st xnt�
the ,condition; that it iPs' nor. , He desired to know if it was within the slope of tt�,e Plan,
::ing Comma on to issue a,n._order to have the property renovated or torn. c1awn., 1 s
Gbm 'm nce lie City as hadna weked Mr, GionUlly, b
'rofessiOnal lanner. but th�;t
that!
Mno l Colernin b-s talon �fhist time
er, under° consi a_ nd it will g g
t
ed throe h
s over McCaiu land. infoirmed, Mr., °Gent 1y that ,l ro, ,B ker �s wor In „additron Comm�sm
_ derataon be follow; with
s king with a ,00mmuttee
appointed by the 'Mayor and :City Council and he i °s wih'an his ti.rne Iirnit 1 8et by th
:commrtteeo
STANDARDS p�JR ,SG H90L'S1T
L" OCA T�IOIITS
q y .•• oa ., on to :oopate with 'them
;e� have been re � �este t � e r ,.o u�ca i
in choosa.n sites fob an .e
g leme tart' and jt�naar high sckaool to :sez°ve •the Petalurrd,
Area The purpose °'of thiFs rep.Qrt l i , s to provide b kgro ncl formatlon';rela ave
,.
"to the;: locatlon of school sates vv) Th respect to ,preseni, anel� futuri� school.. popujAtiofto ,
°
.res .
Ther pa' site
Y_ g
° is v�'it three roupsa
4 location es o
nsi it. o _ school, sa,t
1.0 .' The State Div sion of .School House Planning'ewtmine
- sl the type's
r;o. I r
., siz
e+ ai7d c'a ae�zty of school fcil.atae`so'°
p
2; yes e educa .on o'I end t:he
The School Board, d'
..I etermaa -
p r . atlon of the faellitles.
3o The Cif. Plannn 'Gomnlssa.oi has the ros ohsiblty to pre
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p e .future p'hysaca1, deve loprnent of the comm unity +end, Ares.
Tzi for
Ir
J y '3h -plan should be to pk.op& relate `the
The ultimate ob ective of an,
school sit' _ commer and �' eas end to the,
es to :the ke al e _ r iustfla l Ar.
G.street s, stem° end' the other faei��l�i�ie '�thema;
y s vrh':tioh serve School saes, represent
one of the ^mosty such Plano, They
• important' fa cilities,�to b'e considereda in
c Y serve as, a plae ere our children receive ,the l phase of
• hould no,t onl • e where ia phas
:
education „but. also _a s the' p y a1 enter `of ,the reereat�.onal .and cultu>
h. sic �' �. Al ac.q - 1 s
g o.rhooels The'scYaool sites should, p p
y 6 of our residenta;s.l ne bli be located uv"h xo er
pughfaa es, ands
areas, heavil'� ;traveled Coro ,
ect to•,�he expandin resid I t I '
_ entail y
otential commercial and industrial y
. e ,
p developmo if .the. sre to ;serve their pia pose. .
ltin�a ire' set
y °
e school standaa ds for UPe" u b. ,the Petalm School"
Board
l ds of ;the Sfatc Did s
„ and based on.:the standar on of School House F'Iannng 11 ,
N" .. .• i I ') i ... .,, ° . { i n a 'i i, . , .
They afire has follows-
r An elementar schoQL "called a Ik- 6 ryS ,-hoo].
i l . ; .
y p. includes kir�dergarclen
throe g h sixtYi g rsde It would hae maxim, mrn enrollment of 300
to 400 upils ; .and would requite ,, _ sehool site area of 8 to 9 ,acres,
p
2° The junior high school: 'includes the 7th dough. 9,th grade`s° It
would have a: max mum
' 'enrollment of 856 to 950 'Pupils and requires
a school: s�to ,area of .-3 io 2+ acres.
i. ... „ .
eludes the 1011 through 12th
The hi g h school in gr;ad.es° It would
3
have a maximum enrolamen't o T
200upj.Is ,and : according to State
requirement§, nsci af;ea of 42' a:exes
Title 5 of xh
State A,dminf strart.ve Code
., e,
I n addit 1:ton to .t ese scan a
r s
states that the following _fa.ctors shall be given speeial. attention whe n selecting
"' ' • a school site. Those ertainin lann n
p g to :city p g, . he following.
'nclud t
".. -
slbtll_ o
r�s�de ,
ces c o
In re ata.on to �ac on rn�,st,
.(.I) Travel distAnces elementary `pupila residing in a half -mile walk
zone, ,and secondary, p- tls':resadin in a tvo ,mtle walk zone,,
2 j reefs and. -number of pupils crossing°
O Traffic flow =on major s ,
(3) Number. of ,pupi:ls, crossing railroads, w4terways freeways and
each dangerous ono
4) ;'x future develop
( Future subd' sions new thbrou' are,s� or °the
menu that ` would affect:;aceessibi l'ity
II'= In, relation to envlronme llowin fact
n� he fo llowin g ox°s shou`1d be rceogniz'o
(1., Type of d�str of us a zoz��ng ble fa re zon .t..g,
present,.land „
i.. to business. districts
, , and pr ox-irn ° ty
(2) Atmospheric conditions smoke,, ,dirt, odors,
-
I .
(3) PTOxl mrt. to other Bbl. %c fa.c is rle pa rksa
P 1
s ^ p aygroun s
li e
(4) Su rab l ty for- joint planning �,nd r�:s l e' ®f s�hool site vurth re�xea�or
..
distract
(5) Po:s'sgb7:o f_re develo meat affecting environment p _ - subdivisions,
new:' stt &ets'
<Sebool in
�.
g P rtm'on�
I . : �:�n° ..coo erase I
� e its 1 n e: = �.
P- Y g
P g ajo street p19
0
sip 1 �n I information
° . s c �cer�a,x� e m _ . _ . , _ . , .
hem wt. �. an ox°ma��;on art
proposed. d. existing Wgi -ness .arid and 'six gal' ewe s, planned) deVelopment,:t t:
„would .affec., ty� p parks , ;� pia roendsa the fu `'plans and. r `
�, accessbali°
''p p n of. the , lannan area basted on the hold�r� c .of. t-he land.
o 1't o. p._ g g a.pac�ty
Holdli Ca acid of Lind Te ;hold'ng. cap y
g p y acl� of the - planning areas.
' 4 the total populatl.on that ca n be � hof
sed on tkae laud t't eve�t'ia.11l:y w.t11: be developed.:
: o i � . ' . with a mimirx um
or reszdenral.�s
for e gip n, o
r, present:�zona,n o>p ��x� °a�e�
lot, size. of 5400 s:g fro .ghat woi4d he pproxj_, ately 6.fam- ilies per gross acre
acre includes 20% fog stx eot ;�'
(a gross:, 0 'From the holding capacity,, of e
plannang acx e we eat „break dowa� rthe o' Iat�:on fl ;r �° 'he total number
p p go �.ves
gl g p anal thus ,fie, number of school.
of children an. each a e : roe ,,. be able �o det ermine,
sites we will need- and.. the best, l oCata o n for ern,
The, det6r.mi 1 g
nat7.o Hof the ho'di�+ cap elty of o plaxing area 1s. one of
tara�.'benef :t's vve �a.l:] a p p g feral plan.'
e a m ox coxxi rehen sire
p g from' t ®°dare e
i
et
General Plan is ess 1, executed
just.ajs
This a essential for well ed school plaa�ning „,and s
import for other lann ri ncltdaaa recreat o . major an
. .P . ' _ g .. g. streets.: - d.the loe�n.
, .., ,.
and, l saze,;of iridstraal and commer.''aal deelopmento
° � Coleman pointed out the-- p
ga scussaon �ol lowed wherein Mr ut on` the maps
A� eneral d
some. of ,the'. pnz.nt -a of, the. holding capa.ezty of the land and: also the OX st ng school
sites and what areas they serve Ohe of the things the Commission must ass1
the Scl�OolJ oard;'with- Is R' detexrntn�z� the ,ho1d�n
g g 0a It o� the Petaluma a.xea
that is;,, . 11 the - existing housos together .w 'th tk e tot J. number of th ose. - that can
he� break It down znto schoo � e In or �oz�p�t�'`�h�"popu�lation and:.
g g ppP �' g P argil
der to hel the drool Bo
we need to determine the holdin ca pelt "of the reaxer .Petal�m�. area,
r' In an" srer to Cha`zrmn De:n {s geston 9 ' .Mz" Colerrzaxa repliel th� .he School`
Board has asked us to locate a school. site for one elementary school IA- the
. W bster and Sonoma Avenue ad � s od. North
' 1 g ,
an � H asked ne u�or _z. th s be done `the near
The ave
future as xh.ey wish t p p y r fundso pdrhase these^ tvvo - sites by
J
. te has onl ermz reed one f gild trip so ,far and also t}i County
P lne lest Tim u
^ annLng, Deparment ha "s. beezl requ�stec "to form hh :s with topography maps; of .
the area, Mr,, Colema . stated ,that he vvr_11 conceMra.l e on. this in .the nett f
weeks and vv�ill ork� wz.th th County `Planning D,epa trnen ' And the School Boax d
and come to some decision, but he °wzll .no, ,have hme to make :an. ,coax, to and
.,,
pa population
work for �A gene al. plan J
P.. t of the =rou
` z.on study o t e �.rea. wa,t z:n tha.t" tzrrio as it is the major. work and
rsons zuLred as to wherh
nqe'r ex-Isting parks would Have any
Commg stoner Pa on: futur: s,ch p
nera:l ,area would re ire. a s
� chool. and .if. At has 8 , b1
he ge' ool sgtes Mror Coleman here is a ark close b from if
e lies thy.
p y a:
planning pojbft of, vIew, zt is better to ha�ie these s ites adla6e -nt, there they can be
( Used for multiple purpos' 418 with, w th espe� f to bu�.ldang np r.soho ®ls .on sites
occupied, by.bl`lghted housing,, t, - wou.ld be. practic.4. 1n a completely developed
area where there was ':few possl.bzlities for vacant lando Bowever� in areas
wht'ch ;are on the frange y, we would not Look for aax area where
you
of the Cit
would have
to take down very many buildizags,:
Chairman. 'Dean asked z.f th'e So p
4 pool. $'.oard ;had ,trade a po ulation study, Mr',
Coleman,- stated that the School Board made a survey' through, the 'PTA in '1955 55 and.
G
" 7 � - = age, chzl,,
this showed.'. the - Tocatfon of.,.the�- schoo,'1 age`�ohildiren and px�e school. a
Thts is an .important part of t- e'° job' ' built zt does no�'take into considerata:on the
undeveloped lend and this :cs There, the Planning ,ePar`tm i.s a, service to the
schools, parks �a;nd otYzer fac�lzr es, i hav�nga a. compreh nszve p1�z of the entire
° ea, °that is, the City iof PQfalu�ina and the surto�nd;�'ng areas° where yu ijI
eventually grow',
C omm ssioner Pa.rso ty
nS. uestzoned itla.e osszbzl_ of
C q P creat igg . traffrc problem
z,f g eet from an elementary o
sghoola 1VI�
,a luriz.or h�gh school was,acro, "ss t he st
r
i oleman stared , that zt was', not ood "planni ng to, lave a hJ ghu school across from
an element '. y schoo -1 <a�s hespt,are rd -they ipcom patible. "i,n thbt hx.gh school
cal zldren drive to school an, d w;ou'ld orea,te a traffic problem for elementary .age
6hzldren Bow,e'very it woudd not be :so I bad tor 4 lun or h gh,scl oo.l.across
,from an elementary school as .these :seem fairly compatib
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G TERIA Cona�ugc
SCHOOL STTE L OCATI ON CRI
areas, nomrhe ed tilt to f p roblem , rah. an the ee'ng in bote serhese .
e time whene : should tae, "ino, think of school s� s of va�� _
g
area., now rs th' g t - beyond -
w hat Is now ser by the Petal;Uma, -Sc hoo.l Da.stract, and. this yve�.gan only do:this,
a th att u -- to da'
I,w p Y} to an , compreheras? e genera l. pl.�,no,
In answering Chairman Dean's, question as to the program of getting a general
plan'stax;tec, 'Mr Coleman, stated that hers. p,lj.nna"ng prepare �r� interim
general. plan, someth ng,to, garry us over until. we can have the kin of -pl a.n
federal
t o w g g
, 'h - p ttyld I.ik P He :is also in�estg atin _-I � po of obtalr�ing'
,a. d Io..��h, el in the' re �aration of this ene�ral an.
f'- r a school across the s�a�ee� from the, exa sti whether tliex°.e was available room Commissioner McCausland uestigned as to w
n �Ta 1
o �le Vist sehoolo Mr o,
g Y
Coleman stated, that this: required a field :trap �in. or°der to determine' if .there vas's
g he, antencied to d o this an .near future.
nou 'a.ri a ale ,an _
1VIro 'Coleman also stated =that he was going to attend the School Board meeting
to be held thet next evening Apri She
Chairrnan-Dean requested. the clerk to send eopies of the above report to all
me y, o
mbef°s, of the Com _nd the Ci.x Ct�ngila
. rnxss.�,on a
ADJOURNMENT
There kAn'g no further business: to come before the 'meeting, the meeting was
adjourned.,
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