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Regular m "eeting of the P:etalums Cit Plannln Cornmi.ssion
1958 at 7,030 0 'clock- me �n the Co�.ncil. C iarnbers ..Ci Hall, Pe "taluma -a- iforni.
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Pi°,esento Commissioners 1 �1lia Po . , timson�
xbbe� s and Dean.
Absent Co un ni loners 1�/Iar o1'is, azxd Parsons
City Offi'cialse Planning Director Ridhard °Colernan_
A PPRO.V A'L OF MINUTE'S';
g held' Se Minutes of rneetin s held Se, � tember 1 958e e
�°eco,r� ded,o 6 1958
approved as and October 2.1, s 1
APARTMENT HOUSE'S .AT EL ROSE DRIVE, AND ''D" ,,ST1ZEE',T
as to the roes made by Mr. aca Hall of 939 Tem le Stxee ti
An inquiry w J p t Santa Rosa, p procedure in, obtaining use permit for two 16 unit sLrory
apartments with garages on. a 50 sqo ft:. parcel. °..Located at the southwest
corner of El. Rase Drive. wind "D" Sheet in a O distri&to Since ,Petal m a
does not hive a ; general plan tY -s request will, require much study and Mr'.
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Hall application..
s agreed tro let :the Goxnmi ss�.on, discuss the roblem before he .submits
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The zta.f-f report.Was given by th.e Planning Uzreefo:r, a.cbpy-of vvhi:ch.vvas
subinOtted aid filed, Mr. Coleman then described then a in ,gUestion and '
�explainecl the de.ta —tailed zoning and ]and use surrounding it _,.
mk was present and shovred the `Corn mission, a, colored sketch. of an
a.paktmiet n douse. very .simil4r - to - the one .'he, wishes �to build and explained
was recei.ved he wuould of these apartments on the same siPte if approval
that
he, wished to'
_ri proceed,o draw up a master plan for "the apart-
ments, Mro Hall :further stated- at he and his associates do , not ,own the
, ro er_ but have an option .to p4rchase i`t' subject. to securing q, use perm_
for the °pr°oposed construction, In anSwer to Chairman Dean,Gs question a lt,
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the h�s associates had advised hi er sturve had been made of he nei hbor3iood Mt.- Hall re
' m to et the view's of: the..Comm�ss on „
first ,I_f a favorable view was re.ceived a su:rvey would 'be made to deter
mine if the .people: jn the neighborhood ,are in favor of, :the proposed a;pax t=
xmnts as they did no.t.'wa.nt to go against .the vVi.shes of. the Jo al residen s`o
Mr.. E. W Wold'emar ,.who owns: property at 26 E-1 Rose Q _ri ve which, adjoins ,
Ellis, Mr, Woldemar stated, that- P , � '
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,Commissioner
the proper f uestion was asked his o i
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te e ed b tithe fee n s of 'the ro e r owners who Gre n ld be, affected
and stared to.1\ilt., Ball, that;.thei.r best approach would be, to get a consensus;
NOVEMBER 5,, 1958
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of .® ,anion from the eo, Ie in, the' area
p p p In ,addi tion,, :it i s t he duty of the
PlanningCommission to protect the in�iestments_of the citi'zens:of:Petaluma9
as ,weal .as • e °rmit; new irivestrnerits in � y9 •ece f , rb er e
p . the Cit , t � P p �'
he >refore °, a a�tl
c.tr`la:r use•
must be good for he area and n_ot for just. one pi
general plan, if it `were allowed The�Plan in
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ecao st t the ; zoning iii our
C ommi�ssioner Strrison inqui g aced, that if this
precedent, bu p p
�one �that -would so a in tl�s same. areaoer -rriit or this �arcel,
Commissioner'Tibbetts pointed out that the site is actually on a (main boule. „
vard in °'the City, The Planning D'rector stated. that this could .be considered
as orie. of the advantages of Navin multi. .le- residential_on, this s
g p street,
When asked if any other sites `had been considered 1VIr. Hall replied that
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in, their �surve for otenti °al sites for these a ar�tments the h
level enou �h exce t a cod l.e� of sites district but found no ]:and which wa
thee, land av n the P ar-b H -M farther down "B ' ' 'S.freet. Pro ert ,
already zoned R. - -2 and R -33' is mostly built up and the:. cost of these sites -is
too. hi ; ; where one had to buy an, older bui ldi.ng a.nd tear iitr down. The ptoposed.
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site seemed to be the best_ location for considerable value on these apartments
and the; type, of tenants they w lsh.'to attract.
Chairman Dean quest oiled. whether or not the property, would have To be
rezoned if this or, some other use were allowed., The Planning IDi:rector'
poinied..o'ut -that` several: , thi.ngs can-.,, be .done a Use per could 'be granted,
and the, propexty- remain in a L1' d s xiot - unti.l the ,Comm lion, wished
to rezone it or they could rezone the area - - g
> ; . rn. � �'edia.tel :.. The;. a.dvanta e, of
gr`anti'ng a rise permit' Would be that certain tertns cari be. set,. it has an
expirat on-date' no new zone is °created; After, the, apartments were
built, it ,night °be wise ,to rezone it .to the proper residential zone which
would probably- be the B - zone,, a high standard R- 3 di stri.cte
,At the conclusion of - the di.s
- ct,issori ° Chairman, Dean advised Mro Hall that,
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it would be' adyis .able= to' the people in the immediate 'area on, 11
sides , and get their opiniori and from these ,results they could 'complete their
plans and ma-ke a fora use permit-,, at -W
at a public hear-
ing,,would proba:bl:y be held "and the matter discussed further, °The Planning,
staff was directed to:assrs.t 1VIr,o Hall in an wa, 'they could.° Chairrrian Dean
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fur „thee stated that. the Gomrnisson was ver y y
interested',.in thi +s type of
investment arid. thezr application would be ,given. every possible consideration;''
STAFF REPORTS °
The fol'lovving s ° taff re or -,ts were even b Plannin Direct° Richard Coleman°
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STA REPORTS Continued
Go'mmssioner Popp and I attended the Sonom4 C®unty Planning Commission.
meeting on October 30 ,19.58 Mr. ,Prather read our letter .info"rming them
of our :selection .of Mr_o� L'i'vingston 'as 'Planning Gonsu`Itant for the general'
plan. He then, reported that the City CoWic l ha:d. confirmed our selection
the Coun Planning going ahead wrth the.det4ils�. °There was no comment s by ;
and that: we were
e County Commissioners; M )ra Livington will work_ .with'as and
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PP p g " application eral grant f
'the Count Planni °n Staff in re Grin our a lication fora fed.
Council a .. roval .at their meeti'n. on 'November' `17th.
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The McNea.r'parrk plan,-, which was presented, at our last meeting, was sub -
.fitted, to the. Recreation C'ommission They .gave irk ,pi.ehxnina.ry approval ,
Mr. Shallen'berge =r Parrk .F'orema.n,, and I v isited `the Oakland Park System ,
and obtained f p
. � .fined some valuable infor- matron and ideas for Petalaima's ark s,,
Mro 'Dick Mft'Cheh spoke to the Lions Club .last: week on Urban. `Renewa_I_,, '
reviewing the project and, what the program does. H;e,pointed out that :there
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sufficient rnone �a e o un � `s i's; .ear. eca:u'se o.n ress t appropriate
MIKE GYAPJ
Mr., G „yapj,a,s 55 Allioa. Court wiah d to know the ,p:rocedure_ in obta ni.n'g
a.,vari4,nce in btiildi'ng. construct ono Mra Coleman, informed him, that this:
w ld o Ins ec h o g partment and that, he shopl`d, contact the
as done through, the Buildin De partment. -
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ADJ "OURN MEN T
There being. no furthe business to come before the =meeting, the Ineeting'
was adjourned,