HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 12/02/1958h .
DECEMBER 2, 19.58
Re the Petaluma City Planning ,ommission - Tuesday,,,'December 2,
1'958 at 7oE30 o'cloc;k p , mo in the Gounci_l .Chambers, City Hall Petaluma;, California,
ROLL CALL
Present ; Commissioners E 1 s, Popp,' Stimson-, - Tibbetts and Dean.
Absent° Commissioners Margolis °and `Parsons,
City Official`s° City= Attorney Edou'ard, Robert and Planning ,Director
Richard Coleman.
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APPROVAL' Of .MINUTES°
M nu'tes, of the: meeting, held November 18, 11958 wer&-approved. as recorded:
DALE LA FRAN,CHI, = FI;L'E rNO. U25 58 °
Use Permit appliQga oRNo. 61150 filed, by Dale La Frandhi, . 9240_Star Road
Windsor, 'to sell Chr°i`stma-s',trees. on the lot between Lewis,Build'-ng and.Foster
Freeze on Fourth Street C. - °2 zone, and to store trees on thei lost, at the corner
of 6th and "D'` Streets, R 1. zone, was ;first considered. No one was present
re res_ P n the applicant.
storage of; tt g g g
the .tr,'ee.s at' ° the. corner of 6th. and: D Streets°
A general discussion was heal
con'cernn the
Chairman .Dean questioned whether or,not tYe granting of this u7se permit
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J n 'R -1 area , Theµ
City :.ted that in an R- I se.tu e
wo Y Attorne d set ,a. y sta recedent re ardn , a. com perc g y ;speaking-, t
p g g a,
Ci venture. in a
all, s ,akin lae- storage of:
,
e sales would not be permitted..
rtems:'for future 1 .
The Planning Director was of- opinion that the sale: of Christmas trees in an
p under crop and tree fanning.
R =`l .zone was : ermitted'
Lt wa,s . ointed out that the demolition on permit= for the bu °ilding on'thia lot wil?1
expire somerime, around the middle `of December." Irwas,.anticipated that they''
would ; begin demplition.'of' the build g- ,before the por -mi expfired^ and ;the storage
ofltrees, :oft this lot might conflict with. thi's .dernglition.,
allowed 'to use
of, the ,Commission m determine if the applicant should, be
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the lot, at 6th and "D" Streets ;for the
storage of their .Christmas
: - te'es,o' The majority rwled, against the storage of; trees on this lot-and thi's°u'se
w&sl then deleted tom the re` solution, : `Whereupon, U'25 d58'
granting a .Use Permit for the sale of C.hr� stmas .trees on -the lot between they
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Lew,i -s Buildin and - Foster Freeze on Street, C "- 2. zone, was introduced
b Commissioner Ellis
a`ssed b, � a °1 -1 members° resen � � er Popp and,,unanimously
y , seconded. ;b � �Comrn�i��ssion ,
MILT ,GU FILE NOe U26 - .58
hication #,6204, filed. b. Milt .Gustafson to sell Ghri,stma:s trees
:. Use Permit app y on
the lot at 641 Baker Street, R -3 zone, was next consderede Ne "ither the' applicant,
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'DECE'MBE'R 2,, 058. ,p4ge 2
,MILT GUSTAFS:ON continued'
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of this .rise term permit,, Wheeu on, u on' No��U26 58 wa and to .the grant rig
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p p s introduced, by
Comm- i�ssioner. Popp, seconded by; Comm. issibhe.r" .Stimson and unanimously
; passed by all me nibers presen o
URBAN PLANNING ASSISTANCE G APPLICATION
G ro Coleman �i�on 'for ouin detail the main Pa tal Im rovement' Plan. a 'd Zon
rant' -A hca P r General. Plana C°a ' in e
ex la.ined' pa , of ou'r Urban' Planning Assistant
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Ordinance :He stated that this, together with the' resolution pdssedl by the. '
Council, two _weeks ago an a more. detailed, summary tof the costs of, the plan„
is the applicant which will be forwar-ded to the'S_tate agency for their Decem, -,
re ared and p _ Af resented . b° . the ':Plannin Dire tor was unahi , ' the. a li cation _ -
ber 12th. meetin te r a brief discussion was. taken an a oll d 1 pp
as , 'p P p y g nou's1Y aPProved'
STAFF REPORTS
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The,�`followin g :staff repo were ven b Plannin D'irecto'r. Richard Coleman:
A. letter froro the ;League of California Cities regarding city street roblemns and,
how t li P
e cities are entit_]ed to receive financial help through. „gas.tax funds ao”
improve, city streets 9 wa .,s ,su'bmitted and filed. The .,Planning D �re.c.tor wa
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directed Ito. review hip l etter and make'any suggestions that would seem pertinent
effect the eect u on the City of Petaluma and bring these before the Commis =
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y be discus, d further.
sion and the would
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Copy of letter ,received from the: Sonoma, Count— Planning Corntn8; on Iznformmg
the 'K.,' Ko 'W ,,reck ng, Coa and !Mrs. May Bowes, `Petaluma, that_ he °ir durnpi_ng.,,
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and store e 'of used brick on Mrs Bowers ro er on. Lindber h, Lane and
fled vi Ouri nhthe - brief discuss on that followed M` CO eaman star d that he ha'd
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made a :field - check - -of th.ia' property and according to the workmen. there, the
cleaning of "the bricks; was ;to :be .co - 10, led in about 2 weeks and, it was Mrs
Ina�srnuch as this ° ;ro ,ert is ad of from. these bricks as fill on the property°
Bow .I
er s- an .to use t e debris left
letter should be sent to the ,Sonoma Cou ty Planni g tment eque'st ng he
y J g . �'
m
to,, do everything they could to see that: M'rs., 'Bower restores the property to its'
original condition and prevent'i`t fro, rn. being an, eyeso:ree
MT, Jack Ha,lFhad �been,'contacted with, respect, to � the apartment house request,
at El Rose and D Street in. a U district. which was discussed with the Commis-
sion last month, and was, informed that they were. - very interested in constructing
the apartments in `Petaluma and thazt-hey a5re 1nowcpreparr-ing detailed cost,esti-
+;' mates and_ are. altering; the constr dction plans to suit "fhetr needs. As soon as
y Ig application for a use permit.,
the, et these details taken, care of, they will make
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DECEMBER 2, -l9S &, `. page 3;
ST F'F "E POR' - - con tinued
The Junior High School rSite study for the Board of tducanon "is progressing
well _Mre Jack Prather .has assigned David, Baker and. the two new men that
have just jomedi ,the County Planning staff° to� do this job° They hope to: have l
the $tudy complete :for presentation in January.
W`itli re'spect'to the recent study made and submitted, to the. Board of Education
for .elementary 'school, the Board of'.Edu'cation is now in the pr =oces's of,
acquiring approxir atelyl aces on Grant Avenue within the area recommended
by the Planning Gommissi:on•o
summ ary =of the; Zoning Regulations in chart bi'm was presented. sence d to the
Commission.
o This , wi..11�be. uls'oful to Comm �ssione ff
members, realtors and any poten,tiaal. de,ve:loperso After' 'a brief - discussion
the .Cornrnission, felt
that; it. would,.be feasible' to. have this summary in printed
form.
Ong Wednesday, November 2&: Mr: Ken :Schroeder,' City Planning Director of
Vallejo,, , showed his narrated slide presentation of the use' of billboards and
name signs in Vallejo to the, Lions; Club° 'It wa.s `suggested that this film should
. g ssion and City Council' a.s i.t w;a`s a.very good
- ex �lanation of the use. and misus
be shown to the` P. annin Comma
e :of si ns and billboards IVIro Coleman was
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to, makea arrangements to borrow this film, from Mr Schroeder,
ADJOUP E'MEN
There being noJ iather business, to. come .before the meeting, - the: meeting Was.
adjotirhedo