HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 02/17/1959F EDRU.ARY 17. 1959
Regular meeting of the Pletalu na City Planning Commission -held Tuesday,'Febru�ary-t7,
1959
' at, 70`30 o clock in the Council Chambers C,i T Hall; Petaluma, California.
ROLL -CALL
Present- Commissioners Ellis Stimsol- Tibbetts and Deana
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City Off ici:�.ls City M na er Ed gbhs, Parsons - :and �Poppo � :
Absent sent° Commissioners,
g ward F rank, City Attorney Edouard Robert,
and Planning Director Richard- Coleman.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the meeting held, Fe bruary 3,, 1959 were approved as recorded,
SUIT REALTY
The Planning ,Director reviewed the request of Suit Realty to con.struct an
apartment house comprising, 15 units., at 705 P etaluma. Blvd. South and pre-
sented the staff report,. , a copy of which Was submitted and filed, Mr. Harper
and Mr Suit were present on behalf of. this request. At, the request of Chairman 1. Dean, the Planning Director' reported on :the difference between apartments and
`requi.rement for- each as 'set forth. in. the, Zoning Zi Or
,motels and .the. .
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A general discussion was held during which 'Commi_ssioner Stimson mentioned
that since one side
of 'the .apartment building wodl.d be directly adjacent to the
sidewalk, this m1 fight ,possibly create 'a traffic hazard. In answer to a. question
from Commissioner Ellis as to whether the proposed construction would be an
apartment or a',motel, Mr:, Suit replied that thi - s could be considered a motel,
but in ,order to qualify :he world have, to get mo detai The City Attorney
pointed out to lylr. SU' t that if this is to be .consid'ered a motel,, he would have
" t o obtain fined thi ense;frorn the State Housing Authority° The Planning Director
p t xl�e r _g n motels eras brought into the discussion was that the
standards of this proposed. ;apartment r6s ,dxose of. a motel rather than
an apartment .Mouse and': because of the sm' Al_l, size of the units they would be
most. suitable for ,transient persons;.
Mr Suitt stated that it wa.s n ot, economically feasible to reduce the number of ;
units,, Each, apartment unit would inclaude a: Jiving room, bedroom and all. _
_ electric;. kitchens, and it- is expected to ;rent them for approximately $85, per
month. , It is estimated,_that: the ,entire project would` cost approximately
$
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n was held relative to `whet_
` ,s and. how - the had :handle yp p o he
t stated that eked
A dis.ci�ss�.o he this t e of•;develo ment had wo
believed fib i y
P situation.. Mr. 'Suit
In other
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h could
inquire �as to 'how they handled, the sLt`� -anon Cha
sa. similar to this and ,
ere wex°e apartments in Santa Ro
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`• Commission is interested in the deveiopment: of a artment
p s sand are w1, f ling,, to
_ uin y en o see. haw these are �aor g.g ourhn o ].ot of re�s`ea�ch should be _
help. wa oss�ble
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nderta k their` s r e s, Chairman. Dean
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• SUIT 'REALTY - continu,ec
suggested that lull::., Suit and the Planning Direci:or investigate all possibilities
in order to. ar ve'at a soluLi;on. to all rheproblem s discussed.
BARBER SIGN CO.
Use Permit: application 47064 filed by the Barber Sign Co, , 412 - Madison Street,
to construct: a:. separate'. strucwr;e steel, metal and p.lexigias sign,
3'1' - 6" high and 14' wide, w as next considered The plans and sketch of the
sign was reviewed by the. Comrni:ssi..on t;he• a.pplica.nt. A. brief discussion
followed, wherein It was, determined that ,the location of the sign should be
cleared with the Chief of Police to eliminate any traffic hazards.
Whereupon., this 'being .placed as a .condition; in the use permit, Resolution. No.
LI'2 -59, _granting :the. Use Permi:t w,as n.trodtuced by Commissioner Ellis,
seconded by Comm) ssioner Tibbetts a.nd ' na.ni:mou'sly passed by all. members
present,
STAFF REPORTS
The following staff zeports were gi by Richard Coleman, Planning Director.
A letter from the. City Engineer dated February 17, 1959, concerning the Von
Raesfeld property embankment, was read and filed, In additioi n, a letter from
Mr. Rollins, So%ls Engineer, of San Rafael,, to Mr. Woodbury, Architect,
relative to this was read and filed, After a. brief discussion, it was
determined : that the con.di.l ons .of the, variance were being meet, therefore, no
further a.cti.on ,is ..required on the part of the Planning Commission,.
Two items appear On the Sonoma. County Planning Commission agenda concern-
ing the .area in the Denman Flats, they are;
Use Permit filed. by Harry Gossa.ge for a, motel and trailer park on the property
located on Petaluma. Blvd, North next to Sonoma Joe 's and the Freeway running
ha ck to Corona. Rd. This will c of �,. trailer court, motel, swi.mmin.g pool,
comme cial stores and parking, and will be served by; a small sewage disposal
Plant to be built- by the developers. TI item 'has :been held over until the
land w,as acquifed.
An application concerning the property across Petalumal Blvd. North. between
Stony Point Road-and the railroj:d has been filed by Philip L. joerger for a use
permit to d6nstruct a.. motel; containing apli oximatel 40 Units. This application
will be heard at; the r next meeting.
The .appli.cati.on of, M. Amara-1 ConstrU'ction CO., for a trailer park on Petaluma
Blvd. North on the east side near the Stony Point Rd,.L intersection, has been
filed,, but has as not. been placed on their agenda..
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• 'STAFF REPORTS - coiMnue�d
Mr. Coleman stated that in disc uss ig, these developments - with the City Engineer - >
it was felt that 'one of the .se:ti.ous Rroblems is' the great number of units going
in and no ''pexrmanent type sewage disposal its b6ing planned for. This problem
was diseussed at length,
At the - conclusion of the- discussion, it - as the opinion of the Commission that
a letter should' be seat - ro the Sonoma.. County Planning Commission, with copies
to Sratea.nd -Co nx ty Health Departments, on th'e° appl :cati:on of Philip L. Joerger's
application m4king i:he. following poi.nms The proposed septic tank sewage dis-
posal systern fore a 40 Unit motel, �t�g� t��e� �� r.vh. the .A:mara.l and Gossage develop-
ments, would total: to about 200 living units in i:he Denman area which would not
be served by permanent sewage disposal system., This does not appear to be in
the best interest of the good health and sound development of this community,
The proposed septic: tanks could contti.bute to the. pollution of the Petaluma River-
J ) therefore, neutralizing. the ,costly a.n pollution measures the City of. Petaluma.
has made, - The (__6 m'ission recommends that caieful. consideration be given to
the above problem'8 s request that they be gi ven an opportunity to review the
detailed plans when submitted.
Mr. Coleman gave ,a detailed report of the. various topics which were discussed
at the annual, meeting of the California Chapter of .Ameri.can 1 nstiture of Planners
which he attende' d last week - in San Diego,
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to Lome before the meeting, the meeting was
adjourned.
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