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MA. Y 19 1959
the PeLLA16m:aCity, Plannilig Cbmlrni's:sion held Tuosday, May, 19,
1959, at 7 30 p,; mr in the, CouncOC Jrnbers, City Halls, Pebalifrha, Galiforni�a
ROLL -CALL
Present- Cornim net's argoEl's, Popp,, Stimson, ibbetts and Dean
Absent-o .,Co mis�sione;.rs Elb,s and. Par:sons,
City Officials P . I 1ersent- Plaiming Dir�,u I or Richard Coleuian.
UNITEQ C HURCH OF CHRIST
At the United,Church of
The retssuance of Use - Permit No;, U1-5-5� granted t.
C hrist:, "B" .nd Fifth 't construct a chut h at the, extension of
as cons
"" dered . A
Middlefield Drive and the extElisi. of Mfssilcil Drive w
letter f rom sa,m e- was read stating the pr"Inci-pal necessita, ting the re-
issuance, Of t'his ,p ermit is that t church propertie81W(re not sold during the
asst; year, Theyho ' ho that they c n o make a .sale 1h., the near future and Will be
able to break ground for the, church beforethe end of aplother year, whereupon
Rosoluttionl!,Nc, 92,,-Lntr(:,)du seconded by Com-
missioner Stirngoft rei,ssding the Use Permit, 9.0,opted by 5 affirmative votes,
absentees,,
• A M5S -L
SCO TT REZONING
The Commissloft, being tanagreement, 2nd (:J 1-959 Was set as the
tim.e for the publtc hea.ring to rezOno property of james,'L. Scott, 651, Central.
Ave., ParcelNo,.s. 6m141-1 6-14 1, 6-141-1.6 and 6-14.1- 17 located in
the block bounded. byall
, ,Ga.nd St., , West'S (','entra]. Av and nd a 1 al]
2 foot ey
on the west', from a 11 n R - zoneto art' R,73zone„
JQI�RQgR REZONING
this time, a, length .0iscussicm, was held r the. recommendation bv
At t o ile Commission n the m- attQr of PhUip L. JOrg!er rezorfing6, Rjavn Director
- m -.1 ex ect beei!,.discusse�d by the City
601emaninformed the , emb �s, that the subj..
.7 -h at it'hadbeen their opinion that the matter
Co*unci' t- is last' meeting 8�.nd th.
of the. J,oe,r J-g was beffig held ,u by the. Commission
of the l a that the cop
ger rez(
ri'tt- 4Y mr� 'Coleman'to the County Plan;riing. Qo'mmis howl
etter , lm 01
, not bet sent a written, ftwa.s thell QVI that the fi.rst only was
i
important Wfth0(! gpin the concerning sewage, fl ood
et.c-, sinc& Mr. ijow.p er, 'Mr,., Coleman
foerger felt tW s 11 � V
punt that d
definite acti,oti or recommendation ha been made by t he
pointed o no
Cwnci.l. that they ,had left it: up �tcv the ""good Judgement of the Planning
Comm lss16n".
It was brought out in this discussion that. the C-ounctl wars,in�, on!
yjm
I o! handle the recommendations of the
the con-sideradon of a. d polloy t
Planning - Commi;&s and that no reflection was intended specif tc.4.1$y regarding,
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,
. t JOERGER REZONING - k."'ontizued
their action on the Joerger,iiiatter . However, each, Commtssibner wished
ro go on recv a
-0.,ingthe Planni.dgDirector on the good job that he is.
doing and that it was the intention o T ,the G Ommission- tocarrybnwith the
policies, as heretofore set forth and that, if these polit-des were wrong it was
up to the Coti them,
It was decide d. that a, letter be sent to the COUnty.PlAnning Commission as
contained ih the fi rst parag submitted, Ley Mr. Coll a
emn. in the study letter
requesting a delay of . 'a reccAnmenda. the Commi ssion until after the
first public hearing-, tinles requested p__r I ior to the fth,91 deadline of June 4th,
by which time a deffnj..'te rec.oirimend;O'.t.i.onviou.l.d be submftted�
SITE PLAN AND ARCHI'TECI,'.URA-',L CONTROL
This being the time fqr sturdy z of suggested T'Ogulatibns Site Plan. and Arch-
itectural Ap M
prov'al Cb-atrol, r. Coleman pointed out that the need for this
had been bro) ht about by laf ge scale d�velqpments such as recent apartment
house deVeloDfnent8, wwhexe;l y ].,and owne.- does not .change- names and
therefore does not come under the subdixi.-stoft ordinance. Unless there is
some t - P'e, , of o rd tqanc e en acte t roy to cont kol thi , W(', Woul d not necessarily get
ad street and utility impementa,
Commissioner Dean,, at this time, interrupted' Mr. Coleman regpx.°ding the
mention earli4er° in "the. meetinz of a study session to be called, by the City
wq
Cou;nci.l..rel.a�ti.ve. ,to ' the Commi•ssion, P, -s the consensus
of opirfl6n, after discussion, that th.e Commis.s.ton. not go into the study of the
above subject,. ect,. dMi.1 such time ,ass i.t i's determined just. how far the Comm ission
can go in ids action, since there wou.ld be the possibility under present condi-
tions, any'acti.on ta,ken after mulch study, 'would be over-ruled by the Council,
kinfor the G t it to aj f - or a d Yfteettng date at: whic me mission rmbes - of - both bodies co instruc uld be:
present. at the earliest possible date6
It was!decided that the above, subject be. tabled the matter of policy is
settled.,
The. subject of Administrative and Polity M' tters Which had been on the agenda
y a.,
for thi s - meeting was also tabled, undithe matter of policy Is settled,
GENERAL, PLAN, CONTRACT W(TH THE COL YNTYLOF 'SONOMA
Mr ole that rough draft of an agreemeat had been. prepared
� , Cm reported. t
between Sonoma -County and the City,oUPOtaluma pertaining to County partici-
pation i n th6 General Flan. ThIs -as b e y
a e . pare
Z,re ffient h be pr d b , City, Attorney
Ed Robert, John Prather, County. Planning Director,; and 'Mr, Coleman and it
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GENERAL PLAN CONTRACT WITH-THE COUNTY Y OF SONOit/t -A - C ontinued .
i:s desi;; ox s..t_ha.t ft :lae rese K;ec to the' Go �n:t� Council. for their study in
order that it can g " to the Board of Supe.tvi.sors before the end of. the fiscal
year, Gr mmi.s.sioner Dean -asked that tie , ( - ,,i. y C;ou.ncl.l he advised and given
a cope of Vii-§ dr of ,t prior to f ..irthe r° actj on, siiice they will be: :requi red to
sign the a.greement,
ADJOURNMENT
There being no fuft -er bUstness to come before the meeting, the meeting
wa.s ,a.dJbwmeda