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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Bill 4.F Part 1 07/14/2003• 17A i a CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA I' moo AGENDA BILL J U 'a I Agenda' Title Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Meeting Date: July 14, 2003 Recommendation from the Planning Commission to Approve: (A) Resolution Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration for a 47 Single- Family Lot And 46 Townhome Lot Subdivision Located on a , Meeting Time ❑ 3:00 PM 17 -acre Parcel. at 710 Sonoma'Mountain Parkway; (B) Resolution [1 7:00 PM Approving Rezoning the Property to a Planned Unit District for the "Gatti" Subdivision; (C) Resolution Approving a Tentative Subdivision Map for the "Gatti" Subdivision; and (D) Resolution Approving Planned Unit District Development Guidelines for the "Gatti" Subdivision. APN 137 -070 -079. File REZ02003, PUD02002, & TSMO2002. (Moore/Robbe) Category (check one) ❑ Consent Calendar EZ Public Hearing E] New Business ❑ Unfinished Business F Presentation Department Director Contact Person Phone Number Community Mike Moore Tiffany Robbe, 778 -4301 Development Associate Planner' Cost of Proposal N/A Account Number N/A Amount Budgeted N/A Name of Fund: N/A Attachments to Agenda Packet Item 1. Location Map 2. Minutes from the May 13, 2003 Planning Commission meeting 3. Staff Report from the May 1 Planning Commission meeting without attachments 4. Minutes from the April 8, 2003 Planning Commission meeting 5. Staff Report from the April 8, 20 3 Planning Commission meeting without attachments 6. Initial Study, Mitigation Monitoring Report, and Related Studies (Biological, Site Assessment, Hydro, 7.. PUD Development Guidelines Traffic, Tree, & Peer Review) 8. Public Notice 9. Letter from Alexandra L. Meyer of 1915 Buckingham Lane 10. Draft Resolution. Adopting a::Mitigated Negative Declaration 11. Draft Resolution Adopting aRezoning to Planned Unit District 12. Draft Resolution Adopting the Tentative Subdivision Map 13. Draft Resolution Adopting the PUD Development Guidelines 1.4, Plans.(City Council members; only) Summar'y Statement The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed project on April 8 and. May 13, 2003. After deliber and taking public testimony, the Commission forwarded a recommendation to the City Council to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration, to approve rezoning to a Planned Unit District, to approve a Tentative Subdivision Map, and to approve Planned Unit District Development Guidelines for a 47 unit single- family and 46 unit townhouse subdivision on a 17 -acre site now occupied by the Gatti Nursery greenhouses. Recommended City °Council Action /Suggested Motion The Planning Commission and staff 'recommend that the City Council 1) adopt a resolution approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration, 2) adopt a resolution approving a rezoning to, Planned Unit District; 3) adopt a resolution approving a Tentative Subdivision Map, and 4) adopt a resolution approving PUD Deve�lapment Guidelines for the 93 -unit Gatti ion. Revfiwed bv F'nan `Director:.. Revief ed b me : te: ApprovoA it Manner: Date: / at .") Today's Date ,� Revision # and Date Revised: File. Code: # July 2, 2003 SACC -City Council \Reports \GattiC.C..doc • CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA JULY 14, 2003 AGENDA REPORT FOR GATTI SUBDIVISION REZONING, TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP, AND PLANNED UNIT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The applicants, Matt Hudson and Doyle Heaton, are requesting approval to rezone the 17 -acre parcel at 710 Sonoma Mountain Parkway to, Planned Unit Development to subdivide the property into 47 Single - Family Lots And 46 Townhouse Lots, and to adopt PUD Development Guidelines for the "Gatti" Subdivision. The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed project on April 8 and May 13, 2003. After deliberating and taking public testimony, the Commission forwarded a recommendation to the City Council to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration, to approve the requested rezoning to Planned Unit Development, to approve the Tentative Subdivision Map, and to adopt PUD Development Guidelines for 93 residential lots at 710 Sonoma Mountain Parkway. • 2. BACKGROUND Site History: The property has been a hay growing pasture for most of its recorded history. in approximately 1980, Gatti Nursery, Inc. purchased an 80 -acre parcel, which included the subject site, and developed a commercial nursery operation in ,which ornamental plants, principally azaleas, were propagated in greenhouses. In 1989, the City Council adopted the Corona/Ely Specific Plan which covered the 675 acres along the outer edge of the City's northeast quadrant. All of Gatti Nursery was within the specific plan boundary. The balance of the original 80 acres have been developed over the last nine years with single-family homes, apartments, and a shopping center, pursuant to the specific plan. Seven acres of the original site were acquired by the City for a park. Project Description. The 17.17 -acre site is located on the east side of Sonoma Mountain Parkway, east of the City park site. Access to the subdivision would be from Casella Way and Yorkshire Road. On the east side of the parcel, thirty =five two -story and nine .one -story single- family detached homes are proposed on lots ranging from 3,849 to 8,209 square feet (average lot size is 4,345 square feet). Six house plans are proposed and these range from 2,075 square feet to 2,612 square feet. Every plan has a two -car garage and two parking spaces in the driveway. Many of the house plans i and 3 fit together with a plan 2 or 4 in a "zipper lot" configuration (see Attachment 14, Tentative: Map C.7). On the west side of the parcel, forty -six two -story atiached townhome.s are proposed on lots ranging from 1,442 to 1,815 square feet (average 'lot size is 1;562 square feet). The townhomes are attached in groups of two and a three units each, forming either duplexes or triplexes. Three duplex /triplex elevations are proposed. Each townhouse will be 1,524 square feet with a two -car garage accessed from an alleyway at the rear. The applicant is proposing -the following land dedications to the .City 1) the western 7 „0400t wide, IA - acre strip for incorporation into, the adjacent city park, 2,) approximately 70 feet from the centerline of • the seasonal Capri Creek (1.2- acres) for riparian habitat '.And a path, and 3); the eastern 4 4 acres of the parcel for; incorporation into the urban separator: The dedicated land totals. 6.7 acres. General Plan Consistency: The parcel is comprised of four General Plan Land Use designations. The 70 -foot wide strip adjacent to Sonoma Mountain Parkway and currently used as an access road to the nursery is designated Open Space. The applicant proposes dedicating this 1,..1 -acre strip to the City for incorporation into the future park. The Open,Spacel. designation continues .up the southeasterly property line hugging Capri Creek. The designation is intended to underscore the City's desire to maintain. these creeks in a natural or existing state. Land designated as open space shall be. essentially unimproved and devoted to the preservation Of natural resources, outdoor `recreation, ;or public health and safety. 'The proposed project 'is consistent with this designation in that the creek setback area would be improved only with a bike and pedestrian path; native trees, benches, and the like and would be dedicated to the City. The next 3.8 -acre portion of the site is designated Urban High which allows f6r a density range, between 10.1 and; 15.0 dwelling units per acre. The proposal calls for 46 townhomes (formerly 50' townhomes) this results in a proposed density of 12.2 dwelling units per acre. Further to the ,northeast the General Plan Land `Use designation is Urban Standard which allows for a, • density range between 2.1 and 5.0 dwelling units per acre. The proposal calls for 47 single- family homes (formerly 50, homes); this results in a proposed density of 3.8 units per acre with a density transfer from the 'urban separator property pursuant to Policy 1,3 Chapter 4 which states that on residentially designated properties the- urban separator shall function as an overldy the intent of which is to provide.property owners with the opportunity to transfer the development potential:of land designated as urban separator to another: portion. of the same site. (Without the density transfer policy the single - family density would-be 6.0 units per acre.) Further still to the northeast, the last 3,00 linear,feet. of the parcel is designated Urban Separator and the applicant proposes to dedicate�this 4.4 -acre area to the City for the continuation of the urban separator, a primarily open space area. Thus, the current proposal complies with the density and use specified by the General Plan. There are also* numerous General Plan policies that relate to,Ahis proposal. Principal among, these are the three that follow (for others please see Planning Commission Staff Report Attachment 5). Community Character Element. Program 9 Require meaningful amounts of usable urban open space in and between developments. ■ A total of 6.7 -acres - of open space and parkland - "39 %0 of the total site acreage - will be dedicated to the City. • 3 Land Use and Growth Management Element. Policy 7. For properties adjoining the urban limit line, it is the intent of the City that projects ... be of limited density (as shown on the General Plan Land Use Map). ® The General Plan Land Use Map does show a density more limited at the urban limit line than it is farther into the site and the development proposal is consistent with this layout. Housing Element. ® includes Objective a: Provide a range of housing types. The proposed project'. an equal mix of attached . townhomes and detached homes p P P J ranging from 1,524 to 2,612 square feet. Additionally, this project would provide for -sale townhomes, a housing. °type underrepresented in the Petaluma market. The developer will also be required to contribute to the in -lieu housing fund per Policy 10 of the .General Plan Housing Element. Corona /Ely Specific Plan Consistency: The project is generally consistent °with the Corona/Ely Specific: Plan policies. For a summary of these policies please see the Planning Commission Report (Attachment 5). The proposed project density is also consistent with the Specific Plan, which includes Policy 127 allowing the transfer of density from the urban separator. The specific ,plan anticipated that the original 80 -acre Gatti parcel would have a maximum of 447 residential units. Totaling the unit counts built on this land: Heritage subdivision (97 units), Americana subdivision '(100 units), Tuxhorn subdivision (32 units), Capri Creek Apartments (100 units), and the proposed Gatti subdivision (93 units) results in 422 units. • Planning Commission Review: The Planning Commission held' two public hearings on this project: At both of these hearings (and at the Preliminary SPARC hearing) one of the largest modifications sought was a redesign of the townhouse area to provide ; more outdoor spaces for each individual, :unit as well as for the townhouse neighborhood as a whole and conversely to reduce the amount of pavement and roadways. The current plan shows a revised. townhouse plan which follows the direction given by the Planning Commission. All of the townhomes now have larger private front yards; the average being about 21 feet deep by 20 feet wide, where as, early plans depicted yards about 12 feet deep by -20 feet wide. A 71 by 253 foot (Al acres) semi - public park (to 'be owned by the townhouse HOA) has'been incorporated into the plan, thus providing the shared open space that the Commission was seeking. Half of the townhouses front directly onto this shared outdoor space and another 11 units face the future Gatti Park. Thus, staff finds that the Planning Commission's concern about lack of outdoor space and abundance of paving has been alleviated with the current townhouse proposal. After hearing from a numberaof residents on the adjacent Buckingham Lane who were concerned that the '1,2 two- story homes proposed to back onto their lots were incompatible, the Planning Commission directed the applicant to create a plan. more acceptable to .the neighbors. At the second Commission hearing, the applicant presented two alternative plans, one to relocate Road A directiy behind the Buckingham lots and the second to reduce the number of lots bordering the Buckingham residences from 12 to 9 and design one -story houses for these lots. The neighbors expressed their support for Road A to be relocated directly behind their rear fence. The Planning. Commission found the 9 lot one- story alternative (as shown on the current Tentative Subdivision Map, Attachment 14) to be the preferable design. The Commission felt that a street at the rear of' the Buckingham homes would be inconsistent with the development pattern of the area, would physically divide the neighborhood, would result in an unmaintained "dead zone" in the area between Road A and the rear of the 4 Buckingham residents, would result in increased traffic noise, streetlight, and security impacts to the Buckingham residences, and would cause Road. A to become a speedway. The ,Planning Commission also recommended that Road A be reduced from 36 to. 32 feet wide, thus providing an addition 4 feet of setback between the Buckingham homes and those that back to them. As a result of the two hearings, the Planning Commission added nine conditions of'approval for the applicant to complete prior to City Council review. A discussion of the applicant's response to these conditions follows. Where the applicant adequately addressed the condition, the language was struck and does not appear;in the draft Resolution. Condition 2: These plans shall reflect 9 single =story detached homes abutting the Buckingham Lane residences : and the townhouse plan as presented by Commissioner von Raesfeld (similar'to the April 25` plan adjacent to the creek but with four townhouse rows extending to, .a public road adjacent to Capri. Creek Apartments with a semi-public park, in, the center). If this modified townhouse plan is impossible, the townhouses shall be laid out as in the.April 25` plan. As discussed above, the plans have been revised ,so that nine single - story detached homes abut the Buckingham Lane residences and so that the; townhouse area is comprised::of four townhouse rows extending: to public Road E. Condition 7: Prior to City Council review, the plans shall be modified to show the .width of Road A reduced to 32 feet in order:to provide an extra four feet of rear 'setback for Lots 1; -9. Similarly, reduce width of Road C to 32 feet and add 4 feet: to rear yards. The current plans show this modification. Condition 8: Prior to City Council review,- the plans shall be modified to show a public, through street connecting Casella Way, to Yorkshire Road (as recommended by the City Engineer because the roadway will be used for through travel by other than townhouse owners). Public Road E now connects Casel_la Way and Yorkshire Roads. While public :roads are typically required to have sidewalks and on each side of the street, staff recommends, that the City Council ,approve this .public street without a sidewalk on the Capri Creek. Apartment side because `requiring one would provide little benefit and .result 'in. the loss of unit separation (resulting in fewer duplexes more triplexes, and probably the addition of fourplexes ). Condition 9: Prior to City Council review; the north prgperty line of Lot 9 shall coincide with the urban separator line. The north property line of Lot 9 now coincides with -the -urban separator line arid, as a result, Lot 9 totals 8,209 square feet. Condition 10: Prior to City Council review, ithe,plans shall be modified to show a sidewalk and a planting strip (a minimum width of 4 feet) along all proposed public streets. The public streets in the current plan have a sidewalk and planting strip on each, side. The exception is Public Road E adjacent to Capri Creek Apartment. Because requiring an additional sidewalk on Road E would be little used and. would result in the loss of more meaningful amenities, staff does not recommend requiring this sidewalk. Staff has modified condition 13 to require that the planter strip on :the ! rsouthwe'st side of Yorkshire Road be located between the street and the sidewalk pursuant to the Corona Ely Specific Plan Policy 19. 5 Condition 11: -Prior to City Council review, shift the house on Lot 42 [now Lot 40] out of the FEMA 100 year boundary. The development plan has been modified so that no portion of any house is within the FEMA 100 year boundary. Condition 14 ensures that this modification is consistently made on the Tentative Map. Condition 12: Prior to City Council review, a full set of complete plans and updated PUD guidelines shall be provided. This project,shall not be scheduled for a City. Council hearing prior to the review of these plans by the City Engineer. This shall include the 'reexamination of turning radiuses for emergency vehicles. A full set of plans and 'PUD guidelines have been provided The Planning Division, City Engineer, Fire Marshall, and Water Resources Department have-reviewed the plans and amended their recommended conditions of approval. New recommended conditions are shown with italic. Other conditions have been amended or, if no longer relevant or necessary, removed. The street and alley turning, radiuses are satisfactory for emergency vehicle* access. The turning radiuses which will allow emergency vehicles to use the 12 46ot w'i'de portion of the creekside path to gain adequate access to the southeastern townhouse units need to be refined prior to improvement plan approval (condition 46). Condition 13: Prior to City Council review, the plans shall be modified to depict 90 degree parking along the park side of Casella Way, subject to the review and approval of the Parks Director. Prior to Improvement plan approval, those plans shall show signage on the park side of Casella Way indicating that at those spaces, during daytime hours (6:00 AM to 5`00 PM), parking is restricted by time pursuant to the Parks Director. The Parks Director accepts this configuration, as it will provide parking for users of the northeast part of the park. The signage portion of the condition stands (now condition 15). Condition 46: Prior to City Council review, no on- street parking space shall be shown that restricts the turning radius of the aerial ladder truck., Condition 43 ensures that all turning radiuses comply witlr"the.F,ire Marshall standards. New Neighborhood Correspondence: Since the last Planning Commission hearing, staff has received a copy of one new neighborhood correspondence. Alexander L. Meyer wrote on June 27, 2003 recommending no parking on the east side -of Yorkshire Road; as she;Teels the road is too narrow to allow two -way traffic and parking on both sides, of the' street (see Attachment 9). The existing Yorkshire Road measures 32 feet from curb to curb as' will the Yorkshire extension. Thirty -two feet is, the required minimum width of a two -way street with parking on both` sides and, as such, is acceptable to the City Engineer. ALTERNATIVES a. The City Council may approve the proposed project with modifications to the conditions of approval. b. The City Council may deny the request for the rezoning, tentative parcel map, and PUD Guidelines. 6 .4. FINANCIAL IMPACTS This is a private development project` subject to standard processing permit :fees and all applicable • Special Development Fees imposed by the City. The City collected $9,420 in application fees to. cover . the cost o f,processing this application. Approximately $11,215 has been exp_ ended to date (this prof ect was submitted, before the Department's Cost Recovery _system took effect). If this project is ultimately approved, additional staff time will be required to guide the application through the SPARC, Final' ,Map, and building permit process; however additional fees will be. collected at. ahe, time these applications are filed. 5. CONCLUSION The Planning Commission. found that the proposed :Rezoning to a Planned.'Unit 'District,, Tentative Subdivision Map, and Planned. Unit. District Development Guidelines to allow a 47 unit single, family and a 46 unit townhouse subdivision on. a 17 -acre site would not crea te: any new si.gni f cant environinental impacts and that the proposed project 'is consistent with. the General Plan, the Corona; Ely !Specific Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, and the Municipal Code. The Planning Commission and. staff recommend that the City Council approve the project, 6. OUTCOME&OR PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS THAT WILL IDENTIFY SUCCESS >OR COMPLETION: N/A 7. RECOMMENDATION The Planning Commission and staff` are" recommending `that the City Council adopt a Resolution authorizing a, Mitigated, Negative Declaration for the project, adopt a: `Resoluti'on approving the rezoning to a Planned Unit District, adopt a Resolution approving the Tentative. Subdivision 'Map, and adopt a Resolution approving the Planned Unit District Development Guidelines.in order'to, allow the construction of'a 47 unit single4amily-arid 46 unit towr hadse subdivision on the 17 -acre site'. • 7 ...__ .. .... . i i • • • C� • 1 1 e U , IL • IL uj ■ t w a ' <a� Q U _ —4 Pot spa r , WAml , ®R iz Rom ATTACHMENT 1 fill, � B spa r , WAml , ®R iz Rom ATTACHMENT 1 Planning Commission Minutes - May 13, 2003 City of Petaluma, California . City Council Chambers l� City Hall, 11 English Street a _ Petaluma, CA 94952 Telephone 707/778430,1 / Fax 707/778 -4498 E -Mail plannini!nei.petaluma.ca.us Web Page httr): / %ww.w:ci.petaliima.ca.us • • 1 , 2 Planning Commission Minutes EXCERPT 3 May 1,3 ,Z® ®3 - 7e®® PM 4 . 5 Commissioners: Present: Asselmeier, Barrett *, Dargie, Healy, McAllister, von 6 Raesfeld 7 Absent: Imm 8 9 * Chair 10 11 Staff. George Whitey Assistant Director, Community Development 12 Tiffany Robbe, Associate Planner 13 Anne Windsor,:Administrative Secretary 14 15 16 Public hearing began @ 7 :00 17 18 OLD BUSINESS: 19 20 I. GATTI NURSER' SUBDIVISION, 710 Sonoma N ountain Parkway 21 AP No: 137 -!Q70 -079 22 File No(s): REZ02003, PUD02002, & TSN!02002' 23 Planner: Tiffany Robbe 24 25 The applicant: is requesting approval to subdivide a 17 -acre parcel into 49 single- .. 26 family lots and 48 `townhome lots and to rezone the property to a planned unit 27 district. 28 29 Continued from. April 8 2003. 30 31 Tiffany Robbe presented the staff report. 32 33 Matt Hudson: Presentedthe original plan from April 8, 2003 meeting, plan sketched by 34 Commissioner McAllfster. Regarding SFD — Plan A proposes 8 homes backing to 35 Buckingham Way with 5' sidewalk, 5' planter strip and F curb — total of 46 SFD. 36 Plan B — proposes 9 one -story homes with 15' to 18' rear setback total of 47 SFD. Attachment 2 Planning Commission Minutes - May 13, 2003 2 Council Member Healy: Asked why Road.F is private. 3 4 Matt Hudson; Is only 2& feet wide— will provide signage to mark as a private road. 5 6 Council. Member Healy: Prefer�90 degree parking off Casella at the park. 7 k 8 Commissioner Dargie Discussed parking on Casella way . Casella is. dead end; traffic 9 would be compelled to use private alley. 10 11 Commissioner Asselmeier: 'Why won't the Gatti driveway be the primary access to the 12 project. 13 14 Matt. Hudson: Park & Recreation Director, Jim Carr wanted to include that land '`in the 15 park. As access to the proposed subdivision, is to close to the signalized entrance to the 16 Jr. college and is extremely awkward. 17 18 Doyle Heaton: Addressed the changes to the plan. ;Likes the changes proposed by 19 Commissioner McAllister at the townhouses. Want the neighbors to be happy and 'so 20 dropping original plan at Buckingham Way — alternative today is A or B as described by 21 Matt Hudson. 22 23 George White: Addressed concerns regarding proposed road behind Buckingham and 24 fencing along road — this primarily sets up a barrier in the neighborhood, raises concerns 25 about security issues, noise from traffic, and. visual impact of homes to face fence. 26 27 Commissioner Dargie: Who maintains fence? 28 29 George White: Probably Buckingham neighbors. 30 31 Commissioner Asselmeier: Asked for elarificatiorn regarding the barrier effect. 32 33 Georg_ e White: Stated patterns of most: neighborhoods in the Corona, Ely Specific'area — 34 usual patterns are double loaded houses. 35 36 Craig Spaulding; Addressed his concerns presented in the staff report. 37 38 Council Member Healy: Is width, of private alley flexible? .39 40 Craig Spaulding: 'A street mininiun width of 2`8' is fine — for a public street there is 41 usually an additional 10' for landscaping, sidewalk, etc. on each side 42 43 Public hearing opened: 44 45 Sheri Dito, 1934; Buckingham, Way: Addressed, Mr. White's comments regarding the 46 proposed road'. Presented photos with backyards backing up to a street - disagreed with 4 r p White's assessment of it being a neighborhood barrier. Referred to the plan with 2 • • Planning Commission Minutes - May 13, 2003 1 one -story homes — understood that this was only a backup alternative. If 32' road width 2 possible, want a 28' width with extra 4 feet used to widen landscape area behind 3 Buckingham homes. Asked for comments by the City Engineer for the proposed street. 4 fence on one side become a no man's land that is not maintained. Want some assessment 5 Larry Kane, 1923 S'estri Lane: Discussed traffic impacts of the Gatti subdivision. 6 Traffic count was done in one day — does not explain methodology. Referred to pg. 8 of 7 study — what was source of SRJC adjustment. Pg. 12 re: excess capacity Pg. 14 re: 8 future conditions with SRJC, Pg. 16 Future plus project conditions — do not 9 understanding meaning. Subdivision will add 100 more students, and 1000 -1200 junior 10 high students — will definitely impact traffic. No discussion re: safety for pedestrians and 1l bicyclists. Did not account, for the new park, Turnbridge subdivision and Baker Ranch 12 subdivision. Mellow Roose tax is included in this development. Would not approve the 13 subdivision now — wait until expansion of junior college and building of the junior high 14 included and study'traffc for more than one day. Want to see more discussion regarding 15 access along the south border. 16 time than summer. 17 Jeri Schubert, 1926 Buckingham Re: Prefers Plan A. Also wants: 4 feet of street width 18 inside the fence of Buckingham backyards, no sidewalk behind Buckingham homes, 10' 19 of planting, mature trees planted behind Buckingham, 7' tall fence with 2' lattice, and 20 driveway graded out. 21 Was done in July on one specific day. Referenced to other traffic studies done in the 22 Hank Flum: Unfamiliar with the project. Lansdowne involved detention basin — why 23 does this project not have a:detention basin? Will walkway to east be extended into this 24 development? Need to build streets properly — do specifications apply to private roads — 25 quality needs to maintained. Do private streets have fire hydrants? Would road F with 26 fence on one side become a no man's land that is not maintained. Want some assessment 27 for the schools if there is no mellow roose. 28 1 29 Kimber Sterling, 1922 Buckingham Lane; Thanked the developer for exploring options. 30 Either of new options are preferable to old. Have some concerns and safety issues. Want 31 safety issues addressed re: perpendicular road ending, at my property. Barriers are 32 needed. Fence is falling down already. Concerns re: streetlight placements. Prefer 33 streetlights on side with new homes, lower lighting on the side of Buckingham Way. 34 Want mature trees. 35 36 Daniel and Lee Ann Smith,, Buckingham Lane: Want an_ alternate access considered in 37 addition to Yorkshire, request signed by 17 neighbors: Want traffic study done at another 38 time than summer. 39 40 Public hearing closed- 41 42 Steve Weinberger, W- Trans: Responded to data collection, time of day and time of year. 43' Was done in July on one specific day. Referenced to other traffic studies done in the 44 same area. Adjustment was done for the junior college as well as the junior high. 45 Standard procedure for evaluating intersections. Explained a decrease in traffic level of 46 service, means. new trips, are making turning movements that are below the average — did 47 not imply traffic would take another route. Regarding pedestrian and bike issues — there 3 Planning Commission Minutes May 13, 2003 existing bike and pedestrian routes — recommended that this subdivision ,not provide these, however, provide sidewalks for pedestrians., Traffic study did, not include the p roposed ark. A nei hborhood ark would add, an insignificant amount. of additional traffic. Regarding other new subdivisions — used the City's traffic model which_ includes proposed projects. Not asked to evaluate the Gatti access road, but would have concerns with it since is very close to the junior college 'intersection signal —would not be appropriate to provide full access. Chair Barrett: How; do . you adjust numbers from the summer when you did the evaluation as opposed to when school is in session? Steve Weinberger: Added standard trip generation figures from ITE•manual for college. Commissioner Asselmeier: Asked for clarification of projected number of'students used. Steve Weinberger:. Did not project number of students, used the City?'SL new traffic model, which showed significant growth and a doubling of traffic at. SRJC. . Chair Barrett: Did you include Tunbridge: and Baker Ranch subdivisions? Steve Weinberger: Used the City's new traffic model, which includes new subdivisions. Chair Barrett: Asked.for feasibility of a.sireet behind Buckingham. Dan Hughes: Is feasible. Commission comments on Single Fami Homes: Plan A with street backing up to Buckingham Way or Plan B with 9 one -story homes. Commissioner yon Raesfeld: Want condition added re: architecture, on corner lots.. Prefer the one -story homes (Plan B) - makes more intuitive sense. If we ,approve Plan A several issues;, security, maintenance, noise, &, streetlights. Hope ;neighbors 'understand what it means to have z, street behind them, Commissioner Asselrneier: Asked how many Buckingham Way neighbors; agree�with the - proposed road. Sherri Dito: All residents are supportive of the road. CommissionerAsselmeier: What is value of sidewalk on each side? Tiffany Robbe: City generally supports a standard of;si;dewalk construction on both sides of.'street. Planning Commission can. approvewith 'a sidewalk on one side. Commissioner-Asselmeier: Who would maintain strip? What does the City 4 Planning Commission Minutes - May 13, 2003 • 1 2 Tiffany Robbe: Unknown atthis time. Probably the Gatti Homeowners Association. 3 Council Member Healy: In agreement with Commissioner von Raesfeld. Nine single 4 story homes seem to be a superior solution. Concerns re: streetlight, security, and traffic 5 noise maintenance, and creation of "speedway. Agree with staff recommendation to 6 reduce road to 32' feet and create more separation from Buckingham homes. 7 8 Commissioner Dargie: Developer has made concessions and positive improvements to 9 the subdivision. Concerns about building a wall in the neighborhood. Plan B is 10 consistent with the way the area is developed. I1 12 Commissioner McAllister:. Concur with other commissioners — have same hesitations 13 about Plan A. Concerned about the impact that Buckingham Way neighbors will be 14 faced with by adding a road behind and about maintenance of fence. Interested in 15 creating positive community for new neighborhood with houses facing other homes, not a 16 fence.. Not confident aroad is best solution for the neighborhood. 17 18 Chair Barrett: Agree with the majority of commissioners. Main concerns of the 19 neighbors were privacy, the density of the new project and views. Plan B with nine 20 single - family homes m`ay be -'a better option, especially if road 'is 32' and the buffer 4' 21 wider between the homes. Dead zone behind fence is a real problem. Can be an 22 attractive nuisance. 23 24 Commissioner Asselmeier: Share the concerns of other commissioners; appreciate the 25 neighbor's efforts. Have to consider the City as well :as the neighbors. Reducing the 26 number of homes and the stories will address the homeowner's issues. 27 28 Commissioner von Raesfeld: Want a condition to address corner homes — can be added 29 to condition 5,, should apply to townhomes as well. 30 31 Council Member Healy: Supports Condition 7, reduce road'C to 32', add 4' to backyard 32 of the new homes. 33 34 Commissioner - von, Raesfeld: Reword condition 8 so that property line coterminous with 35 urban separator. 36 37 Comments on. Townhomes: 38 39 Identified concerns: 40 ® Removal of private alley 41 ® Casella Way parking 42 ® Design of middle units 43 44 Chair Barrett;_ Asked the developer to weigh in on removing the alley in the rear. 45' 46 Matt Hudson: Do not agree with staff's recommendation. 47 5 Planning •Ccmmiss on.Minutes - May 13, 2003 1 Chair Barrett: How are roads designed, streetlights; fire hydrants, etc. 2 ,• 3 Dan, Hughes: Alleyway in the rear. Fire hydrants and streetlights can be placed in the 4 landscape strip on the, public streets ; and in landscaped front yards on private street. No 5 streetlights: inalleyways, lighting mounted directly on the townhomes. 6 7 Chair Barrett: Asked about standards used for construction of private street. 8 9 Dan. Hughes: Same standards as for public streets_. 10 11 Commissioner- von Raesfeld: If you -can, continue the. townhouse pattern up to. Capri 12 Creek apartments,. seems everyone would benefit —could be option B. Corner lots, would 13 need special treatment from SPARC. Private alleys need to feel and look different from 14 public, streets, SPARC review. 15 16 Dan Hughes: Would be losing street front parking. 17 18 Commissioner von Raesfeld: Would gain parking on Yorkshire and Casella. 19 20 Doyle, Heaton-: If you come up with wording, we work with staff. 21 22 Commissioner von Raesfeld: If alternative B impossible, default to Plan A Cannot' 23 distinguish alleys from roads — need to be :addressed in design review. Whatever corner 24 units are do not want same elevations'. Like staff's recommendation to replace °private 25 alley, however, there is not enough information "to comment on. 26 27 Matt Hudson: Addressed the space issue between units — is 5' separation for purpose of 28 providing , light into units. No windows looking into another unit - will plant star jasmine 29 and Camilla on trellis between windows. 30 31 Commissioner Asselmei'er:- In. favor of an allemative that reduces hardscape and 32 increases green space and private outdoor space. In favor of Commissioner von 33 Raesfeld's configuration if it provides above. Would like description of walkways 34 between units 1 -18. 35 36 Matt Hudson: Provides light between units and provide landscaping — is a not walkway. 37 38 Chair Barrett:_ Asked who the 5 -ft. strip would belong to. 39 40 Matt Hudson: Would belong to one or the other unit, 41 42 Doyle Heaton Agreed with above owner who landscaping does not belong to would 43 have access to paint,their'home. 44 45 Commissioner Asselmeier: Homes without the '5' strip, would they 'have- another 46 amenity. • 47 6 Planning Commission Minutes - May 13, 2003 1 Doyle Heaton: No. 2 . 3 Council Member Healy: In agreement with previous commissioners, if new layout is 4 feasible. What would timing be? 5 6 George White: Would need to see before City Council - is a tentative map application. 7 8 Council Member Healy: Looking for design excellence on road F — prefer a public street. 9 Turn parking to 90 degrees on park side of Casella to alleviate circulation issues. Is 10 green space appropriate for purple pipe? Do not support staff s recommendation as it 1 l would units — like the for -sale townhouse units. 12 13 Commissioner Dargie: Concerned, there is no plan for a public road with either design. 14 Do not see benefits of a road that does not go .through and concerned about passing on a 15 map that we have not seen. 16 17 Commissioner McAllister: Support exploring .Commissioner von Raesfeld's Plan, 18 however, looks like you will .lose a few units. Comments on existing proposal: support 19 staff's recommendation to make road F public. Public space is improved, however, 20 private space per unit is still problematic. There is a greater amount of space for 21 homeowners if the alley is eliininated. Create more landscape space on units 33 and 34. 22 • 23 Chair Barrett: Like Commissioner von Raesfeld's suggestion,— do not feel confident that 24 the developer will make good attempt at modification with no incentive. Plan A still has 25 a lot of problems. Agree with Commissioner Dargie there needs to be a public road from 26 Casella to Yorkshire. If road. 1 was public and the redesign went through with 4 parallel 27 designs to the Capri creek, too many unknowns. Street lighting is an important issue. 28 Agree with Healy re parking on Casella and purple pipe. If approved as is, design of 29 corner units needs to be looked at by SPARC. Would like the City to look at opening up 30 Gatti Driveway even, it would only be right turn only — would benefit these future 31 homeowners and residents on Riesling. 32 33 Council Member Healy: Will make a commitment to ensure Commissioner von 34 Raesfeld's concept is well explored in plan submitted to council. Road F should become 35 a public road. Access along Gatti driveway will take away from the park and separate 36 park from creek. 37 38 Tiffany Robbe: Also, the existing Gatti driveway is entirely within the 70' creek setback 39 required by the Corona Ely Specific Plan. 40 41 Craig Spaulding: Agree with the commission regarding need for public street. Access is 42 not a good idea on Gatti drive, too close to existing intersection, would -bet very unsafe. 43 44 Commissioner McAllister: Question on the bike rack issue.. — it in public right -of -way. 45 46 Tiffany Robbe: The applicant agrees to provide a bike rack at the bus stop. 47 Planning Commission Minutes May 13, 2003 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3.1 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Chair Barrett: Will there be a detention pond and what will happen to the pond ,on the urban separator. George White: No detention pond. Land where pond is will be deeded to the.City. George Whiter Clarfi'cation - no matter which plan-,goes forward road F °will be a, public road. Commissioner Asselmeier: Thought all references to accessory dwellings, 'would be removed. Matt Hudson: Do not want to allow accessory dwellings. George White: Will strike that section. M/S Healy /von Raesfeld to adopt a mitigated negative declaration, approve rezoning from Agricultural to PUD and approve planned unit development guidelines per the recommendations below and amended conditions of approval. All in favor: Council Member Healy: Commissioner Dargie: Commissioner McAllister:. Chair Barrett: Commissioner von Raesfeld: Commissioner Asselmeier: Commissioner Imm: Yes No. Y es Yes Yes Yes Absent Commissioner Dargie voted no — thought °the Planning Commission should compel the applicant to return with revised tentative, map and plan with evaluation from the City. Amend, conditions ;as ,follows: • Adjacent to Buckingham shall be nine single =story single - family homes • Narrow Road A and C to 32 feet in order to provide an extra four 'feet of rear_ setback for Lots 1 -9 and 4 feet to rear yards along Road C • SPARC shall pay particular attention to street !side elevations of all corner lots both in. the town homes° and single- family dwellings. • There shall be a public road. in the townhouse area from Yorkshire, to Casella ® SPARC shall ;ensure that public and private roads - are clearly differentiated from each other (both on ground plane -arid 3= dimensional) • 'Townhouse `.Plan B' (Commissioner. von. Raesfeld's alternative) recommended to Council (if impossible, then recommend townhouse plan as presented that .evening). �. 8. i 1 Planning Commission Minutes - May 13, 2003 1 0 90 degree parking on park side of Casella with review and approval of Parks and 2 Recreation 3 o Cul -de 'sac at'end of'Casella shall meet emergency vehicle standards 4 o Purple pipe shall be provided for townhouse green space 5 o Remove condition (elimination of alley behind apartments) 6 o Provide bike rack at transit stop on Sonoma Mountain Parkway 7 ® SPARC shall consider floor plan and elevation modification to achieve more 8 private outdoor space for'the townhouse units. 9 10 Adjournment: 10:25 11 12 13 14 • E Conditions as M6dified' `by Planning "Commission May 13, 2003 •' GATTI'SUBDIVISION 710 Sonoma Mountain Parkway behind Gatti Park From the PlanningDiu'ision (778 - 430`1) 1. Before issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall revise the site plan or other first sheet of the office and job site copies of the Building Permit plans to list these Conditions of Approval as notes. 2. The plans submitted for building permit review shall be in substantial compliance with the Development Plan dated March 27, 2003 and the Tentative Map dated January 2 and April 25, 2003. These plans shall reflect 9 single -story detached homes abutting the Buckingham Lane residences and the townhouse plan as presented by Commissioner von Raesfeld (similar to the April 25 plan adjacent to the creek but „with four townhouse rows extending to a public road adjacent to Capri Creek Apartments with a semi- public park in the center). If this modified townhouse plan is impossible, the townhouses shall be laid out as in the April 25 plan. 3. All mitigation measures ,adopted in conjunction with the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the `Gatti nursery project are herein incorporated by reference as conditions of project approval. 4. Upon approval by the City Council, the applicant shall pay the $35.00 Notice of Determination fee to the Planning Division. The check shall be made payable to the County Clerk. Planning staff will file the Notice of Determination with the County Clerks office within five (5) days after receiving Council approval. 5. SPARC shall :review site plan design, building and "accessory structure design, PUD Guidelines, colors and materials, landscaping, and lighting. Particular attention shall be paid to the design of the middle townhouse unit and to all corner homes and townhomes. SPARC shall also consider floor plan and elevation modification to achieve more private outdoor space for the`townhouse units. 6. Prior to :issuance of a grading or building permit, a Construction Logistics Plan shall be submitted by the applicant and approval by the Community Development Department. It shall describe construction vehicle routes and these routes shall use the existing Gatti driveway to the full extent feasible.. 7. Prior to City Council review, the plans shall be modified to show the width of Road A reduced to 32 feet in order to provide an extra four feet of rear setback for Lots 1 -9. Similarly, reduce width of Road C to 32 feet and add 4 feet to rear yards. h, 8. Prior to City ,Council review, the plans shall be modified to show a public, through street connecting Casella Way to Yorkshire Road. 9. Prior to City Council review, °the north property line of Lot 9 shall coincide with • the urban separator'line. 10. Prior to City Council review, the plans shall be modified to show a:sidewalk and a planting strip (a minimum width of '4 feet) along all proposed public streets. 1.1.. Prior to City Council review', shift the house on Lot 42 out of the FEMA 10:0 =year boundary. 12. Prior to City Council review, 'a full set of complete plans and updated PUD guidelines shall 'be provided. This project ,shall not be scheduled for a 'City Council ;hearing prior to the review of these plans by the City Engineer. This shall_ include the reexamination of turning - radiuses for vehicles. 1.3. Prior °to City Council review, the plans shall. be modified to depict 90 degree parking along the park side of Casella Way, subject to the review and approval of the Parks-Director. Prior to Improvement plan approval, those plans shall show signage I on. the ,park side .of Casella Way indicating that at those spaces, during daytime hours (6:00 AM to 5:00 PM.),, parking is restricted by time pursuant to the Parks Director. - 1,4, Prior to improvement Plan approval, the ,improvement plans shall show the addition, of a pedestrian warning sign at the, Riesling Road mid- block crossing for Westbound traffic. The sign shall be. installed :in the existing median so as to be, more visible to. through traffic on Riesling'Road. 15. Prior to Improvement Plan approval, the improvement plans shall show the addition of purple piping to the townhouse park. 16. Prior to SPARC review, the plans reflect. elements (both on thel ground : plane and 3- dimensional) that clearly delineate/differentiates the private. alleys from the public streets, specifically Casella, Yorkshire, and Road F. 17. Prior ,to SPARC review; the plans shall' depict a bridge over Capri Creek at Casella Way. Specifications on, the bridge shall also be provided to SPARC.. The exact location of the bridge shall be reviewed and approved by the .Parks Department and the Petaluma.administration of the SRJC. 18. Prior to SPARC review; the plans shall depict a Class .I path along the entire project (.from. Sonoma. Mountain Parkway to the urban separator) :adjacent to the creek. Pursuant to the Parks Department, the path shall be a minimum eight feet wide and constructed of concrete. A bike rack shall be shown to the immediate south and inline with the existing bus shelter. U 19. Prior to SPARC review, along the urban separator SPARC. the plans shall show at least 3 six -foot long benches Specifications on the benches shall also be provided to 20. Prior to SPARC review, the plans shall show the specifications and proposed location of a sign along Sonoma Mountain Parkway identifying the creek path and the connection to the'urban separator path. 21. Prior to SPARC review, an exterior lighting plan shall be submitted. Said plan shall include a detail of the types of all fixtures to be installed for ,review and approval. All lighting shall be hooded and project downward, providing a soft "wash" of - light. No lighting on the site shall create a direct glare into cyclist /pedestrian eyes. I 22. The applicant shall be required to utilize Best Management Practices regarding pesticide/herbicide use and fully commit to lntegrated Pest Management techniques for the protection of pedestrian/bicyclists. The applicant shall be required to post "signs when pesticide/herbicide use occurs to warn pedestrians and bicyclists. 23. Prior to SPARC review, the landscape plan shall be modified to address improvements to the pond as determined by the Community Development Department-, Parks'Department, and Water Resources Department. 24. Prior to Final, approval, the applicant shall work with City staff regarding the transition'between'the proposed project and the new 7 -acre park. 25. Prior to certificate of occupancy of 80% of units, all trees referred to in the arborist report and on the property to be dedicated to the City should be removed and all stumps ground. Also, prior to certificate of occupancy of -80% of units, these trees shall'° be replaced with appropriate species along the creek, the pond, and the urban separator as approved by SPARC. 26. Prior to approval of improvement plans or issuance of grading permits for work within any channel, the applicant shall provide a copy of the approved Streambed Alteration Agreement and proof of compliance with the permit conditions. Removal and replacement of the non- native trees and a bridge shall be the only in- stream channel work, shall be limited to the dry season, and shall be performed in accordance with conditions specified by the Department of Fish and Game in a Streambed Alteration Agreement. 27. A Landscape Assessment District should be formed for the maintenance of landscape in 1). the Capri Creek area northeast of Casella Way from back of curb to top of bank, 2) .the Urban Separator from property line to property line, and 3) the landscape strips without residences directly to their rear to care for them such as' the two areas abutting Capri Creek apartments along Yorkshire Road and the Private Alley. Prior to Final Map -approval the LAD shall , be submitted to the Planning Division and the Parks and Recreation Department for their reviewed and acceptance. 28. In the. event, than archaeological remains are encountered during: grading, work shall be halted temporarily and a. qualified archaeologist shall be consulted for evaluation of the artifacts and to recommend future action. The. local Native American community shall also be -notified and consulted in the event any archaeological remains are uncovered. 29. All construction activities; shall be limited to 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. . through Friday. Construction, shall be prohibited on Saturdays and Sundays and all holidays recognized by the City of Petaluma, unless a permit is first secured from the City Manager (or his/her designee) for additional hours. There will be no: start up ofmachines nor equipment prior to 8 :00 a.m., Monday through, Friday; no delivery of materials nor equipment prior to 7:30 a.m. nor past. 5'00: p.m., Monday through Friday.; no servicing of equipment past 5:30 'p.m., Monday through 'Friday. Plans submitted for City permits shall include. the language above: 30. All construction equipment powered by internal combustion equipment shall;be properly muffled and maintained to minimize noise. Equipment ;shall be turned off when -not in use. 31. Construction maintenance, storage, and staging ,areas for construction equipment shall avoid proximity to residential areas to the maximum extent practicable: Stationary construction equipment such as compressors, mixers etc. °!shall be placed away from residential areas. and/or provided with. acoustical shielding. Quiet construction equipment shall be used when possible. 32. Construction and demolition debris shall be recycled to the maximum extent feasible in .order to min mize�impacts, on the landfill. 33. -Prior to issuance of a,building °permit, the plans shall be modified to accommodate recycling containers in the interiors of the units. From the Engineering Section (778=4304 Prior to improvement plan and final map approval, the following Engineering conditions shall be met. 34. All pubic streets shall have sidewalks on both sides of the street with pedestrian . ramps at .corners, intersections and connections from streets to paths. All public streets shall have a minimum width of 32 -feet with parking on'both sides or 28 feet with no parking. Parking may be allowed on one side of the street only if houses are limited to one side. No "parking areas shall be indicated, with red curb i L, v. and signs. Asphalt thickness shall be a minimum of 4.,- inches. Streetlights shall conform to City standards and the Ely /Corona Specific Plan. 35. The street right -of -way on the park side of Casella Way shall be dedicated by separate document from the City of Petaluma and recorded simultaneously with the final map. 36. Grading and "site preparation shall conform to the soil investigation report prepared for this subdivision. Erosion control plans shall be prepared as part of the improvement `plans: A storrn water pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) shall be prepared and a notice of intent (NOI) shall be filed. Moisture barriers shall be installed to prevent pavement cracking along the curb on the park side of Casella Way, on the creek side of Road D and on the urban separator side of Road B. 37. A vehicle barrier shall be installed between the public streets and parcel A (shown on the tentative map as dedicated to the City of Petaluma). This vehicle barrier shall be subject to SPARC review and approval. 38. All hydrologic, hydraulic and storm drain system design shall be subject to the review and approval of the Sonoma County Water Agency. 39. The proposed water main system shall be capable of 'delivering a continuous fire flow as required by the Fire Marshal's office. 40. Water service laterals shall be 1.5 -inch diameter with 1 -inch water meters. 41. Any existing overhead utilities on the property shall. be placed underground or removed. 42. Install a stop sign and crosswalk at all tee intersections. Provide a three -way stop at the intersection of Yorkshire Road and Road. D with one crosswalk on Yorkshire and. one crosswalk on -Road D. 43. CC &R's for the common area shall define maintenance responsibility for the private streets, alleys and utilities. 44. The developer shall pay a fee for review of the technical correctness of the final map. 45. :Improvement plans and final map shall be prepared according to the latest City ordinances, resolutions, codes, policies and standards. From the Fire, Marshal. (778- 4398): 46. Prior r to City Council review, no on- street parking space shall be shown that • restricts the turning radius of the aerial ladder truck. 47. In ,the townhouse units one through fifty provide the following. When one of the conditions below are determined to exist at the site, a fire sprinkler system installed in accordance. with N.F.P.A. 13 -D is required. Including extension of sprinklem into the attic garage, attached porches and carports, bathrooms over .55 . square feet, closets over 24 square feet, or 3 feet deep, and other attached structures. These systems shall be' calculated • for two -head activation in the attic. a. Are located where access is hampered by insufficient road widths, excessive grades, lack of adequate turnaround or other conditions which would impede or delay emergency response vehicles. b. In the:opinion of the.Fire Chief, create an increase hazard or' condition that will hamper the ability of fire :suppression crews to adequately suppress a fire and/or affect firefighting safety. 48. In all other single family dwelling units provide the following. Fire sprinkler systems designed and - installed in accordance with NFPA 13 -D, are required in residential structures -bathroom over 55, square feet, closets over 24 square feet, or 3 feet deep, and other attached tructures: These systems shall` be calculated for two. -head activation for the most remote two heads. 49. 'Activation of the fire sprinkler system shall sound an interior alarm-.that will notify normally occupied spaces. 50. Prior to issuance of a building permit, proof that. required fire flow is, available shall be supplied to the Fire Marshal. The minimum fire flow for this project is — 1,000- .GPM at 20 pounds residual per square inch. 51. Prior to certificate' of occupancy of 75 %0 of units, all curbs not. depicted for on- street parking spaces on sheet .C2' shall be painted red and no parking signs installed.. Where no _curb exists, signs approved by the Fire Marshal shall be installed. 52. Prior- to final map /improvement plan approval, the following ;modifications to fire Hydrants shall be shown on the plans: (please see the Planning Division file for plans red lined by fire) a. Move hydrant at side of house lot 1 (Yorkshire Road) to front of lot (Road A) in. reed on. b. Move two hydrants .on public Road D across the street. c. Add hydrant on Public road "B" .between house lots 21 and 22. d. Add hydrant cn Private `alley to the north of townhouse lot 30 and just to the .southeast of the street light. •