HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 93-97 04/26/1993
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Resolution No. 93-97 N C.s.
1 of the City of Petaluma, California
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA APPROVING THE AMENDED
4 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE TWIN CREEKS
5 RESIDENTIAL PROJECT, A 44-LOT SINGLE-FAMILY PROJECT ON A 9.07
6 ACRE SITE LOCATED AT 4 AND 8 ELLIS STREET, (APN 007-22.1-19, 136-100-
7 21, 26, 29, 31, 32, 33, and a portion of 34)
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9 WHEREAS, the project site has been was rezoned to Planned Unit District by Ordinance
10 number 1880 adopted on February 3, 1992 and Resolution 92-16, approving a Planned Unit
11 Development Plan for the Twin Creeks residential subdivision, was adopted; and
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13 WHEREAS, by action taken on March 23, 1993, the Planning Commission considered and
14 forwarded a recommendation to the City Council to conditionally approve an amended
15 Planned Unit Development Plan for the Twin Creeks residential subdivision; and
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17 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the requirements of the California Environmental
18 Quality Act have been satisfied through the preparation and certification of an
19 Environmental Impact Report and a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report by
20 Resolution No's. 90-182 N.C.S. and 92-11 N.C.S. and the preparation of an Initial
21 Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration which addressed the current amendment to the
22 project, approved by Resolution No. 93-96.
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24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby conditionally
25 approves the amended Planned Unit Development Plan as shown in the Tentative
26 Subdivision Map by TDG Consulting Civil Engineers, received in the Planning Department
27 on March 18, 1993, the preliminary Landscape Plan by David Gates and Associates
28 received on March 4, 1993, the Architectural drawings by Farrell Faber and Associates
29 received on January 28, 1993, and the written Planned Unit Development standards
30 received on April 9 1993, all on file in the City of Petaluma Planning Department, pursuant
31 to Section 19A-504 of Zoning Ordinance 1072 N.C.S., as amended based on the following
32 findings and subject to the following conditions:
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36 1. By providing the secondary access to Ellis Street, the Twin Creeks PUD district
37 creates a suitable relationship to adjacent thoroughfares; and traffic analysis of the
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1 area has indicated that said thoroughfare is adequate to carry the additional traffic
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4 2. The proposed development plan as redesigned to:
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6 reduce the number of homes parallel to the Wilmington Avenue homes;
7 increase the number of single story homes parallel to the Wilmington
8 Avenue .homes;
9 increase rear yard setbacks to these homes; and
10 providing a landscaped screen;
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12 will present a unified and organized arrangement of buildings and service facilities
13 which are appropriate in relation to adjacent or nearby properties.
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15 3. The natural and scenic qualities of the site are protected, through the development
16 of the single loaded street with the twenty foot buffer, the open space area between
17 the site and the Petaluma River, and the open space area at the confluence of -Lynch
18 Creek and the Petaluma River to provide adequate available public. and private
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4. The development of the property as proposed by the applicant, as mitigated through
the adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and as conditioned below will not
be detrimental to the public welfare, will be in the best interest of the City, and will
be in keeping with the general intent and spirt of the Zoning regulation of the City
of Petaluma, with the Petaluma General Plan, by improving access to the River and
providing a secondary access for the residents of Holly Lane.
Conditions:
1. All aspects of the revised Planned Unit Development Plan including the Vesting
Tentative Subdivision Map and Grading Plan, the landscaping plan, the
architectural plans and written PUD Standards shall be subject to review and
approval by the Site Plan and Architectural Review Committee (SPARC) prior to
submittal of the Final Map applications.
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2. Review by SPARC shall concentrate on the following:
a. simplification of house design;
b. neighborhood entry treatments;
c. design of the bridge;
d. floor plans and elevations of homes proposed on corner lots shall be
reviewed to insure an attractive streetscape;
e. floor plans and elevations of homes adjacent to the. river shall be reviewed to
insure orientation to the creek/river;
f. addition of street trees along Ellis Street;
g. consistent use of materials and details on all sides of the units;
h. interface and compatibility of the Twin Creeks Landscaping plan with the
mitigation plan for the Army Corps of Engineers Project;
i. increasing the architectural diversity between units 2 and 4;
j. avoiding dominance of any single model type;
k. pedestrian circulation.
1. distribution and inclusion of a substantial portion of side-entry garages.
m. addition of 3 detached garage units.
3. The written PUD Development Standards shall be revised as follows and submitted
for approval by SPARC prior to approval of the Final Maps:
a. Provisions which prohibit accessory structures taller than one story within the
required 25' setback of those lots adjacent to homes fronting on Wilmington
Drive shall be added to the written standards.
b. Addition of 3 detached garage units.
4. All mitigations identified through the environmental review process as listed in
Resolution 93-96 adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed
amended Planned Unit Development Plan shall be considered conditions of project
approval for the Planned Unit Development Plan.
5. If a retaining wall is necessary between the .neighborhoods it shall be constructed of
masonry to avoid future maintenance problems.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution shall supersede Resolution 92-16
approving the original Planned Unit Development Plan for the Twin Creeks residential
subdivision.
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Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the ...AppL ved as to
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following vote:
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AYES: Nelson, Barlas, Read, Shea, Vice Mayor Sobel, Mayor llilligoss
NOES: Hamilton
ABSENT
ATTEST:
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