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Planning Commission Minutes
March 24, 2009 -07:00
Present: Will Dargie,Kathy Miller, Christopher Arras, Tanya Sullivan, Spence Burton,Jack Rittenhouse,Teresa
Barrett
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 10,2009(07:02 PM)
Motion: Approve
Moved by Christopher Arras, seconded by Will Dargie.
Vote: Motion carried 5-0.
Yes: Will Dargie; Christopher Arras; Tanya.Sullivan;Jack Rittenhouse;Teresa Barrett
Abstain: Kathy Miller; Spence Burton
PUBLIC COMMENT:None(07:03 PM)
COMMISSIONERS' REPORT: (07:03 PM)
Commissioner Burton
CORRESPONDENCE: None(07:04 PM)
APPEAL STATEMENT: Within fourteen(14)calendar days following the date of a decision of the Planning
Commission,the decision may be appealed to the City Council by the applicant or by any other interested party. If
no appeal is made within that time,the decision shall be final.An appeal shall be addressed to the Council in writing
and shall be filed with the City Clerk. Said appeal shall be accompanied by the appeal fee as specified by Resolution
2002-114-N.C.S. as adopted by the City Council. The appeal shall state specifically the grounds for the appeal and
the relief sought by the appellant.
(07:04 PM)
LEGAL RECOURSE STATEMENT: Persons commenting orally or in writing are advised to raise all pertinent
issues at this state of review so that possible solutions may be implemented or adopted at the earliest opportunity. If
you challenge the action taken by the City of Petaluma in court,you may be limited to raising only those issues you
or someone else raised during the public review process, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at or
prior to the conclusion of the public review process. (07:04 PM)
NEW BUSINESS: (07:04 PM)
PUBLIC HEARING: (07:04 PM)
I. THE BIRCHES, 870 WOOD SORREL DRIVE
APN: 137-061-022
FILE: 05-TSM-0369-CR
PLANNER: Tiffany Robbe
The applicant is requesting approval to subdivide the 2.2 acre vacant parcel at 870 Wood Sorrel into 21 residential
lots and to amend the zoning to a Planned Unit District(PUD)and to adopt the associated development plan and
PUD standards. (07:04 PM)
Birches Staff Report w/Attachments A,B,C
Birches-Attachment D
Birches-Attachment E,F,G
Birches-Attachment H
Birches-Tentative Map
Birches-Conceptual Streetscape
Tiffany Robbe presented the staff report.
Council Member Barrett
Tiffany Robbe
Council Member Barrett
Commissioner Burton
Council Member Barrett
Curt Bates,City Engineer
Chair Miller
Tiffany Robbe
Commissioner Arras
George White
Commissioner Arras
Tiffany Robbe
George White
Commissioner Arras
Tiffany Robbe
Commissioner Arras
Tiffany Robbe
Commissioner Arras
Tiffany Robbe
Commissioner Sullivan
Curt Bates
Commissioner Sullivan
Tiffany Robbe
George White
Commissioner Sullivan
Tiffany Robbe
Commissioner Sullivan
Commissioner Arras
Commissioner Burton
George White
Commissioner Burton
George White
Commissioner Burton
George White
Vin Smith,Applicant
Council Member Barrett
Vin Smith
Chair Miller
Vin Smith
Steven J. Lafranchi, Steven J. Lafranchi&Associates
Council Member Barrett
Steve Lafranchi
Commissioner Burton
Steve Lafranchi
Vin Smith
Commissioner Burton
Commissioner Arras
Steve Lafranchi
Vin Smith
Commissioner Arras
Vin Smith
Commissioner An-as
Commissioner Sullivan
Vin Smith
Commissioner Sullivan
Vin Smith
Steve Lafranchi
Commissioner Sullivan
Vin Smith
Commissioner Sullivan
George White
Vin Smith
Commissioner Rittenhouse
Steve Lafranchi
Vin Smith
Commissioner Arras
Steve Lafranchi
Public Hearing: Opened
Ed Conroy, neighbor
Steve Lafranchi
Ed Conroy
Dave Derby, 9 Allegheny Court
Public Hearing: Closed
Chair Miller
COMMISSION COMMENTS
Commissioner Burton
Commissioner Dargie
Council Member Barrett
Commissioner Rittenhouse
Commissioner Sullivan
Commissioner Arras
Chair Miller
Vin Smith
Commissioner Rittenhouse
Vin Smith
Chair Miller
Vin Smith
Commissioner Dargie
George White
Commissioner Dargie
Council Member Barrett
Commissioner Sullivan
Commissioner Arras
George White
Commissioner Rittenhouse
Chair Miller
Commissioner Rittenhouse
Vin Smith
Commissioner Rittenhouse
Vin Smith
Commissioner Burton
Commissioner Rittenhouse
Vin Smith
George White
Vote: Motion carried 7-0.
Yes: Kathy Miller;Will Dargie; Spence Burton;Jack Rittenhouse;Christopher Arras;Teresa Barrett;Tanya
Sullivan
Motion: Continue to May 12,2009
Moved by Jack Rittenhouse, seconded by Will Dargie.
II. LIAISON REPORTS: (10:05 PM)
a. City Council(10:05 PM)
Council Member Barrett
b. SPARC(10:06 PM)
Commissioner Rittenhouse
c. Petaluma.Bicycle Advisory Committee(10:07 PM)
Commissioner Arras
d. Tree Advisory Committee(10:07 PM)
Commissioner Sullivan
Adjournment: (10:07 PM)