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ORDINANCE NO. 1683 N. C, S.
Introduced by Councilman Seconded by Councilman
Brian Sobel Lynn Woolsey
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1072 N.C.S.
AS AMENDED, BY RECLASSIFYING AND REZONING PHASE 1, ASSESSOR'S PARCEL
NUMBERS 00?-421-07,08,12; 047-211-21, 22 AND PREZONING PHASE 2,
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL. NUMBER 047-211-12, COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS
REDWOOD BUSINESS PARK II TO PLANNED COMMUNITY DISTRICT (PCD)
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of 'Petaluma as follows:
Section 1. The City Council finds that the .Planning Commission filed
with the City Council on April 6, 198.7, its report as set forth in its
minutes of March 10, 1987 (Item No. 3...354) , recommending the
adoption of an amendment to Zoning Ordinance. No. 1072 N.C.S. , as
amended, by reclassifying and rezoning certain lands being more
particularly described as Assessor's Parcel Numbers 007-421-08, 12;
047-211-21 and 22 and prezoning Assessor's Parcel Numbers 00?-421-07
and 047-211-12 from Highway Commercial.., Light Industrial and
Floodplan Combining to PCD (Planned Community District..) /F1oodPlain
Combining (FP-C) .
Section 2. .The City Council further finds that said Planning
Commission :held public hearings on said proposed amendment to Zoning.
Ordinance No. 1072 N . C . S . , as amended, culminating on March 10,
1987 after giving notice of said hearings in the manner, for the period ,
and in the, form required by said Ordinance No. 1072 N . C . S . , as
amended,. and. has received written information ;from interested parties.
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Minutes of the.. public hearings as well as all' written .information have
been received and reviewed by the Council.
Section 3. Pursuant `to the provisions of Zoning Ordinance No. 1072
N.C.S. , as amended, the City Council .finds the proposed amendment
in general conformity with the Petalurria General Plan, and. further,
that the public interest, convenience and general welfare will be
furthered by the proposed amendment.
Section 4. Pursuant to the provisions of Zoning Ordinance No. 1072
N.C.S. , as amended, and based upon the evidence it has received and
in accordance with the findings made., the City Co uncil hereby adopts
amendment to said Zoning Ordinance N o . 1072 N . C . S . so as to
reclassify and rezone said property hereinbefo re referred to in
accordance with the recommendation of the Planning Commission.
Section 5. The City Council further finds the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines' Section 15091 are
satisfied because changes or alterations have been required in or
incorporated into the project which avoid or substantially -lessen the
potentially significant environmental effects identified in the EIR and
further identified in the following findings:'
A. Traffic.. T.he City Council hereby finds that potentially
significant impacts to traffic circulation will be substantially
lessened by all of the following measures which have been
incorporated into the. project:
1. On and off-site improvements to roadways, including
pedestrian ways, signalization, road widening, signing and
raised medians to control traffic.
2. Limitation of vehicular access on Old Redwood Highway and
Denman Road.
3. Improvements for mass transit.
4. Accommodations for emergency vehicles.
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5. Participation in widening of Willow Brook Bridge, Old
Redwood Highway, Corona Road and Rainier Avenue US 101
overpasses.
6. Phasing of project bui ldout to coincide with road
improvements to maintain at least current levels of service at
critical intersections.
7. Renaming of road segments.
8. Provisions for directional signs to aid the free flow of
traffic .
B. Flood/.Drainage. The City Council hereby finds that potentially
significant impacts to the site's water runoff and corresponding
effects to areawide flooding due to installation of impervious
surfaces and fill have been substantially lessened by all of the
following measures which have been incorporated into the project:
1. Detention basin system that will contain all projected
100-year base flood waters identified with the site, increased
runoff caused by soil compaction and new impervious
surfaces, and displacement caused by development.
2. Reservation of easements for potential future flood mitigation
projects, e. g. Willow Brook rechannelization or diversion
channel.
3. Grading, to Sonoma County Water Agency design criteria.
4. Participation in all regional flood control projects affecting or
affected by the project.
C. Creeksde Protection. The City Council hereby finds that
potential adverse effects to significant natural features of the site
have been. substantially lessened by the following measures which
have been incorporated into the project:
1. 1V1'aintenance access to the creek.
2 . Protection of all fir trees .
3. Replacement planting program in the event that the creek is
widened as part of a regional. flood control measure.
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4. Review and conditional approval. by the Site Plan and
Architectural Review Committee.
D. Interface of Land Uses. Thee City Council hereby finds that
potentially significant effects of creating intensive urban uses
proximate to existing rural lands will be substantially lessened by
the following mitigation measures which have been incorporated
into the project:
1. Substantial landscape buffer zones.
2 . Protection of hilltop .
3. Noise mitigation and performance standards .
4. Zoning restrictions on more objectionable uses.
5. Eliiniriation of project veYicular access. to Denman Road.
6. Flood mitigation. measures as listed in 'subsection B, above.
7. Project. and individual building ,review by the Site Plan and
Architectural: Review Committee:
8. Mitigation of pest problems associated with permanent ponds.
E. Archaeological. The City Council hereby finds that the
possibility of discovering and damag-ing subsurface prehistoric
and/or historic archaeological materials within the project
boundaries will. be avoided by the halting of construction in any
area upon the finding of any artifacts of an archaeological nature
and the hiring of a professional archaeologist to inspect the find
to determine the nature and significance of the find and if full
retrieval., partial retrieval, or preservation is warranted.
Section 6. The City Council finds that the requirements of California
Environmental.: Quality Act have been satisfied by Resolution No.
~~~- N.C.S. and hereby incorporates by reference the
Environmental.. Impact Report prepared for the project site.
Section 7. The City Clerk is hereby directed to post this ordinance
for the period and in the manner required by the City Charter.
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INTRODUCED and ordered posted this 13,th day of April, 1987.
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ADOPTED this day o~ 1987 by the following vote:
AYES: Davis, Sobel, Woolsey, Cavanagh, Balshaw, Vice Mayor Tencer, Mayor Hilligoss
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