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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Minutes 12-10-1996 Regular Meeting p{i ;q~"047 fl~ A regular meeting of the City of Dublin Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, December 10, 1996, in the Dublin Civic Center City Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Commissioner Jennings. **** * ***** ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Jennings, Geist, Johnson and Zika; Eddie Peabody, Community Development Director; Jeri Ram, Associate Planner, Gaylene Burkett, Recording Secretary. Absent: Cm. Lockhart **** * ***** PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Cm. Jennings led the Commission, Staff, and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. **** * ***** ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS TO THE AGENDA The minutes of the November 26, 1996, meeting were approved as submitted. **** * ***** ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None **** * ***** WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None **** * ***** PUBLIC HEARING 8.1 P A 96-047 Dublin Park Hotel Conditional Use Permit and Site Development Review Request for a Conditional Use Permit and Site Development Review approval for a 3,800 sq.ft. expansion to the existing hotel. The expansion to the hotel includes 900 sq.ft. of office space and a 1500 sq.ft. lobby expansion and a future expansion of a meeting room of 1400 sq.ft. The project also includes ..---......------...--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regular Meeting [12-10 pcmi] 100 December 10, 1996 3,500 sq. ft. outdoor patio and two freeway oriented towers for decorative purposes. A new use subject to review and approval is a spa (massage, facial, manicure and pedicures). Cm. Jennings asked for the staff report. Ms. Ram presented the staff report. She gave a brief description of the project. She stated the request was to expand the existing facilities and to add a spa use. She stated the hotel would be changed to a lighter color with a slightly modem look. The applicant was concerned with the condition concerning outdoor sound. When putting together the staff report, we had to consolidate 3 different conditional use permits which include a car rental facility, beauty salon, public dancing, outdoor sales and auction. Condition 8 was modified with the sentence added "Any music filtering on to the patio from the building shall be controlled to not create a nuisance to neighboring properties." The massage use is a new use and is regulated in the municipal code by chapter 4.20. She concluded her report and asked if anyone had any questions. Cm. Zika asked how the applicant would interpret the sentence of "not creating a nuisance to neighboring properties." Ms. Ram stated people would complain to the Police Department and they would go out and see if the nuisance was a reality. Cm. Geist asked about condition 11 of the staff report, stating the spa use would have to be completed within one year but the applicant stated they may delay the spa. Ms. Ram stated the applicant would have to complete the spa within one year. Cm. Johnson asked if the restaurant that was currently there would continue to be a restaurant? Ms. Ram stated that they could ask the applicant that question. Wayne Levenfeld, Applicant, stated the goal was to have hospitality serve as a duel function; a limited food menu furnished in an upscale lounge. He stated that they were trying to make it a conference center with food and beverage but not a coffee shop type setting. He stated they plan to renovate the hotel with over a million dollars spent on furniture and fixtures. In January, all rooms will be refurnished. He stated that they are trying to make the motel more like a hotel and to provide a pre-function area for social gatherings or business meetings. He asked if anyone had any questions. Cm Zika asked if the name would remain the same. Mr. Levenfield stated there were two names picked, however, they found out they could not be used. They are still looking into a name for the hotel and may stay with Best Western. Cm. Zika asked if this was their first venture. Mr. Levenfeld stated this was their 6th project and they specialize in buying properties that need fixing up. Regular Meeting [12-10 pcmi] 101 December 10, 1996 "-' Cm. Jennings asked if there were any of their hotels in the area that could be looked at. Mr.Levenfeld stated there was one in Los Gatos, and Mill Valley. The one in Mill Valley was also an old Howard Johnson Motel. There was another in Alameda along the water called the Marina Village Inn and they have two properties in Lake Tahoe. Cm. Jennings asked if anyone had any other questions, hearing none she closed the public hearing. On motion by Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm .Johnson, with modifications to condition #8 and with a vote of 4-1-0- with Cm. Lockhart absent, the Planning Commission unanimously adopted Resolution No. 96-44 APPROVING OF PA 96-047 DUBLIN PARK HOTEL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW 9. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mr. Peabody stated the December 24 meeting will be canceled. He also stated that there has been no word from the Mayor on new or remaining Planning Commission appointments. He stated we have some large projects coming up next year, the site plan for the theater and the Opus project has been submitted. He stated that Staff has been working with DSRSD to come up with a method on spreading the cost of fees over time. Cm. Johnson asked if there was more than one restaurant and does each restaurant have to pay a DSRSD fee? Mr. Peabody stated that each restaurant would vary in fees depending on how large it is and the volume of the restaurant. Cm. Zika asked if it was true that we only have room for 200 new sewers in Dublin. Mr. Peabody stated it was not true, there was at least 1,500 that he knew of. There was still room in the sewer system. Cm. Zika stated he was told once Hansen Ranch and Schaefer Ranch were hooked up, there would only be 200 left in the City of Dublin. Mr. Peabody stated he was not sure, if that was true, however, it may take Schaefer Ranch several years to build out. Cm. Zika thanked the Planning Commission and staff for a good ten years, he doubted he would be back on the Planning Commission, and wished everyone a very Merry Christmas. Regular Meeting [12-10 pcmi] 102 December 10, 1996 . ,.' ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ATTEST: C -'~l~ ommumty Deve opment Dlrec Regular Meeting [12-10 pcmi] December 10, 1996 103 . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . , . . . , . . . . . . . , . . " . , " , . , , , .. . l ....................1 . , , , . . . " , . .. "" ...."....' . . ".. . .. . .l . . ., ..... ...........;.. "...""..,, .........."...."..t ....................' ........../ . . . . . . . . . .L_