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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-24-1998 PC MinutesA regular meeting of the City of Dublin Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, February 24, 1998, in the Dublin Civic Center City Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairperson Jennings. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Jennings, Johnson, Oravetz, and Musser; Eddie Peabody Jr., Community Development Director; Dennis Carrington, Senior Planner; Jerry Haag, Consulting Planner; and Gaylene Burkett, Recording Secretary. Absent: Cm. Hughes 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 February 10, 1998, meeting were approved with two minor non-substantive corrections. Cm. Jennings stated there was a change to the agenda. Item 8.3 was moved down to New or Unfinished business because it was not a public hearing. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None PUBLIC HEARING 8.1 PA 98-004 - Dublin Self-Storage Master Sign Program, Site Development Review Request for a master sign program to allow a freestanding sign located at 6100 Dougherty Road. Cm. Jennings read guidelines on how a public hearing would be conducted. She asked for the staff report. Regular Meeting [2-24 pcmi] 15 February 24, 1998 Dennis Carrington, Sr. Planner, stated that the applicant was applying for a Master Sign Program and the purpose ora Master Sign Program was to allow some flexibility to the sign regulations. He indicated that in order to approve a Master Sign Program, three findings must be made. The first finding was for "the program's contribution to be effective and have attractive identification of businesses, services and uses and the design quality of the site (including the sign) and surrounding area will be superior to the quality that would result under the regulations and standards of Section 8.84.040, Sign Development Regulations; Section 8.84. 050, Signs Subject to Permits; Section 8. 84.11 O, Regulations for Wall Signs and Projecting Signs; and Section 8. 84.120, Freestanding Sign General Regulations". The second finding is "That all of the proposed signs of the complex are compatible with the style or character of existing improvements on the site and are well related to each other ". The third finding is "That all of the proposed signage shall generally conform with the Design Criteria in Section 8.84.060". He indicated that these findings could not be made, thereby, staffrecommends adoption of a resolution denying PA-008 Dublin Self Storage Master Sign Program. Carl McIlravy, 6100 Dougherty Road, representing the applicant, stated a sign that big was the only way to let people know the location of the business. Many people speed by his location and can't see the sign until it was too late to turn into the driveway. He realizes that the sign was large, but their location makes it necessary to have a larger sign. Cm. Oravetz asked why they can't have a sign according to the specifications in the ordinance. Mr. McIlravy stated this sign was what his employer wanted. They felt this large sign was the only way for people to see their facility. They felt the colors matched the colors of the facility and they were not opposed to changing the background if that was the issue. Cm. Johnson asked about relocating the sign on their property for better visibility. Mr. Mcllravy stated that would probably not help as they were also a U-Haul distributor and the larger trucks may block the sign. Cm. Johnson suggested a smaller sign closer to the street. Mr. McIlravy still felt people would not be able to see it. He showed pictures to the Planning Commission of how the sign would look. Mr. Jay Garsus from Able Signs stated that he was available to answer any questions. He explained some of the materials they use for their signs. Cm. Jennings asked Mr. Mcllravy if he received the staff report. She stated that to her understanding, a legal sign was 52V2 square feet. Mr. McIlravy stated that a sign he could get over the counter was 52½ square feet of frontage. They were requesting a sign of approximately 96 square feet. Cm. Jennings asked what three findings were they meeting in order to get the Master Sign Program. Mr. Mcllravy stated that the letters that say "Dublin Mini Storage" will be removed. He stated that they could change the coloring of the signage. As far as the second finding, there will not be any other signs on the property that will have to match. Cm. Jennings asked if anyone had any other questions, hearing none, she closed the public hearing. Regular Meeting 16 February 24 1998 [2-24 pcmi] Cm. Johnson stated that the sign ordinance has been rewritten to allow for adequate signage. He was disappointed that the smaller sign was being removed off the building. He stated that there were many other signs in the City that were smaller and quite visible from the street. Cm. Musser stated that he agreed with Cm. Johnson. He felt the smaller sign stood out just fine and we should stay within the guidelines. Cm. Jennings stated that there was a resolution denying PA 98-004 Master Sign Program. The last paragraph of the resolution stated that the illegal sign shall be removed within 30 days. On motion by Cm. Oravetz seconded by Cm. Johnson and with a vote of 4-0-1, with Cm. Hughes absent, to deny the Master Sign Program, the Planning Commission approved RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 06 DENYING PA 98-004 DUBLIN SELF STORAGE MASTER SIGN PROGRAM 6100 DOUGHERTY ROAD 8.2 PA 97-045 - Munchkin Care Conditional Use Permit Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a large family day care home for twelve children located at 11586 Alegre Drive. Cm. Jennings asked for the staff report. Mr. Carrington presented the staff report. He stated that the applicants were proposing to increase their day care from six to twelve children. The hours of operation would be 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. There has not been any complaints at that address and a negative declaration was prepared. He stated that the surrounding houses should not be impacted by noise. The site would be licensed with the State of California. The project was consistent with the general plan and staff recommends approval of the project. Cm. Oravetz asked how a noise impact study was conducted. Mr. Carrington stated the City does not have any noise meters; it was done by a site visit. He felt that there would not be much ora conflict. Nandini N. Shridhar 721 Live Oak Ave, Menlow Park, represented the owners. She stated this was an excellent project and would not have any negative impacts on the community. Munchkin Care has an excellent reputation and would greatly benefit the community. She felt the project should be approved as conditioned. Cm. Oravetz asked if they talked with the neighbors in the area. Ms. Shridhar responded yes. She provided the Commission with letters from neighbors and from parents who support the facility. Cm. Johnson asked if there will be any signage and if there were any plans to improve and expand the facilities. Ms. Shridhar responded no. Regular Meeting 17 February 24 1998 [2-24 pcmi] Cm. Oravetz asked if all the neighbors were okay with the facility. Ms. Shridhar stated that one neighbor indicated that she was not aware a daycare facility existed at this location. Cm. Johnson stated that the garage appeared to be a three car garage from the outside. Ms. Shridhar stated that it was a three car garage and one of the parking spaces has been converted into a play room. She stated that the play room meets all the building codes. Cm. Jennings asked the ages of the children. Ms. Shridhar responded that the ages ranged from a few months to fourteen years old. Danny Kilburn, 4459 Downing Ct., Pleasanton, stated that he has a child attending the daycare. He stated that they were delighted with the facility and their three year old Benjamin Patrick was happy. Cm. Oravetz asked where he lived and if he had any traffic problems. Mr. Kilbum stated that he has not had problems with traffic except around the school at peak hours. Cindy Sebastiani, 8119 CardiffDr., stated that her son attends Munchkin Daycare. She stated she interviewed different places and found Munchkin Daycare to have the best quality. She fully supports the expansion. Jay Krishna, husband of the applicant stated he has lived here almost 9 years and was a happy resident of Dublin. They have no desire to expand their home or put up signs. He stated that he was available to answer any questions. Sue Krishna, applicant, stated she has been doing this for three years and enjoys her job. She has wonderful support of the parents, and would like to offer full time employment to her employee. She gets requests for picking up school age children but cannot currently provide that service. With the expansion she would be able to provide that service. Cm. Oravetz asked how fast she would expand to 12 children. Ms. Krishna responded that she was not sure. She has a waiting list for infants. The school age care she has to turn down. Tammy Santos, 5787 Cherry Way, Livermore, employee of Ms. Krishna stated that she enjoys her work and it lets her bring her daughter to work with her. Ms. Shridhar asked for a change to the conditions for only one of the two parking space in the garage during the day and one available to the employee. Mr. Carrington responded that staffwas concerned because if there were two employees you will need two parking spaces in the garage and one in the driveway for parents to drop off. Ms. Shridhar asked if they were including the owner as an employee. Mr. Carrington responded yes. Regular Meeting 18 February 24 1998 [2-24 pcmi] Ms. Shridhar said that was fine. Mr. Carrington stated the conditions will remain as it was written. Cm. Jennings closed the public hearing. Cm. Oravetz asked if there were any findings that need to be met on this variance. Mr. Carrington stated variances have four mandatory findings that are required by the government code. Exhibit C shows findings on page 2, A-F, and these findings were made before staffcould recommend approval. On motion by Cm. Musser, seconded by Cm. Oravetz with a vote of 4-0-1 with Cm. Hughes absent, the Planning Commission adopted, RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 07 ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR PA 97-045 MUNCHKIN-CARE LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE HOME CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 08 APPROVING PA 97-045 MUNCHKIN-CARE LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE HOME CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST IN A PD (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT), SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT AT 11586 ALEGRE DRIVE 8.4 PA 98-002, Resting Place Fellowship Church Request for a Conditional Use Permit to establish a place of worship within an existing building in a C-2 Zoning District. Services would be conducted on Sunday mornings and Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The location is 6500 Dublin Blvd., Suite D. Cm. Jennings asked for the staff report. Jerry Haag presented the staff report. He stated there was one correction to the staff report regarding the seating. The staff report reads 140 seats and according to the applicant it should read 180 seats. The chumh does not plan on having a school as part of the facility. Worship services are conducted between 8:30 a.m. and Noon on Sundays, and from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He stated that there appears to be 215 parking spaces, which meets the City parking standards. He stated that two major issues from Staff were compatibility and the amount of parking on the site. In terms of compatibility there was not an issue because many of the surrounding businesses were closed during the church operation hours. Staffrecommends approval of the project with one change to the condition of peak occupancy from 140 to 180 seats or the maximum allowed by the Uniform Building Code, which ever is less. Rev. John David King, applicant made a few statements. He stated that the Resting Place was a non-profit religious corporation. He gave some ideas of what services his church provides. This place will be the closest place of worship for all the new development going on in Eastern Dublin. He stated that they have put a lot of money into beautifying their property. They were originally at camp parks but their lease was terminated. Regular Meeting 19 February 24 1998 [2-24 pcmi] On motion by Cm. Johnson, seconded by Cm. Oravetz, with one correction to the conditions, a vote of 4-0-1 with Cm. Hughes absent, the Planning Commission unanimously adopted, RESOLUTION NO. 98- 10 APPROVING PA 98-002 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A RESTING PLACE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH 6500 DUBLIN BLVD., SUITE D NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS 9.1 g.3 PA 98-003 - Tentative Parcel Map #6936 Time Extension Request for time extension for TPM 6936 from February 16, 1998 to August 16, 1998. Property is located at 11250 Betlen Drive. Mr. Carrington stated that this was a tentative parcel map that was approved by the Director of Community Development two years ago. This tentative parcel map has a twenty four month life with an six month time extension. The time extension requires approval from the Planning Commission. Staff recommends that the Commission adopt the resolution of the time extension for the tentative parcel map. Cm. Jennings asked when the time extension would begin. Mr. Carrington stated that it would start from when it would originally expire of February 16, 1998. On motion by Cm. Oravetz, seconded by Cm. Johnson with a vote of 4-0-1 with Cm. Hughes absent, the Planning Commission adopted, RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 09 APPROVING A TIME EXTENSION FOR TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 6936 CONCERNING PA 98-003 9.2 9,-1- Upcoming Planning Schedule. Mr. Peabody talked about upcoming agendas. He invited the Planning Commission to come into the office and look at any future projects that we might have placed up on the boards around the office. Cm. Oravetz talked about a farmers market and the presentation to the City Council. He stated that everything was ready to go, and Ms. Cirelli will have a lot of work to do in four weeks to report back to the City Council on the process. Cm. Johnson asked about Camp Parks housing. Regular Meeting 20 February 24 1998 [2-24 pcmi] Mr. Peabody stated the Camp Parks has offered to give the City twenty acres of land for housing and twenty acres for park land. They were asking the City to build fifty units for military family housing. He stated that the budget review was at 6:00 p.m. on March 16th and the Planning Commission will be notified. Cm. Jennings suggested that with budget coming up, enforcement may not get a high mark at the budget session and it would be time to bring up enforcement as a high priority with the Planning Commission. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.. Community Development Director Respectfully submitted, r l~l~nnin~ Commi~j6n Chairperson Regular Meeting 21 February 24 1998 [2-24 pcmi]