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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Minutes 02-19-1991 ~ , 4 ~ ~ • . . ~ ~ . ? ~ y i: a` Reqular Meetinq - February 19, 1991 A regular meeting of the City of Dublin Flanning Commission was held on February 19, 1991, in the Dublin Civic Center Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Commissioner Burnham, Chairperson. * * * * ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Barnes, Burnham, North, and Rafanelli; Laurence L. Tong, Planning Director; Maureen O'Halloran, Senior Planner; David K. Choy, Associate Planner; Carol R. Cirelli, Associate Planner; Ralph Kachadourian, Assistant Planner; and Gail Adams, Planning Secretary Absent: Commissioner Zika * * * * PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Cm. Burnham led the Commission, Staff, and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS TO THE AGENDA None MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of February 4, 1991 were approved. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None PUBLIC HEARINGS SUBJECT: PA 90-116 DSRSD Conditional Use Permit to allow continued operation of the corporation yard on the 3 acre parcel and Site Development Review to allow construction of a new 19,370+ square foot administration buildinq, located at 7051 Dublin Boulevard. Mr. Tong asked if this item could be heard at the end of the agenda in order to give the Applicant time to attend the meeting. Regular Meeting PCM-1991-27 February 19, 1991 [2-19min] . , ' • • The Planning Commission had no problems with this arrangement and moved item 8.1 to the end of the agenda. SUBJECT: PA 90-050 20/20 Recvcle Center Conditional Use Permit request to operate an existinq recyclinq center for qlass, aluminum and plastic beverage containers located within the parkinq lot of the Payless/Dublin Plaza Shoppinq Center at 7201-7333 Regional Street Cm. Burnham opened the public hearing and asked for the staff report. Mr. Kachadourian indicated that this item had not been properly noticed. More than half of the public hearing notices had been returned with insufficient addresses. Staff was recommending continuance of this item to provide the Applicant adequate time to submit the corrected address mailing list of property owners within 300 feet of the project site. However, since the item was noticed, Staff recommended that the Commission accept any public comments and continue the item. The Commission asked if there were any comments from the audience. Being none, the Commission continued the item to allow Staff time to properly notice the public hearing. SUBJECT: PA 90-051 20/20 Recycle Center Conditional Use Permit request to operate an existinq recyclinq center f__or glass, aluminum and plastic beverage containers located within the parkinq lot of the Lucky/San Ramon Village Plaza Shoppinq Center at 8909 San Ramon Road Cm. Burnham opened the public hearing and asked for the staff report. Mr. Ralph Kachadourian presented the staff report to the Commission. Staff recommended approval of the Conditional Use Permit. Cm. Barnes referred to the newspaper bin located at the same location and asked if it would be moved. Mr. Kachadourian indicated the Kaleidoscope organization had an existing use permit for the newspaper bin and it would stay at its current location. Cm. Barnes indicated the site was not kept very neat, however she was not sure who was responsible for the clutter. Cm. North asked what area of the lot the recycling igloos were to be located. Mr. Kachadourian referred to page 7, Exhibit A of the staff report and indicated that Staff recommended the igloos be moved to this location. Regular Meeting PCM-1991-28 February 19, 1991 [2-19min] . ~ ~ , . . - Mr. Boudewijn Hanrath, Applicant, had a concern regarding Condition #8. He indicated that a donation box would attract debris and non-recyclable materials and felt that it was in conflict with Condition #11. Mr. Kachadourian asked the Applicant if the public would comply with Condition #11. Mr. Hanrath indicated that about 50~ of them would. Curbside recycling would take care of the other 50~. Cm. North asked if the Applicant had a signage at the Lucky Shopping Center. Mr. Hanrath indicated no. Mr. Kachadourian clarified to the Commission that Condition #8 was to take care of after hour drop offs. Condition #10 and #11 was for maintaining the site with regular cleanups. He felt that these conditions were not in conflict with each other. Mr. Hanrath indicated that the company had been in business for three years and there was not as rnuch overflow as there use to be. Cm. North asked the Applicant why he had been operating without a current use permit since September 1989. Mr. Hanrath indicated that he had difficulty in receiving the property owner's approval and his 300' radius map was insufficient. He had a large Staff turnaround and had been in contact with the Planning Staff regarding these problems. Cm. Burnham closed the public hearing. On motion from Cm. Barnes, seconded by Cm. Rafanelli, and with a vote of 4-0, the Commission adopted RESOLUTION NO. 91 - 013 APPROVING PA 90-051 20/20 RECYCLE CENTER CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A REDEMPTION CENTER IN THE PARKING LOT AREA OF THE SAN RAMON VILLAGE PLAZA SHOFPING CENTER LOCATED AT 8909 SAN RAMON ROAD SUBJECT: PA 90-128 Hexcel Corporation Conditional Use Permit ' request to allow the continued operation of an above ground Linde VCC-50 spherical container, with a 522 qallon capacity, for the storage of liquid nitrogen located at 11711-11755 Dublin Boulevard Cm. Burnham opened the public hearing and asked for the staff report. Regular Meeting PCM-1991-29 February 19, 1991 [2-19min] . ~ ~ Mr. David Choy presented the staff report and distributed photographs showing the location of the container to the Commission. Staff recommended approval of the Conditional Use Permit. Mr. Kenny Fung, Applicant, indicated that the operation had been in use for two years and there had been no problems or concerns. Cm. North indicated that he had been at the site and asked why the gate was unlocked and easily accessible to the public. Mr. Fung indicated that the gate remained open during working hours {7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.). There was construction work going on inside of the building, which may account for it being open after working hours. He indicated he would check into the situation. Cm. Burnham closed the public hearing. On motion from Cm. North, seconded by Cm. Rafanelli, and with a vote of 4-0, the Commission adopted RESOLUTION NO. 91 - 014 APPROVING PA 90-128 HEXCEL CORPORATION CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST TO ALLOW CONTINUED OPERATION OF A 10.79 FOOT TALL, LINDE . VCC-50, 522 GALLON CAPACITY OUTDOOR STORAGE TANK FOR THE STORAGE OF LIQUID NITROGEN AT 11711-11755 DUBLIN BOULEVARD SUBJECT: PA 90-115 Office Club Tentative Parcel Map request to subdivide a parcel of land into two parcels located on a vacant lot on the south side of Dublin Court (APN 941-1400-8) Cm. Burnham opened the public hearing and asked for the staff report. Ms. Carol Cirelli presented the staff report to the Commissian. Staff recommended approval of Tentative Parcel Map No. 6097. Cm. North indicated that this approval was for only three years and asked for clarification. Ms. Cirelli indicated that the Tentative Map would expire in three years, not the Office Club Site Development Review project itself. Ms. O'Halloran clarified that the three years would give the Applicant time to record a Final Map for the project. Mr. Celli, Applicant, indicated that the request was to subdivide the property only and if the Commission had any questions, the project's architect was in the audience to answer any specific concerns. Regular Meeting PCM-1991-30 February 19, 1991 (2-19minJ ~ . Cm. Burnham closed the public hearing. On motion from Cm. Rafanelli, seconded by Cm. North, and with a vote of 4-0, the Commission adopted RESOLUTION NO. 91 - 015 APPROVING PA 90-115 OFFICE CLUB TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP N0. 6097 FOR VACANT LOT ON SOUTH SIDE OF DUBLIN COURT (941-1400-8) Since the Applicant for Item #8.l had not arrived yet, the Commission took a short break and then went on to item #9.1. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS 9.1 General Plan Conformitv for pouqherty Reqional Fire Authority Station #1 Iocated on a portion of the lot at 76_O1 Amador Valley Boulevard Cm. Burnham asked for the staff report. Mr. David Choy presented the staff report to the Commission. Staff recommended the Commission find that the proposed fire station was in conformity with Dublin's General Plan. Mr. Harold Ritter, Fire Chief, indicated that they had looked at several sites and decided this site was best suited for their needs. He thanked Staff for their time and effort. Cm. North asked if the site exited onto Donahoe Drive or Amador Valley Boulevard. Mr. Ritter indicated that they would be exiting onto Donahoe Drive. Cm. North asked if the existing building would be torn down or just modified. Mr. Ritter indicated that once the new building was built, the old building would be torn down and the old site would be utilized for parking and landscaping for the new building. On motion from Cm. Barnes, seconded by Cm. North, and with a vote of 4-0, the Commission adopted RESOLUTION NO. 91 - 016 APPROVING A REPORT BY THE CITY OF DUBLIN PLANNING COMMISSION AS TO CONFORMITY OF LOCATION, PURPOSE AND EXTENT OF THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF LAND FC}R DOUGHERTY REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY FIRE STATION #1 WITH THE ADOPTED GENERAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN SUBJECT: PA 90-116 DSRSD Conditional Use Permit to allow continued operation of the corporatian yard on the 3 acre parcel and Site Development Review to allow construction of a new 19,370+ square foot Regular Meeting PGM-1991-31 February 19, 1991 [2-19minJ . ~t ~ ~ . administration buildinq, located at 7051 Dublin - Boulevard. Cm. Burnham opened the public hearing and asked for the staff report. Mr. David Choy presented the staff report to the Commission. He indicated that an additional Condition #24, regarding the frontage improvement costs, needed to be added to the Site Development Review resolution. The wording for this condition was distributed to the Commission at the beginning of the meeting. The rest of the conditions would be renumbered. Staff was recommending approval of the Conditional Use Permit and Site Development Review approval. Mr. Mike Donovan, representative for DSRSD, indicated that Robert Beebe, District Manager, was suppose to be present, however, had to attend a public hearing meeting and was expected to arrive soon. He indicated he would be glad to answer any questions the Commission may have. Cm. North referred to page 7 and asked if the outdoor fuel tank was currently existing and if there had been an environmental review done. He asked how long the tank had been ther~ and was it built to current standards. Mr. Choy indicated that the tank was currently on the site and was reviewed as part of the Negative Declaration which was adopted by DSRSD. Mr. Donovan indicated that it was approximately 2-3 years old. Cm. Burnham indicated that 10 years ago the City's population was 18,000 and the District had the parks, garbage and fire department responsibilities. The population has now increased 50~ and the District is not responsible for any of the mentioned departments. He asked if the Applicant could clarify why the additional space was needed. Mr. Donovan indicated that some of the District's responsi- bilities had in the past been conducted at different locations. The existing building was 25 years old and not very efficient. There were several programs being started, such as water recycling and the District was projecting what their Staff's needs would be in the future years. He reminded the Commission that the District serves also the Pleasanton and San Ramon areas. Mr. Robert Beebe, Applicant, had arrived. He indicated that the new building was based on their consultant's recommendations. The building would not be filled for awhile, however, the potential for more space was there based on projections for the year 2020. Some of the projected needs were based on the East Dublin area. Eventually, the District would be looking into Regular Meeting FCM-1991-32 February 19, 1991 [2-19min] . ` ~ ~ having a corporation yard in the East Dublin area. He indicated • that he was very pleased with Staff's assistance in this project. Mr. Beebe indicated that currently some of the employees were sharing the same desks. He stated that some of their employees use to work out of the fire houses. The District was also now providing more technical services. Cm. Burnham asked if the District had talked about moving into the Civic Center. Mr. Beebe indicated that they felt their established location was very important to serve the Tri-Valley area. Cm. North asked about the increased water rates and was the City going to water rationing because of the drought. Mr. Beebe indicated that the water rates were being increased 24~. There may be a need to require water rationing, however no ~ decision had been made yet. If it happens, they would require a certain percentage of water reduction per customer. Cm. Burnham closed the public hearing. On motion from Cm. Barnes with the addition of Staff's presented Condition #24, seconded by Cm. Rafanelli, and with a vote of 4-0, the Commission adopted RESOLUTION NO. 91 - 017 APPROVING PA 90-116 DUBLIN SAN RAMON SERVICES DISTRICT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW CONTINUED OPERATION OF A CORPORATION YARD AT 7051 DUBLIN BOULEVARD RESOLUTION NO. 91 - 018 APPROVING PA 90-116 DUBLIN SAN RAMON SERVICES DISTRICT SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 19,370+ SQUARE FOOT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AT 7051 DUBLIN BOULEVARD OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Tong reminded the Commission that there was a joint Planning Commission/City Council meeting regarding the West Dublin project being held on February 28th at 7:30 p.m. in the Regional Meeting Room. PLANNING COMMISSIONERS' CONCERNS Cm. Barnes had concerns regarding the real estate signs that were continually being posted on Saturday and Sunday along Dougherty ~ Road for the Dublin Meadows' project. Mr. Tong indicated that Staff would look into it and may schedule the Zoning Investigator to check the site on the weekend. He Regular Meeting PCM-1991-33 February 19, 1991 [2-19min] • r ~ ~ indicated that the Public Works' maintenance crew will remove ' signs from the City's right-of-way. Cm. North referred to the 20/20 Recycle Center use permit and felt that 1-1/2 years without a use permit was inappropriate. He felt that 6-9 months was a more reasonable time frame. Cm. Burnham asked if the site was checked to make sure the organization had an existing use permit. Mr. Tong indicated that each Conditional Use Permit was checked on an annual basis. The Zoning Investigator notifies the Applicant when the use permit expires. Staff works with the Applicant to submit their renewal application. A number of times, this may be a very difficult process. Eventually, the Zoning Investigator will give them a warning notice or citation. Staff does bend over backwards for the Applicant and may be too lenient. Cm. Barnes asked for clarification on the inadequately addressed notices. Ms. 0'Halloran indicated that the envelopes were addressed to the property owner by name with the address of the property within 300 feet rather than the property owner's address. Since the property owner may not be the occupant of the property within 300 feet, the post office returned the envelopes to the City as undeliverable as addressed. Cm. Burnham asked what the status was on the United Hands project. Mr. Tong indicated that United Hands needed to comply with their conditions of approval this week and Staff had received some information from the Applicant already. . ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Respectively s bmitted, ~ . . r,A J~ ~ ~ . . { , ~ . ~ ~ ~ Planning Commi ion Chairperson ~L-~, Laurence L. Tong Planning Director Regular Meeting PCM-1991-34 February 19, 1991 [2-19min]