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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Minutes 05-16-1994 ~ • • Regular Meeting - May 16, 1994 A regular meeting of the City of Dublin Planning Commission was held on May 16, 1994, in the Dublin Civic Center Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Commissioner North. * * * * * * * * * * ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Burnham, Downey, North, Rafanelli and Zika; Laurence L. Tong, Planning Director; Carol Cirelli, Senior Planner; and Fawn Holman, Recording Secretary. * * * * * * * * * * PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Cm. North led the Commission, Staff, and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. * * * * * * * * * * ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS TO THE AGENDA The minutes for May 2, 1994, were approved as submitted. * * * * * * * * * * ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None * * * * * ~ * * * * WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None * * * * * * * * * * PUBLIC HEARING SUBJECT: PA 93-062 City of Dublin Siqn Ordinance Revision Project proposal to amend the Zoninq Ordinance pertaining to the requlation of siqns (continued from the 5/16/94 Plannina Commission meetina - to be continued to the 6/6/94 Planning Commission meetina). Cm. North indicated that Staff recommended that the Commission continue this item to the June 6, 1994, Planning Commission meeting in order to provide time for the City Attorney's comments to be incorporated into the document and delivered to the Commission in a timely manner. Regular Meeting PCM-1994-48 May 16, 1994 [5-16min] • • . • Cm. Z~ka noted that he would not be present for the June 6th meeting. Cm. Downey suggested the meeting be delayed until the June 20, 1994, Planning Commission meeting in order to have all commissioners present. With a unanimous vote from the Planning Commission, this item was continued to the June 20, 1994, Planning Commission meeting. SUBJECT: PA 94-015 Zoninq Ordinance Amendment Study to the PD (Planned Development) District Provisions of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance. Cm. North opened the public hearing and asked for the staff report. Ms. Carol Cirelli, Senior Planner, presented the staff report, indicating that Staff recommended that the Planning Commission adopt Draft Resolution Exhibit B recommending City Council adoption of PA 94-015 Dublin Zoning Ordinance Amendment. Cm. North asked if an environmental study would be needed for the initial zone change. Ms. Cirelli indicated that the EIR done for the Eastern Dublin project would suffice. Cm. North clarified that when the first planned development was submitted, an environmental review would have to be done on that particular development. Mr. Tong indicated that each Land Use and Development Plan would have to be reviewed on its own. Bob Harris, Eastern Dublin property owner representative, expressed concern with Section 8-31.2d) and suggested that the word "change" be replaced with "Land Use and Development Plan". After a Land Use and Development Plan had been reviewed, if no action had taken place in two years, the City could review the Land Use and Development Plan instead of just reviewing the zoning on the property. Mr. Harris also asked for clarification to the sentence of the revised Section 8-31.16 which read, "The initial Planned Development District zoning shall include provisions sufficiently detailed to be found consistent with the polices of the General Plan of the City of Dublin." Cm. North referred to Mr. Harris' first concern regarding Section 8- 31.2d), indicating that if no application was submitted during the first two years, the Commission may look at it again in case there were changes in the zoning that had taken place during that two years. That way the zoning would not have to be changed with the first project. Mr. Tong indicated that this holdover from the County ordinance had come into effect on at least one planned development where the Regular Meeting PCM-1994-49 May 16, 1994 [5-16min] • • Applicant was not ready to move forward with actual construction within the two-year time frame. At that point, the Planning Commission reviewed the item, heard the Applicant's reasons why the project was not ready to move forward, and the Commission acknowledged the information with no actual change to the zoning district. It did not require an automatic change and did not mean there was an expiration to the zoning; it simply meant there was another review time period. The Planning Commission and the Council always had the discretion to review the zoning, which did not have to take place at two years. Mr. Harris suggested that once a development plan was approved for a piece of property (or a portion of the property), the two-year review should go into effect, and two years after that the development plan should be reviewed. Commission and Staff discussed the two-year review and indicated that the review was not automatic; it was only subject to review, if Staff determined the need. Mr. Tong referred to the question regarding the revised Section 8-31.16, indicating that a portion of the section was a reiteration of the new Section 8-31.2c), in order to clearly make the finding of consistency with the first planned development zoning and the general plan. Mr. Harris asked how much more information would need to accompany the application in order to make it consistent with the general plan. Mr. Tong indicated that ~he Applicant would need to show that the initial PD District zoning, in terms of land use policies and provisions, were consistent, and in enough detail, with the specific plan and general plan (primarily the land use policies). Cm. North closed the public hearing. On motion by Cm. Zika, seconded by Cm. Rafanelli, and with a vote of 5-0, the Planning Commission adopted RESOLUTION NO. 94-014 RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF PA 94-015 ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT RELATING TO THE PD (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT) DISTRICT PROVISIONS * * * * * * * * * * NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS SUBJECT: General Plan Conformity for the Alameda County Sheriff's Department Office of Emergency Services located on the Alameda County Santa Rita Jail site, at the northwest corner of Madigan Road and Broder Boulevard intersection. Cm. North asked for the staff report. Regular Meeting PCM-1994-50 May 16, 1994 [5-16minJ . • • Ms. Cirelli presented the staff report, indicating that Staff recommended approval of the draft resolution finding that the County's proposed construction of the Alameda County Sheriff's Department Office of Emergency Services building on the 5anta Rita Jail site was in conformance with the Dublin General Plan. Cm. Zika asked if the San Leandro facility would be closed. Mr. Tong indicated the San Leandro facility would be relocated to the Santa Rita site. Cm. Downey asked if there would be enough on-site parking to accommodate all facility activity. Cm. North pointed out that the facility would be primarily used for communications and speculated that no more than 60 people would be on- site at any given time. Cm. North then asked if there had been coordination with Public Works and Dougherty Regional Fire Authority to provide services on-site. Mr. Tong indicated that, as per a previous agreement with the County, the Sheriff's Department would provide their own police services. The facility was also covered by a master agreement with DRFA. Cm. North advised that a DRFA fire truck would have difficulty reaching the facility in a timely manner and suggested that one of Pleasanton's fire departments might reach the facility more quickly. Mr. Tong indicated that Camp Parks and DRFA had been discussing the possibility of DRFA servicing all of Camp Parks. As part of the implementation of the Eastern Dublin General Plan Amendment and Specific Plan, there were provisions for reviewing additional fire station locations. Cm. North pointed out that those stations may be a long time in coming and reiterated his concern about the possible delay in response time for fire services. On motion from Cm. Rafanelli, seconded by Cm. Downey, and with a vote of 5-0, the Planning Commission adopted RESOLUTION NO. 94-015 REPORT BY THE CITY OF DUBLIN PLANNING COMMISSION AS TO THE CONFORMITY OF LOCATION, PURPOSE AND EXTENT OF THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF THE AT.AMEDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES WITH THE DUBLIN GENERAL PLAN Cm. Zika asked what would happen if the Commission decided the plan was not in conformity with the general plan. Mr. Tong indicated that the County would be made aware of the City's opinion; however, State law did not require they be in conformity with a city's general plan. Regular Meeting PCM-1994-51 May 16, 1994 [5-16min] _ i ~ OTHER BUSINESS (Commission/Staff Informational Only Reports) Cm. Zika indicated that Levitz Furniture, which had recently moved out of town, had parked their trucks across the street in the parking lot in front of the bowling alley for at least two weeks. He asked Staff if that was legal. Mr. Tong indicated that he would have the Zoning Investigator look into the situation. Cm. North indicated that two citizens had asked him when the trees which had been removed for the new Burger King would be replaced. Ms. Cirelli indicated that all of the trees Burger King was required to put in, according to their approved plan, have been planted. She speculated that the concerned citizens may have been talking about the trees which were removed to accommodate Home Express. Cm. North asked that the project planner check to see if Burger King was in compliance with their approved plans. Ms. Cirelli advised that Staff had verified compliance prior to issuance of final occupancy. Cm. North requested that Staff review the conditions of approval for the number and size of replacement trees required and call him with the verification. Cm. Zika asked when the trees removed by Home Express would be replaced. Mr. Tong indicated that Home Express would replace the removed trees with 21 Honey Locust trees, which had a thinner canopy that would not block the visibility of signage or tear up the asphalt. Cm. North asked what type of approval process Home Express went through. Mr. Tong indicated that the project was approved through Site Development Review, which was a Staff action. Cm. North indicated that he had two citizens ask him why Home Express could do such major modifications without going before the Planning Commission. Mr. Tong advised that the Planning Director had always had the authority to take action on Site Development Reviews and, as part of that discretion, Staff processed the SDR for Home Express. Cm. Downey expressed concern regarding water seepage delaying the Village Parkway repaving project. Regular Meeting PCM-1994-52 May 16, 1994 [5-16min] , , . ~ ~ Mr. Tong indicated that, at the May 9th City Council meeting, the Council adopted a budget adjustment to authorize the extra monies needed to complete the repair work. Cm. Burnham, returning to the subject of Burger King, suggested that stop signs be installed where the parking lot roadway parallel to Dublin Boulevard intersected with the parking lot entrance off Dublin Boulevard. He expressed concern regarding the confusion as to which car had the right-of-way. Cm. Burnham then indicated that two citizens had called him with concerns regarding a very poorly maintained home on Beverly Court and requested that the Zoning Investigator complete a zoning violation investigation. He expressed concern regarding the possibility of a fire hazard due to the height of the weeds and the abundance of debris in the back yard. Mr. Tong indicated that a citizen complaint had been made regarding the house on Beverly Court, and the Zoning Investigator would investigate a possible property maintenance violation. * * * * * * * * * * ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Pla ning mmission Chairperson Laurence L. Tong Planning Director Regular Meeting PCM-1994-53 May 16, 1994 [5-16min]