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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-28-2005 PC Minutes Planlting COlnlnission Minutes CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL A regular meeting of the City of Dublin Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, June 28, 2005, in the Council Chambers located at 100 Civic Plaza. Chair Schaub called the meeting to order at 7:00pm. Present: Chair Schaub, Commissioners Biddle, and Fasulkey; Jeri Ram, Planning Manager; Jeff Baker, Associate Planner; Dean Baxley, Code Enforcement Officer; and Maria Carrasco, Recording Secretary. Absent: Cm. King and Cm. Wehrenberg ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS TO THE AGENDA Chair Schaub moved the Code Enforcement presentation after Public Hearing Item 8.1. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS - The June 14, 2005 minutes were approved as modified by Chair Schaub. ORAL COMMUNICATION 5.1 At this time, members of the audience are permitted to address the Planning Commission on any item(s) of interest to the public; however, no ACTION or DISCUSSION shall take place on any item, which is NOT on the Planning Commission Agenda. The Commission may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed, or may request Staff to report back at a future meeting concerning the matter. Furthermore, a member of the Planning Commission may direct Staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. Any person may arrange with the Planning Manager (no later than 11:00am, on the Tuesday preceding a regular meeting) to have an item of concern placed on the agenda for the next regular meeting. 5.2 Code Enforcement Presentation Dean Baxley, Code Enforcement Officer presented a Code Enforcement Power Point for the benefit of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission thanked Mr. Baxley for his informative presentation. CONSENT CALENDAR 6.1 PA 05-011 New Start Daycare Conditional Use Permit RESOLUTION NO. 05 - 37 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENYING A REQUEST FOR PA 05-011 NEW START DAYCARE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A LARGE FAMILYDAYCARE HOME AT 5481 ASTERWOOD DRIVE œfannÍ1f8 Commúsion: ~ufar !Mmin:¡J 87 Ju:ne 28, 2005 6.2 P A 05-004 Safeway Conditional Use Permit/Site Development Review RESOLUTION NO. 05 - 38 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DENYING A SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER SIGN PROGRAM TO INSTALL AN ELECTRONIC GASOLINE PRICE DISPLAY SIGN AT THE SAFEWAY GAS STATION AT 7499 DUBLIN BOULEVARD ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER 941-0305-010-02 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None PUBLIC HEARINGS 8.1 PA 05-022 The Well Christian Community Church Conditional Use Permit to expand the existing Place of Worship within the M-l (Light Industrial) zoning district and a parking reduction for shared parking. Chair Schaub asked for the staff report. Jeff Baker, Associate Planner presented the specifics of the project as outlined in the staff report. Chair Schaub asked what would happen when the next tenant is a church. There is that possibility, and that could create a problem. Mr. Baker stated that if another church comes in they would have to get a Conditional Use Permit and approval from the Planning Commission. The parking would have to be evaluated to make sure there was enough parking for both uses to occur. The new facility might be further restricted on how many people could attend or not be allowed. If The Well Church could not obtain parking spaces, they would be required to reduce the maximum number of people that could attend each service. Cm. Fasulkey stated that RREEF Management is allowing The Well the use of 150 parking spaces. There is a possibility that a new tenant could come in and have some type of Sunday activity. How can RREEF Management give away parking spaces? Mr. Baker stated RREEF Management has not granted use of all their parking spaces. There are additional spaces that could accommodate Sunday activities on their site. Ms. Ram, Planning Manager stated that the likelihood of another Sunday use that utilizes all the parking is small. That industrial area is so big and if they were unable to get parking from adjacent uses, they could always go to another location. Cm. Fasulkey asked if the Alameda County Auction would be required to obtain a Conditional Use Permit if they wanted to occupy 6723 Sierra. Ms. Ram stated that the Alameda County Auction would need another Conditional Use Permit to expand their use. œfanmno Commission: ~¡Jufar 9dcetinB 88 Ju:ne 28, 2005 Chair Schaub asked for clarification about the requirement of the number of parking spaces per square foot vs. the number of people in the church. Mr. Baker stated that the City's Zoning Ordinance has a parking requirement based on the use type. With a Conditional Use Permit, it allows the City to place additional conditions on the use. The parking study and the City's Traffic Engineer feel that additional parking will be required. The City is actually requiring more parking than what is required in the Zoning Ordinance. Chair Schaub suggested that if the parking is taken away from The Well, the remedy is to cut back the square footage. Cm. Fasulkey stated they would have to reduce the occupancy accordingly. Mr. Baker stated the parking requirement is based on the proposed sanctuary. Based on the size of the proposed sanctuary, the parking would require 150 spaces per the Zoning Ordinance, but the space could actually hold more people. The Parking Study and the City's Engineer determined there would not be enough parking based on the Zoning Ordinance so Staff is requiring parking above and beyond that figure. Mr. Baker concluded his presentation and was available to answer questions. Evan Simmons, The Well Church thanked Mr. Baker for the presentation. He stated that they have had numerous conversations with staff about parking. He welcomed the opportunity to address the Planning Commission. Mr. Simmons stated that the Well Church is very happy to be in the City of Dublin and that God is doing a mighty work in the church. He said that the church is growing and he feels that they are bringing something into the community by God's grace that is really benefiting a lot of people. He stated that they are happy to have an opportunity to come before the Planning Commission and ask for assistance in helping with what God is leading the church to do. He stated he was available to answer any questions. Cm. Fasulkey stated for the record that the church runs the risk that they will have to reduce the number of attendees if in fact there is a change in ownership and a parking agreement cannot be obtained. Mr. Simmons stated they understand. The church is in a complex that involves many other tenants, several owners and property management firms. There have not been any problems since they have been in the complex. They anticipate that things will continue to go smoothly but understand that things could change over the next three to five years. Cm. Biddle stated that he drove by the site and it appears to have plenty of parking but the church is hard to find. He stated he could not find it but they must be doing something right. He asked about slgnage. Mr. Simmons stated the Commission in 2003 raised this question. He explained that they are as informative as possible. They understand that they cannot put a-frame signs up in the City but people will call the church to receive directions. Word of mouth and the website have been very informative and have not had a problem with people finding the church. Chair Schaub closed the public hearing. On motion by Cm. Biddle, seconded by Cm. Fasulkey, by a unanimous vote of 3-0-2, the Planning Commission approved œfan:mno Commission ~¡Jufar 9deetina 89 Ju:ne 28, 2005 RESOLUTION NO. 05 - 39 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVING A REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXPAND THE EXISTING PLACE OF WORSHIP WITHIN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (M-l) ZONING DISTRICT AND A PARKING REDUCTION FOR SHARED PARKING AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6533 SIERRA LANE (APN 941-0205-020) P A 05-022 NEW OR UNFINISHED Ms. Ram reminded the Planning Commission of the field trip scheduled for Saturday, July 23, 2005. OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 8:15pm. Respectfully submitted, ø;;;I~ Planning Commission Chairperson ATTEST:, '. '\' /'----' ~ --- - - Planning Manager œfan:mno Commission ~lJufar 9dcetinB 90 June 28, 2005