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RESOLUTION NO. 4064
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE P -C DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS APPROVED BY
ORDINANCE NO. 1417 AND AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION NO.
3000, REMOVING PART OF THE PROPERTY FROM THE APART-
MENT DEVELOPMENT FRONTING ON BYRON STREET AND ADDING
IT TO THE SERVICE STATION DEVELOPMENT FRONTING ON THE
WESTERLY CORNER OF SAN ANTONIO ROAD AND MIDDLEFIELD ROAD
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1417, adopted August 25, 1952, as
amended by Resolution No. 3000, adopted May 12, 1958, established
a P -C zone district for certain property in the vicinity of the
Westerly corner of Middlefield Road and San Antonio Road, a part
of which fronts on Byron Street, as more fully described in
Resolution No. 57 of the Planning Commission of the City of Palo
Alto, dated January 10, 1968, and the exhibits attached thereto,
said Resolution No. 57 and its exhibits being collectively
attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Palo Alto, based upon
the findings and recommendations in the aforementioaed Planning
Commission Resolution, wishes to amend the development plan
established by Ordinance No. 1417 and Resolution No. 3000 by
removing the property known as 4176 Middlefield Road from that
part of said P -C district fronting on Byron Street and used as
an apartment development, and by adding the subject property to
that part of the said P -C district fronting on the Westerly
corner of San Antonio Road and Middlefield Road, being used as
a service station, subject to certain conditions to protect the
abutting property;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. That the property known as 4176 Middlefield
Road, as more fully described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto,
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is hereby removed from that part of the aforementioned P -C
district which consists of an apartment development fronting
on Byron Street, and is hereby added to that portion of the
aforementioned P -C district which is used as a service station
and which fronts on the corner of San Antonio Road and Middle-
field Road, subject to the following conditions:
(a) There shall be provided a dense screen planting
not less than ten feet in width adjacent to the R-DUP pro-
perty on Middlefield Road, and at least six feet in width
adjacent to the apartment development fronting on Byron
Street and low -ground cover planting not less than six feet
in width on the Middlefield Road frontage of the subject
property, all as more fully depicted in the diagram
denominated Exhibit "6" which is part of Exhibit "A" attached
hereto.
(b) There shall be constructed a fence or wall of
solid construction on the interior property lines, such fence
or wall to be six feet in height, except within sixteen feet
of Middlefield Road, where the maximum height shall be four
feet above the sidewalk level.
(c) The use of the subject property shall be limited
to off-street parking only.
(d) The development schedule shall be:
1. Start of construction within twelve months
of Council approval;
2. Completion of all construction and development
within eighteen months of Council approval.
SECTION 2. That all other sections of said development
plan shall remain as originally written.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
January 22, 1968
AYES: Arnold, Berwald, Clark, Comstock, Dias, Gallagher, Pearson,
Spaeth, Wheatley
NOES: None
Abstain: Cooley
ABSENT: Beahrs
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APPROVED:
RESOLUTION NO. 57
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF PALO ALTO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL
OF AN APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE OF DEVELOP-
MENT PLAN APPLYING TO CERTAIN PROPERTY ZONED
P -C AND RENDERING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH A
REPORT OF FINDINGS AND SUMMARY OF HEARING
65-ZC-16
Initiative of the City Council
WHEREAS, there has been filed with this Planning Commission an appli-
cation to amend Ordinance No. 1417 amended by Resolution No. 3000, being the
Development Plan applying to certain property pursuant to the provisions of
Chapters 18.68 and 18.98 of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code
as follows:
Application No. 65-ZC-16 to change the
P -C District Development Plan applying
to property known as 4176 Middlefield
Road as more fully described in Exhibit
"1" attached hereto.
AND WHEREAS, this Commission has held a public hearing on this
matter after giving notice of the time and place of hearing as required by
law and has duly and fully considered the said proposed reclassification as
aforesaid.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the
City of Palo Alto that the following report, findings and recommendations
are hereby submitted to the City Council of the City of Palo Alto:
Summary of Hearing:
After due and proper notice given pur-
suant to Section 18.98.060 of said
Municipal Code, this Commission held a
public hearing on the said proposed re-
classification and amendment to said
Ordinance on the following date, to wit:
October 27, 1965
At the time of said hearing this Com-
mission considered the report of the
Planning Officer of the City of Palo
Alto, which report is attached hereto
as Exhibit "2". A further written
report concerning the matters and
evidence presented at said hearing is
contained in the copy of the minutes
of this Commission pertaining to this
matter attached hereto as Exhibit
"3" and hereby incorporated herein.
The matter was continued and further
considered by this Commission at the
Planning Commission meeting on the
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following date, to wit:
January 10, 1968
At the time of said meeting this Com-
mission considered the supplementary
report of the Planning Officer of the
City of Palo Alto which report is
attached hereto as Exhibit "4".
A further written report concerning the
matters and evidence presented at said
meeting is contained in a copy of the
minutes of this Commission pertaining
to this matter attached hereto as
Exhibit "5" and hereby incorporated
herein.
Findings:
Based upon the foregoing referred to evi-
dence and hearing, this Commission has made
the following findings with reference to
said proposed reclassification and amend-
ment of said Ordinance, to wit:
a) The subject property is not necessary
to the Development Plan applying to
the apartment development fronting on
Byron Street.
b) Adding the small pie -shaped parcel to
the service station development is a
logical use of the property.
The proposed Development Plan is attached
hereto as Exhibit "6" and hereby incorporated
herein.
Recommendations:
This Commission, pursuant to the aforerecited
summary of hearing and report of findings,
does hereby recommend to the City Council of
the City of Palo Alto the adoption of a reso-
lution amending Ordinance No. 1417 and Reso-
lution No. 3000, which Ordinance and Resolution
approved a Development Plan for the westerly
corner of Middlefield Road and San Antonio
Avenue by removing the property known as 4176
Middlefield Road from the P -C District apart-
ment development at 4157 and 4171 Byron Street
and adding the subject property to be used in
conjunction with the service station, subject
to the following conditions:
a) Provide dense screen planting not less
than ten (10) feet in width adjacent to
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the R-DUP property, six (6) feet in
width on the other interior property
line, and low ground cover planting
not less than six (6) feet in width
on the Middlefield Road frontage of
the subject property.
b) Construct a fence or wall of solid con-
struction on the interior property lines.
Such fence or wall to be six (6) feet
in height except within sixteen (16)
feet of Middlefield Road where the
maximum height shall be four (4) feet
above the sidewalk level.
c) Use of the property to be limited to
off-street parking only.
d) The Development Schedu/s shall be:
(1) Start of construction within
twelve (12) months of Council
approval.
(2) Completion of all construction
and development within eighteen
(1P) months of Council approval.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution and report be submitted
to the City Council of the City of Palo Alto for action pursuant to the pro-
visions of Section 18.98.080 of said Code.
ADOPTED this 10th day of January, 1968 by the Planning Commission
of the City of Palo Alto, by the following vote:
AYES: Austin, Giosso, Grench, Norton, Stromquist.
NOES: Brenner, Gordon.
ABSENT: None.
Chairman, Planning Commission
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE INITIATIVE OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND THE
P -C DEVELOPMENT PLAN (APARTMENTS) APPLYING TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4176 MIDDLE -
FIELD ROAD, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the PLANNING COMMISSION of the City of Palo Alto
will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Wednesday. the 27th day of -October. 1965 at
7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 1313 Newell Road, Palo
Alto, at which time and place all persons interested or their agents will
be heard upon the Initiative of the City Council to amend the P -C Develop-
ment Plan (apartments) applying to a portion of the Rancho Rincon de San
Francisquito, otherwise known as 4176 Middlefield Road, Zone District
P -C (Planned -Community District Regulations -- apartments). The application
and plans to which reference is made for particulars are on file in the City
Planning Department, City Hall, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, California.
(65-ZC-16)
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City of Palo Alto
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PROPOSED CHAIGE OF DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY.
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CITY OF PALO ALTO
TO: Planning Commission DATE: October 22, 1965
FROM: Planning Officer DEPT: Planning
SUBJECT: Proposed Change of P -C District Development Plan Applying to
Property Located at 4176 Middlefield Road. (65-7.C-16)
1. The Subject Property:
The property involved is vacant land approximately 5,475 square
feet in area.
2. Adjacent Property:
A gasoline service station is on the north of the subject property
in the P -C District on the opposite side of Middlefield Road.
Another service station, also in the P -C District, is adjacent
to the. subject property on the east. To the south are apartments
zoned P -C: The subject property is a part of the Development Plan
of these apartments. Adjacent to the subject property on the west
is a small industrial building in the R-DUP District.
3. Background:
In June, 1965 Mr. Martin J. Sweeney made application for a change
of Development Plan applying to the subject property to remove
the property from the P -C apartment development on Byron Street
and add the subject property to the P -C service station develop-
ment on the corner of Middlefield Road and San Antonio Avenue
and use the subject property as a parking area for the service
station.
In the report to the Planning Commission on Mr. Sweeney's appli-
cation it was pointed out that the Development Plan approved by
Resolution No. 3000, applicable to the subject property and
property fronting on Byron Street, allowed fourteen (14) apart-
ment units in two structures on the 24,733 square foot parcel on
condition that:
a) that the private driveway connecting the proposed
street (Byron) and Middlefield Road be landscaped
and fenced as shown on the plans; and
b) that at such time as the proposed street is developed
to connect with Middlefield Road, the driveway is to
be closed on the Middlefield Road frontage and
appropriately landscaped.
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Planning Officer's Report
Re: 65-ZC-16 - P. #2
Subsequent developments were as follows:
a) Twelve (12) instead of fourteen (14) apartment units
were constructed.
b) The private driveway to connect the proposed street
(Byron) and Middlefield Road was not constructed.
c) Byron Street was completed as a cul-de-sac and was
not connected with Middlefield Road.
In April, 1962 an application for a lot division was made to separate
the subject parcel from the major parcel fronting on Byron Street
improved with apartments. The application was denied on the grounds
that the area was a part of the apartment Development Plan, and to
Reparate the subject parcel would have the effect of increasing
the apartment density from approximately 2,060 square feet of
land per dwelling unit to slightly under 1,600 square feet per dwell-
ing unit.
The decision was appealed. At the Planning Commission meeting on
the appeal it was pointed out that no proposal for the intended
use of the lot to be created had been advanced. The denial of the
lot division was upheld.
Acting on Mr. Sweeney's June, 1965 application for a change of
Development Plan, the Planning Commission found that
"a) the subject property is not necessary to the
Development Plan applying to the apartment
development fronting on Byron Street; and
"b) adding the small pie -shaped parcel to the
service station development is a logical use
of the property."
The Planning Commission recommended approval of the application.
On August 2, 1965 the City Council denied the application.
Meanwhile, Mr. Sweeney had applied for a lot division to separate the
subject property from the major portion fronting on Byron Street.
This application was denied on'the grounds that it was not in con-
formance with the effective zoning regulations and the lot to be
created would be less than the required 60 feet in width.
The decision was appealed. The Planning Commission recommended
that the denial be upheld and on September 13, 1965 the City Council
denied the appeal but passed a motion that the matter be deferred
to the Planning Commission for consideration of rezoning the
subject property "with the idea of annexing it to the gas station
property."
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Re: 65-2C-16 - P. #3
4. Conclusion:
If approval is indicated, it is suggested that the Planning Com-
mission adopt a resolution finding that:
a) the subject property is not necessary to the
Development Plan applying to the apartment
development fronting on Byron Street;
b) adding the small pie -shaped parcel to the service
station development is a logical use of the property;
and recommending that the subject parcel be added to the service
station development, subject to the following conditions:
a) Provide dense screen planting not less than six
(6) feet in width adjacent to the interior property
lines and low ground cover planting not less than
six (6) feet in width on the Middlefield Road
frontage of the subject property.
b) Construct a fence or wall of solid construction on
the interior property lines. Such fence or wall to
be six (6) feet in height except within sixteen
(16) feet of Middlefield Road where the maximum
height shall be four (4) feet above the sidewalk
level.
c) Use of the property to be Limited to off-street
parking only.
d) The Development Schedule shall be:
(1) Start of construction within twelve (12)
months of Council approval.
(2) Completion of all construction and develop-
ment within eighteen (18) months of Council
approval.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS J. FOURCROY
Planning Officer
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Initiative of the City Council to amend the P -C Develo punt Plan
(apartments) applying to property located at 4176 Middlefield Road
(65-ZC-16)
The Chairman noted this was the time and place for the public hearing
and asked the Zoning Administrator for his Report. The Zoning
Administrator noted the affidavits of mailing and publication as
required by the Zoning Ordinance are on file.
The Zoning Administrator pointed out the area on the displayed map
and explained it is requested that this parcel, which is now a part
of the apartment P -C, be divorced from the apartment area and made
a part of the service station P -C area. In summarizing the back-
ground of this request, he stated that in June 1965, when Martin J.
Sweeney first made application for a change of development Plan, the
findings were that (a) the property is not essential to the apartment
development fronting on Byron Street and (b) adding the parcel to the
service station development is a logical use; the Planning Commission
recommended approval but on August 2, 1965 the City Council denied
the application. Mr. Sweeney then applied for a lot division to
separate the subject property from the major portion fronting on
Byron Street. This application was denied by the Planning Officer
on the grounds that it was not in conformance with the effective
zoning regulations and the lot to be created would be less than the
required 60 feet in width. The decision was appealed. The Planning
Commission recommended that the denial be upheld and on September 13,
1965 the City Council denied the appeal but passed a motion that the
matter be reierred to the Planning Commission for consideration of
rezoning the subject property "with the idea of annexing it to the
gas station property". It was the recommendation of the Zoning
Administrator that this property be added to the service station
development with conditions relative to paving, fencing and land-
scaping and limitation of off-street parking use only.
The Zoning Administrator then read a copy of a letter dated October
19, 1965, directed first to the City Council and rerouted to the
Planning Commission, from Setsuo Dairiki of the Main Hotel Company,
indicating the owners oppose any change of Development Plan on this
property which is presently zoned P -C and stating that terms and
conditions of the option, including having it "rezoned as part of his
gasoline station" were to have been exercised prior to July 31, 1965
in order to be valid.
After a short discussion, the public hearing was declared open.
Since there was no one present who wished to speak in opposition,
Chairman Stromquist ruled the public hearing would be continued to a
later date that will be set after validity of the right of application
had been established and the matter satisfactorily settled between
Mr. Sweeney and the Main Hotel Company.
Mr. Martin J. Sweeney, applicant, said he had been contacted by the
attorney representing the Main Hotel Company, who advised it "would
all be straightened out".
Chairman Stromquist directed Mr. Sweeney to keep the Planning Officer
informed regarding the status of the matter.
Initiative of the Planning Commission to consider a change of the
Development Plan applying to property located at 2655, 2705 and 2723
Birch Street and 251, 271, 276, 278, 280 and 296 Sheridan Avenue
(65-ZC-17)
The Chairman noted this was the time and place for the public hearing
and asked the Zoning Administrator for his report. The Zoning
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CITY
TO: Planning Commission DATE: January 5, 1968
FROM: Planning Officer DEPT: Planning
SUBJECT: Zone Change Application #65-ZC-16 Continued on
October 27, 1965. (Martin J. Sweeney)
I. Background and Review of the Application:
In June, 1965 Mr. Martin J. Sweeney made application for a change
of Development Plan applying to the subject property to remove
the property from the P -C apartment development on Byron Street
and add the subject property to the P -C service station develop-
ment on the corner of Middlefield Road and San Antonio Avenue
and use the subject property as a parking area for the service
station.
In the report to the Planning Commission on Mr. Sweeney's appli-
cation it was pointed out that the Development Plan approved by
Resolution No. 3000, applicable to the subject property and
property fronting on Byron Street, allowed fourteen (14) apart-
ment units in two structures on the 24,733 square foot parcel
on condition that:
a) the private driveway connecting the proposed
street (Byron) and Middlefield Road be land-
scaped and fenced as shown on the plans; and
b) that at such time as the proposed street is
developed to connect with Middlefield Road,
the driveway is to be closed on the Middle-
field Road frontage and appropriately land-
scaped.
Subsequent developments were as follows:
a) Twelve (12) instead of fourteen (14) apart-
ment units were constructed.
b) The private driveway to connect the proposed
street (Byron) and Middlefield Road was not
constructed.
c) Byron Street was completed as a cul-de-sac
and was not connected with Middlefield Road.
In April, 1962 an application for a lot division was made to
separate the subject parcel from the major parcel fronting
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on Byron Street improved with apartments. The application was
denied on the grounds that the area was a part of the apartment
Development Plan, and to separate the subject parch •.Mould have
the effect of increasing the apartment density from appLoxi-
mately 2,060 square feet of land per dwelling unit to slightly
under 1,600 square feet per dwelling unit.
The decision was appealed. At the Planning Commission meeting
on the appeal it was pointed out that no proposal for the
intended use of tha lot to be created had been advanced. The
denial of the lot division was upheld.
Acting on Mr. Sweeney's June, 1965 application for a change of
Development Plan, the Planning Commission found that:
"a) the subject property is not necessary to the
Development Plan applying to the apartment
development fronting on Byron Street; and
"b) adding the small pie -shaped parcel to the
service station development is a logical
use of the property."
The Planning Commission recommended approval of the application.
On August 2, 1965 the City Council denied the application.
Meanwhile, Mr. Sweeney had applied for a lot division to separate
the subject property from the major portion fronting on Byron
Street. This application was denied on the grounds that it was
not in conformance with the effective zoning regulations and the
lot to be created would be less than the required 60 feet in
width.
The decision was appealed. The Planning Commission recommended
that the denial be upheld and on September 13, 1965 the City
Council denied the appeal but adopted a motion that the matter be
deferred to the Planning Commission for consideration of rezoning
the subject property "with the idea of annexing it to the gas
station property."
At the public hearing on the matter a letter from the Main Hotel
Company, which questioned Mr. Sweeney's ownership of the property,
was introduced whereupon the Chairman of the Planning Commission
continued the public hearing until the validity of Mr. Sweeney's
right to make the application had been established and the
matter satisfactorily settled between Mr. Sweeney and the Main
Hotel Company.
On December 29, 1967 a letter was received from Mr. Sweeney indi-
cating that the question of the right of application had been
settled and asking that the matter be placed on the January 10,
1968 agenda for continued consideration. Mr. Sweeney indicated
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that the Main Hotel Company would submit a letter to the Com-
mission offering full cooperation with Mr. Sweeney's proposal.
A copy of Mr. Sweeney's letter is attached.
II. Conclusion:
If the letter from the Main Hotel Company verifying Mr. Sweeney's
right to make the application is not received by the time of the
meeting on January 10, 1968, the matter should be further con-
tinued. If the letter from the Main Hotel Company is received
and clearly gives Mr. Sweeney the right to apply for a change
of Development Plan for the property, it is recommended that
the Planning Commission adopt a resolution finding that:
a) the subject property is not necessary to the
Development Plan applying to the apartment
development fronting on Byron Street;
b) adding the small pie -shaped parcel to the
service station development is a logical
use of the property;
and recommending that the subject parcel be added to the service
station development, subject to the following conditions:
a) Provide dense screen planting not less than six
(6) feat in width adjacent to the interior
property lines and low ground cover planting
not less than six (6) feet in width on the
Middlefield Road frontage of the subject
property.
b) Construct a fence or wall of solid construction
on the interior property lines. Such fence or
wall to be six (6) feet in height except within
sixteen (16) feet of Middlefield Road where
the maximum height shall be four (4) feet
above the sidewalk level.
c) Use of the property to be limited to off-
street parking only.
d) The Development Schedule shall be:
(1) Start of construction within twelve
(12) months of Council approval.
(2) Completion of all construction and
development within eighteen (18)
months of Council approval.
Res p fitfully .mit ed,
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As you will recall, on `:ctober 27, 1965 the Ptio Alto elanning
Corrnision continu d the public hssr•i.ng on the consideration_
to amend the P -C 1%evelo_:re..t -. lr=..n applying to the property at
1176 ;`icld].efield Foad until " after Ulf: t: a1idty of the right
of epplic^lion had been established."
This right of applicant ryas been settled between the ?•`a?n }'otel
and the S eency's. A letter will be presented to you , by the :Fain
hotel Co7:pany before: your hearin ; static` full cooperation for the
joining of the two parcels.
We ask to be placed on your aEenda on January 10, 1966 for a ho r•=
in of this application. i am sure the City would like to bring
this shatter to an end.
The oil station site before widening of Middlefield and San Antonio
Roads , was spproxiirately 22,770 sq. ft. The property acquired by
the city for the widening amounted to= 5534 • sq . ft, t} -e_ eby reducing
the present station site to 17,236 sq. ft.
The property we are asking to be joined to the present station site
marked F3, is approximately 5!;52_ sq. ft., by joining these t•ro
properties together we would be retf:rning the station site back to
approximately 22,638 sq. ft., or 62 sq. ft. less than the original
site. site. Parcels A and I3 have been optioned by Uchfield ^il Company
in order to enlsrge the present station site.
We will appreciate your cooperation on this ratter.
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City Hall
Palo Alto, California
January 10, 1968
The Planning Commission of the City of Palo Alto met in special session
on this date at 7:35 P.M. with Chairman Stromquist presiding:
AGENDA ITEM I. Roll Call
Present: Austin, Brenner, Giosso, Gordon, Grench, Norton,
Stromquist (departed at 10:15 P.M.).
Absent: None.
Chairman Stromquist welcomed Jack Giosso to the Planning Commission.
The Mayor's appointment of Mr. Giosso to the Planning Commission was
approved by the City Council at their meeting of December 18, 1967.
AGENDA ITEM II. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of December 13, 1967, were approved as written.
AGENDA ITEM III.
Request for extension of Develop-
ment Schedule for Bryant Towers
(180 Bryant Street)
The Planning Officer reviewed his January 5 report to the Commission
recommending approval of the extension request and quoting from the
Zoning Ordinance Section 18.68.080 D which requirement allows such ex-
tension when "for good cause shown by the property owner in writing
prior to the expiration of the original time schedule...." He reviewed
a letter of December 28, 1967, from H. N. Krull & Associates, Engineers,
requesting a 24 -month extension due to delays caused by a revision from
242 units to 187 units, interior revision to provide more communal
living space, and the present difficult "money market."
MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Commissioner Gordon moved to grant the
request for an extension of the development schedule. Commissioner
Brenner seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM IV.
Amend P -C Development Plan on the
application of Martin J. Sweeney for
property on Middlefield Road near
San Antonio Avenue.
The Planning Officer reviewed his January 5 report to the Commissioners
which attached a resolution recommending approval of the application
subject to certain conditions. He referred to a letter dated January
10, 1968, from Setsuo Dairike, Main Hotel Company, property owner,
verifying the right to make application.
Commissioner Brenner discussed her concern as to what would be allowed
in the parking area --trailers, trucks, storage, etc.
Commissioner Grench noted the obnoxious activity in some service stations
of selling brooms, garbage cans, trailer rentals, etc.
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Martin 3. Sweeney, applicant, said that Richfield Oil Co., who plans to
purchase both parcels, anticipates selling only accessories and tires.
Commissioner Gordon said it would seem consistent to consider a 10 -foot
planting strip instead of the 6 feet indicated in that Agenda Item VI.
had to do with a Zoning ordinance amendment to protect R-1 and R-DUP
Districts from industrial and commercial uses.
In regard to Commissioner Brenner's concern about modification of the
apartment P -C District for the service station purposes, the Planning
Officer said he did not disagree with the intent of her feeling that
this seemed wrong, but the fact remained that Mr. Sweeney is in the
middle and has been for many years. He recalled that he had vigorously
opposed it in the beginning, but that it seemed a logical solution and
recommendation in a cold and calculating light at this time.
Mr. Sweeney reviewed the history of the subject and the problems with
the title and the option. He maintained that the site at present was
an eyesore and this action would lead to enhancement of the property.
He pleaded to finish the proje.:t and get it off his hands.
MOTION AND SECOND: Commissioner Giosso moved to adopt the resolution
with conditions and include the additional condition that the planting
strip abutting the R-DUP property and the gas station be not less than
10 feet, instead of the 6 feet indicated. Commissioner Norton seconded
the motion.
AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION: Commissioner Brenner moved an amendment to
the motion to recommend adding 6 feet from Parcel B to Parcel C to
accommodate a greater turnaround space.
The Planning Officer said that it was problematical what an owner would
do with his land under a P -C zoning and noted that they had no lever
to require a developer to develop his property.
AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND: Commissioner
Brenner's motion to reform Parcels B and C to allow more driveway room
died for lack of a second.
Commissioner Gordon said she would like to clarify her original intent
regarding the 10 foot planting that it be on both property lines.
The Planning Officer said that, while they could impose a 10 foot
planting strip on the remaining property line if they desired, their
rationale would not be the same for one as for the other in that the
limitation was premised on the forthcoming Zoning Ordinance amendment
protecting the apartment from the commercial district.
MOTION CARRIED: The motion to recommend approval of the application
for a change of development schedule carried on a vote of 5 to 2 with
Commissioner Cordon and Brenner opposed.
AGENDA ITEM V.
Review City tanager's Report on "Uses of the
Corporation Yard," initiate criteria for uses
acceptable and beneficial to the City, and
recommend appropriate rezoning. (CCR 12-4-67)
The Commission discussed the wording of the City Council referral and
discussed the City Manager's report of November 30, 1967, to the City
Council.
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