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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0489.091~ .. • • .!.: ',: .-." Iktober JI, 1991 HONORABLE C BY cnUNC I L Pilo Alto, California 3412 ROSS BOAD, ~AIQ AL10 VHC~ -US, PERMIT AND VA~IANC£ REQUEST Members of the CcuQcil: REPORT IN BRIEF The Palo AHo YMCA, located at 341( Ross Road is requesting approV'i' of an amendmeTlt to i c.or,ditional use permit to ancw Expansion of an existing YMCA facility from 20,000 square feet to 45,000 s~uare feet. The applicant is also requesting a variance to allow floor area in excess of the allowed Floor Area Ratio. A Final Envi ronmental Imp3ct Report {final EIR) has been prepared f{lr this project. BACKGROUND The Draft fIR and the use permit and ~ariance requests were re~iewed bi the Planning Commission at t'wo meetings, he1d on September 11 and September 2S? 1991. Staff reports prep,"ed for those me.tings, dated September 5, 1991 and September 20, 1991, are attached for (ouncil information. An additional staff ~emo, presented to the Commfs~ion at the September 25 meeting, is also attached. The I\rc'r,;tectura) Re\'iew Board held a preliminary t'eYie" of the projeod design on January 17, 1991. No formal action was taken. £xcerpt minutes of the meet~ns are attached tc the September 6, 1991 P1ann1ng Commission staff report. A Orift EIR ~as prepared for this project and distributed for public TeYie~ in Ju1y 199], and to the Council in tne July 25. 1991 Co~ncil packet. The public comment period ~as open from July 24, 1991 through September 13. J~91. Adci~ionally, the Planning (cmmission held i public hearing o~ September 11. 1991 to accept oral comments on t~e EIR. ~ Final flR, responsoing to ~ub1ic c~mments received during the review period ar.d at the September II public hearin9, h~s been prepared ano is enclosed for Co~ncl1 Members ~ith this report. Copies of the final E1R are available for revie .... t,y the public. at C~R:4B9:9j public libraries and at City Hal~ in the office of the Planning and C.ol'llllunit,. Environment Depgrtm~nt. Should the Council choose to approv~ the use permit request, they ffiUSt first ·certify· the Final EIR. Certification consists af twa steps: 1) the C.ounctl must find that UH~ fL~ ~as been cc·~pletec! in compliance with [(QA; and 2) the Council must f1nd that the 1nform~tion contained in the EIR was rel/;ewed' and c.of'lsidered prior to appro"iing the use permit. Additionally, findi~9s speclfical1y stating how the significa~t effects identif;~d' in the EIR have been addressed must be adopted. Hless findings are contained' in t~e attached resolutl~n of certification. No significant effects were identifjed by the ErR which cannot be mitigated to an acceptable 1"e1. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTlO:/ At t~eir meeting of September 25, ]991, the PTanning Commissjon voted unanimously to recommend that tt1e City COlincil appro'Je the U52 permit reQ..Jest to allow expansion ~p to a ma~imum of 45,000 square feet. approv~ a variance request to allow floor area in excess of that allowed, and approve the d~ferral of some required parking, to be heTd in laMdscape reserve. The Commissiun also denied a variance request to allow required parking to be located i~ a frant setback. As noted lat~r in this report, the applicant has withdrawn tnat varfance reCluest from C-ouncil co"sideration. The (omission recommended amendments to the use permit conditions of approval presented by staff in the September 6 and September 20 staff reports and in the September 25 memo~ These amendments are outlined below. The complete list of conditions, as recommend~d by the C.ommission, is provided later in t~is report. Minutes from the Conmission meetings of September 11. 1991 and Sept~ber 25, 1991 are enclosed with this Council pacKet. The Commissfon expressed concern about the ne~d to ens~re that the Conditions of Approval are monitored an1 enforced~ Although Condition 1.3 requires an annual report on the status of the YMCA's compliance ~ith tne conditions of approva; t should t~e report indicate a nee\j for ",de i tional er,forcement measures on the part of the City. there ar~ limited resou,~es a¥ailable to provide continuing compliance o\'ersight. To help offset th'is concern, th.2 COlMlission took two steps. first, by amending Condition 1.3 as noted bela .... the COmrrtissiNl has reta111ed U1e abn ity to re'{iew the use permit on a:"l annual basi s (unti 1 they indicate other..-i se) and ~ nformed the YMCA they intend to monitor closely ~10W the facility is operating. COr'ldition 1.3 also provides the Commission the abillty to modify tMe use permit, should tney find t~e YMCA is not comply'ng with the conditions, or is operating in a manner detr;m~ntal to the publ ic t;ealth. ~afet)' and weTfarE. Second~ ttle Commission adopted a motion rec-ommending that the Council direct staff to explore the possibility of requiring applicants to pay i fee for condition monitoring and enforcement purpose.s. Condition ].B would then require the YMCA to pay the fee. if one were adopted. At the request of the (cmmission~ the City Attorney's Office ~as been researching the general CMR:4B9:91 10/31/91 p'\cmrlymc.lup cmr Page 2 question of whether the City cou1d impose fees or fines rela!ed to conditian mon~torfng and enforcement, The resuTts of that research will be presented to tne (oentil in 1: report from the Attorney'; Office 1r1 the Council pacKet of No,ember 1, 1991. He Planning Corrmission made the following am~ndments to the cOl'1ditioflS of approvi1 is recDmrnende~ by staff: J.3 lhe app1icant snall fund preparatton of a: \II'ritten condition monitoring and operati~n$ status report to be pr~pared ~nnua11y. The Planning Clvision will administer preparation of the report by a ian~ use consultant chosen from the City's list of qualified c~nsultants. The YMCA shall post funds co~erin9 the costs of report preparation, not to exceed $5.000 for eac.h r.;:oort, 'in accordance ..,ith. th~ Oepartment of Planning a~d Community Environrnentls adopted 9uidelin~s for technical consuHant contracts, This amQunt may be increased annuallvJi!sed on the Consumer Price ind!x lal1 u~ban consumers, base yeirs 1ge2-1984·1Q~ for the San. Francisco-Oakland-San Jtls.e CMSLoubl i'i:hed by the US Department of labor. Burea_u of Labor Stat; ~ The contents of the report shall include, at a minimum: documentation of ne;gh~or complaints; res~lts of the r~gu1arly scheduled neighborhood meetings; the status of comp1iance with a~l conditions of approval and the City MuniCipal C.ode; -recommendations for any necessarj tode compliance efforts. ~ ~ rach report shalT be presented to the P1anning CommiSSion f~r reviev at i ncticed public he?ring to be held ~ eac~ ~ea.r fo11oving the date of eEEliflaPlE:) ef the Rew asaitfsli executipn of the use permit. All 5'=1aSeql:lel'lt F'epsFts 5~all ~e FeoieiPtleEi B; tt)e 113. i"1§ luJlIliPl i stt"at8F, I1IIAe "'ay, at !'telA eptiel9, ABlE! a ~Hj):!liE hea~ "The Phoning (olTlTlission mat, it any time. delegate relliew of ill subseaue1'1t reports to the I2nlng Ad~inistratQr. __ Thereafter, the Zoning Admfnjjtrator mav refer anv report to the.]l ann i ng Commi.u....ton as: t1e/sh~J:letermines n!Cn~ J\t the nearint), if tbe Commission or Zoning .Admini:str4ltor finds that the conditions of the use D~rmit are root bejllg complied "ith or that in the judgement of the Cormri~siQn gr Zon __ i...ng Administrator, substantial ewidence ing'ic~tes tnat thE' u_~~ __ granted by tht~ ... permit is ktn9 conducted in i maMer cet-rimer.tal to tl'l~ .pJ:lJ)i ic hea.1th. sifety and wf!lfare. the CommissiolL.or Zoning Adrn.i ... ,rl.istrator ll!ll....Jecommend' to tne City Council that the use pt'rmit QIi!. r~voked or m9diJied in accor_da~ 'With Settion 18 . .90.080 of tl1e m EiJo Alto MUl'lic...iP.ill Code. Should reports prepared in three consecuti~e years indicate a reasonable record of compliance. the reports may be submitted bi ... annua11y, or even CHR,4B9:91 p \cmr\ymall~ ,emr 10/31/91 Page 3 \ 'Ile.,.e iFte""l\\eAt)y less freque:-.tly at the d~5creUo!'\ tlf the fJann;'Dg CO!mllssion C1r Zoning Administrator, Hereaftel". 1.4 Hours ~f operation for all YMCA acti~ities and special events s~al1 bt limited as fQl'~ws. Ihe qri~e~ay gates and facj1ity dOQrs may be un~ocked only during these tim~ All eYening activities shall conclude i~ time to ensure the site is 1Qcked up by the time~ indicated: Sunday; Monday through Thursday: Friday: Saturday; 9;00 am to 10;00 pm ~ 2~ am to 10;00 pm ~ U1 am to ~ lQ.;..QQ pm ~ 8:00 am to ~ 1.Q..;Q2 pm 3.S The min~[.um bic.ycle puk.i!"l9 'Hhich shall tie pro'iided is is fol1o ... s~ 9 Glass 1 s~a5e5t 9 Class II spaces; and, l6 3j Class III spaces. No deferr.l of 'pace, 'hall be allowed. Bicycle parking ,0.11 be ,object to the approval of the Transportation Division. 3.10 lockable gates shall be pnJ"I'ided at each f!ntry and e)(it dri\lewal, and shall be locked f311e.iA~ the elese sf e~ site aeti.ities in t~e e\EAin, ~ by the clgsing hO'Jrs set forth in c_ondition ] .4, and oat reopened prior to the 5ta~t e~ w.a~A~~~ the opening hours set fQrt~ in condition ].4. The gat~s shall be of a design other than cnain and posts, and sr.all be residenti1l1 in character. subject to approval of the Architect'Jral Re ..... iew Board. L.ll Overnight bus park.ing shall be prohibited at th_e site. Bus storage shall be moved to a sUitab1e __ location outside of i residential neighborhoQd. 4.1 A sound barr)~r ~ha11 be co~stfucted a10ng the full Jen9t~ of the northerly, westerly and southerly property lines. The barrier shall be totlstnlc:ted to a height of a I feet and of a concrete or masonry l1aterial. If a majority of all adjacent property owners indicate in wf'~t;n~ a preference for e-t-the~ a 7 feet hi~t:I ~afF:el" alid1~ ee~5tF~eted of wood rather than concrete or mijsonry. the Zoning Adminlstrator may consider allowing such! change;. Any barrier constructed shall be of i material ~ith a minimum surface ~elg~t of 3 lbs. per square foot, and shall haye ~o cracks or gaps in or at its base. The noise ba!"rier shall be maintained in good aesthetic condition and ~n such a manner as to not reduce its sound attenuating properties. 4.4 Windows in rOQm~ which generate noise, inc1~di~g the ~ymnasium, natatorium, and aerobics roam, shall be fitted with kei locks t~ pre~ent being opened by YMCA patrons. The windows may only be operated with the permhsion of the ,,(MCA offic'a.l 'w(!IO 'is designated the neig.hb':lrhocd lhison. 'findo\llls M_d exterior doors sl!alJ orJly be opened \>IIhen abso11.1tely l'\E!tessary, such as d\.lr~ng -a. ma.H~nct~cr. of thE! medu.r.ic.al ventilat'ng equipment. The situation which (ause~ the need for open CMR;489:91 p:\cITU\l'mCl\l.?~ 1 0/31/91 Pige C • --'._'---"- windows ,and ute-riel" 6C19f"S shall be remedied is s.oon as reasonabiy possible. 5.2 All lighting shall conform to City standards. Freestanding light fh:tures are limited to twe1ve feet in height':'"i-however, Hug Architectural Review board should c~nsider reducing t~e ~eigr.t of fixtures tq the rowe$t 1eve:l p"ssible while still maintalning security. Al1 lighting: must b~ designed and 10r:ated in such i way as. to not cause light spill into adjacent properties. All light fixt"res shall be of the lowest intensity and energy use adequ~te for thelr purpose. All lights whic:h are highly v;sibl~ from adjacent pnJperties shall be turned off 9y II tl\e u:,Hel" If. 29 mi'f\'ijtas afte't" tl\e eplj sf sEP,e:1$'ij1ed -aethities, ell 11.99 ~.RI. dtlP;Ag Ute "edt---are !4idfli§iH aA .. eeke!'h~S time the cates art iock~d, as set forth in tondition 1.4. 5,7 The p'roposed parking .nd circulati~n plan snall be modifjed to ensure retention of the Bl~e Atlas ~ella,. tf'ces ill! tAe fie. thef'R fl Ell"lt ESl Re,. af t~e site, aR~ the two ash t'rees locClted in th~ ~xisting rear parking area. If retention of any of the Cedar trees in the northg'rn fran! cornel" of the 5i te would r!:quire awkward changes to the !:'1try and exlt driveways, their riltention will not be required, but replacement trees at ill 3 to 1 ratio must be proi.ided. -tfle-ape~iteEt shaH 11'1961(:) tAe west eMf af t~e fI'F'e~esed assHiafl iR order te I"etail'! tAe Sephel"4 tpee.-ef" ,psoide iRfs'fd'If1atieR te satisf, the ZefliR! A;dftH-.R-istl'"ata. that He tl"ee EaARat be sa/ed. U The YMCA shal1 file with t,1e City CI __ M_nd eoyal to the full va1ue of all plant landscaping materials tQ.....g.uarantee landsCClpi_M maintenance and replace~nt of i"Y lost landscaping. f~r a ?er~9d of three ye~l"s fro~ the date of installation of site landscClping. REVISEQ SITE PLAN The YHCA presented a rev:sed site plan at tne Commission hearirlg on September 11. 1991. The pla~ was revl)ed iM several ways. T~e landscape reser'ole parking located at U:e front of t!"1e site was redesigned so tnat it no longer enc~oaches into the front setback area. thus eliminating t~e n~ed for th~ setback ~iriance. An exercise path ~as also added alon~ the north Side and the rear (west) property li~es. While tne Commission dlscussed these site plan changes, and staff addressed them in the September to. 1991 staff report, sin,e the site plan was ~ot formalTj submitted, staff advised the CommiSSion to act on the original site plan and der.y ti'1e 'oIariance to allow parking in the front setback. The YMCA has now formally submitted He re'oli:sed site plan for Council approval. Based on this re~ised site plan, the applicant has ~ithdrawn the va'riance request for parking in the fror.t setback (see attaChed !etter frDm Barr) laylot', .da.ted October 23, 1991}. S.taff fir-as the parlt.1f',9 and CMR,48!1:91 p: Vi:m!\ymc.\I?t.mr ---~~-... , lD/3I/!11 Page 5 I i . i I circuhtion ~f the :"!vised site pTan to be acceptabloe, as discussed in th,= September 20, 199j report. In regard to the exerclse path, while the Comm1ssi~n discussed their concern about the propos~d 1ocation along the property iine, as did se .... eral adjacent neighbors, the final direction was to allow staff to analyzE w~ether the path was appropriat~. and if so, the most suitable configuration for it. Staff recommends that the jogging path be eliminated from the p13ns altogether. The appropriateness of any outdoor activities on such a sensitive site. as well is the need, give~ the aquatic anj other activiti2s which will be offerEd i~doors following expansion of the facility. is ~uestjonabTt. Acc.:lrding to the EI.R. noise cor,s 1J1t ant , to ac:hieve He maximum sovnd' attenuat;~n of people's voices alan9 the rear or side property line, the pat~ should be located immediately adjacent to the wall, ~nd the wall should be incr~ased in height to 8 feet. The property line landscipin9t at least ten feet 1n ..-idth, wouTd then need to bt-pro .... ided between the path and the parking Tot. While staff believes this arrangement would not create an iceaT jogging path, it is recommend~d that if the Council chooses to allow the jogging pat~, that it only be allo .. ed a10ng the r"ear 2nd/or side ;.'roperty 1 ines Linder the conditions noted abovE. STAFF REcQItIENDfO AMENDMENTS TO CONDITlQ!!S OF APPROVAL. Staff is rec.orrrnending that the City CO'''':i'ICii amend twa of the Conditions of Appro~al which were recommended by the Planning Commission. An exp1anatfon of each of these amendments is proYid~d below. Additionally, staff h~s indicated for clarification those conditions which are to become effective upon execution of the use permit. The YMCA will be expected to (amply with these conditions i~diate'y after the Building Perlnit is issued, e .... en tnough the new additiorl and new programs ""ill not yet be operational. As indicated in parenthesis following each applicable condition (see complete list of conditions presented later in this report), those which would be effective upon ex~cution of the use permit ate conditions 1.1 through 1.7, 2.1, 3.12, 4,5 1 4.6, and 5.3. Condition 3.3: Reserve PiT;'ina located_ in front Setback. Staff recomends this coodition be ir.lended to dele'!.e the first paragraph, which reQjJires the redeSign .of the fror.t landscape reserve parking area. Th~5 language is no Tonger necessary since the applic:ant has submitted a revised site plan for (ounc;l approval which meets the requirements of this condition, and has withdrawn the request for a variance to allow parking in the front par~ing setback.~ (ondition 3.9: Bicycle Parking. In the discussion of bicycle parking on page 16 of the September 6,1991 staff report, 50taff discussed the project's non­ C:Gmpliance ~ith the curre~t bicycle ordi~ance {which reGuir~s 44 class I spaces), and explained that revisions to tne ordinance which \liowld reduce the number of class J spaces reQuired were currentTy underway. Staff recommended CMR:~c9:91 p"\.mr".)'mC&lIp. c:mr IO/3l/91 Page 6 I I .• ~ r· __________ .J.. that the project be conditioned to allow bicycle parking to be provided in c~mpliance with the proposed ordinance requirements . Condition 3.9 specified ttJe number of bicycle parking sp5ces require-d fer the project as currently proposed in the new ord'~nance. As noted above, the (.ontnission amended this condHion to delete the requirement fOf CTass 1 spaces. This amendment could cre~te an :nconsistency between the project and the bicycle parking ordinance, a situation whic~ staff believes wcuTd have to be remedied by i ~ariance. Therefore staff is recommending tnat the condition be ~odif;ed to delete any f(ference to the specific number of spaces required, a~d simply state that bicyc'e parking snall be p~oYided in compliance with the requirements of the new bicycle parking ordinance currently u~rler review and anticipated to be adopted within the next E months. The PTanning Commissior., should it feel that class] spaces ire not appropri ate for tOmT,unity center uses, could then recomrn~~d a mndificitlon that would apply to all community center uses when it reviews the proposed ordin3nce in the next coupTe of months, RECOHI4ENDATION Staff recommends: 1_ That the City Council adapt the attac~~d resolution finding that: l. The EIR nas been comp1eted in compliance with CEQAj b, Tne City Council reviewed and considered the information within the EIR prior to approving tne project; and, c. All sig~Sficant effects identjfjed by the EIR haye been mittgated to an acceptable level. 2. That the City (ouncil amend the conditions of approval recommended by the Planning CommiSSion as follo~s: i. Modify Condition 3.3; 3.3 HIe al"ea Eef1t-.i-:i-f':i~~ ~Q 19a ... lti"~ spaEEs--locateS' at tije (1"6",t e+---~ite, fI:!'I-J ;~tliEat2e! sJ'1---i.ft.e.---f!1al95 Elates. Feel"l:ial"Y 21, 1991 as ·laA~seape~ FEseF.e"9 shall ~e fe~e5igneS' SO t~at AS ~eftieli ef an:) ",esene ~a:FlliAg s,aaee---4-s----l-&€atea wHhiPl tllte 2; fut (fOAt sethaelt. "The FeaesigA-ed 1iH'esea~e FeSer';e ~i~g afea s~a11 ~e s~~~4a fiAal a~'IB.al 6f~ AFe~iteehfal Ae.-ieA 8aal"9'_ &Ra\il~ the 'Fesesigl'l: fE"-'ttire \;'e e4-i~ifuti BPI ef-SGffie-FeSEloe ,uk' g s~aEes. Hoe size Bf tAe ~,.ep8sea pl"eject s~all !Je'-"'eal;jfe~ in--~!~ l'Il;Iflli:lef' af Sf! 11 e es 1 est. CMR:4S9:91 10/31/91 p'\o:mrl,.-mcal.lp_cmr Pa9~ 1 • .. i Conversion of sOme or all of the landscape reserve to parking may be required by the Planning Commisslon or Zoning Administrator, shcu1d the need for additional parking be indicated by the condition monitoring and' operati~ms status report required by Co~dition 1.3. b. Modif~ Condition 3.9: 3.9 lhe ~i'i ••• ~iE)Ele ~,.ki'! .hi." ~ll be ,.o,f~.d I. as fell.",. 9 61ass 11 ., •• esl a"~ 35 £1 •• 5 III ., ••••. No Ifefel"f'il ef 5~aell!!S s~all be aHetlea. !FEyc1e ,6!""iRg st1al1 b. sobje,! t. the ." •• ,.1 or t~e ~r."s,.rt.ti., 9i,l.10 •. ai£ycle parkin~ shall be provided as required by the bicycle Darking ordinance pro~isions which are (urrent1y ~nder review by the City and ant'cipated to be adopt€d within the r.ext 6 mp~ths. NQ deferral of spaces shall be al1Qwed. In! location of the bicyc1e parking spaces snal) be sybje~ th'!! approval of the Trans.portat ion Div; sion. The PTannlng Commiss.ion recomlands that the City (ouncil, based on the f1ndings and subj~ct to the Conditions provided below: i. Approve the variance request to all~~ 8,160 sQu~re feet of floor area in excess of the maximum a1lowed; b. Appro~e the deferral of a maximum of 40 parking ~paces, to be ~eld in a landscape reserve area as indicated on the approved plans d.ted October 28, 199!; .nd, c. Apprcve the Condition.l Use Permit to allow a maximum 25,000- square-foot ey.pansion of the Palo Al to YMCA. (The Commission had also reco~nded denial of the ~ariance reque~t to ,llow req~ired parking to be located ~ithin a front setback, however. based on the revised site plan submitted for Council approval, this request has been withdrawn by the applicant}. FINDINGS Variance -EXeeotio" to floor Area Ratio. 1. There are exceptional or extr~ordinary circ~mstinc~s or conditions applicabie to the property involved that do not appiy generaliy to property in the same district in that the purpose of the equiva1ency provision is tc protect closely loeate~ nelgnbors on single family lots from the effects of aesthetic and privacy impacts related to overly bulky homes, whereas tr.e property in question is Ij acres in she, substantially larger Han surroundir.g single family par~e1s averaging 6,000 to 10,000 square feet; CMR:489:91 p;\cmr'.ymgll9.C IT\r 10/31/91 Page 8 • I I I ! 1 2. l. ., .. TiH! granting of the application i!. f1eces,Hry for the preservation and' enjoyment of a substantial prop~rtj rignt of tne applicant, and to prevent unreasonable property loss or unnecessary hards~ipt in that reduction of the natatorium height to comply .... ith tl1e floot' area requirements would diminish the aesthetic and architectural ba1ar.ce of the facility 15 a whole, and .... ouid reduce th~ Effectiveness of the natatorium to pray-ide the space necessary for indoor swimming p,-,o1 $ for air circulation, indirect lighting and rfstriction cf chemical corrosion; T~e granting of the app1ica~'Qn ~il1 not be d~trim€ntal or injurious to property or improvements in the ~icinity a~d will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, g€neral ..,elfa:"e, or tor,'1el'lience-, ;1'1 that any potential effects of allowing additional floor area, which translates di~ectly to additi~na~ bulk. are offset by the exceptionally large setbacks ranging from 66 to 130 feet from the property 1 fnes, w~ich far exceed the average setbacks found on typical single faml1y lots. Additionally, the increased floor area ratio will not, in and of itself, add to the number of persons utilizing the facility. Parking Deferr.ll. 1. The d~ferral of required parking spaces as proposed by th~ applicant, and modified by condltions 3 land 3.3, will not unauly impact e~i$ting or potential uses adjoin1ng the sIte or in the general vicinity In that the parking needs of the expanded YMCA facility caM reasonably be expected to be met without use of t~e spaces to be held in landscape reser~e (as analy~ed on pages 60-67 of the Draft fIR}. Addltionally~ should some overflo~ parking occur off-Site duri~g occasionally expected pea~ ev~nts, condit\ons to mitigate th~ effects of such overflow have been recommended (Cvndltions 1,6, 3.6, 3.8). US!! Pennit. I. The proposed use. at tne proposed 10c~tion, w~ll not be detrimental or inj'Jrious tD p'I"op!rty or improvements in tt'le \licinity~ and linl not be detrimental to tne public health, s~fety. genera1 welfare~ or conver,;ence in that: The Draft Envlroi!mental impact report prepared for the project concludes that ali environme~tal impacts of the proposed YMCA expans10n reliite-d to land use, traffit, parking, safety, no,se, air qua.lity. aesthetics and plant life can be reduced to il level of insignificance upon implementation of all recorrrnended mitigation measures. All such mitigations have been recommended by staff as conditions of ~roject approva1. Conditio~s of approval have been recommended for the project, wh:c~. if complied witn on an on-goirlg baSis. wiil provide rea~.1ible protection to the sur~ounding neighborhood from aspects CMR,489,91 10(31(91 Fag. 9 p \cmr\,..mca~p.cmr ,/ of tne proposed project which could potentially c~nflict with the surround1ng residential uses. Specific condltions of approval re1zted to the fol1oWJing topics have been recommended: reduction of triffic volumes on Ross Road and other nearby streets (Condition 2.1); prc~isiQn of ade~uate off-street pariing {Conditions 3.1 t.rough 3.4); provislon cf Slfety measures related to on-street parking and p~destrian traffic i~ the vicinity of tne YMCA (Conditions 3.5 through 3.B); noise generated by the various activities which take p1ace on site (Conditions 4.1 through 4.6); retention and replacement of on-site landscaping (Conditions 5.1 through 5.7); project construction activitiEs (Conditions 6.1 through e .11) . To r!asonably ensure tnat a11 c~nditioMS of project approv41 are complied with on an on·going ~a5is, additlona~ measures have been reco~nded requiring the applicant to: appoint a neighborhood liaison (Ccndlti~n l.l) hold regular neighborhood meetings (Conditfon 1.2); fund an annual Jr bi·annual condition complianc! monitoring report to be pre~~red by ~ c~nsult~nt lnd administered by Ci ty st.ff (Condit ion 1.3). 2. Th.e proposed use will hfl located and conducted in a manner in accord vith the Pll~ Alto Comprehensive P1an. 1n that: follc~~~g the diiigent applicat;on of a11 r~commended conditions of project approval, tne Question of \OIhetJ:e,. eacn of the applicable Com,rehensille Pla.n objectilles. ar,d policies (as .cited on pages 10 and Ii cf this report) can b~ met by tne project, is answered in the affi~ative in the diSCUSSion found on pages 29 and 30 of tho Draft EIR; The YMCA has a long standing nistory of offering ser~lces invaluable to the community as a whole. and retain1ng and ~~hancing these ser~ices is in keeping with public interests, and staff recommended concitions ~il1 reasonably protect the living environment enjoyed by the adjacent uses; CMR:489:91 p:\cm.r'.ymcaup, emr 10/31/91 Poge 10 CMR:489:91 The iddl~ional recreational services offered will help to relieve some pressure on existing City services, espectall) in regard to swimming facilities (as analyzed on pages 89-93 of the Draft E!R); Allowing expansitJr. of the existing facility w{luld ~,elp ensure the reter.tion of i wide range of commwnity sprvices offered by the YMCA. i!'l a loc.ation convenient to the cOrr'llnunity of Pilo Alto as a whole. The YMCA has rna~e goed faith efforts to relocate these ser.ices witnlrt ttH! t;ity of Palo Alto without Sllccess, and there is a reasonabl e r~sk that som~ services waul ~ be lost and/or becorne inconvenient to the tommunity as a whoTe should the facility b~ relocated to another jurisdiction. p~ ""mr'.y1DU.up.cnu 10/31/91 Page II ~' • _.-. -. ____ . ,--" .... -,;""'--~P--.. =-"' ..... ""'--.. I. GENERAL I.I Ihe app11cant shall appoirt a neighborhood liaison who may be contacted by neighDors of the project site during all hours of operation and during special events to Yoice complai~ts about noise violations, parking concerns or any other disturbances o~iginating at t~e YMCA facility. The liaison shall be provided the authority to correct any v;clation of the use permtt cond1tions and to make e~ery effort to avoid disturbances t~ the neighborhood. The ~ame a~d phone number, and any chaTlges thereto, of the llaison shall be proldded to the Zoning Administrator so that the City nas cor,tinuaus not ice of the identity of the liaison. (Condition [ffecti~e Upon Executio~ of Use Permit) 1.2 The applicant shall schedule regular meetings with the neighborhood, a minimum c·f one eve!'""y six months, to re'olie~ the status of compliance with the te-nrrS of thlO! use permit, the status of noise and disturbance control and the $tatus of neighborhood relations_ Ad~a~ce notic! of t~ese regular meetings shall be pro'dded to the Zonin<j Administrator in order to allow .ttendance by a City representative. Fol1owfng the first year of semi-annual meetings, the meetings may be held once year1Yt witn the c~nsent of the neighbors, (Condition. Effecti~e Upon Execution cf Use Permit) 1.3 The applicant shall fund preparation of a written condition I!1Qnitoring and operations status r€port to be prepared annually. The Planning Division "'ill administer prepOiration of the repnrt bj a land use consu1tant chosen from the City's list of Qlalified consultants. The VM(A shall post funds covering the costs of report preparation, not to exceed $S,OOO for each reportl in accordance wltn the De-partment of Planning and" Community Environment's adopted g\Jidelines (or !echnical consultant contracts_ ThiS amo~nt may be increased annually based on the Consumer Price lndex (ali urban consumers, base years )982-1984-100, for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CMSA, pub1ished by the US Department of labor, Bureau of labor Statistics)_ The co~tents of the report sha1l lnclude~ at a minim~m: documentation of neighbor complaint); res~lts of the regulal"'1y sci1eduled neig~,borhood meetings; the status of comp1iance with all conditio~s of approval and the City Municipal Co<:lej -recommendations for any necessary code comp1ia~ce efforts. Each report shall be pre:;;ented to the P1Clrmir,g COfmdssioTl for revieW" at a noticed pub1ic nearing to be heTd each year following the date of CMR:4a':!1 p:\cmt\ym.;:&UP emf 10/31/91 Page II ........ 1. I I I I la \ . . ,;:;...:...---..... -....... ~~-..,-<' execution of the use permit. The Planning Commission ~ay. at any time, delegate revlew of all ~ubseQuent reports to the Zoning Admi~;strator. Thereafter, the Z~ning Administrator may refer any report to the Planning Conxr.ission as he/she determines necessary. At the hearing, if the Cormlissicn or Zoning Administrator finds thi't the conditions of t,",e use permit are not baing complied with or t~~t in the judgement of the Commission or Zoning Adm;n;strator~ substantial evidence indicates that the use granted by this p~rmit is being cOf1ducted in a manner detrimental to the public health. safety and ~elfare. the Commiss10n or Zonir.g Administrator may recommend to the City Council that the use pe~;t be reVOked or modified in acco~dlnc~ with Section 18.90.080 of tne PiTo ATto MU'icipaT Code. Should reports prepared in three consecuttve years indicate a reasonable record of compliance, the reports may be s~bmitt2d bi-annually. o~ even less freQuent1y at the discreticn of the Planning Commission Dr Zoning Administrator. {Condition Effective Upon £xecution of Use PermitJ 1.4 Hours ~f operation for all YMCA activities and speclal events shall be limited as follo~s. The driveway gates a~d facility doors may be unlocked only during these timBo All e'o'ening activjt;es sha~l conc1ude 1n time to ensur~ the Site ;s locked up by the times 1ndicated Sunday: 9:00 .m to 10:00 pm Monday ttlrlJugh Thur:;d'ay: 6: 15 am to 10:00 pm Friday: 5: 15 im to 10:00 pm Saturday: 8:00 am to 10:00 pm (Condition Effective Upon Execution of Use Permit) 1.5 All YMCA programs and classes shall be scheduled to avoid conflict with peak school commuta times. YMCA c1asses shall not begin or end less than fifte~n minutes prier to the start of school or fifteen mfnutes following the finish of schoel, taking into actount all variations of the daily school sc.hedule. H.e YMCA shall I'l'.eet ar.nua1ly __ iVI local school administrators and, if n~cessarj, adj~st the YMCA program schedule. (Condition EffectiVe Upon hecution of Use Permit) 1.6 Summer camp sign-up, basketball picture day and other Similar events wnich attract a large p.umber of people to the YMCA over a short period ~f time shall be held i~ a locati~n otner than this factlity. (tond1tiotl Effective Upon hecution of Use Perll1it) 1.7 A permanent space shall be set aside in the lobby to display the conditions of approval indicated below, the YMCA's Good Neighbor Policy and other information intended to inform the users of the restrfctions within which the YMCA must operate and to solicit their cooperation. The following conditions shall be displayed: 1.1 through 1.7, 2.1, 3.4 through 3.8.3.10,4.4 through 4.6, and 6.1. (Condition fffecUve Upon Execution of Use Permit) CHR:489:9! 10/31/91 P:""ITU'\ymCJ.UP·~ Pagt! ] 3 • r n 1 ~ I , I 1 i j I I 1.S Should a condjtion monitcring ~ee be adopted by the City to al1o~ the City to recover t~~ costs of condition monitoring, the YMCA shalT be subj.ct to tne fee. 2. TRANSPORTATIQN Z.I A Transportation Demand Manag.ment (TDM) program outlining efforts t. be made by the YMCA to r.duc. ,ehicle trip' to the facility 'hall be submitted for review and approval by the Plannirog and Transportatior, Divisions ~rior to nccupancy of the ne~ addition. The program shall provide for, at minimum, the following: -measures to be undertaken to increase the use of carpools, blcycle ~se, public transportation and shuttles by p~rsons utilizing the YM(A f4h:i 1 ity; -the preparation of a user survey to determine the travel patterns of users to and frolt. tne facil i ty and the feasibi 1 i ty of pro .... ·iding shuttle service or assistin9 i!"l the organizatior'i of c.arpools from certain identlfied lotations; -an aggressiie mem~er information program advising members of the need to reduce auto trips to the YMCA and en<:ouraging the use of public transit, bicycles, carpools. etc. The member information program shall pro .... ide for iI: permaf1erlt information display in an area visible to all members. prefer~bly i~ the lobby. The program shall be updated and reviewed in conjunction with the (ondition monitoring and operations status report required in Condition 1.3. {Condition Effecth'E Upon Execution of Use Permit] 3. PARKING AND S.~FETI 3.1 Deleted. 3.2 A rni~tmum of 205 parkjng sp~ce~ shall be constructed at t~e time of project development, and i total of 248 spaces, including those to be held in landscape rEserVE, shall be indicated on the final plans approved by the Architectural REview Board. 3.3 TAE ilFEi eefltaiAi"§I 4G--p-a1"kiFHij spaCES heated at tbe f'l"sM.-nef t~e site. il'lS i.,!JiEated en tM-·~la:",s ElateEi re~rkla.., 21, 1991 as -lanElseaJjes reSel"IE·, 5Aall he Feaes'gRe'il se""""""",at ,a JJ8 tie" sf iliR) rese. iE pa,..IIfA! lJlUe is lecateel lNit~;R t~e 2.Q.·nfeet f,..eRl scHnEll. ae F.aesig!lo€et hRdS:EaJ'lE rese. IE pal"i~-.ll"eili 5~al1 ae Sdb-je€t te fifilal apPl"eial ef "he Af>.e.h.iteehl'al Relie" SOal"e(. St-el:i'1e tPE fee:es·~f\ ,.tEtcli,.~ tAe eli~iRatie~ C~:489:91 p:\cl:Jlr\y:;IlCIollp.:nu- 10/31/91 Pag. 14 - ~Eed ;" ~ .. epe,.tieR te the f11::111'1te.,. of srac*~ Conversion of the some or all Clf the hndsclpe reserve to I='ark.ing may be rf:!Q.uired by the Planning (omission or Ion'ing ,t.,dministrator. shcmld the need for additional parking be indicated by the condition monitoring and ~peratjons status report required by Ccndition 1.3+ 3.4 YMCA. staff shall be ii'lstructed to park. in the spaces located a10ng Hie rear property line, howe·rer. flO spaces snal1 be specifically designated fcr use by stiff only. 3.S To pr()~ide safe sight distances for drivers Df venicles exiting the site, within the ~5ight distance tr'ln9ie" area (is specifici11y defined by the Transportation Division) of the exiting dr;~ewa1s~ no landsc~ping {wit~ the exception of exist~ng t~ees to be retained), signs {w1th the exception of those identified in Candition 3.6), berms or other o~statle~ exc~eding three feet in height shall be allowtd. landscaping species planted within this area are limited to these ~Mfch have a maximum untrimmed natural growth height of three feet. l.6 On-street parkjng shall b~ prohibited withir. 60 feet on either side ~f ~acn exiting driveway. The applicant shall obtain the appropriate approvals from the Transportation Division to paint the curbs red fn tnese areas.. 3.7 Stop signs shall be installed at both exit dri~e~ays. Additional signage shall be p1aced at the exits reminding patrons to ~atch for pedestrians and to drive slowly and safely+ The type, size and locatfun of all signage shall be subject to the appr()~al of the Planning and Transportation DiviSions to ensure a minimum of interference with visibility for exiting drivers. 3.8 The existing rolled curb an Ross Road shall be replaced with a vertical curb, on tnt YMCA side Qf th~ street, bet~~en the property li~es of the YMCA. DeSign and construct10n of the vertical curb snall be as approved by the Public ~Qrks D~plrtment. ~.9 :;..t,e.-lftif'1'ftiltii'PI blEJEle l3a".iflg l,r.·E~ 5~a:ll-·*·~t-t~ Glass II s~aEes, a~~. 35 Class III 5~aEe5. Na ~efe~Fal af spares shall ~e alle\.ea.---BiE:)E1e pal"lti~~ Sfli!n ee 5l::1Ejee-t t8 tAe a~I3!(hal ef th Tl"aRSpe'P'tat18R Si.isieA. Bicycle pcu:king shall be provide-d' as. reguireA by the-bicycle. parking ordi.r,.a~c.e-provisions .... hich _ar~ current?y under re-vie-w by the City and anticipated to be lIdoR.ted ___ li/ithir. the ne)(t 6 months. No deferral of spaces shall Q.~. allowed. The location of the hitycle parking sp.aces shll11 b~ subject to the approval o~ Transport~t~on Diyision. 3.10 lockable gates shall be proifided at eact: entry and exit driveway, and shall be locked by tne closing hours set fcrth in ~ondition 1.4. and not CMR:489:91 P:\cllU'\yme.lUp mv 10/31/91 Page 15 '",_111'$<: II Teopened ?r~or t;:, tne opening hours set forth in cond,tion 1.4. 1M gates sha1l be of i design other than chain and posts, and shall be resid~ntii1 in Chdra{t~r, subject t~ approval of the Architectural Review Board'. 3.11 Road b~mps sh~11 ~e installed in the ~icinity of the exit driveways on the YMCA $ite for the ?urpose of siowin9 exitin~ ~ehltles. Th! bumps shall be 3-incnes high, 12-feet long in the dire,tion of vehicle trivel, and located in i pO$1ticn approved by the Transportation Division. 3.12 O~ernight hus parking sh~ll be prchibited at the s'te. Bus storage shall be mo~ed to iI. suitable lcciitiun ~i.Jtside of a. residential neighborhood. {Cor.dition Effettil'~ Upon Exe~ution of Use Pemit} 4. !jQj.ll 4.J A sound barrier shall be constructed along the full length of the nDrtherly, ~esterly and southerly property lines. The barrier shall b~ constructed to a height of 7 feet ~nd of a concrete or masonry material. If ~ majority of all adjacent pro?erty own~rs indicate ,n ~riting iI. preference for wood rather tha~ concrete or masonry, the Zoning Admlnistrator ~ay consid~r allowing ~uch a change. Any barr'~r constructed shall be of a material with i minimum surface weight of 3 lbs. per square foot, and sha11 have no crac~s or gaps in or at its base. The noise barrier snall be maintained in good aesthetic condition and jn such a manner is to not reduce its sound attenuating properties. 4.2 Mechanical ventilation snall be provided for th~ entire bvilding~ inclUding existing areas. 4.3 All mechanical equipment ossociated w;tn the facility shall be designed and specified so that when all mechanical equipment is operating, noise levels do not exceed 40 dBA at the property lines. A statement from iI. licensed noise engineer attesting to the nJise properties of the equipment shall be provided prior to issuance of iI. building permit for equ1pment installation. 4.4 Windows in rooms which generate noise, including the gymnasium. natatorium, and aerobics reom, snail be fitted with key locks t~ prevent being opened by YMCA patrons. Tne ~indows mat only be operated with the permission of the YMCA official who is designated the neighborhood li.ison. Windo~s and exterior doors sha11 only be opened ~hen abs01ute1y r.ecessary, such as ouring a malf~nction of the mechanica1 ventilating equipment. The situation which causes the need for open Windows and exterior doors sha11 be remedied as soon as reas.onably possible. {Condition Effective Upon EXEcution of Use PermitJ CMR:4B9:91 p:\crf'.r\~1J.9,«1\r 10/31/91 fage 16 • rl ,1 t ~ , , . 4.5 4.6 S. 5.1 5.2 · _________ 1. ____ . The ¥~CA shall at all ti~s operate in comp1iance with Nois. Ordin.nce (Ch.p~er 9.10 of the Municipal Cod.). Effective Upon Execution of Use Permit) th, Palo Alto (Condition All outdoor amplified sound is prohibited. {Condition £ffective Upon E~ecut1on of Use Permit) AESTHEJICS AND LANDSCAPING final plans for the project's design, landscaping and lighting s~al~ be subject to the review and approval of the Architectural Review Board. All lighting shall conform to C1ty standards. fr.estanding light fixtures ~re limited to t~~lve feet 1n height, however, the Architectural Review Board s,'1oiJld cons ider reducing t~e height of fixtures to the lowest level possible while still maintaining security. All lighting must be designed and located in such a way is to not cause light spill into adjacent properties. All light fixtures shall be of the lowest intensity and energy use adequate for their purpose. All lights which are hi9~ly visible from adjacent properties shall be turned off a1', the time the gates are locked. as set forth in condftion 1.4. S.3 A landscape maintenance company shall be retained to provide weekly pickup of litter and other debris, and proper maintenance of all site landscaplng. PrDDf that such maintenance services nave beEn contracted for shall be provided to the Planning Division prior to issuance of a buildrng permit for t~e addition. {Condition Effective Upon Execution of Use Permit) 5.4 A dense landscaped buffer. c~nsisting of a combination of trees and shrubs, sha11 be provided along the rear and side property lines. Trees should exist or be planted at a ratio of not less than one tree per three hundred square feet of the landscape screen. A1l eXisting trees to be removed shall be replaced at a mintmum ratio of three new trees for every one whic~ is removed. Replacement trees shall be a mix of mostly five and fifteen gallon size, with some twenty·four inch box size also included. These calculations shall be shawn on the landscape plan submitted for ARB appro¥a1. 5.5 A.1l steps to ensure the health and aesthetic Quality of existing trees to be retained'~ as indicated in the ~Recommended Program for Existing Trees· prepared b~ the prcject landsca~2 architect and dated October 22, 1990, sha11 he followed. A detai1ed tree protection program, prepared by a certified arborist, for a11 site trees to be retained shalT be subm~tted with the final landscape pian, including measures to protect property 1ine trees during co~struction of the noise barrier. C~R;4B9;91 10/31/91 Page 17 , , • • 5.6 The flnal landscape plan "all meet the City's adopted Drought Toler.,t landscape Guidel'nes for 5~lecti~n of plart mater1als 3nd irrigation components . 5.7 The propos~d parking and t1rculation plan shall be modified to ensure retention of the two ish trees located in the existing rear parking area. Jf retention of any of t~e Cedar trees in the northern front corner of the site WJu1d reQuire awkward changes to the entry and exit drive,,"ays, their retention will not be required, but rep1acement trees at I 3 to I ratio must be provided. 5.8 Th. YHCA shall file with the City a bend equal to the full valu" of all plant landscaping materials to guarantee landscaping mair.tenance and replacemEnt of any lost landscaping. for a period of three years fram the date of installation of site landscaping. 6. COIlSTRUCTlOlI 5.! The applicant sha11 5'jbmit a temporary parking plan, fer the approval of the Planning and Transportation Oivisions. prior to ~ss~anCf of any building permit. as follows: Tne existing parKing lot shall be maintained dlJring th! exterior building construction phase. After the exterior building construction is completed? the new parklng areas on the southern and western sides snould be constructed. Once these ne~ areas are completed 'and ~hile interior construction ;s underway]. the exist~ng lots can be reconstructed. Construction s~all be phased so as t~ preclude completion of the building expan~ion until reconstr~ct1on of the entire parking lot is completed. The plan shall indicate the nJmber af space$ ~hich will be a~ailable during each phase and any cor,flicts with schec!l.Ilcd e~ent.s .. hid may produce parking demand in excess of what will be a~a11able. Jf such conflicts are evident, such events shall be canceled. rescheduled. Dr held in another location. Provision for YMCA e~ployee and contractor employee parking shall also be detailed. Shuttle service from a ne~rby designated off-street parking area may be reQui red. 6.2 The property line sound barrj~r required in co~dit~on 4.1 shall be constructed as the finot element of the prc-ject, so as to reduce construction noise generated by tne re~Glnder of the project. Temporary fencing. to provide s!curity between t~e site and adjacent parcels, shall be installed as necessary while the sound barrier is ~eing constructed. Tne buildi"9 permit for building improvements shall not be issued until the barrier is completed. '.3 No construc;t,ion actilt'ities sha11 be al1o .. ed on Saturday or Sunday. All construction activities must be undertaken during allowed hours of constr~ction (B:OO am to 8:00 pm, Monday through Friday'. and shall ~ in fu1l compliance ~ith the Palo Alto Noise Ordinance (Chapter 9.10 of the Municipal Code). {HR:489:91 p.\o::lIU'lymeaup.cmr 10/31/91 Pige 18 , f ~. , I ! ,0 , I 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 Thl!! name and phone numb~r of tne City's Code (ompl; ance Inspector and the construction proj~ct manager shall be cleariy posted at the entrance to the construttlon site. indicating hours of allowed c~nstruction and a mEssage that these persons may be contacted with any concern s or complaints regardlng construction noise, The 5-;9n shall be designed as set forth in Sectio" 9.10.060(1)(8) of the no1s. ordinance, with the exception of the change in hours. Tne construction project manager shall b~ directly responsible to the (ity's Code Compliance rnspector, and shall b. granted the authority by the applicant to respend to any compliance requests in i timely manner. Al1 exposed or d;,sturbed earth surfaces s~al' be watered at least twice daily, once dUiing the late morning and once at the end of the work day. The frequency of watering shall increase to include one additional occurrence on windy days. Reclaimed water, in accordance with Public Works DepartmEnt policies, shall be used for this purpose. Stockpiles of debris, soi1, sand or other materials tr.at can be bl~ by wind shall be covered. All portions of the site shall be land~caped or covered as soon as construction is comple-ted in tnat area. All clearing, 9rading? earth moving and eAcavation activities shall tease during periods when winds e~ceed 20 mph for more than one hour. On-site v~hicle speed shall be limited to IS mph. The contractor snall designate a person to monitor dust control program who has the authority to reque~t increased watering and cleaning ~f streets when necessary or upon request of the Pubiic Works Department. The tonstruction area a~~ adjacent streets shalT be swept of all mud and silt ~n a daily bas;s~ Any spillage resulting from ~auling operations along or across any public or private property shall be removed ilMlediate1y. 6.]) If, in the opinion of the City Engineer, the contractor faiTs to comply with any of the above requirements re9arding spillage and dust control. alld the contractor is either unwilling or unabTe to remedy the deficiency. the City Engineer s,",all nave tnE right to employ private ~r public work forces and equipment as reason~bly deemed necessary to correct the deficiency. Th~ cost of employing suc~ forces and equipment shall be doubled as a penalty. and such cost shall be borne by the applicant. Such action taken by the City Engineer shall not relieve the Cc~tractor of the responsibil ity concernlng spIllage and dust control. 7. GRAD!~G AND PRA!NAG~ 7.1 A soiis re~ort, prepared by a registered e~gineer, shall be reviewed and approved by tne Pub1ic ~orks Department prior to iSSuance ~f i building CMR:4B9:9! p '.cmr1yrnclup.crnr ! 0/31/91 Pag. 19 o. • ----..................... ---'-"-- or grading permit. The seils report must consider and addr'i!S5 thl! potenti.l for pr~biems to result from the high groundwat~r levels indicated for this general area of Palo Alto. 7.~ A detailed grading and drainage p1an, p~epared by a registered engineer, shall be aporoved by the Pub11c lrIiorks Depa~tmer.t prior to h~uar.ce af a building or grading permit. The drainage-pia.n stoal] provide for the entire site to b~ drained djr~ctly into Barren Creek, relieving the existing storm drain on Ross R03d' of drainage frem the site. Approval of the drainage p1an shall be obtained from the Santa Clara Villey ~ater District pr;~r to submittal of the plan fOI' City approval. 7.3 Prlor to issuance of any building permit~ the applicant s~all pr~vide certification to the Pyblic Works Department that the proposfd construction meets al' the FEMA requirements for construction witnin a flood zone. 7.4 A street opening pennit must be obta.ined prior to issvance of a grading or building permit. 7.5 Portions of damaged sidewalk, totaling a~proximateli 96 linear feet, located directly in fn:lnt of the YMCA. sit.:-shall be replaced by the applicant. The Public ~ork$ D€part~ent will specifically locate the damaged areas folTowing issuance of the street opening pe~it. 8. QI!illl 8.1 Prior to rec~'~lng occupancy of the new addition, the YMCA must demonstrate that it has complied ~ith the reQuir~ments of Title 17 (Hazardous Materials Stor~ge) of the Pdlo Alto Municipal Code, including obtaining a permit for storagE and u>e of peol chemlcals, ff the rirf Oepartment determines one is necessary. 8.2 The applicant must comply wit~ Section 11.31.015(e) of the City's Municipal Code, which prohibits the filling of new pools, spas and hot t~bs ~ith water suppTied by the Palo Alto water utility. 8.3 Tt1e applicant shall work ill'ith the Uttlities Department to determine all utility design and capacity requirements including .... ater, seJrler, gas, electric, and phone facilities. The applicant shall be responsible for all costs associated .ith any necessary upgrades to serve the facility. All utility plans sha1l be appro~ed by the Utilities and Water, Gas and Sewer Departments prior to issuance of a building permit. CHR:4S9:91 P' Icmr\ .rmc...up.cmr ,-. 10/31/91 Page Ie ; I­ i I . . • Respectfully submitt.d, K( h.-\J'i/)~ L// / /1 / I I..lX;4/c If .Jd..ak)' lORl J. TOPLEY Planner KENNET" R. SCHREl8ER Director of Planning and Community E~virQnment G~~ ~~~tant City ~anager Attachments: Resolution Certifying Final EIR. ~itn Mitigation Monitoring Report attached Phnning Comission Staff Report dated September 6, 1991, with all attachments Ptann!ng Commissior. Staff Report dated September 20, 199r, witn ill attachments Memo to Planning (ommiss;on from lori Tepley, dated S~ptember 25, 1991 Information regarding operating hours and membership statistics submitted by YMCA to Conrrliss',on at 9/25 hearing letter from Barry Tayler, dated October 23, 1991 letters received from rt!s'idents ana ..:hstributed to Comrr,ission members at places, but not attached to any staff report. and letters received follo~ing 9/25 Commission hearing Final Enyironmental Jmpact Report (Council Members only} Rf!vised proj€ct pl ans, dated October 28, 1991 (Council Members only) cc (w/o attachments): Planning Commirs;on Mr. Barry Taylor. Presiderlt, YMCA of the Mid~P2'ninsu1a, 4151 Middlo:!fie1d Road, Suite 211. PaTo Alto. CA 94303 Mr. William Leddy. Tar1l'1er Leddy May tum Stacy Architects, 444 Spear Street, San FranCisco, CA 94105 Mr. David Clore, Mundie & Asscciates. 3~52 Sacramento Street~ San francisco, CA 941le Mr. Paul Wehrenberg. 3516 Ross Road. Palo Alto. CA 94303 Ms~ Rose Tammi. 3508 Ross Road, Palo ATto, CA 94303 Mr. Earl Brabb. 3262 Ross Road. Palo Alto, GA 94303 Ms. Hilary Lambert, 795 Stone Lane. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Mr. William landgriilf, 762 Stone Lane, Palo Alto. CA 94303 Mr. Dou91as Ballon. 3366 Ross Road. Fale Alto. CA 94303 Ms. Louise Ma and Mr. Sen Ma, 764 Ames A .... enue. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Ms. Yv~nn~ Holcomb, 32BO Ross Road, Palo Alto, CA g4303 Mr. Gary Wetzel and Mrs. JoAnne 'Wetzel, 787 Stone lowe, Pale Alto? G~. 94303 C~R:4B9:91 p:\cmr'.ymcaup.clTlI" 10/31/91 Page 21 _ .. ' .. Mr. Terr~ Stone, 3618 lou1s Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Ms. (ira]t TMmpson an~ Mr. Malcolm Thompson, 755 Stone lane, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Ms. Shui lu, 3441 Ross Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Mr. John M.dden, 3413 Ross RO'd, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Mr. Warre, Hubbard, l631 Ross Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 ~r. Er-nie Sanchez, 3427 Ross Road, Palo A~to. CA 94303 Mr. Ken Grant, 761 Stone Lane, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Hr. Stephan Cottrell, 3507 Ross Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Rev. Vl.dim;r 00ru9;o, 3455·3475 Ross Road, CA 94303 Mr. Naphtal1 H. Knox, InlO DoyJe Street, Suite 15, MenlO Park, CA 94025·4515 CMR:489:91 p:l.cmrlymu~p.cmr , i 10/31/91 Page l2 • :'1 I I 1 I , i 1 I , , . AfSOLUTlON NO. RESOLUTION or THE COUNCIL Of THE CITY OF PALO ALTO CERTIFY!NG THE ADEQUACY OF THE PALO ALTO YMCA EXPANSION PROJECT FINAL EIR PURSuANT TO THE CALIFORNIA f.NVIRONMENTAl QUALITY ACT T~e Council of the City of P,lo Alto does RESOLVE a> follows: SECTION I. Background. The City Council of the City of P,lo Alto (-City Council-j finds, determ;n~s and d!c1ares is follows: A. An ,ppllcation has been made to the City of Palo Alto ('City") for tne Pa'~ Alto YMCA expansion ~rcject. Jhe project requires a C~nditional Use Permit to a110w a maximum facflity increise of 25,260 gross squar~ feet beyond the current area of approximately 19,740 square feet. B. The City is the lead agency (Qr the project has caused tv be prepared a Final Environme"tal Impact Report ('Fin.' EIR") for the Palo Alto Y,~CA expansion project. Pursuant to State CE~A Guidolines section 15132(0), the Final [IR conSists of the fol1ow;~9 documents and materials: -Draft Environmental Impact Report on the YMCA (~pansj~n Project tn Palo Alto, July 1991" ("Draft HRII); Fina1 Environmerlhl Impact Report on the YMCA Expansion Project in P,lo Alto, Octob.r 1991" ("Fio,l [IR'); the planning and other City ~ecords, ~1nutes and fTl~s constituting the re~ord Df proceedings. T~e final £IR WiS prepared pursuant to tne California fnvironmental Quality Act t Public Resources Code section 21000, t1 ~. {'CEQA"j, and tne State CfQA guidelines, (aliforni. Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15000, !1 itg. Tne Final £IR is on file in the cffice of the City Department of Planning and Community Environment and, along with the planning and ether City records. mlnutes and files cOf'lstitl.itiTig the record of pr~c;eedings. is incorporated' herein by Hi:; nference. C. The Notice of Preparation for the project was prepared on January 2, 1991. The Draft ErR for the project was circulated for pub1ic revi!W from July 24, 1991 through September 13, 1991. The Planning Commission held' public hearing on the Drift fIR on September II, )99l. D. The City Cauncil held a duly r.oticed public hearing fer the purpose of reviewing and considering the infom.atiQn contained in the Final fiR. and considering the requested Conditional Use Permit on Novemher 12, 1991. E~ lhe City Council, in conjunction witt! this resolution, is 11so approving a reporting and monitoring program pursuant to PYblic Resources Code section 21081.6, which program is deslgned to ensure camp',ancE with mitigation measures imposed to i¥cid or substantially lessen the effects identified iii the final fIR, and described in detail in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. F. Tne City Council has re¥iewed and considered the information contained in the final fIR and recor~ of proceedings, including but n~t ,- limited to~ testimony rece-ived by the Cot.:ncil durir,g the November 12, jgg] public hearing. SECTION 2. {ertific.t!o". The tity Council certifies that the fin.l EIR has been completed in compliance with the California Environff~r.til Quality Act. The fir,.1 ErR was presented to the City Council .nd the City Council has reviewed and considered the information c~ntained in the Final EIR, staff reports, oral and ~ritt~n testimony given at public hearings on the proposed project, and a'l other matters deemed materhl and relt!vant before cortSide-ring for approval the actions re1ated to the Palo Alto VMCA Expansfon Project. SECTlON 3. Significant Impacts Which Can Be Mitigated to a less !han Significant Level. Th~ City Council finds that t~e Final [JR identifies significant environmental effects of the project in regard to Traffic and Circulationj Noisej Air Quality (Construct;Dn)j Visual Quality/Aesthetics and light .nd Glare; and. Plant life. Tho City Council finds th.t, in response to each impact identified in the final EIR and listed in t~is section 3, all feaSible chang~s or alterations have been reQuired in, cr incorporated i~to, the project ~icn avoid or substantially lessen all significant environmental effects identified in the Fina~ EIR as summarized beiow: A. land Us~ and Cons1ste-ncy with Plans/Policies. Expansion of the YMCA fatilities would intensify the recreational land use of the sit2. Altnough not con~idered a signiflcant impact i~ itself, this intensification would increase total attendance at YMCA functions, vehicular trips to and from the site and the le.el of parking demand, which could have led to significant impacts related t~ other enVironmental qualities of the site and surrounding n!ighborhood. These other potential significant impacts, and mitigations to reduce th~m to an accept~ble level, are identified in this Sect1~n 3 in subsections B through E below. To further ensure tnat all project impacts are reduced to an acceptable level 9 and that al' mitigations specified in subsections B tnrough E below are lmplernented on a continuing basiS, the following additional measures shall be incorporated into the conditions of approval of the use permit; (a) The applicant shall appoint a neighborhood liaisen who may be conticted by neighbors of the project site during all hours of operation and during special fvents to voice co~plaints about noise wiolations, parking concerns or any other dist~rbances originating at the YMCA faci11ty. The liaison shall be provided the autt10rity to correct any violation of the use permit conditions and to make every effort to avoid disturbances to the neighborhood. The name a~d phone number, and any changes tnereto, of the liaison shall be provided to the Zoning Administrator so that the City has continuous notice of the identity of the liaison. (b) The applicant shall scnedule regular meetings with the neighborhood, a minimum of one every six months, to rei/ie .... the status of compliance with t~e terms of the US! permlt, the status of noise and disturbance control and the status of neigh~orhood relations. Adwance notice of these regular meetings shall be prewided tQ the Zoning Administritor in order to l110w attendance by a City representative. Following the first year 2 :,', ' , .1 I I I of semi-annual meetings, the meet(ngs may be ~eld ence ye~rly, with the consent of the nei9hb~rs. «) The applicant 'hall fuod preparation of • written condition aon1to~ing and operations status report to be prepared annually. The Planntng Division will ad~fnister preparation of the report by I land use consultant chosen from the City's list of qualified <onsultonts. The YM<A shall post funds coverfng the costs of report preparation, not to exceed $5,000 for eac~ report, fro aCC1lT!llnc:e with the Department of Planning ilnd CQllaun1ty fnvironment's ad~pted guidelines for technical coniultant contr~cts. This amount •• 1 be increued annually b~sed on tne ConsLrr:I£IT Price Index (all urban consumers. ba$~ years 198Z-1984-100. for the San Franclscc-Oakland-San Jese CMSA, publl,h.d by the US Department of lobor, Bureau of labor StatIstics). The contents of the r9port shall include~ at a minimum: documentation of neighbor complaints; results of the regularly schedul~d n~;ghborhood meetings; the status ~f compliance with all conditions of appro'llal and the City JI'Iunitipal Code; -recommendations for any necessary code compliance eff~rts. [ach report ~hall be presented to the Planning Commission for review at ill noticed publ)c hearing to be held e~ch year following the date of execution of the use peTII~t. The Planning COll1'llission may~ at any time, delegate review of all subsequent reports to the Zoning Ad~jnistrator. Thereafter. the Zoning Administrator lIay refer any report to the Planning COl'llll1sslon is heidle deterMines necessa~y. At the ~earfng. if the Commission or 10n'"9 Administrator finds that the conditions of the use permit are not being complied with or that in the judgement of tne Commission or Zoning AdministYltor, substantial eVidence indicates that t~e use granted by tnis pen.it is being conducted in a ma~ner detrimental to the public ~ealth, safety and welfare, the C~issior. or Zoning Administrator may recommend to the City Council that the use permit be revoked or modified in accordance with Section 18.90.060 of tn" Palo Alto MuniCipal Code. S~ould reports prepared in three consec~tive years indicate I reasonable recor~ of compliance, the reports may be submitted bi-annually, or e'llen less frequently, at the discretion of the PTanning Commission Dr Zoning Acf!llinistr-ator. (d} ~ours gf operat1on ~yents shall be limited as follows. be unlotked only during these times. time to ensure the site is locked up Sunday; Mond.ty throlJgh Thursday: Friday; Saturday: for .11 YMCA lhe driveway All evening by the times acti~ities and special gates and facility doors ~ay activities shall conclude in i nd i ca t ed : 9:00 am to 10 DO pm 6:IS am to 10 00 pm 6:15 am to 10 00 pm 6:00 am to 10 00 pm 1 .-........ [e) Summer camp sign-up. basketba)l pitture day and oth!r similar" J:!'Yents \liMen attract ,a iarge number of people to tlH! l'MCA over a sliort period of tf ..... hall be held in a locatIon other than this faeil ity. (f) Should a condition monito'ing fee be adopted by the City to 11iow the City to recover the ongoing costs of cor.ditlon monitoring, the V~CA shal' be subject to the fee. 8. Trafflcz Circulation and Par~ing, The Final [IR ,analyzed s1gna1ized intersections and four·way stop controlled intersections fn the il!mediate ... ic';n~t.y of tne project, and concluded tnat no significant impacts, as measured by intersection level of Service [lOSl would occur. When analyzing the traffic impacts under the -TlRE-m!thodology (ITriffic Infusion on Residenthl [11',';ronments"J, which is a numerical representation of a resident's perception of the effect of street traffic on activities s~ch as Wilking, cycling and playing, ind on daily tasks suc~ as maneuvering an automobile out of a res;dentlal driveway, the Final EIR con(ludes that the only impacts within the lowest range of the TIRE IndeK would occur on Ross Road between La~a Ver~e Aven~e and East Meadow Road. Thi~ impact is not significant, a1t~ough it is noticeable under the TIRE Index. Mitigations to reduce safety impacts related to Ross Road traffic, described under subsection (I) below, have been identiffed. (ll Safetr Impacts Due to Increased Traffic Volumes. Safety impacts related to parking on sidewalks. pedestrian/','ehicle and vehic'~/ vehicle conflicts 9ccur presently and \IIould be increased. These impacts shall ~ mitigated 3nd reduced to an acceptable level by incorporating tne meas~res listed below into the conditions of approval uf the use permit: (a) To provide safe sight distances for drivers of vehicles exiting the site, only ground (over or very low hedges shall be planted in the vicinity of the exiting driveways. No signs (with the exception of those identified in the following mitigation), berms or other obstacles exceeding three feet in height s~all be placed in these ir~a5. In addition, parking ~hal1 be prohibited for approximately 60 feet Orl either side of tile exiting driveways to imprcve vlsibility. (b) Stop signs sha11 be installed at both exit driveways to the YMCA. Private signage shall ba placed at tne new exits reminding patrons to drive slowly and w3tcn for pedestrians. (I:) Road bumps shall be installed in He vicinity of the exit driveways on the YMCA site for the purpose of slowing exiting vehicles. (d) Tne existing rolled curb on Ross Road shall be replaced with a vertical curb for the purpose of preventing parking on t~e s'de~ilk. (e) The YMC,8. shall design, submit for approval and implement a TOM (Transportation Demand M'anagemerlt) program to reduce 'rehicle • t",PS to the Ross Road facflfty, throush ,hared "ider,h'p (carpool.), increased bicycle use and shuttles. The program shall be reviewed and updated annually. (f) All YKC~ pr09"ams and classes shill be sc~edul.d to avoid co.fHot with peak school COlllllut. times. YMl:A cl",e. sha11 not begin or end lQSS than fifteen 2f~ut~s prior to the start of school or fffteer. mhutes fo11awing the finish of schoor, hk1T19 into account all variations of tho dally school sch.d"l •. The YKCA shall meet annually .ith '.cal school administrators and, if necessary, adjust the YMCA program schedule. (g) To en5u~e on-street parking is mtnimized, i minimum of Z~& parking spates shall be constructed it t~e time of pruject development, and I total of 249 spates, 1n,'udin9 those to be ne1d in landscape reserve, sha" be indicate~ on the final plins. Conversion of some or all of the landscape reserve t~ parktng may be required by the Planning Commission or Zoning Adm~nistritort shoy1d the need for addttiona) parkin9 be indicated. (2) construction I~pacts on Parking. The iwpacts during the construction period resulting from I short supp1y of on-site parKing snall be mitigated &r.1 reduced to &1'\ acceptable 1e ... e1 by Ti:qlJiring the implementation gf a temporary parking plan. C. !itia.. (1) Project Generated Hoise. The noise impacts associat!d with operation of the YMCA facilities shall be mitigated and reduced to an acceptable level by incorporating the measures l'sted below into the conditions of appro¥al of the use permit: (.} A 7 foot high s~und barrier s~all be constructed along the-fu)l iength of the TlQrtherly ... ester1,) and southerly property 1ines~ The barrier shall be constructed of a material with i m1nimurn surface ~eight of 1 lbs. per square foot, and snall have no cracks or gaps in aT at its base. (b) All building area" including existing, shall be mechanically ventilated) allowing exterior doors and windo~s to remain closed. Windows in ro~ms which generate nOise snall be fitted ~it~ key leeks to pre .... ent being opE:l1ed by YMCA ,patrons. (c) Mechanical equipment a$~ociated with the fac'lity shall be d2s1gned and specified so that when all mechanical equipment is operiting. noise levels do n~t exceed 4n d8A at property lines. (d) Lockable gates shall be provided at each entr~ and exit driveways to prevent cars from enterin.g t/ie sih cutside of allo .. ed operating hOlJrs. (e) O .... ernight bus parking shall be prohibited at the site. s.a is to el iminate noise associated .. i tr. bus testing. 5 t2} tQn$t~ucti~n Generated NOjse. The ncis! impactl associated w1tn construction of the new facility additions ~hal' be miti9at~d and reduce~ to an ac;ceptable le\jel by incorporating tn2' measu~e-s 1isted b21o'it into tnt condit7ons cf approval of the use permit: (al The City oil1 designate the code compliance Inspector to receive and to respond to compl.1nts from ne)ghbors of the sit!. The ccnstruction project manager will be directly accountable to t~e Code tOITlJ"la"ce Inspector. The name and phone numb.r of the (od. Compliance Inspedor and the construction project manager shall be cl~arly ,posted on the construction site. (o) Construction shall not be allo.ed on S.turd.ys or Sundays~ (c) The sound barrier shall be the first element of the expansion project constructed so that it can act to reduce noise generated during the construction process. D. Air Quaiity. {l) Construction Gen,rated Air Quality Effects The air Qua1fty impacts caused by fugitive dustfa11 aSSOCiated with construction of the ne_ facility additions sna11 be mitigated and reduced to an acc€ptable level by incorporating the measures listed be10w into the conditions of approval of the use permit~ (a) All Exposed or disturbed earth surfaces shall be watered at least twice daily, once duri~g the late morning a~d once at the end of the worl day~ Tne freQu~ncy of ~atering shall increase to include one arlrlitio~a' occu~rence on ~indj days~ Reclaim~d water shall he ~sed for this purpose. (bj Stockpiles of debris, SOil, sand or ether materials that can be blo~ by ~ind sha" be covered. III p~rtions of the site shall be landscaped or covered as soor. as construction is completed in any area. The constr'Jct\cm ireil. and a.djacent stru_ts shall be s",ept of a11 !!\\Jd ard silt on J. daily basis. (c) All clearlng, grading, earH! moving and ~xcaltation ict,vities $hal1 ce&se durir,g periods ~~e~ winds exceed 2Q ~ph far more th~n one hour. On-S1te vehicle speed is 1imited to 15 mph. E. Visual OlialitylAestheli cs and Li.,9hl: and Glare. (1) Visual Characteristics. The visual impacts associated with the removal of approximately 30 site trep.s, on-slte lighting, litter and landscape maintenance Shiill be mitigated and reduced to al1 acceptable level by incorporating the measures listed below into the conditiot1s of approval of the use permit: 6 • (a) All lighting shall conform to the City's standards, Including 1imitiog the height of freestanding llg~t f:xtures to twelve feet and ensurln~ that ,11 lighting Is designed and located in such, way as to root cause light spi 11 into adjacent properties. ~)1 light fixtures shall be of the lowest intensity and energy use adequatE for tn!fr purpose. (b) The YMCA st"ll retain a landscape maintenance coopany to provide week.ly pickup of litter and ether debriS, is well as proper ma1ntenance of a11 site landscaping. (ej A dense landsca~ed buffer. consi~tinQ of I combination of trees and shrubs, shall be provided along the rear and side property l1nas. rree~ sha11 exist or be planted at a ratiO of not less than ~~e tree per three hundred square feet of landscape screen. All existing trees to be removed shall be replaced at a minimum ration of threi new tifes for everyone whith is removed .. (d) The YMCA shall file .ith the City. bond equal to th. f~ll vaTue Df III plant landscaping materitls to guarantee Tandscapi~g maintenance and replacement of any lost lanascaping, for a period ~f tnree years from the date of i~stal)ation of site landscaping . . ~.EQIQ~ Impacts Found not to be Siollifiq.nt. The City Council finds tnat the Final fIR neither expressl) identifies, nor contains any substantial evidence identifying significant env'ronmental effects of the project wit~ respect to any of the en~ironmental impacts dismissed thr~ugh the scoping protess with "no· responses on Initial Study 90-[J~-51 (Draft [IR, Appendix A} ind with respect to the fol)o~ing impacts identified as not significant in the Final [[R: impacts on four local intersections ,two on Middl!field Road and two on Ross Road); based upon the TraffiC rnfusion on Residential Envjronments methodology, im~acts on Ross ROid between lorna Verde Av.nu. and East Middlefield Road; off-street parking short of the City'. parking standards; increased r.oise level on residential streets due to increas2d traffic levels; local air quality impacts from increased traffiC levels; addition of new recreation facilities; onsite soil disruption and changes in top~grap~y resultfng from pool excavation; site location in an .lrei of IIOderate risk of seismic activity and" soil liquefact~or.; location of the 51te withi~ a 100 year flood zone; increased site drainage due to fncreased proportion of onsite imperwio~s surface area; increased need for police and fire servl~es; storage of peol cnemicals; increased utility needs. SECTION 5. Proiect Alternatiw~ The City Council certif1ei that the Final ErR describes a reasonable range of Alternati~es to the project, or to 1t$ location, which could feasibly obtain the baSic ~bjectiyes of the project and that the City CounCil has evaluated the comparative merits of the ajternati~es ~nd rejected them in favor of the proposed project as summarized below~ A. No project Alternative. The City Council finds that this a'ternati~e would not meet the objectives of the YMC4 to expand and remodel in an orderly ~ay, and continue to pro~lde recreational and other community 7 .. " services. Although some project specific impacts would be avoided under this a1ternat1ve, continued ope:--ation of the existing YMCA facilities could occur and would be less regulated than this project, and thus, would resuit in the ,~ss of opportunity to address long-standing co~flicts between the YMCA and nearby neighbors through mitigation measures and conditions of proj~ct app':"o'Val. n.e "ty nf Paolo Alto would also fOi"'9'l aiiy benefits that 'Would derive froln shifting responsibility for the provision of recreational opportunities to tne non·profit YMCA, with the consequent municipal budgetary benefits. B. Reduced DEnsity Alternative. Due to the small reductions in traffiC voluliles and possible t'lino( reductions in the other topical areas anai,)'l£'d in the fina1 EIR, the City Council finds this alt!rnative tnwironmenta1ly superi~r to the proposed project. However, the City Council finds that this alternative ~ould r.ot meet the cbjectil!5 of the YM{A to e~pand and re~odel in an orderly way, and continue to provide recreational and other community serVices, because progra~ areas could not simply be reduced in scope. but would nther have to be eliminated in whole. furthenlOre. no significa:lt impacts wou1d be reduced 0'" elimi~ated that cannot be mitigated' un~er the proposed project. TraffiC volumes on Ross Roa~ and ether surroundirlg streets would be reduced. hOlJle'oler. traffic volumes are not identified as a significant ilT'pact. C. £ast Bayshcre P..c~nd Embarcadero Road AlternaU'.e. The titJ (cuncil finds that although this alternative could meet the o~jectives of tne YMCA and would not result in any significant impacts which could ~ot be mitigated to an acceptable level. the site is nat owned b1 o~ u"d~r the contr<ll of th~ 1MCA and it is L:nk.nown whether the site w(ll~'d become iVili 1 ab1e to the Y~CA within the time frame of the proposed Ross Road facility expansl0n. O. Elks Cluh Site on ;1 Camine Real Alternativ§. T~e City Council finds that although this alternati'ole could meet t~e objectlves of the YMCA a~d would not result in any signHitant impacts wtli ch could not be mit ,gat.ed to an acceptable level, the site is not owned by or under the control of the YMCA and it is unknown whether the site would become availabie to the Yr4CA within HIe Ume frame of the proposed Ross RQad faci.l1ty expansion. Furtr.ermore. t~ iss i te was rezoned for hcu sing as a res u It of the C itywi de la"d Use and Transportation Study. i"r1d further recre<itional dt'w'elopment cou:ld pr'Eclude the timely con'olersion of this site for muc~ needed housing. E. Al.Li:.!natives Considered Bi.Jt Nat Evaluated. The alternative sites selected for analysis in the fIR wefe chosen based on se'oleral criteril: loc&tion with," the City of Palo A1tc; ~~ff,cient size to ~~corornodite the pr~posed facilitiesj good site access; and a reasonable potential for rede'olelopment within the next ftvE years. Se'oleral other sites, incl~ding Greer Park. Cubberly COlTIT!unit)' Ce11ter 1 E1 Camino Park and tni! Old Mayfield School site llocated it th~ corner of Page Mill Rnad and £1 Camino) were not conSidered to be ana1yzed in the flR because. based on previous attempts by the YMCA to ut11ize them, tney were not considered to be reasonahlJ available to the VMCA.. The E1 Camino Park. artd old Mayheld Schoo' sites are both un;1er th~ ownership of Stanford University and would require tne la~d to be leased. B ~-: In the ClS~ Df [1 Camin~ Park, the lease amount offered by Stanford was b~yond the means Df t~e YMCA, and in the case of the Mayfield Sch~ol site, Stanford has exprelstd an interest 1n using the site for other purposes~ Tne C~bb!rly COrJil'ijJhity Center CMtinues to be owned by the Palo Alto Schot1 Oistr1 c-t. T~e School Oistrict require~nt that facilities be leased for a term of 2S years, with all site improvements reverting to the school distr!ct at the conc1~sion of the lease igreem!nt. was unacceptable to meet the needs of the YMCA, Since substantial site imprQvements ,,"auld ~a ... e beer~ necessary to accorrmodate YHe .... actiVities. S~CTIQN 6. Substantial evidence supporting each ,nd e.ery finding .ad. here1~ is contained in the final EIR. IIITRO!JUCtD MiD PASSED: AYES, NOES: ABSENT: ABSTEIITIONS: ATIEST: City Clerli APPROVED AS TO FORM: 9 APPROVED: Mayor (ity Manager Di rector of PTinning and Community Environment ,..':,\;~~,~-: _,,_v.'_ 'c,.;"~,;. , t I i 1 L ~~~_" .~ . .':.... " EXIIIBIT A PAW ALTO YMCA Condition ond Mitigation Monitoring Program ~~ I, i.AND liS' AND CONSIST .. :NCV WITII PLANS/rouCIF.S I, I The IiIpplkAnt Ih.lIlllllfliol a ollighhnrfloorlli.ilfJn who mIIy he ""nl.cled hl' nl'iJll!hhon or the I"trJ-"",1 lite "~rin" .11 hUUn of Ujlllnllion .Ind \Iuring 'jlcciAI rvem. to ",oit-It H1mplrointA llhoul noj ... "iul.li""I, ,..rlr.in~ ('''n('em' ur Iny olher dtllurt>.ntt. Im~;nAlinf! Ittht YMCA ,",ilily_ Thll lililOli .hlil he f'r.witltd lhe Authority 1o co~IAn,. "joillion n(lhe vte p8t1tJil condltj,,". 1M 10 mAh' every dro~ 'PI Ivnid tiiltumAnce. 101M neiphnmood_ Thll name.nd ,...".,. numhet, And Any chflllngel,hllrelo, nr Ihe Ii.ilon Ihall h40 pm"idl'lll tn Inc 1.no1n.c Adminillr"lnr 50 110., the City hi_ t"niinU!)Ul nnli"e nr Ihl! idtl'l'ify of tIM! Iili".I'I. I 2 The IrritUnl Ih.1I Il'hrdlllti! rn,ulu meeftn&1 with Ihe neighhurhood, A minimum of DIM'! l:I'Iery .i. _,nIh,. 10 ~ft thl! tIIllUt nf oomplilll~ with the 11'1"". ,,( Ih'" UII! Jll"nn]t, 1M .t.III. of .,nlH.1td diliutitttnc:e ""mimi And the .I;lIIU' nf neij!hhnrhl>Od ... "",ionl, Adv.nce no'i~ of Ihn" rtJ,:Ulu lI'II:tIin,1 d,~11 be prvvided 10 the ZlJninj Admilli''''''lnr In ortler 10 .lIow attendlnt" hy • City reprt~en'al,ve. F!'III"win~ Ihtl fil'll yr.ar ,,( Itmi-lnnuII mUline •• the ITIl:'e'1ingt may be held onCIl yr«rly ...... llh 'PIe conlflnl or Ilk': neigl,l'w)n I.J The AMlIk'.", than (ulld pt'qIUIlinn l)(" WrlUen coooilinn mnnih)rinl!: and nJ'll'nllinnl .l.Ilu~ rtp"l1ln t..r rrq'lllr'fti Innullly_ The Planning Di"ia;"n will Mlminiller prcplr.lion o( 'M I'tJ'InI1 hy .. land ullIl'f"In,uhlnl ",holen r"'1n the Cily', Jill of ~Ut.I'fiN cunluk_nll. Th. YMCA .h.1I POlt rond. cO""'rinll: 'h. COlt, of hlJIOrt p/'I!J'Il1Ilion, not 10 eXceed $'),000 {or Nch ~rt. in ~ordal\Ol8 wilh the Drpartmenl o{ PI;lInnin. and ("mlll"'nily f.'nvimnl'llml'llIdop,rId lIuidtlina (or le.:hnical .. ..-.n.uitahl conlrull. Thi. I",OUnl m~y be incruud A'IOUllly b.retl.,n Ihe Con'"mer Price P.noondblltt! fo( _ .t!llIlion YMCA Pt.l)nlng Vepanmenl YMCA "',mnin& Deputmcm .-lannm& D"'r-l1rnefll PIIl'lning Commillill'" Zulling Atln'lini~'l1IItor ~ ... Appoint liai_OII. Rn .... erron. II lillWl of .nnual eondilion monil(lrinlt tqJort. City Ordu..noe C(lmpl'''~ Inlpeetor (0 handle: unrelOlvolid eomplainll of notl(omplilmoe nlOCtivDd frum neighool'luflhe rroject, ~chedu~ and Mid llNIflfin&l. RlIView ,,!Ton. llil limo 1,1( Inn .... 1 condilil)n mondonng totJ1ort. c;r:y Ordinanee Comphance '",pMnl' would hindle unlftOlvotd complainl' of lIQt\oomplianc", ftII:'eivad from Deighbo" or Ihe pm,;r.et ConlnK'i with t'tlO'Uitant 10 pl'qIolre conditio" monitnring ~n. Hold public huru,g to ft;'f1eW report IIInd Will! permit for campIJa"''' with wndilionl (If IpproVAI. _;~::'~.~':',:,"'-:-.''fh.--. - britt Daft ,,,,..1;0 _ Liailon tu be IiIppoinlod upon eucUlio;)n of ute petlr'lll, And mainUlw-i on an OftjC'ling h .. lI. OJ"Icuing oond ilioo, 10 "" fulfilled rw:ry IiI rnontll. MgiM"" {JWn _Ie of uecution of I""" UMI permj!, On.om,. ~ndili"'I, 10 be fulrilled on an annllfll bali., urttil 1pel:!fil'Jd ulherwiK hy tho Pl.tnning COIlIminion or Zt>nin& Admimlt,..lor. , ',' " ,;.; :: i • ,:' :' . ~ I , I I i , MII.Ii,", MngrrlCpn':iOgo Inde-k (.IIIIrtw.n ",'OfIIUfMn, but!:ran 19I1-19114-IOO. (nl' the .s." FrtlK'iwn·O.kland·~.n JOlt! CMSA. pUblllhed b, lhe US o.e"~fMnI of lAbor. BLirMu otl ... hnr Stflli,tir.). llte ronlenl. or It. ~rt _hllil ilwluc.lil, II I Minimll,": • doculMnlillon or n~i,t.hnr il'l)mriainl', -nlIP!!1 of Ihe regul.rly .eheoiulr-d nt!ighborMod ,"_inp; .1.,1'1 .talUI of C()ml'li.oce with all condilillilt IIf .PJlI'O'I'II .... d Ihe CilY Mllo",if'lll ('ode; -recommtnd.lionl (or '"y n«elllry eWe eOIl1I'lillm:e drortl, Each ~rt _n.1I be pNlenled 10 I~. Pllnoio!!: Commininn fin nlviclIIf II • nolKeo.1 puhlie hearing In be held "4K'h yur followm,lhc dill'! or nClCUlinn of Ihe Ule penni!:. The Pllnnin, Cnl'llmiuion 11'1., .• 1 ... ,. lime, cHllelle n':Y"""" or IU JUtoleqllttll rr.rnrtlln lhe Zoom. Adminillnllof. Th~ra1kr. 11M! lollill! Admioi.hl~or nl.y ""fer Iny n:ron In lhe Pllonin, Cnmminion U hellhe rt.::temuntl Ol'f.'e"'ry. AI Ihto hari.". if Ihe Commll1in" or ZoAill1l Admi.,i.'rtIOf (jOlt. .hlilhe <'nndiliom c>f lhe Ult! ,.nnil Ire nOI Mio, co.n~io:d 1IIII't1h or 11111 in lhe Jud,entenl lir III. Comlruuion or lonin! Admiftillllllor.lllhN,nfW evidence Jndielle.lhllll'le UK ,rtMf'd by Ihil roennil i. ~inJ rnnducled in • mIIlWltlf tidnmrlttll '0 Ihe public IIMlh, .. r., Ind ."lrlI'C, Ihe C<'mmiulon or Znnin& Admialll .... of mlY hIcom"temllo Ihe ell)' COllneillh.llhe UIII penni! M r.Yoked Of m"dified In arcnrdln«"wilh $erlinn 1I1,Clt).OIlOorIM Plio "'Ito MUAi"IJilI Co.t." Should "'J"lrtl rf"l!pll'ed 10 Ihree ennll«'UlivlII ,un mdic-lle; • felloo,hle ~rd of oompl"n«, lhe hlpJrtl may be IlIhmiUed bi·.nnuall}'. or nlllH Inl fl'ftlUCIll1ly.t the diltretion of IP\fI PI.AninS Cnmmillion or Inning Ad",initll'llor. R"IPpftJlbllltt Istt ~ 2 At!""' Iv he I,m ~,,"~:,' '-,.' .. .-.' .. -.. :" .... r,nd DII, £91' ClNIuzlrd"" ., " ". I:'· ,':\,>i~:t:, ;~ t / ~\atjon MmurtlC9lldilhm I." Houn rtf orwrw1ion Cor .U YMCA .divjtiel Ind .peeillt ....... It .hall hM limited u (olio .. , lb. driy .. ,,. ,lief; Ind "ei'~y doon M~Y be un).Jolied OA'I dunnJ ''''"'' IIIMI, AD evcnirlllClivitio', .talll ('OMI.,. lit lime 10 ..... un< 1tM. "'e i. lock!lld up "Y 1M limetl ~ed: Sunday: Monday '''",ugh Thund.,; Friday' Saturday 9:00 am to 10.00 pm 6; 151m to 10-00 rm 6:I!I.m 1(1 10-00 (1m 1;00 111'1 III 10.00 rm I.!! MI YMCA rrnlfRmllnd cllIH', 'hiD boa ll'haJuled In AVoid cllnfli(,1 with ...... k 11'11<>(>1 Commllte ,i.,..". YMCA clu." .hall nnI' be,II'l or to\i' I .. u 11uI" [iftf!IIM "'lnoiH rriof 10 the iI." 01 uhool N (ifteen "'Wlules rollo~lj the r.l'li.h.r .ellnol, latill!,: inlo !lccountlll Ylnlllion_ nf lhe dlily IChoo:tl ,chtA"I~. nO' YMCA ,hili !TIed Ilrmully willi 1u<'11'l'hool .dminillr'lon Ind, If ~1i61)". Idjulilke YMCA rroll'lm IC~U~ 1 fl Summer nm\", liJII-IA!', ~uk.e\h .. tI ril:\\lr. d.y 11'16 Mntt Illtular l'ftA" which IUnci I Ilrllll nu .... hcIr 01 (\tOf'.Ie tt> Ihe YMCA nver 1 .hort period ofluJ'lll .hlll be hoold in. "'-'lIli'ln other tI.ln Ihi. r.dllly \.7 ,.. permllMoIlpaell .hllI ~ Ht .. 1de! in the loh"y In di.,,!.,. tI, .. C:;'nd~i{l/\I uf -'rI'f')VII indicated t...low. lhe YMCA'. anod Neighoor Pnlicy lind 01"", mfnnnilioll\ inl.e.,dcd II) Inform 1M \lllI'rII n( 1M t..IriC'tlonl within which lhe-YMCA mu., ope ... l., IIInd to IOlicillht"ir ('OO'(I'I:',..li"l1. 'rho folk>'kinJ condihonl ,hlUIII'! dilpl.,.ed: 1.1 Ihruu,~ 1.1, 2.1, J,4 Ihwu,h) I, J.IO, 4.' It.rotI.IIh 4~, Ind 6.1. I' Should I rof\dJlion ""onil"n"l f(lC' be .doJ'fed hy the ('II,. 10 ."nw Ihe CiI,. i.(> NCI.\oer'~ ~ of condilion monilnnn,. lhe YMCA .hall be lub..iect 10 It.. fue, '"!POna/bllk, for ',_<PJIlloa PlllllAin, Dq-tt_nl Plt"nin, Dorp.rtmenl "llnning Otj'llrtl'f\l.'nl Y~CA f'lallflin, OcrlnfJlC'nl ~ Review Openl .... ttoun II lima of Inllll.1 amilton monitorinl nIpOl'I . R.,vlmw ilia .. "nd l",jrQol Klwdllft It lima or In"\-WI oondition lrlOnilOM~ .... rt. Ro:wiew .chc!dul* of ev(!n!1 II In or InnuII OondiliCIn ntOhilonn, report. PMI oondihon. and pnlilly. Coltm r .. if nntiN.we I~P'«I by eilY COlllJOiI. Tarat DIll tot Com..".. l)a,.,inJ cortdi:ion. OftJOiltg oolldiliott, Ongoln,; ooMilion, Ohguinr rondliJOn. EfJeetive obi"'" of "rdm.r-, . . ~.' .~ ! '. ".", , ,Mltiltion MNIurt/Colldld"" 2. TRANSPORTATION "}.. I A. TJ'II"IpnrUlion DemaAd M .... prMlil (ToM) prnll .... m oUilinitl, ~rrOl'" 10 be mllde Ity 1M YMCA 10 mdooe \/ehiulll triP" 101M lI('ililY shill be .uhmined lOr ~iew and approval by It. Planninl and 'f I'Inlport.littn Divj,io,u prior 10 kcIUP-rNlY or the new l!kInion. "he ihUlram ,hall JWO'I'irtil JOr, I' minuftul1l. Ih. (ollowin,: -_Iuntt In be undinalullilo "lOrN" , ... llie or clf'J'IO(Jl., hit-yde lilli', public In;nlJlOrtllion and _hUll'" hy renon. uhli',ID" It. YMCA r.('iIMy; • the prep-ration or II; lIMI' ,uI"Y4IY 10 tktnmi" ... 1M ul.nl p.tll'ml or Utlll" 10 and rmno; Ihe "cll~y Ind 11111 r-.ihilily of J'f')",idina .hulillI' lenoir.! Of 1IIIIIiAA ... the nr,lIniDIlion (If u~11 (rnm ('enain l'itnlified Int-ationl, -an 1"A!I'ive mcmb<tt i"fomllll~n pnllNILm .d"'.in, memhcn of Ihe I\mlIO I-NU ..... uto triP' 10 the YMCA, .IId mc.,uR,in, thr U," {If puhlic IrI;ntil, hic:Jdu. ('Irpool •• lEto. The member inrnmlilion (lmlnlm lhall provide lor I J>rnnal'Ml,,1 inrOnntlinn dilp'." in .n.re. villibt", In III memMII. ~("'nhly ill The ~~hy. 11I1!' ~,nm ,hall hi'! updated 100 rnlew.d in .... tlnJuftClion wilh Ih" cnndillnn monilD,inl and (Ip!lrl;liollt .lIluI J'I'!i'OM ft'II,juired in Cnfldllion I.), J. PAl KING ANI) SAFETY ) I Deland', 1.2 A. minimum of 206 J'lriinllJ'Un thin be ConlfnJ('ted Illhe lime ot pmjoct dcvlltlupIOmt. Ind. tulIIl of 2 •• IJ'ICM. iMludinl,t..H 10 II(! held in land.~". rae",., .h.lI "­ indio.led On the rlllil rt.n' _''Pmved by thft Arohil«lunil kni8w Board. i ___ ~.~_~~.~ ___ ~" RHOOIIslbllitr (or Implrmrnlatiop PI.tmin, nq.tI""nl Ind 'J'ranlportMion o.tt-rtrMnI. PI_nnin. 1)"'PIll1mcht 4 Adill .. ., ., TUm Review lad approve propm. EnlLltle pro,rarq .1 tim., of InflUl.l OIJndjlion mDfIHoring tqJol'I. ""II~ 11111 buildlnl pI",.. f'IIlfJed nICJlI~. Ttwt.I!m. rtr Cou!,lIIctiop Approve Initial pro&ram prior 10 OOCIIpaIkIy of IlL"" .ddp;On. ReviMI upd.1ed pro,l'Im DfI OfI,1OHI' twil. Prior 10 "'UIOOIIt of bu,ldi,ng JXIf'ItJit. , " I'~;.·,· ). • " . .) 'f ·1 ','.: ," ", ________ · ______ -'~~~. __ ~2 " "'l'V'j'-'.' :.-':r~~.;;,. MIIII''''''.M'DlllR'lCQn.Jl.llillo RbN"IMW, Atr ~ laaSlJ1a1L. ~ 1Or.t~ '.J Co"",~ninn or Ihe lOmtI or In il'r 1M IIr1o;hcare",."rve 10 z"ninl Adminl.lttior Of Ev.IUlt~ puiwig oieun.nd Ind .-t ,,' 11h~"'ery uputl plrkin, 11\111' be fllquil'Cld by the Plann'oa Cnmmiulon or PI.nning Commillioll hIM of Inolll.l OOndilion monitorill,J in:Iical!tm ' ... , Plftinll: Zonin, AdminiJln'I)r •• houW fhe nCIId rof aoidjllnNlI J'lrtin, ""port. Dr neodN. be indieatltd by It.e eondilion monitorin. IIkI o-pendloDI .talu. I'IrfJnr1 requited by Condilion 1.1. " YMCA 1ItIIR' .h,U be illllnrcled In pe.rl itllhe 'F-row I'Jelted YMCA f.nlUf'tl e:mpkoyen Ire '_rl! (lr OnlUin. OlNKtitloa. Ilnng Ihe rut I'rope")' Ime, howaVer, "0 lpacel th.1I be policy. Iptxafi".U), dl!.i£lUIled for Ulft by tl.rr 01111. -'i.. ~: _ -'" .. , " To provtde ... r ... lglll d..,tancet fnr drivr". or vehidn ..... itiul PlInni .. Dq."mmt ."d Auure Ih'l hI IInd_, .. planl lind Prior kt reYrlllW b), A:tB 1," lilt, ... ithin Ihl'! ·,i,hl d,.tance In.ngle" , .... en ArchilCl;itUnllllvirw hid buildin, plant relJ...t ~\Iinment. Ind prior 1(1 ill'*'-of ,pteilicall)' .. dined hy Ihe 'fnll1lportlliun biYi.ion) of lhe (ARBI buikl'ina J'emlit, nltinl driyCWIY', nn l.ndlCl~nll (wilh lhe oIl~io., of ellillin« Ina 10 he m.llinlld), li,m (WIth lhe e~ion u( 11'10111' idemiried in Condnion '.6), benn. (lr olher obltJIelcl eneedin/l: Ihl'ft fut in hti~hI _h.1I be .lIowrd Ltnd.t:'plng _pecin pl.nled wllhln Ihil .ru .re limiied III thole which h"Ye • muimu," IInlrim.-ne:oi IUIIIII'III CroWlh height of 'hra! rM. J.6 On'llnlel r-rkin, I",dl M prohih~ed wilhin 60 fM RI\ IUlher Tl1Inll'OrtIIlio., tJ.:-poInm ... nl ..... in YMCA irt lJbtainil'll~ neealllry Prior 10 iA'lI4noe o( l1de o( Nch ftl!;ilin& driyl'WI)'. Tbd RPf'lie-II'" IMII o~in II",: .ppnw.l. Allure IJllt bUlkiing pl.nl bui.ldUt.l penni!: . .. ppropnate ,ppmYIIII from It.. Tl1In.portllion Oivilio,. 10 I'l'fteet reqtliR!menl, ~int Ihlll I'um_ RId in lhese "RIll. )1 Sinp 11,,,1 Ihllit he In_laUe.! .. I both ellit dri..-ewto)'l. JP11nnm, DepiI1IfK.'nI lind ""ill ¥Me" 'in obtoimin, .rrm ..... J Prior I .. illWlooe of "'ddilionlt .i~"'@:lIlh'lJ 1'111 pl"eed II Ihlll'~iit l'elhindinll Tnnlpol1.llion DeJ-rtmml (or lifl:nl. Allure Ih.1 ktildmg plln. huildillC penni!. ptlfUnl 10 walch (nr ~'Irial'l' .nd 10 drive Ilowl), .nd rrnecl 1"I!I1fuino.mtrll . .. fely. 1be I,pt, .jze lind Ioelllil'n of .. 11 "Irutge .h.1I he "th,;eel 10 the Irprovil oflhe Pb.nmng and T.--.n'pr>n.t.lion DiyIlinn. 10 en_uft II mioimum (If inlerfll!"""", wilh .... ilillilily for uilinr drivel'l. , .. The eli.tma rollal curb no Rilt. Rnld IhlU be-"'JIIICtd wllh Puhlic Wotitt Dep.rtmenl AIIII~ that building pl • ." nOect Prior lo it.UlROe or .. vftrtical Clirb, on lhe YMCA lidt of lhe tlreef, ~n Ih .. ~uirtment, buildin, petlnlt. PMpllrt)' lina ,l( Ihe YMCA. I).!.ijl!ft ,lid l'On"ructioll nr Iho Y(lr1iClI "ulb .hlll ~ .1 _pprowd b), the Public Wori. £npartmenL ,; -"" , ' 't",¥, //.9' / , I , I 1 ! Millet. MHau .... /Condjllon '.9 Bicydll .-r\inr; .halt be PfOv\dod .. , nsquiRd b)' tht ,,\(.~~ plII'tin, oniin.",;c provilion. which InI l'ulftntly u"delt review by Ihl City and antidreltd I" be .duped wilhin the ned 6 11101)11)1. !liD de"ml or '~IIt.1I be .Uowed. 1be kiCI.lion .:Ir t~ hwyde. plfkil\l '~I\'II\\ M. I\lbjo.;\ 10 lhe IJlJIfDWI or the Tno"lflOnaliun Divilion. ~I_IO (,oehMe ,Ih" 'h,1I he rnwidtd a' Nch ~nlry and ellil drive_yo and .h.tJ tMt )uclted by the tln.in" hounI ,eI (Ilrl.~ in cnndili(ln 1.04 •• n~ I'lol nrorornro prior 10 Ihe opt"in!!: hou" .. forth in condition 1.4. Thll\: 8,In ,h." ~ of • dni,n OIner Ih.n ('h.in and J'OI'I, and 8hlll he ~'''UlII.1 ill ('hlTl~'1tt. lubjllCt 10 'l"rroViI of 1M AF""hiteclunl Review fluud. j,\ I R .... d "lIml'l' .I •• n be jfllllll\cJd in lhl \rlflni'y of Ihe eJ.;1 drilll"WI,.1 On thel YMCA .ite (or '"'" J'UI'J'OIC of .Iowin, e~il.mr. nhkkol. The htrmp •• h.ll he ')-inch~ hiph, 12·' .... lon, in Ihll' dil'ft'linn o( \I~hil;llI' 1"'11'11'1, .nd Ioc:lltd in • JIOlllion .,,~I/e.d by tlw: Tr&I\"p<)I'alioo Di~i.mn. , 12 (hlu,"i!,!'" hu_ ('Irkin" _h,1I be r ... h(l:ollcd .. t t~ 'lite _ 8\11 lIor_", lhall b<' movM III .. luilahle loulinn (lul.ide ,,(. ~tidll'nlill neighttorh •• Jd 01, NOI~,F. ._1 A klllnd t..rrier _hall !)e cnlllllUlltC(j Imnll: lilII' rull Il'!n~h of die "'.I1M,ly, _lllI'rl,. IIlld IOUlhel'ly pro!""'"y lintl_ ne hlmer Ihlil be l'on,lrutlll'd 10 • lleilhl of 7 (I11II'I ."d "r .. e.:'nuII'III' or mlolonl')' mllerilli. If a mlprily of III ad)IOJlI'nI r"'J'II'MY O1OmC'n ,ndl(:lle ill "'"lin, " rRfcn'm'e ror wood j1Ithll'r than wnrMt or m ... "n'l, Ihe u.,ln, Admin •• tralor ml, ronlidu .IK ...... inl Illth. chinp. An, tJ./Irrier ttmll",cled ~l'Iall be <'If • ",.Ierill with .. minimum lurf.ee weigh! of] Ih •. ref '<Iliahi' rool, "nd ,haU h,vll' no llr.rkl or ~If" 11\ '" Itl i1~ btI .. 1. The noiu IMmel lhall be mlintllinN in ,nood 'II'It~o'I(IO: cORdilion IrK! in luch , mlnnef ... '0 not red,"""e ii, 100M IltellllMing Ptnjll'''lII'l, L_. RrspgntfbJ.hr [Qr 1.J!mItmWM!mp T I"lmpoN\ioft O&ylflttmml Pllnning Dep.anmonl Tnmponation Dep.rtmenl Mlnmng DqlII""IlI'nl P1lnni"~ Depltnmellt 6 Arllon Iq he latta Allu"" thlll buildin, pt.", roe:fIect """luiRmiml. AIIUI'lI Ih" buiklin, plln. ~-n«t J1:CI'Iinmlent. Re'fiew QftCInlion oJ g"Ie •• 1 lime of AnnUli colldltinn <1Wmrtorm8-rq'Ihl1. I\lIu,.lha, buildin! plill' nln"", ~ ... iremenl. Requi(ll! YMCA ko rrac(tt lII"fidenol! or IUlta"le .. Uf'nIh"'l!I )nellion ((It hili 'hll'1lp. A.1!.Uru !hIIl 1M b.llkhng rll'" reilBrt re..:rU1MIJII'./II, lJw<Jl.ok. (9£ ComDktkll Prior to ~IUltJlt\e ol touildin,8 penuit. PrMIf 10 iUUllIOII' of building penni!. Ongoint: condlt'''n. Prior to i .... nee of build"", ~Imit, Prior 10 iltU8.fIOt of buildintt per"u\' Prior kJ illllln.,. of buildint: prnnit. r" \::~'> 'Pi'" , ' , , ' ;'\- I , , " '_\..;..' • , " .-'.-.-............. """'~~ -- MHil.lkJlI MH.lIII'1'/~ @!!Iporglbiltt! GIl ~ T'm" Dlle -'or(;omp~ .' ",«,tllnic-II' YmlillUnn ,n.1I bt! rmvidcd (Or rhl" IInlire PI.nqln, DepIInmenl AllIIn! Ihlllhlll bUildinj( p ..... ",RID Prior 10 .,uanoe of hui!dinl •• ,..,Mlin, ulll;n& Irql. l-tqUi~"'. tt"ildin, ~il, ., All mccMnic.l I'lqllipmenl .11l1OCi.,«! with It. 'lIc,lily ,h.O f>IIInninB I>epal1mer11 Allure thai lhe buM!", P!.IUI ",Rear Prior 10 i ___ of he-dni,nlld Ind 'PI'l'ir!ed 10 Ihll when .11 m«hani.'al """juiremenl. huildin, penni!.. aq ... il"~nr i. ope,..linfl. noi .. !nel. do rk)( IIIWft'd 40 dBA II Ihe fWnrerty linn. It. Iltlt'menl (rom .. iK:t'niftf noi." j ",nl!,nl"O!f ",call'll: 10 ,he "nile "m ... .,~1 nf Ihe tctllipmenl Ih.1I be ,.rnvidftl prior If! IIIOlnCe (If. huilding I""rmil (or I «ju,rmenl inaall,tion. '.' WindiJw. in roo"u ....t.irh lenerate 1101111, in.-:ludin/l: the I>lanning rkJIIIl1ment R~iew tlJ'ICl'lllion of wiJ~ows .hd' On~ing conditi.,n. j ilymn.I,IM!, NI.lnnum, Iud lemhici Nom, ,hall he filled II • ..,,.. II lime of ,mnull mudilinn "',lh key l,lCh U' ~ITVI:'nt !'Ieing ol't'ned by YMC' A JlIItronl. mnniloril!~ repoft. Th .. window. ma)" only tN. ('peralad willt the I't'nnilliol\ (If the YMCA "ffici11 """(I il d ... i~nlled the nl"lghl>nrhooJ I liai • .,n WindnWS and nlerinr doo ... ,hili nnly I'>ot opened II .... h,m Ihlnl\Utly rln:ellllr)'. lu .... h II durinA t. mll(mwtioo of ----the l'rle('hlnk,1 venlilllin« ~uiF'lfIml. Th .. "I·.,,!ion which nUletlhe neotl for open window. and ~lIteri'lt donn ,lulU he .... medied ., lOOn III reluuMMy ('OSlihle . , The YMCA Ih,lI,t llIllmel flperale in comp!'lnee with lhe Plll1ning Dur-ftlYlC'./I1 (Cod .. k.e,pond 10 Iny noilc complAin, •. OnJQing C'tlooilion. I J>oolo .011110 NUI.e Ordin61M1e (Chlfllet 9.10 1)( Ihe MUlllo;oiral Comflti,n" .. InlJ'f'l'lorJ or Cooej Policil: ~"monl .. All nutdo()t Imrhfit'd tuund iI r,,-,hihited PlAn"inl Depa!1:II'fI!M (Cooe ko.Jlpoftd 10 IllY nOIK! compllintl. Oll,n·ing co:mdilion. i C"mJJlilMe Inlpctclor) nr A:tlice Dept.ttmel'fl. , !Ii. AF:STIIF.TICS AND LI.. ... DSCAPltv(; \ '.1 Filii! pllnllor Ihe rrnjecl't deli,;n, 11.,<hclrinR 1"<1 li,hlinl ARlhil«1ural Revif,w bn"rd P.e"iew rlNIl !andlelpinl Ind Ii,hlin~ Prior 1o illUitIlOl! of Ihlll he IUt.jed 10 Ihe Revie ..... Ind IrPm".1 or the pI"n •. buildin, pennit. Arohil6Clllral • .:-yiew Bolrd. " All lighlin& .luill rnnronn 10 City 'landlnl •. Fn'leillolndini An::hMr:clunil Rev_ IJnlrd RtI'I'~ (jllli J.oolCt.ping and liJhlill. PrWr 10 inlWtOe of lij!:hl ti.lu~,.re limlled in NlC'lvll f. in ~ilt"l. ho __ r. pillti. buikhnl poemll!.. Ihe An:hiltlClunll ~n"iew Boud itlould <':(Inlkl"r !'",doci'll: thlll !teiChl of (lJ.tllI'C.ln the lowrllJnel J'OlIihill ..... hile "ill Plllnnin. DeJ-rtlMnl Review oprration or li!!:h .. ,t lime Q( Ongoing coooit6ori ltI.intainin& IlIl'urily. All 118hlin& mUll be ~.i.llnftj .n,1 IInnull t.'Ondilinn II1llnilOrina ftIpOl1. ! ! / ~~t·· ·:1~§~-~~" Mltl&tir;m_Mm»rtlCIHI41Iion loelled In luet! • WIly AI 10 I\t:II c.u..-li.1I1 .rill inlo .djacem f'(l'If'C'r1in. All Ii.", (i.fur~1 ,!WIll be o( I". fa ..... 11 inta .. i', and entr" 1,1"", .del,jWlIIt f'lf lheir I'titpole. All iJ,hl' which II,. hifM, v,.-ihk from adjllcenl praptlr1fe. fh.II btl fllmed orr., 'M lime ,hl! ,.'el '''''' Ioclled, .1 IfIt lorth u-. ~nndilioll 1.4. -'I.) A. IIndk'aroe ,"Iinlr~nt"" romPlny Ihlll he mlinM ,n provide ",,"Illy "i"kup or 1~ler.nd other drhn~,.nd pmper IfIllnlr_qCf of.1I litl! l.nd~'J'ln,. Pl"O()f thll .u~~ majn'fnlft~ Il'''''~''' hive Mel! cOIIlnc;ted for _!tall hot ptovidl!cllo Ihl! Pllnntn, Vi"iston prior 10 j ..... nce of .II. buildinlt permit flU Ihe ..Millon ,. A dtllllr I1IrWl«('«f bii{k;r, c(JlH"iffln« of a remhlllifinn of 11'I!e •• nd Ihl1lh', Ihlll M rr(lVideoi alnng IllI: relit Ind .ide prorertl' 111IH. TflOFl .~,,'d ~lIill 4r be pll~f'Id If a ""10 or nOllet,lh,n (J1'Ie lree J"It( .h~ hllJl(.1I'rld IqUlre frd nflhr Ilodlupo.!" ,cr«n. All nilljll,l! IIftJ. III hr n-mnved .ltall ~ f"l'fll.cN., I mlnilTJllm raljn III lh~ nClw I~. for ever} OIMI whio;:h i. te",n ... e.L R"pl,t'elTJ"nll~-C:lo .1..11 1M! • mil /,f m~lly five and fifteen gallo)n Ii,,,, Wilh I"me llllt'nly·{ul.Ir inch b/)Jt tt,.e .'~n induded ....... r.e ul~ulillioni Ih.1I be tho""" on the 1a1\d1W;.'''''' "' .. n luhltlilltci {or ARb a"pro .... 1 U All rlqn fo "ntuRl Ihe hl!Jhh.".. Jel1hdll' ~u"iIY Qf ell.hnl( 1hZ, 10 ~ nUin-td, III indlnl~i in lhe ·k~mmeadl!d Pro,,,m (nt E.i"ing Tfh!lI" p""J¥nd boy Ihr Pf"fl'cf IInd'l(""reln-hiillo;:t Ind d.ted Ocfoher 22, 1m, Ihllll Iv. r"II"Wftt A dellilelf free pmltll.:ljan I-'m,!nm, ptqlIretI by I "eliififtl .lomond, (nr .lIlill! lree, 10 be rdlinM ,h.1I btl luhmltled """lit ltoe rm.ll~ndICI,.., plan, includino!: J\OI~J.U",I 10 pnl1ecl pro'."Y liM I~ dllnn, ~llrvction nf Ihe noiu: tla~r. '.6 'I"roe final t.MlK'lpe rlln .fullI mNt lhe C~,' •• dopttld Oroulnl ToIenn' Lalllh"lJ"! Ollideh ... for ",Ieclill" of rl.nl malerial.and im(l:Mion CDmpon"nll RHO(Utl\bUllJ tor &:!iJp W Itt Takm l"{Jrt Dttt ImplHl"'tII" fDr .CvmDlftioa PIaonnin, 0epa1"lfMm Require Pl'lIo( or ""inleunce PrJOr Ie. il'~ Df wnilUi. p.ntlln!l cop,in\l'ftI.'A of bulldinl permit. conl,.ct IC lime of annUloj ~i!io" Ongoing CCltldifiot1, ntOn.iloring f(lpQrI. A.R'h~f'lClu ... 1 Rc.view 6{1ud Review finlllandlt-lpIn' plllrti. Prio, 10 Illuana Qr Pllln",ng Depanlherll krvlell.-.ile l.t1 ..... Upln' fur buiJdill1r permit. Cnlnpliancc II till"lf! ol.nnllli OnJOinl rondit;"n. , ~,. condilion R1Q1"\if<)ring repud. , Pl.nnin, LlqIaonment RClvilCW Arbon .. repal1 and fUliI Prier 10 i ..... nce of Ilnd.rtlpin, pl.nl, buiwm, f/IOnnir. U,ibl)n Dcpn/tklll Re.1CIW r1M1 land_Pin, p!t;n,. Prior 10 i'lut.noe:£or bvildin. pmniL 8 ;'"' -, , ,. JI i ~ 0 I. H s,r H Ii i- ,[ ~ '1! .. J I .. I f " '; t ... I" I h ! l .. ,. -.; l •• 0 .3 ~ !~li " ,il( B " ! .. s • l { E 1 • ~ ~ t e '; ~, • ~ 1!! ~ · ~ 1 i .t! ! .'1! ,h, ,5j '------,_. __ ., \ il • .. > • / = -----_.-----,----.-~~~~'"""'---~-~"""--.. ----'--~'""""--'~-~-... -... -... - -~" ~L_·"",.,~'wr tar 'PM ~J!~Jt!IIo ~1BIll:t..IlIr. ~ 11 ... p." ImpJmtmWhut hrCOm .... .... 11 be 'MIme"y Ihe If!JIli(la.". S~ acTIon 'akr-h by th. Cily E:rtti_r .h.U ...... ,.Ijlve !he Con"'.elor of 11,(1 ~.(IO'Iljbjlil, eonc:c:minc IPi''''a:e.nd du.f c:onll"ol, 1, GRAmNG AND RRAlf(AGr. 11 '" loill rcro", J'lrt'pared by • ~8iJII:red ql_ •• IIt" m-PuM~ Wodl DqIInnwnl kc-liw .-sd ~"-"'" .oi" I'I\J'PI'I, pr,Of tQ i ... ",~ nf rev'~ ,"6 'rJ1l'I)vtd by t'lJt! Pob\)e Work. £>t"flat1-rn \w.i.\din.R ~Jmit. prior ID iftu."..,. (If ~ htllkfing rtr ""din, ~Ilflit. TlIfllOi'. r.::->~ " "f1O" m.llat I:D1Ilid~r ImJ .ddlen the rounr;'1 {or-r"J~III101f r'~%' ,"~ " . \(.':' In KWl< (tIam It. hi,,11 ~fl\UC\dWM"'-( ~I, i:l\ltk'-'cr1 (0' Ihit. . . ,,,(, , 'j;-/ ~{ ;",:; . .. tM~I._ fir (talu Atto .1,'r,. :, A ..id./Ied pdin!.1td d,*iJUl~ r"n. prcptml t.), • PImlio Wml 1)epao11nvt11. R1I!'f1no and .wnw-e ~radir.J'OO p.m.J Ie", i~_ of i ~""(r , . ,,' rel'llcond rn8i"~r, sh.lll>e '(11"I'OVcd by lirr P\mlil: Wort. S'n'''' CbI,.. Villlley W"l!t drtlwjIJ; plan, ,Ndinl[!: Dr d""inlCIlI OtIJ'll1mtfl' rti<>r 10 iuulolWtl of. tluilding [If ,nu1in, Oi,lrict pwmit. I ~rmi(. nw. <1f.inI.(.e rlt.n ,M.U l'r"J.yide (n, ~ et\li~ ~~ to:! he. drf-itter1 diroxlly t.\tu Barron ClTek, ~Ii~""'r:: I~ nillMC /! -':nrm dJ'l.\" on ROil R1Jld of dl"lin."", ffllm Ihr .ife. hppNJY .. ) <)[ 1M: Jr"'(lII~ ria" .h,1I he oht.l""-d (roM Ihe Sa.nla. Ciano V.\I\,y W.ltd rn.,rict rriot 10 .uhllll\I.1 I)f lilt ! (lIIIn (or Cily 'J1prov",t I l 11 "riof to !UUhtC<!' of "'I1Y hllil<iillJ prmllt, Uw .pp!icllm I:~II Put.Cjc. W\\~. ~~rMI\I. Req..w-., ~1lI (iocum.:nlSlioi\. PrYA ttl 'I'IIua.n~ of ',. 1 ptvYUh! ~tt"Ii;'.(<<m I .. ltuI Puhlil: W .... f ... {)q_~mc:1I\ l\\al the. lnod"ihl t)1 \in.iAaao ptnpPNfJ tll'futrodinn I'lH!Ctt .11 IfMI FEMA "'"f!I1"'1'fIImI1 for ,-mit t~11'IIctlffi'l .... i\"in .. flnud '_>mel. 7,' ;.. .I~ npmn, pel'Jllil mJlJJ I~ obt./nolld pritH '(I j.~,"e(I MIlo Wun. ~nmtdl '.,ue .Ireet nronin! J"'nnit. PrioJr I.rJ ~Us.r; OU' ()r I. f,RdW,: or hl.lil(jill.f; ~ll!lit. building penn:.t. 7.' I't>rtioll\ o( dllflll~ tidntt.lk, IoI.ll\n, 'p(lfUlIim.le!y 86 Pub!", Worka O\,r-rtmmt lJ..'¢a<~ I:~{k. tu be. ~ PJior So oq.wr-ncr of lii\1la.' W. IncMN ,jlree\l, in from u( lh-rt YMCA .lIrl-.tun f'1UOwUt, 1"1WI~ "f.trt'tt ~g IWW ilddilluA, ~ ~ b,. 1M. Wlar.m. The Public Wur\. {)eP'''~ pen'llil. YMCA W"'I'II~OT/.(t n:pUo. Win .~jrll:ally In.:.1e Ih~ damagM .~, fc;)Io»rilfg ,"",MIll '~lkc, of 1!Ie d~ OfM'~ing ptmUi. 12 ,', , ! { , f , 1 ! I Mlriclioft MasyrtlCondltlon I.ontu '.1 Prior III receiving t'>nIupiiney of the fIe'N Midltinn. the 'YhfCA mutt demonlll'Jledll.l il h .. CIOmplied with It. requi~mll D( Tillll 17 (H.o",O"JI MMenal. Stu,.,.) of the ""0 .4.110 Munie!",1 Code, indurJin. obitinill •• Pl'rmil ror th .... '" Ind ule or pool ehco:mical., if IfIr Fin! Drp.l1mcnt .I~ermine. one il nocequy. 1.2 The -rrlinnl mUll enmply with 5..:1 ... " 1:2 32_01~(e) urlhe City', MunkiJl'llI c~. which prohibit. 1M fillmx of new roo", .,.. Ind 001 IUb~ wilh ... Ier IU!'lPlied by 1M PIlla Aho .ller ulilil),. A,) ~ IJ'f'lirlnt Ihlll VWuril with the Ulilitjet Depal1m'llnt II) dellll1'line .11 ulill'), dclild and ell"l"il), ~ui~mmll inellJdin~ _'cr, .ew.,r, pi, clerc!ric, and rhone fU'ilille., Thoe Irrlieahllhall hec rUfI"o,mle for all .. ".I~ a!J(IoCialttd with any fleU"lnry UI'£rlldello lerve!he (acility. All UliJlty r'lnl .hall be '[IJ'roved hy 1M Uillitie. and Wiler, Qa. Ind Sewer Dtplrtll'lcnli pt'igr 10 II'UI~ of.lt huildin, ~rmil. lIru!!!nJlb~1ILl!u: I(@plswpytiog fira n.lfn-.I Utilili •• DcpII'Imenl Ulililict Dq-rtmeN. Adlon 10 Is ,.,krn Oetennino ANd rid HI.rooUI tof"eril.l, StoniP rennil, IIIIUII pennit if neoeuary. Provide evidence 10 C"1Ihll' 1'1.10 Alto Utility __ .. lID( beina "_lID fill rool. A .. U~ Ihar Buildin, Plana rellourt I'hiuiremerlt. :.~=-':!'_~~:;.:'7,~'_ -",:":1' -"""'i"? fiwlll.n (ar ComplrSJoa Prior 10 0l'IIIlIJ'MC101 ftcIw -«Iilion. Prior Jo ~u"'rK)' or newaddilion. Prior to .IUllttOe or. buiidln, pem1i1. , , " , [1 ~ ~I 1 :1 i I I TO: PREPARED BY: DATE: fitp ofJ'alo )lIto ~_ C lOX 1(;15C PAhO ALTO PLAMNIN~ COMMISSION Lori J_ Tapl.y September 5, 1991 1 REPORT IN BRIEF: 3412 RoSi Road: AppllCition for amendmert to • Conditional Use Perait to allow e~pansion of an existing VMCA facility from 20,000 square feet t~ 45,000 square feet, includjng the addition of two indoor swimming pools, new lcck~r faciliti!s, exercise rcom, meeting rooms, offices and storage ereas. Also, app1ication for a ~arlance to allOW floor area in excess of the allowed Floot Area Ratio , and to .11ow required parking to be located in a front setback araa. Parking is proposed to be increased from 102 spaces to 190 spaces, with an additional 56 spaces to be held in lar,dscape reserve. Environmenta' AsseSSment: A Draft Environmental Impact Report (OEIK) has been prepared for tnis project. Comment. on the OEIR .il1 be accepted in written form through September 13, 1991, and or.l testimony .il1 be he.rd at a public hearing to be held on Seotember II, 1991. lone District: R-I (650) Single Famil,. Residence District file Nos.: ~O-UP-39, 91-Y-I!, 90-rIA-51 APPI leATION INFORMaTION Applicant: Type of Apclicatipn: SITE INFORMATION AssessprFs Parcel Number" YMCA of the ~,d-P~ninsula 4151 Middlefield Road, Ste. 211 'il. Alt., CA ~4303 Amendment to existing Conditlon:.1 Use Permit and Variance ~pp1ication Received: Application Complete: Mandatory Action DEidline: Same as app1icant 127-48-34 & 35 10-30-90 03-29-91 QUL2Z CQmpre~ensive PTan Designation: Single Family ReSidential YMCA Community Cent~r Existing land Use: Su~round;ng land Use~ Existing ZoniTlSi fiTe< 1 51 z. : PROJECf INFORMATION Nort.h: South: (ast: W@st: ~in91. family ~ome, Barron Creek, S~ngTt fimily homis Poss ~oad, Single family homel Single family home. R-I (650) Single famil, Re.idence D;.tr;,t Approximately 4 acres BaCKatoyndi The YMCA _is granted a use permit to operate a facility at the ~oss Road location in 1956 (56-UP-IgJ. On. minor us, pecoit amendment to .110w an office addition of appro'im.tEly 350 square feet (79-UP-21) has been appr~ved since that ti~. An applicatfon to allow fxpansion for enclosed swimmin~ pools, hand ball courts, exercise room, gz~ room, meeting areas, and .dmin!,tr,t;ve off;c.s was ,ubmitted in 1969 (69-UP-14J_ Th. us. permit ime:ndment r2quest was denied by the Zoning Administrator. The 'lMeA appeil.led troe denial, but subsequently withdrew the appea1 prior to any hearing by the P1a~n1ng Commission or City toun~". Project Histor~ A prelimi~ary rev1ew of the project design was conducted by the Architectural Revie~ Board on January 11, 199J. No action was taken; excerpt minutes of t~e-moaet,ing are attact'led. A public. scoping meeting, to outline the-EIR process and give interested persons In opport~nity to ~rovide \nformatic" rel ited to pl)te-ntii.l en'Yironmel'lta1 effects cf the project, was held on March 11, 1991. Tht EIR consultant, as well as planning staff, was 1~ attendance it the seoping meetin~. Both the pre1i~il'llry ARB hearin9 1~d the scoping meeting were noticed according to standard departmer.t~l noticing proc-edures.. PrQje~t OescrtptiQn: The YMCA of the Mid-Peni~s~l~ proposes to remodel and expand their existing Pa10 Alto Yr4CA facility located on Ross Road. The current facility is apprax~mately 2Q}OOQ square faet 'n sile and lneludes: il gymnasium locker ronlns meeting rooms ~erobics and e)eTcis~ ro~ms ad~inistratiye offices The proposed 25,OOO-sQuare-foot addition would increase tne facility size to approximitely 45,000 sq~are feet. The addition and remodeiing would inclUde; I natatorium .ith a lap s"irrming pool and an instructional poo1 enlar~~d locker rooms additional meeting rooms enlarged exercise r~om additional administratlYe office spac~ additiDnal storage SPiCt en1arged l"bby and impro\o"ed circuhtion replacement of tne existing entrance on Ross Road ~ith new main and side entries faci~g onto ne~ par~ing areas The applicant is a1so proposfng to reconfigure tne parkin~ and site circulation by: adding a .. additional BB parking spac<s for, tot., of 190 spaces hold1ng two areas eQyaTing S6 parking spac~s i~ landscape reserve aodifying the co~figuration of the existing driveways by creating two entry/exit arrangements wttn individual one-way driveways 10<:Iting drop off areas at both the main and side E:1trances .,hid can accOMROdate three cars each The new building ,rea Is gener,lly lotated to the r •• r of the .xisting administration building and gym. Massing elevations kave been provided in the attach~ pla~s. Additional inforMition prowided by tne arc~itect indicates Hie c<lnstruct,ion and lIaterhl $ of tne build1 ng will be in e)f(tens;on of the ·California Modern-style of t~e exist1ng structure. The existi~g gymnasium Is 27 fe.t In height. The t.llest portion of the new addition, the natato­ rium, is proposed to be twenty feet in height. The lDcker rooms are fifteen feet high and the Njority of tne remainder O'f the new addit'for, is twe1ve fe~t i~ neight. The propesal to r!locate the entry from tne front of tne bui1ding to Each side is primarily IOtiYited by i desfre to make the entrances more convenient to the parklng lot. C~rrentlYI Y~CA users have I tendency to parK on the street because it is closer to tne entry tnan tne parking let spaces. The proposed plans indicate that approximat~ly 85 percent of the parking spaces in the reconfigured lot will be c10ser to the new side entranc!s than on-street parking. To further accommodate users and make the parting lot convenient, modifications ire proposed to site Circulation patterns 1nc1uding an ingress/egress driyew~ on either side of the entrjes~ access ccmpletely iround the ~,ldin9, drop off areas at botn side entrles, and breaks in the parking 1slands so vehicles can remain or.-site ~hiie looking for a parking space. A comp.rison of the proposed project i' terms of the current R-] (650) Single family zantng desigrlaticn and existi",g site conditions is provided in the table below_ p:\ilymc..up.n Dm-11-6-91 PI.!!:c:3 \ - PROJECf COMPARISON WiTH CURRTh'T ZONING REQUIREMENTS': EXISTING PROPGSEO AllOWED' (reQuired) l~oor ~J" 27,HS' 60,350' 5l,I9S sct. ft. floor ~rea .16 .35 .3~" Ratio FAR) ~: te C~lmge 21,000 approx. 47,600 appro<. 60.010 sQ. ft. (121; of lot ar.a) 128'l of lot areal (35,. of lot area) ~ .. imum Height 27 feet 27 feet 30 feet Setbacks £6' front 66' front' 20' front 140' rear-W rear 20' rear 120' S Side 76' side S' S side 130' M 'ide 130' side S' N ,ide Parking 102 spac~s. 130 spaces 159 spaces exis.t. .2§. spaces in building reserve ill s.pa.ces. prop. addition 146 spaces total 305 st)acu total Use Communi ty Center' Community Center' Allowed with Cond it i anill Us.;:! Permit (CUP) An tiOtiin, Te¥UlatiOD.S IltC the same &.!i lhosc whicb are applica.ble to sini1e family residetllial devel.",...". 2 'IbM: is. d~ bdweea the site area indicated 00 the Assessor's Parcel M-r (17:;,895 sq.ft.) afIod tha.! c.ku1ated from die property dimeru;iom (171.845 sq. ft.). The smaller Site area. was used for detetmioi:nr aItowabtc FAR and s.itc covtn..re. 3 hKl~ second IUId third noor equivalent of nistinr r)'m. • Includei stCOOd a.cd tb.ird ftoor equl\'alent of elt.SlinK ,gym II11d proposed ~t.aton.UX'l. S FAil u, effecti'Oe.ly .30, bowevu ,45 i!> iollowcd fIJ, the f..rr.t fi. ... ~ 'hQl5al1d sq'l.I:rt. feet of ~o\ U~ and .30 is aJiowcd for ~e remainder of lot an:a, ~ Some of the requ..ired. par\:;ir.& proposed to be herd in landscape. ~r'V~ ts located Wltl;i.n !.he 20 foot froal 1idhAcl., which is DOl aflowe.cl in Ute R'l dillnct. The applicacl ba.o;. requested. varia:nce to lhir. restriction.. 7 Comaauni ty Ca:!lt:r iJ; der~ ill the ZoniZlg OrdUWlM: as ". p1ace. 5l..rlJ.;;t1J!t., area, or other f~ ilit) used fur aDd pro\lldi!'!£, reliGious, fnatem.al, soci.r .. .,dlor reC"r-:.aliOlloJ pro~rarm grnenily open to the public and ~i,K:Ied 10 ac.commodaue and sef'oo't siEnir,,;lU1! seg~nt!; of the COOl.i"Duruty" (Soclion J 11.04.030(34)). [ssues related to FAR and off-street parking compliance are discussed belOW under -Analysis/Issues·. D.l~ 9-6-9l Page 4 .- ~ j j ! i I ! I J -, Program pescriptiQnj T~e Ross Road YMCA currently offers i wide rang2 of programs, activities and instructional classes. On-site programs include fitness and sports activlt1es for infants t~ 3enior citizens, child care for participatir.g parents, irts, crifts and dance c1asses. cardiac testing and therapy, hellth and fitness educitfon and sports instruction. fn addition, t~e YM~A s~on50rs and organizes off-site pr~rams including ycuth day camps, 1 ead2'r.s.hip progriUf!s, family enricnment programs and camping trips. senior social events lnd instructional basketba11. lnformation provided by the applicant regarding existing and projected program enrollment is provided in the table below. "Flc11fty" members are those who ~~y use a11 on-site facilities on a regular basis. -Basic· members are those who may enroll ol",'y in s4!lected clas.ses or programs for an addi.tiona.l fee, and "YCT-members are those involved in the Cardiac Therapy program at the YMCA facility. Additiona1 swim progrim-only enro11ees ar~ ant'c\pited following completion of tne new pool facilities. Additional comm~nity participants are persons ..mo are not members, but 'lfho partic.ipite in \la.dou~ YMCA offeriT'i9S which mostly occur off-site, such as summ2r camps, YQ~th leadership programs ind pa~e~t-thild pr09~&~s. Figure C (-Propused Programs as a Percent of Current Programs-] of the information submitted by the YMCA with its Use Permit app1ication lattached to letter from Ronald Markillie tu Nancy lyt1!, dated October 30, ]990) provides detailed information regarding YMCA prograrr.s and activities and indicates t~ose Wh1Ch are held off-site. EXlSTING AND PROJECTED YMCA ENROLLMENT CATEGORY BEFORE AfTER facility members 1,198 2,500 VCl Darticio,nts 250 400 Basic members 500 1,000 ~.tic enrolles 0 500 ~~nm"nity p,rtl~;p.nts 5,000 6,O~0 not in hcil it The YMCA projects that the number of persol'1S on~site during the peak. PM flour will increase by 80 percent. As an aHernativ'!! way to e¥allla!e tJ'.e relative potential increase in use, staff luoked' at the maximum occl.'panc,)l of the facility as ,pecified by tn" Uniform Building Code (USC). The existing YMCA facility has a ,-urre~lt lIlaxi'cum o<:c.upancy of 635 persons. follo .... ing tJ'.e proposed expansion, the muimum otcupancy would be 1,223 persons, or a 93 percent increase. In order to ensure that quantitative impa~ts of tne expansion were not underestimated) a 130 percent increase in use, equivalent to tne proposed increase in ~ross building area, ~as used for the ErR analyses. Staff believes that this more conservative estimate adequately accounts for the possibility that an improved YMCA facility couTd be~ome a -magnet facilit~-~ and thereby attract a greiter number of u~ers relative to program !pace tnan at present. Dat.c-11--6-91 Page ~ : • fl ~ I , , "i ;.1' ~ ~ l , . Curr.nt YMCA ~our' of oper.tlon are: ~onday t~rough Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 6 30 6 30 7 00 9 00 am to a~ to am to am t(l 10:00 pm &:00 pm 2:30 po I :00 pm Some 9roups use the facilities ou~s1d! t~ese regular operating hours is described below: Las Am1gos danCE group Thursday and Sunday, 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Sec.ond, fourtn and fifth 5atu,:"days, S:OO p. to Midnight Churc~ group Saturday, 1:00 pm to .:00 pm One other group unaffiliated with the YMCA, the Industri.l Volleyball league, utilize$ the gy. on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, although this activity takes place during nonoal operating ~ours of the YMCA (7:30 pm to 10:00 pm). Staff requested that the applicant provide information indicatlr.g tver1ts which take-place at tf)e YMCA outside of normal operitfor,s. events are as fol1ows; major peale. The major Camp Sign-up D.y (oar1y April). Approximately 150 f.milies distributed over a S-hour period on I Siturday. aarte1 Basketball Photo Day (February). Approxlmateli 300 families distributed over an eight hour day on a Saturday. {Another, larger photo day takes place at Cub"r).y). Sustllning Campal9n Kick-Off (early "arc~). Approxim.tely 110 persons for a two~hour e~!nt in early evening. Two regularly ::icheduled programs which also generate large numbers of participants on-site it anyone time ire the los Am1gos Dance group. which occurs }/'2i1r-rouTld', and the Youth hsk.E-tbal1 league, which takes phc! from January through Marcn. Participants for the los Amigos dances vary dep'2nding ~n the day and ty~e cf music offered. Generally, the greatest number of peopTe partiCipate on Saturday evenings, when live music is offered. As indicated in the ErR, tne dance program ;enerites I demand for a IZ4 parking spaces on a Saturday evening. The ¥outn Basketball Program, in conjunction with other normal YMCA operitions, generates a Saturday afternoon demand of 123 spaces. The number of persons currently partic~pating 1n the events noted abov~ is not expected to increlse is a result of the proposed evp~~siO~. Th~ increase in use of the fatility js expect~d to result from new swim programs, increased aerobics and fitness programs and other activities directly rel~t~d to the enlarged program space. . rl .~ ' .. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT process. Following submittal of t~e use permit application, staff prepared an e~vironmental Inithl Study, and determined that the t:!rClject may have a significant effect on the environment, and that an Environmental Impact Report (£lR) was required. An environmental consultant was retained by the City to prepare the [IR, and worked in close consultation with staff~ A seven and one half week pu~lic review period, beg1nning on July 24. 1991 and ending on September 13~ 1991, is currently underway (Cal'fornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) re~uires a .ini .. m 30-day p,blfc review period). Any interested persoils II'IIY submH written cOlTlTlents dcring tnis time. Verbal c::onrnents frorn both the public .nd the Planning Commission will also be accepted at the PTinning Commission hearing of September II, 1991_ Upon completion of the Draft fIR, I notice of its availability and the dat~s for public revie~ was sent to all persons on our mailing list (this includes all properties within 300 feet of the Y~CA site and those who have requested to be on the list) ond was published in the PaTo Alto Weekly_ Staff anticipates that the Planr.;ng Commission, at the hearing of September iI, )991, will listen to public testimony regarding the Draft ErR and the Use Permit and Variance requests, in addition to pro~lding tts ~wn comments on the Draft EIR. Tne C~ission would then discuss the project and make a final recommendation on the Use Permit and Variarce requests at its meeting of September 25, 1991. Following the close of the public revlew period on September 13, 1991, the [IR consultant, working with staff, will evaluate and respond in writing to all commtnts on the Draft [JR. The written reSPQnse will take t~e form of a ~Response to Comments·, w~ich will 1ncl~de a copy of all written ind verbal comnents, I list of .11 persons, organizations and ager,ci2s corrmenting on the Draft, and the responses. The Final fIR will then consist of thls response document along with the Draft EIR, and will be forwarded to tne City Courcil. Following receipt of tne Final [IR and the Commi5s1on recommendation on th~ Use Permit and ~ar,ance requests, the City Council, as the final declsion­ ~aking body, must certif~ that: 1J the Final £IR has been completed in c~liance ~ith the California En~iror.mental Quality Act (CEQA); and, 2) the info~ation contalned in the fIR was reviewed ind considered prior to approving the project. Nc project approval may be granted unless the Final EIR is certified. However, the Council could choose t~ deny t~e projact with or withcut certifying tne Final fIR. petermination Qf Envjronmental Effect. CEQA requires that an fIR identify the !ignificant en'w'iromnent.il effects of the proposed project, lIitigation measures to mlni~ize the significant effects, and any significant effects ~hich cannot be mitigated to a level of insignificance. ·Significant effect on the environment~ is defined by CEQA as: iI substantial, or potentially substanthl, adverse change in any of the ph~sical cOMditions within the arei affected by tne project inclUding land~ air, water, minerals, flora, faunal ambient nOise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance. p:\.Il\ymet.up,n Due 9-6-91 P.lg<" ? • ) ---~---...... - ne ~raft EIR for the propo .. ~ YMCA expansion does nct i~.nt; fy any signif!cant. or potentially si9nificant. effects w~fch cannot be mitigated to I level of ins19nifican~e. ANALYSIsassuES LAND USE The YMCA operates ~nder I conditional use permit granted i~ 1956. ~cw condit~ons regulating t~e min~er of operation were placed on the permit. The VHCA is "OW req~e$t;ng an amendment to the use permit t~ allow physical building additions Ind an e~panded operatiDn. A~gulatfng conditional uses serves i aeans for providing for types of 1and use ~hlch are necessary and desirable, but which could be incompatible with use. normally allowed in • partic~Tar district. To allDw such a use requires specif1c findings and a spec~al permit (the condltional use permit), which can then be conditioned to address the impacts of the use. The location of a facility such as the Ross Road' \'I4CA within a single family Mighb<:lrhood creates the potential for land us~ conflicts. Tr~ffic, parking. noise, safety and aesthetics are all areas of concern where conflicts may arise. While tne problems and potential solutions related to each of these t~pics can be address~d individually, all fall wltbi~ the bigger q~est;on of ~hether the requested use can be found to be compatible with the surroundi~g uses. Specifically, in ord~r to approve the VMC~'s reQuest. the following two findings ~ust be ~ade; The proposed use, it the proposed location, will n~t be detriaental or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity. and will not be detrimental to the publfc health, slfet). general welfare~ or con~!nienCei The proposed use will be located ar,d conducted in a maMer in accord with the Pa10 Alto Co~rehens;ve Plan. ·Furt~er discussion regarding thes~ two findings is provided below. fjnding 1 -No Detriment o~ Iniury as a ~~sult of US!. The public record indicatu that the YMCA presently experiencu difficulty operating in a manner which is not detrimental or ; njurious to property and impro~err,el1ts tn the vicinlty. Comph,ints regarding noise, traffiC, parking, safety, and aesthetics problems ~ave cor.tin~a11y been brought fo~ard by neighbors. Each of these issues is discussed in more detail in the fIR and addressed later in this report. _~ile there are many conditions wnich Cin be imposed on an expanded YMCA operation to reduce the impacts of t~e use such that there is no detriment~ in order for the conditions to create the desired effect, there must be SGme issurance that they are continually being met. Due to diminishil1g City reSourCfS devoted to code enforcement, staff has reTied increasingly on applicants an~ neighbors to self-police those conditions which ar& ongOing in ~ature, stepping in with enforcement measures on a compliint bas~s only. Therefore, in addition to specific pe~anent conditions addressing noise, parking. traffic and landscaping and aesthetic issues intended to increase the design compatibility of this project with the • ·-<--,,--' l1 i i I I i I i surrounding neigh:oorhood, staff 15 prOpO'iiri9 several additiof'1al measures to reasonably ensure that all conditions of approval are being met. Primarily the measures require tne appl icant to Ciyry the admll"listntive costs of monitoring those co~ditions, and ;nclude~ I) the Q!signation by tne YM£A of a heighborhood liaison to be available to respond to neighbor complaints or concerns during all hDI.II'"S of operlt1on of the YMCA. and special events (Condition 1.ll; b) ,e9u1.,ly scheduled nei9hborhood n~.tjn9s scheduled by the YMC'&' to review the status of nei9hborho<ld relations (Condition l.2); and, c) hiring a consultant, to be funded by the VMCA and administered by planning staff, to prepare an annual review to determine the YMCA's compliance with the conditions of approval (Condition 1.3). Staff beli!ves that Condition 1.3 is essential to maki~g a finding that the YMCA can operate in I ~anner which results in no detrimental impacts to the neighborhood. This staff p~sition is based on the follcwing observat;ons: J. The YMCA. unlike other community facilities in PaTo Alto~ is 10cated entirely within a single fami1y neighborhood. This unique situation requires additional assuranCES that the facility can ope~ate in a manner compatible with the surround in; u~es. 2. The YMCA has I spotty track record ~f being a ~90od neighbor-. PTOjPct files, staff expetience and letters from neighbors indicate a history of complafnts regarding the YMCA operation. Response t~ nelghbor complaints apparently has not always bepn satisfactory. 3. Approving a project wit~ difficult or impossib1e to enforce conditions can consume an inordinate amount of staff time and still not result in i satisfactory situation. For instance. a condition was imposed on the Gamble Garden Center requiring parking for ail viSitors to be provided in th~ lot and not on neighborhoods streets. Convincing patr~ns to do so, hoW!ver, has been a very time-consuming task, both for City staff and Garden Center Adm1nistration. The expectation tnat the City and the Gamble Garden Center could continually ensure no on-street parking has campletely frustrated at least one neignbor of the center. 4. Staff has found with comm~nity-based US€S, such as the Gamble Garden Center ind the Jew1sh Community Center (JCC), tnat on-gOing ccnditicfls which require self-policing on the part of the i.lser usually are nat complied with on a regular basis. 'We believe this results from a lack of oversight on the part of tne City. For instance, at a recent use p&rmit hearing. neighbors of the JC( expressed frustration about nOlse from the center. d~spite conditions which had been imposed to control noise. Subsequently, staff imposed cOfl.:.lHions similar to those now propos.ed for tke .YMCA: that the JCC appoint a. neighborhood liaisor. and hold bi-annual Pleighborhood meetings with the Zoning Mmil'1istrator in attendance. To staff's kno ..... ledge. no suc.h meetings have take., place at JCC despite the conditions. While requiring an annual condition monitoring report ~ould not 9uar~ntee compliance with s~,h conditions. staff beiieves i mechanism such as tnis, which would ensure regular review of the YMCA's operations, provides a greater p:\!r:\ymcaup.u Dak 9-6-91 Page" • , I Incentive to t~e applicant to comply with the conditions of appro,a1. Tn' report sn~uld 1nclude doc~mentition of na1ghbor compliints, results Gf the nei9hborho~d meetings, ~tatus of condftion compliance and re~ommendations for nee<f.d c0liljl1fance efforts. Staff Is reco_nding tnat the first report b. presented to the C~lssion fgr i nne·yeaT after ~cupancy re~iewl ~ith subs.quent reports to be reviewed by planning st.ff. Staff is further reco~nding that If, Ifter three consecutive years, the reports indicate a satisfactory record of compliance, the repDrts be s~bmitted bi-annually, or e~!n more intermittently, thereafter. Although t~ere is no doubt that administration of the monitoring report will require staff resources, ~nd may not totally .1imin.te the need for additlon.1 City enforcemont, staff believes t~.t shifting t~. majority of the oversight costs to t~e applicant, iod proYid~ng I regular forum ta review the YMCA operations, ~;11 result in more effective condition com~liance. Tnis is the first time staff Mas recommended shifting the burden of fundi~9 pp.rfodfc review of I condttiona' use to the applicant. Howev~r, staff believes that to ~ake i positive response to the required findings, full implementation of t~e recommended conditions of approval must be reasonably issured~ and in light of Planning Department personnel costs in 1;89-90 and the n~ed for continual paring in upcoming budgets. this approach is warranted. Further, in accordance with recent C[QA r~quirementst a mitigation monitoring program tMat ensures compliance with a11 envirDn~ntal mitjgations must be adopted at the time Df project appro~al. fn~ironmental review is traditionally funded by the project sponsor4 Staff will provide an esti~t! of tne annual cost of I monitoring repnrt to the COMmiSSion prior to the Commission's ~aking I r~cQmmendation en this project _ Finding 2 -Comprehtnsive Plan Comp1iance. Tne land Use section of the Draft EI~ contains a discussio~ of each of t~! Comprehensive Plan objectives and pol icles .ppllclb1e to the project (EIR pp. 27-30). The Ipp"iicabl. objectf"s and p~11c1es Ire: Housing E1ant PoHcy 1: Jl!1;nhin the genera' low-crensitJl character of existing sing1e­ family areas. Policy 3: Protect and enhance those qualities which make Palo ATto's neighborhoods especially desirable. tmDTo ... nt ET ... nt Policy 3: Require planned transportation programs by the developer or employer in conjunction with ne~ development, expansion or inten5ification~ Transportation El~nt Objtctiye: Protect residential neighborhoods from through traffic and especially c:onmuter triff'ic. " 1 I \ I • I Iitt polley 1: Reduce through traffic Dn residential streets. Ohjective: Reduc~ pub1ic depe~dence on private cars. PoJ1cy 6: Disccu.rage traffic at puk t!OL'I·S. policy 7; Increase the number of persons carried per vehicle. Policy 8: Discourage auto use. Qbjectj~e: Enccurage tne use of bicycles for non~recreational is well as rec:·eational purposes. Schoo" and Par~ Ob1ective: Provide park facilities conveniently located and properly designed to serve tne needs of all reSidents in the community. £nvirpn!ent,1 Resources ~ Noise Pp11cy 10: See that non-vehiculaT n~ise sources jn Palo Alto meEt City noise ordinance regulations. Policr 11: Ensure compliance with eXlsting nOlse laws and protection of residents fr~' unnecessary noise. The many issues set forth in the Draft [fR, t~is staff report and the attached letters from residents of the nei;hborhood, illustrate the (ompllcated relationship between th.e project and its cornnunfty-wide objectives, and the inherent conflicts between this type of use and its 1ocation in i residential neighborhood. The m1tigati~ns recommended by the Drift EIR and the c~nditions of approval recommended by slaff in this report are directe~ at rtducing the project's effect on t~e surrounding uses, and improving the project's consistency with the 1nter.t of the Comprehensive Plan. rn staff's opinion, the recommended mitigat;ons ind conditions must be diligently implemented in order to ensurt this consistency. The difficulty of such implementation is the b.as1s for staff's recolNnenda.tion that the YMCA. be required to fund the preparat~on of an annu~l complfance repoft, as discussed ~bove. However, ev!n with rea,onable implem~ntation of the cond~tlons on an ongOing hasis. it would not be possible to a.chieve complete compatibility bt:ti.¥2en these uses. It tne~ becomes necessary to welgh the communitj·wide benefits and (05ts of the project, the primary cost being increased en Ross Road. The VHCA has a long-standing history of offer1ng services invaluable t~ the community is i whole. Staff believes t"at retaining and enhancing these services is in keeping with public interests, and staff recommended (onditions will reasonably protect the living environment enjoyed by the adjacent uses. The additional recre~tionel services offered ~ill help to relieve some pressure on existing City services~ especially in regard to swimming facllities. Furthermore, allowing expansi~n of the existing facility would help to ensurf! the retention of a "'ide range of cormwnity services offered by the YMCA in a l~cati~n convenient to the community of Pilo Alto a.s a whole. -. D,ll..: 9-6-91 P.gc II • , . i -- The YMCA has lade good-faith efforts to relocate these ser~ices wit"in the City of Palo Alt~ without success, and there is a reasonab1e risk that some services would be lost and/or b.a-:ome incom'!nient to the COIl1TlUTi!ty is a wh,l e should the facility be relocated to another jurisdiction. YMCA toDd ~eighbQr Pol ie!, Throughout the application process for the prnposed expansion l and prior tc the formal process w1t~ the City began, the rKCA has been meeting with i group Df neighborhood residents r!ferred to as the ·Sounding Board-, As part of this process I the VHCA has recently developed i Good Neig~bcr Policy which sets forth cnmmitments on the part of the YMCA to be , 'good neighbor', A copy of this policy can b. found attachod to the Jetter received from the I'MeA respondi"' to the Draft OR, dated ·Recei~!d August 28, 1991-, and attached to this report. jRAFFIC Estimated Traffic Gen@ratiQn. The traffjc analysis tn the Draft ElR is based on tnE assumption that all new square footage will generate traffic at the rate currently Qentrated by t~e existing fac~lity. In other words. the proposed expansion would increase the YMCA's total square footage by 130 per~ent, tnerefore, existing meas~red traffic was increased by 130 percent to arrive at projected traffic volumes. Staff believes this is a sensfble, conservative approach, partly because the maximum occupancy of the yMtA facilities as allowed by Uniform 8uildlng Code {USC) would only increase by 93 percent over the existing maximum. Also, the potential for the YMCA to become I -magnet facility-. and the~eby attract i greater number of users relati¥e to program space than it present, is reasonably addressed by this approa~n. This is due to the fact that approximately 10,000 square feet of the gross building area issUlM!d to generah triffic can be att}"ibuted' to neas r,ot normally associated with traffic generation, such as stora~e, ~1rculition and lobby areiS and building walls. Triff;, ]gpacts. The Draft [IR traffic analysiS concludes thit none of the four inttrsE:ctions studied would be impacted by additionil traffic ger.erated by the pr~~osed addition. H~wever, the TIRE (Trafftc Infusion on Residential E~vironment) analysiS indicites that increased traffic is expect~d to cause a noticeable adverse change in the residential envirijnment a10ng Poss Road. In addition, projected a· .... erage daily traffic on Ross ROod would be the highest of any local street for which the City ~as traffic cou~ts availcb1e ,OEIR. p. 42, r.ble 7i, Staff believes there are two possible ways to reduce tne potential number of vehiclu traveling on Rcss and otrler nearby str.:-ets. One way is to redu,=e thE amou~t of tr.e building area available for programs and activities. The TIRE analysis performed for the Reduced Density Alternati¥e in the Draft EIR projected that the proposed project would not result i~ a noticeable c~ange. T~e other way, included in the Draft EIR as a mitigition, is to reQuire the YMCA to implement i TOM ,transportation demand ma~ageme"t' program. Such a progra~ would include prc~isions to increase carpOOlS, bicycle use and shuttles. A user SlJr~ey c.ould identify where users CCHIle from a.nd whether shuttle service from strategic locations would be possible. Santa Clara D.u .. 9~91 Page; 1:1 · j I " ! I Count1 Transit operates severil bus lines on Middlefield Road and louis Road, bot~ olthln .hort walking dl.ta,e. of the YHeA. Whl1e staff recolmlends U,e implementation of a T~, ,rogram as a condition of appro"l (Condition 2.1). high .uee ... rato •• ith TIlM program. are difficult to ich1eve ever. for employers with large numbers of workers who come and go at ,..,hllyely Similar time.. In the tiS. of the Y~C~. program aod acthity times and days are sa varied that c.arp(lols, shuttles and bus schedules would be diff1~ult to orga~ize and ~inta;n. However, b~cyc'e trips to and frQm the YMCA might be increased by the provision of convenient and safe b1~a parking (see discussion below). Also, a van s~utt'e system from nea.by employment areas .ight be successful for lunch-time or after work users. A~ aggressive member information program~ encouraging people to seek llternative ways to get tD the YMCA, would be a necessary part of any TDM program. PARKING coo, Requirements fDr Vehicle Parking: The table below prov;des information regarding required and proposed vehicle parking for the YMCA site~ Currently. tne YMCA pr~~ldes 102 off. street parking spaces. Based on current code reQuirements for community facilities (for a detailed b~eakdo~ of parkj~g requ1reme~ts. see Table 19, page 64 of the DEIR) the parklng requiremant for the existing facilitiy is 159 spaces, resulting in an eX1stlng deficit of 57 spaces.. The new addition would reQuire another 146 par-king spaces, for a total of 305 spaces. The applicant is proposing to add 88 spaces and to hold another 56 in landscape res~rve, for a total Df 144 spaces. ~-' VEHICLE PARKING REQUIRED PARKING Ell STING/PROPOSED DEFICIT PARKING CURRENT BUILDING IS9 spaces 102 spaces S7 spaces FROPOSED ADDITION 146 spaces 88 spaces 1 spaces S6 deferral TOTAl. 30S spaces 246 spac.es , S9 spac€s for purposes of determining comp1iance with the City's off-street parKing regulatjon~, section 18~83.050 of the Zoning Ordinance states that for additions Dr enlargements of any existing building, "the additional parking shall be required only for such addition, enlargement. or change and not for the entire bu;lding·~ en other words, th~ YMCA is not required by code to make up t~e 57 space parking deficit as pa~t of this application for expansion. However, regardless of whether the proposed parking can meet the minimulII requirements of the ordinance, it is also necessary to determine tnat tne ove~al1 parking program is adequate to meet tne needs of the facility and w1 1 1 not resul t in any detrimental impacts on the surround; n9 1 and uses. A dlscussion of parking needs is provided bele .... ': --... -....,.-.... _."'i __ ~. "~ ... ~",, .. 611.' ~1 ';;1 , . , , I , I r I "'i -. ~~arkjng Htedsj Tne anl'ysi, in the Drift ErR evaluated pa~kin9 in two djfferent ways: (I) comp.red to dam.nd .t other YMCA facilities; and (2) .ctua1 demand lnticipated .t the Ross Road lMCA. Compared to fi'Vt c',her YMCA facilities, the Ross .Roar.: YMCA would be p!'"o~idin9 parking .t • higher r.te per 1.000 squ,re feet of building are. than any or tnt! other hctl1tfes. Throwin; out the law demand of tne "'.ountain View Y~O., .. !"lid! appears to be an u'lrelia.ble data $out~ce due to its shared parking arrangement with [1 Ca.ino Hospital, the parking demand ranges from a low of 3.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet to I hig" of 4.3 spaces per 1,000 square feet (t;" Palo Alto YMCA currontly hu • pirking demand of 4.2 spac .. PH 1.000 square feet. Upon expa"sion, the .Ro~s Road YMCA would he providing pirking at • r.te of 4.2 spaces .ithout t~e l.ndscape reserve. (DErR. p. 63). If t~e additional 16 spaces at the rear of tiH! site were constructed' wit" Ue proJec.t rather thin ~olding the. in landscape reserve, as recommended. parking would be pr~vided at the rate of 4.6 spaces per 1,000 sQuare flet. Attual parking demand anticipated by tMe expanded fDci1;ty was calculated based on the current highest parking demand measured during the surv~y period of t~e £IR. The resu1ts of the analysis for tnree djfferent periods ;s summarized below (DEIR. p. 66): -Average Viekday Demand. Add;n; the projected demind of 113 spaces to t.he ayerage lllleil$ured weekday demand of 87 spaces, results in iii tot;.' estimated need of 200 spaces. -Peak Weekday Demand. Adding tke projected demand of )13 spaces to the nighest measured weekday demand of 111 spaces, results in a total estimated need of 224 spaces. -Peak Saturday Delland. Adding the prc.jected demand' of 86 spaces to the highest Meas~rtd Saturday d~mand of 123 spaces, results in a total estImated need of 209 spaces. The Draft fiR concludes t~at • parking supply of 200 space. would be adequate to accommodate peak parking demand during typical YMCA activities. If the 16 spaces at the rear of the site proposed to be held in landscape reserve w€re instead con5tr~cted' as part of the project, the total available on·site parking would be inc,'used to 206 spaces. Staff is recorrmending that these 16 spaces ~e constructed with the project (Condition 3.2). As wlth the trafftc p~ojectiQns, staff believes that the parking demand projections are conservative. 1f 206 spaces W!re provided, YMCA operitfons wou1d seldom resu1t in overflow parking in tne surrounding neighborbood, becaus~ the peak ~eekday d~and of 224 spaces is only expected to occur on a few occasions per year. To ensure a minimum of unusual peak events ~hich may cause overflow pit"king, staff Is recolilTlending that certain events customarily held it the YMCA 1" the past, !uch as sUilITIer camp sign·up and' basketball picture days, be held in Inether location, 5'JC~ as the ~t. Vje~ YMCA or Cubberley Community Center (Condition 1.6). While potential parking spillover is net considered I significant environmental effect. neighborhood residents have indicated that lt is a L I ,~ I I J - concern, creating unsafe and annoying conaitions is cars park on the s1de.al~ (due to t" rolled c"r~). bloc. pedestrian passage and block visibility of drfvtf$ e~lting the YMCA. To impr~ve safety, the EJR recommends several ~iti9~ticn measures, such IS fm~rQVlng s;~~t distance for exiting ~rivers) proh1b1tfng on-street parking within SO feet of exiting dri~eway$1 repl~cing the folTed curb in front of the YMCA with I vert;c.1 curb, and p1ac;ng stop signs and pedestrian warning signs it ~xit;n9 driveways. These measures, as well IS others related to parking, ~ive beer. incorpo~ated into the recommended conditIons of .pprov.l (Condftlons 3.1 -3.8). Deferred Parkjng. As ~hown in the table on page 13 of this report, the proposed 144 parking spaces is tw~ spates short of thf number neede~ to comply with Clty co~e. Effectively, however, t~e parking is proposed to be increased by only 88 ~paces, because the remai~ing S6 spaces would be held in l!n~scape reserve. If it ~ere Tater determined that these spaces were necessary. tne 'andscapin~ would have to be converted to provide the additional parking. The use of landscape reser~~ arels to defer parking requirements is allowed, as described be10w, if it is determined tnat the deferr~l ·will not create ur.due impact in eXistlng or potcnt1al uses adjeini~9 the site or in the general vicinity' (section 18.83.070(0)). Deferral of M •• tinS Full Requirements. Where the expected need for off­ street parking or bi~ycle facilities for a partic~lar use is uncertain, due to unknown or unusual operating characteristics of the use and the unavailability of comparable data to establish need, not more than fifty percent of t~e required spaces may be def!rred. land area requir~d for provision of the deferred spaces must be malnt~ined in landscape reserve. (Sectien 18.83.070(.)(5)). Staff belitves the reQ~est fOT it least some parking deferral can be support~d for two reasons. T~e Draft E[R hiS (oncl~ded that the YMCA could provide adequate parking for all but. few peak events during the year, without need for ill the spaces proposed to be held in reserve (the EIR recommends 16 of tne proposed S6 reserve spaces be constructed with the project). Additionally, sho~ld some overflow parking ~ccur off-site during occasionally expected peak events. conditions to mitigate the effects of suc'"' overflow have been recommended (Conditions 1.6. 3.6. 3.8). Howev2r. staff is concernE~ about accepting the proposed landscape reserve arei fronting directly on Ross Road, whic~ co~sists of 40 parking spaces. Several members of the Architectural Review Bcarj~ during a preliminary review of t~e project, also expressed concern about potential conversion of 1his area to parking. This landscape aru serves as an integral part of the wt.ole site planning, and helps to reduce any adverse aesthetic effect of the facility on the R-l neighborhood character. Due to t~e full buildout of the remainder of the site, it offers the best locatl0n for replacement of Tost site trees~ as well as providing i ~lsual landscaping buffer along Ross Road. Conversion of this area fer parki')g, should it E'IEr be needed, could destroy the function of this landscape area. Additionally. a ~ariance would be required to allow thf spaces clQsest to Ross Road to be located within the 20 foot front yard setback (the proposed setback - _ ,,,._.~,,,,~ __ ,,, ...... ,~.a; •. "'''''''''_'"i~' is only 10 feet). Section 18,12.060(c) of the R~I district regulation, prohibits .ny required parking from being located wit~in this setback. Whil. the ipplicant has requested such I \o'ariance, staff feels that a v~rjance cannot be supported bfciuse the provision of a landspace area aTcng Ross Road helps to blend this institution.l use with the Single famill character of the surrDunding neighborhood. T~is issue is further addressed later in this report, ~nder the discussion of variance requests. Stiff reco.mends that the proposed landscape reserve area at the front of the site bt redesfgne·j so tnat, it i lIinimum, no parking sPaces are located within t.he 20 foot setback, assuring th,t this portion of the P'coposed landsc.pe buff.r is ftifntained .long Ross Road for the life of the use p.rmit. If the reQuired number of spices could not be maintained as i result of t~f$ redesign. I reduction in building size proportionate to the number of spaces lost ~oujd be necessary. Biers]e Parking: Current code reQuires bicycle p~rkir.9 be prQvided at I r.te equal to thirty percent of required vehicle parking. Therefore~ tne e~isting facility should be providing 48 Class I bicycle spaces (s~cure. Tong-term parking, e.g. lockers). For the new addition, the existir.g code requires a~ additional 44 Class I spaces, for a total of 92 spaces. for purposes of dete~;ning compliance with tne City's bicy,le parking regulations. the provisions of section 18.83.050 noted above, which allows parking to be prowided only far the new addition, also applies to bicycle parking. The YMCA is proposing to provide a total of 57 Class II-covered bicycle spaces. Although t~ese spaces meet tne numerical requirements. they d~ not qualify as Class I S~aces. Staff believes the requirement that all bicycle spices be long-term Class 1 spaces is unreasonable for this type of facility. A comprehensive revls;on to the bicycle parking standards is currently underway, and includes proposed changes which would reduce the number of Cliss [ spates required, and allow some Class II and Class III spaces instead. The numb!r of spaces would still be required it a rate equal t~ thirty percent of required vehicle parking (44 spaces for the addition). A maximum deferral of henty-ff'lle percent would be al'o~ed, if the area for the spaces could be held in landscape reserve. The table below illustrates the re'llised bicycle parki~g stand~rds curre~tlJ under consi1eratio~ as t~ey would apply to the proposed addition only: D"'le~ 9-691 P"iIle 16 I I ~' fl ! - '" , .. PROPOSED BICYCLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED 25\ DEFERRAL MINI~UH ALLOWED Cliss I (21)!;) 9 2 7 Class !I (20%) 9 2 7 CliSS !II (6()"1) 26 7 19 TOTAl. 44 11 33 Staff recommends that the applicant prQ~lde bicycle parking in co~p'iance with tne propDsed ordif)ance rEQuirel!lents set f~rth in the abo.'! table. Condition 3.9 requ;re-s the p.lir,s to be modified to provide Class J space.s acceptable-to transportation staff. Hoise gEnerated by YMCA i~tiv!t;es appears to be a consistent problem for t~e n!ighborhood. City files on this property contain several noise complaints received from neighbors. Records indicate that the YMCA has it times in the past been slow in responding to these complaints and somewhat unwilling to work to.ards finding solutions. Noise issues center around music generated by fitness clAsses and danc!s, and youth sports e~ents. tne probTe~ res~lts miin1~ beCAuse the present YMCA facility does not have a ~entilation system rmich would A1low doors ar,d windows to remain closed. When doors and windo",'s are open!o to provide adeQuate ventilation during cl~sses and events, a significant amount of Mise drifts into tn~ surroundjng neighboQrf'lood. Tne ~oise analysis contained in the Draft ErR indicates that if all proposed ~;ti9ation ~asures were implemented, noise levels associated with the project could be reduced to levels con:;.istent with the City's noise standards (C~p~hensive Plan and Noise Ordinance). The mitigation~ inclu~e the fo11owing and ha~e been incorporated into the recommended conditions of approval (Conditions 4.1 -4.4): tne construction ~f i noise barrier at the prope~ty line; mechanical ventilation for the entire building; tn.e closure of .indo .... s and doors in rooms '.Nhid nave t,;gh noise le~e1s; -specific design crjteria for mechanical equipment. A new propert~ line sound barrier, combined with a mechanically ventilited bUilding, would a~dress most noise concerns. In regard to the sound barrier, the VMC4 is currently recommending a 7-foot-high wood barrier. Staff is p:'Ul1yme&IIp.U DII.£ !l 6·9l hiC 17 f, [ 1 I i .;., .. ;~.> . -;.1'· " re~~nd1ng that the sound blrrf~r ba constructed of con(rete or masonry ritner than wood, .nd that it be 8 feet i' height "Hoer than 7 feeL Although the Drift EIR indicates that. carefull) constructed and maintained 'dood fence would lleet the :Jecesury reQuirements of an ,appropriate sound barrhr, stiff believes I concre~e or me,sonry barrier would be more appropriate for several reasons. First, the City has a guideline (Section JS.64.030(b)(2)) which encourage. use of concrete or masonry barriers for uses fn commercfll Dr i~dustrfil zones locatfd adjacent to residential districts. Second, i concrete or masonry barrier effers more assurance of being constructed with ·no cracks or gaps i~ it or at its base~, as specifled by the £IR~ than a wood fence. It would .1so ha¥e the advantage of requiring less lRainhnante to rehin the proper sound blocking qua1ities. However~ should a majority of the adjacent neighbors pr,fer either the wood barrier or the 7- foot height, staff would recormend accepting their prefert!nce. In regard to r!Qufr;~g tne existing and new building areas to be macnani(ally ventilited, there would be little control to ensure that the system stays operatfonal and that wind6Ws and doors _ould not be opened anyway. One so1~tion is to req~ire t~e building to be designed w)th inoperable windows in certain locations (i.e .• tMe g~, natatorium. and aerobics room). However, because it is t~e nature of ~entl1ition equipment to ~crk improperly en o(casion, causing discomfort to occupants, it is not staff's p~cferen~e to require such a drastic measure for this type of facility. Jnstead, staff is recommending that all windows be fitted wit~ key Tocks which may only be opened with the pe~issio~ of the YMCA official who is designated as the neighborhood 11';$on (Condition 4.4). [lev.ted nOise levels due to constructlon are also expected to occur in the area, The Draft [JR identifies several mttigations, such as prohibiting construction work on weekends and constructfng the sound barrier first, t~ reduce construction nois~ impacts. All of the ~itigatior.s have been incorporated &s re(ommended conditions of apprQv~l {Cond1tfons 6.2 -6.4). Thirty of the site's seventy existing trees are proposed to be removed. Some ha-,,-e been damaged by the drought and/or generill Tack of rr.ai ntenanc! and are not wortn saving. Howe~er, staff has determined trolt ten of the thirty trees are val uabl e and recommends that they be saved. Sever, of the trees are part of a groye of Blue At1as Cedars ..,~ich nelp p:""cvide oil landscape screen along the north property line. Two others are Ash trees, which provide some of the 0"11 shading available in the existing parking ar~a. As noted in the Draft EtR, the retention af t~es! trees wau1d ~elp provide the immediate screening ind shading effects which would take replacement trees many years to achieve. Staff is recommending that the Cedar and Ash trees be accommodated by adjustments to the proposed curb lines (Condition 5.7). This may resuTt in the loss of i number of parking spaces. If the spac~s couTd not be relocated elsewhere on the Site, a further reduction in the building size may be needed to compensate for lost spaces. The YMCA's architect has recently indicat~d that they bel;e~e the adjustments ~an be made without an overa11 loss of parking spaces. "'~1~{~~" " 'crr - i I I I I The rema1ning viluablt tree, the Sophora located .t t~e west side of the main bulldi~g. could be retalned bJ making i maderat! modlfication to the building desi~n in this Irea. Malntenantt c.f site landscaping, including maintaining clear visibility at driveways, keeping landscap~ areas free of lttttT and debris and general upkeep of plant .ateria1s, has been an ongoing problem at the YMCA and a concern to the neighborhood. To Illevi.te this problem, the YMCA should be required to rehin I landscape maintenancl!' company to ptoyide weekly ptckup of litter and other debris. a~d proper maintena~c! of al' site landscaping (Condition 5.3). 1n addition to the t.o co~ditfons described above. staff has recommended sevenl additional conditions (Cor.ditiof'ls 5.1. S.4 -5.6), such as. providing a dense landscape buffer along side and rear pr9perty lines and rep1acing lost trees at a ~inimum ratio of thr!e to one (with a mix of five and fifte~n gallon and t~nty·four inch box treesJ. to ensure site landscaping is adequate. VARIANCE REQUEST ReQu~r!d Find;n9s~ I~ order t~ grant any variance from the site development r!"gulations, Section 18.90.050 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that tne following findings must be made: There are exceptional or !~traordinary circumstances or conditions appl;cab1e to the property inyol~l'd' that do not apply generally to property in the same district; The granting of the application is r.~'€ssary for the preservatlon and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant, and to prevent unreisonable property loss or unnecessary hardship, The granting of the application wi]1 not be detrimental or injurious to propert1 and improvements in tne vicin~ty and will not be detrimental to the public ~ea1th, safety. general welfare or convenience. floor Area Ratio. The project exceeds the a110wed FAR of 52,195 square feet by approx~mately 8,160 sq'Hre feet. This is due entire1y to the fact that in tne R-l district, -gross floor area-is defined such that floor area where the distance between the floo~ and roof directly above it measures 17 feet or more is (ounted twic€, and the floor area where the distance is mere tha~ 26 feEt, is counted three times (this is commonly referred to as second floor ~r third floor -equivalent-). In this case, the entire floor area of the existing gymnasiu= ana ~~$t ,f the floor area of the natatorium must be counted twice as floor area, and iI port; en of the gym must be counted U1 ree time 5, due to t~e h;g~ ceilings. When these second and third floor equiva1ents are added to the proposed bU1Tding size of 45,000 square feet, t~e floor area allowance is exceeded. The YM(A is requesting i v~riance to the R-l Floor Area Ratio in order to allow this excess fToor area. 0&11::. 9-6-91 Page: 19 it"L ':J~~~t1 .. ~--/ ,,'_ L, - Altkough t~e fAR could be met by reducing tk. height of tke ceiling in the new natatorlullt staff bel1evu there are sevenl negat; ve consequences of doing SG. Reducing the natatorium height to eliminate III second fleor equiv.le~t would require modifying the building so that it ~as a flat roof no greater than 11 feet in height. The currently designed 20 foot high curved roof contributes to an imp~rtant feeling of I ·cluster-of bUlTdings on this site, as opposed to one large building. This effecl would be partially diminished by reducing the height of the nataterium. furthermore, as noted by the applicant in their letter dated August 16. 1991 in suppert of the variance findings, in order t~ ensure e proper environment for an indoor swimming pool, raised ce11tn9 ~eights are necessary fer reasons of providing air c~rcu'atfon and natural light and for restr;cti~9 chemical corrosion. Staff believes the variance request is fUrther support~d in that the equivalency provision WiS intended to protect ,losely located neighbors from excassive bult and prrvacy impacts Is~ocilted with large structures on relatively small lots. In this Clse, the 4 acre property is much larger than a standard s1ngle family lot and the existing and proposed structure has muth greater than average setbaCKS (66 foot front. 75 foot rear, and 76 and 130 foot side) from neighboring propsrties. Therefo~e, no detrimental impacts to the adjacent properties are expected as a result of allowing the excess floor area. Required Parking Located in Frgnt Setback. As noted previously, the R-l district regulations do not l110w any requirej parking to be lcc.ted within a front yard setback. Tne YMCA has requested a variance to allow parking to extend 10 feet into the proposed front setback. Although t~is parking is proposed to be held in landscape reserve, with the possibility t~it it wou1d ne~er be constructed, the spaces do count towards the number of parking spaces required fo~ the proposed addition. While tne first two required variance findings can be m~de based on the exceptfonally large size of the site and its large street frontage compared to other nearby par~els, overall, staff does not feel tnat a variance to the setb~ck require~nt$ Cin be supported. The main purpose of I front setback ;s to epsure that adeq~att landscaping artl, with a minimum of paving and cbstructions, ;s provfded to lessen fmpacts of development on the streetscape. In t~e case of the YMCA property. staff believes the provision of the minimum setback free of paving and cars is even more important, b~cause landscapir.g along the street ~elps tc blend tnis institutional use with the sing1e family ~haracter of t~e surrounding neighborhood. Therefore, staff believes tnat granting the variance to allow parking in lne frant setback would be detTiroentil and injurious to the propert'y and improvements in the vicinity. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1. Comment on the Drift Environmental Impact Report. Staff and the fiR consultant will then pr!pare tne Final EIR which will include responses to conrnents made on the Drift EIR. The City Council wi" act on the final fIR prior to its (onsiderition of the Commission's project r!commendations. 1 ! , 1 2. Recommend t~at the City (aunell, based on the findings and subject to the conditions pro~jded below: •. ~pr~~e tM! varianc~ request to .110w 8,160 square feet of floor area in excess of th! maximum allowed; b. Oeny the variance request to l11o~ requ1red parking to be located within I front setback, and require the applicant to re~lse the plans such that no par<in9 is located within the 20 foot front ,<tb.ck, as specified in Condition 3.3; c. Approve the deferral of a maximum ~f 40 parking splces, to be ~eld in a landscapa reserve a~ea in c~mpl;anLe ~ith condition of approval 3.3 and approved by the Architect~ril Reyiew Board; and, d. Approve tne Conditional Use Permit to i'To~ a maximum 25,000 square foot •• pansion of the Palo Alto YMCA. FINDINGS ~ARIANCES ExceptIon To floor Area Ratio L There are exceptiQnal or extraordinary ci.rcumstances or condit ions applicab1e to the pr!lpertjl irrvohed thit do not apply gener~11j' to property in the same district 'n tha.t the purpose of the equi~alency provision is to protect clos!ly located ne1ghbors on single family lots from the effects of aesthetic and privacy impacts rela.ted to overly bulky homes, ~ereas th~ property in question f~ 4 acres in size, 5ubstantially larg~r tnan surrounding single family parcels averaging s,oaa to 10,000 square feet; Z. T~e granting of th! application is n~cessary fer the pTeservlt~~n ind enjoyment of a substantial pr~perty right of the applicant, and to prevent unreasonah'e property loss or unnecessary hards~1p. i~ t~it reduction of the natatorium he-ight to comply with the fleer area requ~rements wOlJ1d di~inish the aesthetit and arthitectura1 balance of the facility as i ~hole. and would reduce the effectiv~neS5 of the natatorium to provide the space necessary for indoor swimming pOOlS for iir circulation. ind~rect 1i9ht1n9 and restriction of chemical corrosion; 3. The grantfng Qf the application will not be detrimental or injuriolJs to property or i~rDvement\ in the ~icinity and will not be detrimental to the pub11c health, safety. general welfare? or convenience? in that any potential effects of allowing additional floor area, which translates directly to additional bu1k, are offset b~ the exceptional', Jarge setbacks ranging from 66 to 130 feet from the property lines, which far exceed the a .... eriige setbacks fou~d on typical sing1e family lots. Additionally, the increased floor irea ratio will not, in and of itself, add to the number of persons ~tilizing the faci' ity. . -.--...... ' fllLle 9-6--9 t PII.&e :::1 • f , - R&qu1red Park1ng located I~ Front Sot back 1. Tnere are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions appli,able to the property lnvol.ed that do not apply genera'1y to property in the same district, in that the property in ~uestfon is 4 acres in size, with I strtat frontage of 450 feet, substintfal1y larger than s~rrounding singlE family pircels iveraging 6,000 to 10,000 square feet with street (ror.tages ~f approximat.ly 60 to 80 fe.t; 2. The granting of the application is necessary for t~e preservation and enjoyment of a substant;,' property r7ght of the appllcant, and to prevent unreasonable property loss or iJnnecessary hardship. iPl. that the parking re~uired for this site is far greater than the two spaces required for a n!arby single family lot, and providing adeQuate plrking on-site is desirable 1n order t. help prevent YMCA patro,s froo parking on Ross ROid; and 3. Tn! granting of the appHcition .ill be detrimental or, injurious to property or improvernents in the vicinity and will be detrimental to the pub-lie health, safety. general ~lfare, or convenience, in that the provision of a landscape area along Ross Road is necessary to help blend the institutional use with t~e single family cniracter of the surrounding uses, and allowing rtQuired parking to encroach 10 feet into this setback wou1d si9~ificantly reduce this landscape buffer, should the parkIng ever need to be constructed. pARKING PEFfRRAk 1. The deferral of required par~ing spaces as proposed by the applicant, and aod1fied by conditions 3.2 and 3.3, will not unduly i~pact existing or potent1al uses adjoi~ing the site or in the general vicinity ,n that the parking needs of the expanded VMCA facility can re.s~nably be expected to be Met without use of the spices to be held in landscape reserve {as inalyzed on pages 60 -67 of t~e Draft EIR). Additionally, should s .... o"rflo" parking OCC1,jr off-site during occasionally expected peak events, candi tlor,s to mitigate the effEcts of suth overfl~w have been recommended (Conditions 1.6, 3.6, 3.8). USE PERMIT 1. The ;proposed use. at the proposed 1oc.ation, 'liill not be detrimental or injurious to propert! or improvements in the vicinity. and ~ill not be detrimental to the public health, safety, general ~elfare, or conv~nien~e in th.t: The Draft [nvironmental Impact re,ort prepared for the project concludes that all environmental impacts of the proposed YMCA expansion related to land use, traffic, parking, safety. noise, air quality, aesthetfcs and plant life can be reduc.ed to a level of inslgniflcance upon fmplementation of a" recommended mitigation measures. All such IIH,gations haYe been reconmended by staff as conditions of project approval . .-r'l~ '1 rT . - CDnditions cf approv.l have been recommended for the project, whicn, if complied with on an on-going basis, wi11 pr~v1de reasonable protection to ths surroundir.g neighborhood from aspects of the proposed project which could potentially c~nflict w1th the surrounding residential uses. Specific conditions Qf approvil related to the following topics ha~e been recommended~ . reduction of traffic volumes on Acss Road and other near~y streets (Condition 2.1); -proy;.io, of adequate off-street parking (Conditions 3.1 through 3.4); -pr~vis,on of safety measures r~lated to on-stree~ parKin; and pedestrian traff;, in the vicinity of the YMCA (Conditions 3.5 through 3.8); -nOise generated by the various activities which take place on ,it. (Conaitions 4.1 throog" 4.6); -retention and replacement of on-site landscaping (Conditions 5.1 through 5.7); -project construction activities (Conditions 6.1 througn 6.ll}. To reasonably ensure that .11 conditions ~f pr~ject appro~al are compl ied witn GPl an on-going basi St additional measures have been recomaended requiring tne applfcant to: -ap~ofnt i neighborhood liaise·,. (Condition ).1) hold regular neighborhood meetings (Condition 1.2Ji fund an a~nual or bi 4 annual c~ndition tompliance monltoring report to be prepared by • consultant and idministered by City st,ff (Condition 1.3). 2. The proposed use will be located and conducted in a manner in accord witn the Pil~ Alto Comprehensive PTan~ in that: Following the diligent application of all recommended conditions of project approval, the Question of ~h!ther eac~ of the applicable Comprehensiye Plan objectives and policies (as cited on pages 10 and 11 of this report) Cln be met by the project, is answered in the affirmative in the discussion found on pages 29 and 30 of tne Draft fIR; The YMCA has i long sta.ndi n9 hi story of offer-irlg services in"'a1uable to th! community is a whale. and retaining and enhancing theSE ser~ices ;s in teeping with pub1ic interests, and staff recommended conditions will reasonab1y protect the living environ~ent enjoyed by the adjacent USes; • The addit10nal recre't~Qnll $e~ice~ ~ffef~d ~ill heip tn relie~e some pressijre on e~ist.ng City sErvices. especially in regard to swimmins f.,111tl •• (a, •• ,lY2ed Dr. p.ge. 89-93 of tho Craft fiR); Allowing explns~on of tne existing facility would he1p ensure the retention of a w~de rafige Qf community services offer~~ by tne YMCA in ~ location convenient to the community of Palo Alto as a .hole. rhe YMCA has •• de good f.ith effort. to relocat. th.,e services lIithin tf,e City of ~ilQ Alto without success, and there is I reasonable risk that some services would be lost and/or become ;ncon'w'en;ent tc the conmunity as a ~ol. should the facility be relocated to another jurisdiction. CONDITIONS ~ Mitigition ind Condition Konit~rln9 P1an, indiclting tne timing and responsibility for e~c~ condition, ~ill be prepared for review by the CD~ission prior to retcmmendation to the City tounei1 on th~ us~ p~rmit an~ variance requests. I. GEN£AAl ].1 T~e applicant shall ap~oint a neighborhood liaison ~ho may be cantacted by neighbors of the proje-ct site during all hours of operation iT,d during special events to ~eice complaints about noise vinlaticns, par~ing concerns or any other disturbances originating ~t the YMCA facility_ Tne lia1son shall be provided the authority to (orrect any violation of t~e ~se permit condltions and to I4ke every effert to aVOid disturbances to t~e neighborhood. The name and phone number, and any cha~ges thereto. of the liaison shall ~ontlnually be provided to tne Zoning Ad~in;strator. 1.2 The lppllcant .hall schedule regular meeting' lIith the neighborhood, a minimum of one every six months, to review the status of compliance with the tenas of the use permit, t~e stAtus of noise and disturbance contro1 and the status of neighborhood relations. Advance notice of tnese regular meet1ngs snall be provided to the Zoning Admini§trito~ in order to allow attendance by a City reprEsentative. Fcllowing the fint ,)lear of ~eml·annual meeti"9s, the meetings may be he1d once yearl), with the consent of the nei9~bors~ 1.3 Tne applicant shall fund l con~ition monitoring and operations statws rtport to be prepar~~ annuo11y. The Pl~nning Di~1sion will administer preparation of the report, ,nd a land use consultant chosen frem the tit1's list of qUalified tonsu1t&nts. The VMC~ shall post fu~ds covering preparation of the casts in ~ccordance with the Department of Planning and Community Environment's adopted guide1ines f~r technica1 ccnsuHant contracts. The contents of the report shall include, at a lFIinimum: -documentation of neighbor comp1a~nts; D.l~; \11-6-\111 P1.~c: 24 _ .... ____ tlo. __ ... ~_"" . re5~lts of the r~gulir1y scheduled neighborhood Meetings; -the st.tus of compliance ~lt' .'1 conditions of appro,.' and the City Municipal Code; . ret~ndat1Dns f~r I~y nece~sary c~de compliance effQrts. The first report shill be presented to the Planning Commissfon fcr review it • public hearing to be held one ye.r following the date of occupancy of the flew -addU ion. All subseq'Jent reports shall be reviewed by t~e loning Admfnistrator. who may, at her option, hold a public h~aring. Sho~'d reports prepared i~ thr2e consecutive years indicate a reasonable record of compliance, the reports ~ay be submitted bi· annually, or e~e" more 1nteraittently at the discretion of the Zoning AdMinistrator, thereafter. 1~4 Hours of operation for 11' YMCA activities and special events shall be li.ited is follows, and ~ll e~ening activities shall conc1~de by the times indicated: Sunday: Monday through Thursday: Friday: Saturday: g;OO am to 10:OC pm f:30 am to 10:00 pm 6:30 am to 11:00 pm 7:00 am to 11:00 pm ].5 No programs Dr classes whith wnuld result in substant;al numbers of ~e~icles entering or exiting the s;tt shall be scheduled during times when neighborhood schools are in session (7:45 to ~:30 am ind 1:45 to 3:15pm). 1~6 S~r camp sign-up, basketball picture day and oth~r similar events which attract i large nYmber of people to the YMCA Dver i short period of ti.e shall be held in a location other than this facility. 1.7 A permanent space shall be set .side in the lobby to display the conditions of approval indicated bt1o~. the YMCAIs Good ~ejghbor Policy and other information inter,ded to inform the users of the restrictions w~thin which the YMCA ~ust operate and to solicit tnefr cooperation. The following conditions shall be disp1iyed: I.I through 1.7~ 2.1. 3.4 through J.B. 4.4 through ~.6. and 6.1. 2. TRANSpoRTATION 2.] A Transportation Demand Management (TOM) program outlining efforts to be ~ade by tne YMCA to reduce v!hiCle trips to the facility shall be submitted for review and appr~vil by the Planning and Transportation Divisions prior to occupanc.y of th! new addHicr .. The program s~all provide for. at minimum, the fol1o~i~g: -measures to be undertaken to increase the use of carpools, bi~ycle ~se, public transportation and shutt1es by persons utilizi~g the YMCA facility; p:\klyrneaur.Jt D.~: !I-6-91 PJ.,t:<: :!j • " ' '''",,',·c 7#,-' 't,. -"'" -.~;:-"""'-=-'-----"'- ~ the p~ep~T~tiDn of I user su~vey to determine the triv~l patterns of users to ond from the focility and the fe"fbil;ty of providing shuttle service or assisting i~ the organfzation of carpools from certain 1de~t;fied locationsj -an aggressive member infonlation program advising members ~f the need to reduce auto trips to the YMCA a,d encouraging the us. of public trans1t, bicycles, carpools. etc. lne member information progrlQ s~al1 provide fDr I permanent infonmation display in an area visible to all ~.r •• preferably in the lobby, T~e program sha11 be updated and revltwed in c~njunctio~ with the condition monitoring and operitions status reJ:ort required in Condition 1.3. 3. PARKING ANP SAFElY 3.1 The plans dated February 21. 1991 shall be revised to eitner provide t~e Binimum nu~r of 146 parking spaces is required for the proposed addition, Dr to reduce the sile of tht proposed addition in proportion to the ntlmber of spaces. whicn nave not been provided (two spaces). 3.2 The 16 parking spaces located a'~ng the rear property line, and indicated on tne plans dated February 21, 1991 as -1andscaped reserve-, shall be constructed it the time of project development, and not held in reserve. 3.1 The irea containing 40 parking spaces located at the front of the site, and indicated on the plans dated february 21, 199) as -Jandscaped reserve-. shall be redesigned so that no pcrtlen of any reserve parking space is located within the 20 foot f~ont setback. The redeSigned landscape reserve parking area shall be subject to final approval of the Architectural Review Board. Should the redesign require the elimination of some reserve parking spaces, the size of the proposed project s.hall be reduced in proportion to the number of spaces lost. Con~ers1on of tht some or all of the landscape reserve to parking mdy be required by the PTlnn;ng Commission or Zoning Administrator, should th~ need for additional parking be indica~ed by the condition monitoring and operations status report required by Conditi~n J.3. 3.4 YMCA staff shall be instructed to park in the spaces located along the rear property line, however, no spaces shall be specifically designated for use by staff or.ly. 3.S To provide safe sight distances f~r drivers of vehicles exiting the site, within the ·sight distance triangle-area (as specifically defined by the Transpertatio~ Division) of the e~itin9 driveways, n~ landscaping (with the exception of existing trees to be retained). signs (~ith the exception of th~s~ ide~tified in Condition 3.6), berm~ or other obstacles exceeding three feet in he19ht shall be allowed. l~ndscaping , , · ' · , • I I i j I ..... ... - s:pe:ies planted within th1 s arn ir~ 1 imited t.o those wtdch nave a maximulf, untr1nned natunl growth height of tnree feet. 3.6 On-street parking shall be pronibited .it'1n 60 feet on .it'.r side of each .xit1ng drfyeway. Th. app11cant sh.ll obt.in the appropriate appr~val: from the T~ansportat!on Ojvisio~ to paint the curbs red in these areas. 3.7 Stop signs .hall be in,talled at bot' exit drive~al'. Additional signage ".11 be placed .t the ex1t, r .. inding potron' to watch for pedestrians and to driYe Slowly Ind safely. The type, size and T~cat7on of .11 signag' .hall be subject to the approval of the Planning and Transportit1on Divisions to ensure a minimum of interference with visibility for exiting drivers. 3.S The existing rolled curb on Ross Road shall be replaced with i vertical curb, on the YMCA s;d~ of the street, between the property lines of the YMCA. Oes;g~ and constru=tion of the vertical curb shall be as approved by the Public Work. Department. 3.9 Tne minimum bicycle parking which shall be provided is as fQ11ows: g Clas. I space.; g Cl •• s II spaces; .nd, 26 Cl.ss III spaces. No deferral of spaces shall be lllowed. Bicycle parking shall be subject to the approval of the Tnnspcrtatton DiviSion. 4 . I!ll.lli: 4+1 A sound barrier shall be constructed along tne full length of tne northerly, westerly and southerly property lines. The barrier shall be constructed to a height of 8 feet and of iI COnei"ete or masonry Ilaterial. If a majority of a11 adjacent property owners ~ndicate in writing a preference for either a 7 foot high barrier and/or one constructed of wood rat~er thin c~ncrete or mlsonry, the Zoning Administrator may consider allowing SUt~ changes. Any barrier eonstrutted shall be of a .aterial with a ~inimum surface weight of 3 lbs. per square foott and shall have no cracks or gaps in or at its base. The noise barrier SMall be maintained in good aesthetic condition and in such a manner is to not reduce its sound attenuating properties. 4.2 Hechanfcal ventilation shall be proYided for the entire building, including existi~g area$. 4.3 All IIlE!chan1cal equipment asso,hted with the facility shall be designed and ipecified so that when III mechanical eqUipment is operating, noise levels do not ekceed 40 oSA at the property lines. A statement from i licensed noise en9ine~r attesting to the noise properties of the equipment shall be provided prior to issuance Qf a buildi~g permit for equipment installation. 4.4 Windows i~ rooms which generatf nOise, including the gymnasium, natatorium, and aerobics room, shall be fitted wit" key locks to pre~ent being opened by YMCA patrons. The windows ~ay only be operated with the Date: 9~91 Plgc 27 4.5 4.6 s. 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 per.;ss;." of the YMCA offici.l ~o is designat.d the neighbornood jiaiso~~ W;ndo~s shall onl~ be opened when Ibso1utely necessary. such lS during 1 malfunction of t~e mechanfcll yenti1iting equipment. The situation which causes the need for open .indows snall be remedled as soon as reasonably pl}sslble. The Yl!C~ sh.ll it .11 times operate in cc •. plhnce with the Palo Alto Noise Ordinance (Cnapter 9.]0 of the Municipal Code). All outdoor amplified sound is prohibited. AESIHETICS AND LANPSCAPING Final plans for the project's design. iandscaping an~ lighting shall be 5ubjett to the review and approval of tne Architectural Review Board. ~lj jjghting shall conform to City st~ndards~ Freestandin; light fixtures are limited to twelve feet in neight. All 11ghting mu~t be desfg~ed and located in such a way IS to not cause light spill into adjacent properties. All light fixtures shall be of the low.st tntensity ind ener9~ use adequate for their purpose. All lights which are highiy visible from ~djace"t properties snall be turned off by the earlier of: 30 2;nutes after t~e end of scheduled activit7es, or 1];00 p.M. during t~e week anj aidnight on weekends. A llndstape ~aintenance company shall be retained to pr~vide weskly pickup of litter and other debris, and proper maintena~ce of a11 site landscaping. Proof that such maintenance services have been cont~icted for s"all be proy~ded to the flanning Oiyision prior to issuance of iI building penmft for the additiDn. A dense landscaped buffer, consisting of a combination of trees and shrubs, s~all be provided along the rear and slde property lines. Trees should exist or be planted it a ratio of not less than one tree per three hundred square f~et of the landscape screen. All existing trees to be remo~ed s~all be replac~d at i minimum ratio of t~ree ne~ trees for everyone which is remo~~d. Replacement trees shall be a mix of mostl) fiye and fifteen gallon size~ wit~ some twenty-four inch box size also intluded. These ca1culations shall be shown on the landscape plan submitted for ARB approval. All steps to ensure the health and iest~etic quality of existing trees to be retiined, IS indicated in the -Recommended Program for Existing Tree-prepared by the project landscape architect and dated October 22, 1990, shall be followed. A detailed tree protection program, prepared b~ a certified arborist, for ill site trees to be retained shall be submitted with the finil landscape plan, including measures to protect property line trees during construction of the nOise barrier. D&le' 9-t--91 PaLc :!Il • • .. r. " i I , I I ~ __ • ___ ·A !fi: . __ Jj;JIW;l •• ..-;-- 5.6 Th. fin.l l.nd".pe pl.n sh.ll meet the Cit~·s adopted Dcought Tolerant landscape Gu~de'lnes for seTect;~n of plant materials and irrfgatior. cO!lponents. S.1 Tne proposed parking and circulation plan shall be modified to ensure retent;o~ of tne Blue Atlas Cedar trees in the nort~ern front cor~er of the sit!, and tne two ish trees lQcated in the existing rear parking irea. rf retention of any of the Cedar trees would reQuire awkward changes to t;"e er.try ar.d exit driveways, their retent ion wi 11 not be required, but replacement trees at a 3 to 1 rati~ must be provided. Th. architect sh.11 modjf~ the west end of the proposed addition in order to retlin the Sophor4 tree. or provide 1nfonnation to satisfy the Zoning Administrator that the tree cannot be saved. 6, CQHSTRUCTION 6.1 The applicant shaTl submit a temporary parking plan, for tne approval of the Plannrng and Transp~rtat;an Divisions, prior to issuanc! of any buildi!'1g permit, as follows: The existing park~ng iot shall be maintained during th! exterior building construction phase. After the exterior building construct inn is completed, the new parking areas on tne soutnern and western sides should be (onstru-cted. Once these neW' areas are completed' (arid while interior cnnstruction is unde~ay), the existing lots can be reconstructed. Gonstruttion shall be phased so is to preclude cGmpletiJn Df the building expanslon unt,l reconstruction of the entire parking lot is compietad. The plan shall indicate the number of spaces which will be available during each phase and any conflicts wlth scheduled events which may produce parking dema~d in e~cess of wnat will be available. If such conflicts are evident, sucn events shall be canceled, rescheduled, or herd in another location. Pr~vi$ion for YMCA employee and contractor employee parking shall also be detailed. Shuttle service from a nearby deSignated off-street ptrking area may be required. 6.2 The property line sound barrier required in condition C.l snall be construct!d as the first element of the project. so as to reduce construction noise generated hy the remai"der of th! project. The bUllding permit for building impro~e~ents shall not be issued until the barrier is co~pleted. 6.3 No construction activities shall be allowed on Saturday or Sunday. All constructlon activititS~ including those undertaken durlng allowed hours of construction (8:00 am to 8:00 pm, Monday through Friday), shall be in full compliance with the Pa10 Alto Noise Ordinance {C~apter g,}O of the Municipal Code). O.C The n3me and phone number of the City's Gode Compliance Inspector and the constructiQn project manager shall be clearly posted at the entrance to the construction site 9 indicating h{)urs of allowed construction and a message that these persons may be contacted with any concerns or complaints regarding construction noise. The sign s~all be designed as set forth in Section 9.)0,060(2)(8) of the noise o~dinance~ ~it~ the -:-:-:--____ .''''"011-''''''-. '._-' '.~-o..,,-' exceptfon of t~e c~ange in n~urs. The construction project manager shall be ~irectly respor.sible to the City's Code Compliance fnspector, i!'1d shill be gra~ted t~e authority by t~e appllcant to re::;pcmd t{l any compliance r~quests In a timely ~anner . •. 5 All exposed or dfslyrbed .arth s"rfaces shall be w.tered It least twice daily. once ~uri~; the late Darning and once it the end of the work day. The frequency of watering shall inc~tase to include O~t additional DC:Cllrrp.nc.e on windy days. Reclajmed water. in accordance with Pub~ic Works Depart .. nl policies, shall be used for this purpose. 6.6 Stockpiles of debris, soil, sand or other materials that can b. blown by wind sh.ll be cov.red. All portions of the site sn.ll be landscaped or covered as soon as construction is campl eted ; n that aru. 6.7 All cleir;ng, grad1ng, earth ~~in9 and excavation actjvities shall cease dur~n9 periods when winds Exceed 20 mph for ~re than one hour. ~.8 Onsite .ehicl. speed sh.ll~. limited to IS mph. 6.g The contractor shall designate I person to monitor dust control program who has the authority to request increased watering and tlea"~ng of streets when necessary or upon request of tne public Works D!partment. 6.10 The constructlon area and adjacent streets shall be swept of all mud and silt on a daily basis. Any spillage resulting from hauling operatio~s along or across any public or privite property snal1 be remo~pd i_diltely. 6.11 If, in the Qpi~ion of the City £ngir.eer, the contractor fails to compTy with any of the aboy! r~quirements regarding spillage and dust control. and the contractor is tither un~illjr.g or unable to remedy the defici~ncy. the City Engineer shall have the right to employ private or public work forces and equipment as reasonably deemed necessary to correct the deffciency. The cost of emp'oy~ng such forces and equipmer.t s~a11 be doubled as a penalty. and such cost shall be bDrne by the applica~t. Such action taken by the City En9i~eer shall not relieve tne Contractor of the resp~n$ibility concer~ing spillage and dust control. 7. GRADING AND DRAINAGE 7.1 A soils report, prepared by a registered engir.eer 9 shall b~ reviewed and apprDyed by the PubliC Works Department prior to issuance of i building Dr grading pel"'lli t. The 50\ 1 s report must consider and ac'dress the potential for problems to result from the high groundwater levels indicited for this general area of Palo A1to. 1.2 A det.iled grading and drai~age pTan9 prepared by a re9ist~red engineer, skall be approved by the Public ~orks Department prior to issuance of a building or grading permit. If possible. t~e entire site snall be drained dlrectly into Barron Creek, relieving the existing storm drain -' -;~;:,:,;:~, '-~ D .. I.£' 9-6-91 h£<,30 t . ~: ".'-', :";.i,,~ -< . -:i;~~'U; ...... -.' .I \ ~ t t on Ross Road of drainage from the ,site. Approval of the drainage plan lIust obtained from the Santa C1 ara 't'alle,)' wati!r Di str5ct. 7.3 Prior to issuan~e of any building permit, the applicant sha~l provide certificitfon to tn~ Public ~orks Department that the proposed construction meets 11' the rENA reQuire~nt$ for construttion within i flood znne. 7.4 A street openfng perzit must bi! obtained prior to issuance of a grading or building ~enoit. 7.5 Portions of d~ged sidewalk, tO~i1in9 appro~imately 86 linear feet, located directly in front of tne YMCA site sh,11 be r.~lac.d by the applicant. The Public Works Department will specifically locate the damaged irea~ following issuance of the street openfng permit. 8. OTHER B.l Prior to recel~lng occupancy of the ~ew addttion, the YM(A must dfmonstrate t~at it has complied witn the r~quirements of Title 17 (Hazardous Materials Storage) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, including cb'tlining ill permit for storage and use of pool chemicals, if tne Fire Oepart~"t dete~ines one is necessary. 8.2 Tne ,p~licant must comply with Section 12.32.015(e) of the City'. Municipal (ode, which prohibits the fillfng of new paols, spas and hot tubs with wati!r s~pplied by tne Palo Alto water utility. 8.3 The applicant shall work wlth the Utilities Department to determine all utility di!sign Ind capacity requirEments including water, sewer, gas, ~1ectric, and pkone facilities. The applicant shall be responsible for III costs iss~ciated with any necessary upgrades to serve the farility. All utility plans shall be ~,pproved by the Util Hies and Water, Gas and Sewer Departments prior to issuance of a building permit. Attar:hm;:.nt:i: 1. letter of application from Ron Markjl1ie dated 10/30/90, i~cl~ding the foilowing attachments only: l1 5t ~f Fi gures -Figu,.s 1 through 16 -Ap~.nd;' A -Recommended Program for Existing Trees 2. Project Description Included With Preliminary ARB Application 3. letter in Support of \iar'tance findings from Barry Taylor, dated B/16/91 4. ARB minutes 1/17/91 5. Conditions of Approval cf Use Permit 55-UP-19 6. COrrrn<!nts Received' on DEIR as of 9/4/91 (Corrrnission Members and libraries on'y) 7. letters Received fro~ Residents (ComF.lssion Members and librari!s only) B. Project Plans, dated february 21, 1991 (Commission Members only) p:\rt\yrncaup,lr ., "~~~-. CQD3es Sgnt To: Mr. Sorry Tillor, Pr.sident, YHeA of t"e Mid·Penlnsula, CI~1 Middlefield Road, Suit. 211, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Mr. WillliM leddy, Tinner ceddy Hay tum Stacy Architects, 444 Spear Stre.t, San fronclsco, CA 94105 Mr. Da~id Clor!, Mundi! , Associates, 3452 Sacrameroto Street, San Franci5co~ CA 941J8 Hr. Paul Wehrenb<rg, 3516 ~o's Road, P.lo Alto, CA 943al Ms. Ro •• Tammi, 3508 Ross Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Mr. [.r1 Brabb, 3262 Ross Ro.d, folD Alt., CA 94303 Ms. Hilary Lambert, 795 St.n. lan., Pil. Alto, CA 94303 Mr. William Landgr.f, 762 Stone L.ne, Pilo Alto, CA 94303 Mr. Oouglo, B.110n, 3366 Ross Road, Polo Alto, CA 94.03 Ms. louise Ha, 764 Ames Avenu., Polo Alto, CA 94303 Ms. Yvonne Holcomb, 3280 Ross Road, Pil. Alto, CA 94303 Mr. Gary Wetzel, 787 Stone Lane, P,'o Alto, CA 94303 Hr. Terry Ston~, 3618 Lguis Road, Pilo Alt~, CA 94303 Hs. Carol. Thomp.on, 755 Stone Lane, P,'o Alto, CA 94303 Ms. Shu; Lu, 3441 Ross Road, Polo Alto, CA 943D3 Mr. John Madd.n, 1411 Ross Road, Polo Alto, CA 94303 Mr. Warren Hubbard, 2631 R.ss Road, p,'o Alto, c.~ 94303 Mr. Naphtil; H. Knox, 1010 Ooyle Street, Suite IS, Menlo Park, CA 94n2S-4S15 p:\.l\J1fI"&UP.a-Cat.::. 9-6-'1 Page: 3:' '\ \ ATTACHMENT ! Note: This letter of appl ;cation "Idth attachme;,ts was subrr;;tted by the ,'MeA in Dr.tober of 1990. prior to prepart10n of the Environmentai Impact Report. 5<Jme of the informati in the letter and attachments n3s been superseded or updated by information in the EIR. ';.'c' ~. . kj lF1 tj • YMCA of the Mid-Penlnsula ~'f. t , 'I I j CoIpcnte Cenr., 3412 Ross Road Palo Alto, c.~ 94Y.J3 (415) "94-.'583 ~, .s.,,~ :-,"~.'~ r!'U.H:.E~ c A~I'III..I.;I~ = ... ~:'" ,1.[:::' 1I<01'1.A1Il' "'::f c .. ~,cq TIMOr",,' m.1I..E1I .,'::': ::: ...... ,.'1 ~{i.a;>rDl\ "':::"[;.1,/1" r~""",..p!;~ T=!,>lS:""~P ":""5'lN£ S fll\III\IG ,. .... "'DI~:r "_51 C:",,-'o .... 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PalO ,Q;1fO CenlS'f" Page M,If Cel'l!er EI Gammo CAmle: October 30, 1990 Nancy Lytle, Zonins Adminis!ralor City of Palo Allo 250 HamiHon Avenue Palo Mo, CA 94301 Re: 3412 Ross Road, AppITcalion For Amended Use P.nml~ Palo Alto YMCA In support of ilS application to Ihe Cily cl Palo Alto under §1 8.90.085 01 (he Para Alto Municipal Code for arl amendment to tIS use permit, the Palo Alia YMCA is submiffing in this fetter a complete deSCription of e)(isting conditio:1s; existing and propOsed programs; the existing and proposed number of people on the site 0n a time schedule by season and day of the week); existing and proposed parking; existing and prolected traffic; and various maps and photos . This information is presented in 2. fo;-mat which can be incorporated in a "fo­ cused EIR" as the project desclipllon. Project Description 1. Location. The proposed oroject is localed in south Palo Alto on the west­ erly side or Ross Road. approx~male1y mid-way between Oregon Expressway and San .A.nlonio Road. (See LocaliDo Map. FI~ure 1.) 2. ~. The propMy owned by tl,e YMCA consisls 01 Assessor's Parcels 127·48·034 and 127·4B'()35. wilh a Iota I net are. 014.038 acres (175,895 nel square feet). T:-'e combineo parcels have a lrapezo,dal shape with a frontage of 452 feet on Ross Road, a depth of app.roximately 415 feet, and a rear property line of 369 leel parallel 10 Ross. (See Assessor's Parcel Map, Figure 2.} Barron Creek 1 runs along the sou'lh (sidej property line in a concre1e flood channel. \, f .~ .. ~: October 30, ! 990 3. Zoning and land Use. The property is designated "Single Family Resi­ dentiar on tho latest Land Use Map of the Palo AlIa Comprehensive Plan, is zoned A-I (SSO) (7,000 square foot Jols), and is entirely surrounded by properties of the same designation (except Ihat the zoning acrOss Ban'on Creek to the sou!h Is A-I f743J (8,000 square foot lots1). Adjacent, along the rear prOperty ~ne, are four single-family houses. Three houses abL1the north property ~r.e; five hous~s and a smail church face the YMCA across Ross Read; .nd there are seven sin­ gle·family houses across Barron Creek-i .•. , across the south (Side) property fine. The YMCA of the MId-Peninsula operates ils Palo Mo Branch on the stte under Use Permtt No. 5S-UP-t9, granted November 14, 1956, by the City of Palo A~o. 4. EXisting CQndttiQns. The YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula is a non-profit organization, chartered by lhe State, with a volunteer board Of directors. Eleven percent of rts oporating budge! (five percent from the United Way and six percent from donations) is used primarily to subsidize youth programs, child care, and camps; to provide scholarships for people who cannot afford the Y's fees; and to develop new programs like the one the Y has begun in East Palo A~o. The Palo Mo YMCA at 3412 Ross Road is one of three branch faCilities of the YMCA of the M"Jd-Peninsula. (The other two are the Page Mill branch in Palo Aho and the EI Camino branch in MountS:n View.) The Palo Mo 'Y" operates with a program staff of eight and an office staff of six. tn addition, volunteers help with a variety of tasks, from fund raising to coaching youth basketban. The Pato AHa Y has nearly 1200 full·time members, of whom 7t percent ~ve in Palo Mo. In add'ltio", less·than·full members are enrolled in cardiac therapy, parent-child programs, youth basketball, Y camps, and adu~ social dancing ("Los Amigos,. (See YMCA Membership, Figure 3.) The wide raege of athlelic and cultural activities is presented!l''1 Figure 4, Proposed (1995) Programs as a Per­ cent of Current Programs. The YMCA measured its peak use in 1990 at 79 persons during the morning peak hour and "0 during the evening peak. Because the City's fonmu!a for estab~shjng required pari<.ing is based on the maximum use of all facilities at one time, the Y has attempted to estabnsh what tha1 maximum would be a! present The resuits of a program and schedunng study completed by the Y show that if the Y operated a.ll of its ~ (1990) programs at max·lmum level at ~ time, there would be 388 people on !he sit;g. By contrast, the Unrform Building Code inrncatesthat up to 1221 peopre coujd be packed lnto the building at one 1ime if eacl1 and every space was used in jlS most intensive configuration. 2 ~i2j-:i);+{ . ~~~:~. -... .... :.. • October 30, 1990 The numbers above-as well as p'ojections for 1995--are o1splayed in taoular form on P{lur" 5, Current and Proposed Floor Area, Occupancy, and Peak Use; and in Appendix A, Current and Projected Use by Hour. Please nole that Appen­ o1x A consisls of 12 figures: There;s a summa')' graph of currenl and projected use by hour, a table showing the "c'Jvily and uS2ge under the current prograo" and a table showing t,e activity and usage under the proposed program for each of the following-winler Monday-Wednesday, summer Monday-Wednesday, winter Tuesday-Thursday, and summer Tuesday-Thursday. The YMCA's present facilrty of 19,740 square feet is localed approximately in the center of the s~e and is bui~ around an open cout!. (See Air Photo. Figure 6.) AI the rear is a high-ceiling gymnasium wilh adjacent shower:: and lockers. The front part of the bunclng houses a reception aroa, control and information desk, offices, meeting morT',. Ic.itcnen. toiiets, and a multi-purpose/special activity room used for sucf'l purposes as aerobics and dancing. Off-street parking is provided primarily along the north side of lhe building (86 spaces). but a!se at the front, between the building and Ross Road (16 spaces). Two driveways to Ross Road serve the parking lot-an entrance and exit on the north side of the building, and an ex~ only on the south side. There are three primary pedestrian entrances and exits, They are, in order of use and importance: the main entry. facing Ross Road; a side entrance into the office wing from the north side of the bui1<1ing: and an exit from the gymnasium to the rear pari<ing area. A planted area and jOgging path are located behind and south of the building. There are approximately 43 trees on the site. mostly along the property ITres. They include conifers primarily, out also one palm south of the builo1ng and loward Ross, and one large deciduous tre€! along the rear property line. Details are provided in Section fIl of the EnvironmenTal Assessment Worksheet. 5. Extsting TraffiC Cond'ltjpns. Ross Road is a two-lane street tined with single- family houses. Traffic counts taken between March 16 and March 22. 1990. show average weekday volumes of 2060 to 2290 vehicles. (See Figure 7, Exist­ ing Weekday Volumes., Access to Ross Road from Louis Road (a collector) and Middlefield Road (an arterial) is provided by East Meadow Drive and Lama Verde Avenues (collectors), and to a !.esserextent by Ames Avsflue, a Iocaf street Average weekday volumes on Lorna Verde range from 2810 to 4260 vehicles. Average weekday voll!mes on Ames range from 400 to 1070. The existing Lever of Service (LOS) at the intersections 01 the above s1ree1s is erther lOS "A" or lOS "B". (See Fig. 8, Existing Intersection levels of Service.) 3 • - OctC>bar30,1990 The traffic generated by the aXi5ting facility was measured by Ba,-ton-Aschman Associates and distributed 10 the sIreet networK (See Figure 9, Existing Trip Generation, and Figure 7, Existing Weekday Volumes.) Figure 1 0 shows the ·Percentage of T;affic (on area streets) Attribulable to the YMCA: On Ross Road, the percentaga ranges from T 4-23 percent during an average weei<day 10 31-34 percenl on Saturdays. On lema Verde, the percentage rar,ges from 3-7 percent during an average weekday to 5-11 percent on Saturdays. 6. Proposed Project The YMCA propeses to remOdel the existing building, add an indoor swimming pool and an instructional pool, and in tOlal, add 26,260 square feel of noor area in such a way as to inlegrate the old and new buildings into a single, modem facility of 46,000 square feet (See FlQure 5 for a space breakdown among s;>ecific uses proposed; Appendix A for proposed programs and activity levels; and Figura 4 for a descripti~n of proposed pcograms, pro­ jected enrollment, and the siza of future programs as a percent of present pro­ grams.) A Srte Plan (enclosed) has been prepared at a scale of 1· = 20' to show the anticipated location of and relation among existing and proposed uses snd spaces. Also enclosed at 1· .. 20' are a site plan showing existing conditions, an ele .... ation from Ross Road, an elevation from the southeast. and a cross~.o;ection through the pool and gymoasium. While ~ is certain that the larger number of participanls who will use an enlarged YMCA will bring more cars and traffic, there wi!! not be anything like a 1:1 cor­ reiation between added square footage and cars or even a 1:1 correlation be­ tween additional partic'lpants and cars. For example, one of Iho9 major new act~vi· ties will be the children's swim program. Experience at other Ys shows tha! many participants come by bicycle. Also, the whole emphaSis of the expanded program will be to offer a range of programming suitabfe far eyerjone in the family. The more families involved, the more the average number of peopie per car will increase. This is Transpol'1atJo.'" Demand Management (TOM) il"t its purest form.2 Mom and Dad brirg arong the children while the parents parti­ Cipate in 1heir aduN: programs, 7. proledgd Traffip. The additionar tratfic ttla1 would be added by an expanded Y was estimated by Barton-Aschman and distributed to the road networK (See Figure 11, Traffic Added by YMCA ExpanSion.) Fogure 10 shows the "Percemage of Traffic (on area streels) AMbutable to the YMCA.· On Ross Road, YMCA traffic is projected 10 range from 22-34 percent during an average weekday to 2 Transporta:~n Demiif!:d Mana~&menl (TOM) is a s:ralsgr fOf nlduc;ng dilmand en the read syslem b)' reducing the numbel, 01 .... ehicles vsing the roadwOl)'s .:-.::Ilor incrilas1ng th" number ~ pef'SOr1S per veh'cla TOM attempts II;l ~uce lhe number of person:!. .... ho dM8 alen .. on lhe roadway<lunng the CClmmU1e P4i1r'~d and to increase thfii num~r In carpoc:s ... a"pools. ~u'-'ils and Irains, lVa~ing, and bl~irtg:_ -T.Oj~ California ~/U"'3r PI8n Glossary'. The CaJlfornr<! PlaMin.g FI.ound'labre, 1990 4 , . J " I • I I i 1 I - Oc\ober30,1990 34-38 percent on Satureays. On Loma Verde, Y traffic ·'5 projected to range from 5-11 percent during an average weekday to 6-13 percent on Saturdays. To get a feel for what the numbers mean, the consunants examined the Average Daity Traffic and the 24-hour profile on a number of local and collector streets in Palo Ano. The two best examples are Lorna Verde Avenue East of Louis Road, and Newell Road between EdgewOOd and Haminon. Both have about the same weekday lraffic today, in amount ano characteristics, as Ross Road Will have in 1995 after the YMCA expansion. The projected traffic increase ",suning from a combination of the City'S growth projections and the proposed YMCA expansion will not be sufficient to change the Level of Service at the Imersections measured by the consunants at the City's request (See Figure 12, Intsrsection Levels of Service.) 8. Projected pamir'1g. The greatest concems among th':3' :1eighbors !'elate to parkirlg and traffic. The Y's consurtants bear out that these are valid concerns, but the probrems are not unsolvable. There is room on ::,e srte for;t 46,000 square foot building and parking for up 10 250 cars. (See Figure 14, Building Parking Relationships) An orthodox analysis 0: YMCA parking requirements based en Uniform Bundirlg Code maximum occupancy for all facilities alone time produces a need fer 305 parking spaces. (See Figure 13, Palo ".~o YMCA, Parking Count Per Planning Code.) However, a conservahe and logical adjustment based on how spaces are (jkery 10 be used under maximum real-world conditions shows a need for on!y 190 parl<ing spaces, or about 4.15 spaces per thousand square feet of proposed building. (See Figure 14, City of Palo Mo Parl<ing Rsquiremenls-Proposed Palo Mo YMCA ExpanSion, Ross Road.) A ratiO of 4.15 parking spaces pel' 1,000 sqtJare feet is comparable-to experience at other YMCAs. ThfO'II';ng au! the E~ CamitlO (Mountain View) YMCA-where an abnormally low figure results from parking being snared with the Ej Camino Hos­ p~al-the parking ,atlo fans in the range of 3.5 to 4.3 cars per' ,000 square feet (See Figure IS, Parking at S'x Comparable YMCAs, 1990.) It would lake a ralio of 6.6 cars per 1 ,000 square fee! boloro a 46,OOO-square-foot YMCA would "..d and use 305 parking spaces! Neighbors Di1 the sounding board have expressed concern that no matter hol,o'r much parking the Y provides, members and ""sitars still win park on the s'n~et-a currel11 sore point. To counter that lendericy, the Y plans to relocate the buildir.g e\ltrarlces to centra! locations 0(1 each side so Ihal it wiil be tar more con .... enient 10 llse the parking lot than to pa~k on the street. The parking kit driveways will be 5 ~ i October 30, 1990 able 10 handle 4,000 exils and entrances a day, according'c Barton-Aschman AssocJates, and are not a ~mitiilg factor. 9. ReasoQ for Amendlno jhe Use Permit. For at leasl the past 20 yeaTs, the Palo Mo YMCA has wanted 10 expand its presenl (acility to meet the needs and requests for improved services from tho Palo A~o community. The most frequent requesls have been for swimming prograr:1s lor all ages [Ihe Y does nol have a poo~, expand6d space for weight and aerobic eq~ipment, and bette, space for child car •. In adartion, Ih. Y is cri~cany short of storage space, r.eeds more office space for its staff and volunteers, and needs to modernrze rts shower and locker fac;lities. Over the years, the Y has made soveral attempls to conceplualize and plan an expansion on tMe site. In one case, In 1971, the Y received a~! necessary ap.­ provals, only to be turned down al the last minute by the City Council. In the last few years; the Y has \ooked in'lo the possibility of rerocating to alternatrye Si:9S. These included a site al Alma and San Anlonio, the Winter lodge/Chuck Thomp­ son site (which the Y leased bUl found to be 100 smail and unusable), and leasing a pvrtion of Greer Park (which also did not work 0'"1). The YMCA now recog­ nizes that It has a vafuable asset-oyer four acres of iand-wh'lch it cannot d .... pijcate anywhere else in Palo Afto, and ~s proceeding with its most organlzed and concerted effort in the last 20 years 10 approximately double the size of ~s Ross Road buildings. Consu~ants in the fields of space programming, city pfanning, traffic engineering, architecture, and meetlng faci!itation haye been hired. To date, the ccnsu~ants engaged include: BFS Architectural Consutting~nterior Design, Chicago (space programming); Dr. James Creighton. Para A~o, meeting facilitation; Nap"ta~ Knox, Menlo Park, urban plannjng consultant; Barton·Aschmar1 Assocrates, San Jose, traffic and transportation; and Tanner Leddy Maytum .Stacy. San Frarrcisco, arc~jt@,cts The Y has inforned residents of the neighborhood of its pians for expansion, has conducted a survey among the residents to determine their levels of awareness wit" respect to the Y's needs and antagonism or support for expansion. and has formed a sounding board of volunteers who have come together regularfy (at least monthly) since February to receive and discuss information presented by tne Y and its consurtams. The Site plan lncluded with this application W&s presented at an October 2nd meeting at tne Y to wh'lcl1 the publ~c was jnvited, The YMCA hopes the zoning adm~nistra'.or will g~anl the Y's reques1 for amending the present use permit The Y beljeves that the information presenled in this application shows that- 6 !: ,I ..;-1 ~ ',',',"1' ., c 1 .-1 I I Oc:cbe r 30, i 990 (1) The prcposed expansion of the existing YMCA will not be detrimental or inlurio'.;s to property or improvements in the vicinity; (2) The proposed expansion of the existing YMCA will not be delrimental to the pubnc hea~h, safety, general weifare, or convenience; and (3) The proposed OS9 will be locatee! and conducted in a manner in accord with the PaIo A~o Comprehensive Plan and zoning ordinance, Sincerely, V1roJ1 n 'rvcoJl~ Ronald R. Maoollie, Project Coordinator YMCA Of the Mid-Peninsula enclosures Us! of Fogures Fogures 1 through 16 Appendix A Appr,cation Fee (Check) Completed ApprlCation Form (one page) Notice 01 Completion of Appr,cation (one page) Map showing all properties wnhin 300 leet Name and address labels lor all persons owning properties w~hin 300 feet Environmental Assessment (Form EIA-1, one page) Environmental Assessment Wor!<sheetlForm EIA-2, 5 pages + addendum) ExiSling Sne Plan, 10112/90 (1-: 20') Proposed Srte Plan, 10/12190 11' : 20'; Aeria! View of neighborhood with Stte Plan superimposed (1 ~ = 100') Ross Road Elevation 11' = 20') Cross-Section lhrougn pool and gymnasium (1" = 20'j Southeast Elevation (1': 20') 7 -------~--.-.., --~- I " , , ~. j" ;" LIst of Figures and Maps, YMCA Use Permit Application Oc1ober 30, 1990 Figure 1, Location (city street) Map. Figure 2, Assessor's Parcel Map. Figure 3, YMCA Membership. Figure 4, Proposed (1995) Programs as a Pereant of Current Programs (5 pages). Figcre 5, Curren! and Proposed Floor Area, Occcpancy, and Pe2k Use. Figure 6, Air Photo, 1986. Figure 7, Existing Weekday Volumes. Figure 8, Existing Intersection Levels of Services (LOS). Figure 9, Existing Top Generation. Figure 10, Percentage of Traffic Ann1>utable to the YMCA. Figure II, Traffic Added by YMCA Expansion (Vehicles). Figure 12, Intersection Leve!s of Service (LOS) at Peak Hours. Figure 13, Palo Mo YMCA, Parking Count Per Planning Code. Figure 14, City of Palo Alto Parking Requirements Proposed Palo Alto YMCA Expansion, Ross Road. Figure 15, Parking at Six Comparable YMCAs, 1990. Figure 16, Summary Table. Appendlx A. Current and Projec1ed Use by Hour. Existing Site Plan, 10112190 (1" = 20'). Proposed Site Plan, 1 Oil2190 (I" = 20'). Aerial View of neighbcrhood wiih Site Plan superimposed (1" * , ~O'). Ross Road Elevation (I" = 20'). Cross·Section through pool and gymnaSium (I" = 20'). Southeasl Elevalion (I" = 20'). ;.., . • ~ ;j 'j I I I I · {' .,r, , .-::-: ~~J~ " "--", " ' .. '~r/~~:."~,: .. ID.AUd4, .. "".,_._." FIGURE 1: LOCATION MAP --I I I :';:' ~ \ " % u :>J ~ , • ;11 ~ " N :;;1, " , \ \ I - ~ ~ z u • ~ ~ , 0 , , I i ~ ~ ~ • 0 ~ 0 , ~ • .- --------........... ~ ., ... .,.....; / FIGURE '3 ,¥MCA MEMBERSHIP 5/30 /90 PP~EHT-YOUTh FULl. CARDIAC CHILD 5ASKl:T-LOS HEMEERS TIlEF.AIT fROG. BALL IJ{[GOS -------------- PALO .lL1O 650 58 218 99 9 !.OS .IL'!1lS 8~ 2C 59 0 3 HOUN'TW VIElI 92 5 27 0 5 LOS .IL'ItlS HIl.l.S 17 0 0 7 0 MElitO PARK 61 2S 9 6 5 STAIiFORD 17 4 2 12 12 ALL OThER CmES 77 51 ~ 11 69 ------- 'J'OT.IL 1198 163 319 135 103 S FRQ1 P.\I.O .lL10 71.0 35 .6 68~3 73.3 8.7 'l. , ~ I FIGURE:1,.: PROPOSED (199::;l PROQRAMS AS A PER'CENT OF CURRENT PROGRAMS P'reqrQ.'ll OtHdptlCrl and LOCCI ierl Portlrlpcnls .Hl;' ______ --' CI01>Utr.~O"'e5 !Ovit exercise A.tctdc e~~r(:rst clc!.SU .!ttl ... oryrng III!IIerS or inter,$'~~. In",ude~ CJe'us \'-uro~i", LO!' 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DQrw!s helo:t twi(e PH .tek ot '!'", .. , yto r-rOLlIla. ; .-'.' peflicipo:Jn~s eM r~eHe'~lCr~up$ I .-wUk stUiol'l~/y'Of J cJosus per Se1S!OIf, 13 partie./elon 15 trips/y.or 1~ p~Jr tj(.I'rri~ 1 lOl.lfs-/l'iter 20 PMt'i c./f~L..r 21S piJrlic.l~nc. -. I of currm! prQOr~ I f"o'tl S faf tn. profected prt)!jtOlI! \trll.l~, '2501' r.eon. Ihe PfalllCflt:! pragrClll.~\lIQ" ht 2SOS Int Sil. 011 tM cvrrtnt progr~J. *' progrCR. !1QI Cl.lrre"tll' oHertCI ~y ttlt '!'II( .... progra:lll is h"'G OJrCl1 fn:a 11'111 nu::: .. ~c';l i Iy. Page 5 o! .5 •• J , -----~---.....,. ! t ~ ~ t2-4 r2--~ 1 ~ 9 I-fo ~ f--it ~ ~ ~ t-rt ~ t-tiI I--ii ~ ~ ..g ~! ~ 25 A I B I c I 0 I E I F I G Figure 5 Current and Proposed Floor Area,ln sq. ff.; Or.cupaney lind Peak usa. In persona Ne! Squa .. Feet Unllonn Building COd AclualYMCA SpllC. Moxlm ... Occupancy Maximum Occupancy Current Pmposed Corrent ProP08@d Current ProDOlled Gymnasium 6298 6296 420 420 125 125 Aerobics 2400 2400 46 4B 150 150 Meeting 1310 2800 87 lB6 40 60 KHchen 33S 33S 2 2 1 1 LockeN; . 5800 . 116 35 60 Toilets 320 320 3 3 4 4 Offices 2460 4190 24 41 17 25 Siorage/Me<:h. 426 1326 1 4 6 9 CirculBliorvLobby 1000 2947 0 0 10 40 Pools -4646 -93 -50 Pool Decks -3874 -258 -30 f:itness Equip, -250a 50 50 Tolal 17000 37437 585 1221 3aB 604 Percent Increase 120% 109% 56% • IllCluded in ftProposed.ft ~ ~ I""'I"'.,,"' .... ~ <)n in,.,., .~ ___ '-___ ...J __ ,---,:--=::~.:"'"""'"'w"-~.3 '": H I I J ~r K '. ,. t--- " Actu.IYMCA Actu.IYMCA AM "".k Use PMPeakU .. CUrrent ProD .. ed Current ProDOlled 32 32 40 40 15 15 35 35 20 20 8 20 ----- e 10 17 23 ----- 2 4 4 6 ---- 2 4 6 8 -30 -26 ---- 25 40 79 140 110 198 77% 80% ~ 11. a: « -.il w a: ::> " .: L • \ I d .5 oi II> -'" Q o ., ., 4( C '" E ~ u .. -< , c: o • / Not to SoU '" '" " " 0 '" AMES _0 AMES .,,0 ~. i 'P c. YMCA !iiI '" • Q '" ~ '" '" '" i: iii '" 5 ~ ., 0 " L ~ Q STONE IN " T AL!SM '!',N C R r------ TOTAl 'MIAFF1C <L -Yl.4CA TRAFFIC -:; FIGURE 1...: EXISTING WEEKDAV VOLUMES 11) _________________ _ . ,. .' ... . " ,.; .. ::..,.n_",", ' FIGURE 8: EXISTING INTERSECTION LEVELS OF SERVICE (LOS) Intersection Peak Hour Volume (cars) Capacity (cars) VlC-LOS' V C Middlefield Road and lorna Verde Avenuf) 7:45·8:45 AM 517 1,500 0.34 5 -6PM 697 1,500 0.46 MiddlellBld Road and E. Meadow Drive 7:45-8:45 AM 684 1,500 0.46 5-6 PM 185 1.500 0.52 Ross Roart and Loma Verde Avenue 7:45·8:45 AM 441 1,700 5·6PM 478 1,600 Ross Road and E. Meadow Drive 7:30·8:30 AM 454 1.600 4:45-5:45 PM 456 1,5~0 • The Levels 01 Service 10, signalized intersectIOns MIers evaluated using tfJs Transportation ReSBarr;/l Board Cirr:ular 212 Planning methexi. based on VIC ratios. Intersections controlled by fOUf-Wily stop signs were evaluated by comparing the volumas 01 'IBh;cfe8 using th8 imt1r,'ilJGhon to empiflcal data dBV8Ioped by lhe Goodrich T'BHie Group fot variout1l1tJ1uroo splils at il two-Jane by hwl-fano int8rsectOO. U Not U!oo lor four-way stop sign COnlrolled inffJrs9Ctions. Sourr.e: BartcIfI·Ashman ASSOCiates, Inc. OCfober 30, 1390 A A A A B B B B • ',' ' '-~ y-'" • . , .~ .. , • 1~_~-~.-~·",,·t'~ FIGURE 9: EXISTING TRIP GENERATION Time Period Cars In Cars Out Total # of Cars AM Peak Hour (8:00 AM -9 :00 AM) 50 30 80 . I'"~ PM Peak Hour (5:00 PM -6:00 PM) 65 25 90 / I.,:.~?('r , .~-"< I' I Evening (6:00 PM -Midnight) 80 110 190 ! . r" ,:., "\.' ~ Weekday (6:30 AM • 9:00 PM) 410 410 820 I " \;',' ~"~ , Saturday Day (6:30 AM· 4:00 PM) 160 160 320 ", Saturday Evening (7:00 PM • Midnight) • 130 130 260 " • Los Ami9OS, Source' Barton·AslJman Associate:1. Inc, . t,' " October ~O, 1990 • :, . 't,~ .. F1GURE~: PERCENTAGE OF TRAFFIC ATTRIBUTABLE TOlliE YMCA t.ama Vomle Avenue. between Midd1efield and Ross t.oma VII1de Avenue. b.Jtween Ross and Loui. Ross Road. between Ames and YMCA Ross Road, between YMCA and Slone Source: Barton.Ashman Asso<;iates, Inc. Weekday IS90 1995 7% 11% 3% 5% 23% 34% 14% 22% , .. SarJrday 1990 19iJ5 11% 13% 5% 6% 34% 38% 31% 34% FIGURE 11: TRAFFIC ADDED BY YMCA EXPANSION (VEHICLES) Time Period Cars In Cars Out AM Peak Hour (8 AM - 9 AM) 40 25 I., ---j PM Peak Hour (5 PM - 6 PM) 50 20 / I Evening (6 PM -Midnight) 65 90 Weekday (6:30 AM - 9 PM) 330 330 Saturday (6:30 AM - 4 PM) 130 130 ~ 1 Sunday 0 0 Source: 8;trton-Ashman Associates, Inc. October 30. 1990 '... -~-.. ----~.- Total # of Cars 65 70 155 660 260 0 ~~"'~-"''"'' ':!'..:. ',{'- I. ," I I I I ' -:, • • i ~ -~ .... ' • " ';;: , '. ". FIGURE 12: INTERSECTION LEVI;LSOF SERVICE ,LOS) AT PEAK HOURS Intersection Peak Hour Existing No Project Project /. I MiddlBfleld Road and Lorna Verde m. " 11 11 , PM 11 11 11 , MiddJelield ROad and E. Meadow O(ive AM 11 11 11 , ,. PM 11 11 11 .-"' t."l''': / " , "~"."~'ii / • r ,:)-··l-i ! Ross RQad and loma Verde /tve{'KJ8 AM 8 B B .: - • PM 8 B B , , Ross Road and E. Meadow 0,i\l6 AM B B B • PM I! B B I --h , 5/UJI90, 1:45 AM -8:4!i AM 5I9mO, S PM· 6 PM 5/Bm(), 1;45AM -8:45AM 518190, 5 ~M· (j PM 5115190, 7:45AM· 8:45 AM 5/15190,5 PM -6 PM 5I9mO, 7.30 AM -8:30 AM 5/10190, 4~45 PM· 5:45 PM I' " , ; , Source: B;tl1on·A!lchman A55Qci<r19!l, Inc. t Oclob., 30. 1990 t'.""'···.;,··, "t • ... _~]:;.4; ;. / .. ! :~itj~&!;,~' , ";,;,:-;. FlGURE J3 PoILO £ TO 'lID. P_,1I6 ccurr PER 1'1._,116 C:tU Octot:er 12, 1990 !ill< ~ Pool , 4,646 / 50 • 93 Nat.rtor I WI 5,520 Deck t 3,874 / 15 • 258 locker Roans • 5,800 / 50 • 11 6 Exer-c'se RtXXnS 2,500 / 50 50 Meet Ing Roo.n ~ .. 490 I 15 = 99 Office 1,730 / 100 17 MtJehantcl5r • 300 / 300 = IN) lobby '.,941 NlA NiA Storage 600 / 300 = 2 Totl:ll Net SF = 22.,887 636 / 4 '" 1.59 Sp;ec6s extrtlng ~ Gymnasium 6,,298 / 15 = 420 OffIce 2,460 I , 00 '" 24 lEI Lobby = 1,000 NiA NiA Meeting RoomIMultl 1,310 / 15 57 Storage 426 / 3CO Exer-c:lse 2,400 / ~O 48 To1let 32n / 100 3 Kitr.hen 336 I 200 2 Total 14,550 585/ 4 ... T46 Sp;e!ices TOTAl. BllrLDl1I6 N£A = '7,n7 NET SF 46,000 GROSS SF EXISTI.., PAAlI.., SPAll'S • 102 TOTAl. REQUIRED PAAlIHG SPAIES • 31)5 '!I ij d A , B i C f 0 , E I F I G ~ Figure 14 r+-+-CHy of Palo AHo Parking ~equiremen1s" + PIOpoud Palo AHo YMCA Expansion, Ross Rood -+-1988 U8C Parkrnlll AcljustIKWMCA. PrO%C1io!'1S -+--Propcsod Occupant Maximum Spaces Maximum Parking -+-Sq. Feet, Load' Faetor Numbel" of Required Number of S\>aCes 9 Pmposecruse Net In Sq. Fl Occupants by City OCcupant. Required f-ic e.c D.4 F.4 , ~ 72 Gymnasium-6,298 15 420 lOS 125 31 # Palo A~o Room (Aerobics) 2,400 50 48 12 150 38 ~ MeetinQ Aooms 2,800 15 lB6 47 223 56 1 5 Kitchen 336 200 2 0 1 0 ~ Men's Locker Rooms 2,900 50 sa 15 30 8 i 1 7 'Women's Locker Rooms 2,900 50 sa 15 3C 6 ~ Toil." 320 ,00 3 1 4 1 1 9 Olfoces 4,190 100 41 10 33 8 To Slorag. 1,32 °1 300 4 1 9 2 tt Circula!ion .,d LOOby 2,947 0 0 0 4Q 10 2:2 SwfmmJng Pools 4,646 SO 93 2:3 50 13 ~ Swimming Pool Decks 3,87' 15 258 65 30 B ~ Fitness Rooms 2,500 SO 50 13 3S 9 25 ~ TOTALS 37,437 1,221 305 760 190 27 -J 28 , '29 ·Based on Cl3ssiflcation of entlfe facilily iiS "Commer:;i3! Recrealior..· I fTc-··Occuoancy Load Factor, according ,,, City 01 PalO A..10, is b~sed orr "assembfy areas· w;rh a designated. r-rr IeSS-tXJfJCfmtrated use. (Communication from Sarah Cheney, June 15, 1990.) fiT October 3D, 1990 ~ __ "f. '~'~,-' I'''P''':~~ A JB I C 10 I E~F I G , r-r-Figure 15 r-r-Parking a151. Comparable YMCA.,'990 rT rt-Palo Alto Marin Soulhwest EI Camino Nonhwese C80Irai rr '990 (5Iral"9") Real (Mtn View (Cu"",,'no) (San Jos& 8 Use r-g Gymnasium V V NO NO NO -rwo tTo Palo Aha Room (Aerollicsl V V V V V V !-;1 Meeling Room, ,SMALL V SMAll v v r,tK~chen v v , v -I v 1T Men's Locker Room. v -I V v V -I 14 Women's l.ocker Rooms .J .J .J v .J .J ~ Toilets -I, v -I v v -n-O"~e, -I V v -I v v IT Slorage v, v , -I -I ~~ Circulation and tabby ..J " " " .J ..J r-;--g-SWimming Pool, NO ONE ONE TWO NO TWO ~~~__ 00 ~ ~ ~ 00 ~ lit F~MS5 Rooms v -I V v -I V "IT #. Floor Area, Tol., Sq, FI, ",140 37,000 U,OOO 26,000 13,300 56,600 24 '2s C." Pari<ed, Peak Hour 82 '33 ,,5 5, 47 203 I t-rr 'it Cars pari<edl1 ,000 Sq Ft, 4,'5 3.6 4,3 2.0 3,5 ~'6 : 2 8 ., peak Hour 29 ~ source: Survey of all SItes by Pillo Aho YMCA sfaff. BXCopt Northwest (CuperttflD) and Cenltal (S:_JOSO) by Bartorr.Aschman. Oetob« 30, 1990 I r \ 1 ! ~.-, '",. '~f':~ ,I,' • F1gur.16, Summary rabie, YMCA Use Permit Application October 30,1990 MembfJrs (From Figure 3) 1198 Participants, peak hO<Jr, winter M-W 93' Persons on slIe, peak hour, 8--9 AM 79 (From Figure 5) Persons on she, peak hour, 5-6 PM 110 (From Figure 5) Floor area, gross squ~Je feet 19,740 (From SHe Plan) Parked cars, 00-and off-site. peak hour 82 (From FIQL"e 15) Parked carS/l ,000 sq. ft. gross fioor area 4.15 (From Figure 15) Auto trips generaled, peak hour, 8-9 AM 80 (From FlQures 9 B. 11) AUIO trips geoerated, peak hour, 5-6 PM 90 (From FlQures 9 B. 11) Average weekday 2-way traffic, Ross Rd. 2060-2290 (From FlQure 7 and p,ojections by 8anon-Aschman ASSOCiates) level of Service, Ross Road/toma Verde B (From Figures 8 & 12) LeV91 o~ Service. Ross Road/East Meadow B (From Figures 8 & 12) % traffic generated by Y, Ross Ad .. weekday 14-23% (From Figure 10) % traffic generated by Y. Loma Verde, weekday 3-7% (From Figure 10) 1 From Appendix A, P2Q1! A·2, 6:30--7:.30 PM. 2 From Appendix A. page A·3, 8'.30-9:30 AM. , . NlA 140 198 46,000 NlA NlA 145 160 2365-2775 B B 22-34% ~~. " ,. :~" ,. . / , { / II '-'I' .. ~..:.:.~_I_ .:..""':"~ __ _ APPENOIXA CURRENT AND PROJECTEO USE BY HOUR Winter Mon/wea Chart 180 160 140 120 lOON ~ 80 1 _ / F\ \ ::1 / \ ~~ V / \ \ 20 0~~-+~--+--~~-+-4--~+-~_~-4 __ ~ 6)0 730 e 30 9,)0 10,3 I U 123 130 230 },)O 430 5,30 6.30 7JO 8.JO 9)0 o 0 0 Page A-I / .. Current 1 Q ProJocte<1 I I .f, ; .. :\ .,~ i',I' I> . , '.'~, ,I. i I PalO Alto \tCA C~RENT Program Out II"" Monday/WomesdZ/y Sthe<tJle WINTtR ~Cl1tWlt GlimnaslLm Time Activity I No. 0' Peoole 6.JO loeroblCS J5 730 830 Ioeroblcs 32 930 Ae"OOlc.s 6 1030 Walktrs 10 , I·JO M@O Super. 20 12.30 Basketoa" 20 130 Basketbal' 10 230 J 30 4 }O 530 Ae"ob1C5 JO 630 C ... alae 40 730 8 30 Volleyball ,2 9 )0 Volleyball 12 ~ --~ .. -.. StVdlo Activity I No 0' PeODI. Aerobics 10 AerobIcs 12 AerobIcs 13 Mobles 22 ...... oblcs 10 Daree 12 Dance ? AerOOles )0 AerOOlcs 35 ", ... OOles 35 ...... Ob'es '0 ~ .. ' Winter Mon/Wed os Altos 1<><m lHo..,t.ln VIew Am. Miscellaneous ActMty No. of Activity I No. of ActMty I No. 0' Pe""'. Penol. PennIe 5 8 CIIlldWatcn 20 12 CIIllilwatcn 25 12 PIC Gym 12 Clllidwatcl1 25 15 '5 'S 15 15 12 10 t1Mllng 8 ,6 Meeting 6 '0 8 6 _ .. -J Pogo/hI. Total No. 0' PennIe SO 20 77 65 62 J5 45 J7 22 12 10 66 93 43 28 15 I ! ~. , ,. L ,; ..... " ., -,~, I I, \1 I . J , g t t Palo "Ito 'It'l:A ~P05ED Progr"lrn o..tUne _,-''''' Sclw4>1. "'rile ... ,;) I..., T..,. AttMty l~ot Pooo 6 JO _Ito J5 1]0 • JO .... ""'" Jl 930 """,,,,, 6 1030 Walkt!"! 10 \ I 30 Hf!d Suo,,. 20 1230 6aSlI;t,ba11 20 I JO Basketball 10 Z )0 1 3]0 • JO "0 ,yrOflICS JO 6 JO COFtnO'C .0 7 JO • JO Vol1f'yball 12 9 JO Voll~all 12 W\f\t~!"1OI\/WtO 5 • os"nos~ Mo ,In VI I .,.. Act IVJty J ~ O( .000. ActMty J.~:f ActMt'f-I~~ AdMty I~ 0' .... N!r'oblCS 10 'W'ONtout ~5 Aerobt~ 12 Wtlt1tout 35 AerObics \J O'III«M8I:(h 10 Wurkout JO Mr"oblC!l 22 ~IIC1\111atO"l 25 W/)(1(llJt 25 P'CGy~ 12 O'IUow~tcn 151 W,,",.ut 20 Wo~QlJl ,5 AfI"oblC!l 10 WoJ1c:oul 20 0""0 12 I 'Workout 20 -. 7 Wo.r\I;ool 10 'Wol'1<out '0 Workout l5 A'.robl(!' )0 I"'WtlnQ 6 Wlri,out 40 ~erol)t~ J5 ""l!lIflg 6 \lJOrkout .0 "'f""OO'c:s 35 WOM<out 30 Af!rohtcs 10 Wnl'1o;Out 25 'WOl'1o;out 'S I'>q, A-3 -~.~-~~--~ • I ''''t tlMat Pool HI~II Activit), I~~ Ac[Mty l~ 0' p..o .A.cIMtv_~No or ~ laoSwtm 20 , hp5w tm 20 10 ....... ""'" )0 IS 16 Le!i5(l'\$ I. 17 lapSw'lm 12 Le!lS<ln5 I. I. lao Swim 16 16 15 LdOSWlm 7 15 """"-JO les5mS 12 15 l"""'" 15 l.""" '2 12 tr.>5Q"18 '5 I le!iSt::n.'i I 2 " lap SwIm 12 '8 Lap SwIm '1=-'· " Mastft"'!\ 20 le'S5M!I , 4 8 12 • ) Tot" NO .r ~;;~ 9S 17 ,.0 9. I 9. 79 9. 6. 7. •• 65 IJ. 162 107 65 )0 ) i I , , \ I • ~<- • , • ~ ~ c c' .. 3!, ~ , " C: u ( ,; " 0 ", '" 0 ., ci:i 0 n '" 0 ., .0 0 ., if') ~ 0 ~ n 1i' V ~ 0 ~ n .., e ,., ~ f 0 " ~ ,., E N " 0 " ., '" ", '" <> ,.., 0 ,.., 0 0 <> h c> <> ,., .;; 0 n r-- 0 '+ h '" <> <> 0 <> 0 0 0 0 V '" 0 '" '" ". N .~ .... ';l..; ,---.. ';'''''', .":',?I"~,~. , I '~'! ::~, :':',: I Palo 11110 1M::II Cirrent Prog'am (Milne MoMav/We<))esday SclledUie ;>vnlE;tt ,.> ... rn;vvu: GV!'nr\aS!um TIme 1--lIcllvlty I No .f Pooole 6 ]0 """Obles JO 7 ]0 8 ]0 ""'Obles 2J 9JO ....... OOlcs 6 'OJO Wall(ers 9 11]0 Med Supf!'r 20 '2 JO D~l(ettlall 20 • JO Bask~tl)al' .0 2 JO J JO l'" ., JO AerObICS 20 6 ]0 C;Y'Cll~ )0 730 B JO Va 11pYbaii '5 930 VO.I .... O.II .s Stu< 10 IIcllvlly No of Pooole ....... Oblcs 10 ....... Obles 12 ....... Oblcs IJ ....... ooles .5 "eroolcs 8 AerObics 2J Aff'OblCS 3. AerOOlcs ) . ....... oo.cs '0 _____ ,. ___ ._~~ ..... ~. _ __'___ ___ ~_ .. _~,~' .. =~_~~ ~~Ji'±12'~"'~'~ summer Mon/We~ Los IIllos Roon [MIl",I.I" View Rm, Mtscellaneous Tot.1 IIclIvIlY.J No, of Activity I No of IIcllvlly I No,o' No of Poool' PoODle ~e ~e 5 45 8 20 Chlldw.ld> 20 '2 68 Clllldw.ldI 25 12 56 PIC Gym 12 Clllldw.tdl 25 15 6. '5 J5 I .5 4J '5 25 '5 '5 12 12 10 '0 Meeting 6 16 69 Meeting B '0 79 8 39 6 J I J 16 Page A-5 " \' .',' if 'ii1t1':t-!.~, .: '1i'· 1).','" , , ',' , ' 'J-.f , I , .' ,', , , " I t ! Palo Alt& ""I:A Pr~P,.-.n(Mllf'o@' """"'_ S<N<i.II. :lVrTltH ~I...rn: v ... t G><Ma$llln T"", Acttollty _I.~ or Poop 6 ]0 Afrol;lICS ]0 7)0 6]0 Aft"ObIC5 1] Studio Activity L~ or .eo" Aerobt~ 10 ... erObIcs 12 ,A«rOOIC!I IJ 9)0 A(toblC9 6 I AerobIcs " 10 ]t\ Walkprs io I II ]0 M!'O Super 12 )0 BaskPl!'l(ll1 20 A~lts • 1]0 8a!1k«!tb&1I 10 :1]0' J JO • ]0 I 5 JO AerOOtcs 20 "erob1C!l 2J 1 630 CiI'"dlac ]0 API'"OOIC!l JI ur Aerobics JI 6 )0 Vol~11 IS AerDbI~ 10 • J vollPolbali 15 ( 5umrnpr MorVWea ()!AI!.~RO()'fJ ~tlllnVI.w .... Ac:tMty I~,or .... Activity I No or P,.. Activity INo.o( .... I "'''''.ut 20 Workout 25 DlIkJ\..,a\.m 20 WGn:out 20 Chltdwetm 25 ~our 15 PIC Gym 12 0'I1ldwatct"l 25 won:out IS Won:out 5 ""'"""" 10 Won;out 15 Won:out 10 Wor1o:out 10 W()I1(.out I':, MePllnq 6 "",""out Jo MtpUI'lQ 6 Workout ]0 \N'ortO\Jt 25 WMl:O\Jt >0 Wor1:oul IS P>qe A-I. Pool InS~1 ., I kUvlty l~' of P- Ad .... ttv .1"" or !'!!>Jl liOSwlm >0 tao-Swim 20 N>Ja ..... , JO l_ JO le$5Q"19 2S l • ...". I. UO~wlm 12 '-I. l!p5wlm 10 l ....... I. !)au Cowno :;5 ....,.-JO l."""" 11 l"""" IS l"""'" 12 l~~ IS l ....... 12 l~Swlm 12 lMSwim I> l ........ I. R@C Swim >0 ll!SSOI"I!'I I. MMter~ 12 i"¥, .... ~"fOI'I!'A'-T"':,. MISC.II~ Total ktMty li" or .... r P= -~ 5 .5 10 67 IS 121 ,. 107 17 117 I. 6. 15 67 15 '5 15 07 12 •• I] 55 16 III I] L"O 6 9. 1 6 6J I J J] _ i 1 • 1 i , I,. r· " :.' .' ,i:' :0 .,-.~};~l- , ~ "I 1 1 I ~ ~l L f " u • 0 t .. .: u .: >-, " ~ ~ ~ 5 ~ 0 <> 0 0 0 0 0 <> ... '" <> ., '" ... N <> n '" <> n a; 0 .., " 0 n .,; 0 '" oti 0 n 'f <> .., '" 0 .., N 0 '" .., N 0 '" <:> ,., 6 0 <> .., '" 0 h '" 0 .., " 0 n .0 ,.-:!" "'. " ...... r.- -l; 1 ---r .-._. ' ! L -.. ' , ~ PalO o\ltO IT'CA CrnRENT PrOgram OUtline TUOS<l..,.1T1VSday Sche<tJle WIT'I'I f;""."''vnqAll,.t; Gvmnasl\JTl Time ActIVIty I No. 01 I Peoole 6]0 7 ]0 Clrdlac 25 8 ]0 Ae"Oblcs J2 9 ]0 AerobIcs (; 10]0 W.tJll<ers 10 II ]0 HM SUDer, 20 12]0 Bas~etDa" 20 1]0 Bas~etDall 10 2 JO ] ]0 4 ]0 5 JO CorOlac ]0 6 ]0 C;rCltac 40 7 JO 8 ]0 Basketball 12 9 JO (lasketb.11, 12 St 10 LO!! Altos ActIVIty No. or Act"-'Ity Pooole AerobiCS ]5 AtrOOtcs 12 AerObics 15 Al!rOblcs 10 PIC Gym AerObics 15 Meellng M"OOICS 12 Meeting lOSAmlgoo 100 ilOSAm,"OS 90 Wlnler lu/Tn "l!m tl)untaln View Rm. I'115cell.,..,_ No. or Activity I No. or ActIVIty I ,No. or "'ODie I PeoPle Pooole 5 6 OIIIOwa!cn 20 12 OIIIOwalcn 25 12 12 OIIIOwatcn 25 15 15 15 15 15 12 10 B 16 8 10 8 6 _. -] ~A-'i Total No. or Peoole 40 45 79 53 62 35 35 I 2S 15 12 10 71 70 6 118 In~ ';-!,\~o 1 I 1 \ r '. I'" ,. } ~ f . PeIO Alto'tW.A PROPOSED Pro9'II'n Out lint' T UI!~/TN.nday Sd'IetlII~ WINTER SCHEME I,," I:= S.1VOlo~~05 Alto!! RMTt 1f'tl~ln View RI:!:! WI,.,t~ fulfil ~m.~ Acttvlty ~ No_ OJ Peon _______ "t 20 Time ,tI"ct"'tty N:tMty I :O~! _ . ~o AfrOtIk:!I w" .... " 1)0 (rl'ItllC 2S Mrobl~ 1 '1 8 )0 ArntIics J 2 MrOl)IC8 I 5 9)0 AIrnOIC5 6 AKOOIC'S 10 10 JO Wltlcer, 10 t , 30 Mrd SlJPt'r 20 12 30 (t$etball 20 1 )0 6asI-:etball 10 '1 JOI J JO <30 ') )01 (,ala:: JO o'\eroblc9 730 Af'I"CJ!)'C"I e 30 Baslcell)all 20 15 .2 .5 PIC ("YI'f'I Hrf!t1ng Mettlng OIII~atd'l 20 OIi1dWald'l 25 I '1 I OIllo.8I:m 15 6 8 .... ontllUt wol'kout worttout Wf)l1I.out Wortc:out Wnn:out wOr1I:out "'Drtc.out WON<ovt WOr1(oul 'Won:out 'Wor1o:.out lNon:out 'Wor1(Cl\Jt 6 :!0l C;rola:: 40 At'I'"ooics 9 JCj eask~lba1t 20 ~ __ -L _____ -L _____ .LWC li:out -"'k4 JO 25 20 15 10 20 20 10 10 20 ,0 J5 25 20 I,~ _. __ -------------. ____ ~_.' l-.:-~~~:!::':.J ~I IMtl"lJCtl00i11 Pool MISCtll~-----OUS TOUI AcUoJ'ty I No. or ActMty I ~-or Ac.tMty I~" of '" .' ."'" _ .. 0 p"", ~. llOSwlm 20 5 60 Lap SWim 20 10 91 ....,.-JO IS 1]7 16 11 L~!!~ " 11 ~J Lap SWim 12 "!I5M!I I. 18 7. Lap5wlm .e 16 15 eo lepSwtm 7 15 11 I ..".-,0 lflSSM9 12 '5 le55cn; .5 l''''''' 11 '1 09 less/)'lS .5 l~CI\'J 12 1J 60 L~Swlm 12 16 II) lap Swim 12 Le!lsms ,4 ') I). I Masters 20 ll!S5L'J)5 I. 6 81 12 6, 56 ...l ___ ) JO f I • I [- -Ii c -.. v ~ .. k f " u • 0 ""i f , ; I !>alo Alto ~I\ CLflRENT program Out lin. Tuesd.1y/~ SCh<!(!IJle ~lll11! R SCHEDULE Gvrrnasllm Time Activity I No. of Poool. 6 JO 730 C..-d'ac 25 S30 930 10JO IUD 123D eask~tball '2 I JO Bas •• tball 10 130 J JO 4 )0 5 )0 C..-dlac 30 6 )0 C"'-d'''' 40 730 L.:6)0 Basl<.tball 12 9]0 Bas"tb.lI 12 StUdio Logl\lt"" Room Activity I No. Of PollOI. Activity 1 No. or Ptoo~ _Ico 25 Aer~'''' 12 ""'001", .s Aerootcs 10 PIC Gym 12 AerObics IS H •• tlng 6 Aerobtcs 12 M€etlng 6 LosM\\'J<"!I 100 1.0'ArTI~90 , ---~---------------'-'.---~-.-'-----~~------~-~ summer lul1h I Mounta.n view Rm. ~l1sc.'IIMOUS Tot~1 Actlll1ty --I No. of Activity I No. 01 No. or Po""'e Poool. Penni. 5 )0 B 4S C1111<!w.tcn 15 12 42 C11lldwatcn 10 .2 32 -. C1111dwatcn 10 IS 37 " 15 15 15 27 ~5 25 15 IS 12 12 10 10 16 71 10 70 6 8 I 6 116 ~ I 105 i>age A-II , , " , J ;-'" I I ~ ! } i , ~II) AltOW'U. ~PQ5EO Prot78fn Q.llllnt r_'nu.o.y~ .. ~\,I11IT'Ie"Ulln s~~ oq-"-Nj, 1= _ 51 S to "\to! .In V'tw~ Ne~ L Pool I~ttonal Pool H1scetln,M Tota' Timf ~tMty I Na. or AtiMty I No. o( Adhltt)' I pt), or Ad:1vlty I NO. or ActMfy 1ft!· of' AtlMIy )HO-. of Idlvlty I ~ at NtMtYl~~ 1'«>. of II'tOb 1 P«>. I • ..,. i01Ql> ..lY~ ..lY."" ,.= 0_ ~" 6 JCJ itJ!roolcs 25 Work04Jt 20 loll)Swtm :2'0 5 70 130 C;rGIa: 2S ,oUroot~ 12' WOft.aut 30 li!JpSwtrn 20 15 10:' e 30 M"OOle!! I 5 OI11011r1'attn I ~ Wot"1(out 2S ~ N:f'o 20 20 95 9)0 Ae"dJlC$ 10 O'lilowatm 10 Workout 20 ltMO"I'I 25 lH90nS 14 20 99 10 JO PIC Gym 12 ChlkJWatdl '0 Wor.:out 15 l~ 25 t~ 14 16 94 I I '0 Woncout 10 lap Swim I 0 l~ 14 20 54 I 2 30 !3asUtball i 2 WDI1tDUt 20 L., 3wlll, , 5 20 67 I '0 e~elb311 10 Wontout 20 lap5.'ilj11'n 1 15 52 '] JO WorUlJt 10 A4Ja1ld'o 20 !..I~ 12 15 ':>7 .3 '0 Wor1(out 10 Lessons 20 Le5SM& 12 I"} 54 • '0 \IIort(out 20 It:~ 25 lt~ I') I J 70 5 JO CKilIB:. ]0 ~ob\r:!I I So ~~tIr'l9 B \IIon(OUt '0 lap SwIM 12 I e 11.3 6JO Ca-dlac 1110 Aerotllcs 12 mtlng e 'Wonc.out JS lapSwlm I'} le5.W(J 14 ~'5 IJfJ 7 )0) Wontool 25 Mastt'f!l 20 l~ r", 8 67 6 Jot B¥k.~tbilll 12 1 I WOrtlDut 20 t 2 e. 50 ---illl easll:rtball , 2 __ ~~~. 15 0 PaJe A-IL. I i I ! i j' \ \ ~ 1 • E~ERY FOGE.RS an;l ASSOClA~ES ~ ,AtcholectS. 22 Oclobe, 1990 PALO ALTO YMC'" RECOMMEND EO PROGRAM FOR EXISTING TREES "'-'---- GENERAL 1,1 The e)l.\sting plant IT',ate'ria~ on the property shows severe stress from the cuaent drought and general low le",ef of maintenance (see attached ajborist'43 report), C':Ind it is OUf c('lnc~usfon L'lat virtually all "Jllhe shrub planting and ground covers should De replaced, 1n spite of tt1e stress, however, e r: ... ·"i::.r:;r of !he tre€'S are wonh an effort to preserve 1.2 Efforts on behalf or ~av:ng certaln of the trees Sfl0Urd consist of: 1.2.1 Adjustments to the clJrblines shown on the archltecfs site plan 10 allow apprcp~iat-e space tOf the trees , .2.2 Early agreement 011 a strale9Y for the acousticaf wall surrou:1ding the site, since many of the healtnies! I,ees are located at the proper!y lines.. This wall would be best designed wltnou1 a continuous footing or grade beam, Qbviat:ng the use o{ unit masonry (such as concrete b~ocks)t and with sufficient 'ilexibflily 10 anol'\! for grcYlth of root systems and brsncM&s. 1.2. '3 Radica! thinning and shaping or \he trees to bE presen/ed, as wen as selective [CYJt·pruniil9. deep feeding, and spraying, an done we!1 before demoHtion gets underway. 1.2.4 Contracting with a tree maintenance service for periodic inspection.s and watering, an in effort to restore the vigor or the trees before construction. 1.2.5 Ir,clusion of provisions tOf protection 01 tile trees L"1 trre Cons/mct/an SpeCifications 1,3 Shrubbery and ground covers on the site are 0{ litUe aesthetic v.aJU€, are greatly stressed by droiJgh: and disease, and are de'Clining from old age. Notabie exceptions ale oleanders, xylosma, and scme pi~1os.porum, which are tttrfving urtder dro\.Jgfll condiljOf1S. We do nol recommend attempting 10 salvage any ot th~s material, howel,le!, gl ..... en the age or the plants and tMe importance of Shrub massings in the new landscape scheme 1.4 Existing mat'..JrE! shrub planls 10 be ieplaced include. oleander, cotoneaster, xyJosma, PitrosporiJrTI lobfra. juniper varielies. mwgo pine. llandjna, afmlJnd sprouts, Prunus ificifo/la hedges, and pampas grass. 101' ~,..,y Sl'~r Soar, F,¥lCrsco CA. ~ ;,3;3 (-4 'SJ J9e:-!>8lf 'ac5Jm,.. :.15) J91 :;'~1 J ClA HiU '\ • . ," • __ , __ .~ __ --.-lP'" ... ___ w" .............. __ ,., eloiERY AOGERS and' A5S0ClATES ~~'! ..., '''''''"'' FA YMCA. TREE REC-OMMENDATIONS 22 OCT 90 page 2 2 TREE RECOMMENDATIONS (see the alboriSl's report and tOE PLAN OF EXISTING TREES. art.ched) 2.1 Wall"lut (Jugfans sp)" This is a weak, drought-stressed tree in need or care, but generally attractiye and worth sav'rng. PRESERVE, 2.2 Strawberry tree (Arburus Lmedo}: AUractr"e, small tree wrtich can be easily incorporated inlo the new landscape. Fruit is a messy problem on the sidewalks. PRESERVE :2.3 Same, but needs some thinning PRESERVE. 24 Same as 2,3, PRESERVE, 2,5 Ash 'fraxinus sp): Ar1 urlattractive tree with a dangerously weak Cfolctl .. An efton to salvage the tree witl not be rewarded. REPLACE. 2.6 Strawberry tree ~ unedO): Same as 2.3. PRESERVE. 2.7 Loquat (Eriobovys iaponi"~): The arborist recommends removal or the tree because or heartrct in the trunk, but we bcIie .... e some effo(1. is warranted. The tree wi!! be attractive when shaped, a!1d it easil1' can be incorporaled inlo the new landscap.;-. PRESERVE. 2,8 Ash {F Sp,l; A potenliarty attracti .... e street tree, b\Jt requires neB""'j snaping for pubnc safety and the tree's healln. PRESERVE. l~ ':"h (F sp): Unattractive s'.ump sprouts, REPLACE. 2.10 Califomta pepper (Schinus mOf!eJ: Sever'.;! heortro~ lnappropriale for t..'se around aulomobiles. REPu\CE. 2.1i 8~ue atlas cedar {Cedrus atlanfica 'GlalJc~1: An atHactive tree, needs some light thinning and general care. PRESERVE, 2,12 CanCtry Island palm (Phoenix canariensisj; A very attraclive and healthy, but rather small, specimen that could look quite nice in t'ne new landscape PRESERVE 2.i3 Oak (Quercus Ilicifof£a?): Small and struggl'lng, With a badly cracked Iru'1k, this tree has iittl~ potential for the new landscape. REPLACe.. 2.' 4 Italian buckthorn {Rhamnus a/aturnus}: Very unallracll .... e and in poor --··--·..., ... ·"~ ... -....... , .. ' .. ' .. 1!I1· .... 11 " :. ; E"4Er:1V ROGERS ...-..:l ASSOC~AJ c:s ~Arct-.!«;Is i'A YMCA TREE RECOMMENDA,IONS 22 OCT 90 page 3 condition. REPLACE. 2.15 Same as 2,12 PRESERVE. 2.16 Canary Jsland pine 'Pinus canariensfsj: There are 18 ofthese t-ee.:;, spaced -a~ along the SE. and a portion of tile SW property lines, periorming an important screening luncticn. Although they are sLJNering from inse-c! damage, they appear generalIy healt~y and have resisted the droughl rat~er welT . .2.16.1 Trees A and M througn A require no wOik, PRESERVE. 2.16.2 Trees a through L are 100 den3e. n.eedJng to be t.'lrnned and s~aped, PRESERvE. 2.17 Slack locust (Robinia psuedoacacia): These trees, if"', a cluster, may perhaps be saved, depenorng Oil the dG!sign of the new ·side entry court", Black !o<;usts can be very beautiful, although their roots a~e severer), invasive B:1d their branc1'! structure 15 weak. These particular trees need grooming and thinning, and we recommend U1a! the deCision on Uieir use in the new landscape be postponed until the desig:1 :s furthc'!r along. REPLACE OR PRESERVE. 2.18 Plum ~ronus cerasifera 'A1ropurpurea1 and elderberry {Sambucus spJ: These are sma", ornamental trees, quite devastated from heartrot and in~ects. REPLACE. 2.19 DeOdar cedar (C deodara): A very nandsome, la;ge specimen in ne~d or L"!nning and shapin:g. It will fit eas~y lnlo the new landscape, a~d snould be preservetj. PP,ESERVE 2.20 Deodar cedar (C c1): T.his specimen wirJ sl.Jfter severe rool foss from tht! bv~ding fooling, and would represent a danger to the building frorr. falilng "mbs. REPLACE. 2.21 Same as 2.19. PRESERVE. 2.22 Brazilian pepper {ScfJinus rerebinthilofiusJ: This specles requires much more generar care and sunfight than il has been re~ejving, and this pat1k:ufar IrM is in klw health from shading, lac~ of waler, and competilion for l1u!rients. Since it is within the building Jines, ·rt sho\.Jld be repiaced REPLACE. 2.23 Sa en.. REPLACE '-..,._ ........... ,,' .. ' ....... " .. l'i" ..... ---,""""-'.~ ,. -~ - \ , f , ,~ ...... I'! •. --.: EMERY ROGLR5 ana ASSXIAf.ES ~~Iectl PA YMCA TREE RECOM:~ENDATIONS 22 OCT 90 page 4 ! .. < -~ ,.,--~ .. "----,,=-.. (,,.--,..;"::.:. 2,24 Unknown f-&guminous lIe:e! (Sophora japonica?): A moderalely attracti· ... e tree showing signs or stress and branch weal'mess It is weH wilhin the il.nes 01 the new constrlJctior:!. REPLACE. 2,25 Brazilian pepper (S t): A very weak, poorfy·shaped specLilen, of littla value in me ilew pedestriai1 entra/lce, REPLACE. 226 Plum IP c): Same as 2.25. REPLACE. 2.27 Pittosporum (Pittosporum sp): This is a grouping of 5 trees, all of which may be described as in 2.25. REPLACE. 2,28 Pittosporum (P sp): A ':ladly misshapen tree, weak and smafl+limbed, of no varue in the. r,ew courtyard, REPL.A.CE. 2.29 Brazilian pepper (S t): Same as 2.25. REPLACE 2,30 alack wainut (Juglans sp): Easily tile most gorgeous specimen on tile site, well worth an effort to preserve, This tree l1e-eds a good deal o! tl""dnlling and shaping, and roo~ barrie[$ wm be n~cess.ary to prolect the future paving, PRESERVE. 2.31 Black walnut (J sp): Small specimen, too close to the parenl REPLACE. 2.33 Same, except thaI it is s-ufflcienlly far from the parenl (hat ft may be preserved a;-;d i.",corporated in the new landscape PRESERVE ~.34 Ash (F sp): This tree is large and fu~, bul has a dangerDus!y weak struclure. Adlustmenls to the curb lines could incorporate it ir 110 the new landscape, and major structural work could see to its health and the public safely, bul we do /lot feel tnat ft is worth such an effcrt REPLACE, 2,35 Same, except smaller. REPLACE . .2.36 Engfish '/walnut (J regia}: A pOle;;1iaf!y beautiful speCfme:1, although It -suaddies the property line and is currentr)l t3iigled In a wire fence, It n~ejs considerabJe thinmng and shaping. but it could be quire beautiful in the new landscape, 2.37 Blue atlas cedar {e a 'Glauca,. .'\ grouping or 11 jmrnatu~e trees, probably -------- 1 i \ I I I \ I, • -_.------------- PA YMCA TREE RECOMMEN'J,~TIONS 22 OCT 90 page 5 planted as a screen. They are generally heajth)'. but in need of Ihinning. 2.37,1 Trees A, C, E. and J can be incorporated into the new ~ar.dscape. PRESE?VE. ' 2.37.2 Trees S, D. F, G. H, J, "md K are either within the curb Unes 01 the parking area or are 100 close to other specimens. REPLACE 2.38 AJmond {Prunus amygdalus): A somewhal anractJve but struggr'll1g specimen, drougnl-stressed, a:1d nct appropriale 10 the new landscape REPLACE, 2,39 Canary Island palm (p c): Same as 212, PRESERVE 2.40 Unkn~wl1 tree (Pronus sp): MOderately large and potentially attractive, but in connie! with a Canary island pine. Thinned a~d shaped, it can be incorporated in10 the fleW landscape. PRE:SERVE. 2.41 Black walnut (J sp); A small specimen, but worth preserving PAESERVE 2.42 Oak (Oue!CUS i/icifalia?): A small tlee, hidden behind the screen 01 Canary lsland pines, it can be preserved. PRESERVE, Sincerely E m~ Reg erSic enel Ki ing ieport 1 tl Ocl 9 CC Noile' 22'OCTPOl(l r 0 .. _' RECEIVED OCT 19 lS90 TEDKIPPlNG EMERY ROGERES;; H6lAN~~rA~S~S~O~C~iA~T~~ TREES •• 15' 100II A"~ Sea Fraadsco, CaWomta 514131 • (415) ZJ9·l4l0 Beaptr 338-51209 • Ccrtif"1ed ArboriA: -301 Emery Rogers , Associates 1011 Kearny street Octobe.t" lS, 1990 San Francisco, CA 94133 RE: Condition of the tre~s at YMCA property at 3412 Ross Rd., Palo Alto. Dear Emery: First a summary overview on the overall condition of the landscaping on the. property and then my notes Which follow the in ...... entory nUlI!.bers placed on your survey. This proparty is actually a good pla~e to observe relative drought stress tolerances. Nearly all the Shrubs were seriously drought stressed~ the exception being the Oleanders which seemed to be thriving on the c'ircumstances. ~ost of the trees were also experiencing severe drought stress with greatest tolerance shown by the Canarjo' J.sland Date palms, Canary Island Fi~es and Atlantic Blue Cedars; the Deodar Cedars and Holly Lea .. ~ed Oaks showed the ne.xt best tolerance whereas most of the Plums and AlmonQs ~ere devastated. ,001 Walnut (Juglans sp~ on Ross Road -2-trunked DBR (Diameter at Breast Height = 52" above ground) 8" & 8~ -heavily drought stressed; very ~eak basal crotch -thin to lighten load. f002 strawberry Tree (Arbutus ~ on Ross Road. OK as is. ,003 strawberry Tree: (Arp'.ltu§ unedo) on Ross Road. Needs light groominq for health. F,ft' E.sUm.tota; • Coruullacioru • Topial'}' • Shaping • Thinnirl, • Toppin!: • Remo\'.15 • Insured .'. : ~! , I 'I I ~1 \ \ .. pm • ,004 $~rawberry Tree fAtbutvs unedo) on Ross Road~ Needs light qrooming for health. t005 ~ (Fraxin',Js spp.) 8'" DBH; 'Weak crotch'Work, needs thinning. f006 Arbutus un~do multitrunkedt minirual grooming. 1007 Jftpanese L¢quat IEriohotrya iaponica} multitrunke~ 3-S n OBR; heartrot in trunk -REMOVE. '008 ~ 16-DaR; remove baa fork on street side for safety, trim remainder of tree for balance. 1009 Ash J ,:,ld stump sprouts 4-1" DBH; poor conformation' -best replacea. '010 California Pepper Tre~ (Schinus moll~ 20" DBHi heartrot: needs to be boldly lightened or replaced. 1011 Atlantic Blue Cedar (cedrus atlantica IGlauca ') 12R DBH; lightly lace out crown. t012 Canary Island Date Palm lPhoe~ix canariensi§i in good shape. '013 Qak 'Quercus spp. possibly ilicifolia~ S-DBH; has ~adly cracked trunk -best replaced~ t014 .Illli.':In B":Jckthorn .!..Rhamnus alaternu& in very pocr condition - remove. e01S Canary Island Date PaJLm in good shape. '016 c~nary lslan~ Pines (Pinus canariensis} -18 trees f016A to j016R - A is OK as is. B-L are too dense and top heavy and need to be thinned and lightly shaped for health and fire protection. M-R have been recently groomed and are fine as is. '017 Black Locust cluster (Robinia pseudoacac:i_{:I~ need grooming. '1 ~'I' ~. tl , I ~I ~ ! W , I 'J 1 I , I I, , " - . . , ;;....-~.~ _ .. --. .:----------.. --------.~, '018 (3) Purple Pluru l~s ce[asifer~ 'Atropurpureal and Elderberry lSambucus sp.) he~rtrot and borer problems -remove. 1019 Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara) 2 trunked lOn, 17-; thin crown for health~ '020 D~odar cedar 16 w DBH; thin crown for health. '021 D§gdar Cedar 2 tiunked 11-& 1S" DEH; thin crown for health. 1022 Brazilian Pepper Tree en DBH; thin ct"o· ... n for health. f023 Brazilian Peppgr Tree 7~ OBH; thin crown for health. ,024 Legyminous Tree (Possibly SQphcra japortical multitrur.ked 7, 9, 10. 11-DBR: thin crown for health. ,025 flxp2ilian Pepper rSehinus terebinthifoliuSl 2 trunks -6-, 7- DBR; Remove. '026 Purple Plum 16 A DBH; leaninq and badly t~isted~ internally cracked -Remove. tO~7 (5J fittosporum sp. (Possibly Pittosporum §ygenioide~)Four are in very poor shape and should be removed; the largest has the best shape and health but the coots are all very shalloy and have been pronlirlently exposed so this tree is extremely vulner­ able to any futUre root disturbance. f028 Pittospgrum sp~ 7" DBH; badly misshapen -candidate for removal. '029 Bra~ilian Peppgr 7" DBH; needs so~e thinning and shaping. ,030 Black Walnut fJuglaos sp.j 29· OBR; magnificent patriarchal specimen but YeC!}(ened by drought -neE'.ds the ero'wm lightened throughout. '031 Black Walnut 2 trunks 6 R , 12 n DBH: remove one badly leaning trunk / thin and shape remainder for health~ ~ , } L , i I 'j I I I / tO~2 Black Walnut 4 A DBHl thin and shape for health. .033 Black Walnut multitrunkec 3 1/2" , 4 M DBn; thin and ~h~pe tor health and simplify. t034 Aab (in pavement) 22" ORR; One large very weak crotch -perhaps best braced with rod(s) and thinned. 1035 A§.b 14 s DE,H; 'Weak crotches but salvageable4 '036 English Walnut rJuglans reghl' -~qro .. ing in and through Iioo"ire fence) multitrunked 3-6" DBH: thin for health. '037 (11) Blue Atlas Cedars thin for health. '038 AlJllond (PrUnus atnygdalus) multit.runked 2-Si1' DEli; thin .for health. '039 Canary Island Date Palm OK as is. #040 19. Pr~nus sp. 2 trunked 4-& 10" DBH: thin for heal~h. f041 Black Walnut multitrunked 4"-E-DBH; thin for health. 1042 Oak (Possibly Holly-leafed Oak -o. ilicifolia) 3 trunked 2"-4- C8H; thin for health. This comprises all of the trees. I ~ould recommend careful choice of aesthetically appropriate dr~ught tolerant species fo~ replacement of the failinq ones. It should be funl I hope these notes are of assistance. Respectfully, ~~ Ted Ripping - A TT ACMNfNT 2 PIlOJECT IJI:SCJlIPTION P,EPARfD FOR M<D SUBMITTED ,iTH P1HIMINAF:Y AP3 APPLICATION PALO ALTO Y.~.C.A. ~ 12 ROSS ROAD pAl-a Al-TO. CAL IFORNIA ExIsting ConditIon. The exlstTng Y.M.C~"' .. !s roc~ted !n a p("edQ'nI~i!!ntly resTdel'ltlal area with ~any O~e story flchler ~ou5es built In t~e eerry 1950's. The facll Tty Ttself was built In 1956 Tn the "Callforrd! Modern" st~le and rr.corpO('~tes a symnaslum" locker rooms, exercise ("~5, meeting rooms, and office space In approxImately 20 6 000 sq{,:uC' fest. An outdoor swImming pool was Of'rg1nally planned or. the south side of the building. lias rr:dlca~ed on the orfgtna! CondItional Use PermIt drelt'lngs. but was ne':.er built. The constructlun Ts wOO<:l frame wlth exposed steel roof beams and )lOO<f purl Ins, The exterIor of tl'1e bul'dlng Is characterIzed by shallolt(-pltche-:j and fjat roofs., painted plywood sTdlng and masonry at w~1 Is., a~d ~ ~!ear expresslon of struct~re and IntlIJ. Venti latlon Is currently accomp~jshed by natural means Bnd the open .. Indows have resulted In SOrTIe nelghbor cQr.,plalr.ts about noIse leaks frorr. the 9ymr,sslum and aerobics room. Although not hlly strIped'., the extstlT'1g parkin.g lot can aCCOl'T\I!1OO'ate 102 cars. The b.elence of the sIte Ts occupied by a nmntng ~rea end sparse fandscaplng. Oyerfl~ parklng ~ Ross R02~ ~r.d other nearby streets during large Y.M.C.A. events has been another so~rce of neIghbor complaint, i!!lthough IT has been reduced slgnlflcantly Tn -tMe pest year. Project Proposa I The Y.M.C.A. proposes to remodel the exlstlng facIlIty and ~dd 26~GOO square of new fecllities In one story, Incluc!lnS Indoor swlmmlng end [nstructTona! poofs, new locker rooms, exercise rocrns, rreetlng rOOl'ns and offices. The mejority of the proposed addltlon wilJ be roc~ted completely ~e~ind the e)(Ts'tlng struct~re and ~dJ~ce;rt to the retclrfec:/ gymnasTum such that the \'Isu:~d presence of the acfdition on Ross Ro~d ,'Ill ~e mirdmlled. The .erchltect;.Jre cf the exls'tlr;g structure '1'111 be extended to the nodh along Ross F,oad to accomrnodate addItIonal meetlng r00lT15 and office and pro'o'lde a s:lghtly treacier "Isuaf shield for the balcnce of the facllity behin~. TMe eddrtlon has been desTgned In such a way as to reduce its mass 'to a more resldentral scale. T~e natetorl~m and ~ocker rooms are artrc~l~ted as elements which Joln the ExIstIng 9'1mnasiu~ ~md fro,..,t 'lIng In creatrng the effect of e COIm1un rty of smal !er bu [I d I r.gs, not one j arfle Instftut Ion. At­ twenty feet In heIght, the natatOf"lum !s seve" feet lower than the exIsting gymnaslum. the lad','!;. rooms are fifteen feet ~i9h and the bel61"1ce of the neJrl eddl'tlon Is twe~ve feet In helght. The constructIon end ma~eriels of the buIJdlr:,g .. III be an e>::tenslon of the "Callforl11a Modern" style of the ExIst!,.,,; structure and its reslder,tle! nelGhtlors. The b~lldi,.,g wlf! feature l,'",e clear exp.ress;on of struct;.Jnl elements~ tMe use of paInted .. cod sldlng ~nd' rna~orry ct wclls~ and the use of steel beams and wood pur:lns at roofs. "r.elo' aIr-condltlor.l~g syste.m w!11 be rnsh'led throughout t~e exTstlng anC:: new hcilltfes aM new 11xed • Page Tl'o ~roJect DescrIption Polo Alto V.M.e.A. ATTACHr~ElH 2 _rndows ~Irl be Instarred In the exterior 'lrel1ls to elllT1lnl!lte ecotJstlcel !e3ks Into tne surroundIng nelghborMO¢d. The new mechanleel equrpme~t wIll elso be tre~ted ee~stTc~l Iy. Site circuilltlon end parkTn~ hes beer; desIgnee' tc ~ccompJ Ish tour obJectIves: I) FrO' .... tde o!I maximum 11lJr.1be~ of parktng spaces closer to the entries than 'to the street to dIscourage street parkIng. GrotJp/ng 8~~ of the per-kTng around the entrIes .. If I .else .... esult In o!I reduction In the amouflt of time It t~kes e visitor to enter the b~lldrng erld ~ correspondIng redtJctlon Tn sIte OOlS8. Site noIse will be tu .... ner reduced Oil e landscape buffer at 15-35 feet Iii wTtlth and ill new fence at tt1e perT.,...eter of the sIte. 2) ProvIde a'llple ci'rop-off ere as to ensurE a srroot~ flo., of t-rafflc -;-hrottg~ the site ~nd reduce congestion. 3) Re;jl,lce the amour'lt c,f traUrc fllO."rng through the quTe'f rear part of the ~Ite. 4J ProvIde safe. vIsible rogress and earess poInts at Ross Road. • ATTA(KMENT 3 T. YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula lA:I~te C40tff 4151 MiddJef.'1i/d Rood, SW'6 211 Pale Alto. CA 94303 August H5 1 1991 (4 IS) 855-395.5 """"" ~U.C..r.RRlO.~ """ PAIoJ~ CH..UOII·~~fC1' """""" "",c-o I!IO~O~ o-lC''::''",'" rno 1JWl.C1I ~,­ ~RJtOE_ ...... ~"" ..... """""'" 5EC!?£,"-"'" 1OWNE~ "'~. "" """"'"' ~OIA I'E P,0.s7..owR ~M'E'-C1'SI.$OIfiIo 'C~CJM,;Fi .elmO OF ~CTOM ..........,." BE7! .... Jl£CHm. "'",""""""" .l/JDl't)()\/I\£u" _. """'" HERBERT c. ~ Dol"'CS~ ~koOIT "'" ~ GlC-S ...oow ~clf'-S """,­~.-.,. """'. """"" "'C0'U.AI:l "H}I'J' !JUJ.IE ... ~yAGE ~ r~1OIW «<m ''''"'' .seen-OOC'U.A.5"1O'o' """" ."".,. """" , •• c"".., i'IOIlE"''' IIIO't#II 5T..IAl;.'~1rI ~-_. CA<WO .--,...-­ """""-"-1 ~ ~G""""'''' ~""""""'" ~~T~ -..~ ""'~ .. _ 0 "'-"" Nancy Lytle Zoning Admini6tra~or Department ot Planning and community Environ~ent 250 Hamilton AVenue P.O. Box 10250 Palo Alto, CA 94303-0862 Dear Ms. Lytle: In reference to the enclosed application requesti~g a variance from the floor area ratio (F.~) for our proposed s .... ·imming pool facility, .... e otfer the follo'Wing as evidence to support cur reqt:est and t·:> satisfy stated requirements. A. The floor area ratio (FAR) zcning ordinance \.:as intended to regulate cons~ruction of bulk residential homes on limited land space. The regulation doesn't apply in this situation since our facility is situated on a four-acre property which is propos inc additional construction which will not ~xceed 26% of the land space. B. The purpose of this construction is to build a swimming facility which viII benefit the c. applicant's rr.embers who are residents of palo Alto. Indoor swimrnil'.g pools require heights greater th.an normal residential facilities because of their ~nique usea~e, for proper air circulation, to restrict chemlcal corrosion and to allow for indirect lighting. The exceptionally large proposed prope~ty setbacks range from 66 feet to 130 feet. The recently completed EIR doss not mention any negative aspects of the proposed facility heights in relationship to public health, safety. general welfare or convenieru;e. ~"lII£oIIf'" L£.S44; C IIICHIOJU U"M$ f. "LATT .s~"II'~"'[If """"'. """" ....0.-• 5><fO><UIItl " " .. :;'lIboO{.$IItTJ< Snre1'l. //.-,m'2f .. OONJ.I.D ~!.£ .. """"'" _,.. .. T.'O'L()II Pale AIr" eenrl!!' Patte Min Center EJ C ... mrI'!C Center -'. Barrr M. Taylor Pres~dent Continued on ne~t page Enriching the mind. body. and spJnt of ali p?opie AT"TACHMENT 3 In reference to the E!nclased application requesting a variance t.o allo· ... the required parking to be located ~ithin th~ 20-foot front setback, we offer the following as evidence to support our request and to satisfy stated requirements~ A. The parking ordi~ance .as intended to re9ula~e residential parking on properties ~ith l~mited land space. The regulation doesn't ap~ly in this situation since our facility is sltuated on a four­ acre property. B. The location of this proposed parkin9 .ill be placed in a landscaped parking reserve. It is the joint opinion of the YMCA and the EIR consultant that this reserve ~il1 likely never be used • .Allo .... ir.g less frontage setback tr.an the required 20 feet will allow the balance of the project to be functional and ~ithin all required regulations. The ~ommunity will benefit by the conversion of existing parking to a landscaped frontage. c~ The recently completed EIR does not mention any negative aspects of the proposed parking that can't be mitigated in relationship to public health._ safety, general welta~e or convenience. • "i ·1 I ATTACHMENT 3 1 iIIf' I f III WIIIIM nUl PAlO AlTO YMCA. 34 ~ 2 ROSS ROAD FlU NOS. 9O-ARB-175. 90·UP·38. 90·EiA·Sl GROSS FtOOR6_~ CAlCUl.ATION (PM Palo Atto Municipal Code, Section 1 a,04,030!G51) AllOWABLE AREA, Total Site Area 5.000 s.f. @4511. 170.985 •. 1. @30% Total Alfowable F\oQt Area PROPOSED AIIEk Filst AOOl" Area: ~COM Floor Equivalent. Natatorium: Second Aoor Equivalent. Gvmnasium: Third Floor Equi¥altmt,. G'Irnnasium: Anic Credit: Total 175.985 ,f. 2.250. f. 51.268 •. f. 53.518 •. f. 45,000 I.r. 7,600 s.f. 6.596 •. f. 1,3.58 s.f. -200 s,1. 60,354 S.t, Proposed Gross Floor Are.a exceeds Allo ..... able Gross Floor Area by 5,836 s.f, j:9 029 .g2, fiorarea ~j :iI:,lO;1 ~'II_.,,,O .... :~ oIl:!lj:.lt'J f~: is; loll:) .-""""--.... --... --,)q'-~...",.,- U~fl)ftl~ ( "i " . . ---'~' -........ """ ... -.~ . .,..,~ .. .,. .. ~.--'-"-" ~4nilitectlJrnl Ik"YR.", Ilttnrd ATTACHM[IH 4 I:::XCERPT J,jil'1l.1tes of tne l/i7/.:ti Meeting of the Architectural Review btJard j\\ililites ------01,. 01 PII6cl """0------------------------------ ROLL CALL Beard Members Present: Eoard Members ~hsent: Staff Members P[es~~t: 'l't:ursday~ Jant::ary 17, 1991 8,00 ~.H. Council Confere~ce RDO~ 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, California :Marni Barnes ~.in" daRosa Julia Maser Shirley Wilson Michael Lj'z\tla Bob Hal ey Nancy Lytle Virginia li.'achejt R. APPROVAL OP MINUTES OP JANUARY 3r 1991: APPltOYED. 4-0., 'With the fOllo~ing changes: CQcrection made bi Ms~ Barnes to pa~e 5. Item 3731 El CClmino Real. It is noted that the first set of comments listed are comments made by Hs. Maser and not the comments of Ms. Barnes. Ms ...... i 1 son youl d 1 ike to ~dd to 550 Lytton Avenue under ite~ 1. that thcr~ be r~design or reconfiguration of the ~outh ~j~vation~ ¥.s. da~v5a ~ould also like to add to the 550 Lytton Avenue project; that she Youle like to see the applicant retu~n to the original ~oncept that ~as approved by the Ci ty Council. . C. ORAL COKPfIDllCATIOHS Mr. Bob HoB.~ spoke in be~alr of the Baron Park Association and stated that he and his fello~ bcace mC)f,bers \iere e.xt~emely di.liturbed by the buildings' design quality of ne~ projects on El Camino Real and the lac~ of context ~jth each other on an overall concept and they ¥ould like to urge the ARB to luOK at all the projects going in on th~ street in cont~xt to the entire street and its neighbors. 1---1/1;/9] " " EXPIRATION: In the e· ... er. t the bu i1d ing permi t for a ~~PCOJ€ct is not 5ecur~d ~ithjn the above sp~cjfjed time ~4~its~ the approval of the project ~jll expire and be or ~~ further force or effect. An~ il1 {:·[e.5t~·d person may appear and be hearJ on these itpms. STlUtTllfC .aT 8'OO~". I • CONSENT CALEHD);:. 1. 2, 125 UNIVERSITY VENUE 90-ARB-182 Bob Stevens Deve ment company Replace existing a~n g5 ~ith same colo: of a different design. After brief djscussion~ th' 4-0, with the {elloYing con Item vas APPROVED, <tion: 1. The appl icant shall ~ncr~achment permit ~cpactm~nt prior to 250 UNIVERSITY AVENUE Cit'ibank be reqDl ed to obtain an from the =lic }oj"orks illstalling ~ alo'nings. 90-..)..-178 Reviev of four signs on a nev co~mercia]/off e building. This Ite~ vas cancelled at the request of the appl icant and .. ill be heard at t,he February 7. 1991. ARB ~eeting. II. REGULAR AGE1IDA 1. 3412 ROSS ROAD Mid-Penninsula YMCA 90-ARB-175 NOTICE prEliminary Feviev of a 26,200 ~quare foot addition to an existing 19,740 5quaI~ foot ccmmercial recreational use. the reloc3tion oE existing building entrances Gnd the reconfiguration and enlargement of an existing parking lot. Because this 15 a Preliminary Review. no formal action vas taken by t~e ARB. Members of the pl,lblic commented as fo1)0"·5: 3---111 7/91 \ ; Ha. Mary Beth Train, 3305 Middlefield Boa~, Palo Alto. Ms. Train stated that she is in favDr of this project and feels the ~~CA has met ~ar.y of the concerns professed by the neighbors regarding the on-street PJrking and the la~ds~apjng along t~e [ron t. Aoard cornm~nt was as follQ~s: Ms. Haser stated she feels this plan is an ingenious sOlution to tbe site proble~s and the inter~al cjrcul~tion problems and feels the double entry ~ill help to dra~ the cars off of Ross Road. Ms. ~aser also feels the approach the architect has taken with the massing is excellent. Ms. M~ser is comfortable ~ith th8 reEer~e parking spaces~ but would like to see a desisn study of the sound ~all. ~nich looks relentless as now presented Hs. Vi1son c~ncurs ~ith Ms. M~ser's co~ments and feels very comfortable with the site pl~n ~nd the way in ~hich the architect has dealt ~jth the issues of concern. Ms. ~jlscn feels there is a potential at the rear of the site to develop more parking by pushing the parking further ba~k to the property line. She e~coorages the applicant to give this building more excitement~ vhich she feels is lacking in the existing building. such as light. ai.r~ cr an internal cOllrtya,n:!~ to off­ set the "sealing" of the building. Ms. Wil50n ~ould like to see more character in the sound ';tall. Hs. BarZJes stated she liked th~ ~;ay tr,~ (;Or,try "'as ~ov~d b~ck off the front of the building and the massing an~ the basic direction the architect has taken, but is ~xtrernely concerned about the existing mature trees. M~. Barnes feels the reserve packing concept will destroy the landscape plan if these parking spaces are ever installed. She would like to see the ~tlas Cedars and ~hat has been Jniscorrectly labeled as "Fepper Tr~p.s", saved. Ms. Barnes yould like to see the mass of the building reduced. so me~bers can adequately park on site and she vould like to see a landscaping maintenance plan. 4---1/17/91 • • i 2. Hs~ daRosa is in general support o! the acchitectual concepts of ttis building, b~t eChO€5 Ms. Bar~es' comments regarding the removal of mature trees ar.d i6 not in favo~ of the landscape reserve concept in the front of the building a~d ~ould like to see more refinements made to the parking/landscaping is~~e. 325 EYKRE"M' STRE"E"T • Fa~er Tan/Carrassco & Asso. 90-AItB-IOO 90-EIA-20 MOTICE Final revje~ for the removal of six single-famil) residences and construction of 12 to~nhouses vith surface parking. It is noted that the applicant requested this Item be treated as though it were a preliminary revie~. After detailed presentation and discussion, this Item ~as CONTINUED, 4-0, for further design development. ~embers of the public commented as follows: John Hac~aD, 325 Embarcadero Rd. Palo Alto. Mr. Hackmah stated that the feels that given the constraints the architect ~aB been given by the owner he is doing aL excellent job, but he feels thib project is not in keeping ~ith the neighborhood and voulc like to see less uniformity and sameness in this project and feels it should not look as though it were developed by one architect on one day. HarviD Feinst.ein. 1600 Eryarl't. St. Palo Alto. Mr. Feinstein concurs with the. comments given by Mr. Hackman and feels this project is lackin~ in imagination and does not feel-'.,it reflects the arcnitp.ctu31 tradition of this area of the north-do'iHlto .... n neighborhood. "- Mr. Feinstein feels this project deserves a more than one step level of effort and does not feel this project accomplishes that goal~ Hc~ Steve Fc~nkel; 351 Eryant Court. Mr. rran~el likes the changes the a,chitec has ~ade to this project. byt vould like to see ore yoocl siding; etc., feeling it Yo~ld blend ~or~ appropriately v1th the residential character o~ this street. He feels the design appears to be!~ng on Hamilton ~VenYE or High Street. , · .1/ fi.': .'!ttl/' ; f 1. ". ..... \ . ..... , ", .. ATTACHMENT'S %lie ,loot Plu of tl>e Pal. I.1to !ICA oIat..! Sept .. boor 6, 19'6 b -Wr-ODd ....s.i • part bueo(. 3. h ...... p~ q _ OIl _.PLot Plu oh&11 ~ b.Whd. ,.----"-~-----L -". MiJlt&!Ded. .... ~~od U 1ICc000&rf. ODd _cr • .., 1'1&11 It"" "" 1_ thea 4 em. Ll'.dOptil o .. aU M ~taUod OIl tl1e imlu aide of t!l1 .......... ~equLrod (_I. " ........... !DI' ploa. 1x1","",. Uat of. plut utubla &Del eli_th .... obaU be ... !aU t..s to ..... -Wl'Oftd by till CUr BIlPDeu. All land.cop!a& &ell iDitiall, be I.nItallod witbLrt ..... ,. ... afto. tile Palo Alto IlIloU4J..a& l_,or .bao _._ tb.e h,. 'd' "C f ~ 0CClIp&GCJ' .. -'~ .. ,' . i - '" '\ 1 II.TIACHMEN.1 6: Coornen-ts feceivec on Draft Enlo'ironlilental Imp!!ct Report as of 9;4/91 Date Received' ~!28/91 8/16/91 8/19/91 Rete1 ved From Y'1CA of the Mid-Peninsula Santa Clara Valley Water Distri~t City of East Palo Aita -----------'1lII YMCA. OF THE IUD-PENINSULA RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT E~~IRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT LAND USE AND CONSISTENCY 1<nTH PI_ANS/POLICIES -Pages 25-32 As indicated on page 23, the last paragraph, and referenced again on page 25, fifth par~graphl in keeping with the r.eeds of o~r community, the YMCA has worked ~ithin the City planning process to ~lan and design this project. Representatives of C~ty ~epartments have submitted their input and a public seeping IlJeeting ","'as held and over 3D interested individuals attended. In addition, over the last 18 months, the YMCA has developed a Neighborhood Sounding Board whicb has hel~ed the YMCA match this facility to the needs of the commun~ty. Fifteen meetings have been held in the past eighteen rr.onths with the Sounding Board. EIR Recommendations As recow~ended by the YMCA Neighborhood sounding Board, the YMCA has already identif ied a J?erson ","'ho can be contacted should issues arise. Th~s is stated in the YMCA Good Neighbor poli~~. The YMCA has conducted fifteen Sounding Board r-~eetings to date and intends to continue. The YI1CA has met with and discussed impacts on loca 1 schools, and we have accordingly adjusted o~r program starting times 50' as to not impact pedestrian and vehicle trips to those schools. Current YMCA enrollment standards and not planning more than one large event at the sa~~ time ~ould be far easier than attempting to mitigate usag~. The current and proposed restrictions on the occupancy of the building v.'hich <tppear on page 64, Table 19, ar~ far in excess of the actual numbers of participants in our program. YMCA ~~cornrnendations The anticipaced budget cuts within the school district (.;ould impact after school sports programs in the middle schools. In cooperation ~ith tDe Pale Alto Recreation Departrnent~ the YMC.a. could expand its programs at those schools. We enCO"i.lrage the EIR to study this irr.pact further. • i t . -.-" . ,.-. -'---..... -- TRAFFIC AND ~IRCULAT!ON -Pages 33-72 The YMCA voluntarily paid for a traffic study in March 1990 prior to submission of our Public Use Permit. After sharing the results of that study there was, early on, a lot of criticism by some of our neighbors about the ~ay traffic counts 'Were l:Iade in 199G. Rc.ss Road was therefore counte,Q again during the EIR in March 1991. However, the 1991 counts were lower, so the older, higher numbers ~ere used in the traffic analysis. Page 41, 3rd paragraph} The volume o! traffic on Ross Roan is at the upper end of the list on Table 7, Page 42. The consultants note that this is because of the presence of the YMCA and also due to the large number of smaller streets intersecting ~ith Ross. What the consultants are pointing out is that, even though the City has not seen fit to designate Ross Road as a collector street, it acts as a collector street because of the way that the neighborhood streets are laid out. It ~ould therefore be better to compare Ross to collector streets on the Table, rather than loc~l streets~ Page 49, 2nd paragraph, the reference to a wconservative factor of a 130 percent increas9" is deemed highly conservative by the YMCA. A comparison of Table 6, page 40, Table 9, page 46 and Table 14, page 53 she .. ' that t!le Level of service {LOS) of the intersections in the area will not change. The EIR consultant states this explicitly in the second paragraph on page 53. In relationship to site access and circulation, ",,'"e ... ish to restate four items on page ~O~ Mlr. the judgement of the ErR transportation consultant, this driveway configuration would improve vehicular access to the site over curr~nt conditions, th~s encouraging YMCA patrons to park in the lot and .not on Ross Road." "The driveways are designed to accommodate these vol~mes and no driveway capacity probler.,s arc envisioned." "Drivers of vehicles exiting the site @ust be able to see pedestrians on the sidewalks and oncoming vehicles at least 200 feet ~way on Ross Road. There is a rise in the pavement of Rcss Road as it crosses the creek to the south of the YMCA, but this rise does not obscure oncoming vehicles. Therefore, safe site distances are provided.1II "onsite circulation for bicycles is acceptable." ------------.... ~ ...... -»>--"-" L - • -:~~ .. - Page 63, p~rag~aph 5, The ErR consultant states that the parking requiremen'ts in the Palo Alto code are very restrictive. Page 63, last sentence. The YMCA believes that the 4.15 spaces ~er 1,000 gross square feet is an appropri~te ratio 61nce it has a proven empirical basis and is l'!1,ore valid than the City Code require~ents. Page 66, fourth para9r~ph, the EIR consultant states, nTherefore, the proposed 190 spaces plus the 16 spaces in landscaped reserve. located at the rear of the site should be approppriatp. to meet the parking demands of the YMCA for all activities with the exceptio~ of a few special events a year, such as basketball picture day and camp sign-up day.n ErR Recorr~endations The YMCA tully supports all nine recommended mitigation measures. As stated earlier, ~e ~ave adjusted our program start and ending times so as to not impact school starts. We desire to avoid impacting ~ur progr.am hours unless there is an established need. NOISE -Pages 73-79 Page 76, paragraph 5, The YMCA has spent a considerable amount of the design effort for this expansion to make sure that the noise generation fro~ the expanded facility is as low or better than the current facility. The EIR consultant states ~noise generated from inside the bUilding would not exceed the li~its of tt.e Palo Alto Noise ordinance nor would they contribute an average level which would be expected to generate adverse co~munity response." page 77, pai"agraph 3. Again the ErR consultant says 'IThe net effect of the proposed expansion project on nearby residential land uses would be that noise levels shOUld generally be qui~ter in the area.~ page 78, recommended by the EIR The sound barrier proposed [or this project was deSIgned by Charles Salter and should be able to provide a more than adequate sound barrier for the naighbors. A .masonry barrier would not be in keeping ~ith the character of either the building or the nei~hborhood and would also increase the cost of the proJect~ The YMCA would ask that the wood barrier originally proposed be retained r ho· ... ever the YMCA will gladly construct any ~all ~hich is supported by its neighbors. EI~_~ecoM.rne nda t ~ on~ The YMCA fully supports all of the recommended rn~asures with the seven foot wood fence. I ! 1 I - AIR QUALITY -pages 79-81 Page 81, recomme<1ded by the EIR The YMC". will implement all of the lllJ.il,gatron measures recommended by the EIR consultant to ensure that the neighborhood aIr quality is not impacted~ particularly· during constrllcti:m. VISUAL QUALITi -Page 82-88 Page '35, par-a9'caph four, The YMCA has spent conside::-able effort to deslgn this expansion project ~ith the neighborhood in mind~ The ElF. consultant states "Given the depth of the site and visual shielding of the middle and rear of the site, these proposed heights ~hould not pose an adverfie visual impact upon neighhors who have views of the site.'" Page 85, paragraph six, 'tThe construction materials proposed for the project would continue the California modern style of the existing YMCA and many of the n~arby residential structures~· page 88 recomrnend~d by the EIR The YMCA will irople~ent all of th,e IU t~gatlon measures recommended by the EIR consultant to improve the aesthetic quality of the neighborhood. Paragraph 5, The YMCA is currently imple~enting a volunteer landscape maintenance group from its ~embers. One of the main reasons that the current landscaping is not maintained as well as the EIR cons'Jltant would recornxnend, is due to its poor design and layout. The proposed expansion includes a ne~ landscapin9 plan ~hich would be ~uch easier to maintain. Where appropriate, the YMCA ~ill employ professional landscape maintenance, but would like the ability to supplement this vith volunteers. 7his two pronged approach should. be abJe to maintain the facility. RECREA~ION -Pages S~-93 The YMCA would like this section to be reviewed carefully as it. provides 'Some indication of t.he ad'iantages that the proposed expa~sion of the facility would have to the community as a whcle. page 90, The YMCA would like to point out the discussion on page 9D. The ErR con$ultant points out that there are not SUfficient s~i~~ing pool resources in Palo Alto, and that those that exist as all year facilities are operating at or over capacity. including the Rinconada pool. ';~~~ ~:~;i; All ~ IS ...... Page 91, paraq~aph one, The ErR consult~nt correctly points out that there is a real need for an indoor swimming pool which can 3cco~odate special programs all year. Page 92, paragraph one, 7he YMCA is in the business of servin9 the communities in which it operates. ThE proposed expanslon will help the YMCA to serve Palo Alto. The EIR consultant points this out "the proposed indoor swimming facilities ~ould provide a unique resource in the City.w Paae 93, paraqraph two, U·je EIR consultant states that nIt is-possible that the YMCA. facility could alleviate some of the community demand for additional s'Wimrr.ing facilities and thus take a fiscal burden off the City to provide additional facilities.- PLANT LIFE -Pages 93-98 P3ge 96 r.ecommended by the EIR The YMCA is ~illing to implement mltlgatlons des~gneQ to enhance the plant life of the proposed project. However. preserving some of the valu~b!e trees may have an adverse impact on the project such as hindering traffic circulation .. O'r impa.iring safety sight corridors. This needs to be evaluat~d against the benefits involved and th~ mitigation of planting additional trees on the site. DRA1NAGE/FLOODING -Page 99 Page 99, third paragraph, The EIR consultant states .. ~not only 'Would such a plan allow a conclusion that the project would have no adverse drainage i~pacts. it would lessen the eXisting local drainage bottleneck.~ • I I L • I I 1 j '.' i '. ~. J I -'f; \ 1 II i; ! ~ Palo Alto YMCA ~ Good Neighbor Policy • I ~ I The Palo Alto YMCA is dedicated to strengthening and enriching 'I the mental, physical and spiritual wellness of all people; and to . \ improving the human conditions within the changing patterns of family and community life. This document has been prepared in cooperation ... >jth neighbors of the immediate Palo Alto YMCA community. As an expression of its policy to be a good neighbor, the Palo Alto YMCA will: Consultation ... establish and maintain a mechanism for consultation with its neighbors, providing access to a cross section of neighborhood opinion . ... designate a staff person as the contact point for ail neighborhood issues. Dan Logan, Executive Director - 494-1883. _Elliott Bolter, a Palo Alto YMCA member, has been appointed by the YMCA Board to serve as the liaison person for any issues not resolved betv.reen neighbors and staff. Parking . :;:" ~, ... continue to provide the present parking surface on the YMCA property for participants in its activities . ... continue to maintain an active program to promote off­ street parking. 1 .-. • ) , , \ . .' ..... "" ....... ,,'., ~<- 'li'affic ... continue to inform Y members of the traffic and safety concerns of the neighbors . .. encourage carpooling and alternate modes of transportation to reduce vehicular traffic, including encouraging the use of bicycles. Sound ... continue to maintain and implement noise controls at its facility . ... continue to inform its staff of the noise control interest of the neighbors. Appearance ... continue to maintain the exterior of the building and all landscaping in a manner which is visually attractive. Declaration ... The YMCA will do everything above within the constraints and limitations of the existing facility. 2 , '. i i I I l I I . . 1l#'*;C'''' 1li!($! =---. If the proposed expansion proceeds, and in accordance with approved plans, eluring the construction process and after the completion of expansion of the facilities the Palo Alto YMCA will: Consultation ... maintain a mechanism for consultation with individual neighbors . ... continue to work with the Neighborhood Sounding Board throughout the permit process and hold neighborhood meetings before/after key decision points . ... provide a Single point contact for issues related to COl'.struction impacts. Parking ... assure the new facilities will be designed in such a manner to encourage off street parking . ... provide sufficient paved parking on YMCA property for participants in its activities. Continue active program to encourage off street parking. uaffic ... continue to encourage alternate modes of transportation . ... encourage the use of bicycles by proViding convenient parking spaces . ... promote safety with regard to ingress/egress. Safety will be of paramount concern to the design of the new facility. 3 • . . • _. _, __ _ .. ____ .", ".cr-" ' .. ~~"'O!l.W!!!J!!I!MLIII!(_w .. ·",,';""" Sound ... employ modern sound control techniques to minimize impacts on !\eighbors. This will be done in consultation with acoustical engineers and the city. ... install a sound barrier along back and sides of property. ... enclose activity areas, swimming pools and mechanical systems. Appearance ... ensure that the design of the facility blends as much as possible with the residential nature of our community . ... utilize landscaping to provide "isual and sound buffers between the Y and its neighbors. Construction ... comply with City of Palo Alto construction requirements and do everything reasonably possible to eliminate impact on neighbors . ... provide a single point contact for issues related to construction impacts. Palo Alto YMCA 3412 Ross Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 (415) 494-1883 4 August I., 1991 Ms. Lori Topley Planner ";~,"­.. ¥~ City of Palo A.'to 250 Harniltoo Avenue .... -,- Palo Aho, CA 943{)3-{lSli2 Dear Ms. Tophoy: 5750 ~EN EXPAESSWAt SAN JOSE. CA.UFCf;NtIl 96110 TF~E (4013) 255-~ FAc...<:lIMILE ;4C')\ M...~21' We have reviewed the Draft Environment.aJ Impact Report for the Palo Alto YMCA of the Mid­ Peninsula, 3412 Ross Road, File 9G-EIA-51, 9G-UP-38 and bave the following comment. An application by the owner must be made to the Water Distrkl to obtain 'II permit for the instaIbltion of the outfall into Barron Creek We are enclosing I copy of our previous comments dated December 31. J990. We appreciate the opportunity to review this DElR and wish to re'llLe~' any sub~uent documents. Sincerely, ,9-J rAj ~--. Dr. Bernard H. Goldner Environmental Special ist Project Development Branch Enclosure: LeIter dated December 31, 1990 • " December 31. 199(1 Ms_ Lori TopJey Planner Cit)' of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94303-0862 De.ar Ms. Topley: File: NC? of DEIR B;\rron Creek Cir)' of PJrn Alto Rt::: Pab Al!o YMCA of [lie T-.1id-PcIlinsula 3~ 12 Ross Road, Palo Allo, CA File 90-ElA-51. 9()'UP-38 We have reviewed the Notice of Prep, .... iation of a Draft En .... uonmen'alImpact Report (DEIR) for the Palo Alto YMCA, 3412 Ro.ss Road, File 90-E-IA·51 and ha-.:e the fD[Jowing comments: The sile is adjacen( to Barron Creek. a District facility. These two parcds are subject 10 flooding. in the event of a 1% Dood, to a depth of more than one foot. Tne Draft Environmenral Impact Report should address the impacts of development and proposed mitigal ion for development ""rirhin Ihe floodplain. Site development plans should address dra:;nage and floodin.g We appreciate the opportunj~ to rev,iew thi.o; Notice of Preparation and ""ish 10 review all subsequent documents. Sl.."lCerefy. Dr Bernard H. GoJdner Environmental ':,pec:alist Project Development ~,..anch 0:::: S. Wolfe B. Carlsen B. Goldner $-.-lippets ;D. WI~demt'-rl FlIe--···-- Re:Jd D\V:nn.1232IJ03 ,/ ,'. , ! t I t.j r , I j , i ___ 1dIK AS _ IT_JII OM, ~ ~, -" C~TY OP EJ\S'.r PALO }\LTO AUgust 12, 1991 MS. Lori J. Tapley, Planner City of Palo Alto Department of Planning and Community Enviro~ent P. O. BQx 10250 Palo Alto, CA 94303 COH.HIJlIITY DEVELOPM!:UT DEPJUlTMElfr 22UO UNIVERSITY AVE, EAST PALO ALTO, CA 943U3 TEL (4IS) 853-3199 FAX (US) 853-3179 &l it ell # a· ~ Subject:· City of East Palo Alto Response to the Draft Environ­ mental Impact Report on the YMCA Expansion Project in Pa~o Alto, CA Dear ~. Topley: The City of East palo Alto thanks you for the opportunity to comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the YMCA Expansion Project Ln Palo ~to, CA. In my review I noticed that the DEIR indicates that project Off­ Site Alternative 1: East Bayshore and Embarcadero Road, traf­ f~c/circulation CP9s. 108-109j would cause a very oliqht worsening of the level of service at Ea6t Bayshore Road and Embarcadero Road intersection, movLng it further into the LOS F realm. presently, the City of East Palo ~to is in the process of having a focused EIR prepared to analyze the environmental impact of constructing ~ 4S-unit residential townhouse development at 1950 Woodland Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA. From the City of East Palo Alto Planninq Department initial environmental assessment, it appears that the Woodland Townhouse project could increase the levels of service at the East Bayshore Road and Embarcadero Road intersection. Accordingly, the City of East Palo Alto Planning Department requests that the DEIR analyze cumulative traffic i.u1pacts at the East Bayshore and Embarcadero Road intersection from both YMCA Expansion project and the woodland T~~ouse project. For your convenience, "enclosed is the Woodland T~~ouse project's traffic analysis for the East Bayshore Road ~nd Embarcadero Road intersection, that city's traffic EIR consultant has prepared. , I; l " .. ~ , . MB. Lori J. Topley August 12, 1991 Page 2 Thank you once again for the opportunity to comment on the DEIR for the YMCA ExpenBion Prcject~ If you have any further questions, please do not hes~tate to call. Sincerely, CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO Planning Department (3 __ ~, !0 Bruce L. Bal~hone Planning Director Enclosure~ City of East Palo Alto Traffic Data for Woodland Townhouse Project cc: City Planning Commission • ..• -.. .-.----.... - [ f ;;.; I i ( .' l:ABLEA TRIP G:eNEIV>DON WOODlAN!) CREEK TOWNHOMES 1) Project Size 2) Daily TnfIic: Daily Trip IUtc: Total WeeKday DaJly Trips: 3) AM Peak Hour P~ru!lta&c dl.aing AM Peak Hour. Pereenu,ae InbouodlOutbound: Total Trips duric,g AM Peak Ho'L.T. IIlboUIld: Outbound: 4) PM Peak Hour: Notc£ Percentage during PM Peak Hour: P.:rccctage InbouadlOutbouIid: Total Trips during PM Peak Hour. IIlbound: Outbound: !'E: trip end DU: dwelling uoits Trip !We; Total Trips 45 DU 5.86 TEiDU 254 TE 7.61% )6%184%~ 20 TE 3 TE 17 TE 958% 67%/33% 26 TE 17 TE 9 TE I I I I j TABLEB 11UP GENERATION EXISTING MOBIUl HOMES I) Project Size 2) Daily Traffic: Daily Trip Rate: Total Weekday Daily Trips: 3) AM Peale Hour Percentage during AM Peak Hour; Percentage lDooucdlOutbound: Total Trips durin& AM Peale Hour: Inbol.md: Outbound: 4) PM Peak Hour: Notes: Percentage during PM Peak Hour. Pe.rcentage lDboundlOutboWld: Total Trips duriog PM Peale Hour: lobouod: OuthoUIld: TE: trip eDd DU: dwelling units Trip Rate! Total Trips 25 DU 4.81 TE/DU 120 TE 8.56% 28%n2% ID TE 3 TE 7 TE 11.61% 62%138% 14 TE 9 TE S TE • t , f f r . .' TABIEC NEW TRIPS .. .DDED BYl'ROPOSF.DPROJEC1' DesaiptWn 1) Additiocal Units 2) Daily lIa!lic: Tota! Weekday Dally Trips: 3, A.).yf Peak Hour ':'. Total Trips dl'.ring AM Peak Hour. Inoo\.lod: Ou'OoUlld: 4) PM Peak Hour: Notes: Tota! Trips dUMg PM Peak Houc loOoucd: Outbound; TE: trip eDd DV: dwelling units Trip !We! Total Trips +20 DU +144 TE +10 TE o TE +10 TE +12 TE + 8 TE + 4 TE ·~---__ .... "o* ..... ·· .. ,w ..... _ ....... _· .. , ¥~-_..",.,.. __ • ....,. •••• ______ •• ~.~, ___ "" • '1 , ., 1 'J I I '. FIGURE 4.4-3 PROJECT CONDITION \ PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC VOLUMES .. '. 1 -I I I , I FIGURE 4.4-4 CUMULA TIVE CONDITION PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC VOLUMES AM CPMJ .- f , i f.'.' ............ -.. . ,--' ., I I LkliCi : \ i 1 ATTACHMENT 7; L~tters Receive~ from Re5id~nt$ as gf 9/3(91 Dat. Received 7/31/89 8/IB/89 8/18/89 8/2/90 B/IO/90 8/14i90 9/25/90 I 0/17/90 10/14/90 II/I S/90 11/4/90 1/15/91 3/11/91 3/18/91 4/1/91 6/10/91 6/20/91 8/i9/91 B/20/91 8/21/91 8/1l/91 6/13/91 8/26/91 6/26/91 8/26/91 B/27/91 8/Z7/91 8/17/91 8/17/91 8/17/91 8/27/91 8/27/91 8/18/91 8/18/91 8/1B/91 8/29/91 8/l0/91 8/30/91 8/30/91 B/30/91 8/30/91 9/3/91 9/l/91 9/3/91 9/3/91 9/3/91 p; \ 11. ',thr.:117 Recsilltd From; William c~ and Marilyn Landgraf Hi 1 .ry l..wert Earl E. and Gisel. M. Br.bb PiU] J. Wehrenber, Rose Ta!TlTli Yvonne l. Holccmb Hi lary lambert Dougl.5 Ba'lon .nd Ea,l Brabb Gary H. Wetzel Terry A~ Stone louise Na Rose Tam; John F. Madden Warren D. Hubbard Hel. T .... i Pet1t1on: Madeline J. Stein and 5 si9~atures Kathleen F~ Reimer .Rick Stern Emily Young Howell to~ell, Jr. Elliott M. Bolter Betty Bolter NDr!lan IC. Swope Clyde M. Marsh.l' Judith K. Swope George A. Willey Doris Oiohlgren Kay WangeHn Scott Owen P!ck and Oeborah K. Kerwin-Peck Mary K. lovell ~ichap.l R. 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CA 94303 August 16. 1989 We live on t~e corner of Stone Lane with our L~ree chudren, ages 4 years to 5 months, The YMCA property is on the otherside of the creek frorn us about 50 yards away. We are n"w home owners as of October 87. We are writing you to urge you to appose the proposed expansion of the YMCA which we understand will mare than double ITS size. Although we have used and enjoyed the present Y , ~ is already bringing as many automobiles into the neighborhood area as it can take without changing its very nature, On soma occasions we already have cars parking on both sides of our property on Ross and Stone Lane, The programs at the Y typicaily go on from early morning, (6:30am) through evening (9:00pm, later for the very popular Las Amigos dances), 6 days a week. The users change shifts many times a day which, of course. means hundreds of cars coming and gOing. We understand that the expansio., plan calls for aooilianal afl-street parking space. Though such new space may limit the growth of street parking, it will not alleviate the growing traffic trom users comfng to and leaving the Y. My biggest concern now when drivjllg by !he Y is whether or not someone is going to pull out in front of me or cut me oft while trying to turn in!o the facility, Because Palo Alta is surrounded by busieesses, people who use athletic facilities an lunch hours are working out to the very I"st minute. There is a big rush to get back to work which makes people careless about respecting residents' rights. ---' arK caw_ "", .. ~~".....,...",.-, .... i f f·e I 1 This is a neighborhoOO where chi,dren ride their bikes to school, where kids sometimes run over 10 their fdenes' house5" Ilike to know who is in my neighborhoOO and where they are from" I have had my cars brOKen inlo along with 2 other Ross/Stone neighbors" I have reported a homdless person jiving on the YMCA property who has since left Increasing the size of the Y to 45,000 fee! would only bring in more than double the number of people. VVho and where are all these people from? They are nat a'l from Palo A~o. The Y provides a serviae for the community but it is a business more Ihan anything. Put t'1e business of providing athletic facilities near a main access road not through a neighborhood" cc: Mike Ccbb Lee Muckey Sincerely, Hi lacy Lambert '. t . , t i t Planning Commission City of Palo Alto City Hall Hamilton .~ ... e / :: : ~." ! Palo Alto, Ca, 94301 6/24/89 Dear Ladies and G2ntlemen: We live within very close proximjty to the Palo Alto YMCA on Ross Road. Tne ·Y· notified us recently about their desire to expand t~2ir facility. Having lived on Ross Road since 1972. ~e have witnessed ever increasirlg tr~ffjc and parking problems connected wit~ the Y. ]f they tnd~ed double th~ size cf tMe facility, and even if they think that sufficient off-street parking can be provided (whic~ we seriously doubt)1 there simply is no way that the traffic load .ill "ot double as we}l. And thjs is simply not acceptable in a residential neighborhood such as ours! It is our understanding th3t the Cubberley site was offered to the ,. Why not ha~e them move there if they need more space? It se€ms ideally suited for tneir purpose. T!'1ank. )'ou fc,r YCLJi Ulld, co':sid€ration of t~ls matter. ~ /-'-... Earl E. Bcabb Gisela M. Brabb 3262 Ross Rd Palo AltD. Ca. 94303 .. r ' .... \ '...1 July 29, 1990 Ms. Nancy Lyttle, Zoning Administrator City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 9430 I Dear Ms. Hamilton: Re: 3412 Ross Road, Application For Amended lise Permit, Palo Alto YMCA. Jul} 13,1990 As you knew the YMCA is attempting to expand from their facility from approximately 20,000 square feet to approximately 46,{X)() square feet, an increase of 130%. The YMCA is claiming that this expansion will lncrease the YMCA traffic burden in the area by a factor of only 48-67% (see Figure 17, Summary Table, YMCA Use Permit Application). The YMCA is clearly underestimacing the traffic increase. which will result from construction of the proposed new magnet facility, and it is reasonable to npeet the actual increase in traffic will mirror the increase in square footage. Also the traffic study data presented by the YMCA seems to omit peak use periods and therefore may underestimate Lhe current level of traffic attributable to the YMCA. Already the YMCA users park bumper 10 bumper on Ross Road for a distance several times the length of the YMCA propeny. The increased usage will seriously exacerbate thi, problem. Additionally the YMCA states in their application that they \";11 have parking for only 250 cars when they need 366 spaces to be in compliance with the parking spaces required by th~ cit)'. As concerned residents of the area with small children, we reQyest that the Zcmine Administrator deny the YMCA re~ue:;t for amengin~ the rresent use ~ because we believe-· I) The proposed expansion of the existing YMCA wlll be intolerably detrimental to the public health, safecy. general welfa~e. and convenience, primarily througn a substantial increase in traffic, additional on street parking, and noise. 2) The proposed use violates the Palo Alto comprehensive plan and zonmg ordinance which is entirely R-I zoning in all of the surrounding area. Sincerely, ,/, ""Ii ~/r I , ---;> /:L.«/.i /:/ 2~gf..z~/ I I ( Paul J. Wehrenberg 3516 Ross Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 - • ., ~, --.::~ ! I &;AA./ 7l2w.){tdv ~ LUlL U)-Uz;.J?+ ~ r..{./} 1..epat.d L-~ >f/({ 'ImCfl'5 fyiou.'{d/?O·V .;&? Cl../J?lMuieeI ~ ~1/)zd (j.},_~, (l{/r; y mur). (I./) {) LlZCiL}IZ<;,M, 1 0 a/tO VLJU411tJ..fd"-;-~~ h Yl£u4- f~J,-/~' Ylu: 7-r-'Yf~tC'?'77 . f'~ /::tt (./.<.2' i'£~;; l'tt/. <-/28(.' Wl.;i..r ,,-/) ;.J/utdd.cl ~, Y-(u·tzt:, U¥1t?/ ..<.t (.{)"~-{JjJf j..e/ u ... '/fi; ,flti./Lf-FJe.;0,c / '-!!-L 'h/~lfa_. £GC ... ·Uu //71<.. {.{.j.).[.C·t!;,2y JJ~VI<.Ilf} oj 6.:;~lfun) It X£! ,f/ . &./1 't :1' £,t l~ .. <..-1:.(<.! //,:(iO :<7 /n'''l/d .. -'1hlj' I U(<.2£wu:i ,(J'?{·tJ..! Y/LC_ yJW~/II.I'1-!{z,zu/cg-,u,u ;X~.I , i :' I I I I , t t i -_ ..... _.f k&,~,' 7 _--..... ......... < -'------'--- . :; "-\ \ \. . , , i I 1 I August 20. 199,) Nancy Lyttle Zon'l1; Admi n istrator- 250 Ham11ton Ave. P~lo Alto, CA 94301 Dear Ms. lyttle: It is with gre3t concern that I add~ess you on the matter of the expansicn plans of the Y~CA on Ross Road. I have l;yed one block away from tne YMCA for the past seventeen years and the only reason we bought here was because we were assured by the city. at that time, that the YMCA would never be allowed to expand ,n its present locatlon, and that a piar, to expand had just been defeated. Over the years, I and my familY. have narro .. ly missed bE1ng hit by cars turning into or out of the YMCA. They were apparen~ly hlJrry either to or from their classes and seemed to for-get that they were in the middle of a resident~al neighborhood. I realize that traffic h~s 4ncreased allover Palo Alto. Howe~er, Ross Road is now at the upper leV'e) of traff,c for a '"local street" and by increasing the YMCA traffic ... nth the :"lew exoans.ic" 01ans, we ~il1 prcbably exceed the most busy "local ~treet' in town, AS r am sure you are aware, the YMCA is a bus; ness that , ~ surrounded on all four sides by single famlTy res1der,t1al hc-mes. The'''Y''has been terrible neighbors QYt:r the years ar·d totally unresponsive to our complalnts of cars blocking the sTdewalks ~n front of the building, overgrown shrutO~r) that b~ocked ~~e y'e~ of people driv~ng ~n and out, and to the nelg~bors comolairts ~; noise. Or.Ty now that t.hey W1S'"l. to e)(pand t'.a·'e t.r-.e:,. star!.e::: -:2 l'sten and make some of these cha~ges, They say that the YMCA 1S for the peo~'e of Palo Alto, howe~er. by their own figures, '1% of their members ~o not eve~ li~e 'n Pale Altc. and that f19ure does~'t count the ~D3 members of the Los Amigos group. who hold dances at the YMCA on a regular basls a~~ I believe, there are other groups '~ho meet there that do~'t need membership, such ~s a chu~ch grou~. a~d 1 be'leVe many cf th~1r other acthl1ties do not require m(:mbersh"ip so:: ,ery .... ell r:'1a:-era ... from outsi~e P~lo Alto. If they do:..b~e thelr me~,l:)ersh~p t.y ttllS e:..pans' Or"'1, aj,J a :iOOl, 3'id inCrease the number of ro~ms to rent out, all of these p~cblerrs ..... ill be magnifled. ) . I hav~ li~ed in Palo Alto 29 years and I love the qua1,ty of life ~ere and want to preserve ,t. I strongly believe that the YMCA should net be allowed to expand in its present location. Thank you for you~ attenticn to this matter. Yours tf"uly, ~l'-HJ~rf!J-S' C~"¥" Yvonne L~ Ho1comb 3280 Ross Road PaTo Alto, CA 94303 (415) 493-4303 l • ; I , I I , I I ___ .~ __ , ___ ,~:o-;."-" Nancy Lyttle Zoning Administrator City of Palo AM September 18, 1990 City Hall 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 I ~ --~ .. " ,--. ;:::0' I 'I Dear Nancy, I' ' l, ' ~" ~ ' ... ' l In response to our telephone conversation Friday, September 7, I am sending you the notes from the sounding board meetings, As I said over the phone the notes misrepreser,t important issues, t have stopped attending the sounding board meetings because i feel they are a big wast~ of time for those members of the sounding board who are adamantly opposed to the expansion, Instead I chose to spend my' time by weeding through the rheloric sent out by the Y, by informing neighbors and by going door to door getting signa'ures on our petilion. The majority of people within the 300 foot radius of the YMCA have signed the petition to oppose the expansion. Besides the people directly affected, many more people have signed that live along Ross Road, Ames, and Talisman, We are sUIl not finished going door to door getting signatures, The Traffi<:, Safety and Noise Issues are the most important studies and must be done carefully and correctly. The traffic study was done twice because the first study was done incorrectly. The first survey included a basketball day which is a very high volume day at the Y. The Y admitted to the error of counting patrons twice. However, on t'le second five day traffic survey they did not include a peak day comparible to a baskelball day. There were many opportunities durrng the summer wrth programs such as Y camp. Another mjstake during tre first s:Jrvey was that a counting tape 00 Ross from th~ cf:rection of East Meadow was not 'Installed until neighbors ca!led in. The tape was instalied 24 hours after aillhe other tapes were in. Even without a high volume day included in the traffi<: study the results slate that the increase in patronage at the Y would be 80% in the evening and 75% in the morning. The Y then sends oul a letter to all the neighbors summarizing that the only increase to Ross Road wilh a 46,000 foot expansion would be between 12'% and 18%. This statistic trivializes the results of the traffic sludy that was incorrectly dcne in the firsl place. The traffiC statistics go up by 34% by the year 1995. See Summary T~bie, • Studies should aiso ~ done on the othe, bay area YMCAs' access streets. The F',{)ss Road Y ha~ compared parking but not the type of road the facility is located on, We have schools nearby, A Russian Church is located directly across from the y, The traffi<: study did cot include bicyclers on thene way 10 school or the large church congregation. II is important to note that there 2re no designated bike lanes on Ross Road. Besides traffiC another issue for me as a mother of 3 young children is safety, I reported a homeless person living on the grounds al the Y a year ago. And just recen~y my children answered the doorbell 10 find a man asking for socks and odd jobs. My husband was not home so I told him quickly to go over 10 the Y to get a job, he said he had just come from there, The por.ce then came and found him, This is the second tme i~ less than a year that someone ~as come to my house from the Y. The Y provides a service for the community but it is a business more than anything. Put the business of providing athletic facilites near a main access road not through a neighborhood. Palo Atto has two besides the one on Ross Rd. The new Mounlain View Grant Road facility is only ten minutes away from the Ross facility. There are alternatives if the Ross Road facility did not e<isl in this neighborhood. cc: Mike Cobb Sincerely, Hi:,ryLambert At,,} • \ 'I I I I I ! DiI'E--:':::.:r. !'l.c:nl.':",:; City ;:·f F'::.~.:., \1:-:: f' . ('. E':...~, J~. F':110 dt:., C·,~: }:~: FT::.r Co:::.'€':l yo; ~'.!... E~.;:. B:'S2 R:'a~ F~.Jlit' !" :'( :;.. '!,' ~ ':: ',­ t h ',t 1:, ., ;: 11 ; J J 'S' 'f-I" • ~. r;:'( F·,t,] ~{ .. S.:, L,' -~ • ! , , IH i ;; :.~' : 1 . ,J, S ')'. r.<; : I: :> ' ~" I . 1 , ,; < : :;, I. _ • ..:. ~ " 1" :, , - , " .. " ::! l , , s " , , , .' : : ~:. ! 1,::' , • I .. ~i -= L\: %T 1 , -, • 1"':.: j" c'!-" d \,~ :Il·j i_~ r-' '. '" '. ~ . I:. i, -, ~-----~----.-,,' ":7i~-'~---~ i I tT. Kenneth Schreiber Director of Plannmg and Community Environment City of Palo Alto 2S<l Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear tT. Schreiber: ~ ____ ~'~~"'''.w. __ _ It is my information that the YMCA, located at 3412 Ross Road has applied for an amendment to its existing Conditional Use Permit to allow it to e~pand its facility. AS a longtime resident in the immedIate area, I am writing to ask you to deny the YMCA's request ror an amendment of their Conditional USe Permit These Condl tional use permits were granted by the City in the 1950's, to entities seeking to put non-resioer.tial faei1 l\ies and functions in areas zoned R-1. The primary reCipients were Churer,es and religiOUS organizations. At that time the -Young Men's Christians ASsociation" seemed to m that pattern. Today, hOwever, by their own admission In sounding board meetings which I have attended, they stand for none of thOse things 11'".rJbt very much tnat an originai Conditional Use Permit woulO have been granted to build a gymnasium in a residential neighbonhood baCk then, anO it shouldn't today. I urge you to read all of tne City'S flies on thiS Use Permit and the T, if you haven't already done so. You wli! fmd, as I did, that tMre are numerous complaints from neighbors to the Cit'!, and to Police about nOise, trarr,e, vagrants ... and many of them ,epeated complaints What you will aiso rind is thot tM _yo cannot even live UD to tl'l€ ccmmltments made for the original Conditional Use Permit The eKisting permit should not be amended to add 25()1! more building ,n a reSidential (R-I) neighborhood when the T has shown repeatedly that the eXisting asset cannot be managed properly and WIthin established standardS The T, indeed has been a nonearing neighbor over the years and IS operating what amounts to a Commercial FaC1llty In a Resldentl.l Neighborhood Any expansion Will aggravate an already terrible conditicn WIth regardS to trafric, noise and safety, and will have a deleteriOUs effect on the reSIdent iar character of the neighbonhood Such an expansion is "detrimental and Injurious to property .. 10 the viCinity" and Will be -detrimental to the public healtt" safety, general welFare and convenience -of the community In tne surrounding arid adjacent nelgrlborhoOd The proposed eKpanS1Dn wll: not be irtl{eeping wittl ltle \nlent of the exi~Uf1g It;JI1illg 01 tJllk!.1V ... ~~ " . , , I ~1 , ; -2- I support the concept of health and fitness, and of a balanced residential CMlmUf1ity and to that end I request that you add more requirements to the existing COnditional Use Permit which would require the YMCA to I) Remodel within existinQ square footage and height to comply with current building and seismi~ codes, 2) Provide adequate soundproofing, with outside verification, 3) Institute positive parting and parl:ing contr~l, on the premises, to(' functions, 4) Limit the sub-leasing and rent out provisions to groups of less than 20 people, and 5) Pro,ide for more attractive landscaping and maintenance Than!< you for yoor kind attention, Very truly yours, ~ Gary I"l Wetzel cc: Mike Cob!> -Mayor Naocy lyttle-Zoning Administrator -,.....-' .. u ... -, .. , .. Tl_·.;-.....,;~-'" ""-,,,,-_-..... . <------.------"---" " 3618 Louis Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 November 13, 1990 Palo Alto Planninq Department ci vic CeJ"l.ter 250 Ramilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94303 / Subject: Expansion of the Ross Road YMCA • ~.: . , .. I am in favor of permitting the proposed expansion of the YMCA on Ross Road, in my neighborhood. The arguments against it simply are r~t rooted in fact. one argument alleges that traffic will be a problem. I suggest that you go and monitor traffic at the current facility. Even during peak class hours--6:30-10:30 am--the current parking facility is half empty and there is really no discernible traffic. The only nearby school which could conceivably be impacted is Palo Verde on Louis an~ the children are only enroute from approximately 8:00 to 8:1S~ A lunch-time class which used to meet at the Y has been cancelled. By the ti.e late afternoon Y classes start (5:15) school children enroute are no longer an issue. After a concerted reminder effort by the Y staff last summer ~ members no longer park on the street~ £0 this arqum~nt aqainst the expansion is not valid either. The YMCA has been IS consistently good neiqhbor during the 18 years I have lived in its vicinity. It is a definite positive factor in our neighborhood and should be ~rmitted to expand to better serve its -.embers ~ Sincerely. Terry A. Stone 415/494-2005 " -. ~ ~:;s~~ <if~~~'~ . - Ms. Nancy Lyttie Zonia, A.dmini!ltratOr. CIt)' of Palo Alto 2SO liami1too Ave Palo Alto 9430i Dear Ms, Lyttle. I am writing 10 you to voice roy concern ar.d ')Utrage o",~ [be proposed e:<,pansion of the YMC A 0~ Ros.s ~ 'The YMCA mo"ed into the area with tbe wriu(.11 understanding that &.e C'){pa!1Sicm of lhis racilily was fY.)I to 'be permitte.d. A SN'...A.LLER ex~('[l \lias allempted sevemJ years ago and mal al1empt was soundly halted by concernod neighbors, Now l!ie YMCA is proposing a Bl...1GE expansion and has enlisted the formt.1' r>il'«.1('J' or Cit)' PLanning La [nflu.ence the City's decision. I beueve :hal this "mnuence ptddImg" is a blatant attempt La won.: around t:Je ccmoems of [he neighbcmood and' place ""hal amounts to a r.tajO!' sports center in the heart of a quiet t'e!=identiat area. Jt .seems incredible 10 ~ t lba t thi.s could even be considered. The.ce are duldten that ~d to cross Ro.<;s Road ever)' day to get lO tile elementary schoo!. Tr.lfijr;: will rise signifLCa."1.tly in the: 3l"'....a.. Homes that ;!.<e cw-rentfy situated in l11e back of LlJe YMCA \1,.'111 ~ illuminaud by [he massi .... e facijity and parkjng lights, There 9.i11 be noise aJld pollution from tile lit.er.illy HUNDREDS of cars .ilZ1d busses tra"eling to and from tlle racilily, FACrUTIES or this Lype have NO bus:iness being kv:ar.ed in a residential area. Palo Alto ","oLllcf ne .... er DRE-\M: of anowjn~ a S,~rAY or-small SHOPPING complex 10 be bu.ilt in a residential .;uea dLle lo l.~e negative imp3(1 La tbe area. 'That i.s the PI.lIpOSe of Cuy P'tanning. A large YMCA will have ihe same negaLive lnlpact on the area It would be Me thing if tlle YMCA wa~ buill before Iile neighborflood. (ie the aitpart syndrome: People comptaining 0( the air planes [hal arrive at the airpon thai Chey me''''' ",'as lhere when they bought Lhc':r homes) This is VERY difJerenL People hav.e: paid a premium 10 pun:has.e a. home in a qLlie! suburb of PaLo Alto. The YMCA ~"""W. that exp.all~on was limitf'.d 3!1d so did the people purchasing In l1le area The 'YMCA is IlQW bying to change the balanr;:e of lhe area by ~bu¥ing· lnJ1ue.nce. This i.s NOT FAIR. Homes in the area will dedinc U'I val ue and' a prime residem..ial area wil: deteriQr.llC jf this proposal' ~ allowed to be carried f011lo"Vd.. Businesses bdobl in busint5S disu-icLs where theJ' _i!1 no! inlerfere ";th the inlerworld"g.~ nr a qtlid n.eiabborllood. Ptease make NO mi.sW:e abot.'t the 't1I.1CA's moti .... e. The )'MeA plans on mum.,!: a hefty PROFIT (rom thi.s facili!y being located in an otherwise residential area. They are simply hiding behind tile "nan· profit" cloak i~ lhert: attempt to elplOlf this area, They have decei",ed li1e neigl':bodlood in neighborhOOd mcclin!;s: Tr.nCic reports arc ADMliTEDLY u!lderswll:..d This admission came AFTER neighbors pressed ror darification',S on cham. A claim the horne val Lles will nOl de( I inc and may rise (Nol according to EVER Y ReaHor 1 helve spoke to) ~n..ere are no other available areas to bLlIld a YMCA.~ AilJ!1 quenions ffllm residents it baamc app.arem that there is 00 MORE PROFITABLE area LO build a YMCA. There are PLENTY of locations thal are a~'ailabie. 1Oc:l' did not 9,'anllO bUild In the a~'J.ilablc areas e.a.~l of 101 because they ~(fldn'l t.iml.: residents IloQuid wanllO tra",:'J across 101~ They didn'l hke lilc CLlbbcrly :roILl,ion because or Lerms .. The Ross RO<ld loc .. uion anows the YMCA to Ma).imiz.e pr(.JfiLS allhc rast of this neighborhOOd. • ;1 i , , II In Sbort: The YMCA knew l11e Limitations of I;>"ud!r:g in mis area and accepted me Limi~tions They ha .... c NOT been good Ile ighbors. *There have beer. numerous compJaint~ about ttl(: d3:nc~, held Izle Friday's & Sat '""The YMCA refuses to takr, action. (these-d:rnces run past midnight) rrt:.ey have even resone.d: to blaclar.ai.l oy sating if this oew c{lmplex is buill the)' will retocate the dance to a YMCA ..... ith a more acommercja!~ loca[ion . • Sign up day is a nightmare (or residents . • De;;epr..i ... ~ dealings ~jth the neighOOrhood.. There will be a signllicam negative impacllO the afe20 'Moti .... es are profit ori:e~lIed at the expense of the neighborhood. Tne currem Th1CA complex is over 30 years old a."1d is in ,h.;: r.c.art of.a H;~id(,:ntial nei£~oorhDOd. The trend should be 10 LIMITING the operating boors alld SHRINKING this facility. ExpanSion is dclinilCly moving in a dirt:ction inconsistenl with m.: are.a. Piea.se protect OW" Deigbborhood and barnes from the iP ... a.sion of this (aciIIlY. We need :!'ou~ belr; iUld support! Sincerely. • , ' t.1 ~I f, , I "i I -I \ 'f " -~ -----'~----.. --------,,- , • I I Page 1 of 2 John F. Madden 3413 Ross Rd. Palo Alto, Ca. 94303 Marc.h 1€. 1991 Lori To?lJ Planning Department City of P~lo Alto 250 Hamilton A"e Palo Ai to 1 Ga. 94303 Ms. Lori Taply: I ~o~ld li~e to expr~ss my conCern about the YMCA ~xpansi"n prol,rlsal. at 3412 ~DSS ROlld Palo Alto. The traffic on Ross Road is already at a high le~~l for the R-J Sln~Je family Zoning. OD March 6~ 1991 there ~here 507 Cars that entered the INCA and 50 Cars tbat where parked on the ~treet due to the present aclJvitr ~t the YMCA. On March 9,1991 [rom 7:0U A M Lo 12:{JU noc!['. there \Oher(' !.i-, t~l~ going iota the the I~CA due to the present acti~itJ at l~e ltiCA. In my OpiDio~ t~e expansion of the l~CA is going to ad~ an jTlcre~sp in traffic. at least 50% more in Cars. On Thursday Palo Alto Clty street s~e~per ~an not cle~n t~e gutters 00 tbe side of the street because the YMC~ mPffiber& park their Cars on the street. I have spoken to the YMCA ebc~t this problem and thelr response to thi~ is ~ ~e ha~e no control DWer our members \I,rkillg on the st reel:." In mJ cpi~ion L~e YMCA has a problem keeping their prC'~leTty rl~on of liter. There lS lit~r all along tIle edge of the prorertv. ('~n~. Bottles. Nelois I'i,per, 81ack plaStiL Bi'lgs I<nth lIter ill t~!c[r. i'<,lpl'r Plat.es .Paper C(.?S cleaCl.ex. cardboard Eo)es. Th~$e items ha.e !:eeJl there a Ions ti~e. 'age 2 ·ohn F. Madden le ["(.h 18, 1991 I have been living 00 ~oss Road for 36 years. when we have heavy rains, the storm Drains on Ross Road. ~ill not handle the ~~ter run off sDd the street ~il1 fl~Dd~ an~ there are times ~hen the ~ater will spillover the side and on to my prop~rtJ. I ~as told bJ the Palo Alto Street Department that, the 3400 block O~ Ross Road is in a flood zone and the storm Drains will not carrJ off the ~~ter ~ben have a heavy rain. If the YMCA ex pans and covers roore of their prop~rtJ ~ith Asphalt for their parking, this will further add to the water run off p~oblem. As it stands now the storm Drains ~ill not carre] off the water in a heavy rain. Tbe YMCA members continue to park on the side ~alks and ~eople have to ~alk in the street, and many times I have had to call the YMCA and ask th~m to move me~~ers cars from my drive way. In 1956 the YMCA promise us that they would not expand. The, promise to keep the area clean and free of Ijter. The, promise that their members ~ould not park on the street. These promise's ~ere ne~er kept. ~ith the increase in Carbon Mono~ide from ~ore cars~ and an increase io traffiC, and with increase in the ~ater run off froD their YMCA property and a posibllity of more liter from tbe memters of tbe YMCA I am opposed to ha~ing the YMCA expand their facJlity's. Stanford University may heve property the YMCA ca~ lease. I hope this information ~ill sho~ the ex?~nsion of the Y~CA i~ my opinion _ill caus~ more ~rob!ems than ~e need. STAFF WII.L F<£SPOND March 25, 1991 Palo Alto City Council, Regarc.ine the propused y;i'j·:A Expar.sior" may I express my co~cerns. "ni th current traffic en MOSS Road (Speec'",,'a:,/), especially in the evenings. I tave difficulty backing out of the driveway. The Y expa~sio:t will only exacercate the situation. Is it cossible to place traffic counter! 2~ difi~rent locations and fo!" :::2"lected cerir:,Gs 0:­ ti:ne to .ascertaL~ c:.lrrent tra':fic density or, Fces; Road? '.--.. . --,-' -• . . ';" .-. - ---------------~---"'..:;. i[ . • . r ~, r t , < I I j I 1 I I I I I , ~ r~ .... " •. ~. " ~j :1 1 '! '.- / 3~d 3' , <;€ ,~:~ s_ . fj2d ?cJcf A~tJd-' Cq 9Y30~ ' . .. -:; -- .. _-_. __ ._-= --........ £.i t 1 I I ,1 1 ! • TO t:Mi Pale Alto City Covr.cl1 ttld the .alo A.lto Pl&lUli1n9 ec-b.w.n\~ ~,:":"', "11"': ')~ :;:"'_: t."1 ~:, A' • r •• ident &Ilod coneern..:! c:it.j.&an of ,..10 lltc, % .upport £.be P~,opo • .s. ~r.a ... "t.icn &1'14 C'.p~t.l additlon. planned by the rhCA at l412 loa. Aoad to ... t the C'oma~n~tl~~ ... nd. tor IDOl' ••• rv-l.C •• · n h .-y '.Inl!.rnanditl9 the prl>9r ...... ta.c;.ted '9,rl~W~~ .q-.Jatic­ proqr ... , .. .robLc.~ child. c:ara/c:Mld watch &114 ~ .. n1i&c r.~.&b~"b.o"'. "'H 1e Dr"j' under'" atanJ,in; thAt the propoaed nhabilih,tion &nd axpan.1o~ f.cU~ty ~Ll~: V,-R'!~. 8y!ficiant en-lit. paved p&Zkin~ tor ~rt1cipant. in it •• et~Ifi •• f 2i·.nlurl that the d •• i9" of the f .. ~illty bland" •• much .1 po •• ibl. with the ~.ld.ntl&l natura of our ~om=u~ity; 4nd 3) will ampley .odern lound C'~ntrol techniquam to ... t r.~ir.d 9oY.r~nt.l atollndlarda. The 1lIC1t. will IIICrll wtt"-tb .. City &nd UI con.ult~t. to !SevIlcp ud aaintain &fiy requ1red traffic cLtiqation pl&n. AdcS.n •• RoUIe (pl ..... print ~",,,d liqn) (1nel~d' &ip e0d4, PrUle, ~*I\~e.d.Skth ).30 ~ £trH1/1~w~ 32f-I}4:) Si9~''---tluiJ I /IIi V 51n7'l' Cj-Bol Printl y~", SJ},o I SC9"' ~/<!\£-SCI""-;'<'-32.'-{ 121)- Printz I AK -StrltJ / ~7'-6 Si~, \ . hArAJ+-S'i.~ , Pr.lnu J \11'\( ,II fbLI<£l-lUS 17 ./.LLu.. cc,~ Si~, L;.--Jo--J-I"",",,'~ .j~~ C-1 'l~30r 1'52 124(/ >rUle, 7>, d .Rk.J.' ;2/</;-4-.?? 47V04.!? .fy Sill'" {.LA~>frJ ';--./i~' /ctd i'Z't'.-9'1' :>n y.s-< -57 f'3- prUle,hf<>tf'/t.-· 1..OY"-~1 l4-!> I ,"f>. viii tCJ -E-Y "'ry. Siq." ~Jlj. X' ~o ... Lvy PAW A'-'fO I {A "H;;'Oj '?;>''1-'i:>-::>, 7 Print: (/ Sl9D: I P:r~: ~~,: [hi ie IDJ S19B t '1O"" Pri.Dt. : Ilpl OFFICi OF HE Cr;y MANAGEli Pri.ntl Si1i1U - Prilltl 5i9"U Print, Siqn: , Cear Co~~ission: I },e\'e ~een a ~ern~~r of r-"".e '{:'-:CA S''''~l:ljing Eoc:rc siflce its €:"3r-l,:r bee:, ~ ,'1ni:'l.'35. XI t'1ree daug~ters (no"i" fu]ly sro-.'!1), 1:Jef"lefittec f!"o~ having t:"e ''I'" rigT~t" r:t"o".md tTje c0rr:.er. As a S!~ty's ~D~~~r and o~e of t~e privi!e~g~e re~ ~o b~ able to remain at t..:t'ne, I ".,as well acq:"a{n.tec '"itl; t!-te cru;:: 3ild alc'l.j"~,l)l misuse at the time. Our hone i.;as t!-:e hu':: of the n~ighhr"!rhDod; 0-:­ at least o~e of therr" ~nd for a \"ery S~~~ reason. Y~u~g p~ople love 8 certain a"nount of healt'hy sLlperv)si("l!1 while they ere ~aying a good time. : was not insta:ltaneously i-:. fS\""1" :J! t'1e develop'lle:lt of a la::-ger ''V'' facility. I needed to :,e convinced of the reliab!lft"y of the leadership. I ~eeded to kno~ the proposed plan traffic and no!se­ wise was not going to be IntrUS1\?e to the :'letgh:,orhood~ 1 already kno ...... of the need~ of our chi ldren and OLlT d)~sfunction81 families right here in Palo Alto. I don't bave to ~ait until their needs ~ecome a political issue. 1 assure you: these-are real prots we Are dealin,~ with. Sincerely. Kathleen F. Reimer 750 r~olly Oak Dri .... e Palo A Ito, CA 94303 I j I 1 I i \ City of Palo Alto Pla"~ing Co~~ission 275 Forest Avenue Palo Alto. CA 9430! Gen~lemen ~r~ Lacies: AlJglJst 12, 1991 It is wit~ enthusias~ t~at I I-e~r~w~t t~~ r~:e~t ~:R C~ t~e Pa.20 Alto C€-nter YMCA. As a le.n;: :.'tcnC.;."'.,;; U':'-?~ Qf the-'~'i"'ICA and a 10~g tarm ~~~ber C C t~e F~:~re 5ite Cc~~_t:ee w~c ~a5 helpe~ r~~i~~ n~~er0uS sites t~~0~?~:~~ ~a_0 c ___ or,ly cO~3tantl)' ~e back to ~ooking at ~'rp!~'Jin; o~r Ro?~ Rc~~ site, I am delig~tej to 5~e that eac~ :& :~e iten·s =~ con(e!~ appear to be a ~ill~ation t~lat C~~ ~e rea2o-2bly ~3ti;5:et_ As you aTe ~ndDu~tablY aWdre our ~~_~ is ~n irl~~:~a~:~ comm~nity reso~rce o~~eri~~ s~rv;ces to ~'0re ~a:o ~ltan5 t~an ~eets th~ eye. ~Men ore co~si~er~ t~e se·~~ce~ !: t~~ comm~~ity ~lthoLt cost to the ~a~=aye~s. t~~s is a be~e~it tha~ can't be ~atched witn~n Pale ~:tc_ Hopefully, you ~ave ~ee~ ir,fc~~ec ~~at o~r requ~s: fo-t~e addition to OJr f~cilit~e~ has bee-~~2~ret ~it~ gre2~ care and co~~ideratlo~_ ~e ~6'Je taken great pains to li~it the addltic~El s~ace to cn:y ~~~t is Ji~a:~) ~eC~~S6~Y_ rhe-e is TIO othe~ i~door s~~m~in~ fEcilit~ oth~~ t~ar C _A_R_ EeTV~n; the corr~:l~~ity r!eecs_ ";i;e~e Co':" ;;".:::.!.c. (,~t::; E-)(;::'Eo'-::'.. t.,: ;~: , , "" -... .' ~~deT5ta-d tre ~eeds of t~,@ ~~=~ ~~i~ prc:~:t ~~c ~he~ it means to th~ co~mu~jty cf F'a10 ~ ~~ jpfiritelt feel. fro~ the resu~t~ Of the E:~. ~~at ~~ c~, ~ltiga~e ~~e -~no7 proble~~ ~n~ red~ce the aC~crsE ~r~€:t :~ :ne ~eiGh007~~OC_ The citi~en~y cf ~a:a Alto e~~ t~,e t~'0~sa~d5 of ~s~rs O~ ~re 'r"_i'1,:A neec t~E ~l_;,,;:>c'rt ,,'" thE-:':t} C· ?21.i.2 :.;:t, __ .'_ "cs";c _ '. _ the ,.,.:..:: ;!S'I~'-'=~_"::. ;:'6.~ • l. e--,.....\-'" 1 ~ .. '"\..-~~ -r--?' I :---!_: ',~ r: ,...-,J.-,-;-, l-.~ __ -1 t-ll ;1' <...-., i _'''-'.''-..-'''l.' _ ,_) .-;-~- :I I.:.....~ :..:"-> .. , • > /'I ..... {_', . , -.'\ L.: '" ___ j~ f .. ~_ -'-"'"" .. -:"-!"'I:--'., ..... '( i ---~-r , ( ---,-" '- ::;"";" .;I"! 1-...... :.~ -.... 1 _~ ____ ./:-;; ( ,'-, . ~ _ If)-.,: ,-J •• ~ .. _ ; _ v __ ~"'_A_+-:'-<'\...:.,--..,I'l~_-c I .:. < >---:.;---- ",'~""" .:~'\.~--- '-/ ( .. , I , I , 1 I I I • .~"-____ Jt ______ ":"' __ ~ _ Planning Cam"lissioo City Hall 250 Hamil ton lwenu: Palo Alto, CA 94301 P',"1tI.t:ll LOJell, J:r. 129 Wa lter Hays Drive Palo AI tOI 0, 94303 (415.) 321-9215 Ausust 21, 1991 Fe: Palo Alto YM:A Application for l>.rrendnent to USe Permit Ladies and Gentlemen: (if .~ v ~'_;', I·~.N':'; f'tiO ,r"tl(i J str..;.'~!.y u!'t:;~ .. _~t yco.\ 3r:f'=C"'.",' t.~ '>f'P] i,:,=,_-ti~!" f"y t· .... "'""en~ 1.1~r> ~'f:'rmit of the Palo Alto YM:A (t.'1e ny,,) as suhnitted wit.l-n.Jt reducing the square footage of the facili ty req'..l:'sted. I am a rrernl::er and vC'lunteer for the "Y"~ I p:u-ticipate in c~ 6:30 a.m. exercise class; 1 am a rrl'!nt:er of and SecrEtazy for the ny" Board of Managers; 1 am a ITel7i:'er of and p3.st Creirrran of the P~ram Y.azketing O:m:aittee; and I am a rrertber of tIe FUture Site Ccmnittee. As a rrem1::Er of the Pl"O¥aIT! Marketing Cbrrrnittee r I participated in the st.udies to deteI.7.line tl-e need for a new facility and t.h: study to determine the maxiImrn usage of the facility. 'h'e determined t..~:3t t.'l-ere was a great need in Palo A.lto for irrlcor instroJC'ticcJa1 and lap training swirlC'ing faciIities~ "The !leW pools at the nyn ~Id provide an oprortunit".1 for the .. 1 .... to offer s,dmning 1nstr.Jctirns to thr-yruth of Palo Al te, arrl therapeutic a"ld exercise facilities for oor o.""R'llnity. Tre pools are not des igned for s1 tt ing arour.d, racing or s-.,"iro team use ~ Our st~· GTi usage projected a SCl1eW le for crnplete '..ltilization of the I"Ie\fr,i facility based upon the staff's exr-ert cpinioo of tr..e-IT'.axi:ru.11 size of class or use (&.."'e FiS\ire 4 of A[l)licatiool ~ Ne det.:rmined t_~"-the usage of the "Y" facility ~la. optimisti.cally~ increase by 80" -not w'"le 13M conservative fig..:rP llsed by the r,. E.I. p.~ 1<.1"1 80~ incretl.se i~ U~ i~ the fig..;re used in the D.E.LR {w 1:]')-107J for tl-.eir Pecllced Der.sity Alte.matl<Je. If \.he proposed facility .... ras reduaro in 5ize~ the ny" w::uld not be able to offer the quality services that an c:::rtm.mity }->..as a riq!lt to expect that it provide. The best decision for Palo Alto is ti>..at the project be a;oprc,.'ea ,15 pnposed. Tha."k you. U .. ' ~ ~ I r I i · . Palo Alto Planning Cor.missiDn 250 Hamilton Ave. -Ci\~c Center Palo Alto, Cali~o~nia 94301 Having been a: member and active programs O"Jer 12 ye.3r5 at the E<oss the proposed updating and adjition pa~ticipant of health/fitness Road l~K:A, I certainly support of pool,. I've served six of those years as a member of the So~,=,d of Managers where I had first hand insight to the need for updating facili.ties and the need [or indoor s· ... i.mming and thera;:>eutlc pools for year ~round ~~e~ The past t'NO years I've sen·ed on the Fut.ure Site Coomittee of t~ cOrJX>rate board charged W'ith investigating the possibilities \>'€ bring fOT your c0nsiaeration. It is the result of mee~ing ~i.th neighbors, expressing r.A!r future need and tner. developing a plan \o.1.th great sensitivity to e'l!ery concern of OUT neig.~bor~. At no C0St to the city, I truly believe the Y:1CA is n-,aking a great contrirution to the quality of life ii1 the cOlmrn .. mity and t.~ neighborrood • Cord':aUy, Elliott H. Bolter 286 \.,:altE'r Hays !}rive Palo Plto, Ca _ 94.3()3-2927 ! I 1 Palo Alto Planl1ing c..cmmission 250 Ha~ilton Ave. -Ci\/ic Center Pale Alto, Ca. 94301 Re: September 11th public hearing ror tre past thirtec:1 years I havE' been a particira~t arx:l' <;ol':.Jllteer fund-raiser for the Ross Road Yl'-1CA.. ~:y ("1thuslaSr.1 for U .... 02 "YO! sterr.5 from the fact that, as an older adult, regular eXErcising at the ';1'" has eliminated aching joints, back problems and, as a diabetic, has signif.icantly reduced my blood sugar levr:-ls. The instructo;-s and staff have never failed to be ... 'arm, concerned and supporti ..... e to me ;00 other cla-es IDell"lbe-rs. I am fully in favor of dhe proposed expansion which includes indoor he .. ,ted pools. 1he "yOi ""o.Jld trJly become a full service facility for the entire iarIlily and people with physical disabiiities. Having attended several neighborhood meetings) seer. the proposed architectural plan and read the EnviroM>i!ntal Jmpact Report, I am con­ vinced that all of the concerns of the immediate neighbor~ have been heard and addressed and that the ne<..; facil ity '~ld be an enl-lancement rather than a detriment ... Tne "Y" has a sincere commitment to the people of Pale Alto to offer a friendly, affordable, health-i~prU\ri"i1g corn:m.rdty center. Please gi ve it your suptx',(. S~ncerelYl , .<JJ~ Setc\" Bolter 286 ~'a:rer i-1.gys Dr. hL)Alro, Ca. ~,:.j~:3 I ;1 :1 " i NORMAN K. SWOPE. CFP. CLU Palo Alto Planning Commission Civic Center 250 Hamilton Aven~e Palo Alto, CA 94301 Gentlemen: }o.ugust 23, 1991 Having been a resident of Palo Alto for over 26 years and having app=eciated and used many of the wonderful facilities and ~arks available throughout this city, 1 am writing you to express my strong support for the Palo ~to YMCA and urge your approval of their planned expansion/renovation. When their modifications are completed, the Palo Alto YMCA 'Will offer services and facilities and programs .,,'hich will be available to many, many residents and which will enhance the reputation of Palo Alto as the city that cares and provides for its citizer.s. Thank you for you cooperation and support of the Palo Alto YMCA. Sincerely, /'/8_v"-K---&:7< .. -- Norman K. Swope 154 Walter Hays Drive Palo Alto, CA 94303 72Q Unl .... nlly Av.n~., Palo A"D, Callfornill 9"301 (415) 321·7893 ------------.--. ." ..•. "-_. .. j 1 I I i \ ! AllEtLl51 2..1, IJJ I fA.Le At.-1!> R..AtJN IIJe; CoMM IS!>! oN , OrotiC c.EN'TER ~70 1-\M\\llW AVENUe: f'Al.O I\cro I CJ>. 9430 I LAt>I~ o....d 06>Jn.EMEI-J , A.s A I<tE5fl>E~ OF~f\-<:ro FOR Tive.try-SEVEtJ P\..u..::s Y€;AI<S ~N\) ~ Pt>.lt> f>,t;ro \jM.~~55 AAl> fk;Ul'() SIIJee-ree.RVA.e\{, l'lM, 1. 1:es1'l£"TO EXPR6s /(IY Wl\Ol£*",~ SU.fPcR.T Rli1. TfI€ Puw/JE!> RE"tJo./A-TlOolS. 1\5 A yl'UA ~&E'It j: >l1'V'E BeaJ aNOL!lE'b \" p.. !Mrv/lljGo Cb-Et>. 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AT N c> 0,,5, TO 'Tli€: (!..'IY OF fP-CO AlTO ... t>J~ We 'TJl.Xf'A'1~, "". ~ fE.!lPL.e --..J~ MOLE" -CAN ~e=NEFll B20M TIE yMCA I f'>'\f/20"t;II'I~P5. 'l: U~ 'leu I>.I...L", M~'<E" TI-\E USc ~Ir wrnl -n..t E1Ji"1t...- S I'~ M.l..()CA"l)OiJ ~Q l1e>TEt>. 5/IIca.ELY) fIIJt )v.,r/~?~ CLyoe M. M --x:;;, '" tL- CLYDE z,,". h:AI:;8j,),~L, 31 ROOSEVElT CIRClE PALO ALTO, CAUF. 94306 August 23, 1991 Palo Alto Planning Commlssiorl Civic CEmter 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 9430 I Dear Plamlng Commission Members: I would like to voice my support for tM YMCA remodeling/expansion. I am a long-time memDer and use tne facilities at least three times per week for aerobic and exercise classes. The new sw Imming poolS (ooth lap arld therapeutic) are greatly needed Irl our commlX1lty. Swlmmlr.g Is an exercise tnat Is very beneficial for mClny who Mve cty-onlc health prOblems Right now the Swimming facilities at the CAR camot accommodate all thOse who woulO like to use this form or exercise Thank you for your quick SuPPOrt Tor this wOnde,-ful racillW Jw/i S.,," 154 ';Hzittr 'imp {DriV! 'Pm;., .1Jlo, of ~·OOJ ~ ~'I~ ~ ~ ~ lID c=rge A Willey OF? .' '~G 668 Georg;a t\ venue C ,-.. -," i)~ r ...... ,~,ll, T QPa.loAJto california 94306 1TrOFPHOHI ' Palo Alto Planning Coamission C.ivic CRnter 250 Ha.ilton Av~ue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear S.irs, AugU.5t. 26,. 1991 Atthough .y wife 4nd I have been P.lo Alto residents for nearly fQ~ty years, it was only three years ago that I became a memtteor of the Palo Alto YMCA on Ross Road .. Many friends had advised us of the excellent progr~~s offer~ by tke ·Y", but it was not until my heart bypass. operation that I had oeca~ion to experience at first hand t~ exceptional value of thi~ facility to area ~esidents. NeeQless to say, as a~ actiye participant in the cardiac ~xercise progra$ o1fe~ed on Ross Road I a~ ~ow a strong support ..... of the YMCA. ~y doctors at the Palo Alto Clinic urged me to take advantage of this life-preserving progra. wh,ich i'5 not duplicated anywhere elst!' in the area in te!""ms of prefe.siooA} staff and carefully structured activity. J ~ave seen this particula~ proqram graN even in the short tim. that J have been enrolled, and I' .. al'fare that continUed qrOMth is certain. After all~ the life­ sustaining nature aT this progr~m virtually assures that very few of the participant~ will (vo]untarily~) drop out~ and all the while new hv~rt patients are adde~ to the ~P""oup. The value 01 this E'~ception~l service is limited only by the need for additional space and equipment. We reali.ze that s~imming is perhaps the ~ost beneficial of all cardio-va$cu14r ey.erc~ses~ and we are ~ost Qrateful to everyone who has been working to e~pand the YMCA program through the addition 01 space and. most particularly, the provi$ion of indoor s~immin9 for year-round exercise. We hope that the Pl~nning Commission will r2pr~s~nt us 10 supporting this Much n~eded expansion. Thanle-. yew for your cons ideraticm of this request.. Since~ly, /':;kYI ~ ~ vJ JJ" George At Willey J -.... _, -'-__ L_._. • /' D' Il'~~ •. , (I . -c;--.",.-,.....-.. ~'J-.J J 1:_"'"'-... ).ki.Q j \ "';L ~ •• v-_-_.\_\:....C"_, {)I.' .~. r'A ........ -........ "'/ 2S0 'T" ' , u.~ -. J;.-",-" '." ~-:::..' 2 <:¥>-vr-.",,-,,:,-f: j r • /> • .J~"'0/ a!.-.A 1.~"""" .r-~/~' :.:. t)' .. -v..-.-.... -J' · .. ---t-'-i -' \ ( ,.-. \ ". ~ IC )Y"'"LLc r ( '.~. " ,".'" .. :' :.. --~. .... -~.I~--'. -\ /L.L~J ,-,,-j ,,-.~:'-, (~ J ") , \ \ . .. .' . . ',. ," \ '\'.~:;.\-V,I ,_" "- " -r ) \ '. J.--. 'I. ~, -t_ \ , __ , I <Co I .. J. _c· 1 )J ).'-' i :-'<, .' -I '-" -r,\ _ ._-" ____ , I' I /,t'_'v_~ ."_ I .... ~ c· ...... 7...-., "'.;. "" • •... " .. - , . ,I I, \ ( -. 'T . ~ , . , ")1 . v-i "j r ' '-'(j"~" J' , _ ... ~ ......... I!O ......... --.w .... --------···--"-·~ .. --~- 22 AU9'.J.st 1991 Palo Alto Planning Commission Civic center 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 I've been a member of the Palo Alto YMCA on ~oss Road for the past six years and I'd like to express my support for ~~e planned renovations. As a Y member, I've been involved in fitness classes as well as served as a volunteer for the annual support campaign and the Board of Manaqers4 I've discovered that the YMCA is far different from a commercial health club in ~hat it offers its programs and servi~es to a complete cross section of the population and I believe it is a valuahle amenity to the community. The planned renovations will improve the current facility and expand and enhance the proqrams that the Y can provide to the community. Not only can the ~CA benefit ~any more people with a wider variety of programs, it can do so without cost to the city and its taxpayers. I urge you tc approve the use pe~it ~ith the full requested space allocation. Sincerely, /' :/ ~~&'£ l':~y-fan~elin • ! "' August 23. 1991 Palo A!to Planning Commrssion, Civic Center 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto. CA 9430 1 Dear MadamlSi r: We have been members of t.'1e Palo Alto YMCA on Ross Road for the past 7 yaars. We wou~d like to express our support for the planned renovations. We have been activefy involved with YMCA actfvilles including aerobics classes. cnndbirth classes, parent-child p'ograms. ar.! family camp" These activities have taken place both at the Ross Road facility and at sites throughout the Bay Area and state" The YMCA ofters unique recrealional and educational opportunrties executed by a professional and caring staft Of the planned renovations the indoor peol is the most Important to uS. Having stood in One 6.t 0 AM every other Saturday throughout the summer far the I,ast six summers just 10 ensure that our chiidren are enroned in the excellent bl.Jt facility poor Palo Alto Recreation Department swim lessons is sufficiertt reason. Not only can the YMCA benefit many mo'e people, it can do so without cost to the city and its taxpayers, As frequent users and local residents, we urge you to approve the use permit with the furl requested space al!ocatlcn:. Sincerely, $cotl Owen Pee,; 940 lema Verde Ave. Palo Alto, CA 943C3 cc; Elliot Bolter. Hal lovell YMCA /.-~-'\ /' /" 1---.-'1_ c.,-, t~-:~__ _ (v:.;~ Oebo:--an K. Kerwiil~P.eck " Mary Lovell 129 Wa 1 ter Hays Drive Palo Alto# CA 94303 321-9215 August 24, 1991 Palo Alto Planning Commission Civic Center 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 nc : Dear ing. September 11, 1 S91 Palo Alto YMCA Ladies and Gentlemen: I am a student at Palo Alto High School and sillim for exercise at Rinconada Park. My fath€T has suggested that I write this letter. My older brother and! swim at Rinconada Pool freC)lJently both i:1 the ear ly morning and at night. I t is always crowded. Palo Alto needs a :1E!W lap pool dedicated to lap swimming. An enclosed pool will p~ovide a year rou~d oppor­ tunity for me to be able to swim for exercise. Please approve the addition of the new indoor lap pool at the Pale Alto YMCA. If you do approv.:! the pool, please keep the teaching pool separate from the lap pool. Thank you. Very truly yours, ,/ ,,/.. -n '11:11 ~II' I" 'J'C,; U~ " Nar}' I. .. ove 11 .------..._---_.--------_._._-- /. ~ "I I 1 1 I i August 26, 1991 Mr. )oseph Huber Micha~1 R. Ja.me. 4060 El CC'rr~to Road P~lo Alto, CLlilornia. 9B06 Palo Aim Planning Com."11ission. Civic Center 250 Han:UllOn Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear Mr. Huber; I am writin.g: re:gardl n.g: the proposed renovation of the Palo Alto Y!'wiCA buildi:1g on Ross Road. As a concerned citizen. I belie .... e that the YMCA benefi~ many people in this City at a time W~rl Local. and Sl<:;!C Government is having a difficult time providing :;er\'i.ces due to budget consrraints. I believe that the YMCA. is far different than 3 comme!cial health cl u b and I consider it lO be a valuable amenity to our Oty due to th~ programs that ir provides for cbildren. adults and senior citizens. M:,' children participated in the YMCA's youth basketball program laSt year and all yOlJ would n~ed 10 do is anend one basketball game on a Sarurday monting to sec how irnportanr the YMCA and the Ross Road n:novarion is to our cOllWlunity. ! would like to e"-press my support for the Ross Road renovation and I urge you to approve the use permit '9o-;th tile fun requested space allocation. Sincerely. ~ • . J ;1' -} ::-.:.< • 1990 Webster Stre.t Palo Alto, CA 94301 August 26, '991 P~l(J Alto Plarmi~g ConrnisSiol1, Ch'ic Center 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear Planning Commission: AS a member af the Palo Al to 'fMC'" on Ross Ro~d for at least shteen years now. I alA deligflt~d that tfley are undertaking such a well-t!'10ltght out renovation project! J personally attend the Y regularly for thelr excellent aerobics ciass€s~ originally begun on tMe advice of my physician. and tlave been consistently impressed' .,lth the quality no-frills instruction that is available there to all ages and ~alKs of 1ife. My husband--and many ]ike him with back problerns--require r~gular exercise but can only s'Wim to get it. As any of these people can tel J you, there i s ~ shocking shortage of indoor slIIIil7lr,ing pool s in this sop,",istl cated area for those needing year-round swir;ming. I hope yOll ... ill approve the use pennit with the full requested 5p~ce allocation and thus allow our local Y to jojn most other YMCA I S across the country in including a mlicr"l-need€d swi~ir,g faCility in their ~onderf~l fitness programs. It ~jll f111 a real need in aur cOITITllmity • • d til fdit~ j n JOLt!"' good judgm::nt. 1 am YOI~rs truly. Ga., F. Adams (Mrs. John D. Adams) , \ , • "J ., ., 'j . i , j I 1 I I -' w,:·l-:-5 ,H ... ,·s '~-il<,.. . -J--... {"e..,.. ~() AI t. y 1-1. c..-A 's F lc... ..... C~ ((oH r(.-d, 1-\--: .. .)./ 7'~/S +--<-~ 'l,e~-\-17 h,~l +-1.7 ""'~_+~\ ...... l:.-l=_-... J.. +,,",0' L , ~ k" I-I-~ 7 ---\ '-'-, <----\-~ f f.r ~7 1,,,,) 17 P.,,> ,t-:>-', I ~ '1 I o 4---173 G~-... ....-J'---A·/~ e~lo Ad-, ,C:-A 'i~3c, <> r' ,'0 r -\-r+-J-\-. ~ vf5">.-J:~J ,+ ... !~,I,) I. [e , ... /; I +-0 -I" ,- 'y' f"o .... L_~.( +~L ,,-,-d. fo r(vr .. l~ f--t"" ,,-,.~j ,,-F /'05(~-~~ -I-L~ .. : ... ;~ ~s e~ iO~lo ."-.1+0 _. t,r r'--< ~ , + I ~7 ~ 1\ i I-J-. ,~, , I '~--·'7""-""-"_"""'iiI"'''-'''·I'II''''_--·-·--· -.~ -. • Thomas E. Honey --~--------------------------------- m lAo<aga Cool! Palo AIo, CaItomia 943D3 Office (415) 85&-4723 ~{41~494'&156 Augus! 2&, 1991 Palo Alto Planning CmrurJssion CMcCen\er 25IJ Harru1ton Avenue Palo Me. CA 9'301 Re: YMCA Proposed Expans;on Membes of the Commis~on: J have been aaiYe in YMCA activities during most of my ilfelime an<! • supporter of the Palo Alto YMCA sine<! we rriOVed here four years ago. My wire and cluldren have also utilized t'>e ")",, fadlities. Hence, we all know and appreciate the vaJue 01 the resource that Palo Alto has in the "Y". ThIs letter is to express our support lor the proposed expansion 01 the YMCA As another I'I!5OU1t2 lor year around swimminS it Will help relieve rongesl1<m at other poOls and expand SWim tnstNction ahemaliVeS in the community. lJmItatiOns on the number 0/ persons able to use the pool facilitJes at one time Will certainly mitigate any traffic 01" parldng concerns in my view. Finally, this expansiOn Will M1Jler enable the "Y" to promote and provide the good worIl it has been doing in the communrty wtil1 the present fadUty. As • r.earb)I nei!¢lbor-01 the "Y" (withm four bloc!,s), we eageny !ool fotward to the addition as a posmve contnbution to the neighbo!t\ooc! and the oommunrty a:. Palo Alto YM CA teh , , To: Pale Alto city Departne~t of Planning Ft"OlIl~ Shui Lu _.J-<-"'" 1'~' subject: Pa~kinq Concern on YMCA Expansion project Date: Aug. 22~ 1991 I am a resident of Palo Alto, living right across YMCA at 3441 ROS3 Rd. ! n3.\-e reviel,o!ed the "draft E~vironmental Impact report", particularly the "on-site parking~ section~ Here belov are my concerns based upon my past two years experience of watching on-street parking in frent of my house. A~ On-street parking As described in the report, frequently YMCA patrons park on the street ~ithout botheri~g to look tor a parking space provided by YMCA. The reason is plainly simple. convenience. It is more than a dist.ance issl.:e~ It is actually more convenient to pull off to a available parking on th~ street, even they have to ~alk ac~oss the two-lane street, than drive around to th~ back of the building. I am not surf:! the measure proposed by th~ YMCA by relocating the entrances to north and south of the building will be discouraging enough to prevent the patrons from parking across the Ross road. I have experienced tremendous inconvenience from being blocked by vehic~es parking on ~y doorway and sometimes even part of the driveway_ T~e Vehicles parking on hoth sides of my driveway of~en totally tlock the view of oncoming traffic, making backing out car from the driveway almcst impossible and very unsaf~. Since the report recommended parking prohibition for 60ft on the YMCA side of the street for the eXdctly same reason, I ""ould like to recommend similar co~sideration be taken to discourage parking on the other side of the street too. ---~.~~ ... " --~"~~~ ,,--::.,;., "-- Parkinq Space Analysis Tne detailed parking space analysis presented in the report was totally based upon and extrapolated from the data collected on the existing activities, and thereby its parkinq demand, of ~Qny YMCAs' with similar facilities and sizes to th~ proposed after-the-expansion YMCAls. It did not consider the possibility cf potential activity, and thus demand, increases, due to future population growth or any other rea~ons. It was stated in the report that the proposed parking space of 209 is well under t,he requirement of City's parkinq standard. I personally believe a true City standard looks beyond present situations and tries to project the needs for the future. This requirement of 305 parking spaces reflects ~ good projection of potential future dettland, as such it shol.lld. r.ot be disregarde~. If the 209 parking position is barely enouqh to meet today's peak demand, according to the analysis, then the 305 is a very reasonable estimation for the demand of the future • / . 1 ! ',--....--,.,.,14 ____ _ , . , I , Dear Sirs: Roqer Hol11~ay 60" Kent Place Palo Alto, CA 94JOl 41 5 -32 7 -9 7 e 7 I first joined the Palo Alto Y~CA in 1910, shortly after I flunked the fltness test that appeared on the back of my morning cereal box. Since then I have been a member of one of the coed Fitness classes. with occasional fits of inactivity, to today. Over the years my ctll1dren also participated. In the summe:T camps ~ and in the f:wimming proqram when t.here was one. At that time I was also for sev~ral years active in the Swi~ Club Parents Club, prOViding financial support for the team as well as orqanizing and running' swim meets. Unfortunateh~, we are shoLt of pool time in palo Alto, and since the YMCA had (and has) no pool of its own, the team has since disappeared. One of ~y dauqhters can tell you about the fan!~stic trip she had with the Iy' on a catamaran to Catalina Island. Another can tell you about her triP to Mexico. My son still remembers ba:ckpack,ing to Mono Lake. They are qro;m and. qone now, but the values that the 'Y I instilled in them benefitted Palo Alto while they were growing up, and have sta::"ed .... ith them to this day. The YMCA is not jUS~ another kIron-pumpinqn club; it is a valuable resource to Palo Alto. The additlonal facilities will enhance that, prcviding more pool tlme fo~ both adults and children, an,j more gym exerCise time for tiO .. adul ts like me .. I be!leve in what the YMCA is doing, which is why r have participated in its financial caffipajgns. buth as a donor and as a ca~paiqn worker. I ur9~ you to approve lts request for a use permit wlth all of the expanded faCllities. • "ji .. ---~."-----""-- Palo Alto Planning Commission Members, 3535 Evergreen Drive Palo Alto, CA 9"·;303 August 28, 1991 I am. writing this letter to you in order to solicit yuur support f:)r t'i-Je propored renovation of the Ross Road YMCA ] have be~n a member of the YMCA for about 11 years. My major activity at the Y has been as an enthusiastic participai"1t in the YMCardiac Therapy program. That program has been an important part of my life and the trIes of many other men and women who have experienced a major improvement in the quality of their lives, I have also served as a member of the Board of Managers of the Ross Road YMCA for the past 2 years. However, I wish to stress thai it is my participation in and observation of the Y'I programs as an ordinary member that prompts this writing. It seems to me that the YMCA's ~pirit of service to a large segment of L~e area's citizens is in keepmg with the attitude of ser-tke that characterizes our community and cit)' government The renovation of the Y would signifkantly increase its ability 10' serve me and many othCr5 'With additional eJl:ercise equipment. lap pool for ~'immlng t:fC. The Y has and wili continue to concern itself with the best interest of .its neighbors. Concern for the greater good for the lMgesl number of Palo Altan.< will, I hope, molNdte your support for tho renovation r-...quest. Sincerely, r~~ ~;~7 ~:t;':~i: ';,,... . ,.- .. Hi .4 ,,,.-'t' ........ O"'~"D WARE 8: F1I.l!:lDID.'RICH A F.iilO~lo",....z. eo.POa.o.now 4<'0 _"'IJ __ T~" AVVOlJiI: P..u.o Au'o, ~lJ"OlllnA 94."K»·18I?~ August 29, 1991 Palo Alto Planning Commission Civic Center 250 Hamilton A venue Palo Alto, CA 943Cl Dear Sirs and Madams: TI:u:,...QJ<.c ..... ' ", ...... ' I have been a member of the Palo Alto YMCA on Ross Road for the past year and I would like to express my support for the planned renovations. I hir.~e discovered that the YMCA is far different than a commero.:t1 health club and I believe it is • valuable amenity to our city. The additional program space would benefit me and others [ know because of a greater selection of exercise equipment, pool for lap swimming and more facilities to serve our families and senior citizens. Not only t:a1\ the 'YMCA benefit many more people, it can d • ., 50 without cost to the city and its taxpayers. I U1ge YDU to approve the use permit with the full requested space allocation. DWS:shb Very truly yours, WARE&; FREIDENRICH A Professional Corporation ~/-r Diane '...,ilklns Savage ---·_ ........... , ...... __ · .. rt, .. , .. ·S>->--', ~ ~ ,1 ,i 'I I i ., I i Dear Planning Commission. 3891 Magnolia Dr. Palo Alto, CA 94306 August 28, 1991 I have been a member of the Ross road facility of the YMCA for about B years, a fundrgiser for 7 years and a hoard member far 6. I have been on various committees and gotten roped into qUite a few odd jobs around th! placet so I think I know most of the various activities that the Y offers. Obviously, I hope we ~jll be allo~ed to expand and improve our faeilit). In de­ ciding to give a great deal of my time and a fair amount of money to the Y. I was influenced by two main ideas. They do not ~aste my time -I feel that all the vork I do is quit€ necessary. and in this particular urban situation. I felt the need to e~~ourage a group that helps to provide the sense of support and commun­ ity that is probably prcvided by churches to their me~bers. Nany of my dearest f~iendships have come from Y ac~u~intanc~s and I particularly value their diversity -young ones and old and various economic groups. I don't know quite how I would have achieved this delightful state of affairs ~ithout the Y as a catalyst. I believe thi! is true of most of our rne~bers. As a board member of a non-profit I am al~ays aware of financial pressures and I wanted to discontinue our Kindergym program because I thought (and think) that infants do net need exercise programs and since all of our programs run at a deficit. we could let that one go. It turns our that most of the young ~omen who enter that class find most of their friends and playmates for their children there , BS veIl as-encouragement in the tough job of motherhood taat might bave been provided by family. Several of the ~embers of our cardiac re-hah classes have told me that the class has changed theiL lives -not so much fo~ the e~ercise. which a motivated person could surely do by themselves. but in the caring and support and courage of the staff and fellow class members. lhe ~yuppie· aerobics classes don't look like they have a very high percentage of card carrying yup~ies to me. and several of them also have social get-togethers that include the e~tire class. For many of us, there isn't an obvious replacement fo~ these services. Our expansion ~ould i~pro~e and close up that leaky old building and make it easier to park off the street, ~hich shoul~ make things better for the neighbors. Sincerely, • .~.---- ~~~, JL ~~~-~~+" ~ -ft..-.~c-~ / j'.:5-~/ J2 J'f."'---' ~dd-~~~ c:.L tfu.. ! ,~~/, C~ ,c., ~ V(H-I 0t~/ -~ ~ t~ J~I ~ . I -r--C,~ _ ~ ~) ~~ ~ ..e;'-r~.v / ) _. r><J ~.d:.-' Lk.? ~-......., a, ;, ~/loe ... ,~ f ~ 7~ &..-~v. ~ fJ-tk.-''f.'' ~ k~ aM-t;~ ~~ ~~)~ ~~I LP ~ Clt:5 ~7 .-" .t., a.-, Q.rp,,« f!...t ~p ~ ~ ~~/ -~~. ( , ~ f>-r'-' -~ ~4/ -&Z---~.o.k,L, ~~~ rtr .R j--~ ~ ~ ~ a-,)1 to" t-"'7;..1 aAy. J.. ~ 1"<--<-t:;; o.ff~ tL-UJL ~ Wiv tJ...v r r-N-fYU&,1, A.-f~ cJ£.N'~<nr// \ ' -~. (".e.--'J I '-~UrCh~~V ." I q ~l , 1 f I '1 tl j j 'I ., , I 676 Alvarado Row Stanford, CA 94305 Palo Alto Planninq Commission Civic Center ~SO Hamilton Ave. ~'alo Alto, CA 94301 Dear sirs/Mesdames: August 29, 1991 I am writing to express strong support for the planneo renovations of the Palo Alto YMCA on Ross Road. My son, Bruce C. Johnston, who resides at 879 Clara and is a Pa!o Alto resident, and :my wife, Harriet L. Joh!"lst_on, join me in this expression of SlJpport. Eight years ago I began attenaing fitness classes at the Y. They have been of immense value" to me. I will be -celebrating my i2nd birthday in a few weeks, and thanks in considerable measure to the quality of the ~Co-ed Fitness Classes ft that I have been attending, it will be a celebration of physical a~d mental health that greatly exceeds what I had anticipated at this age. During the past year my wife and son have both joined me as members of the Palo Alto Y. My wife has a heart condition and was havinq difficulty getting the regular exercise and qui dance needed t~ cope with the situation. The Y'S outstanding C~rdi~c Class has made a tremendous difference for her. OUr son joined 1n desperation !lfter breakinq a collar bone in a bike accident. He was frustrated at his inability to enga;e in his usual exerci~e activities but found a class at the y that fit his needs extremely well. Some of the activities that I have mentione~ may sour~ superficially like the stock in trade of a commercial health club. I believe, however~ that there is a funaamental difterence--in the r~nge and quality of the programs and in the concern and professional calibre of the ~taff. My wife in particular has been extre~ely grateful for the counsel that she has received from the cardiac specialists at the Y. It seems to me that the Y is already a valuable community asset for Palo Alto, and the proposed additions of program space will enable it to benefit ~ore people--and without cost to th~ city and its taxpayers. In fact, the contributions that my vife and I make each ye~r to the Y enable it to perform a variety of services of value to the ccmmuni t~,.~..t reduced prices for those with limited ability to pay. For~ part, we particularly look fOrw8~d to having access to an indoor lap pool, an exercise option that will be especially valuable as we continue to grow older .. /.~erelY. ~ ~~ ~\ Bruce F. John to . , • t.. ~. ~t. / )'. c_r l I r& ~~ ~:~ ~~ ill) ~ J ~~AO F-'puA tVci"';'~ 1 Q Palo Alto Planning Commission 350 Hamilton Ave. Pa".o Alto, CA 94301 Dear Planninq commission Members, )673 South court Palo Alto, CA 94305 AUqust 29, 1991 As l~nqtime residents of Palo Alto we are &trongly in favor of the proposed plan to ek~and the Ross Road YMCA tacility to include a sW'iucninq pool and othe.r improvements. The YMCA is one ot those very valuable co~unity resourc@s that make Palo Alto such a very sp~clal place to live and work. Palo Alto needs additional year round swimmlnq facilities~ I'. sure our family is not atypical in that we live in south Palo Alto near the JLS pool. It is open for limited hours in the summer# but not during the rest or the year. Because I work at stanford, I can use the OeGuarre pool at noon, but that privilege is only avail~ble to those of us who happen to work at stantord~ For the majority of ou~ neiqhbors, there simply isn't a convenient year round swimminq facility. We have been associated with the YMCA off and on for many years ana can't think of a better aite tor such a pool. The YMCA is well managed and self supporting so that building such a pool wo~ld not b. a financial hardship on th. City. We st~on91y urqe the Planning commission to vote favorably on the YMCA expansion project. While the pool is the .ajor addition~ we also support the need for new locker rooms and the other changes which are part ot the overall plan. Si~eerely yours, Ildl ~ 9r)~.-.)~ Bill , Marilyn Baurie~er ",~.~-~~,. '-~~'; ?:",-10 A1to PT,.J.f!..!.l~tt ":::,mMt~i'==-iCrl r~1l,1ie c.et:t~r Z -:::.1) H:~ m i1torl A ,\'ert.u.e .f' ~.10 A 1-t..o C-A ';43-0 J I h-?v=,:, hv".:"d ')t 351!. Ro:.::. 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""~' ,:~JI':-'-' ~.' -,,', H~.o:-'"y''' It .. £"11.0(1. the ,..~{~ JlroVt'::lt"~ In'Hl::'.' m't':<!1J~,"I:,i€" ::'"o:-nq.-:-~: 10 ff,,. ':rtl:::""l_~ of 1f,~ !cl"j l'O;:I'L1t,:u,~<.'I, ~n,j \h"~--=-(ve: 2'i11It~ :1.1.!'!'('Ht 1=';.1.0 Ai10 ,"~-:·rl ';Wt'-; ':'Ir, fl""l'i"\r .;:.",i 1'ICUti to ~,),,'t: t~li.:: cl~3tLi.::l1orJ,. 111 W'! il;;<!;:,:.ll"fJod,o",! Jo,ll'~ fU:"l'o:' ~,'.col~ '.!!ri', r"c,~ :,,:,~ .. ~ the r,1.:-: •. ::-of ?o 10:'\'.' fn;:;2lll :.ph';'t,~ !'O:-C'I,,1.o: (11 'r.<"-··tH""-ll,-t'I~'··}:-j C'J-,.!'". 1'1-;''''·I:',.1,:':·'..:''l l."ho ' ... qll ~ .. v 10l!nr.o:-th':"tn:::,.o:l'"o:-~-'I'~,,~ ni '1',,) ti~o:-'~r:-t·ll~t'·111 (':1 trio:' n:"nLt~llJtll1',' Jo/u, N. Muq..U ""D. a..INICAL PSYCl-\oC:ll.O(..lST 745 D..td Dr. Lo. Aru:='" CA 94022 R .. we· 't-. / --------- Palo oJ to Plarnlng Com"ission Chic Center, 2.50 Hamilton Ave~ Palo Alto, C< 94301 3479 Ross Road Palo ~ltDt C~ 943~J Seote,1i'Jer 2, 1991 '111::-~,)~g'1t our h:ust;! in 196-5. Th? v.'·C.Il, was already built. we feel that since the YMCA was there first, that it is a little late to co~plain a~JJt it! The YMCIl. ~3.S had little im,;Jact upo..-, either the betterment or the lowe:rin~ of our partic· ... lar property value, althJ'Jg'1 it is 111 o,Jin!on t!'Ht·-since at least half 8 do.::en people known to me have used the Y for health purpDs:.s--it pro':l3':llJl incre~5es our pro;Jerty valu? Oc:casi onall y :(When the senior dances are held) there is ,,"U:-o-I parking O:l the street and S'Jll: difficoJlty fQI our g.Jest to park-­ but it IS a public streeL The If is ap;;arently plannilig to move thOse dan-:es to aT1'tn~r lo:~tio',. ~~ reaso' that the Y is fairly u~btr~si~e i~ relation to our property (we are across the creek 'SInd across Ross R03dJ is thl:­ lir-.e of Jeffrej' pin:-3 alon,;J tt-,= cfe-=k on the Y property. I am assured that they will remai:1~ !l.lice R. Fy ten J -<. -- ~~ i ~ I I ! I i ! I August 31, 1991 Pa.lo Alto Planning Corrr!'li&sion Ci .... ic Center 250 Aamilt~n Avenue Palo Alto~ Ca.lif::o-::::ia 94301 Oeat' Friends, e,l,' -. ,'I,. ,." t., II,; CF ?A.tC ,.! '·0 This is to add our voices urging your f<:I\, • .:xable consideration to the YMCA expansion/improvement pJans. We e~pect to move to Channing nouse i~ Palo Alto in the near future and vill transfer Ol..lr current IT'relT1b@r­ ship (rom the Y in Recr..ooo City~ For one of us, the pool is of critical imp::lctance. The doc-tors ace convinced that the Aqua-exercise pr-ogt'a'!1 in the Red\o'OOd City p:x>l plays a significant r01~ ir: countering the potentially crippling effects of os~eo­ porosis. For the other I the use of exer::isp equipnent t,dS proven invaluable in ~eeping a 77 year old physically fit. Faithfully, Margaret L. Wyatt i" tL ~lC~)~dIC John R. Wyatt c· ~~:~,~ ': GLENN HERREMAN "114 ~illma" Or. P.l0 A't~, Col 9430& 41 S/" 3 -! JOB Augu:t. 3D, 1991 ,;;-" ,/ Pale ""tC'J F'i~r;r;;r.~ C'Jmn-.;~:5;':'r'l, (1',';.: (~nte" 250 H~m;lt~n ~~~pue Pelle Alto, CA "4301 Dear Slr/MCltl"dom, ~m wr,t,ng th;~ l~tt~r in 5upport c,' t~e YMC~'~ pr,:p~5~d u~e per~;t for improyem~nt~ ~t it~ Rc~~ Reed f!cilit,. The YP"'!C~ h~~ t,~ir;ed hundreds of )'-='ur'lg mer. II!Ir,d .... 'or"'ler; t",ro"'3h ;ts r outh pro~r,,'l1:! oy~r the y~"r~. :-''1 imprC'w',rlg its f~c;l;t1e!. J!!rld 'Strengthen;n~ ;t~ prGgr.em" th~ YMCA w,ll C(,l'ltinIJII!' it~ strc,r;g traditir.n C'Jf lei!d~rship de'"iI!'1r:'pmer;t--~D",ethl",g o"r COr'nfT";Ul'llt'1 "'iI!'~d~ now I!l'ld;1'I the future. :tror;gr,.. r~commend ~" ... r i'!pp~.,"''''l. 5inc~rel'l. Li~ I 1/' ,~~~""- .... Glenr; Herremo!ln ,I September 20. 1991 PLANNING CllHMISSION P.l. Alt •• C.l1forn;1 Oty of Yolo :Rlto ~ 0 80-= lOBO ~AlO "L10 (AllfCR;NI,c, 9"_10] 3412 ROSS ROAD. PALO AL TO YMC~" -USE PERMIT AlID VARIANCE REQUEST FILE NOS. 90-UP-38. 90+19. 90-E1A-SJ Members of the Commission: At the Planning Commission m!eting of September II, 1991. tne Comrnis$iaM heTd i publ~c hearing and received testimony on tne Draft £nvironm2ntal Impact Report (DEIRJ and tM! Use Permit and Variance requests related to th~ YMCA's proposal to expand their existing facility. The public hearing was then closed, and the item continued to the P'~nnin9 tommission meeting of September 25. 1991. At the September 25. 1991, meeting. it is intend," that the Planning Commfssion comment on the DEIR and make i recommer.daticn to the City .Council on the use permit and variance requests, following the close of th~ public heari~g. the Commission requested staff to answer some questio~i for Commissionersi infonmation at the S~ptember 2S? 1991, meeting~ This information is prov~ded below~ The YMCA nas provided add:tional information, dat~d September 19, )991, and attached to this report. Staff was not able to review the 1nformat;~n in deta,l at the time this report ~as published, but will provide iny necessary response at the September 25, 199)' meeting. PLANNING COMMISSIQN QUES110NS AND STAFf R[SPQNS[S GEHERAl How Ilany people tilJl lUI the proposed rxercise tracK and .t whilt hor;rs? The YKCA has addressed this question in the attached information. Why is there not. condition reqlJiring thole the entire site be dr.i . .,ed to' Blrron Creek rlther than Cit.! stom drjillS? When is this area recommended to be upgraded 1n the ~.ster Plan? Staff will pP"'o.ide a response to this question at ttle September 25, 1991, Planning Commis5~on meeting. Who was en the SGunding Board. w~o dropped off. and where do they live? P~\lt\Vt"1Caup:! 'Sf Cate: 5 '/20191 Page 1 '." To staff's knowledge, any interested nei9hbo~ _he ~i5hed t~ could attend Meetings and be a sounding board membe~. Many p!rsons attended most or all of the meet~n9s~ while otners simp1y stopped Ittending it some point. The YMCA has provIded the roster which they "sed is i mailIng list for Soundirlg BO'lrd meetings ,see the attached leltH from S .. rr,i Tiylor). Mfnutes of e.ch of t~e Sounding Board ... tings held betweeo February 1990 and August 1991 (. total of 15 meetl"gs) ar. ,viflabl. it tne Planning D1vislon office should any ~f the (ommiss;oners wis~ to review tfo.em. Regarding Figures 9 ,net 11 of the YMCA's .pp1ication submitt.T i1/ustTiring existing and projected trip gene"tirm , hr:JW Caj'ile the number af ccrs ·"n" do not tr.atch the nl.imber of clrs ·Olit"? These figures illustrate only the number of cars whicM enter and exit the site during the specific given ti~. Eac~ Entry durlng the time period does ~ot nEcessarily correspond to an exit. For instance a car which enters .. t 8:15 a .•.. would be counted is an "in-during the 81.m. to 9 a.m. time period'. But if it did not exit until 10 a.m., it woul::f nGt show up as an exit during the earlier time period. Therefore, I greater number of cars could enter than e)it the site during any given specific time period, but over the course of a complete day, the fns a~d outs wou1d add up. Staff would also point out tnat the numbers provided in these figures have been updated by the infcrmation in the Draft £IR. Why not hive a condition a170wing the YHeA to post I bond so that site landscapi:,g could be installed Ifter the drlJught fs over? Staff ~as accepted and encou~aged the use of bonds in lieu of instal1i~9 landscaping in instances where it is in tne applicants' interest to install the landscaping. For example, in the research park? property owners ~sually have great interest in installing landscaping due to leaSing commitments or for -arketability reaSons. ~owever, in a s1tuation such as tne YMCA, where landscape installati~n is more in the neighbors' interest, staff is hesitant to recomme~d the ~se of landscaping bonds. PTantings and irri9ation methods used are, however, subject to the City's water conservation and drought t01erant p1anting gu.idel i nes. Why and how .... e,..~ the site ~1 ternaUve.r jnc7J,.,ded i" tll~ Dr~ft flR choset'J? Staff pravided the [lR cons.ultant 'With the alternative sites to be anilyzed. Tne sit~s w~re selected based on several criteria. Besides being within the City of Palo Alto, the site needed to be 1arge enough to accommodate the proposed facilitifs, ~ave good site access, a~d have a reuonable potentfal for redf'.Ielopment or be reasonably iV_ilab1e to the YHo.. in t~e next five years. Several sites. including Greer Park, Cubbe~ley Community Cente~? El Camino Park and the old Mayf;el~ school site, were ruled out because, based on previous attempts to utilize them, they were not conSidered to be r!asonably a~ailable to the YMCA. p:\ltl-.,mC1lup2Isr Dille: 9120lS 1 Page ~ , I j I I I .. USE PROJECTIONS How did th. 'OleA irrive at their 80 percent prajected increise in Ilse? Whit I$suflpti<ms .~r1! used to construct the grflph shawn in FigiJre 8 t on pag~ 21 of the fIR? The YMCA has pro~;ded additional information regarding ~ow their projections. for future use Wi!re lrrh'ad at in the attached information. What is I reasonib1e expected increase in IJse? Tn, l!O pertent projected increase in ~se. which was used fer the quantititi~e a~al~ses in the [JR, is. €Quivaltnt to the ~roposed increase in gross building area. Although this assumes that ill of the new square fOJtage will generate ~isitors to the facility~ stiff believes this t~ be a reasonab1e but conservative approach for two reasons. First, 1t is possible for the YMCA to maximize program potential by overlapping users. In ether words, while o~e swim or aerobics group is in the pool~ the next is in the locker room getting rp.ady for the next class. Second, it accounts for the pcssibility that an impro~ed YMCA facility co~ld beco~~ a -magnet facility,· and th~reby attract a greater number of users relati~e to program space than at present. How did we 'rrille it the /lumber-of occupants for tile poo1 deck? n'le occupant load of the YMCA facilities is determined by the Uniform Building Code (UBC). for swimming pools, the uac specifies J occupant per SO square fDot of pool area and 1 occupant per IS square feet of pool deck area. The proposed YMCA pools are estimated to have 4,645 square feet of pool area, equating to a maximulTI occ'Jpancy of 93 p€rsons, and 3~B75 square feet of pool deck, equating to i maximum occupancy of 25a persons. For Community Centers? the City bases the number of parking spaces T~quired on t~e maximum occupancy of the facility. The Zoning Ordinance reQuires parking to b! provided at the rate of 1 space per every 4 occupants. So the pool arfa requires 23 parking spaces and the pool dtcks require 65 parkfng spaces. NOISE AND SOUND BARRIER How lIIuch ~dditjonaJ 50un1 reductior"l would if mMon,-y sound lIfaJJ provide over a ~Qod wa11? Based on the opinion of the EIR noise consultant, a carefully tonstruc.ted and frequently rnaintained wood wall, built to the sp~(ifications noted on page 18 of tne Draft fIR, coul~ provide the same sound ~'eduction as a masonry wall. An increase in tf'1e t'ieignt of the barrier from 7 feet to 8 feet would provide an additional 2 d3A of sound reducti~n (also noted on page 78 of the DEIR,. ~:lJt\ymcaup2J:SI Date: 9i20i!1I PC!\je .3 • \ • _ ........ ,_""C~~_,..., .. , "._.--".---'- Jlh.t is tb~ (ost of I Ilasonry IIt'aJ} ~ersus , waod Win? Staff ut1mates the cast would be up to twtce as muc~ for masonry over wood, a~d an additional ten percent for 8-foot height over 7-foot height. Why is staff rec08Nndi"g .I .uenry sound WI;' instead af wood? ~asonry does not see. tc be in keeping with the 11-1 ch.ricter. A1sc , it 8ppears that an 8- fDDt fene. ~9uld b~ neodod. Staff is recommending masonry construction prim~r;11 because it w~uld require less. lIa1ntenance to ensure adequate 1 [)ng-t~rm sound reductic-no A wood wall is more likely to hive features such as lost knot holes t s~rinkage and cracks leading to noise leaks, ind ;s more likely to r~qufre replacement sooner tnan I mas~nry Will. Staff be11e~es a masonry wall can be c~mpatible with A-I t~rou9h .ppropriate design and landseape screening. In regard to height, staff has recommended that the w.ll be g feet r.ther th.n 7 feet. Pray1d~ dehl1s of the sound waTT at the TerBIan site. How tan is it, where is it heated and what IIateri.' is it constructed of? Staff will prGvide a. response to t.~is Question at t"'e September 25~ 1991 , Planning Commission meeting after a field check to confirm tne height. Is it t.chl'lfciil1y possible for the IRechanic,J equip.Mnt to meet the conditions set forth in the nR in regards t~ haw quiet it IWUst be? A7sc~!l0ti tli}' it be screen@d? T~e YMCA ~chanicll equjpment will be located in a reof ·~ell· caused by the coming together of the existing gym ro~f and the roof of the new natatoriu. and locker room ,rei. The well should provide adequate screening and baffling of the equipment. The well can be se~n on the model of the ~MCA which will be available for ~i~wing at the September 25, 1991, meeting. The YMCA ~as .1so pro~ided I letter !~orn documentation from their nofse consultant (attached) indicating that the standards set fcrth in the rIR can be met. OTHER SIMILAR FACilITIES AND MF~BERSHIP REQUIR~ENTS What Dther sj.ih,. facilitiu Ir4! locded in R-J ar4!as? While the following facilities share some ~ommon elements with the YM(~. ngne are directly cGmparable: Castnleja School, 13JO Brj'ant Street -A pri~ate boarding school located ~ff Embarcadero Road: While it is sUirounded by single-family development on all sides. t~ere are no ~hared property lines (the site is separated fro~ l11 adjacent parcels by streets). Date: 912019 T Page 4 '",;~i , .... '\'-"< , .~ , i I I i Gamble Garden Center, 143J Wa~~rtey -A cQmmunity garden cent~r 10cated off Embarcadero Road: located in a single-fimiTy neighbnrhocd, but ~;th close aCC!S5 to Embarcadero and C;t1 parks on two sides. Eichler Community Center, 3539 louis Road -A swim ~nd ,ennis ciub lotated on louis Road between lom~ Verde and E_st M~adow: ihere are single-family homes on two sides (across Barron (reEK and across Louis Road)~ one sfngle-fami11 ~ome directiy adjacent and lig~t industrial development to tne rear. Greenmeado~ Community Cent~r, 303 Parkside Drive -A neighborhood ccmmunity center surrourlded by sing1e·-famiTy development on .all sides; There 1S a pool and communit1 room, which is currently being used to operate .a day care center limited to 36 chi1dren. Jewisn Community Center, 655 Arastradero Road -To the rear of this site are the Alt3 Mesa Cemetery and open space located in the Cjty of Los Altos: Single-fami~y homes are located along one side and multiple­ fam~ly de~elopment ilong the ether. Access is provid~d from Arastrad~ro Road. P~'o Alto Country Club. 3000 Ale(ls Road -A private Golf and Country Club l~cated in the foothills: Surrounded on two sides by single-family deyelopme~tl and on remaining sides bJ' open space. Cubberley Community Center. 4000 Middlefield Road -Single-fami1y homes t~ the rear ind botn sides, but with frontage and most access from Middlefield. Rinconada Park/lucie Stern Community Center~ 1305 Middlefield Road These facilities front onto Middlefield and Embarcadero, but have Single-family hemes located aiong the rear. ~ave we illlj)osed membership 1 imits on otJu~r clubs in the City? Staff could only find one membership restriction, for tne Eichler Commu~ity Center. Condition 2 of Use Permit 58-UP-j6 reads as follows. ·Use of the private non-profit recreation facilities shall be restricted to 300 families and their gU€sts, and the use of these facilities will be on a non-profit membership basis. This provision is subject to periodiC review for a period not to exceed three (3} years on the basis of tne adequacy or inadequacy of the off-street parking,· Condition 4 required 42 off-street parking spaces. What about imposing a membersf'!fp 1 imit on the YMCA? Staff bel;ev~s that i mem~ership restriction is mare meaningful for a single-purpose facility wnere you must be a member or a member's guest p:\Jtlymcaup2Isr DatE; 9120131 Paille 5 • to particfpate. The YMCA is not open ~nly to ~~mbers. Others can use the facility on ~ccasfons ~ven if they are not full facllity members. Howeyer, stlou1d the Conmiss1on wish to impose I limit en full fac1l1ty memberships. and'/or basit memberships, staff bel iev€'s t;'is could be monitored by means of I member$hi~ audit during the once yearly eval.otion specified by Condition 1.3. . PARKINS AND SAFm ~hy did staff reCOlMMM the 'andscape reserve parking at the reu' of the site be constr(Jcted tift" the project instead of refurning in re~e,..ve (Conditfon 3.2)? The EIR indicated that. par'ing supply of 200 sp.ces would .ccommodate pea, parking demond during typical YMCA activities (pag. 66 of DfIR). Stiff belfeves that this minimum number of spaces should be constructed' with the project. The 16 spaces propos.d to be held in landscape reserve at t;'e rtar of the site, vit~ tn! 190 proposed to be constructed w;t~ the project, brought the total number ~f spaces available to 2Q6. The revised sit. plan presented by the YMCA architect at the September II, 199J h~arfng retains some of the rear landscape reserve spaces, but makes other site plan adjustments SD that i total of 206 spaces are provided. Staff does not ot"ject to ret.litlln~ some 1 andscape re5erv~ spaces at the rear, as lang is a minimum of 206 spaces are constructed wit~ the p~oject. Re~ised language for Conditlor. 3.2 to reflect this is provided ~low under the staff recommendation. Clirify condition 3.B regardjng recollstructic-n of the ro1Jed -curb Oil Ross ROid t~ • vertici1 -curb. What distance ,long the street ttouTd it be? Is it pNJPosed for both sides Df Ross Raad? Where is the no parking restricted area ;n relation? Staff ~ad recommended that the curb be reconstructed the distance of the YMCA site frontage on Ross Road, en the YMCA side of the street only. Tne frontage between property lines is approximate1y 450 feet. The recommended no parking area e~tends f~r 60 feet either side of pacn exit dr;"'eway. T!'Iis distance is illustrated on figure 22, pag.e 62 of tne Drift fIR. As discussed under the next question, the extent of the curb reconstruction cou1d be increased. What is staff's iSSeSSlRent cf restricting parking on both sides of Ress Road? Staff does not recommend restricting parking on Ross Road' in front of the Y.HC," other than for 60 feet on ea"'er side of the exit driveways. SI-!ould there be occasional e'Jents when park.1ng <In the strset would be needed, no parking zones directly in front of tne YMCA would only force parking flrther down the street. Additio~.1iy, no parking lanes wou1d apply to residents and churc~ memb.ers. as welT as YM(~ patrons. Another possibility, which staff wou1d' recommer.d instead of restrictin9 par~ing. is to require the YMCA to replace the rolled curb with a vertical curb along both sides of Ross R~ad' in front of t~e YMCA. This would make the p:llt'lymcaup2/sr Dale, 9120,191 PaQe 6 ·3--" ~: , , ;', - ." ... - residents' dri~eways {whic~ are hard to distinguish ~~en the entire curb h roll£d) II'IOrf visible to persons parking or. the street, reG·ucing He tendency to park in front of them. Should the Commission wis~ to require reconstruction of the curb on both sides of Ross RQad in front of the YMCA, Condition 3.8 should be modified to reflect this. Cou1d lie issue parking stickers to YHeA users so residents can te11 if I p.rked car b1od::ing i driveway or cllJsing some other problem should be hand7ed 'by the YI/CA? Yes, the Commission could add a tcndition reQui~ing the YMCA to lssue parking stickers to all members. The benefit ~ould m.inly be that. homeowner whos! dr;~eway .as blocked by a parked car cou1d be somewhat Issured that the ca~ would be moved if the YMCA were contacted. However, althougn parklr'l.; enforcement officers concentrate mainly on ttle downto~ and (alifornia Avenue areas t and do not cover neighborho~d str!ets, a patrol officer will respond to i parking violation till and eith!r hav! the car removed or ticketed if a Violation is found. The drawback staff sees to a parking sticker program is that it co~ld set up a false expectation among YMCA ~e;ghbors that cars with (MeA stick~'5 are not allowed to park on the st~eet. a ~estriction the Police Department cannot enforce. What about using speed bumps in the par-king 10t to S'C'tfI exit ing cars down? Staff believes that bumps near the exit driveways could help to slow exiting cars. and is recommending the addition of Condltion 3.11 requiring the~ be installed. The condition requires road bumps, which differ from speed bumps in that they are longer in the direction of veh:ic1e travel. Cou1d the rJrillewlYS be dosed and locked after hours with gites, to prelll!nt cars from drilling in? Staff belie~es that some type of gate, other than a chain, could be designed to close the driveways when the YMCA is not open, and is in fact a good idea. Stiff is recommending a conditicn be added (as Condition 3.10) requiring such gates. with tne design subject to final ARB approval. A chain is not recol'Mlerded because in order to ensure it is visible, unsightry reflectors a~d/o~ signs must hang from it. The bike Tocker requirements seem excessive. How do ~e JlJst ify these numbers? St3ff does not feel the required r.umber of Class I spaces is ~xcessive (ofl.ly 9 of the total 44 spac~s must be Cl ass I). Class I spaces can be pro~id.ed in a 'l/criety of ways~ only one of which is individua.l lockers. A g~oup locked enclosure located inside or outside tne building. or indoor mollHored parking cou1d also be a.cceptab1e. The Commission could consider i modification to the r-ecommended condition 3.9 that would remove the restriction on deferral. This would al1a~ the YMCA to defer 25 percoent of the required spaces if they put them aside in landscape p:\ln.,.·mcaup2Jsr Date: 9i:i!Oi31 Page 7 .:,, __ .. _,,--,,- reserve area. HDwever, staff does not recommend allowing a~y deferril, since it is jmp~rtant t~ make biking to this facility as convenient as possible. Al.TEMATIYE OR AIlCITlONAl COHDITlOllS Art there 1."1 other l1ter",t(ves tl' condition aonitorin9 besides $e1f~ policingl C.uld w' illlpcs, ';nes or other penalt fes jf they de not meet conditions~ Staff's ur.dershndin51 of the inten_t of t"is question is to look for ways tc shift the burden of paying for enforcement of eo~ditions to the Applicant. This would go boyond the oversight function of the mDhitoring report recommended by staff, which would be prepared by i consultant hired by the City and funded by tne applicant. B.c'use several co~ditions iikely to be impcsed if the project is ippro~ed are more in the interest of the public thar. the YMCA, self-policing of th. requirements ~ay not be the ideal method of enforcement. Furthermore, the monitoring report m~ point to I n~ed for additional enforcement. The Question is whether the City could ensure that such enforcement would occur by requiring the applic3nt to pay for it. Currently, tfte City does not have I mechanism whlcft allows us to impose fines or fees related to code enfQrceme~t except through litigation. The City Attorney's office is researching whether there are avenues available for requiring applicants to f~nd a code enforcement program. Th~y hope to have this information aVil1able prior to City Council deliberations on the YHeA application. The Palo Alto Municipal (ode provides several ~ans cf code enforcement: administrative, criminal and civil. An eXimple of adminlstrative enforcement would be proceedings to revoke or modify i use permit. This Ict;~n is allow!d under Section 13.90.080, and allows t~e Zoning Administrator to hold a public ~earing in any case where the conditions of a use permit hive not been or are not being complied with, or substant~al evidence indicates t~at the use is bein~ conducted in i ~anner detrjmental to the public health, safety and welfare. FclJowtng the p~blic hearing, the Zcning Administrator may eit~er modify or r~voke the permit. As set forth in Section 18.01.080 9 Violation of the use permit provisions can bt criminally prosecuted as i mfsdemeanor~ Conviction can subject the ~iolator to i fine of up to Sl,OOO or to imprisonment in the co~ntJ jail for ~p to six months, or both. (acn day a ~iolation occurs is considered i separate offense. Finally, under Section 18.01.060, the use of property in i manner not consistent with the prowisions of a use permit may be declared a public nuisance. The City Attorney may then instit~te clvil proceedings to ~bate the nuisance. p:\It\vmcaup2!~ Date~ 9/20/9 r PaQt': e ~ , , ~. ; r'i " .. j \ ! ·1 I ! I I '" .. -~---------= "",,,-'-,.--_.,--..--""--~ ~"'-' ___ .P. ____ .. ..:· . , Cou7d staff .ffirm th~ estimated cost of the condition monitcring report proposed in condition 1.3, and respond to the idu of usin9 the consultant ""re frequently in the first year or two of op~ration? Staff is comfortable w'ith our initial estimr."te of approximately SS,OOO for each report. and will contact se~eral consyltants prior to the September 25 meeting for verificit1on~ Staff believes it may be helpfu1 to use the consultant twice yearly for the fi rst year or two of optrat;on. Should the Commission wish t~ add this pro~isiQn, Condition 1.3 should be modified. In regard to condition 1.5, verify the drop off and start times for nearby schools, and provide any needed revisions to the 1angIJage of this condition. Staff will provide a resp~nse to this question it the September 25~ 199], Planning (ommission meeting+ What is staffls response ta the rHeA's proposed 17tern~tive language for condition 1 6 regarding special events? Staff will pro~ide a response to this question at the September 25, ]931, Planning Commission meeting. STAFF RESPONSE TO REVlSED SlTE PLAN The site plan presented by the YMCA ~t the Planning Commission hearing of September 12. 199J. was revised irl several ways. The landscape reserve parking loc.ted at the (ront of the site has been redesigned so that it no longer encroaches into the 20-foot front setba~k. This ~as accomplished by using all compact spaces and by :1ak.ing a stn.:ctur'.l modiftcation to tne front of the Ex1st~ng building These two changes all~w enough room for parking whIch meets the ordinance requirements. Staff finds this arrangement acceptable. The revised parking plan indicates that 206 spaces are proposed to be constructed ~;tn the project. Of these. 83 ,40 percent) are c~mpac:t spaces, whith ;s below the maximu~ 50 percent compact spaces al~owed for a parking facility of this s-tze. An addHional 47 spaces are proposed to be tleld in landscape reserve. 38 at the front of the site and 9 at the rea~. Should t~e reser~e parking ever need to be constructed, S spaces would be lost to allo~ access, so the total parking count propos~d is 24B spaces. Since all 38 of t~e reserve spaces at the front Qf the site would be compact, the compact ratio increases to 49 percent. This parking proposal sol~es two previous problems: first. it increases. the ol,lerail parkfn!:i count from 246 to 248, whlth is the numbe~ of spaces required by ordinance; and, second, it provides Inore tf'lin the ~OO non·re5er'fe spac.es idel'1tHied by the ErR is· the minimum number of spaces needed to meet the average demaf'lds of the YMC.~. Revisions to as valuilb7e, landscaping. p: 111Wmcaup21sr th~ parking layout ~a~e allowed five of t~e ten trees identified which were to be removed. to be incorporated into the site Trees that are still proposed to be remD~ed inc.lude four AtiiS Date~ 912:;191 P"\je Eo , t . I i • I .. ...,,- / I : I. - ------.. -"----..~--,-.,., ,-,'» Cedar and tn. Sophora tre.. Staff is satisfied tn.t retention of the additiQnal Cedar trees would require awkward changes to the circulatlon pTan. As specified in Condition 5.7, UI!se trees should:'e replaced at a 3:1 ratio. In regard to tne Sophora tree, staff contin~2s to recommend that the bUl1ding be ~djfj.d to retai, the tree, or th.t the YMCA pre<ide infern.tion to satisfy the Zoning Administratcl'" that sud! modificatior,s cannot be made (this is t~e currently proposed lang·.·_3' of Condition 5.7). An exercise pith hiS been added along the nortn side and the rear (westj property lines. Staff believes it is important to provide is great a buffer between the parking lot and the adjacent residences as possfble. CQndjt;~n S.4 TeQ"lires I dense -landscaped buffer i.l!lng the prcpertoY lir.es. The walkway ShDUld~ therefore, maintain i min;m~ distance of 10 feet from the fenc! line in order tn allow room f~r required land~caping, and should be comprised ~f a penaeable surface suc~ as decompo$ed gran;t~. The walxway as currently proposed does not mafntain a lO-foot setback alcng the side property line. PETITIONS AND LETTERS Petitions both in favor of and opposed to the ;roject were submitted to the Commiss~on at the public hearing on September 11~ 1991. These petitions are available for additional re~iew by (~mmissioners or members of the publi~ in the Planning Division office. letters that were received at the publ ic ~eajiflg on September II, and that were received between September 12 and September 18 are attached t~ this report. Please note that several letters are frorn YMCA neighbors who were involved with the Sounding Board, and respond to several questions posed by (ommissioners at the Sept!mDer 11, 1991~ hearing. STAfF RECOMMENDATION Staff is recommending tne fallowing modificitions and additions to the Co~ditions presented in the September 6, 1991. staff report. Deletions iTe indicated by stt'ikC!e'dt and additions by underl ine. Additional modifications, following, from tr\e severa"' questions noted above for whicl-t staff did not yet have responses, may be proposed at the September 25. 199], meetjng. Delete Condition 3.1: TAe ~la~Si Elate~ Fe!H'ijaF~ 21-; 1991 shaH -4J.e--f'uiseEi te ei\AEl" ~P'8\"'de tie ",il'l i"'ti~ P'll::tm~. t sf 11i Sl9aees as peQbi FeEl' f~ pI B,8seEl' alie-itiePl, e .. te f'eEi1:loee tt\e size af t"e ""I3~Bsea isaHiBPI 1A ~"B,ee,.t;8f1 te-~ ftUlflbeF Bf s,aees .~ich ha.e fist lJeeR pt'hieeEl (t.e spat~ Modify Condftion 3.2: It,e 16 pa"kip! s,aees heattli a1sRg the peal" ,f'B,EFtj' 1 i Ae, Ifld ; ~t!H eated BPI the ,hAS dates F"e~l"llat':) 21. 1991, as "1 lAeseape ~e5el"\"e· A ~;"imvm of 206 parking spaces shall be constructed at the time of project deYelopment, and a total of 248 spaces, including those to be held in landscaDe reserve~ shall be indicated' on th~ final pl_!D..L..Uproved b~ Architectural Review Board. p:\Jt\ymca up2/sr Oat!!: 9/20/9' Page 10 ~";" .. '_r .. ' .. , .. ""'" ." ... ___ ~,~, __ .""." __ -'~' Add Cond1t~on 3.10: (eetable 9ate~ Shill be prgyjded it eac~ entry and ex,t dr1yeWjY. and shill be 10cked fol1QwjD9 the close pf on-site actiwities in t~e e~gnir.9 haunt and not rgggengd prior to the start of morrdng activities. The gates shall be qf J design other than chain iod Posts. ~hall be subject t~ aQDr9~aJ of the Architectural Review Board. Add Condition 3.11: Road bumps $~al1 be jnstalled in t~e_vic;nity of the exit driveways pn the YMCA $it~ for thg purpose of siQwina exiting vehicles. The bumps sball be 3-inches high, 12-feet long in the direction of ye~icle travel. and locited in a position approved by the Transportation Divlsion. 1Ioc!1fy C0n41t!o. 6.2: The property line so"nd barrier reQ"ired in Condition 4.1 shall be constructed i$ the first element ~f the project, sa as to reduce construction noise generated by the remainder of the project. Temporary fenc~ng, to proyjde security between the sjte and adjacent parcels. sn~ll be installed ,S necessary while the soynd barrier is beina constructed. The buildinlS peMlit for b1Ji1ding improvements shall net be issued until the barrier is completed. Resp~ctfuny submitted, .L'_' /i ./' . ~<"C< 'f --,J7":L :r lOR! J. TDPlEY • .i,j Pl almer ATTACHMENTS Le-:;ter (rOIl Dan Logan. Pilo Alto YMCA E"xecutiVe Director, dated 9/19/!H Information submitted by YMCA dated 9/19(91, with fo~r attachments letters received from Residents between 9/10/;1 and 9/18/91 COPIES SENT TO Mr. Batry Taylor, President, YMCA of the Mid·Peni~sula, 4151 Midd1efield Road, SUite 2ll, P.lo Alto, CA 9'303 Mr. William leddy. Tanner l€ddy May tum Stacy Architects, 444 Spear Street, San francisco, GA 94105 Mr. David Clore, Mundie & ASSOclates, 3452 Sacramento Street, 5~n Francisco, CA 94118 Mr. ?aul Wehrenborg. 3516 Ross Road, ?lo Alto, CA 94303 Ms. Rose Tamoi, 3S08 Ross Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Mr Earl Brabb, 325, Ross Rca~, Palo Alto, tA 9~303 M$. ~ilary lambert, 795 Ston€ lane, P.la Alt~, CA 94303 Hr. Willi .. landgraf, )52 Stone lan., Pal. Alto, CA 94303 Hr. Doug1as Ba110n, 3366 Rcss ROdd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Ms. Loui~e M~. 764 Ames Avenue. Pa10 ~lto, C~ 94303 Ms. Yvonne Holcomb, 3280 Ross Road, Palo ATto, CA 94303 Hr. tary Wetzel, 787 Stcne lane, Pilo A1to, (~ 94303 Hr. Terry Stone, 3618 louis Road, Pal. Alto, CA 94303 Ms. Caroie Thompson, 755 Ston~ line, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Ms. Shui l", 3441 Ross Road, P.lo Alto, CA 94303 ~:\~\)lmcaup2Isl Dale; Si'2Qi'91 P.aQ,!:! , , • Hr. John Mldd.n, 3413 Ro.s Road, P.lo Alto, CA 94303 ~r. Warren ~ubb"d, 2.31 R~ss Ro,d, P.lo Alto, CA 94303 Hr. Hapht.ll H. Knox, 1010 Doyle Str •• t, Su't. 15, Henlo Pork, CA 94025·4515 p:\h\ymc.aup2Isr· Da:c: ,9.'20':91 f'aQ~ '2 .. !J; J! . 1\7 , 1. YMCA of the Mid-Penlnsula --......, .,J.l'2 Ross Road Pale Afte. CA 943(,'3 {41!SJ 494·1883 september 19, 1991 Plannift9 COmmiaaion 250 Hamilton Palo Alto, CA ~4JCl Member. of the Commission, At ,he end of the September 11 heari~g .~ver~l questions were as~ed of me by ~r. of the corcrnlsslon. I hopt! the follo.in,; ar.IIWerll wi..ll as!U5t the Ccmmi •• ior: and ataf! Inelr..b.ers to ma.ke the bEst possible dec-illlor.S on the YMCA'. application. I Wi" asked if the YMCA had taken a positlon on Los ArTiigos. My answer a-: the hearing was t~i.t I did flat rE'~ ... ll reading' that. the Board of xana.gers ;,ad tai<.::-,'1 .. .etian to .relocate Los A.mlgc:,s. Since the heaxin9r I ha ... ·e reread all ot the 199\) b.oard !!llnute.a and questioned the secretary of the beard. I ca~ now repo£t with certainty tha~ the Board did not vote to relocate Loa Amigos. There ia. as neighbors have pointed out, freq'-l("nt rEferences to Los A.T,:gOS in th. ~inutes of the Sc~nding Beard, and it is clear tMat the opinion of former !MCA .t.ff was that Loe Amigos &nould relocate. Th@ Sovndin9 Board, h~ver. i8 no~ ,. pel icy-maKing gr~u~ and their disc~ssions abou~ reloca~ing Los ~igoa vere only advisory in na~ure. I was .lao asked to b,.. as s.t: .... cif .. i: ilS PCS:5 .. bte aoout wna':: I've done, as the e~ecutivek that wou:ld q.l.vs thE. COm.1"ci8E;io:l 3c.rr,e ir.d:..eat:..on of what tne". and neighborll might expect of YXCA stoaff. Re .. ! are E;2"·"cral .. terns: -Bent,. hand-delivered :!'Jote to 40 neighbors lntroGucing myself. @r.e~~sing my b\l.slnes.a card and illVitinlil them to call or "'t.op by. -conducted ilL major clea".-up c .. y with 2S volu'lteers and IIta!! and c.rted off ten truckloads of debril!ll to t.'le dump. -condueted .. can'/ass of 100 ne.i..ghbors to de:.:.."u· t:,e DE::P s·"r'T'~"r1at"J and to a.n5""lI'r questions abo\.!"';. ::>:.J.~ applicatiorl. -met twic-E' wit~ mer'N:Ierl of 'tne So,",nd.Lr'9 Soard. -p\,lr~haliillild and l.nstalled four addit.l..orial cutsid ... t= ... sh cans. -ii'mployed .. per&on to piell. I.lp trash and supplement the Io.o~k o! t.h~ ongOing twic2-weekly l~ndscape service. Enrichmg the mind, body, arId SP,',i! 0.1 at,' people • -directed the ,,-=oyal of J ur-..... thori.zed "lIIh.iclea ane! J transient.. !roo Yi'.CA premi8:.a. -repaintod .~rtac •• 00 the front of the building+ -r •• ponded tc &pprox~tely a neighbor.' call. r8garclLng noi58, light and falling pine needl ••. -provided training and coaching to front deBk ataff in receiving and transm.itting cc.cnplaj.nt •. -kemindRd peo~le to park in the lot of! ~oes Road thru signage~ osetinge. newsletter and naw member handboo~. In hio:! testimony, Dr. Kalcolm. Thompson mildtll reference to me aa has Mrs. Thompaon in a .ub.~ent l~tter. Since be wa5 describing a conversation which took place between my aecretary and his wi!~. several significant omisBion. and miaint.rpreta-tions ""ere ~.de. I"~ therefore providing a narrative for Honday. ~une 24: In tetro$pect~ 1 a.e that my receptionist'. mesaage waa mis~nder.tood to mean that 1 did not desire to apeak to Mra. Thompson. Of my numerous shortcomings. avoidinq neighbora 1. nct to be found. Sub8e~2nt to ~hi. incident. Mr •. Thompeon hae ha~ 2 or J occasions to c&ll me, even ~hen I was home~ and I feel c.rt~in that she ~ill ~gree th.t 8h~ had no difficulty ~ettinq through to me. I have no de.ire to auggest that suddenly upon my .rri~al everyt~ing changed for the better. My experien~e with the board and eta!! has &hown me that they had already ~plemented a numbec of improvement&. despite the fact that the YMCA has been operating under i~ter~ lEadership for several months. Any new .~ecutivR would bring a fresh perepectiue and a jesire to get a prompt .tart~ Thank YOu for the opportunity to clarify t~e&e mattera. Exec~tive Director cc: Lori Topley iii tl ~ :j I ! , N~I'IVE" roR JUNE 24, lS'91 -:DAN LOGAN (Tn. following took place ... hen HUl"Id.l.e-and ASBOC., tb~ EIP conllultant~ cantlie-tad Tanner, Leddy and ~aytem. the ~MCA'. ~rchitect. to req~est f",rther measurement.. The rHCA had l"I:lt be.n advised thilt sntr:.' to nei9h~~.· Frope~ty was contemplated.) 10:00 arc. (appro., Archit":!"c:t arrives at fMCA; lIecordin,; to olticoi! ~ana.ger .he states she ia here to take acme mI:-88-.:rem4Hlta; 110 mention ot ."i&.I,.,=-iI19 neighboT..' prc~rty ia ~&de. 1:55 pm: I came back from I. meeting and ..,as iiM",ediately giver. « te!ephnne message sl;'p. The message ""11110 from ~rs. 'Ihompson and ...... 1:1; that. 1 hEld JC minutes t.o get bacK. to hllr .... ith t}-.e r,ame of t.~e tl'1CA persCln .... ho h~d tres-passed. It .... as i:t thia ptlint that I was told about the woman 'Who t.a!:! been th0re earlie:'. As I recall, there .;a.8 a~Jo:'u.t ten minutes left .:iI Carol'. tim~ limit. Bein9 new, I had no idea who the architect was or ...,ho ~ad initiated the measurements and my several phone in~~irieD didn't heLp • .2 :00 p!1: Call'!e! Carol Thompson, got her analo'er-ing mac~.ine. Xl' .message to her .... .iIIS that I .... all trying t.o lind out the answe:-to her question and that "o..IOuldi get back to her as aoon as I had one, certair,:?'y by the end of the afternoon. % then vent into a meetin9 witb • board mer.ber. 2:10: Receptionist. interru~vd to 6ay t}',at Carol Thompson ia on the t.lephone. I asked her to tell Cat'ol t.hat l'm in a meetlng and have no more information yet and that a. soon as I do, I'll get back to her. I contlnued ,.lith Illy IMIBting. 2140 pm: 1"0 P .. lo Alto ~llce office~s oiiIrdve. The) tell me that a neighbor has cOro'1pl .. ine~ that 6,:JmeQne fro~ tl'",e YHe ... has trespaSsEd on r.e-r proper-ty. I explained ","'nat little I th(;n kr.ew a~.d :-esumed Illy ll1ee~ ing. 4:00 pm~ I finally lea.rned who the ,",=chit.~ct is arid tPlephoned h.l.lII in SF. I left en urg~nt message f~r him and another message on Carol'. machin~ .identUyiTlg t~.e archit_Ect and hl-s phone. 4:45 pm: Got .. ph~ne message from 3",11 L.eddy sa:tl.ng he ~ad talked loIit~. Mrs. Thompson, ~a& ~ritin9 her a letter and wD~ld hand deliver it the next day. J\.lne-25, about 3 pm: ] reached Mrs. 'l'nampion by phone, apologited for the incident, asiced i( 1: Ir,ight COme by to meet he!". s~,e deC"i.~r.ed to see .me. We did talk on the phone (or about ten. mir.utes ane! I Ielt W~ had at li!'ast rea~hed an under8tand~ng abo~t .. hat had occurred. ------_ .. -..... --_ .. • , j YMCA OF THE MID-PE~!NSULA RESPONSE TO QUEST!ONS FROM THE PALO ALTO PLANNING COMMISSION la Hov can ~e decreas~ the speed of vehicles leaving the 'iMc}~ property? Speed bumps are scheduled at both exits as well as stop signs and ~please watch for our children.­ None of these ite~s presently exist. 2. The question of ~hether to construct the sound wall around the YMCA property out of ~ood seven feet high as oriqinally prQPosed or out of masonry at eight feet high as recommended b),' ?lanning Staff raises several important issues. A. Performance: As stated in the FIR, a carefully constructed wood sound wali would achieve the performance required by the Falo Alto Noise Ordinance. A wall having a mini~um surface weight of 3 Ibs./sq. ft. ~ould require 1-1/2 a thick cedar boards .. B.. Effect on existing trees: A total of 19 trees identified by the EIR as valuable are directly acljacerlt to the side and rear property liT,es. These include 18 Canary Island Pines ranging in height from 30 to 50 teet and one Black walnut which is approximately ~5 feet in height.. Our Landscape Architect has advised us that both of these species have shallow root systems. The mas5iv~ continuous concrete foundations ~eq~ired to support an eight toot t~ll masonry sound wall at the property line ~ould unavoidably destroy major portions of the root $yste~s of these trees, resulting in the deaths of many of the trees. If some trees survived, their roots would undermine the wall over time and result in unsightly cracks. The wood fence ~as originally propo~ed because it can be supported by intermittent 'Wood posts: .. 'hich would ha .... e a minimal impact on the roots of these valuable e~istinq tre~s. C. Height~ The ElR states that raising the sound wall ~rom seven to eight feet in height ~ould result in a further noise reduction of 2 dBA. As this difter~nce ~ould ba virtually imperceptable to the human ear~ it seems an un~arra~ted change ~hich -,--""-....... ' .............. ' ...... ~."''''~~~-.. --- , .\ o. E. wou]d cause the sound wall to exceed the h~i9hts of all the adjacant residential fences~ Appearance: The appearance of a wood sound wall is clearly more consistent with the residential character ot the adjacent properties than that of a mason~ vall. Adj~cent neighbors vould have the option of leaving their fences in place sqainst the new wall, or removinq their fences to expose a handsome, solid wood wall. A masonry sound wall would present an institutional appearance to the back yards of adjacent neighbors. Cost: Our contractor indicates that an eight toot high masonry sound wall would cost approximately $100/1in. ft. while a seven foot hi9h wood sound wall (using 2X10 cedar or redwood w1th 1-overlap at jOints) would cast approximately $6S/1in. ft. For the length of ~all proposed, the additional cost of the masonry wall would be approximately $55.000. F~ since the September 11, 1991 meeting our Sound Consultant contactea the OEIR consultant and discussed the sound wall barrier. Both parties agree that a wood barrier would meet all codes. In conclusion, the YMCA feels that the requirement ~f ~n eiqht foot high masonry fence is unwarranted in terms of acoustical oertormance, would result in the destruction o~ many valuable trees at the property line and would not be aesthetically consistent with the resiQential character of the neighborhood. The YMCA would gladly make the additional investment in a masonry wall if it were clearly superior to a wood vall. Since this is not the case, we respectfully request approval of the project with the wood sound wall as ~ropo5ed. We will abide by any decisions made on this ~ssue~ 3. Could YMCA members be required to display stickers on their cars? Yes, the YMCA fully endorses this concept. In addition l ~e will continue to focus on the steps taken to br1ng YMCA participants onto the ¥MCA parking lot. These include but are not limited to: A. E4ucation of our members s. Chanqing the location of our entrance and increasinq to two entra~ces -2- • , , . I -I 'I , 1 I ; I , I I j I I 4. c. Increasing the number ~f available parkin; spaces D. Requiring £tdff to park in the rear of the parking lot E. Improved parking lot lighting As an aside to this issue ~e would like to respond to some comments made by Reverend Vladimir from the R~ssian orthodox Churcn, just a short distance across the street from our property. First, I ~as personally surprised by his comments and hope that we can communicate better in the future. According to our count, his chUrch lot in tact has nine parking spaces, ~hich means that hi~ parishioners park on the street. I am confident that the YMCA is frequently and inaccurately blamed f~r that street parlc:i n 7· As a gesture of qood ~ill to the neighbors and to possibly open communication with Revere~d Vladimir, I propose that the YMCA parking lot be made available to the church, after construction~ What steps wi 11 be taken to reduce noise normally caused by rooftop heating ana cooling units? Please see attached Exhibit One, page 7, C as prepared by our noise consultant Charles M~ Salter Associates Inc. 5. Should the YMCA consider limits on its memberships? The YMCA membership is expected to grow from 1,050 members to 2,500 members. The assumption of the above question is that limiting memberships will decrease negative items such as traffic. We would like for you to ccnsider the follo~in9: A. The YMCA has no desire to cvercro~d its facilities. We presently r~strict membership sales at our other two facilitles when usage approaches less than ideal ccnditions. As an example there is a tour-month waiting period presently to become a member of our Mountain VieW' YMCA. B. The new facilities such as the swimming pools and adult weight center are not intended ~o bring large numbers of people to the YMCA at the same time. While 1,000 people may join the YMCA because it -3- • · .... _<~ __ ·, __ l ... _ ... _ ... ___ .. " ... _~ has a syimminq pool, three to five paople will actually swim in one of six lanes at any qiven time. The existing ~~~asium draws a large crowd during the YO'.lth basketball seas(\n, but our usage is already at oapacity. Increasing our mem~ership base viII not increase the basketball prog4am at our site. c~ The YMCA sells family memberships. For example I a family of five may in fact have only two membe~s that actuallr participate and use the Ross Road site, but al fiv~ are count~d as members. O. The 8,000 proqram participants mentioned have in the past and ~ill continue to primarily use facilities away from Ross Road such as ou~ Day Campers, Parent/Child programs and travel camps. E. Individuals historically purchase me~berships that benefit those organilatlons. Many members are not frequent users. If you have a membership at a qo1 f club, when did you last play? Recalling the example of the 258 paople on the pool deck, the YMCA proposes that you restrict usage by room occupancy. We know that our numbe~s ~ill consistently be far lower than those numbers suggested in the DEIR. The following item (six) continues this discussion. 6. Related to increased usage, why does the DEIR use 130', the VBC shows 93\ (Page 29 in OEIR, Table J) and the YMCA sU9gests 80t? Beginning with the second paragraph on page 20 in the OEIR, the use ot 130\ is explained. Basically as we understand it they took the USC 93\ and included areas intended for circulation. The USC calculation on Page 29, Table 3 of the DEIR is suggest~ng a 9)\ increase. This is suggesting the follow.lnq. A. That if the gymnasium were set up in th~ater style seating, 420 people could be accommod:ated. B~ ~hat if all meeting spaces were simultaneously set up in theater style seat in; }'OU could accommodate 187 people. c. That 116 people will hang out simultaneously in the locker rooms. -4- ·-~ O. That 258 people will stand around on the pool deck while 93 people enjoy the pool. The YMCA calculation of an 80' increase is not based on square footage, but rather on identification of existinq and proposed programs and numbers of participants. A five paqe document titled Proposed (1995~ prhirams as a Percent of CUrrent programs 15 enclosed In t.a plannlnq stall docume~~ presented to the Planning C01IIlI1ission by Lori J. Topley, as Atta~hment One. This document describes all current and proposed future ~ctivities and calculates the number of participants. A. The existing YMCA gymnasium is not presently used for theater style seating. CUrrent programming is well below the usc 93\ calcula"t,ions. B. Trle newly created meetinq space is primarily intended for s~all qatherings for staff and volunteers, community groups and dedicated space for ~bysittinq while adults participate in classes. If requested we Yould welcome the the opportunity to present tbis issue further at the September 25, 1991 meeting. c. Peo~le use locker roo~s for changing and mov~n9 to their next activity. D. There will not be any encouragement for large numbers of people to be on the pool deck. Pool decks are intended for circulation and safety. The YMCA recommends that the usage of our facility should be based on actual rather than terceived occupancy. wh~le we believe and s and by our eO\ calculations, ~e would accept the usc 3Jt limits for individual spaces such as the g:ym and pool; etc. throughout the facillty. Since parking needs in the DEIR are based on their 130% projections, the U8C 9Jt ~ould clearly alloW' for sufficient parking. 7. What commitments have been made to the Sounding Bo~rd? The 50undini Board was created in February 1990 and m~de up of ~nteres~ed ~CA neighbors. As the term ·Sounding Board" implies, this group was net formulated nor led to believe that the~ ~ould ~axe -5- "0-t "ri i' • , decisions for the YMCA, but that their ooinions and ideas would be encouraged and widely apparent in all decisions made by the YMCA. Wl'1en you consider that this 9'l'"OUp advocated., received and discussed items .. ith YMCA officials such as the traffic study,. selection ot an architect and contractor, and development of our "Good Neighbor Policy,· you can see how involved they were and ho~ open the YMCA process has been. Yes, it is written in Sounding Board minutes and factual that YMCA staff stated last year-that the Los Amiqos group, if the ne." proje.ct: was approved, would be ~oved to another site. Ho~ever, during this present process it appears fair that if the Los Ami90s group is willing to meet the same criteria set forth in the revised guidelines in the new Use Permit for the Y, that they should be permitted to stay. It should be emph~sized that the Y feels strongly that it should fulfill its commitments to the nei~hbors, and feels equally strongly t~at the Los Amigos group should be treated fairly and in keeping vith the ¥'s mission to serve the seniors of the Palo Alto community. In keeping with these mutual desires then, it is very mUch the Y's desire to have the opportunity to continue: to serve the worthwhile Los Amigos group in a manner compatible with our neighbors. If the Los Amigos group is not willing or capable of meeting the criteria as set forth in the Use Pe~it, then the Y ~ill move them in accordance with a pre-established deadline set forth by the City approval process. A copy of our "Good Neighbor policy" is enclosed. The Los Amigos program produces $19,000 in revenue for the YMCA~ ~hich is 1.4\ of the Pale Alto YMCA Branch BuQget. S. Please discuss arop-off times for schools and the start time6 for YMCA programs. The Palo Verde Elementary School DAILY TIME SCHEDULE is enclosed for your revIew. Of the 350 children at Palo Verde School, 49 of them live between Middlefield and Ross Road and ~ust so~ehow cross Ross Road on the ~ay to school. Of the 49, approximately four kindergarteners -6- • \ / arrive at 9:40 a.m. and appro~imately ten in grades 1 -) arrive at 9:50 a.m. The remai~ing 35 arrive by B:l5 a.m. There are an additional six children who live considerably west of Middlefield on Alma, Park and Arastradero~ These children presUlliab~y arrive by car or bus a~d probably don't cross Ross Road on foot or bicycle. All of the .9 children cross Ross Road alonq a 15 block stretoh from Colorado on the north to near San Antonio on the South, so some are only marginably affected by YMCA patrons coming and goinq. In response to the above and purposely scheduled so A$ to not impact school starts, the YMCA ~9i~s classes at 7:30 a.m. and again at 8:30 a.m., each for one hour. As presented at the Planning Commission meeting on september 11, 1991, the YMCA proposes th@ following condition statement 'Jnder item 1.5. ·YMCA programs or class start times should be scheduled to avoid conflict with peak school commute times. The YMCA ~ill annually meet ~ith local school administrators and, if necessary, adjust the YMCA program schedule. 9. can the buses be stored somewhere other than the YMCA property? Althouqh we haven't yet been successful, we believe the ans~er is yes~ they can ce stored elsewhere~ This is An area ~here help from the City ~ould be appreciated. Our efforts to date have been unsyccessful primarily due to liability issues. Would the City of Palo Alto consider allowing the YMCA to locate our buses overnight during t.oe summer at CUbberly~ Mitchell Park or at the Middlefield Winter Lodge site? 10. Could ~e put a gate or chain at the entrances to the YMCA ~hen ye close each evening to decrease or eliruinat@ vehicles on the property after hours? Yes, ~roviding the neighbors accept the concept and that ~t is aesthetically pleaSing as approved by -7- • \ ;. 1 1 I I , I I the ARB. close and closing. It would be a function of ~CA staff to lock this barri~r nightly shortly after 11. What is the makeup of the Sounding Soard and can we see the minutes of the ~eetin9s? Sounding Board Roster is enclosed~ One h41f of qroup have attended regularly and one half hav~ dropped out~ Announc~ments of meetin~s and minutes cf meetings continue to be ~alleQ to the criginal roster. Minutes of all meetings are available from the Palo Alto Planning Staff -We contacted 240 households personally and in writing in January 1990~ These homes were between Lema verde and East Meadow~ Each resident received an invitation to participate, 12. Are the 2,000 signatures presented by the YMCA actually Palo Alto resider.ts? In addition to the actual si9n~t'lJres, the YMCA provided ~n alphabetical list of all signees. We encourage anyone to review that list. 13. Hov many people Use the valking track and at what time of day? The exercise track was originally built for the cardiac Therapy patients ~ho, then and now, need to exercise while under continuous observation of nurses. Members of other exercise classes also use the track by their choice~ An average of 100 persons per day use the tracK, typically between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m~ Host of the par~icipaticn is by the cardiac classes, Monday through Friday ~etween 7:30 -8:30 a.m. and 6:00 -7;00 p.m. It should be noted that track usage decreeses in the colder, darker winter months. With the availability of a lap pool for exercise, it can be expected that some current track users would shift to lap s~imming. 14. What can the YMCA do in reference to individuals identified as homeless? -1'1- . \ • Through coordinated efforts with local churches, the ~CA has provided shower services. it it is deemed by the City of Palo Alto to be inappropriate fo~ the YMCA to provide this service, the YMCA will discontinue doing so. Ta our kno.ledge, no one is presently residing on YMCA propert:(, and such acti vi ty Js and viII be vigorously d~scouraqed. 15. How can the YMCA assure complianca with required conditions and its ~Good Neighbor Policy," In addition to all of the previously stated and anticipated conditions, the YMCA would lixe to propose a concept that its immediate neighbors select an individual wtJO will s.erve as an ex officio member of the YMCA Board of Managers for the Palo Alto site. This will allow this person and ultimately the neighbors to hear first hand the discusF.ions and anticipated decisions of the YMCA~ The following efforts have been undertaken since 1986 in response to neighbor requests and the YMCA's desire to be a good neiqhbor. Prior to 1986 p.jx)ut 1986 November 1989 and Spring 1990 and S-wmer 1991 Summer 1990 Summer 1990- present Summer 1991 Reduced hours of operation of the Los Amigos program from 1 a.m. to midnight. Remodele~ Palo Alto Room; removed eight doors and replaced ~ith sound barrier wall, added ventilation e~uipment and ended patio dancing activ~ties. Pruned and ~e-shaped landscaping (Note: EIR consultant apparentl¥ visited site in 1991 after prurung, prior to complete clean up) Re-surfaced, improved and striped rear parking lot, adding about 50 spaces Board adopted policy to be pro-active on encouraging members not to park on Ross Road (see Dan Loqan letter to Planning dated September 19, 1931) Board adopted Good Neighbor Policy - includes provision for ncn-staff neighborhood liaison person ~ith direct access to Board -9- • \ " ----- I I I I :1 ~~~.;....o. _______ , ----- tlyovers have a much greater i~pact on the project than parkinq lot a~tivity. 'l'his •• etion add.resses t..~Q issues of conCQ:::T'. out.lined in the Intrcduction seetion of ~hQ report. -l.. As d:etemined in th4! ~r.\~ious section, a parkiOig lot in th. rear of ~~ site _ould have 1ittlQ effect en the' possibility that there will be occasional parking lot noise qreate= than what we ~eas1,;reQ.. There.!cre, as a factor of safet:::r .. · ... e recc:r..r:lend that it 'Wood frr.nee noise barrier be constructed as shc~~ in Figure 2. 7his barrier should be a tr.inirr.u:a of ': feet hi-;h. This barrier will provide 3 to 4 dB o! noise reduc~ion and act as a visual bu!'far. The noise reduction provided br this noise barrier ~oulo lessen the noticeabili~y ~f no~~e from the project. 8. An increase in t~affic .ill not cause an "ir.pac~w on the nei9hbors~ Since the noise environ~cnt iE. do~inated by noise other than '{M'2.A traffic, a doublir.g of traffic ., >-------~-----page. 7 would at :most produce a 1 to :-dB incr .. ase in noise levels. The new proj.ct will have ne~ mechanical equip~ent that vill qenerate noise. When th~ design o~ the nechanical 8y$tem beg-i.~sp our ottice ·""ould be involved in t. ... e noisQ con~ol aspects for this system. We foresee no problem in eontrollinq th~ noise to meet the e~iteria. typical noise control measures WO'.11d i..,clude parapet .... aIls I acoustic louvers, duct silencers, noise barriers, acoustic enclosures and the selectio~ of the ~~ietest equipment possible. Indoor activi~iQs from the site is anothe~ potential nDise sourCR. The c~rent facility often has open windows allowinq noise tr~nsfer into the neig~~rhood. !'he naw faeility ... ·ill b4t acolJ.st':'cal1y sQaled with outside air prOVided by ~echanical equipment only. Noise from activitie.s such as a"erobics .'ould :be -c:or.trcllE!d 'With. thE'! use of acoustically ::ated ',or;irldo~"G end. doers. 'rhli!' sound amplification systetr. ~uld be designee to m~r.imize sound le.vels~ ....................... e ................ _ ,,, ..... ___ .... ___ ••• ___ .. .,, -s_ ~ .. z "tK ,,~, l" C:~S. --,-.. _,,---...<-"----- ) . / .... n. The: Palo Alto "meA expansion can be desigr::ed s\:ch that the noise it ~eneratas ;..till neither ac.versely affect. the cC~".lnity nQr vi~late the City Noise Ordinance. acoustically sealed, mechanical equip~ent is desig~ed to be quiet, ~nd if a Gound ~all is built, the neighbcr~o~d ~il1 experience ever. lower noise levels than f:r:o=n. the existing facility • • • • 1 For those unfamiliar with environ":'.ente.l -co:nceFts, please see App~ndix A ·Concepts of Environmental Noise.~ Chaptez-52, 'l'able 1. arvj the. 1979 Department. of Trar.spcrt.ation, YMIA Circular 5620.1, Section III~D.3. ICWG/lngl:! j,,043r CSA Project No: ~O-206 " Ii /' ,I r--'-""'JI::'"--"""?I ;1 ~ ! ~ i '1. , , ; ~ I " / I ,,,- 1/ "- ! r n I n I I I I 4 X " CEDAR OR EQ()I YAJ..£NT S' O.c., 6' LONG L:< x 4 CEDAR II OR EQUIVALENT S' LONG I Jo-.--r-.-.:-I I · -.;r X 5 OR ,}"x a CEDAR OR EQUIVALENT , X 6 REOViOOO, /1. SINK ," INTO (.) ," r- MOUND TO SEAl. i OFf NOISE ':":' __ ..b:=f::=~~=i,.-i-....!...._!..., 2" MAXIMUM GAl' BEiWEEN IoIOUND AND 1 X ~TICAL BOARDS -----, MOUND-------------~ -2 X 6 CEDAR OR EOi.IIYAl.f:-lT C.\PPING, S' LONG BOARD ON BOARD CONSTRUCTION EX I EFdOR NOISE BARRIER :h.,.' ...... Itor A ..... I ....... 'flC il' .... ,.~·~".,.· ~~-, FIGURE 2 Ii Nil . . : ';:;' I I-­ I ! N I i . ; I I f- L 1 i I - Palo Alto YMCA Good Neighbor Policy The Palo Alto YMCA is d,d{cated to strengthening and er;riching the mental, physical and spiritual welrTless of all peop!e; and to improving the human cOllditior.s within the changing patterns of family and community life. This document has been prepared in cooperation with neighbors of the immediate Palo Alto Y1vfCA community. As an expression of its policy to be a good neighbor, the Palo Alto YMCA will: Consultation ... establish and maintain a mechanism for consultation with its neighbors, providing access to a. cross section of neighborhood opinion . ... designate a staff person as the contact point for all neighborhood issues. Dan Logan, Executive Director - 494-1883 . •. Elliott Bolter, a Palo Alto Y1vfCA member, has been appointed by the YMCA Board to serve as the liaison person for any issues not resolved between neighbors and staff. Parking ... continue to provide the present parking surface on the ·YMCA property for participants in its activities . ... continue to maintain an active program to promote off­ street parking. 1 lraffic ... continue to inform Y members of the traffic and safety concerns of the neighbors . .. encourage carpooling and alternate modes of transportation to reduce vehicular traffic, including encouraging the use of bicycles. Sound ... continue to maintain and implement noise controls at its facility . ... continue to inform its staff of the noise control interest of the neighbors. Appearance ... continue to maintain the exterior of the building and all landscaping in a manner which is visually attractive. Declaration ... The YMCA will do everything aboye "'"ithin the constraints and limitations of the existing faCility. 2 -. '. '. ,'. ' .. If the proposed expansion proceeds, and in accordance with approved plans, during the construction process and after the completion of expansion of the facilities the Palo Alto YMCA will: Consultation ... maintain a mechanism for consultation with individual neighbors . ... continue to work with the Neighborhood Sounding Board thoughout the permit process and hold neighborhood meetings before/a iter key decision points . ... provide a single point contact for issues related to construction imoacts . • Parking ... assure the new facilities v,ill be desig:1ed in such a manne. to encourage off street parking . ... provide sufficient paved parking on YMCA property for participants in its activities. Continue active program to encourage off street parking. Traffic ... continue to encourag" a ltemate modes of transportation . ... encourage the use of bicycles by providing convenient parking spaces . ... promote safety with regard to ingress/egress. Safety will be of paramount concern to the design of the new facility. 3 Sound ... employ modern sound contl'Ol techniques to minimize impacts on neighbors. This will be done in consultation with acoustical engineers and the city. ... install a sound barrier along back and sides of property . ... enclose activity areas, swimming pools and mechanical systems. Appearance ... ensure that the design of the facility blends as much as possible with the residential nature of our community . ... utilize landscaping to provide visual and sound buffers between the Y and its neighbors. Construction ... comply with City of Palo Alto construction requirements and do everything reasonably possible to eliminate impact on neighbors . ... provide a single point contact for issues related to construction impacts. Palo Alto YMCA 3412 Ross Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 (415) 494-1883 4 • ) • EX~HSlT THREE PALO VERDE SCHOOL DAI L Y TI ME SCHEDULE -1991/92 MONDAY TUESDAY, THURSDAY. FRIDAY B: 15'/ SC/If)cllJeplns r()r EARLY KINDERGARTEt/. EARL Y PRIMARY READERS and ALL STUDENTS In GRADES 4 II1if 5 9:05 LATE PRIMARY READERS begIn -i 9AO LATE KINDERGARTEN begIns ~ 10:00-1 0:20 I'1omlng Recess II AD EARLY KINDERGARTEN dlsmlsser/ 11:40 PRIMARY GRADES 1-3 and LATE KINDERGARTNERS luncll beplns liAS UPPER GRADES 4 Jnd S-LtJncll begins 12:30 lunch "nds 1:55 LATE KINDERGARTNERS dismissed anI)" EARLY PRIMARY READERS dismissed I :55-2:00 LATE PRIMARY READERS Recess I :51-2:00 UPPER GRADE Recess 2:50 LATE PRIMAR'.,. READERS and _ UPPER GRADES 4 and 5 dismissed WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE -MIN!MUM DAY 8:15 10:00-10:15 II :40 II :35 11040 \ 2: 15 1:15 ALL STUDENTS begin Recess ALL KINDERGARTNERS dismi5sed PRIMARY GRADES 1-3 lunch begins UPPER GRADES 4 and 5 lunch begins L unell "nds ALL PRIMARY and UPPER GRADES 1-5 dismIssed 'I., . . ..", ", / I , c c · • · · cr ,. , .- 0 '. " ~ , , · Ballon, ~ Drabb, Earl Dinkey, Ro £.schweller. SJ:JAA fa:.bender, Barry &: Fremon. Julla fiodge.s, Diane Jonath. A"U11lr Kravitz, Brad Lambe,"t, flilary . Ponleithner. Henry Belater. Kathleen s twens I Jdvl Tam..1, Rose chompson, Hal",lm & carol '.roy. David Tra.iner, Richard Vander Plil3. Hubert Wadleigh, Clay Wentworth, George ~tzel, Cary THC.l SOONOING 1lO.II![) ~ (NOTE, Cortfl<1ential -For _Ins Board K ... be .... (nly) 3366 Ros.Road Palo Alto, CA 9~303 3262 Ross Road Palo Alto, CA 9~303 3380 Cork Oak Way Polo Alto, CA 9Q303 853 ThortN:lod Drl"" Palo Alto, CA 9Q303 ~ 8~5 Tal!snan Driye Polo Alto, CA 9Q303 x I 879 Ror"" Palo Alto, CA 9Q303 H 850 Rorke Palo Al to, CA 9Q303 '" -; 851 Talioman Driye ralo Alto, CA 9Q303 ~ 775 Talisaan CaJrt Palo Alto, CA 9~303 0 = D <~~ 795 Stone Lan .. Palo Alto, CA 9Q303 ~ YlZl Cork Oak \lay Palo Alto, CA 9~303 750 floUy Oak Dr! ve Palo Alto, CA 9-303 3519 Ros. Road Palo Alto, CA 9.303 • 35~ Roo. Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 " 755 Stooe LaIe Palo Alto, CA 9'30] 7q3 Ea.t Head"" Palo Alto, CA 94303 3423 Cork Oak Way Palo AI to, CA 94303 8q6 Rorke ralo Alto, CA 9~303 866 Rorke Palo Uta, CA 9Q303 3:190 Ros. Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 787 Stone Lane" Palo Alto, CA 'i_30] . '\.' ' .. >r ,'!',. "'" • ~:" :c Letters Bectived bet~een Septp.mber lO. 1991 and Septemb~~i~~ lW.LhWll!i. 9/13/91 9/13/91 9/13/91 9/l!/91 l/il/91 9/11/91 9/12/91 9/12/91 9/12/91 9/12/91 9/13/91 9/13/91 9/11/91 9/13/91 9/13/91 9/16/91 9/16/91 9/16/91 9/10/91 9/10/91 Received From: Douglas Ba" on Or. ~alcol. Th .. pson Carol Thompson Terry and Brad Kravitz Melvin a~d Avivl Bernste1n Douglas eal'on Tol11 Mas' en !Ja~id Kell-er Karen Martin Henry Ponleithner Kath' •• n Rei ... , Howel' Lovel', Jr. E. Gow Cheryl logan Susan Co~~y and Elad Levinson Walter Bortz, M.D. Robert and Joanna G~rney Yvonne Holco~ Catron John and Dolores Stevens Barry Taylor ·---_ ...... ·.:1111'_[110= .. · ......... , .. , ... _...-~-,-----,-~ -" September 12, 1991 Lori J. Topley Department 01 PlanrJng and Community Envirorvnenl Douglas Ba'lon 3366 Ross Road -3412 Ross Road, YMCA Thank you forthe opportunity 10 address the Commission last night. -..... ---.. -----~- After I made my presen!alion one Commissioner asked 10< some clarificalion on the comm~menls the YMCA made to the Sounding B<>ard regarding Los Amigos. As Dan logan sugges!ed there were many undocumented conversations which unequivocal1y declared the Ys ",tention to relocate the group. Mr. Logan was in error, however, when he suggested that there was no record of Ihis commitment. Attached are photocopies of Sounding Board meeting ",jnutes of June 21,1990 (page 5) and Oclober 2, 1990 (page 3) provided by the YMCA in which their position is clearly defined. Also, as I mentioned al the hearing, a Y Board member, Peler Rothschild by name, specifical1y called to reassure me that the Y Board had resolved to e~minal9 Los Amigos ancIthat Barry Taylor, being new, was unaware oflhis commitment. Perhaps. would be appropriale 10 ask Mr. Rothschild or another Board member to confirm Ihis. As I pointed out at !he hearing, regardless of the disposition of Los Amigos !he message is clear: the YMCA 1$ capable of .aylng anythIng 10 win support for their projeel with no assurances that subsequent Y representatives will follow through with such promIses. I would also like to point out that I resenl imp flcations by YMCA proponents L'lat the existence of the Sounding Board in any way consiitutes an endorsement by the community of !heir project I applaud the Y lor providing !he community t"" oppo.1 unity to raise impo.1ant issues and search for answers to important questions. It was w·,se for them to do so. But having suppo.1ed this forum does noI give !hem ~cense to distort our views. The Sounding Board was comprised of persons .... i:;-, a varely of opi~ions, I was neutral on the subject (~ noIleanlng toward expansion) untif I read the DEIR which in my '\I\ew clearly illustrates the detriment this project would cause the community. .- - ·'_.....__'. '"~>d.:-..... ____ li· .. :i" operating at one time, then require that the applicant provide 1 parking space per 4 participants. Sased on the way the City figures it (see attached table), the maximum r.umber of participants would be I in spa=. However, when Na . ed on how reaUy u .ted • muimum number of people in the facility at 760, . g 190 parking pl~"'s. Using the Ys projected program, the maximum ber of people (no! induding Los Amigo., which is not included L.., the Ys future program), the expected peak is about :2.25-2..'0 people. rovide the number of arkin s aces ity's ca!culati=s, the Y ve pray e Ys calculations are a better predictor of what will reaUy happen. As pa:t of this analysis, Naphtaii wiD look at the present renditions at the Jewish Community Center and projected parking at Cubberly to determine what requirements are imposed on them, and how well their present parking space is working. Several questions were then asked: Question: Does the proposed YMCA building of 46.000 square feet fit on Naphtali's drawing of 250 parking spaces? Answ~r. Yes. it will aDow for. building sligh~y in excess of 47,000 square feet. Qaestion: Were bicycles included in the calcul.tion? Answer: No, but they would have to be induded in the final calculations. Question: Will one driveway entrance and two exits be adequate for 2700 entrances and exits per day? An..c;.wer: Jane Bierstedt said she thOllght that one entrance and one exit could handle up to 4,000 entrances/exlts per day. but she would che<:k and make sure of that figure. Questio", Given that the Y figure is already 4.1 COl. per 1,000 square, and the Y hopes 10 mcrease intensily of use, is it reasonable to expect improvement in the ratio? Answer. rust of all, while the number of people would increase if the ne .... ~ facility is built, on a s.qu~:re footage basis the Y isn't increasing the number of people per square foot. h fact, it ~;n go down somewh3.t. But that '!!side. the Y could take step< 10 encourage .hued ridership. But even if the)" wasn't .:'le to significantJy reduce the ratio, the figures from the other Vs do not suggest that the Y would ever come close 10 the 5.4 figure H would have to reach to exceed 250 parking spaces 5 - • 'ill" .......... ~\'~"",-;..~.,.,..,-_-,_. -.•. , •. , ' __ ' '_""~-: ~Jtlf))&ll -1""',r."/.)(..II·tl..c' .·.I ..... /il'j· -L'(~~/._ .. j -,I /'l~(., ond (4) Seniors Enrichment· includL"g specialized fitn;!Ss progra.,..s, trips, tours imd lectures, mostly focused on the "active oider adull" Ther~ are activities th.at take pia:.! at the Ra.s Road fadlity, such as the recreation and health programs, and those they may be planned by staff at the facility, but actuaUy take pl.ce elsewhere, such as the summer camps, Y·indian guides, etc. There are approximately 1200 "iulJ facility" members of the Ross Road facility -these are the people who use the Ross Road facility on a reguiar basis. There are also .bout 8,000 '"basi<" me"'.bers. This is the kind of membership that. child going to summer campI and otherwise not partidp2:ting in Y programsl would have. The distinction is important, bec.use it is the "full fadlity" members who drive ars, require parking spaces, and regrettably, sometime< ;nake noise. Better than 70% of our Ross Road members live in Palo AltO, and many 0( the others who live ' . ° rograms in which there is percent.ge of ~ P e om 0 'de Palo Alto are ' c , which is unique in this area, and draws people from throughout· e"insula, and the Los Amigos Program, which is • dance program, mostly for seniors. The Los Amiges program ,s an everung program, and has been the source of noise complaints from neighbors This program will not be included in the new facility, NO! only is We great majority of our C".embership from Palo Alto, but centration of members is in t.~ neighborhoods near· .. Obviously the first question you may be asking is: Why can'! the Y stay the way it is now .. operating at its present level? The current Y facility is inadequate to house the programs now oilered by the YMCA, much le<s 10 offer the programs needed by the community in the 19905 and beyond. The programs offered by the Y at its facility are generaDy full; they Slay at near CApacity mos~ of the time, and the Y oontinually has requests for pTOgriUItS it can't offer with existing fadlities (such as swim progra.m$, exercise equipment, etc.). With the right folcilities, the Y could offer a much wider va..-;ety of programs to meet more of the needs people bri.l\g to t."e Y In a number of cases~ people choose not to join the Palo Alto YMCA bec.use of its obvious lack of space an facilities (weights, CArdiovascular equipment s~mming pools). In order to met!t its mission in the community. the Y offers many programs to youth and famiiles throughout the community -away from the Y facility. V"ll'tually all of these programs require subsidies to meet their operating expenses. The Y raises Clore tha.n $200~DOO from fund-raising efforts in Palo Alto to support programs like youth and fiiJ!\ily sum..~er camps .. teen programs and other youth/farruly enrichment progrolInS; still further subsidies for these off--site programs are needed from programs operated at the YMCA facility. Y f.dUty -centered program.s typically provide extra revenue to help support these oF.--site 3 ---.,........='~ .. ~-., ~'.-"-,-:_,"- • J . "--- PA1.O AUO n«:A IID!I!£IlSIIIPST 5130190 A nsncs BY ern' --.:... , . UTACIf1EHT I " I . I-­, I -. . :/ . ..., . . ' I· 1 1 1 i I Pak) Alto P}anning Cornrniss.ion 250 Hamilton A\lElnue Palo Aho, CA94301 Dear Mem"''', 755 Stone Lal18 Palo Ailo CA 94303 II,," Of PH 0 f have Jour children arad my wi'e and J are tleavity irrvotved with communily activitieS, my wile is V'Ce President 01 the Palo 1\1",.(1 BobbyScx Organization. We are Obvlously not opposed to the community s.ervi.ces provided by lhe YMCA bU1 o~er the ten years since we have fIVed in ovr present home we have had serious problems with itte op6'ra!ion and ma~menl of the YMCA.. Now a"9r being ignored' fa( many years we the ne~~bors are being courted by the YMCA. a~d are being told that are neighbomood is 90fng to be posi1iYoly impacled by a doubling 01 the YMCA size and traffic. The YMC-'. "ave condUded a massf\le pub(")(:ity campaign involving wen known members of the commCJnily ex-city offlClais. past councillors and planning commissiOners. These members of tM YMCA are we.!! meaning people but they fan to ~ Ihe negative impact on our neighborhood, These are the Jollowing issues I we uk! !JI>e you 10 CflIrefully conSider before you make your final deds.ion conc::.:!mt~ the 8:..pansion application. 06spite the carefully weI'! organised campaign of Ihe YMCA board, manaQE:ment iind ",en meaning vch,mte-ers it was clea l a1 the PlaJininf:: Commission Mee,inc an Wednesday11 01 Sepleni!>er the YMCA officials were 1051 lor words on t~e :ssue raised by many people including Commissiol1er Marsh on the promise made to lhe neighbors l""al the Los .A.migas activity would not continue in the remodelled facili!y. I .nclos~ 8 Jetter '0 the n~"hbors from David Thornton 'he then Preslden' of the YMCA of tfle Mid P"nlnsula sr. ling lhst Lo. AmiQDs dllnce prOf/ram }, not planned for In the /Wmodeled 'scUities. Please nole lt1al Mr Thornt{ln nas recent!)' mov€d on 10 a more seniOf posi1ion in 'he YMCA Q'I'gal"oiZ3\ior'l. BDllrd Mtteling minules In W/l'hich It Is In .ddllicn I encrose Iwo Sounding clearly sf.'ed 'hst Los Amigos will nol conUnuB. Gi .... M the highly contro .... ersial nature 01 III is issu!3 slrelching back maoy ),Ii!ars and the nume!cus Discussions ot this at the souncfrng board 1 am ~ure you -__ .... iI!P""' ...... ttw., ... "'_"·· .... __ "'·, ..... ~· .# .• 't>~"---~-.' -_____ ". t ~ " will Igree Ihll II II I&lonlohlng Ihll Ih. YMCA ,houle: nol only ro".". thle decision bUI Ipparently apPNr totally unaware of this promise they INlde when they appured It the Planning Commhla:on MeetIng. This is !he kind or YMCA manaO'l"",nl issue. Ihat ... """. faced lor many years, Even W ~ the 11th hour the YMCA. reverses their decision &9ain and stops the Los Amlgo$. aetM\y the majo< point is Ihat Ihe YMCA cannot manage such. facility adequately In the kind of residential 8nvironmen! that we have in our neighborhood. It is probably vlrtualty lmpossible for an¥ Ofganization 10 man Bge sudl a major sports facility packed IlghUy "'to • residential area_ As we have seen with the pt9S8.n! facility even with the recent e",,~. 0!1 the part of the YMCA ~ is Impossible to control Ihe behav",r of p<!ople and lacHi!), use adeqUately. As mdiCa1ed in the EIR they will be • major impact on traffIC. Even assuming all the mitigation is successful there wifl 2500-3000 cars per day on RoSS Road, exceeding thai on most local s.treets i~ Palo Arto. Hundreds of times a day our children and the senior citizens of our ne~hbort.ood wi. ha\/'e 10 Oodge cars crossing the YMCA drfveways. We we 001 NIMBYS bul I group of neighbofs who care and participate in our community In many volunteering roms. We have one Church opposite the YMCA., a nd to beh ind us siluateQ on Mldcter",1d Rd. Bolh signirlCllnlly Impact our neigtlborhood (Ross. Ames and Stone} n parking and nOise due Ie outsidft actiYities. However we rIVe with tilese and the Churches have been very responsive to any issues. I emplor. rou to make the correct long term decTslon Ind help the YMCA move thlt major aport. f!llcHity to I more lul1eble si;h! wh!ere they can fulflH their fort; term ~r.ns. Yours very sfn.cerery ~~~ Of' Mak:o!m J Thompson IX: City Planning Departme n t City Manage< Members of ttle City Council .\ P.:,oARo c:.mw .).4 12 RCIIS! AOIJd Palo Ano. CA 9J.3O.J i~lS} .~.I68Z Dear ~~ighbor: .... At .... ,. ,,",'. __ ~_ -. __ ._-______ .~ __ _ This week the Pa.lo Aho YMCA filed a formal applicatbn w:th the City of Palo AJto for expansion of its Ross Road facility. This will begin an extended p;oC€"5S of review bv the Cit.,.. of Paio Alto, including preparation of an Environmental L-npact Report (EIR). several public hearings, etc. As soon as schoo! s~arts., the Y\~CA ....... iLl hotd a commul"',~ty meeting to dts.:::uss all the information in L1o:e applicoition. But we wanted to leI you knO'i\" the appilcation had been filed, and also discuss some of the major events in recent r:'\onths. Back in FebruarYI the n1CA f'Stablished a !':eighborhood Sounding Board. The Sounding Board consists. of neighbors of the Y, some of whom are supporcin' of the )"5 expa:nslon l some of whom adamantly oppose it, and some who are \.mdeddC'd The Sounding Board does not make commitrnents on behalf of the neighbors, or e\"en take votes. But it doe; provide a forum for dis-cu~sion of issues. The So\.lnd~ng Soatd ha.s revie ...... ed many of :.he '('s documents and studle~, and \'oiced the concerns of the neighbors. The Sounding Board has disrussed issues such as who the y}"{CA lS, how it"s organized, where it's members come from, " .... hat alternatives to expansion have bE'E'n considered. elc. These discussions ha\·e been summarized in the (orm of a series of questions and ans ..... ers which were distributed to neighbors previol.!Sly. If YOll hiH'e iii question, or would like copies of the Questions/ Answers or su..'1Unarie5 of Sounding Board meetings, p1ea.~e contact the Y. Also. atlached you'll frnd a list of the Sounding Board members. Sounding Board members are \~';llirtg to talk with their neighbors about what they·ve fou.nd out so far about what the Y proposes, and what ~mpa(ts th~s may have on neighbors. fTl recent months thE' SoUJldfrtg Board has bt'en focusing on four maf0t topic.,,· (1) how rna!"!}' additional people would be participating in Y ac::i\'ities :n th~ expanded faciIity, (2) wha: L"'-e noi:-e irrLp~c~s would "h€'; (31 how the Y '.\"ould hafldle increased parking and prevent on-~treet parking, and (4} ",·hat increa.sed traffic would result from the expam,ion. Here's a br~ef 5ur..:-:1ar~· llt each of these topiCS: Enriching the rrmd. body. and spml 01 ali peopie • . , "'iiQ;"';;";';'-~ ____ ~ ____ ._ •. _____ ... _. _ ~_''''' __ '''' ~4U""'''''''_''I'''jjj ___ ... _':'' Additional People: The expan.sion of the Y fd'::':"::y, when completed and in fuil use, wo:...::d resu.lt in an 80--:( :naeJ:3': i;, the number of user~ Noise Impacts: :\:'oise impacts will be address!?'': in the ELq,. The Y l:Ielie\"es that notse from activities t:i the bui!c~-:g '",""ill actually be mu(ed. The building "'-ill be air conditior.-ec. s.o that windows and doors won't be opened for ventilation. Also, t:.e buUdil1g can be designed for sound reduction, using modern r..ateria~s. One of the l current a.ctivitie5 about which neighoois ha';e made noise comp!aints~ the Los Amigos da."lce program, is not plannec for in the remodeled fad Ii ties. Puking: There are 1\,'0 parts to the parking qU€"!ition: (l) ho\\" to reduce or e!iminate on-:;;treel parking by Y members, a:ld (2) ..... hether there is sufficient roem on the Y property for the nurn~r of parking spaces needed for an expat.ded fadlity. It's clear that on-srrE'et parking is one of the r7'.!:o; rrob~em5 between the Y and its I"eigh:.ors . .Kot on;y does i: ;':O!"i:-:~'..:te to congestion, it also fldds to the pe~ception that there is a traff~.: problem on Ross Road The Y has been wo::-king to reduce on-street pz.:-king. The Y makes announcements to all classes asking people no: to park on the street, puts notices on can th~t do park on the stree~, a.."l.d has paved more parking area on the Y property 50 that there is a:.\\·ays a parking space a\'a:iJable off the st::-t?eL This has helped, but T . .J: eliminated the problem. The ulti::late solution may be to m.a.:<e it incom"enienl to park on the stl'eet, by locating the entrances of ~~e new facility SO that there is a much longer ..... alk from the stre-et t:-.a., from the parking lot. A1so, if the entrances and exits to thE' parking lot ilre more convenient people may be less ir;clined fo park on the str~:s On the-question of new park.ing, tJ-Le Y conducted a ~tudy of other comparable ',.."C.,&. facilities to determine how many cars. arE' actually generated by Y use:,s. Based on this analysis. L-.e Y (an comfortably supply suffident parking spaces for the ne ...... us.ers. As part of its consideration of this issue, the Sounding Boar': actually walked the Y property to see wherp. ule parking spaces cowe go, and also visited the Grant Road Y\1CA near El Camino Hospital [:; -'fountain View. Additional Traffic The traffic studies .... ·ere co;-j:'::C"ied b\" Barlon Asc:hman, a nationally recognized t::"afflc cons.:.;.:::ing fir~, in accord "ith requirements of the City of Palo AHa. O. erall, the Ys expansion would result in an IS'7c ir,CTease in traffic beh. ... ·~n Ame-s and the Y, and a 12("'( ir:.crease between the Y and Stone tar.e. The \~1CA currently creates a':·)'..l! 23% <)r L"e \,-eekdd'w' !:raf~!c on Ross Road bet\.\·e€:-~ A::"r'1es arid the ):'fCA, and 1-i -c between t:,e YMCA a"d Stone Lane. '\~r.€'n the CIt)' C': raIo A!to as>esses the s:grdicance of traffic ir-I.:-reases, i~ 100;"'s at "",,·heth.:;, the increase "",ill change the "level of sen..,ce" at malOr intersfftiJ:'\.S. The le\'el of s€'r"';(e at intersections is graded fro:;1 ~A-F" just like i!. report card. As ~hown in Figure L the increase in trafLc from the Y wc:.:..ld .not change the le\'el of service at any of the inteisec:ions the City \..:.5eS as indicators_ Based on this system of assessing t:"aHl(, the tr~ftic ince.a . .se O".eated by expansion of the Y is not graded as significant Safety: Severdl members of L.'"'1e Sounding Board have pointed out that the "sign.:.:icance" of a tra.ffic inaease is in the e . .,...(~ of the beholder. Irj partirula:. L.'-ley express concer:Lt that increased traffic rna.v create ajded risk to pif:"jestriJ.ns and chilcren on bicycles, e·,·en if the increase is.n·t suffiden~ to register as significant using the City's system. The (ity of Palo Al~C' does not ha~ .. e a standard methodology (or assessing '\'he~er or not a:.-. ~ncrease in trame of this size sign.ificantly increases safe:y Ti~k A subco::::".m.ittee of the SoUIlding Board is meeting ""."ith the Y's Plannln~ Consul:ant to determinE ",,·hether there is a rne:hod for assessi!1f safety risk, 0:' \·;hether the E'.'>::perience at oL"ter compara':l:e facilities .... ·ould provide any guidan.ce on this ques.tior.. The Y has also :.elected an ilri:hilp.ct to .... ·or:.:. on the project. The architectural firm of Tanner, Leddy. ~!ayl1Jm and Stacy has been selected, Bill teddy ",'iU be the project manager. Douf Ballon and Dick Trainer from the Soullding Board sen'-e-d on the se-lection comrr.: t!ee. After schoo1 ge~ !:tarted and people arE back in town, the Y .... ·ilJ be caillng a neighborhood r:.-.eetlng to di'5-Uls.s all of thes-i? issues with its ne;gnbors \\'e'li be sending you.a r . .)oce of that meeting., and look forward to talking ", .. ith you at the time. In the mea.. ... time, please feel to give us a call if YOll have que-stions Sinc;rely, ,/ ;tL I~orntoc J:e~7d0 figure I FIGURE~: INTERSECTION lEVELS OF SERVICE in!ersec;·or'l Peaf.!; HOur E .. ist;f19 NO ~rojeC'1 Mddie~,e,d nQad and Loma Verde AM A A PM A A Middle.~.e c: ~.::lad and" E, Meadow Onve "M A A PM A A Ross R:ad ~"'ld Lama Verde A,,'e1'1U~ AM B S PM a 6 Ross R.:.a~ and E. M~aJjow Drive AM 6 B PM 6 B YIIC.\ SX"lD"ING OOAIW ~:!':t oallon, :--owg 3366 ?::$S r.oad" Fii3:: Al te, eA 9'3:3 9!".;'b'b~ E.= :--l 3262 ?~ss Road Pc:: Alto, CA 9"~3 Oinke::, ,-33!'D C::-k Oak ~'i31' Pa: :: Al ~,c, CA 94~':'3 Fasbende:-• 5arr; & Alice 84< 7e::: 5-':",a." Dri ... e Pa:~ Alto, CI. 9~3C'3 FrEf;'Y.lrl, .~:..::':!..a 879 ~:,:-,(! raC: .&.:to, CA ,?L:3:3 Hodges, ::ane 850 Rc."'..::e Pa:: A.lto, CA 9:0323 Jor-.ath t .: ..... tr,wr 851 T;::~~.arr Dri ... ·e Fa:: .e..:to, o. 9"3'=3 r.ravi tz, =r-a~ 775 ;a:is:::-.an Cour~ Pa: :: ~,: to, CA 94 3::3 Lambert, f-=ila'j' 795 S':::~e Lar>, Fa: : ~.1to. eA 9:':3:3 PO!l}e: tr:.e."'. henry 3<27 C::-f{ Oak ""ray Pa::-Alto, CA 9'3: 3 Reiner, :;:a tr. leer. 750 He: ::1 oak tr-;. .... e Pa:: A1 tC t CA 9"3(3 Ste ... ens, ,,~ohr. 3519 r.: ~5 ~oad ?a:: Alto, CA 9"]:3 rarrorn:: , r::::se 35c8 ~:ss Read ?ii:: A: to, o. 9!+3:: i"hoMpsor,. ~c::cc:m & Care: ISS S:::~e Lane Pc;: :-f..lto, CA S~3:3 Toy, Da .. :-: 743 Ea~: ~eado..' Pa: :-.e.: tc', CA 9i.;3:~ ':'riii!'ler, !l"icr.a!"c! 342] C:::-~ Cal< way h.: A: t::J ~ CA g ~3: 3 Va!lde~ ~:H, r.wber: 8.;.;6 F: ~":'!:! ~ A:':c, n 9'"'::3 Jiac:i;ig~ .• C:ilY 866 :;: .... ~ ? ~: ';.0, CA 9"]: 3 "O'\'er.twor:..-.• GeY."e;-eo 3290 .~: '::5 :;::JetC F A: tr:l, CA 9"'~:~ '«Etzi;l, :a ~ .. y ~87 S~:'".e !...a:;e P A:to. e, 9"3:' 3 i I noise there is likely to be. In S<heme B, there are entrances on both sides at the mldd!e of the faaBty, meeting in a central skylighted foyer. This eliminates excessive tr.a.ffic I'.t the rear of the site amd eliIT.inates the need for two secwity points. Corridors will also be skylighted, SO that people will do their socializing lnside the building. rather than outside. S<heme B will get people into the building as fast as possible, rather than outside where they make noise. Parking for the physical department is every bit =is converuent as for the social department 85% of the parkir.g spaces, or 163 spaces, are doser to an entry than to the street, making it more convenient to pa.rle in the lot than on trLe street. The landscape buffer in front, and the buffers and wall along the ,ides are the same as in Scheme A. At the present time, the building is being planned as a single story facility, to keep its visual presenC€" more in keeping with a. residential neighborhiX>d. The existing gym will be the taUest part of the buildi".g. The pool closure will be the next tallest part of the building. about 7 [oel lower than the gym. Everything else will be about the height of the present buildings, and tucked behind it to minimize mass. The Sounding Board then had a series of questions; Have you dermed walkways wi!hin the parking lot? Not yet, but that will rertainly be done. That's both a safety issue, and something tr.at can be done to expedite mQvement~ so there's less External noise. I Does th~ 'social deportment" refer to Los Amigos? No. The Los Amlgos program will not be included in the new facility. How much is the puking increASed? The 190 spaces will aIm",t double the present parking. If needed, a..~ additional 60 spaces can be added later. Where will bicycles be parked? We haven', gotten to that level of detail yet. There will be bicycle pa.rl.-.ing, meeting City codes, plObably near both entranres. Is the Y no longer considering a two-story plan7 While it hasn't been ruJed out 100%, it's very unlikely. First~ we thi.nJc a one­ story oiIpproach is more in keeping with the neighborhood, aJld a two-story 5 \ , operating at ene time, then require "'at the applicant provide 1 parking space per 4 partidpants. Based on the way the City figu:es it (see attached table), tho maximum number of partidpa.n~s would be 1466, which would mean 366 parking spaces. However, when Nophtali went back and calculated based on how the rcoms ore really used, he calculated • m~",um number 0( people in the facilily al 760, I requiring 190 parking places. Using tl\e Ys pro~od program, the maximum number of people (not including Los Amigos, which is not includod in the Ys future prograrnt the expected peak is oooul22.>2.30 people. Because the Y cannot provide the r.umber of parking spaces required by the City'. calculations, the Y will have to prove to the City that the Y. calculations are a better predictor of wh.t will really happen. As part of this iL-uJysis, N.phtali will look at the present conditions at the Jewish Community Center and projected parking at Cubberly to detennlne what requirements are imposed on them, and how well their present parking space is working. Several q ues nons were then asked: Question: Does the proposed YMCA building of 46,000 square feet fit on Naphtali's dr .... ing of 250 parking spaces? Answer: Yes. it will allow for a building s1igh~y in excess of 47,000 square feel. Question: Were bicycles included in the calcul.tion? Answer: No, but they WQuJd have to be included in the final calculations, Question: Will One driveway encrance and two exits be adequate for 2700 entrances iUld exits per day? Answer. Jane Biers:edt said 5he thought that one entrance and one E'xj~ could handle up to 4,000 entrances!ex:H:s per day, but she would checl and make sure of that figurE'. Question: Given that the Y figure is already 4 1 cars per 1,000 square, and the Y hopes to increase intensity of use, is it reasonable to expect impro .. .'ement in the ratio? An:iwer. First of all, wh.ile the number of people would increa~ if the new facmty is built, on <it square footage basis the Y isn't increasing the number of people per square foot II (act, it \,"riU go down somewhat. But that a.side, the Y could take steps to €ncourage shared ridersrJp. But even if the Y wasn't able to significantly reduce the ratio, the figures from the other Ys do not suggest that the Y w<.IuJd ever come close to the 5.4 figur"!' it would have to reach 10 e~ceed 230 parking spaces. 5 -! • 1 1 I I I i I \ I I City of Palo Allo Pla.nning Commission 25{) Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94303. Commissioners: 755 Stano Lane Palo Alto,CA94303 September 13.1991 As II former sounding board member~ I feel compelfed to answer commissioner Marsh's question to Mr Dan Logan about the 'Los Amigos' group .at the Y.M.CA. y~s, we (Ih~ sounding board) were reid on many occasions [hat Los Amigo'S. WQutjj not be included in future plans. Please refer to enclosure L II copy of page 5 of the September 18. 1990 Sllunding Board Meeting. Enclosure 2 is a copy of page I of the June 21 1990 Sounding Board Meeting. Tbis is nol the first lime Mr Logan has been unable to find the words to help our neighborhood. In lunt: of this year. a stranger appeared at our door asking to come onto our property to lake measurements. My eleven year old daughler was hom.: alone. not sure what Lo do. she allowed this. person to enter Our yard. The stranger ",",'as reportedly there on behalf of the Y.M.C.A. ( No 1.0. was shown) 00 my return. I immedialely called the Y.M.e.A .. Mr Logan 10 be ,,,act. His secretary gavl! me thl! message "Mr Logan has no[hing 10 sa). to you ". r !hen caned the cit)! plannlng d~panment and was told 11 had nothing to do with them (Lori Tapley). Finally the Palo Atlo Police Dept. ",'ere \o'er)" helpful in establishing Ihe faels staled in the 3113t·h.:d letter of apology from William Leddy. I feel thaI if M1' Logan 'had a.ny concern for our neighborhood and in particular. my daughter. he would ha"'e been glad to help establish ~"e identiry of the ·Y.~'f.C.A. strang er: c. c. (,"",\, '-, r ... ~~~~<... '-,"T"1 M~"-l f"\(pE-t Sincerel.,,· CJ.rol Thompson \.l. ....... C.,;:. ........ It..,_ H;.. 0-1; er "",,, • 'dJI! :i noise ~"er. is likely to l>t>. In Scheme S, there are entranc€'S on both sides at ~_e middle of the !3dlity, meeting in a. central skylighted foyer. This eliminates excessive traffic at thll;! rear of the site ilIlld eliminates the need for two security points. Corridors ",~ll also be skylighted, so tho, people will do their socializing lnside the building, rather than o"tside. Scheme B mil get people into the building as fast as possible, rather ""an outside where they make noise. Parking for the physica.I department is every bit as converdent a..s for the.social department 85% of the parking spaces, or 103 spaces, are closer to an er,try than to the street, making it more convenient to park in t.J,e lot t.'"tar. on the street. The landscape buffer in front, and the buffers and wall along the sides are the same as in Scheme A. At the present time, the building is being planned as a single story facility, to keep its visual presente more in keeping with a resid~ntiaI neighborhood. The existing gym ~"U be the tallest part of the building. The pool closure will be the next taltest part of the building, abou: 7 reet lower than the gym. Everything else will be about the height of the present buildings, and tucked behind it to rninimiu =ss. The Sounding Board then had • series of questions: Have you defU\ed walkways within the porking loll Not yet, but that will certainly be done. That's both a safety issue, and something that can be done to expedite movement, so there's Jess external noise. Does the "$Oou d.ep3rlment" refer to Los Amigos? No. Tho Los Amigos program mU net be includ<?d in the r.ew facility. How much is the pillking inCI'eiLSed? The 190 sp.ces will almost double the present parking. If needed, an additional 60 spaces can be added later. Where will bicycles be parked? We haven't gotten to that level of detail yet. There mil be bicycle parking. meeting City codes, probably near both entrances. Is the Y no longer considering .. two-story plan? Whl1e it hasn't been ruled out 100%, it's very unlikely. Firs~, we think a one­ story approach is more in keeping with the neighborhood, and a two-story 5 • \ ___ ;_lC", __ <r_~,''f/l'~' ... ___ _ Sunlmary of Sounding Boud M •• ting June 21, 1990 There we", no comments on ~he summary of the May 17, 1990 meeting. Ro Dinkey requested additional copies to distribute to her neighbors. There was no feedback from neighbors. However. Gary Wetzel asked whether the Ys bar chart schedule was stiil v.lid. Naphtali Knox reported that there'd be<!!I some slippage, but not significant, so basically the schedule was still valid. Lee Muckey introduced two observers from the Ci ty of Palo Alto: Carl StoHel, Traffic Division. and Sarah Chaney. Planr.ing Department. Lee reported they the Y had met with City of Palo Alto staff to review/clarify the requirements for the traffic study. The Y is also right in the midst of the process of selecting an architecl Doug Balian and Dick Trainer fram the Neighborhood Soundir.g Board are on the selection committee. To date the se!ecticn committee has visited foW" architects, but no selection has b<en ma de. Jane Bierstedt, of Barton-.Aschman Associates. th:m pre5ei';~ed the traffic studies. [The traffic study results are summarized in the attachments at the back of this document and are referred to throughout the discussion which fallows]" Pase I of Jane's handout shows the bask study area that was considered. Page 2 shows the peak traffic days during the study period" May 9 was the peak weekday. and May 12 the peak weekend day. The surveyors did not take counts between 4-7 PM on Saturday. a.'ld the Saturday night figures show los Amigos. even th"ugh Los Amigos is not included", the Ys projected future program" Page 3 shows the number of Cars entering and leaving the Y parldr-.g area during various tirne periods. As you can see, \'lith the X's present program the peak time is in the morning bet\\'een 6:30 AM • 9:00 AM. Jane then projected what the increased patronage would be at the peak AM. PM. and Weekday times based on th~ Ys projected future program. As shoVw'I1 on page 4, this produces an increase of 75-8C% in patronage. This was then triinslated Inw ir-creasaj traffic. as sho\\'Yl on page S. The way the City of Paio Alto delermines whether an increase is "significant~ is by lOOking at what impacts it produces at key intersections. Each intersection 15 given a letter grade. A-F, just like a report card. Any tram, increase "Which results in a change in grade~ e.g from a..'1 ~A~ grade to a "8" grad~ is .. by definHion. ~signUica.nf." As sho\"\T. on page .he proJ€"cted traffic increase resulting from Yexpansion would not be sufficient to r t.1!,':. o! change in letter grade. therefore by the City's standards, the increase in rrafflc is not ··sigmficant." Doug Balion commented thZit just because the City doesn't oificaJly clJssify an increase in traffic as significant doesn't mean that the neighborhood doesn·t experience increased dangE:'r to children. loss of quali~y of life, etc. The current weekday traffic \"olumes (for a twenty-four hour period) are shOl-\rn on > ." \ . '. llll!! !fill l fH I iJ~ilr!tri J~,Jne 24. ",991 Ms. CatoJe Thompson 755 Stonil CoUrt Palo Afto, CA 943C3 Dear M5. Thompson, Please !:cce-pt my sin-::ere apologV for arl',' djsruption our staff person, Joanne Kennedt'. mJ~M have caund you today. As I explained on the telephone tOd~y, Mundie Associates, the consult;nl hir!d by th_ City 01 Palo Alto 10 ~r1orm the E"tl\lironmemaJ Impact Report for the YMCA upansion uke~ us to make twO acetion drawings tr-.rougM the YMCA sitl!' and two adjacent houses. The purpose of these drawjn~s. as I undlHs!.and it. is to identify relationships of existinQ houses 10 lhe proposed YMCA project. This wilj help thE!' PlaMinQ Commission 10 d'eiermi,.,e IMe physical ~mpact of the prOJ:;osed otaject on the adjolCeflt Mouses When I asked Ms. K.nnedy to maks tha field meaSlJraments. I asked !'Ier to be .sure knock on tn.e door oiInd obtain permission: to be on the pr:>perty, 1 faded to s.pecify that she should obtain permi!Slon from an a~~:t. 'w'Vhen your dauchte~ answered the docr at your house and ~iI..,e her permission to enter mOl back yard, she innocenti'll d~d' so. took tha measurementS and left witt'oin fivi rn.inuIUS. Agiiilil1, my .apologies for to"!. disrutltiol1 . • for }inner Laddy MaYtum Stacy Atct'1it~cIS ~~~j ce.: Mr. Dan Logan. Pale Alto YMCA Mr. Bar.y TClylOr, YMCA of the Mid·Feninsula Ms Lori Topley, Palo Alto Planninc Department Mr. David Clore. Munclie & A.s.sec:iilte.5- l1j':'lj'll IJI!I":::J j ~ ~ .. '1"1 IJ:,I;:;J • " i' tJ ~ i I I i ------_. --. ---_ ........ September 11. 1991 Terri "nd Brad Kravitz 775 T'lismar. Court Palo Alto. CA 94303 Deal'" City (oune ll. l" ...... '. The application for the YMCA's expansion must be STQPPEDllJ The YMCA is in a residential neighborhood. As anlObse~that lives 'j two blocks frOOl the YMCA. 1 see much too mtlch trcffic fer a re:s.idential neighborhood. For those using rlon -car transportation (KIDS bHing to and fram schoel as well as for a mode of transportation, rollerblading, walking to and frem school as well as waHing dogs or for exercise and adult joggers, walkers and bike riders). the YMCA gererated traffic and off site parr.ed cars are a real hazard. The traffic now is WAY TCO MUCK for a quiEt resicential neighbornood. The YMCA's plans-to build two indoor swimming pooTs will be a large draw for many people of all ages~ from many surround ing ({J!TITlUll iti es a 11 year long. ihi s wi 11 clefi na te 1y bring an enormous amount of cars throughout Ross Road4 Then there is the issue of wherE a1l those cars will park. The zoning ordinance states this proposed VMCA project must provide 305 parking space54 Tne DEIR proposes only 1904 The YMCA has applied for e~pansicn before, and lost4 ~y now wou1d the c;.ty permi.t such an application in a coornunity that r.as fabulous. sWintr.ing facilities and a terrlfic recreation d€partffient? To offer swch ser~ice~ on a major road -El Camino or Middlefield Roads -for example -where the road is set up to handle the on sTat of cars is. the p1ace for the YMC,IL This city has always prided itse1f on it's quiet, clean neighborhoods. This has always been a safe place to let our kids ride their bikes and walk to school and to friendS houses. But crassfng Ross Road -with the projected volumes of cars exceeding volu~es on most local ~tr2etsJ would make kids and adults tralfe1s tnroughout CLlr rletghbor~lood a risly proposition. r would panic every tirn.e a r.J€mber of my family had to cross. Ross Road or travel Ross RO~d or the inlet ~treets. This organization. who promised the Ross Road community back in 1955 ( I believe ). that ti-,e YMCA wou1d NEVER expand if tne neighbors would only let them buila what ,"e see tOday:--5'o what gi'./es.? Certainly not this city. If you as a city council let this YMCA e.:xpansion go through, you will be ta~;-ng away one of the channs and appea1 of Pclo ATto. The YloIeA will arg:.Je til the end about t~e services they can proliide to the YMCA members. and ho,," great their faci1ity ... i11 be a"d the great need for thEdr programs, but there 1S no way around the norrendous increase ;11 a.utomot:,n.;: traffic to a qUiet residential neig~borhc-(\d . . ,., / ..• " We beg of you to vote ~GArNST tne n!CA's expansiun and vote yes fot" Our children IS saftey and the preser~ation of qUiet. smog free (car exhaust) safe residential Falo Alto streets. fer everyone! Thttllc. you. ~'X.'biS Terri and Brad Kravitz ... I I ) ., R~(., .,,1.4 c-f Vl .. "' .... )U< ..... '""'l.l' ...... September 11. 1991 Palo Alto City Council 250 Hamilton Avenue P.lo Alto, CA 94301 ,,<.c,,), 1 '/";" Re: Increased Traffic From Proposed YMCA E~p~nsion Dear Council Members: We worry about tbe ad\~erse effect of addlng many more cars passin9 in front of our house and through the nei~hborhood. The proposed expansion of th~ YMCA to attract more members is going to increase th~ number of cars significantly. We live on Lorna Verde between Middlefield and Ross. Over the years welve noticed and had to put up with the increased traffic in front of our house. This expanded flow of cars has come from add~n9 many housing units across from us plus others toward the Bay. Another factor contributinq to the added traffic may be more c~rs per household. There's also been the buildup of mare business along the freeway frontage road. Although it's been years since our children went to Palo Vecde Elernenta~y Schoel, we care about the many young children who have to cross Ross Road on their way to and from school. EVen though the YMCA proposes to add more off-street parking plac~s, 11m su~e that the overflow onto Ross will at times be even worse than it is now. Therefor~, we oppose plans whicb ~ill increa5e the traffic. We know the YMC~ p~ovides some s~rvices of interest to the greater community. It's also a bUsiness wantin~ to increase revenues! Melvin and Aviva Bernstein 726 Lorna Verde Avenue Palo Alta. CA 94303 .:-___ ~''''''_ ...... _, __ ',,'_,,+~."_''r--". • .' -.... TO: 0(... t. /-<. ;;--~ 1\ t' - 1\"',·,/, .... '1( FROM: PAW ALTO PLM1Io"ING COMMISSION C. DOUGLAS BALLON, A.I.A. Rmidont 3366 Ross Road Palo Alto, CA ~303 DAlE: 917191 RE; 3412 ROSS ROAD, YMCA j !lave _ • Rms Rood resident and neighbor of the YMCA for 8 ~ My Wnily and I !lave ocaasionaIIy uJOd their facilities. I volunteered '" be • member of the community "Soonding Board" DOl becaU>e I eith.,. "'~ or oppooed the Y·. proposed plans, 1><.1 becauto I bad an in_ in objectively oervmg the community by looking fairlh:.dd ~ at the issue. .0\5 an archllECt, I abo served '" i ... ....,t the Sounding 011 the YO. arcbiJ<ct aeIectioo COOimiuee ID beIp the Y get the best qualified fum 10 <:milt the opIimum project should i. prooeed. I have speIlt a 101 ,,[ time working :hi. issue .,....Ihe Jut year and • half, askinl probing questions. making rcccmmendations. truly reserving judgemeru until all the data was ....... bled. MlICb of this time the WOi'kI.ng rel2tioruhip I developed with some Y member> made me very sympaJbetic IDward the proj;n Howev ... , in the finaI analysis, clespile my respect for thex individuals and their worthy cause, I find I can not "'I'P"" ~OII "fthis facility. TWO QUESnONS 'Ibm ate many desaiIed points in the DEJR and the StaffRepon IipOIl wbicb I could COOiiDeI1I (1iDDJO one _ in the "additional comments" below). H<>we=, th.,.. are two fundamental questions wblcb I wi.ll _ ... 1) Ginn tIIal tile proposed .. pension will benefit lire community 01 larc .. and be • delrim ... t to Its closest aeig/lbors (and I doD't be~_ either of tb_ points i. in doubt), does tile benefit this specific project provides IG lb. majority •• Iweigb tile rig/lts of the minority t. pre:sene tht" Quanty of tbeir Deighborbood? 2) Gi'\o1!!n that the-YMCA has made and continues to make coJIUllitmeots IG tile DfiJbborbood regarding Ibe 1", currenl and Cuture attilud .. and beba"iors, is there suffkient rea..qJn to belint! that tbe YMCA will indeed hODor thGse (ommitmen ts? I cooclude that the answor 10 both que>tioos is NO . • ENEFITS I have I>O!I<Ieml the firs' question from the v.,-y beginning. I W1derstand the concep< of NIMBY or "Not 10 My lIaclI: Yard" which is the bane of many cl<velop=. II often seems provincial fa: a few Ioeals 10 impede "prtlgreM". So we IIlUSllook corefi.illy at the benefits - I f !--.. __ '_"~ !of'__ ... ~ IDe! 1iJIbilitiea of!be project before making ala>ec-jerl< respcn>e. The benefits of the YMCA project "'" ""'"'", btlt.,..1hey CMlITiding? The major benefit 10 !be Y and it'sl!lOlllber>hip is the additioo of swimming pools and some exercise rooms. Exercise and recreation fstcilities art ,'ita] community ~ Rowever, no cue has been made ID soggesl tIw without this expanllon the prople of Midtown Palo AiID wru1d be bereft of any opportunities for such aaivi~ 00 !be COIl!my mall)' eumples of similM rommunity facilities are cited in !be Staff Report including exiJlinS pools as -U .. a 30-_ pool called for in !be Cubberly Maste I'Ian. Staff off<n tIw "additiooal facilities wiI1 reli~ some ll"essurt 00 exiJIing C~~·. That banDy coosrl!llusjuJtification for damaging the quality of. residmliaJ "",gh_ It is bard 10 lI!!dmtlu,d wby the residents of Ross Road shOul d shoul~ that mponsibility. It bas never been the Y',IIated obj~ 10 help relieve the City in this reprd. They an: ""~ 10 inc.. ...... !beir enrolL-nen~ and 10 betIa meet !be ~ of !beir cur=! membenhip. Those are wonh y goo.h, btlt zgain at wbat price 10 the neighborbood'I The Staff Report suggests !hal "ithout !be expansion !be Y'. cumnt progTMls wocld be joopRrdiaed. This was refuted by !be YMCA's regional dire<:ta" himself at a ....,.,..,1 SoUnding iIooId meeting. He said thaI cODlrary to earlier slalmlents brIbe YMCA, eveD It this project is nol IPP""'ed t"" Y ",ill rem ain I vi. bl. Instilution and will stJIy II the p ...... Dt location. DlETarMEIIII7S By CO!llIaS'4 !be dettilDOl>11O the neighOOrI>ood is clear, and despite the lIliIl)" c:onditions IIIld mitipting measures off,""" by the EIR con,ullanl and Staff (which are indicative of bow much IroIl1>le this neighbcrl>ood would be in should the projOCl proceed),!be existing IUd forecastfd problem. will 001 rniracuJoosly vanish. Some...",pIe< m.m the Staff R.qJort: • "_the TIRE analysis iDdinte5 that increased tramc is expected to CIIuse • Doticeable .d",erse change in tlu: residential environment alool R .... Road. In addition, project"" aY""'Ile daily traffi< D!I Roo. Road would be the highest of any locaI ....... for whi<b the City !W ttoffi<: counts availahle. • • Staff .... the· _.possibility thaI an improved facility could b<come a 'magnet racility' ... " • • _the YMCA PrfZptly expedences ditrlculty oper.ting iD I mannel' wbicb is DOt delrimental or injunous t9 property and improvemeuts ill tbe vicinity. Complaints regarding noise., traffic, parking. safety, and aestbetics problem. baye been amtinuall y I=-Jght f~dby~gh~· • • -even with reasonabJe implementation of the condltions on an on-gcing basis, it 'Would not be possible to 8chie,ie complete compatibUit)' be'lIi'etn tbese uses." The problems, presenl and future, with traffic, parking, noise, safety, and ... thedes are ~.ted and <lear. E.,." if aD the mitigation measures which one c:ouId realistically hope fer are forever implemented. such basic concerns ;u. tt'aifi.c will simpJy not goaway. 2 _______ -___ .. 17' j . t Is the need fo< this expar.si"" so pressir.g L .... t the Ioca: residents shoul d suffer? I thinJc DO(. L01'I/G TElt\t COMMITMENTS Tho IIljJpOSitioa thai mitigotion measures will iDdood remt.iD 10 place <>veT time begs my iIOCOllIl question -iUS! how capable is the Y of meeting Ioog term oommitme:lts. The S!aff~ !dIectsagreat deal of doubt on t!Jeirpan with such statements as: • "The YMCA has a spotty tnlCk record of being. "good oeighbor'. • • Approving • pn:ject with difficult or impos>Ible '" enf""", OOIlditioru CiilI COQSWIJe.lVl in<rdinate amount of staff time and still not result in a sarisfactllry situation. • • • _.on·going conditions which require self·policing on the pan of the user an: DOl compIied with on • regular basi ... • "To Slafr, Imowledge, no such [oeighborbood] meetings have taken place at lex: despite !he conditior .... (citing. similar situation) The ~ of the City 10 enfo<ce pi <>p<>IO»d use permit conditio.., are admittedly 5mired. The SIafr, p",posed~, de>pite the un..nsfacto<y history of the YMCA and similar community projects. is fer the Y and the oeighbomood "' he self-policing. I reject th2t whoUy OIl the grwnd! thai it puIS the burden 00 the oeighborbood 10 fight. """tinuiDg and widening battIe which should he contained by simply saymg "No' 10 the YMCA' s request 10 the first place. Also. even if the neighborhoocl ..... willing", police the Y, history has J'I'OV<" thai il simply doesn'l wort. Even if the curren! s!aff and board of the YMCA is totally cornmiaed '" beiog "good oeighbon' (and theTe is rampanl skepticism .. '" why this is a sudden concern of Ibein after 35 years) whal would maJce us bdieve thai they or "",<:eeding Y repreoentalivcs wiU faU.,... througlI with these espoused policies? There are original neighbors of the Y wbooe ears still ring with the f.We promises of the Y DeYer'" expand. In I."elt days two events served '" clarify my thinking on this subject- The first. may seem insignificant to KmJe, but I rhin.k it points.at a serious defect The YMCA drafted • 'Good Neig.~bor Policy' wi th a pledge", ' .• maintain the ex terior of the bui1<fing and an landsc:aping in a manner which is visually attractive." This summer in an effon 10 bop people from ca..onping iD their paIking Io! (which rai ... another issue aItoJ!ether) they posIe<I two sign. 011 theD-property warning of their intention ., lOW vehicies parke<llhe<e illegally al night The>e...,.. off·tho·shelf red and white sign. crookedly oaiIed directly 10 two trees_ When J commented on them the director saw ooIhing wrong with the signs. He defended them by saying they are standard i .. ue. "Stan4&d issue" induStrial signage ticked to trees., in my opinion. is DOt harmonious with our residential ncighborilood, and far from "visuaUy attractive" by any definitioo. This episode 00.. not build coofidence iD the sensitivity of the YMCA tow2rd neighborhood values. There is. second and even more telling oc.currence. Last year J attended """'tiog after meeting wh .... the din:o;tors firmly Staled chat the u,. Anuges program would be removed from this facility after the proposed o;pansion. (l.oo AmigO!> is not. neighbomood program, but a regionaJ nvice~a~v.-eek dance part:)' which is highl)' disruptive to the 3 I , . I I I, , . . , l - , .... '-... ---~ ... .:-" . ~-~ - , ---------~ -----'---- ~borbood. The Y freely adml'3 that it maiol2ins die prog"':" for the financial borlefu it derives from ill It ...... mc.e.....uances that the program would disappear IM!~.ave Q:pl "'" fmm a.skio;ldle City to inve!tiga'" .,,1lec. ..... the dance; ....... in vio'ation of the Noise ~ Lo5t mouth. much to my :astonW1ment, 1M new YMCA dinoc:ror lUlu.! flatly that Los Amigos will stay, After t....ring this .bout-faa, ""J objoeting to it, I reoeived. call from. Y boan! tneIIlber ",1>0 lried 10 assure me that Ih< ditec10r was out of SIep ",m 1M local boan! position. That', nia: to koow, Maybe Los ArWt!'" will go, Bot Ih< meaniflg uf that flap is eminetltly clear, n..r. is no way that any group c( eYtD die best inzntioned iDdividualJ, 9o'im all the policies and cooditions in the world, can contmlthe actions of fuure administr.IIioI W. oboold DO( ask tI>em to promiJe !O!IIething they can DO( deliver, 'Ib<refa:e, lei us nO! "'"Iei' tho quali'X c( our oeighlxrhood 00 the oonditions ill the .... permit C1C the r. "Good Neig.>,bor Policy", Condition. and policies are inadeq= """trois ~ this ~ institution Mdl its small and tran5i<nt managemenL SUMMAR ... The Id!', t'f!!"! YMCA ex.g oo is Dig; but not eer$&)' 11m an!' DO ehuate Joni' 1CmJ mjription measle 10 I!"fJJC!Ct the 00' rcsidqrt,!; from the: detrimental cffq of $lIet I ~ ADDITIOSAL CO~""TS • a • Co~ensive ~" policy states, "Protect I.d enhance tb_ qualities whid! make 1'1110 Alt.', .. eij;hl>orhoods especially _ desir.bl e." Com~v. Plan objective .... "' .. "Redua! Ihrougb traffIC D. residential streets.'" The DElR transportation anal .. i. sta"''' "_the pruposod project .... uld 1tiU1! in a noti<eable .d ...... d!1llI" III the mdtntial ell,·ironmeDt~ ... " Concluding Iha! tb. Y should be permitted 10 upand abandon. tho policies and .b~U ... or the Comprthensl .. Plan, Staff rccommer.ds I T raosportatioD DemaDd M.I nagemeut program as, 1O~ mitiptioo against th¢ influx of tr.iffic this project would cause, and in the same breath acknowledges tIlar it "would be diffiCUlt to orc.aniu ~d maintain." J support Srafrs ltatemenl thai iII .. .gnlDting tbe "'Wince to .How parldnlt III the rrou! ..,tbad, would be detrime.tal and injurious to tbe property .!-cd impronmen Is in t~ vicinity." I belirve tb.t 1,430 8ddilionaJ cars per dB), driving dO\4'n Ross Raad are even mort detrimental than 40 cars parked 10 the se!back, • -'. , ''"' ::~ . 4 • Appointing. neigbbomood no;"", ."d holding oogcing n<i8hOO<l>ood meeQngs is Iil« !he citi2lOllS of AJasb inviting !he capt1in o(!he Exxon Valdez 10 joio their mvirorunent>l btSII: f<>roe. If!he Valdez hadjus: stayed away IbeywouIdn'l bave.-..Ia>li: ~in!he finlp:.c. ODe more analogy.! can't resi!t -!he SIaff"l""l is imiling!he YMCA 10 operate • cimls on RDss Rnad and !he Dcighborttood gets 10 _ up after the elephant parade. No!bank)'Oll! ('ve pol in • yeaund I half volunt=cring for Ibi.s project 10 safeguanI!he quality of !his Dcighborbood. Any SI@"Stioodull!hisbecome.lifelongactivityis peposlUoos. • Slaff wanlS Ihe Y 10 fund an ""nual condition compliance mOllltorin& repor1 including docIlmenlarion of Dcighbo<bood complaints. Why no( address lb. problem allbe SOU"" by eliminating • .,. cause fer complaints raIber!ban assuming complaints will contin ... and .,.,.,Q to be l1AJIli1ut t4] If !he Y bas DOl been able 10 pot .)"Iems intc place 10 deal ",,111 existing community problems why sl"lUld we rako comfort in !he hope l)o,aI!he bigger probl"'" forecasIed will be deall "';!h more effectively. ThaI' •• gross assumption. • The DEIR offen Ihi, mitigating measure fer !he increased traffic, • _.rako SlOpS to improve the relaliooslrip between !he applicanl and 1he neigllborI>ood. • TraITk: Is not • public rel.tions problem, an d !he neighborbood can DOl be mesmerized inlO beli<'ving that !he additional cars are DOl thett. • Slaff rea>mmends that parking be prohibited either side of the driveway aits. The City ~ past effor:. by !he YMCA '" =trict parking based on !be burden it would place OIl the police cIepartn.ent '" enforr ... ic • Tabk 25 of !be OEIR !isIS the number of participants during certain lCIMties. It fails 10 _.ale !be number of participantS in ",me significant activities wbicb could bring Iarge nwn""'" of usen "'!be facility (i.e., waIer carnival, family nights, voUeybaIl and baW:tball tournaments). • Tho OElR ignoms !he fact thaJ student attending JlS Middle Scboot and !he Fairm<adow and OhIone Elementary Schoois <11><> commute on Ross Road. --___ .... _-............. ' 818"1'" ·,.,G~" Planning Commi ssion City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, California 94306 3827 Nathan Way Palo Alto. CA 94303 September 9. 1991 R.e: FaciHtv Expansion -Palo Alto YMCA Ladies &. Gentlemen: r would like to take this opportunity to expres.s my strong support for t~ proposed expansion and facility renovation of the Palo AllO YMCA, located at 3412 Ro<s Road in Palo Alto. For six months, I have lived on No:.than Way, a cross street of Ross Road. Ir.. mat time, ] have met several people who regularly use the YM'CA facilities 1 and J have become aware of the political situation surrounding the YMCA·s e){pansion and renovation. The attitude of those residents who would block the YMCA'5 expansion is inappropriate. In light of the tremendous value the YMCA brings to the Palo Alto community. the ·not~in-my­ l>ackyard" attitude espoused by • minority of my neighbors should have no affect on the Planning Commission's decision to allow Ule YMCA to eXpMd and improve its current facility. Th.a YMCA·s uisting meeting ha.l1s and recreation facilit!es are used by many YMCA programs and by many other non-YMCA g.roupi. The prcposed reno ... atio:1 will bring 10 Palo Alto a fli.1l weight room, the first and only inljooT pool, and a large gym area avaJlabie for groups of all types. The renovation wiU provide a friendly em-ironment, ~n at convenient hours, anC: affordable to families throughcul t11e city. I hope this letter has provided you with some addiuonal insight into Ll)e \'aJuable resource the YMCA provides and with some additional perspective on the \'a!ue the City of Palo Alto stands to gain by granting the Y?<'fCA the permit it has requested. Very tru1'i yours, . \ "1'o:1y Maslen Planning Commhsion City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton A venue Palo Alto. California 94306 3827 Nathan Way Palo Alto. CA 94303 September 9, 1991 Re; Facility Expansion -PalQ Alto YMCA Lame; & <len tlemen: Please allow me this OWOrtun,ty to express my \o\:ho!e-hearted support for the proposed expansion and facility renovation of the Paio Alto YMCA. 1 have been a resident of the Peninsula for five years, and I have been iI pa.""1.icipant in YMCA activities for three years. My im;olvement with the pa:o Alto YMCA has gro'NO. substantially over that ti :ne. I now devote more than six hO!JTS of free time ever)' week CIS a volunteer for PaIo .&.Jtc's ·Youth and Government" delegation. I...a.it year. h!gh school students participated in a statewide model legislature progrdm that brought 1000 California students togetller to le.arn about state governrnenL In two yean. as a voluncet'T. I have peTsonaily witnessed a 400% increase in program pankipatlo[l by student5 from Palo Allo and the surrot.;nding area. This cltpansion, as wen as the growth of several oUler programs has stretched the YMCA ~s ability to meet the demand for m~ting and activity space. For this reason alone, tbe YMCA should be allowed to expand its facilities to meel the ,growing needs of l~e community. But for the high school students of Palo Allo, there are other benefits to a facility eltpaflsion. You may be familiar 'Q.'ith the El Camino YMCA, whi:::h opened recently in Mtn. View. Th.at brand, with an outdoor pool, fu1!y-equipped weight rooms, and gym, has a large num~r of high school students who are members and regular!) uae the athiellc facilites. The prc~~ facility her:: in PaID Alto would pro .... ide a full 'oIro-eighl room, the only i. .. ,door pool, and a large gym area available 10 young people. The :enovation will pro\;de a friendly environment, open at cor::ver.~ent hours. and affordabfe to famities of all high school students. I hope this letter has provided you with some addiliO!1al insight into the valuable resource the YMCA provides and w'ith some addaionaJ perspectJve on the value the City of PaJo Alto stands to gain by grarning the -YMCA the permit il has requested. -; - • \ ~ .. . "_;. ':;.' ...;;. ......... __ .... h ____ ..;.,_. __ -:;.,.....-___ .. -...~ ___ • ___ '-"'."-' ...... Planning Commission City of Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, California 94306 3827 Nathan Way Palo Alto, CA 94:,03 September 9, 1991 Re: Facjljty Expansion -Palo AJto YMCA Ladies & GenDemetl: I would like to take this opportunity to express my strong support for the proposed expansion and facility renovation of the Palo Alto YMCA, loca!ed at 3412 Ros. Road in Palo Alto. 1 have been a resident of the Peninsula for five years, and ] have been a participant in YMCA acti ... ities for three yean. My invol\1ement Vw-ith the Palo AHo YMCA has grown substantially over that time, and r now volunteer ::Ipproximately 6 hoors. per week wlth one of the YMCA'. youth programs. lbe YMCA pro ... ides a valuable resource to the Palo Alto community and 10 my speclfic neighborhood_ Its e:tisting meeting halls and recreation facilities are used by many YMCA programs and by many other non-n'lCA groups_ The proposed reno .... ation will bring to PaIo Alto a full wejgh~ room, the flrs.!: and only indoor pool, and a large gym area available for groups of all types, including the Los Amigos seniors club, recreational voneyball leagues, and youth basketball leagues. The renovation will pro .... ide a friendl) environment, open at convenit':nt hours, and affordable to families throughout the city_ r hope this letter has provided you with some additionaJ insight into the valuable re30urce U!e YMCA provides and with some addjtlonaJ perspe.ctive on the value the City of P3.Io Alto stands 10 gain by granting the YMCA the permit it has requested, Vel)' truly ,ours, ._---- Karen Martin I September 10, 1991 Planning Department City or Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Avenue PdIo Alto, California 94301 Gentlepeople: ./ My wife and I hereby protest the ¥MCA's propos~d exp~n$ion project on Ross Road in Palo ~lto. First. the proposed expansian proje~t ~ill increase greatly vehicle traffic and potential safety h2Z;;l.rds in the immediate neighborhood. Second. the YMCA ~as not responded ad~quately to my compJain~s about the four tall pine trees grcr"'ing im..."TIediately behind the back fence on our prope~ty. These tall pine trees pcse a dange~o life and property. I understand this type of pine is not deep rooted. We had two of these p':;'nes in our own back yard. One fell down because of its shallow root system. Several years ago we had beth of these pir.€s removed. If one or more of the YMCA·.s fo~r tall p~nes along our back fence fall in the direction of our property~ our house will be damaged severely, if nat demolished completely. The pine needles an our roof and the piles af debris under the trees on the other side of our fence also !~se a f~re hazard. We don't see any diff~rence between the fire h~zdrds of Christmas trees and dead pine needles, cones, ~nd branches. For years ..... e have put up witt: litter (pine needles, cones r and branches) falling into our yard and s ..... irn.'T1ing pc'ol. This problem has become overwhelming during the drought years. The debris covers the surfaces and plantings in our yard and makes our swim.·rdng pool almost :.musable. The poel requires daily skimming ~nd emptying of hands full of pine needles and seed pods from the filter sys.teffi. It is alp-.ost. impossible. 'to keep our proper~y free of this debris; the needles and other material keep fall ing ~·hl.le .... '~ are rakil"'.g up the mess. The DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPP.CT REPOR'r O~ 'HiE YMCA EXPANSION PROJECT IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA~n dc:te-d July 1991, states that -.Monitoring disposal of litter and yard debris on --_ ... ." ... ,,,' .. • ... " ...... _·0-· M_~.~· _____ -qo; ... _____ -~-.----~. YMCA'S PROPOSED EXPANSION PROJECT September 10, 1991 Page 2 the site is currently inadequate, and the appearance of such matErials could reasonably be expected to worsen with the increase in use of the YMCA facilities.~ We agree. The DRAFT ENVIRONMEN'J.'AL IMPACT REPORT also states that it is recom...rnended that. these pine trees not be removed if 't.he proposed expansion project is approved. We disagree with this recommendation. A tree, ev~n a specimen tree. is a haza=d and a nuisance if it is the wrong tree in the wrong place. We hereby request that these four pine trees be removed immediately, regaldless of the approval or disapproval of the YMCA expansion project~ and, if possible, that they be replaced with reasonably sized trees or bushes that provide scr~enin9 but that do not pose a safety hazard or drop debris on our property. It is not reasonable to expect us to spend hO'.lrs cleaning up and disposing of the YMCA's debris falling Q"i)"'tOour propel·ty~ Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, . ,C .. .fl­~~~<"W Henry Ponleithner 3427 Cork Oak W~y Palo Alto, california 94203 • r .... ,r "" •• ""., ". , ........ . '\ .. :~.~-. ~ .. -//t,{"; d .. . :7. (I) /~/ / 0 P c ~/?C/::t. /t""d -T /.Z~,/~u~ ~~ ~...-------..... -- -. ~ -"" .. ',;~.:: "-.~ ",."'" .. -~ .. . -. , -. ,/ .: . '--~----- • Howell wvell, Jr. 129 Walter Hays Drive Palo Alto, CA 94303 321-9215 Sept':'mber 12/ 1991 palo ~lto Planning Commission City Hall 250 Hami 1 tOri Ave."lue palo ALto, CA 943~1 Re: Palo A 1 to Y}ICA J..ppl ication for Amendment to Use Permit L~dies and Gentlemen: 1 am w-riting this letter as a resident of PaloAlto sir:ce 1947, and not as a spokesman fer the appl icant. I have bee r: a member of t'ne Soard of Managers of the Pdl0 Alto YMCA for the last five plus years and I am presently serving as the Secretary of the Board. I have been a user of thrdr programs since 19'3. I am currently a me:rtber of the "dawn patrol" exercise class at 6:3() a.m. and 1 am a wcmOOr of the futur-e site committee. Iwas in attendance at tl'le public r:earing last night~ and because of the lateness of the hot:::"t', decided toO submit my comments to you by letter. A question was raised as to why ~e needed more meeting rooms. -,. "Walk through of the C'.lrrent facility ,",,0010 sho,," that the C'J.rrent • conference-room is used as tr.~ ·chilcwatch· room. An office is being used as a. meeting room. t;~hec the Board r:;eets, the child care furnitc.re and equipment is moved out of the room~ and the conferenc€ tables and chairs are moV'i'Q in. Our t':'eeting r~orns also couble as class rooms for sucb activities as pre ane post natal care. C.P.~. instructic~, etc. Cu.r current neecs would pore than adequately fill the additional Meeting Toom space requested. I am personally a.ffronted by the reC'!ny accusations l..:oveled against ttle Y and its [llE'mbeTs. t-:r. Thorr:pson did have a ligitamate complaint about noise five i'ears aqo. Our executivE' at that timet in a error in judgef!1ent, did not .lnform the Baare of Manage.rs of the co~plaints frOir. the> T~ompsons ur;til the City became ir'lVolved. Onc,= the Boare became involvea; th~ oroblen was rnitigetec. Tt-r€ Palo 1-_lto Room, a r,,,,lti-purpose ro~m, had a wall of deors ti"lat o~ned out on a court yard to the south west of the facility. The room ~as not ad.quately ventilated, and as a result. 'When the room became hot or stuffy. the doors ~ere ------... '> ... --~------ Palo Alto Pla~ning Cvmmis~ion September 12 .. 1991 Page T-wo opened, as they t,t;'ere designed to do., to ventilate the room. The solution was to remove the doors, and install ceiling venti­ latioo equipment. It was my understanding that this solution had so lved the problem., unt i1 we announced our hopes to expand. Between two and three times a week, for the last two and one half years I have arrived at the i'11CA at 6:38 a~ITI. I usually park in the rear of the facility. I do not recall ever seeing evider.ce in the gravel of anyone spinning "brodies" in the parking lot. I had the distinct impression that many of the residents that spoke out in opposi tion to oar expansion, fal led to see the benefits to their neighborhood in our redesign of the cu~rent facility to move the entrance and aircorjdition the facility~ The only reason for airconditioning the facility is to s:.Jppress the noise. The facility. 'With the windows open, has adequate ventilation to keep it occup~nts cool in all but the warmest days ~ Thank :rou~ -' ji-,/~' ,/ v. er; tro ly yours. . 1111 ~'.7/7 / 1 , / /~C . Hewell Lovell# Jr. cc: Mr~ Barry Taylor t"lr. Da n Logan t',-, .. w $ ," ..,..... __ ....... 1 ____ -"-•• -_..... • ••• "-:"" .. '., , .' :;~;~ -~..;"" , '~,;"- _ .... -"' .... _ . .,;. __ ...... __ ... -._------,----- \l~~:~:1 ~ ~ j~t;i, f'"~t:;l: i 'J Palo Arto Planning Commission 250 Hamillon Avenue Palo A~o, CA 9430 1 Susan Covey Elad Leyinson 3451 Cork Oii. Way Pala Alto, CA 94303 415-857-0590 Seplember 12, 1991 COMMENTS ON DRAFT E~NlP.ONMENTALIMPACT REPORT AND THE YMCA EXPANSION, 3412 ROSS ROAD, PALO ALTO Dear Planning Commission Members: I. RESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE We Uve within 300 feet of the YMCA. When we relocated ourselyes three years ago in this neighborhood, we purposefully chose to surround ourselves with quiet, local streets J streets which primarily serve resrdents, not traffic. We wanted 10 ~ye close to streets which would be "pedestrian·friendly": safe enough for our Children to walk or bike to schooi, sale enough for our daily jogging, and quiet enough for neigh­ barty conversations. The YMCA project would change all that. We affer the fallowing comments on the Draft Enyironmentallmpact Report (DEIR) which evaluates the project: II. THE IMPACT OF INCREASED TRAFFIC ON THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF HUMAN BEINGS LIVING IN THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE NOT ADEQUATELY BEEN ADDRESSED OR MITIGATED B'I THE DEIR A. THE INCREASEO TRAF!'IC VOLUME PROJECTED TO RESULT FROM THE YMCA EXPANSION IS A SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT The Draft EnvironmentallmpaC1 Repert slates that, "Aner completion of Ihe proposeo expansion, weekday volumes Oll ?os:. Road are projected 10 1eacli 2.660 yehicles per day (ypd) soulh of the YMCA and 3,250 vpd north of Ihe YMCA. These projected vofumes would exceed those on most local streets ;n Palo Alto ... The highest current local st{eel volume labulated is 2,545 ypd (Everett easl of Bryant)" (DEIR p. 57). According to the City's Comprehensive Plan, a local street "provides access to adjacent properties only' [po 25). This project will transform Ross Road from a local street :;e!ving k>cal residents into a "Collector Street," which will carry an expanding number 01 YMCA paniclpants 10 and trom main traHlc arterials. Whatever happened to • - ) ~ , l I· I , . . --------~-- --: PalO A~a Planning Commission 2 September 12, 1991 our Compreheosive Plan's $Iated goal of discouraging the fiew of traffic in residential neighborhoods? The increased flow of cars through our neighborhood will signif!-:antly impact the heallh and safety of our children on neighborhood streets, particuiarty on Ross Road. This growth in traffic will adversely affect entire lamilies who will choose 10 dri~e their Children 10 school in order 10 avoid Ihe increased risk of accidents to pedestrians and blcyer,sts, thus. Ironically, adding even more cars to an already excessive flow. B. THE DEIR DOES NOT ADEQUATELY MITIGATE THE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACT INCREASED TRAFFIC WILL HAVE ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD The DEIR states: "The propo~ed project would re~u~ in a noticeable adverse change in the residential environment along Ross Road belween Ames Avenue and Stone lane during weekdays. Howe~er, as defined by the Cily 01 Palo Atto, this change is not a significant adverse impact underCEOA" (p. 2 of DEIR SUMMARy). We believe this conclusion requires a re-examinatiorl. The California Environmental Ouality Act (CEOA) requires pubfic agency guide­ fines to -requ;re a finding that a project may have a 'significant effect on the environ­ ment' if ... 3 proj"ct will cause subslantial adverse effects or huma~ beings, either directly 01 indirectly" (CEOA §2t 083(c)). Cily guidelines themselves do nol preclude finding oi significanl impact in this situation. In lact, §15126 specifies ·hea~h and safety problems" as "Significant envi­ ronmental effects." III. THE DEII' MUST iNCLUDE MITIGATION A~TERNATIVES WHICH ACTUALLY REDUCE THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC ON LOCAL STREETS IMPACTED BY THE PROJECT Palo Aha City Guidelines prohibit the approval of" project if any significant impac1s caused by the project have nol been eliminated, substantially lessened, or determined to be "unavoidable" a~d accep!able due 10 overrldirrg conc~ms (City ordinance §IS092). S,ece Ihe DEIR does not find the traffic impacts to be signlflcanl under CEQ'" ~ does not propose specific or adequale mitiga!fOi') measures. . We be~eve the DEiR must be revised to include the following mitigation mea­ sures, in aool1ion 10 those discussed in the DEIA. to remedy the 'Significant impact of increased traffic on the neighborhovd: 1) ALL TRIIFFIC MITIGATION MEASURES Will BE ITEMIZED AS CONDmONS ON THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. Palo Ano Planning Commission 3 September 12, 1991 2) Yr.1CA ROSS ROAD FACILITY WILL NOT OFFER CLASSES DURING ALL HOURS WHEN CHILDREN ARE GOING TO OR COMING HOME FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS. 3) YMCA WILL BE LIMITED TO THE OCCUPANCY LEVEL UPON WHICH DEIR TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS WERE BASED. THIS WILL BE A MAXIMUM OCCU­ PANCY LEVEL FOR THIS FACILITY SO THAT TRAFFIC VOUJME THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WilL NOT CONTINUE TO EXPAND IN THE YEARS TO COME. IV. MITIGATION MEASURES MUST BE ITEMIZED AS CONDITIONS ON ANY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ISSUED iN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE AND ENFORCEABLE The DEIR identifies several mitigation measures under the section identifying noise impacts to reduce faciliiy noise to acceptabie levels (2S defined by the City Noise Ordnance). Such measures musl be incorporated as conditions in any permit which may be eventually issued to the YMCA. For example, the DEIR mentions that, "All on,ne buildings would be mechani­ cally ventilated, allowing wfndows to remain dosed during periods when noise wouJd otherwise emanate from the site" (DEIR SUMMARY, p. 3). The YMCP. may choose to keep the windows open, regardiess 01 its ventilation system. For an .21r conditioning system to actually mitigate nOise comlng from the site, the YMCA mIlS! be required tg keep tls doors and windows dpsed during tts hQurs Qf operation as a cQndition pf its permit Mitigation measures are :neHective as .long as they are mereiy suggestions, or good kleas. AN such measures must be permit reQuiremen1s to be sffective and enforceable. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely. Susan Cove}' ~~~,,~- Elao Levinson C7 .-,- r,~~, , C / r-~ August 20. 1991 Palo Alto Planning Commission 22.,0 Ramilton. AVli:nl.!-1! Palo Alto~ CA 94301 Dear C~issioners: PAID ALlO t\4edicaJ ~ I write to give enthusiastic suppo~t to the appl~cat1on of the Palo Alto YMCA for it's Ross Road improvements. For 20 years I ha'~!! been invohed .... ith the encouragement of physical fitness for the populous of Palo Alto; most notably the older persons. The YMCA has given notable le~deTship in this area. In fact. we STe curre~tly establish­ ing a. co-venture for residents at Lytton Garder..s. Ste\'enscn Rouse and hopefully others, to increase their physical fitness. We fe~l this viII be an imcense be:ilef:l.t~ not only to t!1em, but because of potential research results to the 5cientifi~ community at large. These efforts are made possible only by the c~ntinued vitality and pioneering spirit of the YMCA. They have a wonderful history of giving OUT cO=l.inity o ... tstandin,g ser.'ice~ innumerous support, and belring fashions. 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"".ii ... ~,.. 1 :! H , > I l I 1 I I I I I 5eptemoer 12, 19~1 ~ennetn R. Sen re 1 t.le r Dlrector of Plannln9 & Commun' ty ET'lV 1 ronment C1ty of Palo Alto P.O. Bex '0250 Palo Alto, CA 34303 De.ar Mr. 'Schre~,be.r ano Commlt.t.ee ~,ernoers: I. ; As someone opposed to the YMC~ e~pans'on, 1 was some~hat overwhelmed:'y t.ne 'I"'s red T sn,rts and O..J'tt.ons t.ney .... ere paSSlr.g out at the 000r6. I was suddenly sfra.d correct 1n saylng LMat that tne expanSl0~ 18 a that. the Y m)' trler,a, who lS a pe0ple are assurlng memosr. was t.ne,r memDers As ~ 3D year ~ome owner 1n Palo AI~o. I waneer what napp9ned to toe reasons that people chos~ to :1~e In 'tM1S t~ne C1Lj. 1 mcyea nere and havE. contln"'ed to 11ye ~ere Decause I Te:t. tn€ Clty really tr1ed to protect the r1 gr.ts ot to walK our streets 1n satety. loads ot peop1e rumt>l,ng cown ,~s long term res,oen~s. uur r~9n~s Uur rlght no~ to na~e cars ana pus CoJr ~t,"e8t.S. Our r1 ghts not t.o have vagrant.s COl';ll ng .. ntO' o ... r r,6' grOer nooa ,.-or handoutS. Our r19ht 'tD ... a!;., Co",,'" tone st.ree .. WTt,nout a~mc.s:. oe1n9 run over by someone hUrr)lng t.eo or trom a c',ass. v",H" r1gi'1t. t..c dr-l ..... e down "the street w 1 thout he .. , ng someone maK.e an oosesne gesture when t..~ey are runnlhg tour abreast oo~n tne ffi,aOle or t.ne street and yOU try to pass tnem. In the last tlye to S1X years t.ne ~raftl~ cn RC3S Roaa, from Lama Verde ,f,outh, has , nCri;ased tremE:i.-::;)L.S I y. 1 r;8 ne'" COi:aOir;, n, •. HT;S b .... ld cr; Lama \o'eroe r,as i;l;;:::oea a lot to o ... ~ :.raf'l' 1C ~rGt; le~. ~.o ... there are e~en merE: cono~s 5c~ng 1n. Now we are apprO)(lmat.el'i rat.her narrow, to t.he st.reet. tolo that. If t.he 'O-:CA 3EuO cars So. aai l'I' ~ pa.s::. unl1ned street., wnere tne .i t :;;.owndS 11 ke the t ree .... a.1 1S al :o ... ed v<.)r n:J..i.;;;e, house::; s.t. t.o e;.;par,c, Tr,1S lS a rat.r,e~ e le,5e , a~ cert.a1n ncur3, now. we moved ,ntc tn,s orar,G. ne',,", n~u.se on :-tos.s f.;C-2;;l .r. l'J1~ or,li oecause we were ~romlSec ~j tne ~lty C7 ~'a'c ~j~O ~nat. tne ;~I~A WOUld ne,,"er ce allo ... ea t.::, e"pan:;:! 1r, t.r;,s ,c,,:a~;c,~. 13 t..')e .. ':';;,c; c.r tne C,ty of ralo AiLO not ~o ~e ~r~~~eO: hO one aen1e3 tnat t.~e neIghbors we cert.alnl} reS1cent1al dlStrlCt." I ser10wsly Quest.,,::,., t.ne .. a lie, .. ) \ ~, made by the YMCA. The 280 people tney were supposeo to na~e pOlleo ano only 1e ~erl3 agalnst trI8 10ea. 1 Il· ... e a t.roeK away ana no one polled me . .My ne19hoors. tniSlt r "'aYE t.alk.e:l to, were na'.'er po-I led. W~O was polled? Where Old they get tne I'st~ 1 am sure there are some long t.1me Y users who '1'.:e HI our neighborhood and ..... no do support tne 'tMCA. Howe' .. e r , none ot tne nelghbors that 1 talk to on the stre€~s support It. unrortunately, they are, ,n thlS case~ the 'S1 jsnt maJorlty Many or them teei that U-.~s Just coU-lan't happen anCl tnat tne Clty won't. let tnem expand. Some are elaerly, or J;;st ::an't orlng t.nemsel, ... es to spea~ up, but 1f )'ou aSK tl'",em theTr op'n'o~ tney are ver)' upset. I went to two soundlng beard meet1ngs, at the t, tna& 1 nsarc aeaut from a nelghDor tl was ne' ... er contacteo cy t.he v;. I Sl:;lneO 1n and partlclpateo. I ~as never nct.lt1eO ot other meetlngs ana oldn ~ return on my own because 1 felt there ~ere to many prOOlsms, 11KEI trafflC, that they retusee to CllSCUSS. 1 Te~t tney real I)' "'eren "t 11stenlng to YS, but trYlng to steam ro1 lover us. At the tlme these meetTn; \o.:ere tak:ng place, last ~'a:o Alt.O was l00klMS tor means ~c acqulre a sWlmmlng pOOl. 1 maae a sugses'tlon that perhaps somethlng could be worK eo Cut to accommodate botn tne '( and East Palo Alto. In the lT11nutes tMat came out, it stat.eo "tnat I sa1d "The YMCA should move to East Palo Alto. 1 cal lee t.ne , an~ told them I was mlsQuoted cut they Just laugneo. ~y embarrassment at ttllS small th,ng 1S not lmportant., no ... ·e' .. er 1 the1r arrogance, I'm atral0, nas been tYPlcal. One ","'QUia De haro pressed to dQ a worst publ1C r~latlons Joe ln a nelgMocrnooa than tne Y~CA has done over the years. No "",,onder we Oon't t.rus"C them. lhe curre~t boa~O may have ~ne Oes~ 'ntent10n:::; In the worlo Out In a year' or two they 'iiIo'l 11 ha'''e an':>ther ooarCl ... no wo;;' t t~e 1 Oouna to rlonor any of 'tr,e COffin.., t.rnen'ts tr',l S ooard has maoe. One c,t tho:! t.r'l1ngs 1 notlceO at tne rneet.1n3 on wecnes;;:;:a)' r'lgrrt was the avalda~ce at the ques~'ons ct tre 1~UU square teet O~ meetl~g rooms. At. one of t,ne t.wo ;;C\..Ii'io,ng Coarc meet.lro'3S 1 a"ti.enoetj, .... 1:: .... ere to 10 that; t.r"s was space t.o rent out to groups. l.e. LOS Am1~CS. P1ease conS1oer ho.., you "",o~\o t£'e~ ,t 'V','S were na;:·p€r,~n'; ,r; 'jc·ur nelgnoorhood ana conSloer now mucro we, ","'no IT',,-e ~r. t.h'S r,e1gr.oorhoad wlll rl8"e to gn.-e up In tr,~ O;.lgt,ty cr-o ... r-1, .. es. Thank you tor your attentlon to ~nls matter. Slncerel:,:. ~f't '-!""7,"':':' f.J..:[,;:-, ~ Yvonne Holcomb Catro~ 3280 Ross F~oad '\ , I , " 1 'r,cl~de t.h16 to ShOW, 'trlat 11Ke YMCA'S Board. 1n some smarl measwre, the C1ty of Palo Alto~ PER::;OtMl Pres'cv~nt ot Gamma Club some 0t the memee:--' s on 'the I too nave Deen an asset to Pres' dent of' tr,c Pa I 0 Po. I to R~puc 11 car. "'cmen' s (.. I La:: ~ t.e rrns ~lce PreSldent ot the Pa:o Alto '~CA -~ terms Inter1m Olrectcr of the Palo AI~O hape ~rls1S ~enter Ser'{e:d or. Rape Cn$lS }-10t L 1ne -I years Lect.ured thr-ougt10ut tr.e tlay area on s€';o;'..;a I ass&u; t Appeareo on te"lel,'islcr. anO radl0 O~ oe·,alr ot kape crlSl,s l.er,ter Docent at Pale Alto Cu~t:Jral Center Helpee the Pa'io Alto POllee DEpartment start. a '~'er)' successtt.,;1 volunteer program and serveo as a yo:unteer a~c lecturer tor tne oe pa, tme-n t Member of the Pale Alto MlnlSterlal ASSOCla~10n Served H', many pOS1t.10ns In the Cl'"n .. r-ct"; ot Jesus Gnr,st at Lat't>3r Day $alnt:.; ~es't Bay Opera GUlld Volunteer for the Cancer ASSOclatlon 5 ~nowcase OT Homes Real Estate Agen~ Co-OWner of Career Connect1or • .s -a Pajo A It.O oase:::; compa;'lJ' ,.. \ \ \ , 'C' ...• .:.....~-' _____ ~--.------. "-" /,,'-1 '7 i-U '<.. , , (' <:.. ~LCI-:' ",:~, ern O~ ~..!~~, AI '!C ............ ~ 3519 Ross Road ~ Palo Alto. CA 94303 Sept. 4. 199] • /\embers: ()FflCE Of. THE CITY 0Wi'.G!R We fully support the expansion plans of the Palo Alto YMCA at 3412 Ross Road. We have lived in Palo Alto for 42 years and at 3519 Ross Road, approximately 600 feet from the "V· for 31 )'ears--longer than most of the YI"SCA's nei9hbors~ We support the "V's· expansion for the following reasons: . . L The YMCA 1s a community reso-urce~ its physical fitness proqrams in particular benefit approxi:r.ately 2000 people~ many of whom live within 2 miles of the facility. 2. Tr.e plann'9d expansion 1s attemptin9 to :keep pa~e with the ·V's" qC'~in9 user population~ plus the addition of swimming facilitjes~ more offstreet parkin;, a~d better noise abate­ ment. 3. ~e feel the opposition's fear3 of decrease in property value and increased traffic to be oreatly exaggerated. according to studies quoted in the Environmental Impact Report. In closing .. we hope that the ·V~s" expan.sion will be allowed to proce~d so that both the neiqhborhood and Palo Alto 107111 finally have a modern. full-featured YMCA facility. A oYtn and a year-ro~d swimming pool at an affordable membership price '-'i thin ... 'alkin9 dis­ tance of one·s home would appear to be an asset! Since John and Dolores Stevens cc: The Palo Alto Weekly The Palo Alto City Council --.-_ ....... t-", / , Sj • I I .p , .. j •• YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula ., I C~o~l. ~rtle-! 4151 Middlefield Road, Suite 211 Pa,'o Allo. CA 94303 (415) 850·3955 OI"IC~ NIANC.:S c AA,"K(.~r:;-A c,.. .. "1 ,. .... ~!N C","IoIi'El£,Cr ~E I'OHfS ~,o­ BOre $0./.""1'1"/ "" C"" TIMI'F..tir.£R "'" """ C)jFTeR~_ ""'-.. :,0, ... A.<r,w,srfAQ :;CCRE~14kr TOU"'E"'~ ""~. $JO",~~ _(~Tl"J;.Sr~oIIt ........... ><£"oIt.'E~ , """'" """ 1IOA.<r1) OF rlIlf«TO#fS ~,"" U"TJ1'~ TQN1'~ _oo-ru, ICl'aSnHE .s £1M1\IG HEI'f8.!RTC ~rf.<r ",",VIOS G~ ~Ef"""'" .. ~,- ucCWAS HOW .w.c><Aa R . .loWES ~~ .. ......" ~.~r ~EOIl"~ """'" ''''', OtANr w ~yAGC TIG T.ur.:.TON c.:;~':'Tf~~ SCO:-r~VIS""" ou.A:;: ... WYT"'-I:J ~fO/O PIIECrt)O!S /I09.EOItr", IIo()'IrI; .sT.JI,CX8"I~" ~--. ""'" 5T£~"'C CCOitlllSH .Jf:>NAr ........ G#'OJ<CI oc-.c co GAol" A<.AN Hf1lOOt1t;SCOO C""'THIotI~~HX:qr .J/W.ES. ~ I'IC~ I..A"" ~t: lJu..oc> ....,'1'/00" ~ UEIE~ U"S(J'f C MCItIO..S LEWIJ r~" .Hr ...... r ..... ~>"t~ ""~L ....... r "'l"UEl'I JII>C"~~"'~ OIl "'''TlIlIC'' S¥lt>I .. ~~El'I ""ESlClr"", ... .oM,. .. '.~LOI'I Paro AI/O Cel'ller P~ge Mill Cenler EI C,a-m .. ,o Cen ler September 10, 1991 Dear Planning Co~mission Me~ber: Please pardon the last minute and personal delivery of this letter. We felt this update ..... ould be important related to your review of the YMCA Conditional Use Penni t. As you know, the YNCi'lo. \,<,·215 in fo::-r.ed Of'. ';'"..Jp.sday, }o,ugust 27, 1991 by the Palo Alto Planning St.aff tt.at a variance would be required concu~rent ~ith the Condi tional Use Per-mit to allo~' for future parking ir. a Landscape Reserve at the fro~t of the building. Althollgh the proposed parlt'.ing was to be located in the same place as the existing parking lot, within the twenty-fDot front set-back, the Pla~ning Staff had previously ir,formed us tt.2t a variar:c:e would not be rcq ... ired until such tirr.e as the parking in the Landscape Reserve would be reguir€d, a situation ~eemed by them to be highly unlikely. In light of this change, tr.e YMC.A. prcceeded to apply for the required variance. Since that tiree, the architects for the Y~CA Froject have redesigned the p~rking and have accomplished three objectives: 1. The parking in the front La~dscape Reserve ~es tEe~ pulled back to a poi~t be~ond the required twenty­ foot set-back, elimi~2cing the need for the v~riance. This ~as acco=plished ~hile ~aintaining a total count of 248 5paces, when the 33 spaces in the front Landscape Reser\'e a~d 9 spaces in the rear Landscape Reserve are included. ~ithout the Landscape Reserve spaces, the total cou~t is 206 spaces I as requested by the Planning Staff. 2. IOl the process C'f recc:"',figuring the parking, 5 out of the 10 trees identified by the EIR as valuable will be saved. During z rn~eting with Planning Staff on August 27, staff agreed t~at if the t~enty-foct landscaped set-back could be ~aintained at the front of the site, this configuration would satisfy staff's co~cerns regarding the trees, 3. At the request of YMCA users j an exercis~ pa~h has b~en added at the north and ~est edges of the parking lot.. The above three iterr,s .... ill be incI\.lded it"! our updated draW'ings to be presented to you at the Wednesday, Sept<f;mber 11, 1991 Planning Cornmissiotl meeting. S~rely, /--f,--~ Barry )oj. Taylor President ---------~~',..t •• , .... ' ............... IIIIIIi11_ r Ii l 1 I I , I , .~" 3··'1·',"" 1:'. ~~ , ~;..-.... --*! --~'---.'-:- Cit\! of Tal 0 'RIta < • POBOX :!~51l FALO ,"~,..:! ("'Uf~~~I'" N:>CJ ~EHORAlmU1l Septembor 25, 1991 TO; FROM; SUBJECT; Palo A,to Plan~in9 Commission Lori J. Tapley, Plann~r 34ll Ross Road, Palo Alto V~A -File Nos. 9~-UP-38, 90-V-B, 90-n~,-51 This memo is to follow up on several questions asked by the Commission at tne September II, 19;1 public hearing which staff was not able to r!spond to prior to publication of the September 20. 1991 staff report. He following is!.ues were still c~tstanding: Why is tl!en: not I condition requiring that the ent r're site be drained t, Barron Creek ratlJe-r than City storm drains? W/l~n is this area re'C'rnmended to be upgrid~ in the ~jster Plan? The existing Storm Drain Master Plan indicates that ar upgrade of the storm drain on Ross Road li needed, but does not set forth a spec1fic time frame for completion of improvements. Public Works staff would prefer that the entire ~ite b~ drained directly to the Barron Creek c~i1mlel, and bel ie .... e tnat this can be accompl ished. Tn! recommended condition currently states that -If pnssible, th~ entire site shall be drained directly into Barron Cre!k·~ The reason for this wording is that the applicant must obtain approval from the Santa tiara Vall!y Water Di~trict for s~ch a drainage pla~. Because detailed engi~eering plans have not yet been pre~ared. it is not possibTe to obtain i1 final appro .... al from the Water Distdct at this time. .~awe'ler, the applicant's architect. Mr. Bill Leddy. nas consulted again ~;th the Water Distrlct (see attached letters to Lori Topley and Bill Carlson from Bill Leddy, both dated September ZOo 1991). and received prelillliMry confirmation that such a drainage plan wouTd be appro .... ed. With this confirmation, staff is comfortable amending the wording to r!quire drainage direct1y to Barron Creek. Staff recan.ends that the wording of Condition 7.2 be revised as foll""" A dftailed grading and drainage plan, prepa,ed by i registered e"gine~r? shall be appro~ed by tne Public Worls Department prior to issuance of a. buildlng or grading permit. If pss5ilile.---tk Tne driinS!ge p1an sha1l....ru:qvide for the entire siU to be drained directly into 8arron Creek. relieving the existing storm drain O~ t I Ross Road of drainage from the sit~. Approval ~f the dr.inage ph.n ~ ih..ill be obta~r,ed from th~ Santa C1ara Valley Water District urigr to submittal of the plan for tilY-aporoval, Provide det.Hs gf thE sound ~a]J at the Te-rman sih. How t.n is it, ~he,.e is it 1~catrd Inc! :.that .,teril.T is it constructed of? Tne sound walTs It the Terman site are constructed of split-face c~ncrete block. Between Terman Dri~e and the adjacent single family homes, the wa11 is 7 feet in height. Along the property line between the sing1e fi~;ly homes on Pomona Avenue and the site, the wall is 6 i feet 1n heIght next to the publIc parl<!ng .rea "d 7 feet in ~.eight adjacent to the Community Center buildings. The ittached map shnws the locition of the Wills. III regard tc Condition 1.S. verify the drop off lnd stlrf times fa,. nearby schQo1s~ and provide Iny Ileeded revisions to the language of thfs condit fon. .", Staff has verififd th! start times for Pilo Werde s~hool which the YMCA provided in their informat;,,:,! attached to the September 20, 1991 staff report, and agrees that the current langua9~ of the condition is eve",..l,. restrictive. St.ff r~omaend. that CondItion 1.5 be revis.d •• follows, All YMCA prpgrams ind classes shall be scheduled to avoid conflict wtth puk school cornnuU tilf!Els. YMCA 'hues shalt npt begiu.r end le$$ t~Jn flftfen .inwtes prior to the $tart of school or fifteen minutes folJow1ng tht fL~ish of schQQ1. taking into account ,11 Y1riltion} of the 4aily school schedUle. T~g YMCA shall tift ,nnualh with local schgol .dministrators and. if necessary, Jdius\ the YMC~ progra~ schedule. He ~PBg~ Eli5ses w~ieh _.wld re5~lt ift 5w~sti~~ial H~~be,s sf ve~ieles e~\e, ing IP nit;,,! the !iHe S'hill lie 5e~edulee 4-'p'iHg till'les ' .. hel'! u;ghhP'he.6' sehells lIe if! sessie" (7:45 te g.a; a:~ aRe' 1.4; t& ~: 1& pOI). What is staff's respcns! t" tht ~,lfCA's proposed a1ternative 'ar.guage for Condition 1.6 regar'drng spe,-i~' e~errts? Condition 1.6 current11 rfads: ·Summer camp sign-up. bas~etbi11 picture day an~ other similar events which Ittrl~t I llrge number of people t~ the YMCA over a s~ort period of tille shall be he'd in I location other than this fac'tlity·, The YMCA reQuesttd the Crnnmiss;on to consider alternative language to th~s Condltion which would li.it one-day sp~cial ~vents to those which would not exceed a~aillblf ~ff,street p~rkln9" Stiff does not recommend tnat the condition ~ amended. Jf In event attracts more persons t~an I • , antIcipated, it would ~e difficult, If not impossib1e, to tne~ turn away thos~ ~G could not find a parKing space in the lot. Staff bel;~ves t~at Deving to another lo~aticn the few e~e~t5 per year which are most likely to result in i concentr~ted numbers of Ylsitors would not be a ~.~s~ip for the YMCA. An thrre aliI Dtller .Tter~itjves to condit (on mOnitoring besides se7f­ polfcing? CCHI1d kl'e illl{Jos! fines or other pfndltjes jf they do Mt meet eonc/ftfon5.' Stiff r.c .... nds that the Planning Commission reoommend that the City touncll .dept • octlon directing ,t,ff to: [~plore the various methods by wnich the (;ty (Duld require applicants to pay I condition monitoring fee, allowing the City to r.(~ver the direct and on~going costs of condition monitoring req~lred fDr in~ specific project. Staff should return to the Co~ncl1 with any necessar~ code amendments and a plan detailing how 5U'~ I c~ndit1on monitoring program would be implemented. St,ff fu"t~. r.c .... n~. that Condition 1.8 be added .s follows: ~nould • cDndttion monitorTng progr3m, or any such similar progra., be adopted by tne City to allow the City to recover the direct Ind on-going costs of condition monitoring~ the YMCA snal1 be !ubject to all provisions and fees set forth by the program. Staff RePQrt (Qrrecti~oi Staff would like to mak.e several c.orrections t<l the informat10n presented in the Sept •• ber 20, 1991 st.ff report. -On pige 5, ~nder the cescription of Cubberly Community Center~ it should be noted that in addition t<l the residential areas bordering the site~ t~ere is also i shopping center adjacent on the _est side. -~ page 5, under the discussion of ~hether the City has imposed membershfp limits on other clubs, it is noted that staff ~ould on1y find one ;nstanc~ of i ~mbership limit. Staff has recei~ed infa~ation from I resident who contacted t~e clubs that the Greenmeadow Community Center has i »embership restricticn of 270 families, and the University Club has I membership restrietion of 525 families. T"e use permits for both these facilities were issued in 1954, and the files are in long term storage so stiff could not ~erify in tht time available w~ether these ljmits Wert imposed as I condition of approval. AnACHMENTS: Letter froD 8ill Leddy to Lori Topley dated 9/20/91 letter fro. Bill Leddy to 8i11 Cor150" dated 9/20/91 Zon\ng ~ap exc~rpt sno.ing location of Terman sound walls 3 • 11m. If III SE=ptamber 20, 1991 Ms. Lori J. Tapley C.r.y of Palo Aho , Depanment of Pla.,nin~ &. Commu.,lty Er'1\1imnment 25 Hamilton Ave.. P.O. Box 10.250 Palo Alto, CA 91-303~08S2 Re: Palo Alto YMCA, 3412 Ross Road F;le Nos. 9D-UP-36, 91-V-19, 90-cIA·51 Site Drainage Dear Ms. ToplI8Y: / ! I t I 1 ttl ! As stated it1 my letter to you of December 18, 1990, our preliminary discussions with the design dePiirt:l1ent of the Santa Clar3: County Water DistriC1 in December of 1990 indica1ed that it i$ possibre to obtain a permit to em9~Y diainage fr-:>m the proposed YMCA project imo Dry Creek (also known as Barron Creek). At your request,. , ha\le inQuired further re~ard1ng this fratter. Mr. Bin Carlsen, Divisio01 Engineer in the Design Coorcfination Diviliion of the Santa Ctara County Water District st,ned in a telephone c:Jnversatiol' today that the water District would apprOve the direct outfarJ of storm drainage from the expanded YMCA project into Dry Creek. The ~rmit pr{Jcess, which would cr:cur concurrently with the bu~d1ng permit process, wili require completed CiVIl Enginet!"lng drawings of the project and wou!d take 3 to 4 weeks. for formaT approval. Please rlote that I hai,:.e copied this !tltter to Mr. Cai'lsen for his reco{d. FI&ase can me if I can provide an,. further inforr.1at~on. Sincerely. T~r."c;Ber ddy 1vtum Stacy, Arcl'litects i I " ,( ..... /17 \J " ~ 'I: 4--v~ \ .,.....-~lIiartl Led'd'1/ ~IA "'\­ Vk:e P''';~~ <J cc: Mr. 81il Carlsen, Sanla Clara Varley Water DistriCt Mr. Barry Tal/lor, YMC.~ of the Mid-peninsula \ · 111111 WIT September 20. 1991 Mr. BiJJ Camen Design Cccrdina1ion Division Santa Cli;ra Coonty Water Oisuict 5750 Alameda Expressway San Jo'se. CA 9511 a ~e.: Site Oraina~e Piillo Alto YM CA YilliM 3412 Ross Road, PaTe Alto ~ar Mr. Carlsen, !1~I!rltr! j am writiIl~ to confirm our telephor.e conversation today re~arcfing the propos-ed expan.<:;ion of the FOlio Alto YMCA. As I explained, the Paro Alto Planninl:l Commissiofl is currently considering a Conditional Use Appllcatioi". and iI Draft Environmental :mpact Report for ttle proposed project which wHl il"lcrease th.a t:lIildinQ area from 20,000 $.f. to 45,'000 5.f. and more than double the size of 1he parking lot. Since th!! Palo Alto Department of Pvbric Works is concerned that the exi,tin{; storm drain in Ross AO;lo is not adequately sized to accomodate me exp.mded project ::~e Commissioners have as.ked for some assurance that a permit will be obtair:abre to empty storm drainago! from the site directly into the adjacent Dry Creek /also known as. Barron Creek!. DurinQ our telephone conversation today, you confirmed that the Santa Clara County Water Djstrict would Q'ran.t such a permit. A letterfrorn your office acknowTedgrnQ' the above wvuld be greatly appreciated Thank yOU for your as!;istance in t/lis matter. iri er~JY I for iTanner Leddy May tum Stacy Architects (, rlj f-., ',,, 0,.,rbm le<lCi'.\AIA. ,- \r""t<:e FreSid~ . cC.: Ms. LQri J. iopleY, Palo Alto P1annlnQ Depar..ment Mr. Barry Taylor, YMCA of the Mid·Peninsula .9029 b2 drain.1v 1<l~ljllT ~I :I.IIUlil U.tlll) 'b DI !llI IO~ IlC • ~ I II '1 ~"'" r:== : I "'PF 1 :) I .j I RE ;"L - RE , o o • Lcc..".,-h(fl\ 1 :;wi\d, VJJ() >-f Tu IVlIl'1 .)'i.j-(. ,-, ""' ..... ..... .. - n· ... · .... __ 11 • • ~,-~~" ",)j1-~::, -... ~ -;;':.:> YMCA OF THE MID-PENINSULA INFORMAl'ION REQUESTED BY SILL GLAZIER OP~TING HOURS AND ME?!BER STATISTICS PAGE MILL CENTER -YMCA OF THE MID-PENINSULA OPERATING HOURS Monday -Th~rsday Friday Saturday , Sunday 6:00 a~m. -10:0~ p.m. 6:00 a.m. -9:00 p.m. S:oo a.m. -7:00 p.~. 62 Couples or Single Parent, Familr (units) 97 Family (units) RESTRICTED MEMBERSHIPS 480 Adults 170 Active Older Adults 200 Students TOTAL ALL MEMBERSHIP UNITS 2,237 TOTAL ALL MEMBERS 2,574 EL CAMINO CFNTER (Ho~ntain View) -YMCA OF THE MID-PENINSULA OPERATING HOURS Monday -i"r~day Saturday Sunday MFMBERSHIP STATISTICS REGULAR MEMBERSHIPS 882 .Adults 6;00 a.m. -10:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. -6:00 p.m~ 90 Single Parent (units) 148 Active Older Adults 1,:209 Family (u~its) 280 Teens 60 Youth RESTRrCTED MEMBERSHIPS 240 Adults - TOTAL ALL MEMBERSHIP UN!TS 2~§09 TOTAL ALL MEMBERS 5.074 • \ f· . [ .,. YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula " ""'--415: MIt!tJIa.fitMd FIDlId &.'=11 211 P-'C AIW, CA SIof303 (<lr5) lJ66..3955 t:A,X: (<l1S) B.So5-4700 -­'_A-_ r_'", _ .... r ..... ·c .... .... -­~.,...e>.., .... -~.,...o_ ... ,- ''''''" -­]""""'--.,.,.. "'~ ,_c,,,,,,,,,,,," '='~~o... -------'-'--" -­~'~ "'""s ..... -,--.. --,--_.--­.... ,-.... '-... ,­ ~-......" --.­..... -----"""w _ _ .... --1 .. 1_ """'­t ............ ---.-sr.l«<t~rJI ---,0... ,,_s c.-,; _c....., ,...".., --­C~--.,. '"'­-.­...,~ -, .... """"""," "'-' _c_ -, ... ~ ............. ~_ E "-' J«., ~ s.o-... RP_S-----.,.,.,"" r.yoo. .er Cammo c.m.f PIJ;-eM'll~ .... Palo ""ta CfHWer October 23, 1991 Nancy Lytle zoning Administrator ~ ~©~n7~'IT1 u on 2 ,. ·-S' JJdJ D[PA ,I 1:1 , CIT y' '''''"r rV\J1NI~G Or PAiO AlTO Department of Planning and Community Er.vironmer.t 250 Hamilton Avenue P. O. Box 10250 Palo Alto, CA 94303-0862 D~ar Nancy~ The YMCA desires that you ~ithdraw our request for a variance that ~ould have allo~ed the requ~red parking, at our Ross Road prope~ty, to be located within the 20-foot front setback. OUr architect has redesign~d the parkin~ areas and accordingly provided the required parking . Thank you for i"our consideratic,n. Barr¥" M. Taylor Pres~dent , .1 ATTACHMENT: Letters received trom residents and distr-ibuted to commission members at pl~ce9, but not attached to any staff 4eport, and letters received following 9/25 Commission hearing. Date Received; 915/91 9/5/91 9/5/91 9/5/51 9/5/91 9/6/91 9/6/91 9/9/91 9/9/91 9/9/91 9/9/91 9/9/91 9/9/91 9/9/91 9/9J91 9/9/91 9/9/91 9/10/91 9/10/91 9/10/91 0/10/91 9/ll!91 9/11/19 9/11/91 9/11/91 9/17/91 9/19/91 9/23/91 9/23/91 9/25/91 9/2'/91 ,~, ' Received From; And~e~ 8. Ne~an, M.D~ Pat McGuire Gary A. Fry, M.D. Fred E. Hawley, P.E. Dale and Roberta Yee James R. Stinger Peter A. Rothschild Rev. Jim Berklo Mae ~~ and A.F. Kenrick .:rudy Ousterhout Karen R. Thibodeau Karen S'Wope .Julie Pickerd Linda, Doug, and Ben Perry and Tristan Gribbin James R. and Xathleen Brown Elizabeth Roland Po'Wer Gary M. Wetzel, P.E. Stephen and RIJ.th Cottrell John A. Lazar Kenneth C. Nix David H. Blackburn Richard MCElve~ Joseph s~ Shakes Anne Warner Cribbs Julia P. Fremon ~helma Jane Meister Richard Stern Rose Tammi JoAnne Wet ~e 1 Earl E. Brabb Michael A. Nie~enberg; M.D. RI!"~pirollory Medir:;'n.e ,-r:.d ero"cho~::opr PIJ!monal')' FIJr1cl>on labell.tory Oll<in; Medicine JI.ugust 301 1991 ._-.. Andrew B. Newman, M.D., fOe.c.p A nU,'f"";,o"OJ C()~''''IIO'' Pale Alto Planning Co~~i~sion Civic Center 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Altol Califor~ia 94301 Dear Sirs: l1v1 Weier, R,J/l:;, Sc;,le AS Palo Arlo, C"I!/ornia 94::104 ('*15J :328-5222 I am writing to support enthusiastically the enlargement of the Palo Alto YMCA. T",relve yea~s ago .... -hen I began my practice as a: pulr.lOnclogist at Stanford. I found that tr.ere .... ·as no pulmonary rehab~litation program available to any of my patients in the iJrea:. With trernendous help aT".d assistance from the staff at the YMC_a.. I ",,'as able tc begin a rehabil i tation program that has been a tremendous service on a non-profit basis for a m.lmber ,:,f chronicelly ill patier.ts. I have also hed use in my practice to refer e~tensively to the cardiac rehabilitation program that the Y provides. A number of my patients regularly use the Y fac~lities for exer­ cise to imp.l'ove their cholesterol or to improve their general fitness. On a more personal level. my childrer, over the years helve benefited from Y Westerners ~ Y Ci:ln:p. and trips tc Yosemi te. I believe thilt the y is a tre:re"dous asset to our com.~J"ity and believe that ad~itio~al space, i~cluaing greater exercise equip­ ment. a lap poel for 5,",'irr.n1ir.g, and water aerobics for r.'1J' patients~ would be of even greater benefit. Furthermore l or taxpayers the y the f Si the Y can do all this without any cost to the city I strongly urge you to approve for pe~manent use for 1 requesteo space allocation. refr S. Ne .... "ffian, M.D. ABN/sc : .... i" , . . . __ ....,_~H"'"" ... ___ .. i .. JiI ..... , ........ _ ... _:2 505 West Crescem Dn ... .: Palo Alto. CA 94301 Sertemrer 2, 1991 Planning Commission City of Palo Alto 250 Harnllton A ",coue Palo Alto. CA 94301 Dear Comm ission Members: This letter is en behalf of the Palo Aho (Ross Road) YMCA's renovalion/expansion plans. Although J am presently a member of the Y'l Board of Managers,] wri • .e also as one who h,,$ personally benefitted from this Y's varied adult fiL""';cs.s programs, and I know probabJy 200 OIher adu!t Palo AJtans who have. "The PaID Alto YMCA is dedic3!ed to strengthening and enriching the mental, physicaJ and spiritual w::Ilm:ss of all people; and to improving human conditions within the .changing patterns of f&mily and community life," quoting from the cover of a 1991 brochure. The Palo Alto )1\1CA touches the lives of thousands of Palo Alto residerlts every year, and in the most ;:onstructive ways. A "no" vote on this project means obsolescence, and thaI means a sun:: declin~. The reques! of the Y for this project result from literally thousands: of discussions, as to both function and StU. Removing even one element could aller the pay-bade: picture and thus jeopardize not on1y lh~ renewed facility, but abo the day-to-day Ross RQad operation and ulrimatcly even the emire YMCA. of the Mid-P:::1insula. [urge a "yes" vote. cc: YMCA of the Mid-Peninsul.a Altn: future. SHe cOl"".mitlee Il! " i j , j'I , , I :1 1 j I ;1 ! I I ! Palo Alto Pianning Com mission 250 .Hamilton A,enue Palo Alto; CA 943111 Dear ••• : I am ring to yO\l to Ll"ge yOLl" awoval of the YMCA Expansion Proje::t The project wiil provide 10 the ~ 01 this cammcnity two pools which are c~genlly needed Since rts inception. trJe ·Y" ~.s .... >ide<! faol@es and ins1nJotion fOf many 'inds of aerobic exercise. With the estabfisfiment of aerobics 8S I! sound adjunct to maintaining and reslaing good Ileaith, the ·Y" has became a le.der in the nalion in upda~ng ther faoltrties and the ,<,Jdlily of their instruction. HaYing evaluated a number of such progams, induding some commercial pregams. f am impr=ed Ihallhe "'Ys' pra\Joms are amoog the best. and remarkal>ly. ch..-ge less Ihan most olhers, a 10liess than sam •. Though the Palo AlIa -Y' has been a natlonalleade< in some of rts pro\Jams. it has never had swimming pocfs. and that aminishes rts capab<1ities to provide an imponant kind of exercise: some pe-ople Will swim who w'J! do no other sort of exercise; mae impcr1antly. some ezn on9' swim ~ Ihey are to exercise at all. Witt1 the finding of no majer obs:2.des in\io(·".;ng enrVCilmentaJ tmpact. there seems to me;o be 21 clear mandate 1c sanction the bu~ding of the pool's at the Palo Alto YMCA. I ~.ope 111. Planning Commission w'ill >". ns awoval fOf thiS important contribution to OLI" city. Sincerely. ~~,~ Gary A. Fry. M.D. Found .... YMCArdi" Therapy ,-.)~':~~ .. . . ' \ , i FRED P.AI>'LEY ENGINEE:RS 3410 Kenneth Drive Palo Alto} CA 94303 (415) 494-6480 City of Palo Alto-Plan~ing commission 150 Hamilton Palo "Alto CA, 94301 Subject: Ross Road YMCA Gentlemen, August 30th 1991 As a user of the user and a senior, I am if favor of the proposed expansion of the facilities. I realize that it is in a single residence neighborhood and that the Y has e\~ery intention of being good neighbors. Whatever the difficulties are for sound, light, and par~ing control, I am sure they can be hand.',ed. I value the fitness class I atttend and would li~e be able to swim also as a part of my fitness program. The YMCA is & great asset to the comm~nity. I urge you people to look favorably on the expansion project. -.j0~-z£ _ Fred E. Hawley P'f-7--'--- cc Eliot Bolter- . " ., ;.:~;. ~ -J:;,i. --.,;,"- 300 J S~e<'et. Sacraz:nE'nto, California 9581'\1 (91.6) 446--0100 ~ 31, 19'1/ cv-<-0<-'-'-~ ----~ "'1 /--£ tP _____ 4f. /!0.C./l ~ ~ ~ ~.1<> ~rw<~ ~L. ~ If~ ff-<-<--­ CI 47" ~ Ce-.<-d. rtf. (L; tZLt:J, 6 '1</. ;J '" / ('115) c?u·· ;;7:'-7 ...1\L Ow ..... d b)' ~' John Q. Ham.moos Hotels, IncorpOrated _______ _ ,." ... l.>p<"r ..... <J un",,,, 10.-",,, • ..-Uo<n '1"',<J,,l' Inn, I .... ~ Planning Co~ission City Hall 250 Bamilt;on A\?enue Pale Aleo, CA 94301 Dear Members of the Planni.ng Commission, 721 Christ:ne Driv~ Palo Alto. CA 94303 September 5, 1991 1 am writing in support of ~he proposed remodalllng and expansion of the YMCA on Ros~ Road. !t is a p~cject that is long oveIdu~. For years the y has needed to expand .and. upg'!"ace it.s facilities b'J't :,,'n~il no .... it has been blocked in its effo~ls. If "their plans are not approv~d this ti~e, the city stands 2 chance of losing a grea: resource. The Y has served a broa::! cross section of the cOmnl,.mity fo!' over 50 years. I at:! one of the many -people tOllc'hed by the Y, which is .... hy I alll no\o1 servir.g on the y's Board of :ttanage:rs. 1 believe in "'hat the Y is doing, especially their principle of turning no one a .. iii.] regardles.s of thtlir ability t.o P2]. To t:~main Viable, the Y11CA on Ros-s Road r.eeds to expand .and improve its facilitie_s_ The two pools that axe proposed an, needed by t.he cOlMlu~ity, judging by the number of ca.lls t.he Y receives !'rore pe:JFle asking if the Y has any aquatic programs_ Gurre~t facilities fo~ phys~cal educ~tion activities need to ·oe updated and expanded. The~e plans are .... ell tr.ought out, t.aking into ii!ccC)l!nt not only d~e needs of the community for services but: the desire co ~e a goed neighbor as ,,;ell. I urge you to appr-ove the Y' oS plons as "'r-itter •. James P. Stinger PETER ALAN ROTHSCHILD 4$1) "'AA .. OWE S:"'i€~ PAtCALH:J ourCI'l,,"IA~3C' • . ~: D-~, .fTr'-Of-·~~:i(;··'~~'tiJlr September 5, 1991 Palo Alto Plannino Commission 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto~ California 94301 Re: Expansion of the Palo Alto YMCA -Ross P.oad Palo Alto, California Dear Members of the Planning Commission: As a c~t1zen of Palo Alto, a fether of three teenagers. and a member of the Palo Al to YMCA Board of Managers, I urge-~-ou to approve ttle use permit for the much-needed expansion cf the Palo Alto YMCA. The major portion of the expansion largely consists of indoor swi.mMing faci-li ties~ POOl dE!ck, locker rooms and the modernization of the current 1950's building. I believe that the proposed expansion as outlined in the ElR will be a t~emendous asset to the neighborhood as well as the greater Palo ~lto community. In this era of governmental budget cutting, a non-profit community oriented supervised recceational facility is a precious commodity~ T:r.ank l'OIJ for your consideration. Sincerely. , ---.." I; ',t"'\.. .. "_ "."­ Peter A. Rothschild 9/4/91 PO BOx213 POlO AltO. CA 94302 (415) 853-8672 City of Pale Alto Planning Commission Dear People: • The expansion of the ).'}dCA facility at Ross Road would be a wekome improvement in our community. It w;:'"-lld enhance t.~e services it already provides to people of all backgrounds. The YMCA provides showers for homeless people who are referred with vouchers by Urban Ministry staff. This has been a major improvement in the lives of homeless people and has greatly enh."ced the work of the Urban Ministry. Our "Hotel De Zink" shelter, ,-,sing church buildings, depends on the YMCA to pro,ido showers and towels lor our shelter guests. Through the YM"CA~ we serve people 150 times a month with showers, making it possiblE" for them to seek or maintain employment. The \'M:CA proposal would leave this servke intact. Vle are fmpressed with YM':A~s clear comrn.itu,e.'1.t to b€: of sen.;ce to ;;dl members of our cO.ruTIl'lnitv, indu.:iing peop!e ""ithout incomes and homes. ' Yours. I . C7 Rev. Jim Burklo, Director, UMPA '"!"'-~-----.----- • \ 2255 Ramona Street palo Alto, CA 9~301 August 28, 1991 To Members of the Planning COrnIl"j ssicn, For fifteen years my husband and I have participated iT'. programs at the YHCA facility on Ross Road. Before that time o.J.r children benefited from the excellent activities for youth~ we are in a position to appreciate ..... ·t,at a good influence the YMCA has on our communi ty. we support the YMCA's proposed expansion of the facility on Ross Road~ We feel that the improved buildir,g will enha.nce th,"= neighbor­ hood and decrease problems .such as parking and ncise. Sincerely, Mae H. Kenrick ~j('~ ~~ / " ... "" ... _ .... ____ • ., ___ ,_. _____ ' __ ~ ,0 aM M.d •. H 4 Palo Alto Planning Commission C~yi: Center 250 Hamil ton !~v!n!.Je P.lo Alto, CA 94301 2'51 Lytton A .. 'enue P.lo Alto, C~ 94301 September 1, 1991 Dear Members Gf thf Planning Commission, I'm wrlting to express my unqualified support for t~e expansion af the Palo .AHo YMCA's Ross Road facility. As a long-time p~rtfcipant i~ various of the "s programs. r certainly recognize the need for an upgrade of this facility. Additiona1 space would mak~ it possible to increase the exercise equipment available--greatly needed!--and to add a lap pool I ~hich would allow people who unable to participate in aerobics classes, running. or other strenuous forms of exercise to ha .... e a healthy fitness routine. The Ross Road YMCA is a specia1 place which adds greatTy to the quality of life which we enjoy iro Palo Alto. The caring. sUppo~t1ve st~ff makes every effort ta ""ark with all Y participants wit~ a teaching emphasis--teachin~ all of us how to live a more healthy lHe. This particular Y has been inrlova.tive iri developing new programs to meet the needs of the people in Pa10 Altai the Cardiac program is certainly an outstanding example of ~ow the V he1ps its participants and educates the corrrnunity about the prevention and treatment of heart disease. I'm sure you know that the' is also a social center whtch infuses a community spirit here. The ~egular dances it ho1ds for seniors. as well as the ~any potlucks and get-~ogethers of its class participants are examples of the ~ay the Y serves the community in a larger serlse. The Ross Road YXCA has Tcn~ Gutgrow~ its facility. Please approve its use permit witn the full requested space allocation. s~~ Judy Qusterhcut , rm ~ (; lEU lJ~ \ill lfu ,i' G' 1991 ;; I r) OF pj~l'O";<~' 0 Pa:o A~o Planning Commission Ci1y Hall 250 Hamilton Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear Planning Commission: 164 lois lane Palo Allo, CA 94303 September 5, 1991 RE: PROPOSED YMCA EXPANSION ! am a current Ross Road YMCA membe; wr~ing in support of the planned expansion of the f"cility, The YMCA offers our community many wonderful programs, for individuals and families, The proposed remodelling will add value to the community in many ways, To name one I am especiany interested in: the addition of the indoor pools--instructional and lap--will be of great benefit to us all. Current swimming opportunities are limited in the Palo Alto community and these pools will enhance them significantly_ I plan to take my children, ages 4 and 6, to the Y's p()Ols for instruction and for fun, The YMCA has undertaken this proposal process in a very oens~ive manner, showing respect fO( t~e concerns of its Ross Road neighbors and the community as a whole, Their efforts clearly show that the proposed expansion will serve Pale; A~o residenls without negative impact I am asking you to vo1e in favor of the expansion as proposed. it has my full support, cc: Rick Stern, Chairman Soard of Managers YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula Si:1cerely, .,j1L~ ,~, -:Jk,k-,{,D-_ Karen R. Thibodeau -member of the "Dawn Patrol' , , " \ Planning Commission City Hall 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo' Alto, CA 34301 : : t .. Karen Swope lS( Walter Hays Drive Palo Alto, CA 94303 September 3, 1991 Ladies and Gentlemen: I am in favor of the Palo Alto YMCA's request to add two indoor s".-imming pools~ ! am a student at Palo Alto High School. I worked this summer as e student counselor in the Palo Alto YMCA day camp program. I was given ·staff priveleges· that allowed me to swim in the El Camino YMCA outdoor peels. It was nice to be able to sk'im laps in the lap pool while the kids ·.,.ere receiving their swim lessons in the instructional pool. The Palo Alto YMCA needs a swimming pool for Palo Alto kids. Please give the ~1C.' permission to add an indoor sk·i:-n.11lng pool to its Ross ?oad facility~ Thank you. Sincerely yours, .' i 'I; M 'IS.A\..-'.1 I Karen Swope .. '. I 1 l I , , ~', ,-- C U,' f j y n p '. 3481 South Court Palo Altol CA 94)03 Septmeber 5~ 1991 P.lo AJ to City Planninq COIm'.ission 450 P.&miltcn AVQnue P~lo Alto, CA g4)Ol D~ar commission M~e=s, Aa a palo Alto resident and a YMCA professional, 1 am writing to urge your full auppart of t.he YMCA'S plan to add 5 ... ,i:'l".'1",i ..... ; pool. &nd ~erni%e the facility or. Ross Road. As an avid swimmer myself, I find it difficult to work my day around the minilrmm time available at. Rincc..nada fOJ;" :!.ap ~ ... :;'n-Jlli(lg. In the winter, zany people discontinue their swimmming program l,e,:a\lslOi of the caol templir-ature and lack of ir,door alte::nat.h·es. Your appro .... al of the proposal 'Io'ill enablE: the Y,"lCA to COr.s~rl.lct two indoor swimming pools. Two pools are essential in providing tbe variety of aquatic oppcrtunitieii tl-lis C'olMa .. mity need~. People: 'Who want to use lap s\o,Iimreil'":g c.5 .! .... z,y to r:1aint.ain and improve c&rdiov~s~ul&r fitness, strength and fleKibility need the space and cooler temperature a ~lap pool" provides. Children a~d senior. viII be~efit from the ~teaChing pool~ being kept at a varmE!r tem~ratl.lre~ Swirr, leSsons can be held year round! Swim lessons, wat~r exercise, and lap swimming are all ~~thod6 of ~nC'curaging people to exercise a~d learn a lifeime skill. rxeA 5w~ing le&sons develop confid~nce and teach basiC water safety 5kills_ Water exercis~ classes provide a supportive a~mo5phere for people wbo because of obesity, arthr,..ti'S, or pregnancy cannct participate in la:"l::: ci.asses. The .. ;a'=.er gives people of all a;02.$ an exceller.t metl-;:,d of lew impact. ca::"C':..ova!"c>.ltar exe.cis€. It. is one of the II'LOEt. recom:t1er.ded met.,",ods of re~acilit.a.l-:'o!", fer mar-:l' iojuriBs. Thi!'oK. ),Oll for t.ne time and at.t-entiol1 you are giving to tr.is m.at.ter~ I believi! the proposal .before ~iOU .. ill be be!".e2ficial to both th~ immediate neig~bors of tME YMCA as \o,Ie11 aB the participants who .... ill 'oenefi:;; for lI".any years t.o come. Sincerely. ~/I D ( C l L-' ..... -t-""-, ~~ t~ c:- ,/ ie Pickerd .'--,. ",1<, , " t C P II 0 53 ~~,~_-a d~ {PM (iif>, ([4 1</3(t{, S ~~-vFNI • \ " t _ t ~ 'I.'· ~ t "1 I I I ! .. ' -': . , '. -"" ./ -'0· ------... .... . -'~.-''-'''"''"' PLt~ /~\-«=t:, a..u"-' Oi'..-{.»J.,~'-ke£~ f.L.-ffV~ ~ a~, ~'( r~~~ h~~ h-~ . UJ.f ~~ t~~ t _ ~~cLJ ~If --'-e.-j(.-U...~ -!-~ '-iuucrL --VJ1-:.t!,-t..A~ Lrr,te~ r;r,-,_ {4~~ Pc eLi .- vi~J~ I ; . ~ , ~:·.-::-:'i~::',-:~~"" .. ' '-.",""111 ..... !WI. III!III. II' __ I _7 .. ~........,'"'---­ ';,.-':'- 1:" . PlanninQ Commission City or Palo All0 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo AUo. CA 94301 Dear Members: 1632 Mariposa Palo Allo, CA 94306 S~pteriiber 5. ~ 991 ThiS ~ to express Our slrong support lor the expansion plans of the Ross AIJad YMCA. We believe the YMCA conlinues 10 provide, at iii 'Very ~w coSI, many services lmportant to tf1& hea1lh and welfare of our community. AIT segmenls of our PD,Dulalion are served to one degree Of another by the Y's programs. Tn.e YMCA t"las done everylhin~ possibre 10 address the concerns of ils ne;ghbors. We believe the expanSion plans witl nol 3.d .. 'erse~y impact the nei!j)hborhood and wiH substanliarly fncrease the services provided to our enlire community. We woo'ld appreciate your support of Ihe Ros~ Road YMCA'S plans. cr~~\< 6.~ :.James R. Brown ~--&-r~:-~ Katlileen 8rown • , } , , , f September 5~ 1991 Palo Alto Planning Commission Civic Center 250 Harroilto., A'''e. Palo Alto, Calif. 94]01 To Whom It ~ay Concern~ J have been a resident of Palo Alto for over 20 year~. ~Jvin~ moved here in 1969 from the ITlidwest a~ a single mother of three children ages ~. 6~ and 8. I chose P~Jo Alt~ for it5 excellent s~hool5 and varied resources available both for myself and my young chj1oren. One of the resources I utili2ed immediately UP0!'l arrival .... as the Ross Road YMCA where my chi Idren atteIlde~ cl-2"sses and camps throughout their youth and teens. I lIlti~ .. te17 became a volunteer fitness in­ structor a:;d eventually a full-time employee, now abo'.lt to c.ekbrate my 18th anniversary. Over the years I have been eMployed at the YMCA, ! have seen 1 iteral1y hundredsof people ~~nefit from the large varietY of programs the Y cffers. r have 5een young chi !dren gain Coordination ar1d social ski I Is through our 1-2-3 Grow Program; J have seen young wo~n gain grace af'1d self-con­ fidence through our dance classes; I have seen disadvantaged youth thrive on camp experiences in n .. ture; I have seen fit adillts get fitter and unf;t adults get f:t; r nave seen heart patiei,ts return to norma~ 1 ifest,(les and I hal,o'e SE;en puimonary poitients regain a sense of hope. BUi I have aTso seen a demand for more programs .... hich cannOt be met cue to the Timits of our pre~ent fa~;1 it.,.; 1 t1ave seen overcroltJding of present programs due to lack of space and scheduling conflicts and I have seen a gro~ing demand ~ithin the community for an i~door pool where thOSE who must or who choose to e~ercise 1n water have very few OytiO~5 i~ Palo Alto. The YMCA is the logiC-a': prov;der of t~i~ reSOllrce ",:lth its expertise in aquatics and its long history of card~ac rehabi I itetion. Tne Palo ,6.1 to Yn(A is a unique organization becClwse of the broad variety of prOgram5 lt Dffers and the broad sp~ctr~m of ages and needs it serves. I urge you to arpro .... e the ex~a~sion of our faeil it;e~ in order that we ~~y continue to ans~er the needs of t~e Paio Alto population. Sincerely~ 2t~~Ic.rd~~ El i:abet~ Roland Power Business Ad~i~istrator, YM[Ardiac Therapy 4213 Ponce D~ive PCllc Alto, Californ:a 94306 atILui¥ .-~---.:..,.---'-' --. • . ' - Mr. Kemet~ H. Schrelb€r Diretto!" of Planming and Community Oevelopement Ci ty or Palo Alto 250 Hamilton Avenue 787 Stone lane Palo Alto, CA 94303 Sept 4, 1991 /D)~@~~W!i!illJ L\s :i f' 0 :/Iggj [:~-C.: , I~ C I ry '. ' .. c; """:'''' OF PALO Al H Palo Alto, CA 94303 R£: Drart EiR-YMCA Expansion Dear Mr. Schreiber. T~.ese are my comments on the Draft EIR on the Y!-lCA Expansion Project In Palo Alto, Ca.: S\M1ARY: (Yellow Pages) I. Page I: Why is the -yo proposing a parking I sr floor ratio for the rww 225" Increase in expansioo that is less than t~e existing ratio? 2. f>age 2, para I: The City has directed the Consultant tMt the "Adverse Impact" is ~t "Significant". What is the Significant Criteria definition, as established by the City and what is the jllStification for it not b€ing considered as "Significant" and "Adverse" ? 3. Para 2. The Traffic Consultant used ~as b€en hired previously by the \'MCA on this project therefore there is a conflict or interest. This item also contains an inadequate conclllSion. 4. Page 5: Para 3, Drainage: Was the 225" increase in the drainage area taken into account in t~.e Sarta Clara Flood Cor,trol District assessment on the Barron Creek Drainage area? Does FEMA agree? 5. Page 5 ,para I: Are there provisions for the storage and use of hazardollS and toxic chemicals in sum great Q<Jantitie$ in a Residential neighbomood 5.Page 8, para 3: This neglects to advise that there have been Two Similar developments, approved by the City Council in t/',e immediate nei~ in the last few years. 7. Page 8: An alternative that has not been mentioned Is the Joint management by the City and the YNCA or the CUbber!y site. This is an Announced Goal of tile City to attract Private cooperation In tile management of activities and It seems like an opportunity for Joint 3U<:" •••. ( In oth.r word. Win-Win, rr>r everyone.) 1 j - / _____ ""l .. i $t ~ .... ~, ___ .. -2- White paged Text 8. Page 30, para 5: Please define why the "outcomes with regard to consistency are not significant adverse impacts with regard to CEQA" 9. Page 34: Para 8 (existing traffiC volumes) The "-,se of higher previous voiumes will result in a lesser impact due to the expansion. This seems to make the project easier to sell. 10. Page 41, para 5. What is the justification for t~,e City' directing that the "no growth" rates !lQ1 be applied to tM weekend volumes. In fact, the YMCA weekend volumes are at least as high as the weekG,,), volumes. II. Page 49. para 3. I ()Jote" lISlNG THESE CONSERVATIVE A5SLNPTIONS, THE YMCA EXPANSION IS PROJECTED TO ADO 1,430 (ONE T~AND fOUR HUNDRED THIRTY) TRIPS PER DAY TO THE SITE ON A WEEKDAY" WOW! 12_ Poge 57, para 3 Comparison of traHic volumes: I quote again: "AfTER Cct1PlETIDN OF THE i'ROPOSED EXPANSION, WEEKDAY vouns ON ROSS ROAD ARE PROJECTED TO REACK 2,660 VEHICLES PER DAY SOUTH OF THE YMCA AND 3,250 VEHICLES PER DAY NORTH OF THE YMCA THESE PROJECTED VOLlNES WO\JlO EXC£ED THOSE ON MOST lOCAl STREETS IN PALO Al TO AS PRfSENTED IN TABLE 7 ABOVE" WOW AGAIN!""!' 13. Page 60, para 3 ThIS is a misstatement TM rise in pavement as 1l crosses tM creek does obscure oncoming vehicles as seen from the south. 1'!.Page 63, para 5: T~e last sentence is lrreyelant and should be delet~d is. Page 63. par. 6: At least two of the fiye sites are not Similar as they are not located in a residential area, not even considering a lImited use permit. One other has a snared pa~.;ng arrangemEnt This entire comparison is completely professionally inappropriate 16 Page 65, Table 20-See Previous comment. This IS a loaded comparison and is not representative of the Ross Road YMCA 17. Page 71. Table 24: Tne analysiS presented here does not support the conclUSion .. Also Why tr,e use of BOLD FACED TYPE? 18. Page 76, para 5 The analYSIS does not support the conclUSion. These are mer-ely statements, based on no data 19.Pege 77, par-/!! 3: Seme Comment • I I , • 20. Page 77. There is ~o conclusion on the sound absorption QlJallties of v~getatiO!1 versus "new "pavement on the site. 21. Page 95. I would ~ that the City starr will prevail, "IF" this project, or another project goes ahead, and save all the "valuable" trees. 22. Awendi~ A page 4 Item 12a: GeneratIon of substantial vehicular movement should be mrifil a "YES". This Is a basic error in the Of'iglnal Input document to tile consultant Tr.ank you fOf' yOIX' and tile MayOI' and the City Councils' kind consideration In receiVIng my comments. In gt'neral this EIR seems to have been written to help support tile project rather than to present an unbiased review of the total envirorvnentallmpact I /lope U".at you ana tM Council are more astute in yOO!" review of this project and aN more concerned with maintaining the quality of life. conforming to the Comprehensive Plan and valueing the future of the residential neighborhoOd in which the project is situated. Than/( you rOl' yOO!' kind attention. Very truly yOlKS, cc: Mayor Jack SutO!'ious/ City Council • .. " '';:'..;.;';'' ___ ,,,",,,_,,_(,,"--~---~. September 6, 1991 Stephen & Ruth Cottrell 3507 Ross Road, Palo Alto 9431J3 Palo Alto City Council 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear Member> Dr the Palo Alto City CcunclI: We would like to offer L'1e roDowing comments reg~rding the DEIR 5ub,7tHted by frle Mid-feni!1Sula Ylv1CA. \f-Ihile the report 5€ems !o be fair and balanced; it ts too SiP.1p!i5tic 10 be considered the ddinitiv€ study for an issue of such long­ range community impact. Our comments cen.ter on L'1e s'hallowness of the analysis, a discrepancy in the number of people who use the facility. and t'l,e issues of traffic and parking The issues of traffic and parking are rooted in the questions of membership growth and use of the facilitie-s. There are serious questions regarding lhe actual nurnber of m~mbers and associated '.J.sers of the YNfCA . .. Membenhip; In a guest editOrial to the Palo Alto '1"'leekIy on !vlarch 20, 1991, Aian Henderson.. a member of the board of d:rectors of the YMCA, claims a fuil-facility membersh1p of the YMCA of 1,.200 plus some additiona18,00Q people who partake of some of the offerings of the YNfc. ..... , a large percentage of which are located at sites other than the Ross Road fadlity. Apparently a rationale for the expansion of the Ross Road site is to consolidate all activities there. The DErR lists facility membership at 1,198 and basic membershJp (restricted Lise) of 500. Somewhere 7.soo people seem 10 l12ve been lost There may be a simplf! explanation for trus dIscrepancy, but action on the DEIR should be paslponed until the mystery is resolved. If these 7..soo people are .eal U50ers of any of the facUities of the )~'iCA, either :lOW at Ross Road or elsewhere (except the Palo AHa Square facility which is to remain open), the DEIR is fatally flawed ana should be rejected ou t of hand. The DEIR proiects only to 1995-four years hence. The proposed expansion .... ']J have an impact on the community well beyond four years, and L~e probable increase in membership beyond 1995 should be considered. for inslance, using the assumptions of the DEIR. an increase of lSrQ in membership will render the ptanned parking facilities outside of the landscape n~~rve inadequate and add anoth~r 160 vehicles/day on Ross Road between the y}"1CA and Ames and 95 verudes/day betv..'een the '{!I-!CA and Stone Lane. • '. \ September 6, 1991: Palo Alto City !=ounci1: Page 2 The analysis of traffic and usage assumes a simple scale-up (use of a constant multiplier) from the present numbers. "':hile it may be true that such a simple assumption would be correct if the activities w~re merely enlarged, it is more probable thaI it is not SL"ce nl'W activities are to be offered, the DElR should consider a n:ngeof possible outcomes of the exparuion, e.g., what is the result if the peak load increases or decreases by 20% or 10% ever the assumption? The DEIR is simplistic in its A%L1lysis."d should be redone to allow for varUnces from a: 5impl~ sc.a1e-up of numbers . • 'Uaffic The analysis of the £X:pEcted traffic load does not consider the impact of the tncreased load on Ross Road north of Ames or south of Talisman. From the data given in Table 15~ simple subtraction shows an increase of 240 vehicles/weekday north of Ames and 520 vehides/weekday south at Talisman. The data are insufficient to calculate changes in the TIRE because the total traffic in those sections is not knOWI\ however, using the num~r of non-)'}.tc.1\ bound vehicles on the stretch of Ro&s Road betv.r~n the YMCA and Stone Lane as a surrogate, it is certain that Ross Road south of Talisman Drive will experience a TIRE increase of at least 0.1 . • Puking: According to the DEIR, the parking sFaco proposed by the YMCA is sufficient at peak times (160 vs 190 planned). An increase of 20%, however, above the DElR assumption will ,",ceed the pla.'W!d parking space net in the landscape reserve. In order to estimate the parking demand, the authors of the DElR offer data on comparable YM:CA fadlities in the Bay Area in terms of parking demand per 1,000 square feet of floor space (Table 20). If ~"e Saratoga YMCA is the model for the Mid·Peninsula YMCA (which would appear to be t..;e case considering the fadlities and type of community), the peak demand at the Mid-Peninsula YM:CI,., considering the increased floor space of the of the e:pansiDn,. will be 230 spaces--more &..an what is pJannerl for even llSing the landscape reserve.The data tn table 20 are, however, meaningless because they do not include data on mem~~hip or number of people using the faCilities when the count was made. A meaningful measure would be cars parked ptr men:b~ per tOCAJ square feel Given an optimistic readlng and assuming the co;-rectness of the as..'iumphons (probably not a good ass:..:.mption to make}. the e;(pansion of the YMCA has a noticeable negati\. e impact on the community. llnless an absol:..:te ceiling on membership and u.c;age:is mandated, the negative impact on the corrununity can be expected to mcrease after 1995. In partiC1.Jlar, the YMCA,. will probably I ";;" ___ . ___ m~_~~ ~ ___ -::. ______ ,_ "' __ _ September 6, J99I: Palo Alto City Council: Page 3 would be to rek>cate the facility 10 a site that can provide the 305 parking spaces requITed by Palo Alto code and one that is accessibie by streets that ar'€ designed to CCI!try the increa5~ traffic A possible site wouid be the P210 Alto landfill where there is sufficient land for the facility. This would also free up the present Ross RDad site for hvusing, whicb would provide much :-teeded tax revenue. rnsummary: • The DEIR is flawed, possibly fatally, by not accounting for the 7,500 additional users of YM'CA facilities as cI.wned by one of it!: directors, Alan Henderson. • The DElR is too 'Simplistic in its assumptions and, in its present form.. should be rej eeted. • A l1e'w'OEIR that considers a range of possible outcomes of the incr •• ",d facility should be drawn up. • Serious consideration of the impact of the proposed facilities beyond J995 should be ""'de. I Unless iL new DEfR that addresses the shortcomings of the present document is presented,. variances tor flOOI space .md p.a.rking space requi.re-ments should not be considered. • Serious consideration should be given to rehx:ation at the landfill. Sincerely yours/ ~~'- Stephen CottreU cc PtarJ'ling Cot1lJ.--rUssion '< .;."' '. . .. ~----,- , I. UPERMARKET !\.CE FOR A HAM. y ,he onI) ;,:j"" brand d~li'ioll:;ly \KED. II l~cia!. Eo;,h em .. b Gr~J.. I qlll:lUry, han4pidr.erl for ~cnde"T'ntss and lellnncSJ. W' ... smoke tllcm {or n~orly 30 hOloLrj ov~,. :!I 1Cniqlo.!! bie'nd oJ hickOfJ chIps. Then r:h.eir:. dnlpd in 0'41' HlIUC, crack!lng HOTle),Cri.sp" g1az~ Faw/I::r. each one ~ a Hon!'!ySplTal .... ,Sjj,ed f()r :~ £115, perfecr $rnllng " . lX'l"" all tih.ll gllo.·J 11l1tl' "'"' clltr1.:~~ 11111 h .. m~ '(I "'I;mn<, d~e Su ,} :Io'l'r~ in ell!: m,~rLc! j,lr <i 1;.",<,"u1 IIL.:m, WE'VE MOVED! =:; £''>'1.. j we: ,,",,0" EO FlAOhl' TOW,," 5< cou", .. I'I~'. ,4 I ~, :0291, I '7 i "";£1'1 ,wE ~OVEO FROIA !"OWN 5. C.O"Ni,"YJ ,.lOS' .2 .. 7-1501 ~ I'<~" I.. l· ... '~ ~ov(.O F"O~ TeWN II COUN T R'r J '.O(l, -;:!& S5..1. I STORE; "'Flt-MON" ,4l~~ 79E·OlJ5 ~9~·8'!.o~ I ..I.';I5·"'~6'" O .... Kl ... NO s ...... FR: ... r..CIS·::O ,..I1!.o !-..I1·6l50" ,.;5,50JI7JEt.3 'I' ! i [ ill Upgrade of Y is overdue II £'p"",iljn ""Ii '"Ip sulve proM,,,,, o/lIoiu and PQrkin~ ill i: rile immediau neighborhoo.."/ I! b)" Alan t-i .. d~t.Q.n Who ~v~~ ~eJl·d o{.1 YMCA Wllhoul l swimming pool? Y C:I molt ~ bl::c:n Ille ~i~\j~ lien.u tile: P;l!e Ailo Cemc::r YMCA o.c. Res.> Rv4d [uf 33 ye.l n Con· .!.Iructioc or ph;u.c one of:h: afller W.JS c"Lmlplt::r~~ in ~'I~7~ l ~onu I'n~c:, 10 ;!Jcl .a p<)(1J, W.:J~ pi .. r)fl~L.I fr,,,,] llie ~l.J'l, b'.Jl h~~ n • .)[ bet!l..c· ,ompti5"~d For !he p:::s~ 20 y.:a.'"S. ~ Y h.,,,, been eJ:plori"1l ~il~ (!.if re-lo;;.;uiOl'l Among tt.(" si1e!> con~i1.krc:J I.(r1· oo~ly we:rc: lie I..orner of SJn An· Ion io ROid neJf AlmOl S! ree1, lhe a.tlCi;: Tho m~)(ln S lIo'im .100 T cnn i~ r:.cililyon MidJlefl'l:Ju RoaJ, Jar­ d.1n Middle SclIooI. Gittr Put, Lhc-rorme~ JvbxII"II..<r1. .Jreo:I, Cuhber Ie)' $o..-r-C'()l, '\C"er.:] S~.m{unl Un;" ver-~ily-()wned 1<X~Li ):"\.> • .1~':';:;5 Ul.t oftlle 8a)'~or( l"ro:ew::l.'l31"i<.l seyeral pro~nies Or!: El C:'mlflO Ral. Fo-:'" \lario~ rc:J.S0ru. "o~ of Ih~ sil~~ ... ere m.J()C avai b.bic: ttl IhcYMCA.. Mt .. ;ln"",hllc, &.rull~~ me )"~rs., ¥MC ..... members ha we 5Cu&h! rIC"W progr.uru and SUl'IC.es, 5~ as ~robics. hull b CJ1h.anccmeru pro-­ Jr.1m!. for ~nior cil iz~ns, elp.and~ ..... e_gfu-room f~ilicic~, !:hild-'III:llch rooms. linn. of.::oo rse, th.:-much­ desi retj sWimming pt'oOl. urg\! til Crc~~5 h .. vc C<t:l.IHeJ ill .... ·OlTU::rI'J proi~tru. .1lld iO"l r.1tTl~l)' tnn.:hmenl F"_lJ:r.lm~. Tiu: ?;.Io A:~u Ccm.cr YMCA 110W hoi) .. pp~~ Iln;H~I)" 1.200 fLoln f:..:dit)' m(mb-cn. (11 p<.:r~em ile-Pal.) ,l,11.~ n'~:.Ie-,)lj,; ~no..! ;.\1: ... JJiljoml K.().lO i'~r'lcip;;lI1'~ W ~pc.::r:.:-prol:nm::. ". b~jt. pt,c~n· I.r~e ol·rh<:i>C ~:I'·~:l;:~ ~i.e pl~;:-t " .... ~,. 'rOnl tht R"" r,"J.! r.J..:I!lt)· L~I<; In r')!!~I. 11~ YMC. .... u~c.,kd I,") prlX~.J ,,·,[1,. re'li~C:'~ [0 .Jn1.:-r:.J II> ':\lfr.::!"'.! 11'<: JIe I rnij on Rm~ I~ L, .. J 'u r>;rnnd"tl iI,~ ~lL!T~:'[ l~cl"kle~ .. mJ HI .. J.I ~fi.~r'1lJ ,'llL~'''; 1":,,, "I n"", ~lnlC"l"r", ""'IL"e ·rllll1 NI l>c:r~;:"1 •• ( ~ht ,hILi,[I"I) "'·"ulJ ";.J;o[ .. ,n flo'''' In­ J, .. ,r !...Ii> :i,,:J lLl>Hm·",m ... 1 ,...n,)i~...Im.! ~J';"C:1111r....l .. r n.>U~II' in hn.U .. f) L~)(l. )'\l(A bu;;jrc! "lc·.r.i'a~ ~~,J ,,,)1,,r ,·.,rur.IC"~r, ':;;11. ~~,~ .. '"' 111~ "';r,,;:.ILJI~ n.;,~!d."lrll,loJ<J 1-'.)":lp!..I10 Ihc ;W'ICC"t Jni re<;lJf.J r".'cll"<1~ .. I.. ~"""Ulnb Il" .. ru •• f n"I .. ~b"r ...... oJ., r(lrm~,1 t •• h"lp :.o'"t .. rl) .,;u n.c ~"l' ... h< >llr II,;:! 11'1 I'-J<:t .If [11': <111 fl r,~' .: J 1 ~c 1111 ., !'<e-.lrly J!! 'I.,; ~·'I",,,:~r), ,,,:n;,·:~..: OlllfUtt afe~: tr.lffic, j:w1ing: Jr..J noi:.c. Tn I \\'0 of rhc:::;,c .lte0L5 • .wb­ s:.1..'1liaJ imptcvemenl.5 11';11 re:.ult from the .,:-ojcct. • Noi:)oC. The ~ fi.nj~ raCt· IiI:}' .... ~II be quiettr t1un LI],e 'p~nt facility. The twimming puor~ 1I'il1 b.:-md,><.i'l olond ill n::tlled mocl"l.nc:· PI will be ~k3n)' SCftlen.ctl 1nt: ~Ojif':: r:J.<.""ill:)' .... ;11 be .lif- C\JnoJi II'"~., UJJ IIC"W nCfN.lpc:iII fl!: ,..irJdows WltJ tJr: imt.lI!CI.!. In Jd •. I1- (ioll. tt:~ Sltt ..-ill be cnc~ on I.'Het: .siu.el WIth a sevcn-foo< .1Cous· ti::al ...... II. • Parkill!:. AJtIlough ttw: pfc.!.<:nl f.lcil ilY ha.s 10: off-srreel p41rJ..jng 51'Kb, the lI1.Jin Cr"1t:"lnGe w til!! building t.: on the We sireet, maL­ ing SI~ pilrk;"1 vel)' c.orlYCnknL n-e ne .... f~1rlly wil1l\;1v~ J90 ~pac-e.'lloc3!e-d ill parllns lou Q:l 0011"1 5id~~ ofll'-.e tlurldil1.g.:lnJ!he I:nlr.HK;~ will be: Qffthe~ Iwe iot •. The pre.senl frorJ crolr.J:IICC will be removtd ;'00 lllndscolpifl& placed on th~ stree! .sl«. AJf mtml"oer:i 0 f lhe Y will be required fa sigro Clrd$ 'p:~.:!g;n8 10 pOI-rl:. inmc :00.. The runoIu;ing m.a.jor concern is traffic. In Mut:h 1990. ·;lfl inde­ pendenl LRffl-C cOI051J1ling finn C"onduclc:d a 1f~ffic S11l~ ~d I.'pon crilcr<..a tubmined by the C;!.Y .s.lOl-ff. ThE: ~ II L~WC(j lho1! Ihe ui51ing leveh Crlr:tm~ for all 111- U:~.:1inrl5 ir.thc:1rc:l were d;us A Of B (D .. nJ E:are-problem Ic"el~.' The PrDj~"1cu In;arr~ in.c:rt.:l.!.C: ~uri bl.ll~tJlc to [he 'V proje("1 will i"I~ I:~!lg( thf: c1~",,~fk~'ior, ic: .. cr .. ·f a,,), ~m':f:'-::..:t''',., Ullht: Jf-:::/ ,10,111<_ ICJSC'tl{lt'l) will remOl-l11 ..... or B 5..llel)' ,Il"!.lm,,nli 011 Rou RCl:lU III in.: ImmcJ, .. le ~1"·il1lt'i or 1h.: y ..... ICA ~l;ollllJ impfo,·~ ""in .Ill: e!wmW{HH' 'Ir on·!HI:<:1 p.!rkm~ 111': YMCA r.lfl~ 111 iHlfI<J!~.I11 .. .: wlljl ~I~,,,,I,. f'Jrl.~. \.'~w~h~, ~<lJ r.:.:,e .. llU"..I1 t:....·II~I~c~ ":~II.::n,:J rhru"~I:C>"1 H~ILh.:"'li .. r ..I'C:~~ 1,)1 1' .. 1.) ~ 110 The: nceJ.. fur y,-,,,II, :""·1" 1- ].e~. ,..;t'll<)( ~lIlltn pr~r-"III~ ."o;,J (.111111)" ,,,';g":ll ''':ffl~ >.> '"If1P<! ,," ",I 11_":> .He-Clll~~ll. Up;I;r;aJ.IIl.s.!ho.: ':J:~)IIII,::, b"lidln~ JroJ ".I.iln .. ,1><: '''',m'''lll!; p<.lO~ IH~...IH. I twl !t.,~ Y ,; .. 11 [rul y bI: J hd~·o;.cr-.·'L·~ r~'lldJ f;'I..Ii~I) .;,i,,,, fhmlo),," u." ", .. ,,,I),·r "I 'i,.· I'.\IC.~ b,.",/ "1,1" ... I .. " ,,,,.1 ,r /"""'-.'",.-,,,1><::, D/'·/'<" ",:/., .,ri., Cu~·C.'J""d -.. ~ .. , .... " ~L--· _._---,,,._-,' .... , ,~" ~ ...... ' .. . . ; •.. . ~ .. - ... i-.. ~~~~L' _ .. '-,; - ..-.~ -tr~' ~ .. t. · ..... september 4, 1991 Palo Alto Planning COlIll'Uission 250 Ealilil tCi'l. A~,;e.illle Palo Alto, CA 94301 As a resiQent of Palo Alto since 1956, real estate broker since 1958# and manager of this office since 1987, it is my ~pinion that the presence of the YMCA on Ross Road, Palo Alto, is i!l positive asset to its surrounding neighborhood and is often described as a positive amenity in real pr~perty descriptions. I have never had a client have negative feelings about the proximity of the ·Y", anQ I certainly have seen no evidence that property values have been n~gatively impacted. I urge yo~ to approve the use pe~it for the proposed expansion as applied for by the YMCA. J'AI.: mi " Sincerely, ~~~ John A. Lazar Sr. Vice presidentfManager Cornish '" Carey • u :-'-...,,, W1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~g~ lID ..... -' . ~~PiL .,_"r 0r n,,,,,;,,~,,:~'i\i CITY OF PALO ~l10 Planning Commission 2S() 'Hamilton A venue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear Sir: 690 Toyon Place Palo Alto, CA 94306 September 8, 1991 1 am in ,upport of the YMCA improving and enlarging their Ross Road facil!ty. This expansion which includes an indoor swimming pool will be an asset, not only to the neighborhood lISe If, but the whole city of Paio Alto as well. l'm confident there is • way that the few people opposed to this project can be included in the process and be satisfied with th~ final outcome. Please approve the plan. Thank you. Sincerely. ~~ i!enneth C. Nix r (I U ~j 'I I 'I .'J I 1 I I I PlA'lNING ~ISSICli City of Palo Alto P. O. Box lOlSO Palo Alto, CO 94303 , Attn: Kr. Joseph Huber. Chairperson Dear.M:::.. Hcl>e:r: 1$ a 21-year resident of Palo Alto~ ] want recarmending the ap?rc'Jal of the pl aIlS of their facilities on Ross Road. add ~ voice to those of ot}~rs the YMCA of Palo Alto to expa."'ld For aver eight and one-half years I have benefitted frcrn the YMCArdiac Therapy program cor..ducted at the Y. In fact; I cr-edit this p!O?ram with .saving me fran il heart attack as my cor-onary condition gI'e'\o1 ,""orse in the first three years in the proqr-arn. The physical conditioning which the progriJrn enhanced significantly aided my recovery fran by-pass surgery, a..~ no doubt ~1 ed me to avoid i! seeming ine ... "l tabl e heart attack. Five years :ater I continue to benefit fran this particular unique program offe:.:ed at t.t:l.e Ross Roa~ YMCA. In ~inq the facilities regularly, am well-aware of the many other persons who likewise benetit by these facilities. Having closely exarrined the proposed 1nprovements. l:see thEm as adding :::;ignificantly to, the Y'$ contributim. to the quality of lite 'Which first attra::ted rr..l family to thcis city. The plans as proposed also seem to protect the integrity of t.~ neighborhood in which the Y is located. I reqr.:-t that I cannot be present personally at the hearing on. September ll. bLot urge you and the other Carrnission nanbers to act favorabl y on the r1ans as pres"!:!l.teci., s~~ David H. Blackburn I I 'j ~I "1 , Palo Alto City Plannin~ Commission U U ',-~ , 1 '991 L:::;I _ '" t t .. • D,:,:'~~ ._ ,.~ CIT y.' '-.Ij, .~,~ rv.:~i'(:,JG OF PHO ft.LTD 250 Ramilto~ Avenue Palo Al to. CA Seotember 9. 1991 I a~ a native Palo Altan (1930) and have been a member of the ~MCA Cardiac Iheranv nra~ram at the Ross load YMCA for the oast 11 vears. ,1 have seen this YMCA facility reach out to the community to offer ~~DRrams to adult~ and children as veIl ~~ our c~rdiac ~rouo. 1 was referred to the Palo Alto Y:ICA Cardiac Theraov Dro~ram bv Or. Themes Fiene of the Menlo Medical Clinic after I had a heart bvnass oneration. He recommended it because of its national renutstioo. The YHeA Cardiac Ihetaov Dro~ram has been of ~reat benefit to me and others in our classes both in Drovidin~ excercise but also in monitorin~ our ~ro~ress, The loss Road facility has been o~r ho~e base. but it is time tc w~xe the ~anv needed facilitv imDrovements that are nroDosed. Our classes will benefit ~r~atlv from the 6dditional s~ace orovided and the zreater variety of excercise ecuioment that will be available. When I first ioined the class i~ 1980. n~actical1v all uarticiDants wire runnin~ or ~alkin~ for their e~cercise. As the classes ~ature' and new ~articioants enter. a demand for different tvoes of excercise are needed. The s~immin~ 00015 viII be an excellent addition for our or02ram. So~e of ~~ will be able to do lao swi~rnin~ to further our recoverv and others will be be~efited bv usin2 the cool for e~cercises. whic~ has been found to be very beneficial. _aII'l----.~' --~-'--" ... , ""·'·-_elliiliiiililln __ .!lFT_IIJIl.t • .',- 2. There is nc Question that the iMCA needs the additional soace and facilities cro~Qsed to offer better ~ro~rams fer cur families and children. Palo Alto ha~ alwavs erided itself on ha~ing outstandin~ ~~blic and family facilities be~inning ~ith the Locle Stern Communit, Center back in my vinta~e. fro~ a cersonal standcoint. I feel that a new facility would nrovide me a much better ODDDrtunitv for life e~tension from th~ Cardiac Theracv Please 2ive the YMCA the SD3ce it has reauested. Sincere!v. f<,Li .-~ l.ty Richard NcElvea 566 E. Cr~sc€nt Drive Palo Alto. CA 94301 Planning Commission City of Palo Alto 250 Ham ilton Street Palo Alto, CA 9430 I Dear Commis:,ion Members· 225 Homer Avenue Palo 1<;[0, CI< 9430 I 5eptemter 10, 1991 r am writing in favor of tne proposed refurbishment ai1d expanSlon plan for the Palo Alto YMCA facility on Ross Road As a former participant in tr,e YMCArdlac Rehabilitation Program, I can attest to the excellent work carried out for the benefit of community residents by this organization. As a former member of the Board of Managers of the Ross Road YMCA, I know that many hours aM much errort have been spent searching without success for other suitable e...:panision sites in Palo Alto so that the organization mi<;t'1t continue to serve the grOWing needs of our community we need to keep the YMCA in Palo Ailo and at its present site because there are-no other alternatives. I urge you to vote in favor of thi 5 proposal. Sincerely, /1 V~~{ ;f1Jtv Joseph 5. Shakes , .' .-'!!""--------'-~------------.. -~~-.,--._ .. --"'" ........ ,,--_ ... -- " :i I ~ I I cavalli jacobi communications september II, 1991 Mem~ers of the Planning Comml's3ion Lily Of paJa A:to :l50 ~"miitoil r~(o Alto, CII 9430 J Members of the Planning Commission: I'm u,riting 1n support of the proposed YMCA facility improllement project. I urge the Plcnning Commission to approve the YMCR plans. The VMCII ;s an Important pert of "''' community and hes serue d Palo lI!to lUen for many years. At" time when the City of Pelo Rilo budget ror recreetion programs and communit~ .erllice. ha. heen CUI and rutllre reductions are projected, il seem. l.ery lUise to appraue 6 lJroJl;!ct tht!t u,ould serlle Pe,o Alto, enf::lbie the VM[R to improoe and ~HJJ!~nd its u!ruice 10 lhp. Palo Alto community, especinlly in Hie a..-e8S or f~tf'2e.Hon, Heeilh ili'tr) t:'(f'~SS. !.lJ'tno,;,H eH~endii19 nt~ tiu;it!u-:.;. The addition of th .. tlUO indoor swimming pools proposed by the VMCR lUould he 6 greet addition to "Gualic program. in Palo fl!to. p,$ former Recreation Soperintendent a1 the City of .pella RUo, 1 knOL!:J there is 0 greet need in our oreEi for more pool sp6ce~ espetielly indoors. Rinr.onede pool is busy yecr roulld from 5:45 em 10 9 pm (s:omelimc5 later) wl1h Eldu!t conditioning. Rinconeda Masten: swimming, Paro Blto SU.nrn Te8m,Iessons for both chHdren end ecfults, recreetione! sUJimming ond tlQuatic exercise. Polo Rita needs more pool facilitles. The VMCR pool would be the only facility Indoors for teaching since the (Iasure of Chu.ck Thom,W~"lJn Swim School and Rd Janes Swim School in Mento Perk.. 1t wauJ!! pro:)ide a suitable fecllity for leaching smell • IIMcn support, Pll 2 children end others who need a warmer lemperature waler. Th e f.fi.R. pool is auaileble 10 the community Oil an limited 1>'''i5, but the w "ter eHefcise rhuses ere 6rW~:JS n,nl 0:1.;1 cOl..lid £J~ f."fpenc.ie-r:J if the water spe,e WGS 6uviIabll!. Finally, r would like to <"mm en dIlle YMCR on its oulreech to the neigllboorhood. The Y~~('l hes spen t m "eh time 1.lking Wilh th e neighbors ond soliciling neighborhood views aboul the eHpan,;on facilily. rem" new member al the YMCR end r wos very impressed to s~e the suggestions 10 members to park in the perking lot, not on Ihe slreel. The suggeslion made in Ihe [IR Ihal Ihe YMCR appoint. nelghbort,ood lieian officer is en eHeellenl one. This would serue bolh the ',~ighborhoo" and Ihe VMCR well, meking VMCR members nod st~ff elil.re of neighborhoo<l concerns regerding treffic, nOise end icheduling. in 'Short, the "HCR is It 1J.l[uebte asset to the P3to Alto tOmrnunHlJ, en orgenizetion which prOl.lides eHcelient benefits ta thE' residents or I't,lO lilt.:r, 6;11,11 t.op~ ifSlJ ~)iii :.iuP,,":·rt this ~r.';]t;..::. Since.re.ly, ~ WtttM.u (!-uh~ f\n~e !lIt-roer Cribb. 24~ij Agnes Way 1'610 Allo, (R 94303 ____ -_____ ~ .. _ , _____ ...--......-.o..~ __ ,,""' ______ '. September 11, 1991 To the Palo Alto Planning Commission and City Council: J u'We around the comer from the Ross Road YMCA, and would like!o voice my support for its proposed expamioLl and for lhe manner in wruch the plans have been developed. I sat on the Y', neighborhood Sounding Board group through its first year. Although I'\'e been unable to ar~end recent meetings, I have kept up with the issues thro;;gh its rT'inutes and other c:ommunicaJions. The YMCA has worked hard 10 solicit the opinions of its r.eighbors, and has designed the project specifICally to Jessen its impact on adjacent prope.."'ties. The background work for the EIR was very thorough, and the focus of tIu: EIR is sen siti\le to neighborhood concerns. The YMCA clearly Deees to expand in ordt"I to SlaY in business, and my reading of the EIR is that the expansion will DOl be a big deal fOT the nei~"bors. (The added uaffic can easily be accoaunodattd -anyone who walks the neighborhO<ld can see thai ~en our busiest Stl"t:ets.u-e nearly empty at most times of day.) In my opinion. it's terrific to have the YMCA in the neighborhood. and the improved facilities will make it an even greater Ps.set I hope you will approve the ex.pansJon. Sincerely, ~ J..'::? lul'><J>"--- {Julia P. frt:mon 879 Rorke Way Palo Aha 94303 c -\ . ~--'-~: ~ 1 i 1 I 1 I I I I Rlchard Stern 2J44 w'ebster Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 September 16. 1.991 Ms. Pam Harsh. CommissIoner City Of Palo ~'to Planning Ccmmission 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto. CA 94JOl Dear Ms. Marsh: In response to your request for follow up at the hearing in the City Council Chambers last Wednesday, I would like to herewith present one biased opinIon combined WIth factl It is ~orthwhile to noLe at the outset that I have a vested interest in the proceedings as I c~rrently SIt at Chair or the Board of Ma~agers at the Ross Road facility of the YMCA oC tbe Mtd-Peninsula. I have also s~rved on the "future site" commtttee lor the past SIX years. DurIn, this tIme it is important to note that we have exhausti~ely sought a better site for our taclljty. as you have probably a:ready been informed. However, each posslbillty has proven unsuitable. It has only come as a last resort that ~e have undert&ken the challengIng task or ~tlemp~lng to remal~ at the Ross Road site and llnprove the e:llstlng fac11ily. It is WIth great thought and care that the eXisting plan has been put together. ~e have asked for no more than we need, and we have taken the neighbors Iota conslderation With each and every facet of the faCility. Once agaln, as has been explained In detaIl, the ne~ bUl~ding. whlle bIgger. WIll enable us to be & better neIghbor in that ~e ~ll i be emitting less noise both frarn '.dthin the facliity and frern the parkIng area. The purpose of my Jetter 1S to let yo~ kno~ that we ha\'e heard our neighbors and that we ha\'e responded hIstorically. In the hearJng ~e dld not defend ourselves r~g~rdlng some of tb~ smears that were put forth. Some of that ~as due to the fact that both Barry Taylor and Dan Logan are ne~ With the local YMCA and that Dayid Thornton and Lee Muckey, theIr pred~cessors, were not the.e to defend themselves. Let me assure you, havlng known them both for tn excess of SlX years and haVIng worked ~lth them b~th at the Y~C! and outslde In service areas, they did not and ~ould not have e\'er ans~ered In rude or na&t~ manners. Granted, many of the ltems that .- • \ • ,<_ , ' ,\,..-.~ .. __ .,,, ... ",~. "'''' .. = .......... , .. ",..~'''c· some of the neighbors brought up might welJ have happen~d. But some ot the jte~s were seid in an emotional and thoughtless way which ranged beyond truth. PersonallY. I can tell you that as a member of the board I have listened as the entire board discussea the complaints ot neighbors. particularly Carol and Malcolm Thompson, who legitimately complained about noise. I am sure that the Dlinutes of our board meetings reflect this. So does our acti~nr It can be documented in that we obtained building p~rmits trom the City a! Palo Alto and remodeled the "Palo Alto· room w~ere we removed the doors that were always opened durlng exerClse classes and replaced them with a solid wall so 8S to allow less noise to leave the premises. We also spent significant ~oney i~ modifying the fan system within the room to create an improved e~haust system that would keep the doors closed prior to the remodeling. ThlS was all dor.e long before we were ·on cur good behavior" trYing to win OYer the ne.ghbors. If my memory ~s correct. th~s was done in 1986 or 1987. At the time we lamented about spending money on a facillty we fully e~pected to abondon. but felt ~e needed to do this as a good neighbor. I would also like to point out to you that 1 personally called on the Russian OrthodoI Ch~rch ~hen we did our first canvass of the nelghborhood in January. 1990. I spo~e w~th the wife of the clergyman who told me her husband could not see me. At that ti~e we spoke tor a few minutes regarding the possible plans for the futUre facilIty and I invited her and her husband to jOJn us on the sounding board. It appears from her husbands remarks last Wednesday evening that my visit was not shared. You undoubtedly know that all of th~ people who travel dian, Ross Roao: are not YMCA. members. no!" do they a II even know that the .y-exists there d~e to ou!" relatively low profile. In fact. when I talk to people about that faei] lty. most ~DOW where it is ". along Alma in lSouth Palo Altol! Bt.· ... ·ever. ~any people do use the faCilities snd are memb~rs. most ot ~hom are pretty civilized. In faL~. 1 would venture to guess that 100% of them abovt the age of 2 are toitet trained and have the abillt) to find the tOilets ~lthln the confines of ou~ building. Surely, they would rathe~ use cur old and worn men's and women's rocms th~~ our neighbors ya~ds. You might also have the starr con!tr~ the number of parking spaces at the church In o~r neighborhooO: and flnd that they likely have approximately nIne spaces. And please note that we have spoken In committee regarding the posslbillt~· of allo""ing the church. In fact invlting the churcr .. to u.se our parking facilities on Sunday mornIngs to aJ leviate par~lng congestion along Ross Road. • Finalll-', ailo .. me t-o eddres.s a ..... onderful topic. our-new branch executive, Dan logan. I've only discussed the past In a bit of self-serving ~erense. As far as the future, J can honestly and unequivocally report that I feel ~e ~il1 be a better neighbor. ~hjle our old eXEcutive was personable and caring, Dan brings a new breadth to the definition. One must realize that t~e -old guard~ had been around the facility for a number of years and had grown acc~stomed to the w3y it looked and telt. tike a new homeowner ~ho cornes in end spruces up a house, Dan has come in and take~ some "TLC" to the area. There are new trash cans outside so that people can 101Iow his example and pick up items of trash and have a place to pct them. We have had some volu~teer work days under Dans leadership this summer which retlect in the sparkle ot the faCIlity. ~e have also placed some valuable dolla.rs into neM' floorLng, paint. etc .• ""'hich we hope to cover over in the next few years ~lth the remodeled facility. \rie are taking care of business now, in spite of I·.ha.t might be coming soon. This was evident u~der the former leadership at the taci I i ty, but not to the extent that we current I>' see. There is an enthusiasm that is now evident. even to those of us _ho have been around for a while, that is refreshing, eIciting and something to behold. It bodes well [or the neighbors 8.S wet! aB the YMCA. And the onty .... I'ly the neighbors are going to find out about thlS is tbru time. like any new neighbor, you won't know them for a ~hlle unless they are pushy or arrogant. so it might be & little while until the neighbors really get to kno~ Den logan! Hopefully this ans~ers a couple oi the ql.lestlons you posed at the end of the hear lng \riednesday nig.ht. If you or any of the other com~lSSloners have more specif]~ questlons. I ~ould be happy to respond. 1 took an opportunity at the hearing to observe rather than speak. and felt my concerns and thoughts ~ere expressed repeatedly. Please feel free to call me at 322-7271 durIng the day or S21-75~3 evenings or ~eebe~d5 if I can b~ of any help. Sincerely. c~r~- Chairman, Eoard or ~anage,s Ross Road Facility, YMCA or the MId-Peninsula --...... _ .. r .... _." ..... _""'~·---···· · . < . '. -,~~, 'J""'" . ~ . -" T~ Members 0( the Plluming Commi .. ion ~ R~s Road YMCA', U"" Permit 787 Stone Lll!le Pilla Alto. CA 9 0{30 3 September 21,1991 I k!lew my lamily bd problem. "ith the YMCA: the most upsetting " .. vhen "e pleaded "ith them to close their door. on "arm ~venings to control the noise from their dll!lcc, hecau"" our dauwhter could not fall asleep on Sunday night •. She va. elbau.ted Cor tin~e!'iar~n the nen day. A familiar story: the Y said they could do DOthing; it would inconvenience the dancers. The nelt V:>J'JII Sunday, they moved their loudspeakers oul on the patio and Ibe noise in her bedrooln VIS a. loud I' if the blaring speakeu vere actually in ber room. (We ended up changing her bedroom permanently to the ma~r bedroom on the other side or Ihe house). I knev my neighbors abo b~d probleln. vitb the YMCA. lIut I did not reali.e tbe extent ol the problems the YMCA bas caused until the l •• t meeting or the Planning Commission. I "as IpptUed both at the individua.! storie. my neighbors related and the .imilarity ol theme. It i. neither rigbt nor rea.onable to Isk our .. eighborbood--or any neigbborhood--to oontinue to put up vith such problem •. We can not rely on tbe YMCA to help us solve these problem •. In their letters to you after the last Planning Commi .. ion hearing, Y leaders are aJready denying Ihe exi.IEnce of Ibe problem. Ihey hive elIused, Lryin~ to shifl blame to the Russian OrthodOI church lnd rewriting Ihe history ol their oommitmenl! to Ibe neigbbor. We need lejlaJ protection. I believe the Planning Commi3!ion can provide it in the form ofcondilion. Ind ,anctions Illiched to lbe YMCA', use permit. I sugge.1 tbe folleving need to be induded: I. lbe YMCA may not rent it! RoS! Road f.cilily to lOy IlrouP Jarger than 2S people. 2. ".Il YMCA non-member program. vruch have previously used facilitie. aVlY from the Ross Road site, induding Day Campers, Parent/Child programs and tra"el camp>, lOd any ne .... non-member program. which may be xt up by the YMCA at .. lal.C'r (h.le. are nol permiued' to meet at - the Ross Road site more than once during the duration or the program. The ",'eragl: length or any suc.b progrlm !!eheduling I meeting It the RO!9 Roal! slte shall not deviate in durltion by more thtt 101 from the Iverage time currently scl:eduled for similar prOljum •. (PinSf! got .. tlJe YMCA .ntiPJlte5 IbOfl/ 8. 000 PUIiciDIJ1U OJ tIJ"Sf! progrlt:J! IFe hive DO KIJUlDtee Mit tlJeSf! FiIInof be moveo' /0 tlJe Boss BOlo' lief/iff The l1#r Clmp fJrotlTII11 FIS fM"'fUO It /?OSS Jroztll 3. The membership or the YMCA, currently 1050 families, will not be alIoved 10 increase until suc.b time as the YMCA demoostrates that they have mlllaged their facility competently for I period or two year •. AI thlt time, • Public Hearing will be held, inviting com men! from the neighbor., and III inae&se in membership or up to 25' or the 1050 families may be approved for I two yur conditional period. AI the end of the conditiOllIl period, I second Public Hearing will be held and if the YMCA hIS demOllstrated it is capable of managing its increased membership, thlt membership figure "'ill beool!le permanent. If it hIS not demon.trated that it vas capable of managing its facility vith this inaealed mOJnbership, it must revoke all membership' over 1,050 familie •. .... An independent auditor, paid for by the YMCA, bul chosen by I committee of neighbors vho live adjacent 10 the YMCA, vill verify the number of members each yo .. and repoet the results to the PIOll1Iing Co m mi.s.iOll. 5. The YMCA may only operlte between 8am IUId I Opm 011 weekdays. (Put or tlJr: JJeKlliv" impla tIJe YMCA hiS QD our Jives is tlJlI J~ is opeD IImost CODSIIDl/y. OlIJer aJJ1Jpul./)/e aJi11lDvJli/y orruirifioDs, loaled ao mljar lIJrovghflfr!s, rfo DCI VSf! tlJr:ir f,cililir!s far IS m.f11y hours IS lbe TMCA) 6. If any of these conditions are not met, evidence or the breach viii be pr.,enled It I public bearing called by Ihe Planning Board. If Lbe Plannina Bo .. d determine. any condition or Ihe use permit under the control of the YMCA has notl:een met, ilwilJ revoke the YMCA's use permit and direct the YMCA to permanently vacate the ~.o •• Road site vithin one ye ... I doubt I need Lo add thlt I de not ravor tbe pro"",ed npansion of Lbe YMCA. However, if tbe .. pan.ion i. Ipproved, tbe.e condition. and sanctions vauld bell' alleviate .rome or \be problems the expan,ion could cause. If !.lie eJpan~ion is nO! approved, J believe Ihe eI,.iting YMCA use permil Med, to be modified and lhe OOIldiT.ion, ! have lilted need to be added. Thank you for lisleninfl to &ll of us ro patiently. Palo Alto Planning Comnission PO Box 10250 Palo Alto l Ca, 9~3a3 Dear Palo Alto Planning Cammiss:~n Members: ~ Ii: '/,; ~ n lbillJ D . S[P 25 1991 C t T [PA···" .... lil DF rVI11f'lING YOFPAtOALTO I have been a resident o! Palo Alto for 25 l'ears, the last 19 of which have been on Rcss Road, about 10 ho~ses a~ay from the Y~CA. I served on the YMCA's Sounding BCd~d in an attempt to educate myself abuut the issues, to ensure that the infor~ation gathere~ to make decisions vas collectej accurately and adequately. and in the hope that the Y mignt ~espond to my concerns about traffic and congestion. ! L~cognize that the YMCA is an o~eral1 asset to the entire ccrnmu­ nity~ with many fine programs ar.c an extensive cadre of except­ ional people ~ho contribute their time and energies. I am also convinced that the Y ha~ tried hard yithout success to find an acceptable alternative site. Some of the planned improvements will benefit nearby neighbors, and c~hers ~ill u?grade an obsQ­ lescent facility to proviae services ~ore in tune ~ith the times. The sticking paint is that the Y says it needs to double it's membership to pay for these improve~ents. Moreover, they ~ere williDg to doub]ecroS5 their Sounding EoaL~ members in lEvers!ng their plans to move Los Amigos to another site because they are un~illing to give up the $19,000 they get ~ach year fro~ that group. Focusing on Los Amigos. only 9 percent of this group lives i~ Palo ~lto. I would guess froro comments at meetings of ~he Sound­ ing Eoard and the Planning Commission that half the probleffis plagu­ ing the Y neighbcrs in the past 10 ye~~s have involved that group. If the Y is unable or un~i!ling to ~ove this gro~p to ancther Y facility yhere access an~ ~arkin~ are net a problem, and ~here neighbors are far enougt a~~y that l~te evening noise is ~ot a problem, then the perm~t to e~pa~d t~e Y sho~ld be de~iej. None of us on the Sou~dlng Board had the guts to force the Y to eXFlain more thoroughly ~hy they must do~ble their me~berstip at the exp~nse of th=ir neighbors in the form of more traffic and congestion in order to fund this expansion. Could they, for ex­ ample, doubl~ their fund-raising efforts and only expand by say, 500 people? Or even better, provide a higher q~ality experlenC€ for the same n~rnber of peo~!e? The recorILnJE'n·jatior,5 of t:-,e Plannin·g Corrroission S':.3.~~ are excellent, well thought-aut, and t~orough. Based o~ my sOG~a-~oa=d experiences, however, I am convinced that neighbcr~ood meetings do not ~ork, that the "Geod Neighbor Policy~ is a sham, and that the Y will prcltee~ wit.h ita O,,"'fl &'.,Ienaa r-e'.;ar=less cf nei'S':-~t:'2rbC'Qd 0PPo£l':':;.·n. After several mo~~hs of buil~ing ~p some tr~st an~ co~fide~ce in the Y leaders, t~ese people ~ere rep!3ced a~~ the ne~ peO~le c~an~ed the policy C~ Los Amigos wit~out a ~c=d G~ di5c~s5ian at ihe Soun~- • .. ; i 1 I I ./ ing Board meetings. Tb~ letter "from Doug Ball n of 9/7/91 to the Planning Com~ission sho~s their insensitiv ty on another issoe, and thi;:s at a time .. hen they are on the r best LehtFviour~ ~nen the heat is off and the new building is a reality, chances are high that the Y will revert to the ki~d of poer performance described by neighbo~s at the Sept. 11 Planning CGmmissicn 'hearing~ i As late as the beginning Of the Sept. 11 meeting, I was in favor vf letting the Y expand. h~en I heard the testimony of my neighbors, however, I realized that a fev of the Y people in key positi~ns are arrogant and insensitive to the many problems they create for their neighbors. I recommend that you turn dovn the proposc.l for 'f expansion and recommend that Y leaders take courses in sensitivity training~ Sincerely yours, ~.....{".-C~ Earl E. Brabb 3262 Ross Road Palo Alto. CA 94303 i < , Lori J. To.ley PO. Bo. 10250 Paio 'A~o, CA 94303 Michael A. Nierenberg, M.D. 788 Ames Avenue Palo Alto, CA 343C3 9/21/91 Re: YM CA Ross Road Expans ion Dear Ms. Topley: I have rrlled at t,is address since 1976. To date r nave never written a letter to a planning commission or Board. But now feel that I must. WIlen I first heard tnat the YMCA was going to expand and add a pool, I was in favor of such a move even tI-Jough we are not members of the YMC.A, at this time. Our chHdren, when younger, partic~ated in Y programs; and our daugnter was even a counselor at their summer programs. HOWEVER, after learning of the results of t'1e E.I.R. and e:fter watching the broadcast of the p.-JbJic hearing a Hltle over a week ago, I must state tnat I AM STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE EXPANSION. We are not talking about a modest expansioo and a pool. We are tarking about a super·structure and a total infringement on the peacefulness of the surrounding community. 'The traffic problem wW not be solved! The overbea!'ing size of the structure will not be diminished by a fence or wall. 1 would welcome a mLY'...J1 needed facelift for the existing buHding (The YMCA allowed the ugfy structure to go as is for SO many years; now they want to spend $$$$$ on a new one. A rrttJe imprDvement along the way-before now­ would have been appredatgd by the neighbors). A standard size pool woufd seem appropriate. Some noise abatement seems reasonable; and certainly better communIty rapport is in order. BUT THE EXPANS,ON AS REOUESTED IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF ThE COMMUNITY OR PALO ALTO ""~i , ---, ."-,( -Yh-'vlL \4.C i ~~J),}- Michaef A. Nierenberg, M.D. ""-) \ , ; .. • I' 1 .---",,'"' "·· ... ----a.r .... I!IIl. al'