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Home My WebLink About10-08-2002 PC MinutesA regular meeting of the City of Dublin Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, October 8, 2002, in the Dublin Civic Center City Council Chambers. Chairperson Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners, Johnson, Musser, Fasulkey, and Nassar; Andy Byde, Senior Planner; Kristi Bascom, Associate Planner and Maria Carrasco, Recording Secretary. Absent: Cm. Jennings PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Cm. Johnson led the Commission, Staff, and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS TO THE AGENDA - None Minutes of August 13, 2002 meeting were approved as submitted. The Minutes of August 27, 2002 meeting were not approved due to lack of quorum. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None PUBLIC HEARING 8.1 PA 02-045 General Plan Amendment for an update to the General Plan Land Use Map (City-initiated): This amendment to the General Plan relates to the display of information only and does not cause physical changes to the surroundings. Planning Commission Regular Meeting 167 October 8, 2002 Ms. Bascom advised the Planning Commission of the project, which is a General Plan Amendment to update the General Plan Land Use Map. Staff proposes an amendment of the City's General Plan with the new revised Land Use Map, which will replace three other existing maps in the General Plan. Currently, the General Plan includes a Land Use and Circulation Map that serves the primary planning area, which is western Dublin from Dougherty west; a Land Use Map for the eastern extended planning area, which was adopted as part of the eastern Dublin Specific Plan; and a third Land Use Map for the western extended planning area, which is primarily Schaefer Ranch area. Ms Bascom advised the Planning Commission that Staff proposes to combine all three maps into one, deleting the existing three and replacing them with a single Land Use Map. She requested that the Planning Commission approve the request for a General Plan Amendment, and with their recommendation, to forward this amendment request to the City Council. Ms. Bascom asked if the Commissioners had questions, but for clarification, as part of this General Plan Use Map, there are no general plan changes that are proposed, no land use alterations that have been made. Staff advised the Planning Commission that the information that was in three maps have been combined into one for simplification, and updating the General Plan document in all the areas referencing the Primary Area Map. Cm. Musser questioned if the map changes have removed the Future Study Area. Ms. Bascom responded that the removal had been made in a previous General Plan Amendment. She referred to the original map in the package, which shows that the Future Study Area had already been removed as part of a previous action. Ms. Bascom also referred to Land Use Map date of November 19, which will be date the City Council will review and formally adopt the amendment. Cm Nasser requested clarification on the Eastern Dublin Property Owners annexation and the area beyond the annexation project. Mr. Byde advised the Commission that the City entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Livermore which the City Council agreed to remove the consideration of the future study area. The eastern line is referenced as the Sphere of Influence, represents the eastern-most portion that the City anticipates to grow into. Ms. Bascom confirms that the there is no Future Study area beyond the Sphere of Influence. Cm. Johnson asked for any questions from the Commission or audience, closed the Public Hearing and requested a motion. ~annin~ Comrai~sion q(egufar tMeetintt 168 Octo6er 8, 2002 On motion by Cm. Fasulkey, seconded by Cm. Musser, and by a vote of 4-0-1, with Cm. Jennings absent, the Planning Commission approved: RESOLUTION NO. 02-34 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO ADD GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP (FIGURE I-lA) TO THE GENERAL PLAN DOCUMENT IN PLACE OF PRIMARY PLANNING AREA LAND USE AND CIRCULATION MAP (FIGURE 1-1), EASTERN EXTENDED PLANNING AREA LAND USE MAP (FIGURE 1-2B), AND WESTERN EXTENDED PLANNING AREA, SCHAEFER RANCH PROJECT SECTOR LAND USE AND CIRCULATION MAP (FIGURE 1-3), WHICH WILL BE DELETED, AND MAKING ASSOCIATED MINOR TEXT CHANGES AS OUTLINED BELOW. PA 02-045 NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS None OTHER BUSINESS Cm. Fasulkey had a comment concerning the traffic flow at the intersection of Dublin Blvd and San Ramon Valley Boulevard. He has noticed several near-miss accidents with vehicles making left tums at that intersection, particularly at the evening commute time of 5:00 - 6:00 pm. Cm. Johnson verified that the traffic direction was northbound from the foothills (San Ramon Valley Boulevard) with three lanes turning left onto Dublin Boulevard. q~nnin8 Commisaffon 169 Octo6er 8, 2002 ~]u[ar ~Meetintt Cm. Fasulkey stated that as you make a left onto Dublin Boulevard, the traffic comes to a sudden stop as a vehicle attempts a turn into Petco. This is due to southbound traffic making fight turns onto Dublin Boulevard where the access road is close to the intersection. Cm. Johnson recommended conferring with our Traffic Division to see if there are any changes that could be made to alleviate this problem. Cm. Fasulkey also commented on a problem with northbound traffic on Dougherty Road turning left onto Amador Valley Road. There is a flow of traffic making a left turn in the evening commute hours, and eventually a vehicle makes a dead stop to turn into the 7-11 Store, crossing the double yellow line. He suggested that a double-double yellow line in that area might alleviate the problem. Ultimately, there may be a median there to prevent turns at that point. He also added that on that same point, there is a temporary sign that has been displayed for over a month, and questioned what the duration is for temporary signs in the City of Dublin. Cm Johnson stated that the City of Dublin allows 15 days maximum for a temporary sign. Cm. Fasulkey expressed concern over the color and canopy of the building, and would like to see the more decorative awnings used in the City of Livermore, than the "freeway" version implemented for the City's businesses. Cm. Nassar asked who assigns the bus routes in Dublin. Mr. Byde responded that Wheels (or LAVTA) a joint powers authority, serves the Tri-Valley cities and assigns the bus routes. He asked if there were specific concerns about the bus routes. Cm. Nassar responded that he drives his children to the High School and sometimes encounters numerous children traveling on foot. He indicated that he thought that a bus on that route could alleviate the problem of so many children traveling on foot through the busy intersection near the 7-11 Store, and hoped the City of Dublin would entertain an idea for a bus route for that area. Mr. Byde stated that this idea would be passed to the Public Works Department to have this communicated to Lavta. Additional items discussed by Staff included Mr. Byde introducing the new Community Development Planning Secretary, Autumn McGrath, and the upcoming schedule for the Planning Commission. Cm. Nassar mentioned the large public interest in the General Plan Proposal for the Trumark project on the Iron Horse Trail, and Mr. Byde responded that the project had been scheduled to be ~[annin~ Commission qLegu~ar tMeeting 170 October 8, 2002 heard on October 1, 2002 by the City Council. Before it went to the City Council, Trumark withdrew the request; therefore the item was not heard by the City Council. Although the item was not heard, there were many citizens at the hearing who spoke in opposition to it. Mr. Byde stated that there was a lot of community concern about the project. He also mentioned that the City of Dublin is currently updating the Parks and Recreation Master Plan, which is a comprehensive overview of where park and recreation facilities should be located throughout the City. He reported that as part of that study, the City Council directed Staff to include reviewing the remaining Iron Horse (Specific Plan) area for inclusion into that study. Cm. Johnson requested follow up on approved projects that have not begun development. Mr. Byde stated that Staff would prepare a list of projects that were approved and not in development. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m. ATTEST: Pla~~Manager Respectfully submitted, P1 annin~'C/o/mmis sion Chairperson g: \ minutes \ 02 \ 10-8-02 pc minutes q~fannina Commission 171 Octo6er S, 2002 qLeaufar gffeeting