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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes 01-03-1983 .e ~ ~ ~ , CITY OF DUBLIN PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting - January 3, 1983 A regular meeting of the City of Dublin Planning Commission was held on Monday, January 3, 1983, in the meeting room, Dublin Library. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Cm. William Tenery, Chairman. * * * * ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Alexander, Vonheeder, Woy, Mack, and Tenery, and Laurence L. Tong, Planning Director. * * * * PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Cm. Tenery led the Commission, Staff and those present in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. ~ * * * MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the previous regular meeting, dated December 20, 1982, on motion of Cm. Vonheeder, seconded by Cm. Mack, and by unanimous vote were approved as written. * * * ~ ORAL COMMUNICATION The Commission received a compliment from Beth DeRoos, from the audience,on their job well done during 1982. She expressed concern that there were so few people in the audience and questioned whether dates of the regular meetings were published. Mr. Tong indicated that all the newspapers in the area_received a copy of the Agenda several days prior to each meeting, and as.a regular meeting, the dates need not necessarily be published. * * * * WRITTEN COMMUNICATION None * * * * . , ' • • i UNFINISHED BUSINESS Staff reintroduced the letter from Denis L. Sherry regarding elevator phones, which was received by Cm. Vonheeder and presented to the Commission at the meeting of December 6, 1982. Also included was a copy of Title 8, Elevator Safety Orders, section 3041; Title 24, Elevator Safety Regulations Equipment for Cabled Elevators, section 3041; and Title 24, Building Standards. There was a discussion regarding safety alarm equipment in elevators located in city buildings, and Staff indicated that all the elevators in the buildings listed in Mr. Sherry's letter were installed in accordance with Title 8, Elevator Safety Orders and inspected by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). Cm. Vonheeder requested that Staff draft a letter to M?-. Sherry in response to his correspondence, and Cm. Tenery volunteered to visit each of the buildings in question and inspect the elevators personally and report to Staff as soon as possible. * * * * NEW BUSINESS 8.1 General Plan Discussion - Format Staff introduced the subject, including Exhibit A, Issues by Subject Area; and three alternate formats which could be utilized by the Commission to address the elements of consideration for the General Plan. A discussion followed regarding the relative importance of the Land Use Element--whether it should be an element in itself or simply a portion of a broader element. Mr. Tong emphasized that based on his experience, his recommendation is to treat Land Use as the single most important element addressed in the General Plan. Cm. Woy commented that in his opinion flooding,~fire,"and t~xic waste r to safe uards 'c safet with re a d r relavent than seism~ g s ills are mo e y g P which might be taken. The suggestion was made that the format be decided upon at this meeting but with the option to modify it at a later time. Mr. Tong indicated that the City should bear in mind that:l) the General Plan must address all required issues to the extent that they are locally relevant; 2) it must be internally consistent; and 3) it should be as easy to use as possible. He pointed out that the Housing Element guidelines are more specific than the other laws regarding the required elements. The motion was made by Cm. Mack, seconded by Cm. Vonheeder, and passed by unanimous vote to adopt Alternate A as the preferred format, with the option for modification when the Consultant joins Staff. . . . . ~ ' . ~ . ~i I r • ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I 8.2 Conditional Use Permit Reference Material Since the Planning Commission will soon begin hearing applications for Conditional Use Permits, Staff presented the Commissioners with reference materials on Conditional Use Perrnits which could be reviewed and discussed. The materials included: Excergts from "A Legal Outline of the Planning Commissioner's Job"; and Excerpts from the Zoning Ordinance. The Commission was cautioned that in all cases if legal questions arise in dealing with permits for conditional uses, it is recommended that the Dublin City Attorney be consulted for advice. * * * * OTHER BUSINESS Cm. Vonheeder brought up the fact that during 1983, two legal holidays fell on a Commission meeting date, and Mr. Tong stated that the Commission would then meet the following business day after' the holiday at its regularly scheduled time and place. The subject of an upcoming Planning Commissioner's Seminar ~ras mentioned by Chl. Tenery and the dates of March 2, through March 4, 198 3 and the location of rionterey were verified by Staff. Cm. Alexander questioned the existence of a requirement for business establishments to display their street address. Mr. Tong responded that a requirement is in the process of being'developed for certain planning permits, but that it is difficult to make the requirement retroactive. It was also the concensus of opinion that the absence of block locators on street name signs sometimes made it difficult to locate certain locations in Dublin. * * * * ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~~~I~C~„b---* l ~ _ ~~~W ? ~Zaurence L. Tong, Planning Director lanning Co ission Chairman * * * * ~ . i ~