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Home My WebLink AboutPC Minutes 02-22-1983 • ~ y Regular Meeting - February 22, 1983 A regular meeting of the City of Dublin Planning Commission was held on Monday, February 22, 1983, in the Conference Room (Suite 210) City Offices. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Cm. Tenery, Chairman. * * * * ROLL CALL PRESENT: Commissioners Alexander, Vonheeder, Mack, and Tenery, and Laurence L. Tong, Director of Planning. ABSENT: Commissioner Woy ~ r,' r f ~ ~'t ~ ~ ~ ~ `-1 ` ~ , ~ ~J J ~ „~1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ ~..1 + ~ ~ 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 regular meeting of January 17, 1983, were approved as written. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Cm. Alexander questioned the status of the traffic signal installation at the corner of Amador Plaza Road and Dublin Blvd. He questioned whether the installation of the signal lights was bonded. Mr. Tong responded that the project is in conjunction with the Enea Plaza development and the Capital Improvement Program, and is currently under discussion with the City Engineer and City Manager, as well as the Planning Director. It was unknown at this time whether the project was bonded. Cm. Alexander also had strong feelings regarding the City Limit Sign at the corner of San Ramon Road and Hwy 580, which has been removed by the State and has not yet been replaced. He felt that the City should intercede with a sign of its own if the State does not replace City Limit signs in a timely manner. Cm. Alexander queried Staff regarding the Waterbed Factory signage. He noted that the sign with flashing lights, mounted on a small trailer is against the sign ordinance. Mr. Tong stated that the existing sign is, in fact, against the sign ordinance, and the Waterbed Factory has been instructed to remove the sign as a condition of approval for their permanent sign. He reminded the Commission that the approach that the City has determined it will take on zoning enforcement is on a complaint basis, or as new projects come in. * * * * WRITT~N COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Tong introduced correspondence from the Contra Costa County Planning Department, requesting comments regarding a proposed Multi-family residential project at Kimball Ave. and Alcosta Blvd. . • • Cm. Vonheeder expressed concern regarding the traffic impact on Kimball and Alcosta Blvd. as well as the ability of emergency vehicles to gain access to the project. There was a generally favorable agreement with the project, and Staff was instructed to draft a letter of approval, with reservations pertaining to Cm. Vonheeder's comments regarding access, and ingress/egress of emergency vehicles PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing was opened regarding the application of HMH, Inc. for extension of Tentative Tract Maps #4749 and #4930. Mr. Tong introduced a summary of the Staff Report, which recommended denial without prejudice of the application until a time frame of not more than three months prior to the expiration of the tract maps. Tract Map #4749 is effective until August, 1983, and Tract Map #4930 does not expire until November, 1984. Mr. Jim Harper, a representative of HMH, Inc., spoke from the audience, citing recent economic conditions as the reason for the early application for extension. Concerns of HMH, Inc. are: possibility of the City changing permitted use of the parcel prior to expiration date; the fact that the applications were filed in October, 1982, and the zoning ordinance states that action must be taken within ten working days of application; and the fact that HMH, Inc. is ready to begin investing large sums of money in these projects and feels that it must be assured of the long-range ability to finalize maps and projects. Mr. Harper also noted that as of January l, 1983, the State Map Act allows for extensions of up to three years, rather that the previous limit of two years. Mr. Grant Hagestad, developer for Estate Homes of Northern California, also present in the audience, presented a brief background of the company and expanded on Mr. Harper's remarks. Mr. Tong responded with a reminder that the procedure of responsibility for acting on subdivision maps was not determined until just recently, and henceforth there should be no delay in processsing applications through the Planning Commission or through the City Engineer. Mr. Harper inquired whether separating the two tract maps into individual applications would enable the Commission to grant one or both extensions. It was suggested by Cm. Alexander that Estate Homes, Inc. might realize some economy in developing both tracts simultaneously. ' • ~ Cm. Alexander made the motion, with Cm. Vonheeder's second, to grant a one-year extension to Tract Map #4749. There was unanimous agreement from the Commissioners present. Cm. Mack made the motion to deny without prejudice the application regarding Tract Map #4930. The motion was seconded by Cm. Alexander and passed by unanimous vote of the Commissioners present. * * * * UNFINISHED BUSINESS None * * * * NEW BUSINESS DOUGHERTY RE5ERVOIR - GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY Mr. Tong introduced a letter from Zone 7 regarding construction of a 4-million gallon reservoir on the ridge of the Dougherty Hills, northeast of the intersection of Amador Valley Blvd. and Stagecoach Road. In addition the Summary from Draft EIR for Dougherty Reservoir and Pipeline was included. Staff recommended that the Planning Commission recommend that the City Council make the findings that: 1) there is a reasonable probability that the proposed land use will be consistent with the future general plan; and that 2) there is little or no probability of substantial detriment to, or interference with, the future general plan. Cm. Vonheeder asked how large the tank will be and how tall it will be. She also inquired as to the progress of the Kremco project in that area. Cm. Alexander questioned the color the tank will be painted. Mr. Tong answered that the tank will be 30' to 35' tall with an approximate 150' diameter. He speculated that the tank will be painted an "earthtone". Motion was made by Cm. Vonheeder and seconded by Cm. Alexander to adopt Staff's recommendation and forward a letter to the Dublin City Council. The motion passed by unanimous vote of the Commissioners present. GENERAL PLAN DISCUSSION - CONSULTANT SERVICES Mr. Tong explained the procedure which would be taken in interviewing the three finalists in the search for a General Plan Consultant. He noted that after the finalists had been interviewed and ranked by the Planning Commission, Staff would . • • ~ invite the preferred consultant to negotiate for Contract. City Council will take the final action on the contract and consultant selection after contract negotiations have been completed. Consultants were interviewed in the following order: 1) Duncan & Jones, a Berkeley Urban and Environmental Planning Consulting firm. 2) Blayney-Dyett, Urban and Regional Planners from San Francisco. 3) William E. Spangle & Associates, Inc., from Portola Valley CA. Each consultant was allowed a maximum of 20 minutes for his presentation, with a 25 minute question and answer period following. After all consultants had been interviewed, and after discussion, it was unanimously agreed to extend contract negotiations to Blayney-Dyett, with Duncan & Jones as first alternate, and Spangle & Associates, Inc., second alternate. * * * * OTHER BUSINESS None ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:05 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Planning Commission Chari n Laurence L. Tong, Planning Director