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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-22-2008 PC Minutes Plal1flil1g Con1mission Minutes Tuesday, April 22, 2008 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL A regular meeting of the City of Dublin Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, in the City Council Chambers located at 100 Civic Plaza. Chair Schaub called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Chair Schaub; Vice Chair Tomlinson; Commissioners Wehrenberg, and Biddle; Erica Fraser, Senior Planner; Kit Faubian, City Attorney; and Debra LeClair, Recording Secretary. Absent: Mary Jo Wilson, Planning Manager, em. King ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS TO THE AGENDA - NONE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS - On a motion by em. Tomlinson, seconded by Cm. Wehrenberg the minutes of the April 8, 2008 neeting were approved with modifications. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - Liz King, F:esident at 7721 Lisa Court, spoke regarding the bushes in front of Dublin High School on Village Parkway, and the tree roots coming up through the sidewalk across the street from the school. She stated the children are walking in the bike lane because the bushes block the sidewalk which is cangerous. Chair Schaub asked if the area was City property or part of Dublin High School. Ms. King responded the area does not belong to the school but is part of the City sidewalks. She also stated while riding the bus one of the mirrors was broken because of th~ trees was hanging over the street. Erica Fraser, Senior Planner stated it is the responsibility of the Public Works Department to trim landscaping in the City and stated she would contact the Dir~ctor of Public Works to address Ms. King's concerns. Ms. King's other concerns were regarding tree roots bringing up the sidewalks and stated she had fallen three times. She was concerned that any new tree5 that would replace the existing ones would cause the same problem. Chair S:haub answered that the new trees would be deep rooted trees and would not cause the same problem. She indicated several areas where the problem has occurred: in front of the ChevrJn Station on Sar. Ramon Road on the east side; in front of Carl's Jr. on the south side; and across the street from Los Perico's. She was also concerned about the new traffic lights at the Dublin Blvd/Dougherty Road intersection and wanted to ensure there would be a pedestriar WALK sign installed. She felt it was an unsafe situation without one. Ms. King was also concerned there are elderly homeowners who must move from their 3 story condominium because they can no longer climb the stairs and encouraged the Planning Commission to take that into consideration when approving nEW development. Chair Schaub thanked Ms. King for her comments. :rImming Commission l~j:ff,,/jr "l,fectin,q 44 ;4pn'[22,2006 Ms. Fraser stated she would contact the Public Works Department about Ms. King's concerns regarding the overgrown landscaping, broken sidewalks and the WALK sign at Dublin and Dougherty. Cm. Wehrenberg mentioned the rubber sidewalks the City was reviewing. Ms. Fraser answered that there are some rubber sidewalks in front of Dublin High ~;chool and the City is researching their further use. She also commented that trees are now planted with root barriers to prevent root problems. Ms. Fraser stated she would contact Jaimee Bourgeois, Traffic Engineer, regarding the question of the WALK sign at Dublin/Dougherty intersection. Cm. Tomlinson stated that the reason there is no WALK sign at the southern area of the intersection is because the light is set for "right on green" with a green arrow. CONSENT CALENDAR - NONE WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - NONE PUBLIC HEARINGS - 8.1 City of Dublin Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Amendment - Phase I (Legislative) - Phase I of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance Amendment includes Chapter 8.04, Title Purpose, AuthOJity and Administration, Chapter 8.12, Zoning Districts and Permitted Uses of Land, Chapter 8.16, Agricultural Zoning District, Chapter 8.20, Residential Zoning Districts, Chapter 8.24 Commercial Zoning Distric:s, Chapter 8.28, Industrial Zoning District, Chapter 8.34, Scarlett Court Overlay Zoning District, Chapter 8.36, Historic District Overlay Zoning District, Chapter 8.40, Development Regulations, Chapter 8.44, Performance Standards and Chapter 8.46, Accessory Structures. Erica Fraser, Senior Planner presented the specifics of the proje:t as outlined in the Staff Report. Cm. Biddle mentioned that the date on the resolution needed to be changed from March 25 to April 22, 2008. Chair Schaub opened the public hearing and hearing no comm=nts closed the public hearing. On a motion by Cm. Tomlinson and seconded by Cm. Wehrenberg, on a vote of 4-0-0, with Cm. King absent, the Planning Commission approved the following: RESOLUTION NO. 08 -09 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF PHASE 1 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS INCLUDING CHAPTER 8.04, TITLE PURPOSE, AUTHORITY AND ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 8.12, ZONING DISTRICTS AND PERMITTED USES OF LAN)), CHAPTER 8.16, AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICT, CHAPTER 8.20, RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, CHAPTER 8.24 COMMERCIAL 45 ZONING DISTRICTS, CHAPTER 8.28, INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT, CHAPTER 8.34, SCARLETT COURT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT, CHAPTER 8.36, HISTORIC DISTRICT OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT, CHAPTER 8.40, DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 8.44, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND CHAPTER 8.46, ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ZOA 07-001 There was a discussion regarding the timeline for the different phases of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance update. ChaIr Schaub was concerned about the Sign Ordinance update and felt the Commission should be able to control brightness and content of signs within the City. The Commission discussed the recent signs that had been installed and a large LED sign that was recently denied by the Commission. Ms. Fraser stated that she had been researching these types of signs while working on the update of the Sign Ordinance and found there are no cities which have a good way of regulating those types of signs and found that most cities ban the signs entirely. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Chair Schaub encouraged the Commission to do their own research when reviewing a legislative action and send it to Mary Jo Wilson, Planning Manager, so that it can be shared with the rest of the Corrunission. He felt that the more research that is done the better the decisions are. He stated that in a quazi-judicial action it can be a problem to bring in outside information because the Commission must act based on the documents provided. Kit Faubian, City Attorney stated that in the quazi-judicial situation the Commission is acting as a judge and applying the law rather than making law, therefore, it can be a problem when bringing in outside material. OTHER BUSINESS 10.1 Brief INFORMATION ONLY reports from the Planning Commission and/or Staff, including Committee Reports and Reports by the Planning Commission related to meetings attended at City Expense (AB 1234). ADJOURNMENT - The meeting; was adjourned at 7:21 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lid/ cWCM Bill Schaub Plannin~; Commission Chair ATTEST: L-sYt-~ Erica Fraser Senior Planner G; \ MINUTES\200B\ PLANNING COMMISSION\ 4.22.0B.doc 46 /lpri[22,20IM