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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMintues 01/08/1973 M I NUT E S January 8 -' 1973 of the regular meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Commission TIME: 8:00 p.m. DATE: January 8, 1973 PLACE: Council Chambers, City Hall South San Francisco, California MEMBERS PRESENT: Vice Chairman Gamma, Commissioners Hale, Mathewson, Mullin, Slade, and Chairman Raffaelli MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Lazzari ALSO PRESENT: City Planner and Secretary to the South San Francisco Planning Commission, Daniel M. Pass Assistant Planner William A. Timmons Planning Aide Surendra N. Amin MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of December 11, 1972. Vice Chairman Gamma moved that the minutes of the regular meeting of the South San Francisco PI anning Commission of December 11, 1972 be approved. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Slade and was passed by the follow- ing roll call vote: AYES: Vice Chairman Gamma, Commissioners Hale, Mathewson, Mullin, Slade and Chairman Raffaelli NOES: NONE ABSENT : Commissioner Lazzari ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING TAPE RECORDING OF MEETING Chairman Raffaelli announced that this meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Commission would be recorded on tape, but that anyone who wished to come before the Commission in order to be heard, but objected to having his voice recorded in this lnanner, could request the Chairman to order the tape recorder turned "off" for the duration of the time that he is speaking or is heard. - 3072 - CORRESPONDENCE January 8, 1973 Secretary Pass read the following anonymous letter dated January 5, 1973, addressed to the Planning Commission. "The employees of Bank of America, Linden Ave., are forbidden to park in the bank parking lot. When some of the employees did use the lot they were ordered to move their cars, yet the lot is being used for cars belonging to people in the neighbor- hood. To enter the Municipal parking lot between Miller and Tamarack Lane requires walking up the dark alley. Several of the girls have been accosted and are afraid to walk to the lot for their car s . For obvious reasons this letter must remain anonymous. WE NEED YOUR HELP!" Considerable discussion ensued regarding employee parking. At the conclusion, the Planning Commission unanimously agreed to transmit the letter as follows: "Mr. E. H. Spencer, Assistant Vice President Bank of America, California Division - Branches World Headquarters 3501 San Francisco, CA. 94120 Dear Mr. Spencer: The South San Francisco Planning Commission, meeting in regular session on Monday, January 8, 1973, considered the attached, anonymous letter pertaining to the absence of employee parking at your Linden Avenue, branch-banking facility. At the conclusion of the aforementioned consideration, the Planning Com- mission instructed the undersigned to transmit the subject letter to your office, and to urge the Bank of America to comply with the Commission's action of July 25, 1972, to wit: 'The Bank of America shall provide and reserve ten (10) off-street parking spaces on its Linden Avenue-Lux Avenue site for its employees; or, it shall provide and reserve one (1) off-street parking space for each of its regular employees in a privately- owned parking lot which shall be located a maximum of two blocks from the said Linden Avenue-Lux Avenue site." Please help the Planning Commission promote the orderly growth of this municipality's urban core and peripheral areas. The preservation of your use permit, under which the Bank of America's Linden Avenue~Lux Avenue facility operates, is essential to said orderly growth. Daniel M. Pass, AlP, City Planner-Secretary to the Commission cc: The Honorable City Council; the South San Francisco Planning Commission; Messrs. Spencer and Fanucci, per pro the Bank of America; City Manager; City Attorney; Director of Ecological Development" - 3073 - u P - 238 January 8, 1973 UP-238, use-permit request of CAP Concrete, Inc., to comprehensively re- develop the concrete batching plant at No 1305 San Mateo Avenue, in the M-2-H District. This application includes a request to construct a 75- foot high cement silo, as indicated on the submitted plot plan. Secretary Pass read the following letter into the record. better dated December 26, 1972 from Mr. C. A. Prosser, Vice President- General Manager of CAP Concrete Inc., San Mateo, Calif. "Attached are 20 copies each of plat plans and landscaping plans, showing location and elevation of new office building, new ready mix plant, new aggregate live storage facilities, warehouse and landscaping, and our check in the amount of $20.00 to cover filing fee cost. New Ready Mix Plant - The new plant is to replace batch plant that had been in operation at 1305 San Mateo Avenue for many years until the plant collapsed in June of this year. The new plant we have purchased is a new Erie Strayer, low profile central mix plant, fully automated, with new conveyor system, and when completed will be the most efficient con- crete batching facilities on the peninsula. The new plant is equipped with a 10 cu. yd. pre-mixer. All concrete will be premixed before it goes into the mixer truck, which eliminates about 90% of the dust problems. Dust Control - A 9000 C.F.M. dust control bag house for controlling cement dust will be installed on the plant. Dust control equipment is manufactured by California Batching Equipment Co., and is approved by Air Pollution Control Authority. A permit to operate the new plant will be received from Air Pollution Control Authority before the plant is operated. A new street sweeper will be purchased to control dust on paved areas. A new aggregate handling system will be installed,fully automated, which will eliminate ground storage of aggregates. Aggregate bunkers will be constructed of lightweight concrete block with steel cones. This new system will control dust that is created when handling materials with a front end loader. The new plant and equipment will be painted with Rust Oleum Green Metallic Aluminum paint and will pass and meet all state and OSHA specifications and st andards . Office and Employee Facilities - This new two story building will be con- structed of lightweight concrete block with concrete floors. The first floor will be for employees' rest rooms and lunch room. The second floor will be used for dispatching of equipment, automated batching controls and sales office. Warehouse - The warehouse will be a steel building erected on concrete floor for storing of building materials and supplies. Truck washout system has just been completed and is in operation. This new facility eliminates stock piling of washed out concrete which has always been a dust problem. As soon as the new plant is in operation the present portable plant we are now operating will be moved off the property and the landscaping and paving completed. CAP Concrete Inc. will have an investment in excess of $500,000.00 in the new operation and, based on our projection, should gross about $3;000,000.00 per year in sales of ready mix concrete and building materi als . II - 3074 - UP-238 continued January 8, 1973 Report and Recommendation of City Planner, Daniel M. Pass The Office of the City Planner respectfully recommends that the Planning Commiss ion adopt the "findings" and acti on indicated in the att ached preliminary Official Action Report. FINDINGS: !fl. The establishment, maintenance, operation or the use of the building or lands for which the permit is sought will not, under the circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety, morals, comfort and general welfare of persons residing or working in the area of such proposed use, and will not be detrimental or injurious to property and improvements in the neighborhood or the general welfare of the city. 2. The approval of requested use permit meets the requirements of Section 6.23 of the Zoning Ordinance. 3. The proposed redevelopment would substantially improve the developmental and environmental qualities of the subject concrete batching plant, and would reduce the hoise level of the operation thereof. 4. The proposed redevelopment would improve the operational efficiency of an important local industry. 5. The premixing facility proposed for incorporation in the bat ching plant in question would materially reduce the dust generated thereby. The redeveloped batching plant would meet the requirements of the Bay Area Air Pollution Control District. 6. The proposed redevelopment is consonant with the adopted Conservation Element of the General Plan of the City of South San Francisco." CONDITIONS: "The applicant shall comply with the submitted requirements of the City's officials, the standards and specifications administered by the Director of the Department of Ecological Development, and the subsequent requirements of the Planning Commission's Architec- tural Committee." Interoffice Memorandum dated January 2, 1973 from Ron Belcher, Acting Landscape Specialist "This office of Landscaping respectfully submits the following requirements regarding Use Permit 238: 1. All planted areas to have an approved irrigation system with guaranteed coverage. 2. One additional street tree, Liquidamber styraciflua (American sweet gum), to be planted on San Mateo Avenue approximately 70' from the corner of Lowrie Avenue and San Mateo Avenue. Ultimate site of planting to be approved by Lands cape Archi tect . II - 3075 - V-153 Continued January 8, 1973 "4. The granting of the requested variance will be in harmony with the general purpose of the Zoning Ordinance. 5. The requested variance is necessary to prevent practical diffi- culties, unnecessary hardships, and results inconsistent with the gneeral purpose of the Zoning Ordinance. 6. The rear-yard requirements of the M-2-H District are designed to promote the establishment of alleys, where such establishment would be desirable and practicable. In the instant case, the establishment of an alley would not serve a substantial purpose. 7. The Planning Commission has granted similar variances in the Troj an Industrial Park .,11 CONDITIONS: liThe applicant shall comply with the submitted requirements of the City's officials, the standards and specifications administered by the Director of Ecological Development, and the subsequent require- ments of the Planning Commission's Architectural Committee." Interoffice Memorandum dated January 2, 1973 from William A. Fox, Fire Marshal "We have no objection to the variance request. However, a Rich #76 hydrant will have to be installed at the rear of the proeprty, readily available for fire department use. The hydrant is required as a fire protection unit to serve the building on Lot #4 and the building on Lot #5 simultaneously. The required flow for this hydrant shall be 3,000 gallons per minute at a minimum of 20 P. S. I, residual pressure at the hydrant." Names and Addresses of Proponents and Opponents Proponents: Neil J. Vannucci 301 So. Spruce Avenue, SSF Agent of the applicant Opponents: None Commissioner Hale moved that the Planning Commission adopt the findings and conditions as set forth in the preliminary Official Action Report, and approve V-153 upon the condition that the applicant comply with the submitted requirements of the City's reporting department heads. The motion was seconded by Vice Chairman Gamma and was passed by the follow- ing roll call vote: AYES: Vice Chairman Gamma, Commissioners Hale, Mathewson, Mullin, Slade, and Chairman Raffaelli NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner Lazzari - 3077 - UP-238 Continued January 8, 1973 Names and addresses of Proponents and Opponents, Proponents: C. A. Prosser, Vice President - General Manager CAP Concrete Inc., 835 Woodside Way, P. O. Box 270 San Mateo, CA. 94401- the appli cant Opponents: None Commissioner Mathewson moved that the Planning Commission adopt the findings and conditions as set forth in the preliminary Official Action Report, and approve UP-238 upon the condition that the applicant comply with the submitted requirements of the City's reporting department heads. The motion was seconded by Vice Chairman Gamma and was passed by the following roll call vote: AYES: Vice Chairman Gamma, Commissioners Hale, Mathewson, Mullin, Slade, and Chairman Raffaelli NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner Lazzari V-153 V-153, variance request of Richard Lowenthal to construct an industrial building within the required, rear-yard setback of a building site located on the easterly side of San Mateo Avenue, between Atlantic Avenue and Scott Street, in the M-2-H District. Secretary Pass read the following report and letters into the record. Report and recommendation of City Planner, Daniel M. Pass "The Office of the City Planner respectfully recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the "findings", action, and conditions, indicated in the attached, preliminary Official Action Report. FINDINGS: "I. There are exceptions or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applying to the land or building referred to in the application, which circumstances or conditions do not apply generally to land or buildings in the same district. 2. The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights of the petitioner. 3. That the granting of the application will not, under the circum- stances of the particular case, materially affect adversely the health or safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the property of the applicant, and will not, under the circumstances of the particular case, be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or improvements in said neighborhood. - 3076 - V-154 Continued January 8, 1973 V-154 -' variance request of Don Craighead to construct an industrial bui lding within the requixed, rear-yard setb ack of a building sit e located on th-e easterly side' of San" Mateo Avenue, about 255' southerly of the extension of Atlantic Avenue, in the M-2-H District. Secretary Pass read the following report and letters into the record. Report and recommendation of City Planner,~ Daniel M. Pass. liThe Office of th.e City Planner respectfully recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the IIfindings", action, and conditions, indicated in the attached preliminary Official Action Report.1I INDINGS: "l, There are exceptions or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applying to the land or building referred to in the application which circumstances or conditions do not apply generally to land or buildings in the same district. 2. The granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights of the petitioner. 3. That the granting of the application will not j under the circumstances of the particular case, materially affect adversely the health or safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the property of the applicant " and will not, under the circumst ances of the parti cuI ar cas e, be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or improvements in said neighborhood. 4. The granting of the requested variance will be in harmony with the general purpose of the Zoning Ordinance. 5. The requested variance is necessary to prevent practical difficulties, unnecessary hardships, and results inconsistent with the general purpose of the Zoning Ordinance. 6. The rear-yard requirements of the M-2-H District are designed to promote the establishment of alleys, where such establishment would be desirable and practicable. In the instant case, the establishment of an alley would not serve a substantial purpose. 7. The Planning Commission has granted similar variancesyin the Trojan Industrial Park." CONDITIONS: "The applicant shall comply with the submitted requirements of the City's officials, the standards and specifications administered by the Director of Ecological Development, and the subsequent require- ments of the Planning Commission IS Architectural Committee." Interoffice Memorandum dated January 2, 1973 from William A. Fox, Fire Marshall. "We have no objection to the variance request. However, a Rich #76 hydrant will have to be installed at the rear of the property, readily available for fire department use. - 3078 - V-154 continued January 8~ 1973 "The hydrant is required as a fire protection. unit to serve the building on Lot #4 and the building on Lot #5 simultaneously. The required flow for this hydrant shall be 3~000 gallons per minute at. a minimum of 20 P. S . I, res idual pres sure at the hydrant II Names and addresses of Proponents and Opponents Proponents: Nei 1 J. Vannucci 301 So. Spruce Avenue, SSF The agent of the applicant Opponents: . .N on e Vice Chairman Gamma moved that the Planning Commission adopt the findings and conditions, as set forth in the preliminary Official Action Report, and approve V-154 upon the condition that the applicant comply with the submi tted requirements of the City I S reporting department heads. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Slade and was passed by the following roll call vote: AYES: Vice Chairman Gamma, Commissioners Hale, Mathewson, Mullin, Slade, and Chairman Raffaelli NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner Lazzari Proposed Extension of Eucalyptus Avenue to Tennis Drive, and the Orange Memorial Park - Corporation Yard Complex Secretary Pass read the following letter and recommendation into the record. Interoffice Memorandum dated December 4, 1972 from Fred W. Hull, Director of Ecological Development. "Over recent years Orange Memorial Park has been subjected to increasing problems relating to traffic circulation and parking. Wi th the addition of the swimming pook and the success of our tennis club, it is often difficult to obtain adequate parking during peak hours. This problem is complicated by the flow of heavy equipment and City- owned vehicles down Tennis Drive. Approximately 400 trips per day are made by this equipment in front of the swimming pool where we have as many as 430 participants per day, mostly small children. For the most part, these participants are discharged from their family vehicles in the parking lot, which is across the street from the pool, and are thereby forced to cross Tennis Drive during such peak hours as 8: 30 a.m. and at noon when we have the heaviest flow of truck traffic, causing an extreme traffic hazard. In addition to this, the City Council and Park and Recreation Com- mission have requested that the old asphalt tennis courst, which are being temporarily used for parking, be demolished and the area - 3079 - Proposed Eucalyptus Avenue Extension Contd January 8., 1973 "properly landscaped. For this reason, the park will be losing approximately 30 spaces in that area. It is the staff's opinion that the opening of Eucalyptus Avenue will permit two things to happen: I. The exiting of all City-owned vehicles to Commercial Avenue instead of Tennis Drive, and 2. The establishment of a one-way street traffic pattern around the tennis compound which will allow us to pick up an additional 31 parking spaces, approximately the number lost in the old tennis court area on Orange Avenue., plus the establishment of an employee parking area in the Corporation Yard which will open up approximately 27 spaces next to Colma Creek that are now used almost exclus- b;y;remp];€)yees. It is the intent of staff to have the extension of Eucalyptus Avenue designed in such a manner that stop signs will be at both the north and south entrances, that both sides will be fenced with a wood slatted cyclone fence, and gates will be provided in the driveway areas. In addition to this, a pedestrian sidewalk will be provided in the street area for access to the park. This matter was presented to the Park and Recreation Commission on August 16, 1972, and received unanimous approval as it was felt by the Commission that this was the best possible solution for the improvement of a traffic problem." Analysis and Recommendation of City Planner Daniel M. Pass " Analysis 1. While the proposed extension of Eucalyptus Avenue would substantially improve the Orange Memorial Park - Corporation Yard complex's on-site and off-site circulatory patterns, said extension would also tend to divert through traffic onto Circle Court--a minor, 40';.;.wide street which directly serves an orderly and stable subneighborhood of 63 single-family dwellings. 2. The extension of Eucalyptus Avenue would complicate the inherent hazard of the poorly-designed Circle Court - Eucalyptus Avenue grid inter- section, and increase the volume of traffic entering the dangerous South Orange Avenue - Circle Court - Rai lroad Avenue gridiron. 3. The proposed extension of Eucalyptus Avenue, and the consequential diversion of through traffic onto Circle Court would tend to erode the order, privacy, and stability of much of the City Park Addition, and the residential enjoyment of property owners therein. Recommendation The above factors require the Office of the City Planner to respectfully recommend that the Planning Commission advise the Director of the Depart- ment of Ecological Development that the proposed projection of Eucalyptus Avenue is inconsistent with the spirit of the General Plan of the City of South San Francisco, which at page 8 of "Orderly Growth" provides: "The city's single-family dwelling areas are the backbone of its land- use pattern. II The relocation of the Corporation,)fard should be considered as a preferable alternative to the erosion of the Circle Court area." - 3080 - Proposed Extension of Eucalyptus Ave. Contd. January 8, 1973 Names and Addresses of Proponents & Opponents Proponents: Fred W. Hull Director of the Department of Ecological Development City of South San Francisco Opponents: Residents incthe neighborhood Speakers: Mike Minucciani, 18 Eucalyptus Avenue Frederick Smith, 19 Eucalyptus Avenue Diane Martin, 724 Circle Court Al Martin, 724 Circle Court Mrs. Gloria Galeotti, 520 Orange Avenue Arden L. Reisser, 781 Circle Court John Marchi, 666 Palm Avenue Mr. Hull explained the project with a slide presentation and stated that this amendment is necessary for traffic safety reasons and to avoid any future legal action that may arIse. Residents in the neighborhood were strongly opposed and stated this amend- ment will generate more traffic and noise in the neighborhood. Letter dated January 8, 1973 from Robert F. Clazie, Pastor, St. Paul's United Methodist Church. (Residence 721 Circle Court, South San Francisco) "The Pl anning Conference of St. Paul' s United Methodist Church has directed me to register our opposition to the proposal for the extension of Eucalyptus Avenue to Tennis Drive. As property holders in the affected area, we believe we must speak against this ill-advised proposal. There is already a serious traffic problem existing in Circle Court, and we believe this plan would only aggravate the con- gestion. We do not believe it would be in the best interests of the neighborhood, nor of the Orange Park complex. Rather than opening this extension into a residential area, we would suggest it would be much wiser to acquire a street right of way from the existing corporation yard through to Chestnut Avenue. It would seem logical to acquire all of that agricul- tural land between the park and Chestnut and incorporate it into the park, possibly helping solve the Colma Creek problem in the process. We are strongly opposed to the extension of Eucalyptus Avenue " The signed petition dated December 2, 1972 was handed over to the Secretary. It was signed by 53 neighborhood residents. The petition reads as follows: "We the undersigned residents of South San Francisco are opposed to the opening of Eucalyptus Avenue into Orange Avenue Park. It is our belief that the opening of Eucalyptus Avenue will add much more traffic to the Circle Court area--which has added traffic since the opening of Westborough Blvd. - 3081 - Proposed Extension of Eucalyptus Ave. Contd January 8, 1973 "0neway to help the flow of traffic in the Park would be to construct a one-way bridge over the canal with an exit on Memorial Drive. In this manner there would be no exit into a residential area. If the City does purchase the Mazzanti property, then an extension of Tennis Drive to Chestnut could solve the Park traffic flow. Since the speed limit in the Park is very slow there seems to be little or no danger of any accidents. Therefore, we concerned residents are strongly opposed to the opening of Eucalyptus Avenue into Orange Avenue Park." At the conclusion of its consideration of the proposed extension of Eucalyptus Avenue to Tennis Drive. Chairman Raffaelli asked the Commission for a motion. Vice-Chairman Gamma moved that the proposed projection of Eucalyptus Avenue is inconsistent with the spirit of the General Plan of the City of South San Francisco, and to deny the proposed extension of Eucalyptus Avenue to Tennis Drive. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Mathewson and was passed by the following roll call vote: AYES: Vice Chairman Gamma, Commissioners Hale, Mathewson, Slade and Chairman Raffaelli NOES: Commissioner Mullin ABSENT: Commissioner Lazzari The Commission then requested that the Ecological Development Director, with the assistance of the City Planner, prepare alternative solutions to the Orange Memorial Park - Corporation Yard traffic problem, and submit these solutions to the Commissioners at a study session. The Secretary was instructed to provide the residents of the Circle Court area with prior notice of the said session. The City Planner's 7th Annual Report to the Planning Commission Commissioner Hale commended the City Planner for excellent work done. With the concurrence of the Commission, Chairman Raffaelli ordered that the City Planner's 7th Annual Report be accepted and filed. Good and Welfare, Other & Communications There being nothing further to be considered under Good and Welfare, and there being no further communications or other matters of interest at this time for the Planning Commission, Chairman Raffaelli, at 10:42 p.m. announced that the Planning Commission meeting was adjourned to Tuesday, January 9, 1973, at 7:30 p,m. in the Conference Room for a joint adjourned study session of the Planning Commission and City Council. Mario Raffaelli, ,Chairman Planning Commission City of South San Francisco Daniel M, Pass, Secretary Planning Commission City of South San Francisco sna NOTE: Oral presentations, arguments and comments are recorded on tape, rr'hn +nr\C\ ~ r'" ,,"t"\ ..r:..; 1 r'\ ";"Y"\ +h.l""\ n+".(:..;,-..r" ,-...(: +h" r':;+"l.T D1 r\"Y'\......,...........,.