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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 11/11/1975 November 11, 1975 r~INUTES of the regular meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Commission TI ME;: 8: 00 P. r~ . DATE: NOVEMBER 11, 1975 PLACE: WEST ORANGE LIBRARY AUDITORIUM MEMBERS PRESENT: Vice-Chairman Slade, Commissioners Bertucelli, Goldberg, Mullin, Mathewson, Teglia and Chairman Hale MEMBERS ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: City Planner David C. Hale Zoning Administrator William Costanzo City Engineer Robert Yee MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of October 28, 1975 Commissioner Mullin moved that the minutes of the regular meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Commission of October 28, 1975, be approved. The motion was seconded by Vice-Chairman Slade and was passed by the following roll call vote: AYES: Vice-Chairman Slade, Commissioners Bertucelli, Goldberg, Mullin, Mathewson, Teglia and Chairman Hale NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING TAPE RECORDING OF MEETING Chairman Hale 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 to be heard, but who objected to having his or her voice recorded in this manner, could request the Chairman to order the tape recorder turned 1I0ffll for the duration of the time that he or she is speaking or is heard. - 3477 - November 11, 1975 UP-75-323 UP-75-323, a request of Norpen Development Company to construct 20 condominium units on Greendale Drive between Gilbert Court and Galway Drive. Speaker: Gary Goren 3741 Fairfax Way South San Francisco, CA 94080 Mr. Goren noted to the Commission that he is a named plaintiff in a class action for Association #4 against Norpen Development Company. He further explained that he felt Norpen had misrepresented things to the tenants and that they did not build according to plans and specifications. The Commission requested Mr. Goren to give them specifics of how he felt Norpen has misrepresented things. Mr. Goren explained that the construc- tion of the buildings was shoddy. He said that gutters had not been put in the back that it took 18 months of negotiations to get them put on. He explained fireproofing was not properly in the building and that the roofs had not been built properly. He noted that some remedial work had been done but that it was not acceptable. He further noted that the advertising done by Norpen was misleading in that it built up certain assets for living there which were not the case at all. The Commission requested to know if there could be a legal moratorium put against the Norpen Company until these suits were cleared up. Secretary Hale stated that he would request a legal opinion on that question. Staff requested that UP-75-323 be continued until the meeting of November 25, 1975, because there wourql:d be a Parce 1 Map on thi sand it woul d be better to hold both public hearings at the same time. Commissioner Math- ewson moved that UP-75-323 be continued until the meeting of November 29. Vice-Chairman Slade seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. UP-75-324 UP-75-324, a request of Paul L. Binsfeld to construct four dwelling units on a nonconforming site at 1042 Grand Avenue in the R-3 Multiple Family Residential District. Secretary Hale presented the staff report. Zoning Administrator Costanzo clarified conditions #2 and #3 of the staff report under IISpecial Conditions.1I Condition #2 was changed to permit the garage in the existing house to remain if a self-opening garage door is installed. Condition #3 was eliminated. Proponent: Mr. Pau. Binsfeid 820 San Mateo Avenue San Bruno, CA 94066 ~aul and Leona Pizziconi 1071 Sunnyside Drive, South San Francisco San Ne1meyer 1041 Sunnyside Drive, South San Francisco UP-75-324,l cont I d, November '1, 1975 Leona Pizziconi expressed to the Commission that she felt there was not enough room on the site for four more units and objected strongly to the apartment building being built. Paul Pizziconi expressed his concern for children in thei')area. He felt that exiting from the site would cause a hazard for pedestrians, especially children. Sam Nelmeyer expressed his doubts that there would be enough room to land- scape the area in front of the house because the house fronted on the side- walk. The Commission requested to know if the development was a conforming one in terms of parking. Zoning Administrator Costanzo said that it was and that the only thing that was nonconforming was the front yard setback. Mr. Binsfeld noted to the Commission that the units would be one-bedroom units and that he had six parking spaces to be utilized by those units. He further requested an extension of five years for removing the existing house on the site, brining the total to 10 years instead of the five years as listed in the condition. Zoning Administrator Costanzo said that he would feel comfortable with that time limit. The Commission requested to know if there had been any comments from the Police Department on garage doors. Costanzo replied that copies of the plans had been sent to the Polic~~Department but that they had not commented. Costanzo explained that the same security problems do not exist with garages facing the street as with courtyard or alley garages. There ensued a discussion on the actual location of the existing house in terms of the sidewalk. Members of the audience noted that the house was sitting directly on the edge of the sidewalk and that there would be no room for any landscaping. Staff noted that this house had at least five feet between the sidewalk and the front of the house for land- scaping purposes. Commissioner Mullin moved that UP-75-324 be approved, deleting Condition #3 under IISpecial Conditions,lll changing Condition #2 to read that the garage remain as long as a self-opener door is installed,<endchanging Condition #5 to 10 years instead of five years. Commissione~22?rBertucell i seconded the motion and it was passed by the following roll call vote: AYES: Vice-Chairman Slade, Commissioners Bertucelli and Mullin and Chairman Hale NOES: Commissioners Goldberg, Mathewson and Teglia ABSENT: None V-75-l89 V-75-189, a request of Laurence J. Valente for the construction of a duplex residential development with a front yard in excess of the 35 V-75-l89, cont1d November 11, 1975 foot maximum setback restriction on the vacant property located adjacent to 713 Maple Avenue in the R-2 Duplex Residential District. Secretary Hale presented the staff report. Propoaent: Mr. Laurence J. Valente 537 Rocca Avenue South San Francisco, CA Opponent: Mr. B. McKee 676 Spruce South San Francisco, CA Mr. McKee requested to know how high the new unit would be and it if would affect his view of the Bay. Costanzo replied that his view would not be affected and explained that the lot slopes and the back would be one story and the other story would be built under it. The Commission requested to know what the five foot easements were used for? Costanzo ~ep1ied that they are for sewerage and drainage. Commissioner Bertucelli moved that V-75-189 be approved subject to the conditions of the staff report. Commissioner Teglia seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. V-75-190 V-75-190, a request of Vivian Hasenpusch for a Variance to permit ~he intru- sion of an existing house at 406 Alta Vista Drive eight feet into the required rear yard setback in the R-l Single Family Residential District. Secretary Hale presented the staff report. Staff noted to the Commission that since the City Engineer requested a land dedication of one foot, the rear yard setback would be 11 feet. Staff, therefore, requested that the variance be granted for an 11 foot rear yard and the Commission concurred. Commissioner Mathewson moved that V-75-l90 be approved subject to the con- ditions of the staff report. Commissioner Mullin seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. PM-128 PM-128, a request of Vivian Hasenpusch for a Parcel Map to create three parcels on an existing lot located at 406 Alta Vista Drive in the R-l Single Family Residential District. (This item was listed 6th on the Agenda, but was heard in conjunction with V-75-190, since these two Agenda items were so closely related.) - ~LlAn _ PlVl- 128 , contI d November 11, 1975 After some discussion on the preVr;raUS Variance request and the Parcel t~ap Commissioner Mathewson moved that PM-128 be approved subject to the con- ditions of the staff report. Commissioner Goldberg seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. RZ-34 ~BESO[UTIONNO. 2179 RZ-34, a request and petition of Robert F. Schumann to rezone six parcels located at 319 through 335 Miller Avenue from R-3 Restricted Multiple Family Residential to C-2 Center Commercial. Secretary Hale presented the staff report. Proponen~: Robert F. Schumann P. O. Box 607 Turlock, CA 95380 Opponent: None The Commission requested to know why the City parking lot was included in this rezoning. Secretary Hale stated that it is in a commercial area desig- nated by the General Plan as the Urban Core. The Commission requested to know if the General Plan extended the Urban Core to the other side of Miller Avneue and if so, what would be the reason for stopping that side of Miller. Secretary Hale explained that it extended north to Tamarack Lane but commercial zoning should not be mapped over too large an area before the need arises because commercial uses would likely become too scattered. CRJ!1mt~~ioneY'.aertuce l' m6v.ed tha-t,~Z--~4........be;.appr()v~d.. Commiss~konerj"eglja secpnded the motion and it was passed unanimously. Vice-Chairman Slade introduced Resolution No. 2179 and it was unanimously adopted by the Commission. REPORTS MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Secretary Hale presented the staff report concerning proposed standards for R-3 developments. The Commission requested to know if the changes they requested had been incorporated into the survey. Secretary Hale said that they had been added to the survey and that the tally of responses from the survey would be brought to the next Commission meeting. - 3481 - November 11, 1975 R-3 Standards, cont1d Commissioner Goldberg noted that he had done somewhat of a survey on his own and discovered that balconies facing north or west were not used much at all, but that balconies facing south or east were used somewhat more, but not excessively. The Commission expressed no further opinions on the staff1s progress report pending results from the survey of apartment dwellers. MISSION ROAD/EL CAMINO REAL CONNECTING ROADWAY Secretary Hale presented the staff report describing alternative locations for~a future connecting roadway between the El Camino Real and Mission Road. City Engineer Yee presented his report on the matter. City Engineer Yee presented the eight alternative connections, commenting on the advantages and disadvantages of each. The Commission requested to know how much a pedestrian access from El Camino to Mission Road would cost. City Engineer Yee replied that it would cost about $50,000. The Commission then requested to know when funds would be available for the El Camino/Mission Road connecting roadway. City Engineer Yee stated that Council would have to decide that and that he does not expect it to be this year, 1975-76, but possibly funds would be available for the pedestrian access. The Commission requested to know how close the County was in doing anything with Hickey Extension. Yee stated that they are doing an impact study and that Cal Trans was not involved with Hickey at present. The Commission felt that the timing of Hickey would have a bearing on the selection they would make. Yee noted that the County dictates when Hickey will go through but that he knew it would not be next year. The Commission requested to know if City Engineer Yee had the proposed schedule of capital proj He replied that he was working on one at present but that none of the alternatives were being budgeted, but that he would put down the pedestrian path. David Van Noy, representing Kaiser Hospital, addressed the Commission re- garding the alternates that would cut through Kaiser1s parking lot. He felt that any right-of-way through Kaiser1s property would present some serious, detrimental, and significant problems. He requested that more studies be made to determine exactly what the impact would be to Kaiser if one of the alternates went through their property. Dr. Charles Bona, 1131 Mission Road, South San Francisco, addressed the Commission noting that he, representatives of Kaiser, City Engineer Yee, and Director of Public Services Addiego had met to discuss the alternatives, specifically those affecting Kaiser. He noted that during that meeting, representatives of Kaiser indicated their willingness to participate in future design studies to help overcome some of the problems that are created by the present situation. Dr. Bona requested that the three alternatives _ ~J1 Q? _ November 11 ~ 1975 Mission RoadjEl Camino Real, cont'd involving Kaiser be restudied and another report made by staff. The Commission noted to Dr. Bona that only one alternate mentioned had a possible design problem which was the depressed alternate at Kaiser. Commi ssi\oner Tegl i a noted that she woul d 1 i ke to see more input from Kaiser on Alternate IIC.II City Engineer Yee said that there was no other input from Kaiser other than what was already presented. Mr. Van Noy stated that he felt there had been no input from Kaiser as to how the alternate would affect their property. Chairman Hale stated that any more detailed study would possibly entail an Environmental Impact Report which would be a lot of man hours and very costly. After these discussions, Commissioner ~~ullin moved that Alternate IIAII be adopted because it is the cheapest of the eight alternatives and could provide a solution for the student pedestrian way. Commissioner Mathewson seconded the motion, but it did not pass. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Commissioners Mathewson and Mullin and Chairman Hale NOES: Vice-Chairman Slade, Commissioners Bertocelli, Goldberg, and Teglia ABSENT: None Commissioner Teglia then moved that Alternate IICII be adopted. Commissioner Goldberg seconded the motion and it was passed by the following roll call vote: (SEE CORRECTION IN THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 25, 1975) AYES: Commissioners Bertucelli, Goldberg; Mullin, and Teglia NOES: Vice-Chairman Slade, Commissioner Mathewson and Chairman Hale ABSENT: None SECONDARY ACCESS FOR STONEGATE PROPERTIES RESOLUTION OF INTENTION NO. 2178 Secretary Hale presented the staff report recommending steps for providing secondary access to Stonegate Properties. Commi s$i,oner Mathewsoniwaiived the readi ng of the reso 1 uti on. The Reso 1 u- tion of Intention was adopted by a unanimous roll call vote. This matter was placed .on the Agenda for the December 9th Planning Commission meeting as a public hearing. - 3483 - November 11, 1975 COMMUNICATIONS Secretary Hale presented a communique from Dr. Maurice Garbell regarding his presentation on November 13 at the San Mateo County Airport Land Use Committee. Dr. Garbell will be requesting that some of South San Fran- cisco1s Noise Element be used in projections of future air traffic. He noted that limited future fuel supplies will restrict the number of flights but that more space on planes will be utilized, thereby decreasing the number of planes and increasing the amount of passengers. Chairman Hale requested a copy of Dr. Garbell IS comments. GOOD AND WELFARE Vice-Chairman Slade noted to the Commission and staff that he would like information from them on consumer protection in regards to condominiums. He noted that he would be testifying for the State Subcommittee on the State Condominium Act and would like any input from other members of the Commission and staff. Commissioner Goldberg requested staff to research the Use Permit for the target range out at Healy Tibbitts. He noted that he had received com- plaints from people saying there was shooting out there after midnight. Commissioner Mullin requested a revised and up-dated list of all the Commissioners, including phone numbers and addresses. There being nothing further to be considered under Good and Welfare and no further communications or other matters of interest for the Commission, Chairman Hale announced that the next regular meeting of the Planning Commission would be held on November 25, 1975, at 8:00 p.m. at West Orange Library Auditorium. The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 p.m. ~~~ \ A \ Homer V. Hale~Chairman Planning Commission City of South San Francisco David C. Hale, Secretary Planning Commission City of South San Francisco NOT E: The entries of this Planning Commission meeting indicate the action taken by the Planning Commission to dispose of each item. Oral presentations, arguments, and documents are recorded on tape. The tapes are available in the Office of the City Planner. Do.cuments related to the items discussed are on file in the Office of theCi'~y Planner and are available for publ ic inspection.