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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 01/27/1983 January 27, 1983 Regular Meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Commission MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Hoyer, Vice-Chairman Getz, Commissioners Bertucelli, Grimes, Mantegani, Martin and Terry. ALSO PRESENT: Community Development Staff Louis Dell'Angela Daniel B. Christians Philip Gorny Maureen Morton City Attorney Robert Rogers Director of Public Services/CE Bob Yee Police Chief Datzman Sgt Ron Petrocchi PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Vice Chairman Getz stated that the State Attorney General IS Office, where he is employed, has taken a stand on cardrooms.. He stated that it would not be appropriate for him to take part in that portion of the General Plan which deals with cardrooms.. City of South San Francisco, EIR-28-7 Final Environmental Impact Report for the General Plan Land Use, Circulation and Transportation Elements. City of South San Francisco, GP-28-20 Land Use, Circulation and Transportation Elements of the General Plan. January 27, 1983 Staff Report Presented. Mr. Dell IAngela explained the cardroom policy. Reference was made to the letter of January 24, 1983 from Daniel Modena in this regard. Mr. DelllAngela stated that the more stringent policy on cardrooms recommended by Staff was not intended to reflect on the two existing cardrooms in the City.. The Public Hearing portion of the Meeting was opened. Xenophon Tragouts is (Attorney) 1486 Huntington ~1r. Tragouts is stated he represented the McDona 1 d IS Corporati on.. He obj ected to the proposal that IIfast food restaurantsll not be permitted on South Airport Boulevard and in other areas of the City. 1209 January 27, 1983 Nancy A. Butterfield 660 Market St., SF Ms. Butterfield presented a letter from Flynn & Steward Attorneys, dated January 27, 1983. This firm represented Philip & Elaine Bill who own property on the northeast si de of Si gn Hi 11 . The recommended pol i ci es (67 and 68) on slope development were read to Ms. Butterfi el d. Mr. Delli Angel a advi sed her that a reasonable amount of low density development would be allowed on the north side . of Sign Hill, subject to certain environmental and grading limitations. Charles Bona 1131 Mission Road Dr. Bona spoke of the need to alleviate traffic in the area of Mission Road. He cited portions of the Technical Appendix which recommended an Oak Street Connection. He noted that this proposal has been deleted from the General Plan. It was the concensus of the Commission that a policy statement should be made that if 1 evel E is reached at the Westborough-Chestnut Avenue/El Cami no Real intersection that a street connection preferably at Oak Street should be constructed. Dan Modena (Attorney) 421 Grand Avenue Mr. Modena stated that he represented Al Pascoe, one of the cardroom owners in the dO\l'mtown area. He presented hi s vi ews on cardrooms to the Commi ssi on.. He stated that hi s cl i ent wanted to relocate hi s ca rdroom out of the downtown busi- ness district. Jim Tevini (Attorney) 415 Grand Avenue ~1r" Tev i ni represented Joseph Pascoe the other downtown cardroom owner. ~1r.. Tevini stated that the Staff position on cardrooms was arbitrary. He \II/as in disagreement with the proposed cardroom policy.. James Datzman Police Chief Chief Datzman presented to the Commission his views on cardrooms and card clubs. He stated that in the past it was made clear to the cardroom owners that they woul d be phased out. He stated that the General Pl an regarding cardrooms was the issue not the parti cu1 ar owners i nvol ved" He stated that the Commi ss ion should accept the fact that cardrooms generally require additional police ser- vice. He said the Police Department supports the current cardroom/card club policy in the General Plan.. 1210 January 27, 1983 Sgt Ron Petrocchi Police Department Sgt Petrocchi advised the Commission that he had contacted the Attorney General I s office and was advised that the Attorney General intends to propose legislation to require licensing and background investigations of cardroom applicants. Jim Keegan 1244 Crestwood Drive Mr. Keegan noted that the Southwood School site is now vacant and is proposed to be used for Baden Hi gh School students. Staff noted that such a transfer is within the jurisdiction of the South San Francisco Unified School District and the City has no jurisdiction in this case. Douglas Butler 133 Adrian Mr.. Butler noted certain conflicts in the EIR & General Plan documents regarding open space.. He questi oned how much 1 and on the McLell an Nursery site waul d be left for open space. He felt that a medium density designation was not appropri ate for the McLell an Nursery si te. He al so recommended that an Energy Impact Element of the General Plan be prepared. Tom Vlassic 3240 Alpine Rd Portola Valley Mr. Vl assi c stated he represented Mi chael Call an. He spoke on the "benchmark density" proposed in Policy 13. David Uccelli (Attorney) 520 E1 Camino Real San ~1ateo Mr. Uccell i stated he represented Lawrence Varney the owner of Oak Farms.. He stated his opposition to the proposed Medium Density designation for his client's property located on Oak Avenue.. At this point in the meeting, the Chairman announced that the Capital Improvement Program schedul ed as Item 3 woul d not be heard.. Thi s item was rescheduled to be considered at the February 10, 1983 meeting. 1211 January 27, 1983 Thomas J. Callan 2790 Junipero Serra Blvd. Daly City Mr . Call an questi oned the three story hei ght 1 imi t. He was advi sed that if a park i ng garage was 50% below grade it woul d not be counted as a story. Mr. Callan objected to the language for the remaining vacant properties along Gellert Boulevard. Regarding Policy 10-6, Mr. Callan felt an applicant should have the right to present an application regarding an access drive to . Westborough Boulevard. He suggested that the Commission remove this policy. Walter Marino Foster & Kleiser 1601 Maritime Plaza Oakland Mr. Marino asked if policy 38, page 30 was still in effect. Vice Chairman Getz asked the City Attorney (re policy 38) if the City has the right to prohibit billboards. Mr. Rogers advised the Commission that he is waiting for a Supreme Court deci s i on on that matter. He further stated there was no problem in the General Plan with prohibiting new commercial off-site advertising signs. The Public Hearing was closed. Commissioner Bertucelli read a prepared statement with regard to the Card Room Pol icy. He stated that he was in opposition to the pol icy recommended in the Staff Report of January 18, 1983. The following changes to the General Plan were made by the Commission: (Page Numbers are those shown on the Land Use, Circulation and Transportation Element, December 1982 and will be different in the final published document). Page 15 - Under Vacant Cl assrooms, second to 1 ast sentence the word "uses" after IInon-intensive" was deleted. Page 27 , Pol icy 33, regardi ng Adul t Enterta i nment, second sentence the words IIlimited in number" were deleted. Page 30, Policy 37, first line, after the ""ords lIoff-site", the word "commercial" was added. Page 30, Policy 38, first sentence, the word "outdoor" was deleted and the words "off-site commercial" were added. Page 32 , Pol icy 46, the fall owi ng phrase was added: " . . . and mi d- ri se commerci al and/or residential structures not exceeding five (5) stories in height should be permitted adjacent to El Camino Real.1I 1212 January 27, 1983 Page 33, Policy 50, third line. A period was placed after the word lIexistencell and the words IIby January 1, 199311 were deleted. Page 51, Policy 82. The following sentence was added to the policy: IIIf the Hi ckey Boul evard extensi on is not constructed by 1990, then the Oak Avenue extension between Mission Road and El Camino Real should be constructed.1I Page 52, Policy 83. The following sentence was added: IIIf Level of Service IIEII is reached at the El Camino Real-Chestnut Avenue/Westborough Boulevard I ntersecti on, an addi ti onal connector road between Mi ss i on Road and El eami no Real should be constructed..1I Page 60, Policy 1-10, third sentence, the words IIparticularly thosell were deleted. Moti on-Getz/Second Marti n: To adopt the resol uti on recommendi ng that the Ci ty Council approve the Environmental Impact Report of the General Plan, as amended at this meeting. Unanimously approved. Motion-Martin/Second Bertucelli: To adopt the resolution recommending that the City Council approve the Land Use, Circulation and Transportation Element of the General Plan of December 1982, as amended at this meeting. Unanimously approved. Commissioner Getz Abstained only on the Card Room issue. Commissioner Mantegani abstained from voting on any portion of the Plan relating to Chestnut/Grand Ave. Adjournment: 12:45 A.M. properties. (3/10/83). Ange a Secretary to the Planning Commission City of South San Francisco Herman Hoyer Chairman, Planning Commission City of South San Francisco 1213