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April 30, 1986 Study Session of the South San Francisco Planning
commission.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chair Wendler, Commissioners, Agee, Getz,
Hoyer and Terry.
ABSENT:
Vice Chair Boblitt and Commissioner Martin.
ALSO PRESENT:
Planning Division: Jean T. Smith
Maureen K. Morton
Interim Assistant
City Attorney:
Robert Kasper
Chair Wendler called the Study Session to order at 7:40 p.m. She
informed those present that the Commission would go through the
revised Proposed General Plan Amendment (dated April 24, 1986)
one page at a time.
In reference to Page 13, Policy 10, Commissioner Hoyer asked for
a definition of comprehensive use permits. Director Smith
informed the Commissioners that in the case of a school becoming
vacant the school district would have to take out a comprehensive
use permit which would include conditions covering parking,
landscaping maintenance, lighting, etc. before any of the
classrooms were rented. Chair Wendler suggested the following
wording be added: "Uses in vacated or operating schools with
surplus space be limited to non-intensive, light traffic
generating, and predominately day-oriented uses..."
Commissioners agreed to this modification. The Commissioners
agreed with the concept of this policy, but asked staff to
determine a process such that the first perspective tenant would
not be responsible for all improvements.
Commissioners agreed to change Policy 11 to read: "The
improvement of buildings or facilities containing nonconforming
uses shall be permitted provided the area within said buildings
or facilities occupied by the nonconforming use is not
increased."
The Commission asked staff to further clarify in Policy 13 how a
project's cross slope is calculated. Director Smith explained
that you measured from the lowest point to the highest point, but
agreed that the Policy will be revised for better clarification.
Commissioner Getz asked that the word "apartment" be deleted from
Policy 24 and the word "projects" be inserted since there are
different types of housing and care facilities for the elderly.
The Commission agreed to this change.
Commissioner Hoyer asked that "north of Westborough Boulevard" be
eliminated from Policy 27 and the Commission agreed.
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Assistant City Attorney advised the Commission that the wording
"Including but not limited to" needed to be added to Page 21,
Commercial Land Use, Retail Commercial and Planned Commercial.
The Commission concurred with this change.
Commissioner Hoyer asked why Policy 29 (Fast Food Restaurants)
had the wording "may be allowed only along El Camino Real south
of Westborough Boulevard" since there was such a stretch of land
between Hickey and Westborough that is mixed commercial. The
Commission agreed that they wanted to keep the fast food
restaurants concentrated in the south of Westborough area and not
have the north of Westborough area impacted.
Chair Wendler, speaking on behalf of Vice-Chair Boblitt,
suggested the wording "Monument signs should be encouraged" be
added to Page 24, Signs. Commissioner Hoyer suggested the
wording "complement or be compatible with" be added to the
paragraph on freestanding signs and that "and utilize the same
colors, materials, and texture of the main structure" be deleted.
The Commissioners agreed to this change.
Interim Assistant City Attorney Bob Kasper advised the Commission
that under Policy 36 prefatory language be added to read "To the
extent legally practicable and to the extent that it is fiscally
feasible from the City's viewpoint to do so, off-site advertising
signs, signs on the sidewalks, and signs which advertise specific
products should not be permitted." He also recommended that the
word "shall" be changed to "may". The Commission agreed to these
changes.
Under "Landscaping", Page 25, Commissioner Getz proposed the
wording "Landscaping used in the city...be drought and wind
tolerant". The Commission agreed to this suggestion.
Commissioner Getz suggested the following wording for Policy 38:
"Small or medium size motels/hotels should be compatible in scope
and size with surrounding uses. Larger motels/hotels should be
limited to the area along the easterly slope of San Bruno
Mountain and east of the main track of Southern Pacific
Railroad." The Commission agreed with this added wording.
City Attorney Bob Kasper stated that the wording "including but
not limited to" needed to be inserted under Light Industrial and
Planned Industrial definitions, Page 29.
Under Policy 48 the Commission agreed that the word "shall" in
"Uses such as truck terminals and storage facilities shall not be
allowed...", should be changed to "may".
The Commission agreed that Policy 51 needed further explanation
and was amended to read "Storage facilities shall be limited to
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the Light Industrial designation "when adequate additional
parking is included".
The Commission agreed to change Page 49, Oyster Point/Grand
(Northern Subarea), "the Oyster Point Marina site, which at
build-out will contain commercial uses..." instead of "isplanned
to" .
The Commission had no further recommendations.
The study session was continued to May 13, 1986, 7:30 p.m.
Adjournment: 10:30 p.m.
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