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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.07.99 Minutes CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUILDING 33 ARROYO DRIVE October 7, 1999 CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL / CHAIR COMMENTS MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioner Baldocchi, Commissioner D'Angelo, Commissioner Romero, Vice Chairperson Sim and Chairperson Honan MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Meloni, and Commissioner Teglia STAFF PRESENT: Planning Division: Thomas C. Spar"ks, Chief Planner Steve Carlson Susy Kalkin Mike Upston Mike Lappen City AttOlney: Engineering: Police Dept.: Water Quality: Adam Lindgren Richard Harmon Sgt. Mike Massoni Ray Honan AGENDA REVIEW Chairperson Honan announced that Costco was not on the Planning Commission's Agenda. She asked staff why Costco was not on the agenda. Chief Planner Sparks stated that it had been tentatively scheduled but the Commission's recommendation in regard to the General Plan would render the site of the Costco application unsuitable. This is why staff is waiting for the Council's action. If the Council concurs with the Commission's recommendation then Costco would withdraw their application. The City Council is scheduled to hear the General Plan on October 13, 1999, and depending on their decision Costco would come before the Commission, if they make the land use consistent with the Costco application. This would be before the Commission at their next meeting of October 21, 1999. Karen Hobin, 43 Bradford Drive, asked if they will be noticed of any upcoming meeting on Costco. Chief Planner Sparks stated that anyone who is on the mailing list of 1,150 residents should receive a notice. Commissioner D'Angelo noted that the Commission did not endorse the General Plan as it was originally drafted and that the word Big Box has been removed from the General Plan. Chief Planner Sparks noted that the agenda is short and one of the two items is recommended for continuation per the applicants request. He noted that staff will be bringing the minutes up to date. He stated that the Commission might be asked to consider a second meeting in November if the work load is still heavy. Chairperson Honan asked if any meetings should be scheduled, she would like them to be in November and not in December. \\MULDER\ISHADD\File Cabinet\Old PC\working\minutes\1999\100799.doc Page 1 of 5 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Alan Beers, 226 EI Campo Drive, stated that he had listened to the Council meeting last week and was surprised to hear that the Commission had recommended against a use for Costco at that site. He added that the City Council meeting was in regard to the north of BART. He added that the 3-4 gas stations along EI Camino Real have been handing out petitions and he thought they were an injustice to the people of SSP. The petitions noted their COnCelTI with traffic and the safety of the children crossing EI Camino. He questioned where the gas station were before the Costco proposal. Mr. Beers noted that this is a competition issue. These gas stations were happy with Costco until they found out that a gas station was going to be installed in there. He noted that with residential units they need a place to go shopping. He requested to get on the mailing list for any future meetings on Costco and asked how long it took the Commission to get to the conclusion of recommending against the Big Box retail store. Chairperson Honan stated that Costco has not been decided on yet and that the Commission has recommended the General Plan which they have been working on for three years. Commissioner D'Angelo noted that the notices are posted in the librar"ies and City Hall. Donald Mason, 10 Arlington Drive, stated that if Costco goes into the site with 16 pumps and does not supply a restroom, air and water, then they are not abiding by the law. He stated that he does not need the traffic and that the small businesses would lose customers and go out of business. Karen Hobin, 43 Bradford Drive, stated that she is against Costco. She noted that she does not have any interests in any gas station but is against the over congestion in the ar"ea. Gregory Gutierrez, 1090 Yosemite Drive-Pacifica, stated that he had served on the school board as a representative, on the W ASP committee, and was a student mayor for the student govelnment. He noted that he also is employed by Costco. He noted that the Governor signed a bill stating that gas stations couldn't charge for gas or water. He noted that Costco will not affect the traffic or the students. He stated that Costco will create jobs for the students at EI Camino High School. He noted that when he served as student Mayor the City Council showed them that the number one revenue for the City was Costco behind Genentech. That money was used for the schools and other necessities of the City. He noted that Shell will not go out of business and it is free enterprise. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Approval of July 22, 1999 Special Meeting Minutes. Motion Sim / Second Baldocchi to approve the Consent Calendar. Approved by unanimous voice vote. PUBLIC HEARING - AGENDA ITEMS 2. Oyster Point Business Park-Shelton Investments International/owner AMB Investment Management, LP/applicant 375-389 Oyster Point Blvd. UP-99-093 and Categorical Exemption Class 1 Section 15301 Use Permit allowing off-site parking at a multi-parcel industrial park at 375-389 Oyster Point Boulevard, in the Planned Industrial (P-1) and Planned Commercial (P-C) zone districts, in accordance with SSFMC Chapters 20.24, 20.32 and 20.74. (Recommend continuance to November 4, 1999) Motion Romero / Second Sim to continue the item to November 4, 1999. Approved by unanimous voice vote. \ \MULDER\ISHADD\File Cabinet\Old PC\working\minutes\1999\100799.doc Page 2 of 5 3. Clarion Inn Shyam Lodging Group/Raman Patel-owner/applicant 127 West Harris UP-99-047 and ND-99-047 Use Permit to allow a 4-story, 106-unit motel with an FAR of 0.92 in the Planned Commercial (P-C) zone district at 127 West Hanis Avenue in accordance with SSFMC Section 20.34.030(c) and East of 101 policy LU-4. Public Hear"ing opened. Senior Planner Upston gave the staff report. Bob Souvageau, RYS Architects, noted that they do not have anything to add to staff's presentation. He noted that they would prefer to be called a hotel rather than a motel because they definitely are a hotel. He requested to see the additional conditions that were added by Water Quality. He wanted to discuss condition of approval in regard to additional special security measures. He noted that the burden for a 24 hour security guard for a small hotel is a big impact. They would propose to modify the condition and mitigate it with camera surveillance in the parking lot. He noted that there is not a problem with the conditions from Water Quality. Senior Planner Upston suggested that the Commission let the condition stand and allow the applicant to work with the Police Department to modify it. Chief Planner Sparks read the condition and stated that it said "it shall be addressed to the satisfaction of the Police Department crime prevention unit", it suggested that this is what they want to see and are willing to work on. Assistant City Attorney Lindgren added that he agrees with the interpretation given by the Chief Planner. Public Hearing closed. Chairperson Honan asked if the sign would be 6, 7 or 8 feet in height. Senior Planner Upston stated that it was up to the Commission and recommended 8 feet. The Commission asked what the standard signage was in the area. They do not have to see the site from far away, because it is not in a high traffic ar"ea. Vice Chairperson Sim asked if there is a signage program in the area. Commissioner Romero stated that he would be happy with a monument sign. Chairperson Honan concuned. Mr. Souvageau, stated that they are not freeway visible and they are trying to become visible when anyone tmns the corner at West Harris. They also are improving the landscaping and this type of sign allows them to do some ground covering with additional landscaping. Chairperson Honan asked what type of trees are going to planted at the site. Mr. Souvageau directed the Commission to their preliminary landscape plan. Chairperson Honan asked how the trees would be staked. Senior Planner Upston stated that City standards require two poles with bands wrapped ar"ound the trees. He noted that he will see the planting detail that shows how they will do that staking. Chairperson Honan asked if the shuttle bus to the airport would be upon request or would there be specific hours for it. William Patel, owner, stated that the shuttle bus will be upon request. Chairperson Honan asked if they had enough parking for employees. Mr. Patel stated that they would have one employee at night and they would have 12 employees during the day. Kenneth Turgen, RYS Architecture, stated that the plans showed 100 stalls while the City requires 90 stalls per the ordinance. Commissioner Baldocchi asked what the size of the par"king spaces were. Senior Planner Upston stated that the City requires 8' Yz" X 18'. \\MULDER\ISHADD\File Cabinet\Old PC\working\minutes\1999\l00799.doc Page 3 of 5 Chairperson Honan asked why there was not one par"king stall per room. Chief Planner Sparks stated that there is no particular reason for this because they do not expect to have a driver for every room. The standard that is being applied is typical of the smaller hotels. Kenneth Turgen stated that the plans show 100 parking stalls. Civil Engineer Harmon stated that he counted the stalls and there are 100 par"king stalls. Commissioner Baldocchi asked how much grading is going to be done at the site. Senior Planner Upston stated that construction projects result in a significant amount of cut and fill that creates a significant amount of dust. He added that a variety of standard conditions of approval are incorporated into all the projects and they attempt to mitigate the dust. Senior Planner Upston stated that staff recommends an 8-foot monument sign which is in scale with the development. It would allow adequate lettering with some landscaping on the bottom of it. Mr. Souvageau added that they are below the allowable squar"e footage for the sign. Commissioner Baldocchi asked if the applicant would work with the shuttle services of the hotels in the surrounding area. Mr. Patel stated that they would have their own shuttle but in the future they might participate in a shuttle program with the other hotels. Vice Chairperson Sim noted that the back elevation is going to be visible from the street on the Airp011 Boulevard side. Mr. Souvageau stated that the upper floors would be and there are some existing trees separ.ating the rental car lot from their property. Vice Chairperson Sim asked suggested that they could use the same window idea that was done for the front elevation. Motion Romero / Second Sim to approve the use permit with any modifications discussed by the Commission. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 4. Items from Commission . Commissioner Baldocchi asked that the exposed equipment at the new health clinic on Spruce and Grand be camouflaged or covered in some way . Chairperson Honan stated that the gas station on Spruce and EI Camino has removed the Schumaker sign but the square block is still in there. The landscaping still needs to be worked on because they cut a palm tree and now have a stump on the site. . Commissioner Romero asked if that gas station had a permit for the propane tanks. Chief Planner Sparks stated that they might not have one. Commissioner Romero suggested that staff look into this and that they ask the applicant to work with the Cultural Arts Commission to design an entry way that would screen the tanks. . Commissioner Romero asked what happened to the Southern Pacific Culve11. Senior Planner Upston stated that it will be removed and reconstructed. Everything that was on the culvert and the headwall is being paletted and stored on City prope11y. The cut stone blocks that won't be used in the reconstruction have been donated to the Historic Preservation Commission. . Commissioner D'Angelo thanked Chief Planner Sparks for his work on the General Plan. Even though it is finished at the Planning Commission level it is not over for Mr. Sparks and he noted that he does not take lightly the kind of work that was produced. He also wanted to mention that at the last City Council meeting, Mr. Etzel asked the Council if Costcoreceived any incentives or gave any back to the City, and the Mayor directed staff to look into this. He noted that if Costco goes back to the Commission he would \ \MULDER\ISHADD\File Cabinet\Old PC\working\minutes\1999\1 00799 .doc Page 4. of 5 like to know the answer to that question. Assistant City Attorney Lindgren stated if the answer is within the jurisdiction of the Redevelopment Agency, the Commission is not allowed to base their decision on that answer Commissioner D'Angelo noted that he would like to know the answer because the Mayor directed it for information and would like to know what it is. . Chief Planner Sparks thanked Commissioner D'Angelo for his comments with regard to the General Plan. He noted that most of the responsibility goes primarily to the Planning Division staff and the Consultant. He noted that the staff is one of the most competent that he has worked with and he is very proud of their work. . Chairperson Honan asked when the Commission would like to take the Genentech campus tour. Commissioner Baldocchi stated that 4-6 p.m. would work for her because she has a class on Tuesday nights. Commissioner D'Angelo stated that he was flexible. Chairperson Honan noted that 5-7 worked better for her on either date. Vice Chairperson Sim stated that 5-7 would be better for him. Commissioner Romero would prefer 5-7 on either date. Commissioner Baldocchi stated that if they decided on the later time she would not be in attendance. . Chairperson Honan noted that Commissioner Baldocchi had given her an article from the San Francisco Chronicle, for October 7, 1999, in regards to the shell mound. She mentioned that if any of the Commissioners were interested they could read it. 5. Items from the Public Assistant City Attorney Lindgren mentioned that City Attorney Mattas would be attending the Planning Commission meetings. 6. Adjourn Motion Romero / Second D' An2elo to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. ~~~~ Secretary to the Planning Commission City of South San Francisco '<"7" C::;I"',","' ~,,/_,,-J " .~ ~,." j.....'--"...,,~'"',.,,'/ ~' ,,#- /,:flldith Honan, Chairperson t1>lanning Commission City of South San Francisco NEXT MEETING: Regular Meeting October 21, 1999, Municipal Services Building, 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, CA. TCS:bh \ \MULD ER\ISHAD D\File Cabinet\Old PC\working\minutes\1999\1 00799 .doc Page 5 of 5