HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1981-04-08Mayor Ronald G. Acosta
Vice Mayor Gus Nicolopulos
Council:
Mark N. Addiego
Emanuele N. Damonte
Roberta Cerri Teglia
AGENDA
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER (TF-O01 Side 2)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Consideration of the Board of
Supervisors request for support
of their position on oil drilling
o~the coast of California and
recommends adoption of a Resolution.
A RESOLUTION IN RESPONSE TO THE
REVISED PROPOSED NOTICE OF SALE
FOR LEASE SALE #53
M I N U T E S -E(~
CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM
April 8, 1981
ACTION TAKEN
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
7:00 p.m. Mayor Acosta Presiding.
Council present: Teglia, Damonte,
Nicolopulos,
Addiego and Acosta.
Council absent: None.
Recited.
Mayor Acosta discussed a letter
received from Supervisor Speier
stating that the Board of Supervisors
was in opposition to the action
taken by the Secretary of Interior
to reopen the Proposed Notice of
Lease Sale to include the deleted
basins. He continued stating that
this dealt with off-shore site
drilling for oil and natural gas
and opened the matter for Council
discussion.
Councilman Addiego proposed that
the suggested Resolution be amended
in the following manner before
adoption: That the 4th, 5th, 6th
paragraphs be deleted and that the
paragraph following "NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board
urges President Reagan and
Secretary of Interior Watt to:"
be amended to read "Postpone the
lease of the basins within the
Lease Sale #53 until crucial envir-
onmental studies are completed;
delete tracts in all basins crucial
to safe port access, local econ-
omies, commercial .... "
A discussion followed on the pro-
tection of the natural resources,
environment, wildlife and putting
all basins on an equal footing
whether it is the East Coast or
the Gulf Coast, etc.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 106
1. Consideration of the Board of
Supervisors request - Continued.
ADJOURNMENT (TF-041)
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
Motion by Addiego - To adopt the
revised Resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 43-81
Carried by unanimous roll call vote.
M/S Damonte/Teglia - That the
meeting be adjourned.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Time of adjournment 7:10 p.m.
APPROVED:
Barbara A. Battaya, Ci~K'Clerk
City of South San Francisco
Ronald G. Acosta, Mayor
City of South San Francisco
The entries of this Council meeting show the action taken by the City Council
to dispose of the item. Oral presentations, arguments, and comments are
recorded on tape. The tape and documents related to the items are on file in
the office of the City Clerk and available for inspection, review and copying.
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Mayor Ronald G. Acosta
Vice Mayor Gus Nicolopulos
Council:
Mark N. Addiego
Emanuele N. Damonte
Roberta Cerri Teglia
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Conference Room
April 8, 1981
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Government Code 54956 of the
State of California, that the South San Francisco City Council and the
South San Francisco Planning Commission will hold a Joint Special Meeting
on Wednesday, April 8, 1981, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Conference
Room, City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California.
The purpose of the meeting is a Study Session to discuss the
following:
1. Fast food restaurants, 7-11 Markets and Fotomats.
2. Traffic related problems along Westborough Boulevard.
3. New residential condominium growth.
4. Residential building densities.
5. Future residential development east of the Bayshore Freeway.
6. Manufactured housing (SB 1960).
7. Downtown (Grand Avenue) Business District.
8. Charging of fees in reference to appeals of Planning Commission
decisions to City Council.
Streamlining of permit process.
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Dated:
Items of mutual concern.
March 30, 1981
Ronald G. Acosta, Mayor
City of South San Francisco
AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER: (Side 2 TF-042)
ACTION TAKEN
SPECIAL MEETING
7:10 p.m. Mayor Acosta presiding.
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AGENDA
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1. Fast food restaurants, 7-11
Markets and Fotomats.
Commissioner Getz arrived:
Chairman Grimes arrived:
ACTION TAKEN
Council present:
Council absent:
Teglia, Damonte,-
Nicolopulos,
Addiego and
Acosta.
None.
Planning Commissioners present:
Martin, Bertucelli, Hoyer,
Mantegani, Terry.
Planning Commissioners absent:
Grimes, Getz.
Recited.
Mayor Acosta requested that the
members wishing to speak go
through their respective chair
for recognition before speaking.
Vice Chairman Martin spoke of
the many applications that had
gone before the Planning Commission
for fast food restaurants, 7-11
Markets and Fotomats. He spoke
of the problems related to safety
in and around the permits, i.e.,
traffic, pedestrian, lack of
supervision once the permit is given,
litter, etc. He asked for some
guidelines from the Council on
on fast food restaurants and
how many would be placed in an
area or no restrictions of how
many and the resultant police
problems with traffic, etc.
Commissioner Getz arrived at
7:15 p.m.
Commissioner Bertucelli stated
that on Airport Boulevard
there were traffic problems
that the Police Department had
to deal with if fast food res-
taurants were allowed a permit
for the McDonald site and he
felt it was an engineering
problem not a Planning problem.
Chairman Grimes arrived at
7:30 p.m.
Commissioner Mantegani cited
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 109
1. Fast food restaurants - Cont.
(TF-92)
an example wherein the Planning
Commission had denied a McDonald's
application in Westborough and
the Council after hearing the
appeal had approved the application.
He said the Commission had just
voted approval for a Ben Frank's
and there had been discussion on
the decision at the last Council
meeting.
He felt that if guidelines were
established then the Planning
Commission would know the direction
Council intended be taken in the
future on fast food restaurants,
7-11 Stores, Fotomats and whether
the permit applications were to
be limited or expanded.
Commissioner Getz defended the
fast food restaurants and stated
that they served the needs of
the community providing that they
do not tie up traffic and create
a bottleneck.
Commissioner Hoyer spoke of the
drive through restaurant on Airport
Blvd., as proposed by McDonald's
and stated the Commission felt it
was out of character with the
surrounding area. He said in
Japan there was a McDonald's by
the Airport, that was attractively
designed and constructed and was
concerned that McDonald's plan
for South San Francisco was of the
cheapest design and construction.
Mayor Acosta said it was up to the
Commission to decide whether a
business that applied for a Use
Permit met the design and con-
struction criteria. He stated
that if there was an appeal of
a Planning Commission decision,
then only would the matter be
heard by Council and be judged on
its own merits.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
Fast food restaurants - Cont.
(TF-135)
(~TF-224)
(TF-266)
Councilwoman Teglia suggested that
a Subcommittee be established by
the Planning Commission to deal
with new and on-going problems,
i.e., pedestrian and vehicular
traffic that created Police pro-
blems. She suggested revocation
of Use Permits to handle businesses
with a lack of supervision that
caused Police problems.
Discussion followed on the problems
the Fotomat businesses were having,
revocation of violators' Use Permits,
which body had the authority and
responsibility to revoke permits,
the steps taken in a revocation
procedure, etc.
Commissioner Bertucelli stated that
he never spoke on a one-to-one
basis to any applicants and asked
if that policy had changed in that
the Mayor had spoken to an appli-
cant.
Mayor Acosta said that speaking
to citizens was an inherent right
of an appointed or elected officials
job.
Commissioner Getz stated that
anyone has the right to approach
an elected official and the con-
stitutional right to have a fair
hearing presented before the public.
He further stated that a decision
should not be made in a back room
with a proponent who is on an
upcoming agenda. A decision must
be made in public after hearing
the merits of the case. He stated
that a Councilman or Commissioner
could speak to a citizen on any
subject but the agenda item. If
the Councilman or Commissioner did
speak to a proponent on a hearing
matter and disclosed that he had
to his constituents he would be
unable to vote on the matter.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 111
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Streamlining of the permit
process.
Traffic related problems along
Westborough Boulevard.
(TF-299)
(TF-338)
(TF-365)
3. New residential condominium
growth. ~4~
4. ReSidential building densities.
(TF-396)
A discussion followed on the
Brown Act, lobbying, Council's
legislative responsibility on
behalf of the entire City, different
interpretations of the Brown Act,
streamlining of the permit process.
Vice Chairman Martin spoke of
three stranded, people along the
golf course and E1 Camino and
expressed concern over the lack
of street lights and/or reflectors
in the area. He suggested putting
a public telephone and lights
in that area. He said that with
higher density through growth in
the Westborough area towards
Gellert it would create more pro-
blems of egress and ingress from
Junipero Serra.
Commissioner Bertucelli said that
Burlingame had had similar pro-
blems on Trousdale from the flow
of traffic from Highway 280 and
after someone was injured the
City put stop signs along Trousdale
to check speeding autos.
A discussion followed on reducing
the speek limits, radar enforce-
ment, reducing the divider strips,
the proposed 380 extension, etc.
Councilwoman Teglia suggested giving
Director of Public Services Yee
direction to draw up a list of
priorities coupled with technical
analysis of the traffic problems.
Director of Community Devel~opment
Dell'Angela stated that these
two items were related in terms
of density and asked how the
Council and Planning Commission
viewed growth in these two areas.
He stated this would be helpful
knowledge in the development of
the General Plan.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 112
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New residential condominium
growth - Cont.
Residential building densities -
Cont.
(TF-466)
Future residential development
east of the Bayshore Freeway.
(TF-520)
Commissioner Mantegani stated
that the designs for condos
that had been approved by the
Commission looked good on paper,
but did not live up to the design
after being built. He stated
he now believed that 40 units
to the acre was too high after
viewing some of the developments
after completion.
A discussion followed on lowering
the density per acre, the condos
being over built on density, re-
flecting land prices to density,
the General Plan and the Zoning
Ordinance being rewritten.
Director of Community Development
Dell'Angela said his understanding
was that Staff did not want to
see residential development east
of the Bayshore Freeway and asked
if Council concurred with the
policy. He stated that a developer
wanted to build industrial condos
in that area and asked if Council
desired the area to be a planned
residential waterfront area only
like Foster City. He said it
was important that Staff and
the Commission had direction on
whether the area was to stay a
commercial/industrial use area or
to encourage residential development.
A discussion followed on the
development of Sierra Point which
the City of Brisbane had not
wanted it to be residential and
the developer had made it re-
sidential on the South San Francisco
side making it this City's re-
sponsibility. Further discussion
ensued on a soil evaluation if
the area was to be residential,
the possible residential develop-
ment of the American Bridge pro-
perty in the event of future
sale of the property.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 112
Future residential development
east of the Bayshore Freeway - Cont.
(TF-570)
Manufactured housing (SB 1960).
(TF-730)
(TF-742)
Mr. Diodati, owner of the Healy
Tibbets property, said he had
talked to the Planning Commission
and Staff before purchasing the
property and had the understanding
that the property was zoned
commercial. He related that in
the past month he had been told
that the property was to be rezoned
as a residential use only. He
stated that he was an industrial
developer and would not have
bought the property if he had
known he could not develop it
commercially. He stated that 10
acres were under water, 20 acres
were on buildable non-filled land
and the remaining 4 acres of his
land had soil problems. He stated
he paid two million dollars for the
land.
A discussion followed on a planned
residential growth on filled land,
unstable soil, Police problems if
Mr. Diodati built warehouses, and
chasing away developers by putting
too many restrictions on development.
Mr. Diodati said he planned to
put a marina in and pointed to
the map and indicated the solid
land, the acres of land with up
to forty feet of mud, where he
intended putting four industrial
buildings, etc.
Director of Community Development
Dell'Angela discussed an analysis
by the Department of Housing and
Community Development on SB 1960
which provides for mobile homes in
single family residential zones
which will take effect on July 1,
1981. He stated that the new
law would impose certain require-
ments to accept manufactured
housing in the future.
Mayor Acosta made reference to a
presentation made at a Council
of Mayor's meeting on manufactured
housing and the word mobile homes
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AGENDA ACTI ON TAKEN 114
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Manufactured housing (SB 1960) -
Cont.
(TF-830)
Downtown (Grand Avenue) Business
District.
(TF-853)
is no longer acceptable - it is a
manufactured home. He stated
that the mobile homes were no
longer licensed for highways, and
are taxable property as long as
the homes are put on permanent
foundations. He said he was
not agreeable to a mobile home
park but would be interested
in a subdivision of manufactured
homes placed on individual lots
that the people own in a
planned community.
Director of Community Development
Dell'Angela said that the mobile
home parks fulfill a housing need
for many people and asked: 1)
Whether Council was concerned that
after July 1, 1981 people would
be buying vacant lots to erect
manufactured homes in single family
areas; and 2) Should Staff.~be
looking at legalizing mobile
home parks and setting aside areas
for this use.
A discussion followed on how many
existing mobile home parks were
in the City, confining them to
specific areas, the presentation
on manufactured homes being
presented to all of Council and
the Planning Commission, etc.
Consensus of Council that there
would not be any new mobile home
parks allowed and the existing
ones should be upgraded.
Director of Community Development
Dell'Angela said that Staff felt
that some program should be started
to upgrade the buildings on Grand
Avenue.
Discussion followed on the new
County Rehabilitation Loan Program,
possibility of mixed uses, the
master parking plan, the Parking
District's policies on parking
spaces for new construction, etc.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN 1115
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10.
Downtown (Grand Avenue) Business
District - Cont.
Charging of fees in reference to
appeals of Planning Commission
decisions to City Council.
(TF-957)
Items of Mutu~al Concern.
(TF-1088)
Parking Place Commissioner Rosaia
spoke of the critical parking
problems in the Parking District
with new construction not pro-
Viding additional parking spaces.
Director of Community Development
Dell'Angela asked if the two
legislative bodies felt it was
reasonable to charge a $50.00
appeal fee to cover administrative
costs or did they feel that an
appeal is a right to which everyone
is entitled.
A discussion followed on whether it
was legal to charge a fee, in-
creasing the processing fee to
cover the administrative costs,
setting up a subcommittee to in-
vestigate the permit fee structure,
etc.
Vice Mayor Nicolopulos stated that
a fee should not be charged for
an appeal, that the appeal process
was every citizen's right and the
Council was the individual's last
resort.
Discussion followed on the appeal
process, Council sending the appeal
back to the Planning Commission
when it was felt the information
was insufficient. ~
Director of Community Development
Dell'Angela said that some cities
have delegated final decision
making to administrative staff
on minor variance issues such as
side yard set backs. He Saidlalso
that some cities give the Planning
Commission the final say on Use
Permits and instead of an appeal
going to the Council it would go
to the courts.
Vice Chairman Martin said he felt
it would be advantageous for the
Planning Commission to have a
consent calendar to expedite
routine matters.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
10. Items of Mutual Concern - Cont.
(TF-!135)
ADJOURNMENT:
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
Councilwoman Teglia said she
had no problem with the consent
calendar, however she did have
a problem with delegation of
authority to the administrative
staff and with the appeal process
bypassing Council.
Chairman Grimes expressed concern
over the permit process for attached
garages versus detached garages
and new garages being built without
a Use Permit or a hearing.
A discussion followed on a speedy
permit process for the home owner,
the variance procedures, room
additions conforming to the style
of the home, revocation of permits
when there are violations,
illegal postings on buildings.
M/S Damonte/Nicolopulos - That
the meeting be adjourned.
Carried by unanimous voice vote.
Time of adjournment 11:01 p.m.
APPROVED:
'Barbara A. Battaya, Cit~ ~,-~
City of South San Francisco
Ronald G. Acosta, Mayor
City of South San Francisco
The entries of this Council meeting show the action taken by the City Council
to dispose of the item. Oral presentations, arguments, and comments are re-
corded on tape. The tape and documents related to the items are on file in
the office of the City Clerk and available for inspection, review and copying.
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