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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05/09/1985 May 9, 1985 RegUlar Meeting of the South San Francisco Planning Corrmission MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Terry, Commissioners Agee, Getz and Martin MEMBERS ABSENT: Vice-Chair Wendler, Corrmissioners Boblitt and Hoyer ALSO PRESENT: Planning Staff Jean T. Smith Philip Gorny Maureen Morton Deputy City Manager/CD&A Deputy City Manager/CE City Attorney Assistant City Attorney Police Department Fire Department Building Division Code Enforcement Officer PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mark Lewis Robert Yee Robert Rogers Robert Kasper Sgt. Ron Petrocchi Dave Parenti Ray Laur Michael Meloni APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion - Getz/Second - Agee: To approve the minutes of the April 25, 1985 Planning Comrr.dssion meeting as presented. Unanimously approved by voice vote. Chairman Terry thanked the Willow Gardens Task Force for their work, particularly Philip Gorny. Corrmissioner Getz mentioned a thank you letter from Sol Scherr and other residents of 416 Alida Way. No one wished to speak on items not on the Agenda. AGENDA ITEMS (Public Hearings) 1. Exxon, U.S.A. UP-85-722 Negative Declaration No. 500 Use Permit to allow complete remodel of an existing gasoline service station at 2296 Westborough Boulevard in the C-1 Neighborhood Commercial Zone District (Con- tinued from meeting of April 11, 1985.) Staff Report - Relayed request to continue this meeting to June 13, 1985 as Appli- cant is still working on revising their plans. Chairman Terry spoke of the plethora of signs in all shapes and sizes and hoped Applicant would have a better plan than they have now. Motion by Commissioner Agee to continue this matter until June 13, 1985 meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Getz. Unanimously approved by voice vote. 2. Public Storage (C&H Development, Owner) UP-84-703/Mod 1 Use Permit modification for offices, research and development facilities, self- service mini storage with resident manager's quarters, related parking and land- scaping on the northwest corner of South Spruce Avenue and North Canal Street in the M-1 Industrial Zone District. -1438- AGENDA ITEMS (Continued) 2. Continued- Planning Staff recommended approval. Design Review Board generally pleased with submittal. No problems. Applicant: Dan Brown 9973 Mangos Dr. San Ramon, CA No one from the public wished to speak. Commissioner Martin suggested extending maintenance agreement to one year. Chair- man Terry urged the applicant to discourage use of large trucks. Motion to approve UP-84-703/Mod 1 with one year landscape maintenance agreement. Motion - Commissioner Martin/Second - Commissioner Agee. Unanimously approved by voice vote. 3. Terri Lynn Bullis (Roberto Sanchez, Owner) UP-85-726 Negative Declaration No. 506 Use Permit to establish a pet grooming business at 209 San Felipe Avenue in the C-l Neighborhood Commercial Zone District. Staff report recommended denial of the Use Permit because use not consistent with zoning of neighborhood district and usage would be more intense than previous use. Applicant: Terri L. Bullis 24 Los Flores Ave. So. San Francisco, CA Applicant spoke on behalf of her application to gain approval to establish a pet grooming business. Businesss would be by appointment only, no pets would be kept there overnight. Surrounding neighbors signed letters saying they did not object. There would be no more than two groomers on the premises. Speaking for: Fred Bullis 374 Catherine Dr. So. San Francisco, CA Donna Perry 366 Serra Dr. So. San Francisco, CA Commissioner Martin asks Planning staff to re-examine the issues and come back with conditions to approval. Commissioner Agee suggests waiting until 5/23 meeting to decide. No one spoke against or with concern. Public hearing closed. Commissioner Getz asked staff to look at the Lux Avenue grooming business and note any complaints or problems. Possible conditions to approval would be to 1) restrict retail sales to accessories related to grooming only; 2) no pets to be boarded; 3) hours restricted to those proposed (9:00 AM - 6:00 PM) 4) no expansion without amended Use Permit and 5) no more than two groomers, maximum. Motion made to continue until 5/23 meeting. Motion - Getz/Second - Martin. Appli- cant agreed to continuance. Unanimously approved by voice vote. AGENDA ITEMS (Continued) 4. John Killman UP-85-726 Negative Declaration No. 501 Use Permit to construct a 17-unit motel including resident manager's quarters with related parking and landscaping at 120 Hickey Boulevard in the C-l Neighbor- hood Commercial Zone District. The staff recommends approval of permit. Design Review Board pleased with the design. Parking modified to 19 spaces as min~ required by code. Staff sug- gested modifying Special Condition #3 to have one year landscape maintenance agreement. Applicant Representative: Ted Walker, Architect 1901 P Street Sacramento, CA Applicant had modified parking as requested and agreed to maintenance condition. Speaking in opposition: Deborah Gordon 110 Hickey Blvd. So. San Francisco, CA Master Bhiku 100 Hickey Blvd. So. San Francisco, CA No one speaking with concern. Commissioner Getz asked staff if traffic was a problem as stated by opposition. Senior Planner Gorny stated that the staff felt that the proposed motel would have a negligible impact on the traffic situation. Chairman Terry requested that lighting outside be on at night in addition to stairways and hallways. He commended the inclusion of a handicap unit. Applicant clarified color samples which did not match rendering. Applicant agreed to clear color scheme through Design Review Board. Motion to approve UP-85-726 and Negative Declaration No. 501 with one-year landscape maintenance agreement. Motion - Martin/Second - Getz. Unanimously approved by voice vote. 5. Shantilal V. Patel UP-85-725 Negative Declaration No. 502 Use Permit to construct a 17-unit motel and resident manager's apartment with re- lated parking and landscaping at 760 El Camino Real in the C-2 Central Commercial Zone District. Staff recommended approval subject to conditions and findings. Design Review Board had several suggestions for improvement, all of which were addressed by Applicant in new submittal before Commission tonight. One year landscaping maintenance agreement would be added to Special Condition #2. Three letters were received opposing the ap- plication because of traffic and parking congestion. Staff conferred with Police De~ regarding parking and suggested a limited parking time of two hours in 700 block of El Camino Real. -1440- AGENDA I~1S (Continued) May 9, 1985 Applicant Representative: Frank Cash 114 Ocean View Santa Cruz, CA Applicant stated they tried to work as closely as possible with staff and were confident any problems could be worked out" Applicant agreed to all special conditions. No one from the public wished to speak on the item. Commissioner Martin stated that, regardless of what located here, there would be increased traffic and parking. Commissioner Getz's concerns were with traffic and aesthetics. He didn't like the colors or carport design. He questioned the blank wall on east elevation. Commissioner Agee agreed colors were a problem. Chairman Terry questioned soundproofing levels. Commissioner Getz suggested continuance to modify design as follows: 1) noise element proposal; 2) design east elevation wall change; 3) color changes. Traffic not considered a problem by staff. Commissioner Martin suggested a possible textural change might enhance coloring - wood finish, for example. Motion to continue until 5/23 meeting. Motion - Terry/Second - 11artin. Applicant agreed. Motion carried - voice vote. 6. Loyd Arnold PC Mod-85-7 Planned Community modification to allow a 168 square foot room addition already con- structed, to the existing residence at 3619 Baldwin Hills Court in the PC Planned Community Zone District. Planning staff recommended denial of modification and to give Applicant 45 days to remove addition. Also suggests need for prototype to use for future modification requests and that this addition not be it. Applicant was not present nor was any representative. No one wished to speak on the matter from the public. City Attorney Rogers suggested continuance if Applicant was not notified. If notice was sent, then action and discussion on matter should proceed. Commissioner Getz moved for limited continuance (to determine if the applicant was notified) to 5/23 meeting. Motion - Getz/Second - Agee. Unanimously approved by voice vote. 7. Michael Callan (Geortom, Inc. & San Mateo Development Co., Owner) V-85-287 Negative Declaration No. 504 Staff recommends approval subject to conditions and findings. Applicant: Michael Callan 82 Isabella Atherton, CA Applicant Representative: Tom Vlasic No one wished to speak from the public on this item. Commissioner Getz moved to approve V-S5-287 and Negative Declaration No. 504. Com- missioner Agee seconded. Carried by voice vote. -1441- AGENDA ITEMS (Continued) 8. Michael Callan (Li Shan Investment, Owner) V-85-286 Negative Declaration No. 504 Variance to allow a building to encroach five (5) feet into the required ten (10) foot sideyard setback on property located on the northerly side of Carter Drive be- tween Callan Boulevard and Shamrock Court in the PC-R3 Planned Community-Restricted Multiple Family Zone District. Request to allow required parking to encroach five feet into side yard setback. Staff cannot support first part of request and recommends denial. Staff has no problem with second part and recommends approval. Applicant Representative Tom Vlasic differs with first part decision. No one from public wished to speak for/against or with concern. Commissioner Agee made request for a meeting room to be included in larger project. Commissioner Getz disclosed that his office represents the Bureau of Mines and C~ology but he sees no conflict in this matter. Mr. Callan agreed. Commissioner Getz moved to grant in part and deny in part the Variance 85-286 sub- ject to the conditions as applicable. Corrmissioner Martin seconded. UnanirrDusly ap- proved by voice vote. It was agreed by all Corrmissioners that revised Use Permit maps would not be required. 9. Genetech, Inc. (Southern Pacific Transportation Co., Owner) PM-85-229 Negative Delcaration No. 505 Tentative Parcel Map to create an 11,300 square foot parcel for a future parking lot on property located on the westerly side of Littlefield Avenue, south of East Grand Avenue in the M-2 Industrial Zone District. Staff recommended approval subject to conditions of creation of parking lot. Public hearing opened. Applicant's Representative: Louis Arata 1 La Cruz Avenue Millbrae, CA Applicant's representative was concerned that Parks Dept. would require trees on prop- erty beyond property line. Commission will interpret Exhibit C to mean only property being leased. Applicant Representative: Jim Durham He stated that Southern Pacific has imposed a deadline on them as to whether they wish to lease the property or not by June. Also mentioned that surface will be paved and drained. Motion to approve PM-85-229 and Negative Declaration No. 505. Motion - Getz/Second - Agee. Carried unanimously by voice vote. -1442- AGENDA ITEMS (Continued) May 9, 1985 10. DR-85-545 Appeal by Eccles Business Center of the decision of the Design Review Board and the Deputy City Manager for Community Development and Administration to approve loading docks with canopies for an existing building at 534 Eccles Avenue in the M-2 Industrial Zone District. It was determined that the person appealing did not have standing to make the appeal. John Ni\Cfu~}.. is the rightful applicant. Corrmissioner Getz suggested al- lowing appellant to speak to issue of whether he has a right to speak only and not discuss merits of application. Appellant: Peter Tamases, Attorney for Eccles Business Center 110 Kimball Way He wanted to read ordinance and provide an argument. The attorney stated that in his opinion there is an estoppel argument. Commissioner Getz not in favor of bringing the matter up on their own. Commissioner Agee wanted to hear it. Commissioner Martin was bothered by the idea of getting in the middle of the matter. Chairman Terry felt the Corrmission should stay out of it. Motion made to find improper filing. Motion - Getz/Second - Martin. Carried by voice vote with Commissioner Agee dissenting. 11. Items from Staff. Deputy City Manager Mark Lewis requests work session with Planning Commission to cover general issues. Agreed by Commission. 12. Items from Commission Commissioner Agee is appalled by standards not being kept up in the West borough area, i.e. wires allover. Commissioner Martin in agreement that things are getting "jerry-built" and covenants being violated. Deputy City Manager Mark Lewis and the staff will investigate and get back to Commission. Chairman Terry commented on McDonalds window signs. No prohibition against window signs in the current sign ordinance. Charles S. Holden, representative for J. Nickle, wanted to affirm that there is no bar to issuing permit for loading docks in Item #10. Staff responded in the affirmative. Meeting was adjourned by Chairman Terry at 10:40 P.M. ean T. Smith, Secretary Planning Commission City of South San Francisco Eugene P. Terry, Chairman Planning Commission City of South San Francisco -1443-