Month 1986.04 April.


Day 1986.04.15PC

PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
City of Vacaville
7:30 P.M. - City Council Chambers    April 15, 1986

CALL TO ORDER:
    The regular meeting of the City Planning Commission was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Chairman Matsuhara.

PRESENT:    Chairman Matsuhara, Vice Chairman Gjervold, Commissioner Breece, Commissioner Brewer, Commissioner Matsuhara, Commissioner Rajander
ABSENT:    Commissioner McCulley
ALSO PRESENT:    Planning Director Werner, Senior Planner Sexton, Associate Planner Traut, Assistant Planner Potter, Assistant Planner Buderi, and Assistant Public Works Director Baird

COMMUNICATIONS:
    Additional condition for Parkside #4, Item 4.

MISCELLANEOUS:
    None

1.    CONSENT CALENDAR
    a.    Approval of Minutes - April 1, 1986
    Chairman Rasmussen moved, Gjervold seconded, to approve the minutes listed on the consent calendar, as submitted.  Motion approved 6-0.

2.    TRAVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
    A status of the District report was presented to the Commission by Daryl Carter, Business manager of the Travis District.

3.    VILLAGE HILL - TIME EXTENSION  -  Morton & Pitalo, Inc., applicant
    Pertains to a request for a one-year time extension of the Tentative Map and Planned Unit Development for a 470-unit residential project located on 36 acres south of Elmira Road, north of Marshall Road and between the canal and the cemetery. There are 268 multiple-family eight-plex units and 202 attached single-family units proposed.  This item was continued form the March 18 meeting.

    Senior Planner Sexton reviewed the project an introduced the staff report into the record, noting that there are 954 apartment units within 1/2 mile of the project site.  The General Plan goal is for a mix of housing types, therefore this project would be inconsistent with the General Plan policies.  Staff recommended that the project be denied, as being inconsistent with the General Plan.

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED:
    Rick Chavez, representing the applicant Golden Pacific Savings and Loan, said that Garden apartments at 19.7/ac. would be within the density limits of the General Plan as it is now.

    Mr. Darr of Golden Financial, appointed by the FSLIC said that they could do cluster housing.

    Larry Bowers, 714 St. Andrews Drive, was opposed to Golden Pacific building any more homes in this area.

    Mr. Chavez said that this was a Savings & Loan, not the Golden Pacific Builders. It is a different entity.

Public hearing closed.

COMMISSION COMMENTS:
    Commissioner Matsuhara agreed with staff that this is a major change.  He felt the market would not allow this type of development at this time.  However, he did not think the project was inconsistent with the General Plan.  The general plan policy should be Citywide.

    Commissioner Brewer said that he felt staff was inconsistent with this project.
It was approved before, he was in favor of approving the time extension.

    Commissioner Breece said that timing is critical, she didn't think it would be prudent for the City to approve more apartments in this area.

    Director Werner said the Council was very concerned about the concentration of apartments in the south central area.

    Chairman Rasmussen said that the general plan policies were meant to be Citywide, the Council cannot change the meaning of the general plan.  Commissioner Gjervold agreed with staff and City Council that we should not have all the apartments in one area of the City, which is happening.  She felt the time extension should not be granted.

    Chairman Rasmussen disagreed with the use of the general plan policy, but agreed with the City Council that certain areas are over populated with apartment projects. He urged denial of the project.

COMMISSION ACTION:
    Commissioner Rajander moved, Gjervold seconded, that the Commission deny the one-year time extension request for Tentative Map (TM-16-82) and Planned Unit Development (PUD-8-82) regarding the Village Hill development, finding that the project is not consistent with the City's General Plan because the project promotes the over concentration of multi-family style units in the area and that it violates the General Plan policy of providing a mixture of housing types.  Motion approved 4-2
(NO: Brewer and Matsuhara).

4.    SATELLITE T.V. dishes  -  City of Vacaville, applicant
    a.    Environmental Assessment (EA-4-86)
    b.    Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZO-2-86)
    Pertains to proposed revisions to the Zoning Ordinance in order to provide standards on regulating the placement and screening of satellite T.V. dish antennas. At their February 11 meeting, the City Council referred this item back to the Planning Commission.

    Assistant Planner Buderi reviewed the project and introduced the staff report into the record noting that additional concerns had been expressed at the Council hearing on the ordinance amendment.  Revisions to the proposed requirements would allow for their installation with proper consideration for visual, light and safety considerations consistent with the objectives of Section 17.03.020 of the Zoning Ordinance. Staff recommended approval of the ordinance amendment.

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED.
    There were no comments from the floor.

Public hearing closed.

COMMISSION ACTION:
    Commissioner Brewer moved, Gjervold seconded, to approve Environmental Assessment (EA-4-86) for a Negative Declaration regarding the proposed amendment with a finding that the project will not have a significant impact on the environment. Motion approved 5-1  (No:  Breece).

    Commissioner Brewer moved, Gjervold seconded, to recommend that the City Council adopt Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZO-2-86) s indicated on Exhibit "A", attached, by resolution, title only, finding that the proposed ordinance amendment is specified in Section 17.03.020 of the Zoning Ordinance in that the proposed regulations will 1) foster a harmonious, convenient, workable relationship among land uses; 2) promote the stability of existing land uses which conform to the General Plan and protect them from inharmonious influences and harmful intrusions; 3) protect and enhance real property values; and 4) preserve the natural beauty of the City's site. Motion approved 5-1  (No:  Breece).

5.    PARKSIDE UNIT 4  -  Golden Pacific Builders, applicant
    a.    Environmental Assessment (REA-16-86)
    b.    Design Review (DR-8-86)
    Pertains to a request for design review approval for 17 single-family homes, ranging in size from 1027 to 1345 square feet, to be built on 17 existing single family lots located on Scottsdale Drive, north of Woodridge Drive, within the Parkside Unit 4 Subdivision.

    Assistant Planner Potter reviewed the project and introduced the staff report into the record, noting that the last 17 houses to be built in this unit will be upgraded with a variety of roof pitch in the homes and an added model design.  Staff recommended approval of the project.

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED:
    Speaking in opposition to the project were Bill Bonner, 802 Scottsdale; Sue Allen, 832 Scottsdale; Resident of 773 Scottsdale; Resident of 714 St. Andrews Drive, and three other residents of the Parkside Subdivision.  They were concerned about the quality of the construction of the homes by the builder.  They felt that he should not be allowed to build more houses until the many problems in the existing houses were taken care of; that the building inspectors had not properly done their jobs; that there were several homes sitting vacant, not being cared for on lots full of weeds, because no one will buy this builders homes.  They felt shake roofs would not be an upgrade from tile, and asked who would determine the quality of the structure of the homes.

    Leif Soderling, of Golden Pacific Builders, said there were some items they needed to fix, but the design of new homes was the issue here.

    The Commission felt the roofs should be tile to be consistent with the rest of the subdivision.

    The public hearing closed.

COMMISSION ACTION:
    Vice Chairman Gjervold moved, Rajander seconded, to approve REA-16-86 for this proposal, reaffirming Environmental Impact Report (EIR-11-73) as adequately assessing the project under the provisions of CEQA, subject to findings A-C of staff report.
Motion approved 4-2  (No: Brewer, Matsuhara).

    Vice Chairman Gjervold moved, Rajander seconded, to approve Design Review (DR-9-86) subject to the required findings for design review under Section 17.60.050 (c), (1-4) of the Zoning Ordinance and to the revised conditions of approval A-F, amending E as follows:
    E.    That the roof materials shall be tile to match existing homes in the area.
Motion approved 4-2 (No: Brewer, Matsuhara).

7.    BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH
    As part of the proposal, the applicant requested a parking variance and is working out a joint-use parking agreement with the elementary school across the street. Therefore, it was recommended that the item be continued.  The hearing was continued to the meeting of May 6, 1986.

8.    DIRECTOR'S REPORT
    a.    Report on tentative upcoming agenda items.
    b.    Clarification of General Plan Density Mix - area or Citywide.

9.    ADJOURNMENT
    There being no further business to discuss, the regular meeting of the City Planning Commission was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Phyllis Lorenzo, Recording Secretary