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PC Minutes 1981-10-20ARROYO GRANDE PLANNING COMMISSION October 20, 1981 The Arroyo Grande Planning Commission met in regular session with Chairman Gerrish presiding. Present are Commissioners Benhardt, Cole, Moots, Pilkington, Saruwatari and Sebastian. Planning Director Hays is also in attendance. MINUTE APPROVAL On motion by Commissioner Cole, seconded by Commissioner Pilkington, and unanimously carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of October 6, 1981 were approved as prepared. ARCHITECTURAL 'REVIEW CASE 'NO; 81 -239, 22 UNIT CONDOMINIUM PROJECT, 1133 MAPLE STREET - REVIEW OF FINAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR RECREATION AREA. (WOOD). Planning Director Hays advised that one of the conditions of approval for this project was that the Planning Commission approve the design for the recreation area. Approximately two months ago, the Commission reviewed the design for the recreation area and it was their feeling that the facilities were not sufficient and, therefore, the developer was requested to modify the design. He stated the applicant has now submitted a plan showing two more picnic tables and one more barbecue pit. The majority of the Commission felt the plan being presented is sufficient and an improvement over the last submittal. Commissioner Sebastian inquired if a floor plan had been submitted for the recreation building. He stated that in the past the Commission has required floor plans delineating the design purpose and to insure the build- ing meets the code and specifications. After further discussion, on motion by Commissioner Cole, seconded by Commissioner Benhardt, and unanimously carried,the plans for the recreational area were approved with the condition that the floor plans for the recreation building be submitted for staff's approval prior to issuance of a building permit. PUBLIC HEARING= LOT SPLIT CASE NO. 81 -367, PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTHERLY OF EAST CHERRY AVENUE AND WESTERLY OF BRANCH MILL ROAD. (HAYES). Planning Director Hays advised that the applicant has requested that this item be continued for one month for the reason that the rezoning at the Council level now has not yet been resolved, and it was their feeling that matter should be resolved prior to any action taken on the parcel map. After a brief discussion, Lot Split Case No. 81 -367 was continued to the Planning Commission meeting of November 17, 1981. PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED STREET NAME CHANGE: HUASNA ROAD TO LOPEZ DRIVE. Planning Director Hays pointed out that the San Luis Obispo County Planning Department has requested that the City change the name of Huasna Road to Lopez Drive for that part of the road within the City Limits. The purpose of this change is to standardize the name of the road to enable efficient dispatching of emergency vehicles based on a standardized address system and road naming system. Upon being assured by Planning Director Hays that public hearing for the proposed street name change had been duly published, posted and property owners notified, Chairman Gerrish declared the hearing open. Larry Kelly, County Planning Department, spoke in favor of the name change, and stated he would be happy to answer any questions the Commission or audience may have regarding the proposed name change. Mark Greenough, 950 Huasna Road, stated he is opposed to the name change because of the inconvenience to a great number of people, and also because of the historical significance of the name. Sandra Cabassi, 980 Huasna Road, stated she is speaking as a member of the Historical Society, and is opposed to the name change because Lopez has no historical significance whatsoever; but Huasna has a great deal of historical significance to this area. She also objects to the name change because of the inconvenience of going through an address change. Trudy Beck submitted a petition with 92 signatures of people who live on Huasna Road who are opposed to the name change. John Waller, 1098 Huasna Road; Irene Elliott, 1011 Huasna Road; Ralph Beck, 1051 Huasna Road; Dorothy Brennan, 1041 Huasna Road, and June Waller, 1098 Huasna Road, stated they were opposed to the proposed name change because of the inconvenience of trying to get the mail changed. Arroyo Grande Planning Commission, 10 -20 -81 ' Larry Kelly, County Planning, advised that the County is in the process of trying to develop an addressing system for people in the rural area for the new 911 emergency number, and any time you have duplicate road names or duplicate addresses, you can really have a problem. Irene Elliott, 1011 Huasna Road, suggested that instead of changing Huasna Road in the City, that the County change the name Lopez Drive to Huasna Road from the County Limits to Harris Bridge. There being no further comments for or against the proposed road name change, Chairman Gerrish declared the hearing closed. After discussion, it was the consensus of the Commission that Huasna Road not be changed, and a_ recommendation be madento change that:7.portion.lof2Lopez Drive back to Huasna Road from the City Limits to Harris Bridge, and the following action was taken: RESOLUTION NO. 81 -870 RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE DENYING STREET NAME CHANGE FROM HUASNA ROAD TO LOPEZ DRIVE. On motion by Commissioner Benhardt, seconded by Commissioner Cole, and by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: Commissioners Benhardt, Cole, Moots, Pilkington, Saruwatari, Sebastian and Chairman Gerrish NOES: None ABSENT: None the foregoing Resolution was _adopted this 20th day of October 1981. Mr. Kelly commented that he would take the Commission's recommendation back to the County Planning Commission. PUBLIC HEARING - LOT SPLIT CASE NO. 81 -369, 261 JAMES WAY. (VOAKES). Planning Director Hays briefly described the proposed lot split. He advised that the Minor Subdivision Committee had met and recommended approval of the lot split subject to the 8 conditions noted on the report dated October 14, 1981. Upon being assured by Planning Director Hays that public hearing for Lot Split Case No. 81 -369 had been duly published, posted and property owners notified, Chairman Gerrish declared the hearing open. Mr. Rob Plumb, 291 James Way, stated he is in favor of the proposed lot split. There being no further comments for or against the lot split, Chairman Gerrish declared the hearing closed. Commissioner Sebastian commented that the middle parcel with the least amount of impact could be served off of James Way, and he pointed out that the smallest lot of the three uses the narrow stem access as part of its gross acreage. He further pointed out that the 16.7 ft. property will not take into consideration of constructing even a 12 ft. driveway with that type of contour. After a brief discussion, on motion by Commissioner Sebastian, seconded by Commissioner Cole, and unanimously carried, Lot Split Case No. 81 -369 was continued to the next Commission meeting of November 3rd to allow staff to work with the applicant regarding the Commission's concerns about getting a sufficient driveway in there. LOT SPLIT CASE NO. 81 -370, 226 SO.'RENA STREET. (CLEMENTS). Planning Director Hays briefly reviewed the proposed lot split, pointing out that one of the residences now has access on to Halcyon Road, and the other has access on to Rena Street. He further advised that the proposal meets the ordinance requirements as far as setback, parking, etc. He stated that the Minor Subdivison Committee reviewed the application and has recommended approval subject to the 10 conditions recommended in their report dated October 14, 1981. Page 2 Arroyo Grande Planning Commission, 10 -20 -81 Page 3 Upon being assured by Planning Director Hays that public hearing for Lot Split Case No. 81 -370 had been duly published, posted and property owners notified, Chairman Gerrish declared the hearing open. There being no comments for or against the proposed lot split, Chairman Gerrish declared the hearing closed. After a brief discussion, on motion. by Commissioner Cole, seconded by Commissioner Sebastian, and unanimously carried, Lot Split Case No: 81 -370 was approved subject to the 10 conditions listed in Minor Subdivision Com- mittee Action, dated October 14, 1981. PUBLIC HEARING - TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP, TRACT NO. 982, 143 TALLY HO ROAD. (LA VINE). Planning Director Hays advised that the applicant has submitted a Tentative Subdivision Map to subdivide approximately 4.05 acres into 6 lots. The property has access to Tally Ho Road and presently there are a total of four parcels existing on the property to be further subdivided. There are presently four homes located on the property, and a greenhouse is located on one of the pro- posed lots. The subdivision will allow one more home to be constructed and possibly two, if the greenhouse is subsequently removed. He advised that the Subdivision Review Board reviewed the application and their main concerns were proper access on to Tally Ho Road and the drainage situation. Mr. Hays referred to the recommended conditions of approval, dated October 15, 1981, and the supplement from Paul J. Karp, Director of Public Works, dated October. 19, 1981, which further emphasizes the importance of the drainage situation. Upon being assured by Planning Director Hays that public hearing for Tentative Subdivision Map, Tract No. 982, had been duly published, posted and property owners notified, Chairman Gerrish declared the hearing open. Jim McGillis, San Luis Engineering, representing the applicant, stated with regard to drainage going through the La Barranca Tract, that Mr. LaVine has a recorded drainage easement over it and he does have water going through there. He stated he has a D.I. there and has constructed some drainage im- provements in there. Mr. LaVine, 143 Tally Ho Road, referred to the supplemental conditions from Paul Karp, dated October 19, 1981, requiring that a 52 foot wide offer to dedicate be required for a street, and stated he doesn't see the need for a 52 ft. road and, in his opinion, a 24 ft. road would be sufficient to serve the 5 parcels in there. Mr. Wayne Nelson, 502 Via La Barranca, stated he agreed with what Mr. LaVine stated about a 24 ft. road being adequate, however, he is concerned about the drainage and inquired if an engineering study was made on the drainage for a 100 year storm intensity? Planning Director Hays read conditions 3 and__ 4 of Mr. Karp's recommended conditions of approval, pointing out that they want all drainage off of that particular tract taken care of to the 100 year storm. Mr. Charles Hickey, 504 Via La Barranca, stated he owns the property that the ditch runs through from the area they are trying to divide, and he is concerned as to the amount of water that is going to be created by the new building back there, and he is concerned about the amount of drainage that is going through his property and the errosion it is causing, and the amount of mud that is coming from his back yard pouring on to Via La Barranca. Mr. LaVine suggested possibly paving that ditch would solve the problem. He stated, in his opinion, the developers at the time should have been forced to provide that. He further stated that the building that is there now is a 6,000 sq.: ft. greenhouse and the amount of water that is shed off of that roof is far exceeding the residence that will take its place; so there will be more land absorbing the water rather than less. Mr. John Ashbaugh, 535 Cuesta Place, inquired as to what provisions were being made for off site improvements on Tally Ho Road for Mr. LaVine's front- age. Planning Director Hays read the recommended conditions pertaining to off site improvements. Upon hearing no further comments for or against the Tentative Subdivision Map, Chairman Gerrish declared the hearing closed. Commissioner Sebastian stated with regard to the requirement for a 52 ft. wide street, that he would agree with Mr. LaVine that it is not a feasible 1 1 ru r Arroyo Grande Planning Commission; 10-20-81 Page 4 condition and, in his opinion, is not needed. With regard to Item #2 of the Conditions of Approval, dated October 15, 1981, Commissioner Sebastian stated, in his opinion, a 20 ft. road would be less of an impact than a 24 ft. road as specified. With regard to the memo, dated October 19, 1981, Commissioner Sebastian stated that.. Items #3 and #4 are very broad and, essentially, are covered under Item #4 of the Conditions of Approval_ The Commission discussed the recommended conditions listed in both reports and, after discussion, the conditions were amended as follows: 1. That the easterly most existing driveway be abandoned. 2. Curb and gutter to be constructed as required by the Public Works Director. 3. That the existing private road be improved to 20 ft. 4. That a drainage plan be submitted and approved prior to recordation of the final map. 5. That a fire hydrant be located as required by the Fire Chief. 6. Street lights, if appropriate, to P. G. & E. standards. 7. That sewer laterals and water supply be separate services to each lot. 8. Dedication'of street tree easements, and payment of street tree fees and park fees prior to recordation. 9. That a standard driveway connection to Tally Ho Road be constructed as required by the Public Works Director. 10. That this subdivision be found to be consistent with the Zoning Ordinance and General Plan of the City. 11. That connection to the Sanitation District will be made in conformance with policies in effect at time of application for connection. 12. That the offer to dedicate on the Tally Ho Road frontage be expanded to include enough area to allow construction of a modified "T" intersection in the effort that future road is ever proposed for construction. RESOLUTION NO. 81 -871 RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE APPROVING TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP, TRACT NO. 982, AND REFERRAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. On motion by Commissioner Sebastian, seconded by Commissioner Moots, and by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: Commissioners Benhardt, Cole, Moots, Pilkington, Saruwatari, Sebastian and Chairman Gerrish NOES: None ABSENT: None the foregoing Resolution was adopted this 20th day of October 1981. With regard to the Request for Environmental Determination, the following action was taken: RESOLUTION NO. 81 -872 EIR RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE ACCEPTING NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION. On motion by Commissioner Cole, seconded by Commissioner Benhardt, and by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: Commissioners Benhardt, Cole, Moots, Pilkington, Saruwatari, Sebastian and Chairman Gerrish NOES: None ABSENT: None J the foregoing Resolution was adopted this 20th day of October 1981. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned by Chairman Gerrish at 9:30 P.M.