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My name is Andrew triple and I am the zoning administrator for the city of Santa Rosa I'd like to welcome you to the January 20th 2022 city of Santa Rosa zoning administrator meeting Which is scheduled to begin at or after 10 30 a.m. And I will call this meeting to order great Thank you pursuant to the government code section 54953 subsection e and the recommendation of the health officer of the county of Sonoma the zoning administrator Will be participating in this meeting via zoom webinar Members of the public can participate virtually at zoom dot us forward slash join or By calling toll free To 877-853-5257 The meeting ID for today's meeting is eight seven three zero four nine one five four five one and This meeting will also be live streamed at youtube.com forward slash city of Santa Rosa Today's meeting is a regular session meeting The zoning administrator typically holds two meetings per month on the first and third Thursdays of each month This is the second regular session zoning administrator meeting and in January We will have a regular session meeting in February 2022 Members of the public accessing the meeting through zoom can provide comments during the public comment periods Additional information related to public meeting participation is available online at srcity.org forward slash zoning admin I'd now like to turn to item two general public comment and This general public comment period is for those members of the public who would like to make a comment on an item That is not on today's agenda So if you would like to make a comment about an item that is not on today's agenda, please raise your hand and Lonnie Will invite you to provide comment Mr. Zoning administrator there are no hands raised and just to let you know there are 17 attendees for this zoning administrator meeting Great. Thank you Lonnie. We'll go on to agenda item number three zoning administrator business The zoning administrator is appointed by the planning and economic development director and has the Responsibility and authority to conduct public hearings and to take action on applications for all administrative permits and approvals issued by the department A determination or a decision by the zoning administrator may be appealed to the design review board cultural heritage board planning commission or city council as applicable to the decision An appeal of a decision must be made within 10 10 calendar days after the date of the decision and appeals of today's decisions Must be made no later than close a business on January 31 2022 There are no other zoning administrator reports today We'll move on then to item number four scheduled items We have four meeting items today As was noticed item meeting item 4.1 3192 juniper avenue has been continued to a date certain of february 3 2022 which is the next zoning administrator meeting A public hearing will be held for this item on february 3rd and public noticing will be distributed for the scheduled public hearing For each of the other agenda agendized meeting items I will ask the project planner for a staff presentation and an applicant presentation or comments Following these presentations. I may ask clarifying questions of the project planner or applicant I will then open the meeting for public comment about the item under review Members of the public are invited to provide comment about the project being reviewed These comments should be limited to three minutes After the public comment opportunity is completed. I may ask additional questions of staff or the applicant as part of my review I will then issue a decision to approve deny or continue the project for further review With that in mind then we will move on to meeting item 4.2 canine companions early development center project This meeting item is a request for adoption of a mitigated negative declaration CEQA document and minor conditional use permit approval required for the canine companions early development center expansion The project is located at 2965 dot mavenu file numbers prj 21-003 and c up 21-029 The project planner is senior planner christinian two-means and miss two-means if you would like to begin with your staff presentation Thank you Excuse me. Thank you. Mr. Triple. I will share my screen now so The project before you is canine companions canine early development center It's located at 2965 dot mavenu and Summary Excuse me. Canine companions for an independence Reposes to develop a new canine early development center veterinary clinic and animal hospital that are ancillary to the existing facility on site Basically what they do is they train they raise and train dogs for people with various disabilities And this project site will serve or will continue to serve as the headquarters for their business Project is located in the southwest quadrant of the city Here is an aerial of the project site So they have an existing facility there And they'd like to develop sort of the vacant portion to the north with a new building To expand their service This is a schematic of where the project area is the It's the aerial but turn to the side Just to help you orient orient yourself And the project description and includes As I stated the the canine early development center And it's a it would be located on a 2.98 acre area in the northern portion of the existing campus which is approximately 12.87 acres And the existing buildings that are part of the campus to the south of the project site will continue operating multiple canine companions functions So all those functions are related to this business business specifically and As an example the veterinary clinic would serve serve their use But would not be open to the public You wouldn't be able to walk in and have your animal seen there the new The new building would include a one-story 21,991 square foot building with 800 8,972 square feet of exterior impervious surface areas for dog runs And play areas adjacent to and surrounding the building The building would contain offices changing rooms bathrooms a kitchen social rooms for employees to use The building would also include dog kennels for boarding as well as different entrances on the east and west side of the structure To accommodate different types of dogs. And so the the kennel and boarding Is the reason why A minor use permit is required is because of the expansion of that use The new veterinary clinic and animal hospital would be approximately 5,180 Square feet and would contain a reception area break area office space surgical and treatment areas X-ray and ultrasound rooms and kennel areas general plan and zoning is light industry and light industrial And this zoning district allows kennel and boarding with a minor use permit The size of the buildings is what triggers The initial study that was conducted and prepared This is a side plan showing the proposed new buildings Just to give you a brief overview of the project history The applicants elected to have a concept designer view on February 4th 2021 where the proposed project project was presented To the drb On may 27, 2021 staff Presented the project to the waterways advisory committee So that they may advise the zoning administrator and the designer view board as to Whether the proposed project is consistent with the creek Master plan general plan goals and policies and design guidelines For development near waterways. It's the project is directly adjacent to Colvin creek And they they did not have any A substantive or major comments regarding the proposal On august 10th the notice of intent To adopt a mitigating negative declaration was posted and circulated for a 30 day public review period And an opportunity for comments from the public was given This item was scheduled for tonight's designer view board meeting But unfortunately it doesn't appear we have a quorum for tonight So it'll likely be continued to february 3rd Here are elevations of the proposed veterinary building and the the main building The larger building Proposed project would not result in potentially significant impacts that cannot be mitigated to a level of non significance The ism and e Has been prepared in consultation with local state and federal federal responsible and trust the agencies And staff did comply with the public the 30 day public review period The initial study and mnd were Prepared With the assistance of environmental consultant fcs We have representatives from that team available for comments on the environmental document And we have representatives of From the applicant team If you have any questions or comments Regarding the proposed operation on the site And with that staff is recommending that the zoning administrator adopt the mitigated negative declaration And approve the minor use permit for canine companions Thank you Great. Thank you, miss tummions. I don't have any questions for you at this time. Does the Applicant have a presentation or is just available for comment questions And it does look like we have some hands raised that I believe are members of the applicant team. So um, I think we can go ahead and unmic them and and provide them with an opportunity to uh More fully describe their project specifically as it relates to the operational characteristics Sorry, I couldn't unmute is panicking. Um, this is page. Mizoni. We don't have a formal presentation, but we are here for any questions Just that this is a incredibly important building for our future and the faster we can get it done the better Great. Thank you. Um, I I would like to to ask you for um, kind of an operational description the uh, you know today the zoning administrator is reviewing in addition to the mitigated negative declaration um The uh the request for a minor conditional use permit um, I in the project materials. I didn't see see much information about How how much of an expansion this is of your current operations? How many new employees might be introduced to the site as a result of this expansion? And then maybe a bit of a drill down on the boarding. Would you be providing boarding to uh for clients of canine companions? Um who may need those boarding services. So just a a bit more detail on the these operational characteristics would be greatly appreciated Sure. Um, so this the work that will be done in this building currently resides on our campus and on a leased building across the street in Duke court So in terms of adding employees, um, we don't foresee An addition of employees other than maybe a couple. Um, that would be normal growth for us Um, we will be moving a vet clinic that is on our current campus on on the Dutton side of the street In into one of the buildings and then we'll use that vet clinic for offices for people currently in the Lease building everything else from the lease building will move into the larger building So there really isn't any addition of employees or operations. It's just getting out of a leased space um and upgrading the quality of the the Buildings in terms of boarding. This is not a boarding facility really we um, we will use it for our own dogs that we breed Very very occasionally If there is a graduate that needs to leave their dog somewhere where they go on a trip Um, we would we do that but it's really more on our current northwest campus that we do that And honestly that really doesn't happen. They tend to leave them with private people in foster situations So we're not a boarding facility and we we don't use it for that The way it will help our operations is it allows us to well more We breed all of our own dogs that are purposely bred to have greater success as service dogs Because the need is so high that we need the highest rate of success possible And moving them through the training and so Our pedigrees are kind of developed to ensure higher rates of success And so all of the breeding is done here in california for the whole nation Um, so what this allows us to do is handle the breeders live with people in their homes But this allows us to bring in more of the welts for um dogs that we think might have a difficult welp or for newer breeder caretakers who are volunteers Into this facility so that we have basically a higher survival rate in those welts So it'll it'll increase our numbers and allow us to get more dogs to more people with disabilities Great. Thank you so much. And then um, I think I've got a question Regarding design. So this might be more appropriate for your design team. Although this isn't design review I am just curious about the decision to place the parking to the rear of the building along the creek um, was that decision made to reduce potential impacts on the creek side area or um Just just a little bit of information about that design decision would be um helpful And do you want to answer that? Sure the the thought process behind that was um The attempt to bring the building more to the east if you will closer to the road easier access more Visibility there's a concern at present with um a vacancy issue there on site And the thought to reduce the attractiveness of the site to somebody that would potentially hop the fence or try to park inside You know also for the operation of the building when you look at uh, the public access Would lead to a plaza area that's somewhat centered. It's to the west of the cedc building Central to the site. We thought wrapping the parking around what we call the back of the west side of the property Would work much better. There will be some occasional gatherings there to celebrate What we do with the dogs or what can a companion does with the dogs? And it's just a better access to circulation situation. There actually won't be Much in the way of traffic on the property you had proposed you so We're essentially over parked if you will Great, uh, thank you for that. I I appreciate that you are bringing those buildings up to um to the the uh public right of way there. I think that's a really really great move That improves the visibility of the project as well as creates a just a sort of a more friendly Public environment along that street escaped there And then I think just one last question for The sequel consulting team. I just want to learn a bit more about Uh, your response to public comments that were received During the publication of the mnd document how you processed those comments and Then then came to The conclusions and and implementation of those responses in the mmrp place So mr. Triple Enforced, I can't see who's on the meeting. Um, this is still kenla frankie talking, but if Spencer or a representation of fsc is on Perhaps you can see and unmute them or Sorry, it does look like a spencer just raised his hand. So, um, spencer, if you'll be speaking on behalf of the sequel team Yes, hi, andrew can you hear me? I sure can thank you. Yeah, no problem Um, kimon if you restart your question again, sorry. I missed it So i'm just of course the mnd was published for 30 days and and public comments were received I just wondered if you could describe your process for responding to those public comments And then what might have changed on the mmrp as a result of those public comments Yes, so we received one public comment from the california department of fish and all life And their comments ranged from requesting more information regarding the The burrowing owl habitat and evaluation and evaluating for american badgers So we included additional mitigation in the mnd to provide pre-construction surveys to survey for potential occurrences of burrowing owl or american badgers And then they also asked us to further disclose information regarding special status plant species and california tiger salamander occurrences, so We met with the cdfw director Us the applicant team And discussed their questions the outcome of that meeting was they agreed with our special status plant species evaluation and They will move forward with the mitigation described in the mnd As for the california tiger salamander impacts the applicant will obtain a incidental take permit from cdfw prior to construction And that permit will establish mitigation ratios for the applicant to pay to offset impacts from potential california tiger salamander habitat occurring on the project site Okay, great. Thank you so much for that thorough description At this time, I don't have any more questions for staff or for the applicant team So I would like to turn to our public comment opportunity and open This public meeting for public comment So yes, I would just like to add if anyone wishes to make a comment Please raise your hand and you can do so by pressing The icon on the screen If you are voting in and you would like to make a comment, please press star nine to raise your hand Great. Thank you. Onion. It does look like a frank mark tenet has his hand raised if you would like to Unmute mr. Martinette and then when we're ready, you are free to provide comment. Can you hear me now? Yes, we sure can thank you I have I live about a couple hundred feet from the project just northeast of Canine companion and we've been here for almost 40 years and our concern is We love the fact that canine companion is there because it's a wonderful wonderful organization and the people are wonderful but our concern is for the lighting situation on the building because on their Duke court building they Have their lights on outdoors which reflect into our yard and everybody else's yards here all night long all day long Um, and we've we've actually spoken to the people there and I guess there was nothing we could do um So that would be my concern as far as um Canine companion would be we already have we already are inundated with so many lights everywhere around here But to have them on 24 seven and I know there is a little bit of a problem with the vagrancy Around here and and things of that but if they could just be obscured a little bit better would be really nice other than that Uh, that's about it And hopefully uh, we won't have barking dogs all day long right right next to us, but Great. Thank you for your comment. Mr. Mark Tannett. Um, I will ask staff and applicant to to prepare to respond to your concerns about um outdoor lighting and um while we're waiting uh to complete the public comment period so Um at this time if there are any members of the public wishing to make comment about this meeting item Uh, please raise your hand and we will unmute you Then not seeing any other hands being raised. We'll go ahead and close public comment and um applicant team it does page it doesn't look like you are prepared to respond to Mr. Martin that's comment so Um, as soon as you're unmuted we'll look forward to your response and then staff as well Okay, um and and uh, can can chime in here as well. Hello, mr. Martin that um, so Duke is not our building and we didn't do the lights there. Um, but we can absolutely look at As managing this that is not a canine companions dog. Just so you know, um So, uh, we we can look at it. I think it will not be As big an issue because we are putting up a fence and part of the reason for the very bright lights is security We are putting up a rod iron fence as part of this project And so that is going to help with security quite a bit. We also are planning on putting Um trees and other kind of landscaping in the parking lot. So it will help to kind of I don't know mute the lights that way in terms of barking I would not worry because this is um, first of all our dogs don't bark very much despite the employee's dog. You just heard and um It's also a breeding center. So it's mostly going to be little puppies inside Does that answer the question can anything you would add Sure, mr. Martin. Yeah, we understand your concerns and with the design there are lights. Um At the west side north side of the building and also around the parking lot that those are all per code current code Lowered lights that are downcast and they're Required to not cast light Towards the neighbor parcels. So we've done We've met the code with the initial application and we'll Ensure you that all those lights are they have what are called cutoff shields Which again cast the light more downward and definitely not towards Uh neighboring parcels they cast inward if you will from the parking lot towards Towards the buildings but not towards the neighboring parcels Great, thank you both mr. McNair. I believe you're with the applicant team and do you have your hand raised? There we go. I think I'm unmuted now Yes, you are How do you do i'm dawn McNair You know one of the one of the features of the lighting system if i'm not mistaken I was just trying to look in my records to see if it was here Uh, there is a automatic dimming feature Uh that occurs or that you can install on light systems, particularly parking lot lighting So that uh the lights would drop down to a some percent and say 50 percent of what they normally do During the late hours of the night So you still have security, but it it certainly reduces the glow and the the output of the lights So that combined with the um downward facing the light shields I feel like um, you know, we're doing doing our our part to really make this dark sky compliant I think um You know, perhaps perhaps that will ease the neighbors concerns a little bit Great. Thank you. Mr. McNair. And is it the intent of the applicant to uh to utilize that feature that the auto dimming feature as part of Their ongoing outdoor lighting program Yes, it is Great. Okay. Thanks. And then finally miss tummions Can you can you confirm that the uh design review resolution when reviewed? Uh would be conditioned to require compliance with the outdoor lighting ordinance Yes, and the lighting itself was studied in the initial study also Okay, great issues with glare and um Potential adverse effects on scenic vistas and things like sure Wonderful. Thank you Um, Mr. Martinette, I see that you have your hand raised while it is outside of the public comment period Given the scope of this expansion. I do want to provide you with the opportunity to Uh provide additional comment perhaps in response to what you've heard from the applicant team However, I would advise everyone participating in This meeting item that the comments provided by mr. Martinette will not Factor into my decision since public comment period is already closed So mr. Martinette, if your hand is raised and if you would like to provide additional comment, please feel free to do so Thank you very much. All I really wanted to say was thank you very much for having um those issues in the planning um And I also wanted to say that I was speaking for more people than myself in this Small neighborhood here. I live on darlin way And um, and I did realize that uh that duke court building was not owned by you by canine companion Um, so anyway, I basically wanted to say thank you very much And I hope those are fast growing trees. Thank you Great. Thank you. Mr. Martinette. We appreciate your comments both on your behalf and on behalf of the adjacent residents as as you will know when we have uh adjacent land uses that are as diverse as the light industrial land uses and the residential land uses That exists there at the end of um dotten avenue or that's current location and duke court We do have to be especially conscious of the impacts um that the the commercial industrial land uses may have on residents, so We definitely appreciate you bringing that forward and I I also appreciate that both the um the sequa document and the the applicant team Have had the foresight to consider potential impacts that may be resulting and address those potential impacts That's well put. Thank you great Okay, so um with that then we'll move on to The next steps of this this public review, which is a bit of discussion From me and then moving on to decisions On the resolutions Uh before the zoning administrator today, so I I greatly appreciate the Um the effort that's going into this project. I know that This is an important project for the organization and certainly to to be able to Um increase the capacity of the organization to respond to need uh for service service dogs is is extremely important to the well-being of Of members of our society and and not just not just those who utilize service dogs But also those who provide caregiving and support When needed, so we we are excited to To have uh canine companions expanding in the city of santa rosa That's great to renew their commitment to our community and as well to continue their good work that's being done I I greatly appreciate the effort that went into preparing the mnd Including the meetings with uh california department efficient wildlife I think that's a very important step to engage them and I encourage you to continue to engage with them throughout the development process Um You know the applicant team noted that uh this they're on an important time frame and so Close engagement and working with not just fish and wildlife, but any of the other outside agencies who have responsibility and authority over Um permitting for this project. It's very important that you stay in step with them And uh work closely with them. So, um, thank you for the work that that was done on the mnd um in helping to uh to fulfill the requirements of sequa and um ensure that the city s lead agency Has adequately completed its environmental review responsibilities Um, then in terms of of the land uses that are before the zoning administrator today Uh, thank you for the additional detail about how the operational characteristics of Both the the current site and the least least Property would would change and would be consolidated But then also what that means for An increase in intensity of the use After reviewing the uh project that was one of the the primary The thoughts that I had or or clarifications that I needed was what what is the resulting Change to intensity of use and I feel that you did a great job of Of clarifying that for me. So thank you for that So with with those comments in mind, I will then move to Uh, the first resolution before me, which is a resolution of the zoning administrator of the city of santa rosa adopting a mitigated negative declaration for the canine companions canine Early development center expansion located at 29 65 Dutton Avenue Assessor parcel number 043-135-031 File number prj 21-003 After reviewing this resolution and listening to um the the presentations reviewing project information before me um, I do feel confident that I can make the necessary finding to um adopt the resolution which would adopt a negative mitigated declaration as well as the associated um mitigation monitoring and reporting program for the canine companions early development center expansion So if that the uh resolution is adopted for the mnd I'll then turn to the resolution for The minor conditional use permit Let me find that here, which is a resolution of the zoning administrator of the city of santa rosa approving a conditional use permit to allow the canine companions Canine early development center for the property located at 29 65 Dutton Avenue santa rosa apn 043-135-031 File number c up 21-029 as part of project prj 21-003 So then this resolution works in partnership with the design review Which um was scheduled and I believe is being continued But what the minor conditional use permit resolution would do is allow for the expansion of the land use So it really doesn't take um, it really doesn't look at the design of the project except to ensure that the site layout and the operational characteristics of the proposed project comply with zoning code regulations other applicable regulations and um That uh that the project itself in the site are physically suited for the uh the operational activities the density and intensity of the proposed uses We also um want to be sure that the proposed land uses would not constitute a nuisance Or be injurious or detrimental to the public interest health safety convenience or welfare Or materially injurious to persons property improvements in the vicinity And so today we heard public comment from mr. Martinet In response the applicant team and staff provided assurances that the concerns of the adjacent residents especially with regard to Potential for light impacts like pollution as as we might refer to it I can be responded to effectively both through project design and through implementation of of uh operational controls and so with that as well as Having reviewed the resolution and the conditions of approval I can make all of the findings needed to approve the minor conditional use permit To allow the expansion of the canine companions early development center On the site at 2965 dot naff and So the minor use minor conditional use permit resolution is approved as well um, I do want to note that the adoption of the mitigated negative declaration is subject to um The sequa regulations concerning challenge to the adoption of the document So please be aware of that and file The appropriate notice of determination within the time frames required Then as for the minor conditional use permit that has been approved that will be subject to the 10 day appeal period Which will end on january 31st 2022 Should a member of the public wish to appeal This decision of the zoning administrator in appeal must be filed in room three up city hall with planning and economic development By the close of business on january 31st 2022 And with that i'll close this uh public meeting for meeting item 4.2 And then if staff does not need a break, uh, we can move on to meeting item 4.3. I do see that Member of the applicant team for meeting item 4.2 has her hand raised page. Thank you. Thank you very much appreciate it That was it. Can you hear me? It's just saying thank you Sure. Well, thank you We'll look forward to seeing your development happen. Thank you. We'll invite you to play with some puppies. Oh, that would be fantastic All right, thanks Great. Okay, then. Um, Lonnie, do we need to take a break? Um, I'm I'm fine to keep going if everybody else does Great, it does look like Kenla Frankie from the applicant team has raised his hand. So Ken, did you want to provide additional comment? Just a real god, want to echo it page it just a quick. Thank you I appreciate all the time and effort that went into it and how it was conducted in it You know Kristen a just a special Shout out or thank you to her. She obviously doesn't feel well and to show up for the meeting and promote it Or at least present it the way it was. I just wanted to say thank you. So appreciate it Great. Thanks so much for for recognizing. Um, Kristen a's work and And so with that we'll turn to I muted myself there. So with that then we'll turn to meeting item 4.3 the king garage project And this is a request for a minor landmark alteration permit to allow construction of a new detached two car garage with new driveway access For the property located at 615 poke street a sequa exemption is recommended for this project The file number is lma 21-001 and the project planner is monee chicali Miss chicali if you would like to give us your presentation today Thank you and good morning. Mr. Zilling administrator I'm going to share my screen right now Okay, there you go here. Can you see it? Yes, we can thank you. Great. So as you mentioned, this is a minor landmark alteration permit And let me go to the next page. There you go. So the applicant is proposing To construct a new detached 660 square foot garage with a new driveway access here is an elevation or illustration showing where the garage will be placed and How it would look like with the existing homes along that street the Property is located between one of our historic districts That's the reason they are going through this landmark alteration permit So here is the project site as you can see Along pole street the zone is r16 which stands for single family residential and between historic district And the general plan land use is low density residential So I just want to say this property is one of the pretty large properties in that area that has no garage And the applicant is proposing to add a garage With the driveway to provide parking on site for the project Also, the applicant is proposing to add an accessory dwelling unit. However Accessory dwelling units are not subject to the landmark alteration permit So it will not be part of this permit, but I just wanted to let you know. They are also proposing that And here are some pictures from the existing parcel from the backyard And facing along the street There is an old shed that will be destroyed. That is not the historic Properties is not the historic structure. The applicant has provided a historic report prepared by certified architect that provides all the required findings for historic structures Between the historic districts and explains that the project has no negative impact on historic properties Here is the site plan that shows location of the proposed Garage with the driveway. So the garage Will be similar to other garages in that neighborhood. It will not be too close to the street It will be like almost 40 feet setback from back of the sidewalk most of the Garages in that neighborhood are set back larger like not 19 feet more than 20 feet from back of the sidewalk And the Garage setbacks meet with the required setbacks which are five feet and also meets with the total lot coverage So here is just like another illustration shows how the garage and adu will be placed on that parcel And there is a detail of the materials used for this garage The maximum height allowed for an accessory structure is 16 feet at the garage will not exceed that height And here is another elevation showing the proposed garage and next to the existing house These are the rear elevations And notice was sent to neighbors within 600 feet staff did not receive any comments or questions about the proposed garage and The proposed project has been reviewed in compliance with the california environmental quality act and a qualifiers for a class tree Category called exemption on their section 15 303 In that the garage is an accessory structure to the existing residents With that the planning and economic development department recommends that the zoning at administrator by resolution Approve a minor landmark alteration permit for the property located at 615 polk street I know the applicant mr. King is available also if you have any questions he can answer your questions And that was my presentation. Thank you Great. Thank you, mr. Cali Before we go to the public comment period Two things are there any revisions to the resolution that would need to be read into the public record So that we comply with brown act requirements I believe they were posted Lonnie. Can you Answer that question the revisions was sent on friday where they posted on I think they are available online and posted Yes, they are available online and posted great. Thank you. Thanks And then mr. King. Did you want to make any comments or i'm happy to uh To hear from you about how you How this project would make a difference in your life if you would want to or if not, we can just move on And mr. King, I believe you're unmuted now Yes, this project would enable me to move vehicles off the street In a neighborhood which is becoming more dense as there are a number of fairly substantial apartment projects in the neighborhood It would also I have an old classic sob That I would like to have garaged And I'm getting to be an old fellow That'd be soon 75 And I've wanted to do this project for quite some time It would also give me the ability to put in an electric charging station as I I hope to get an electric vehicle soon And do my part for the environment I'd just like to say it's been a real pleasure to work With monay. She's been a big help in this project. Thank you very much Great, thank you mr. King and also thank you for providing the historic resource evaluation as part of your project With that I would now like to Open this public meeting for public comment And I do see that share ennis has her hand raised So lani if you could unmute miss emis Good morning. Can you hear me? Yes, we can good morning. Good morning I just wanted to call in and express my strong support for this project Mr. King has been more than patient with Getting this going it's it's been something in the works for many years The architecture of the structure is seen from the street is actually very similar to what my garage looks like And my garage was built around the turn of the last century As a barn so it fits in really well with what's already existing in the neighborhood Getting vehicles off the street is a great goal. And I hope that this will Move forward swiftly and that's it. Thank you Great. Thank you miss ennis for for those comments and support of the project And uh, mr. Kevin anderson has his hand raised So, uh, mr. Anderson if you would like to speak Hi friends, um, thanks for those comments share and ron great to hear your voice Um, just to be clear. This is not a nimby comment. Um, I sit on a number of Um, Santa Rosa based groups including the west end emergency prep the west end neighborhood association And I am I'm wholeheartedly behind anything ron needs Going into his retirement, which I hope ron will be sooner than later for you As well as storing that vintage sob. I'd love to talk to you about the e v's You obviously that Mercedes and the pickup truck as well need to come off the street fantastic He didn't mention but i'll say he also mentioned to me personally earlier this week About a space to wrench. He's a mechanic and has very very amazing skills in that respect So I think this will also provide that and then also mention the adu as a place that he can age in place One of the things that he mentioned that was interesting to me was that he tried to get this built a while ago and In historic specifically in the west end historic district I think it was the cultural heritage board if I remember correctly Blocked it. Um, they really wanted to put it in the they really wanted to put in the very bad Pretty which I can tell you would be a mistake because of the fact that there's a walnut tree there And that's one of the ways ron welcomed us into the neighborhood when we moved to Go was with some some walnuts. We traded walnuts for lemons So one of the things I would say is I'm wholeheartedly behind This pretty much all of this project The one thing that I that I would mention is just as a youth mentor in environmental climate projects Um, I don't know if this is a possibility, but I'd love to talk about it Um, just the the the unpermeable nature of cement Um, I'm just curious if and I know ron mentioned that uh decomposed granite stuff like that is very expensive But I would just point out that there is a very very old peach tree in his yard I always tried with with youth to mention the the carbon benefits of the trees provide the carbon storage benefit I don't know if it's possible to keep that but I just wanted to point out that As someone that is constantly trying to navigate both city bureaucracy and also youth empowerment And also bringing in older generations to support what the youth need Certainly keeping as many trees as possible in the ground, especially ones that provide food super important Um, and then also wanted to just point out in terms of next steps I don't know if the adu and garage Scenario can be worked behind the house But I know pouring two foundations is very expensive. So Again, I'm I'm wholeheartedly behind this project. I just wonder if there's ways that we you could possibly work to Yeah, just finding a some little tweaks To make sure that mother nature is also considered in this and ron congratulations on everything very very cool project overall Great. Thank you for your comments. Mr. Anderson And I think not seeing any other hands raised to provide public comment I will go ahead and close public comment Mr king maybe just in response to mr. Anderson's comments Provide some some feedback as it relates to The construction of the driveway maybe some alternatives that you've explored there And as well as to document, uh, whether or not you would be removing that peach tree, please Hello, can you hear you go? Yes, you're on me now. Yes The peach tree that that kevin mentioned, uh, unfortunately, I cut the top out of it accidentally when clearing a bunch of ivy many years ago and it It will need to come out for the project. It will be replaced. It has the best peaches. I've ever eaten But the but but it grows in a very odd way so that its branches get really easily overloaded and break off I will replace that peach tree Because I love the peaches also I haven't yet looked into other materials for the driveway. I will certainly do that um And uh, I'm I'm well aware that that drainage is always an issue. We have had a soils engineer examine the project And we have his approval I do intend to build a Very solid foundation for that garage because of the nature of the adobe soil I'm going to some extra links to put in more More gravel And a sound base so that I don't get cracks in it and Actually, he mentioned the adu and and I just want to let everyone know that that adu will not be visible at all from the street Great. Thank you for the uh for the follow-up comments. Mr. King At this time then I'll move forward to a discussion and decision on this meeting item um I thank you for the the time and effort that you put into Preparing this application. Mr. King for complying fully with the application requirements For landmark alteration permit Oftentimes there's the perception that when you live in a historic district that the permitting process is overly cumbersome but um It it does seem that you've navigated it effectively and that you are able to make modifications to your property that Enable you to continue to reside in the west end at that location um far into the future and and actually represent um an investment in your commitment to the community as well as to historic properties within our city, so um, we thank you for that um the uh I was turning now to the resolution Defined where it's located here So then the resolution before the zoning administrator today is a um a resolution approving a minor landmark alteration application For a new detached garage and a new driveway for the property located at 615 poke street Within the west end private preservation district assessor parcel number 010 154012 File number lma 21-001 After reviewing the project information listening to um presentation and testimony by staff and by the applicant I am able to make all of the findings to approve Uh, this minor landmark alteration permit a resolution for the project And so therefore it is approved I do advise the applicant That this approval is subject to attend a appeal period That appeal period will close on january 31st at the close of business and any members of the public wishing to file an appeal Uh, should file that appeal in room three city hall With planning and economic development And so with the approval of this resolution, I will close meeting item 4.3 And we'll then turn on to meeting item 4.4 The marovitch residence project And this project is a request for minor hillside development permit To add approximately 2,916 square feet to the rebuilding of a 3,994 square foot Single family residents destroyed by the tubs fire in 2017 The proposed project would ultimately develop a 6,910 square foot new residents with a swimming pool The proposed project is located at 3855 royal manor place The sequa exemption is recommended for this project and the project file number is hdp 21-006 Uh, miss chicali is the project planner for this project as well. So miss chicali if you would like to provide presentation Thank you. I'm going to share my screen again my powerpoint presentation. There you go And as you mentioned, this is a minor hillside permit Minor hillside development permit and this is the public hearing Uh, the project was scheduled last year for the zoning administrator and a day before the meeting We received an email from public requesting for the public hearing And the applicant submitted the requirements for the public hearing and has posted signs on the site for today's meeting And here is a picture or image showing of the proposed house And as you mentioned the applicant is proposing to add 2,916 square feet to the fire rebuild of a 3,994 square foot single family resident with including the garage and the construction of a new swimming pool The total area of this new residence is going to be 6,910 square feet and that Whole area includes the living space The garage space and covered Outdoor areas and patios the house will be a two-story building with four bedrooms and four and a half bath And the garage will be for three cars So here is an aerial view of the existing site The zone for the parcel is planned development and it is located in the rebel resilience city zone The general plan land use is very low density which allows for one single family home And as you can see lots of trees were destroyed during the fire and only maybe few trees are left but majority are burned Here is how it looked like pre fire And the location of the house and as you can see they didn't have any pool So the pool will be a new addition also So here are some strict views for the house pre fire The house was pretty hidden behind the existing trees only the front elevation was pretty visible along the royal manor plaza or place And this is how it looked like One house next to it has been built as you can see and the new one the proposed house will be next to the new build house And here is the side plan overlay which shows the location of the proposed house and Of course the proposed pool Here is another site plan showing the contour map like slope contours I will try to go over Next slide explain where the new addition is located So here is uh, the site plan shows the previous house and the proposed house as we can see the previous house was um Part of the house was built on slope more than 10% so the new house is expanding again But it's going to be an area that was undeveloped and the slope was natural And let me go to the next page and here is the uh slope analysis map that shows The areas with slope greater than 10% and 25% the darker green are the areas that have slopes more than 20% The majority of the new proposed house is going to be on the same location However, the new addition that i'm going to show on the next slide It's going to be on an area that has slopes more than 20% So here is the one i'm trying to show so the red area is the location of the new addition That will be placed on An area that was never just but never graded And majority of it has slopes more than 20% Here is shows the grading and as you can see the house is not proposing to have like a large Flat path is trying to follow the contours And avoid large grading areas Here is the area that was already disturbed and the house being placed in that area The height of the building does not exceed 35 feet as it is required by our zoning code and the PD And here is the front elevation showing the proposed house And let me see. Can you see if I show the area where the new addition is? So basically this area is the new addition for the house and as you can see This is where the slope is more than 20% And here is the rear elevation Again, the new slope area is on the right side. That will be graded and will be a new addition So here are the left and right side for the proposed structure And here is just an illustration showing the new proposed house versus The pre-firehouse as you can see the new addition will not increase the height More than what the previous house was there And let me see. Okay, there you go. So this red line shows approximately the location of the House where it used to be and the new addition on the left and the right side So as you can see the house does the new addition does not go Or exceed the height that was there. It keeps to the same height Majority of trees were destroyed so the applicant is going to add more trees to screen the house And the condition has been added to the resolution that recommends that the applicant to plant More trees to screen the house from the street And here is another illustration shows the proposed house One more and this is another visual analysis shows this new house And about public comments staff received a comments Last year when the project was scheduled for z8. I did not receive new comments. However, I just check my email right now There is an email I have received from a neighbor And I will just go through the comments majority of comments were about the size of the house being too large and It might increase the risk of fire and also it does not fit Within the scale or integrity of the neighborhood and will be an eyesore because of the size And approximately to other homes. So the staff answer is that Zoning reviews the project For development standards are based on the setbacks total lot coverage building height The required setbacks for the slot is 15 feet and the applicant meets with those 15 feet setbacks for the site Similar to other projects in that area The size of the house the living space is almost similar to what it was before There are like a few thousand addition the majority of the new addition is for the open areas and the garage And there are similar houses in that area that have similar sizes The house means with the required total lot coverage and does not exceed 40 Fire department has reviewed the building and had no issues with the proposed house And Should I read a new email I have received from the neighbor or How would you prefer? Oh, yes, that would be great, please. Okay. So let me then if we okay. Let just give me a second. Let me open that email Here is the email I have received from Kenneth and maria anderson Oh, she has two comments. Uh, neat idea. Okay. She says that I attended the caption zoom meeting this morning and did not have a chance to ask questions Couldn't find the raise hand button and until it was too late. So I don't know if she's still on this meeting my question comments pertain to the proposed residential project at 38 55 royal manor place one neat Rendition of the residents showing the relationship to the adjacent properties A current as currently presented. It does not show the full impact to the properties on either side Our fear is that its location and spacing between the proposed project And the homes on either side will be crowded and out of character for our neighborhood And two she says Can the project be scaled down to fit the landscape spacing and rest of the neighborhood Seems its size could be reduced without significant impact to the design but would allow for the proper spacing Between property line allowance We are happy to finally be back in our homes after the devastating 2017 wildfire We are very concerned That the scale of the proposed residents will impact the look and feel of the neighborhood we love We await your response including the scaled condition showing the impact to the adjacent residents Thank you. Kenneth and maria anderson So that was the email I received today and I try to answer those questions in my PowerPoint presentation so The proposed project has been reviewed in compliance with the california environmental quality act and qualifies for a class tree exemption under section 15 303 In that the project is reconstruction of the new single family And with that the planning and economic development department recommends that the zoning administrator by resolution Approve a minor hillside development permit for the property located at 3855 Royal manor place. I know the architect Jeff ferrell is available also So if you have any questions about the architect of or design of this building He will be able to answer them and that was my presentation. Thank you Great. Thank you. Mr. Cawley and please make sure that that last public comment is provided As as lake correspondence and entered into the project's public record. Thank you And I appreciate the thoroughness of your presentation Mr. Ferrell, are you going to be providing any comments about the uh, this project's design As part of this public hearing or are you just available for questions? We're just available for questions. I want to thank mona again for her thorough presentation and addressing all the public comments Great. Thank you. Mr. Ferrell um with that I don't have any questions for staff or for the the applicant team Um, and so I would like to turn to since this is a public hearing I would like to open a public hearing and invite members of the public Um to provide comment should they choose to do so and it does look like at this point in time We have two hands raised So, uh, we'll turn to a paru coley first for a public comment And uh, you are unmiked and free to uh provide your comment. Thank you Hi, good morning. Thank you for this opportunity. Um, my name is paru coley and we're rebuilding our house right across the street It's the first house on the other side and uh We are very concerned about the scale and the massiveness of this upcoming project uh, it's going to be It's going to obstruct our views It doesn't seem like it's going to be in harmony with the feel of the neighborhood or the integrity and uh, the side extension that they're building is totally, uh Going to be a hindrance to our views on the opposite side so the green feel the The expanse that we used to feel I think it's going to be very, uh obstructed By this huge Monument that's coming up So I wanted to voice my concern about that and uh, I hope it will be taken into account. Thank you Great, thank you miss coley and uh next we have kelly a with a raised hand and It looks like uh staff is unmuting you so you'll be able to provide public comment Hi, thank you. Yes, this is kelly allers and we are also a immediate neighbor to this new development Uh, and I just want to build on what parole has said, um, you know Many of us lost our homes in the tubs fire and we came back for a reason and that's because of the charm of this area Um, we come for space we come for the view Um, we come for the natural beauty and while I appreciate, um, mona's Presentation and it was well done And it looks like some of our concerns she addressed Uh, it just seems that this size of a house on that lot Is out of proportion and we really Um want to keep the integrity of this neighborhood. That's why many of us have moved back and went through the rebuild process um similar to maria it seems that this could be scaled back in a way that Isn't obstructing views isn't creating an eyesore To this particular street. I recognize there have been some other houses that have been built of this size But most of those have larger lots. Um, or at our are at a higher level where they're not obstructing views of other homes um And on one particular just up the street the house is built and it is the lot line I mean it just it Encroches on the neighbor's lot line and that is a big concern to us. That's not why we moved here. That's not why we rebuilt Um, and so we are concerned that this is this house is out of proportion for the space Great. Thank you for your comments And I think we've had a hand raised Adita If you would like to provide public comment you are unmuted Good morning. Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Thank you. Um I hi, I'm a neighbor from that street not immediate neighbor where mr. Marovich planning to build but um most of our neighbors and Myself, uh, we are see that concerning trend with the maravich builders Extremely massive homes, uh, not considering the neighbors adjacent neighbors And maybe according to miss sheikali. It's not exceeding any height or the perimeter or Being occupied occupy more than 40 percent of the lot But it still comes very close to adjacent neighbor who is on a corner of royal manner And it's kind of funny that when we listen to previous presentations They worry about peach trees or walnut trees or salamanders But nobody cares about what view or horizon even if we can see a horizon when we walking by maravich residents so And of course it's up to the city and um, you guys to decide but um, we as the neighbors we just asking you to reconsider that um Issuing the permit to the maravich builders. Thank you Great. Thank you so much for your comment sure We don't have any other hands raised but let's give it a moment Um To be sure that we have heard from everyone who's participating in today's meeting Uh, mr. Ferrell, please be advised that I am going to when I close public comment Ask you for Some responses to these concerns that have been expressed by the public Mr. Zoning. Yes. I do see that mr. Hallers has his hand raised And it looks like mr. Hallers you are on mic if you would like to provide comment Thank you. Um, I just want to build on on what was said. I um, I don't have a new comment, but I certainly want to emphasize The passion for the neighborhood You know, there's been a lot of discussion throughout the neighborhood. There's a lot of Concern over this people have invested heavily they've been through a lot We rebuilt from the fire. These are individuals that came back and selectively came back It was an investment property and We're really troubled by The approach the size the scale of of this property and it is In consistent with the reason all of us are here and I I hope that you know The emotional component of that is is is weighed heavily before a decision is made And that's that's really what I want to weigh in with great. Thank you for those comments, mr. Hallers Okay, seeing no other hands raised. I would like to close this public hearing and I do want to ask mr. Ferrell and and uh The applicant members of the design team to address these concerns by adjacent Neighbors and property owners Regarding the scale of the proposed project um, and overall design considerations that were made during the design process Thank you, mr. Zoning administrator To address the first I think the scale of the project is consistent with other homes that are in the neighborhood We've prepared a short list of square footages and concluded that what is proposed here is in line with other Adjacent properties of approximately 4,000 to 4,800 square feet An additional inclusion of the garage and outdoor living areas brings that to the total of 6900 which we understand By itself appears to be a gross outsize, but when you consider all of the portions that go into calculating 6900 the house size is in line with the rest Regarding the view considerations It is our responsibility to um design professionally in compliance with the hillside ordinance for the city of sanarosa In doing so we maintain the side yard setbacks Along with the height requirements And the design of the home steps down the hillside To minimize the flat pads and graded areas That would otherwise be proposed Oh, great. Thank you. Mr. Ferrell So now I want to turn to Some discussion about today's public hearing the comments that have been received in the project Before moving on to a decision on the resolution. That's before the zoning administrator today Um I do think that the the project application has been well prepared It is a complete application and I believe that planning review of this application has been thorough At the same time, I do understand the concerns expressed by members of The neighborhood who have rebuilt their homes subsequent to the tubs fire And and have done so um Under the same regulations and within the same context That is afforded to the applicant um I think that that perhaps this project Has come before us because of the expansion of the square footage but uh The project is as presented that total square footage does include All of the space all of the developed area And so as such it is it is larger than In terms of square footage larger than the livable space of Of other similar residences in the area um, I I do find as As mr. Cowley was concluded during her review that the project does comply with the development standards for uh the subdivision and for the Looking at the materials that are before me And so I am able to make findings related to the the scale of the project the design and construction And the siding of the project on its side itself as far as as well as how it respects Um the existing slope on the hillside I Also recognize too that The review opportunity does provide Those who may disagree with the decision of the zoning administrator today the opportunity to appeal that decision That is a right and that is part of the process Through which we conduct discretionary review And so with that regarding the uh resolution before the zoning administrator of the city of santa rosa To approve a hillside development permit for the marovitch residence For the property located at 3855 royal manor place in santa rosa apn 173 540 014 And file number Uh hdp 21 dash 006 After being able to make all of the findings including the finding related to uh the sequel exemption class three exemption from a sequel review I do approve this resolution for a minor hillside development permit for the marovitch residence Um, please note as I have noted with all of the resolutions today that this approval is subject to appeal And any member of the public may appeal this decision that appeal should be made in writing Uh and submitted to room three city hall, which is the planning and economic development offices The appeal date the latest that that appeal may be submitted as close of business on january 31st Of 2022 so 10 days from tomorrow And with that I close the public hearing on this meeting item 4.4 And seeing no other items on the agenda we do move to adjournment And so I will be adjourning this meeting of the zoning administrator And I look forward to the next meeting on february 3rd 2022. Thank you