Good evening and welcome to the archive I'm seeing shaking heads so no and we'll move
on to the public hearings we'll start with the first one a East Bay mud maintenance facility
upgrade extension we'll start with the staff this is a two-year extension to a previously
approved design review no changes have been made to the previously approved plan set the
applicant representing the project is here tonight if you have any questions
for myself or her. Okay do we have any questions for her? Mr. Reiser? No
question. Okay. Okay therefore we will ask open up for public hearing. Is anyone
and the public would like to comment on this item? Again seeing nobody racing to
the podium we'll close public communications and bring it back to the
Commission for either a comments or a motion I'll move to approve the design
review application y2 0-0 5 9 to your design review extension of the East Bay
mud maintenance facility upgrades and site improvements at 2658 North Main
Street so the motion is to clever to adopt the resolution as corrected as
that's corrected as corrected as corrected so move Oh second Secretary
please call the roll Commissioner quok yes Commissioner Ward yes commissioner
Klopp yes Commissioner Reiser yes Commissioner Nate King is absent vice
chair Anderson yes chair strong man yes motion passes thank you our next
project is Gibson's conditional use permit applications. Y
24039. Project located at 1387 Locust Street. We'll start out
with a staff presentation. And she'll be sitting down for this
one. Thank you. Good evening, commissioners. My name is Jessica
Gonzalez, Associate Planner, and I'll be presenting the alcohol
conditional use permit for the proposed Gibson's restaurant. So
starting with the project location project is located at
1387 Locust Street. Many know the existing building as the former Krogan's Barn Restaurant
at the corner of Locust and Cypress. The parcel is outlined on the aerial shown on the screen
and the site is zoned pedestrian retail. I did include a snippet from the zoning map
just to give a sense of surrounding uses and surrounding zones. As you'll note, the red
indicates the pedestrian retail downtown area and then the little bit of blue you see is office.
So moving into the project application before you tonight, the application is for a conditional use
permit which is required to allow indoor alcohol sales service and consumptions after 11 p.m.
And so the applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to allow alcohol sales and service up
until 1230 a.m. and consumption until 1 a.m. Moving into the proposed new
business, Gibson's will operate as a full-service restaurant and bar. The
proposed business hours are Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. and
Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. The space is approximately 4,300
square feet in size and the business plan notes that there are no major
major exterior changes proposed with the exception of a new ADA ramp and a future proposed deck
extension.
So here is the site plan for the site which shows the building and the adjacent tenant
spaces.
Here is the proposed floor plan which shows the proposed seating layout.
There's also some blue symbols on the floor plan which do indicate the proposed security
cameras and the boxed area in yellow represents an area that will sometimes be set up with
seats and at other times will be cleared to allow for dancing.
The business, as far as security measures, the business will have approximately 18 security
cameras, 14 interior cameras, and 4 exterior cameras, and the business plan also notes
that all employees will undergo the responsible beverage service certification program by
ABC for safe service. And then additionally as a condition of approval that was reviewed
by the Wanner Creek Police Department is a requirement for required security and the
amounts noted on the screen. This condition along with other alcohol related conditions
should really help to mitigate any potential issues
with the extended service.
So here are the required findings
for a conditional use permit on the screen.
Staff believes the findings can be made
as no exceptions are requested
and the project complies with the pedestrian retail zoning
and general plan.
Also the hours are complimentary to other bars
and restaurants in the immediate area.
In the PR zone and per the zoning district,
the site is not within 600 feet of a school.
Here are the additional findings for alcohol CUP,
really as described in the resolution,
staff leaves these findings can also be made.
In summary, the Wanner Creek Police Department
has reviewed and noted no issues
with the proposed extended hours
or concerns regarding any calls for service.
Additionally, conditions including security measures noted
should really help to address any potential impacts.
And the use as I noted is pretty compatible
with other surrounding uses in the area.
And so with that, staff does recommend
that the Planning Commission move to adopt
the draft resolution,
proving the conditional use permit application
to permit the hours of alcohol sales and service
till 1230 a.m. daily and alcohol consumption
until 1 a.m. within the building at 1387 Locust Street.
I'm available for any questions.
The applicant Jeff Dudum is also here
and we also have Lieutenant Morehouse
with the Wanner Creek Police Department
if you have any questions.
Thank you.
Thank you for your presentation.
Still we'll start out with questions
from the commission for the staff.
You'll have a quick question.
In reading, in reviewing this earlier,
it didn't say that we're kind of,
this particular case is jumping,
it would normally be an AUP
and it's going to CUP?
Yeah, so there historically has been a recommendation
for businesses, for new businesses to start off
with an AUP for about a year.
And then they could move forward with a request for CUP.
In this circumstance, I believe the police department
reviewed and noted no concerns given the business owners,
other operations and their good standing.
Okay.
That's it for now.
Any other questions there?
I do have a question about the encroachment.
I know the stairs have been there forever
as long as I've been around.
Is that going to impact the sidewalk to the extent
that you can't get a wheelchair past it?
Because I'm concerned about having an impact
of a possible ADA suit against the city
because we don't have enough sidewalk there.
So I would refer to the city attorney
for any legal questions, but it's not aware
of any changes that are proposed to the stairs.
It's more just the condition that is noted
in the draft resolution is that they're required
to enter into the encroachment agreement.
Yeah, I am not aware of any changes,
but the condition requires that encroachment agreement
then the obligation, you know,
the property or hazard obligations to maintain them
and to have the stairs basically exist
in the sidewalk area.
Will they be identified in the city
if there's somebody like myself comes there
and trips on the stairs
thinking I could go down the sidewalk?
So the encroachment agreement we've not seen a draft
but historically I think that is a standard part
of the conditions.
Thank you.
No other questions?
So we'll now open this up for public communications
and I believe the applicant has first allowed
go first and have an opportunity for slightly more time. Hello thank you I'm
sorry I'm late traffic out there in Walnut Creek from Krogan's to here was a
long drive but a lot of traffic. Thank you for having me. Currently we have
rooftop, Bourbon Highway, the Garden and Coopridge next to Macy's and Love Walnut
Creek. This will be my 64th restaurant. I opened Havana 22 years ago. Love creating
concepts and bringing great things in Walnut Creek that we need. One time we
were, when I first started and did Bing Crosby's and McCovey's, we were the only
game in town to come to restaurants within, you know, Lafayette Concord,
Danville, and now they've upped their game. And they've followed our great
success in Walnut Creek and doing wonderful concepts and today the
location had been closed for eight years and it would be probably closed for
another eight years if I didn't somehow run into Garo the owner and he asked how
come we haven't done a deal together and we went out to lunch and we put a deal
together. So thanks to Jessica and the whole team here at the city they were
awesome in the police department working with me to finally fill this property.
Bing Crosby's back in the day had a music element to it.
It was fun.
It was a piano lounge.
And for all that remember it, that it was here, it was a hot place to go.
So the one thing on social media you may have seen, I put out, hey, what does Walnut Creek
want because I want I want to do what Walnut Creek not only fill a void for
Krogan's location but for what they need and it a lot of people said there's
nowhere for people to go after dinner if you're 40 or and up and it's true I
mean Bourbon Highway we do have a bunch of people go in there and line dance at
55 60 65 and it's they have a blast but you know I want people to feel
comfortable. So having a dueling piano bar, piano piano's going and stuff like that was was was part
of the idea and Dan Buckshi came to me about three and a half years ago four years ago to kind of
create something with music involved in it and that's why we did the Broadway club where Coopridge
is at but it got shut down because of COVID. We opened it one month before COVID. So that's why
why there's a kind of a music edge to this location.
So good food.
I'm sure you guys all saw the menu and everything,
but I pride myself on being downtown.
I walk the streets with Kevin Wilk all the time,
trying to make this a safe community
and restaurants and bars running how they're supposed to.
I grew up underneath Tom Saranis as the chief
and a whole crew that kind of taught me
how to conform to Walnut Creek's needs and wants
as an operator.
So you'll see me, and I know the police sees me down here
at 12.30, 1 at night before I go home,
because I want to make sure I follow up
with what my team needs, what the city needs,
and the police department needs.
So it's very hard for our industry right now.
As you guys go to Safeway and Costco
and see the prices of things, you can only
imagine I went to Chipotle yesterday and I double-checked what I bought for two
burritos for thirty dollars I was like so things were getting really expensive
so that that extra time just gives me the ability to to sell alcohol and food
and be able to pay the bills in Garro's Red which is a lot so that that's all I
really have I know it said we're building a new ADA ramp we're just we're
just rebuilding the ADA ramp that was currently there. It was in bad shape. And then extending
the deck, I just, I don't know, has anyone seen the new paint job we just did? If you
have it, looks beautiful. And so if extending the deck out, we'll just give that, you know,
communication between the street and the business and make it look exciting. So.
So, thank you.
Any questions for the applicant?
One question.
Yeah, actually two.
I appreciate that you have a cordial
and infrequent relationship with the police.
That's good.
And that you've been operating
a similar institution, establishment.
Is the other establishment,
is that also serves like after 11 o'clock?
All mine do.
OK, so 1230 and 1 o'clock, yes.
I mean, rooftop, we have to 1.
We close at 1130, 1145.
And then we let them sit there and finish their drinks.
But I think we do last call at 11, 1115.
Because that fits that crowd.
So if you have a sales stop at 1230 and consumption at 1,
how do you enforce that?
It's very easy.
It's communication up front.
It's making sure that when they come in the restaurant,
they're clear before they order a beverage or some food,
what time you do clothes.
So we're able really to do it with Bourbon Highway,
which at average age is about 21 and a half.
So we'll make sure we are able to do it for their parents.
But we really, you know, not to take it lightly
because it is important.
We want people to understand up front
what they're coming into.
So when they meet our, and it said security up there.
I call our security staff, I call them host, I elevate them.
So they're talking to people with a little bit more details.
So before they even walk in the building,
that would be addressed.
And the security staff is the staffing that you propose.
Apparently you worked that out
with the police department.
Yes.
And is that similar to what you have at your current?
Absolutely, it's the same team.
Same team.
It's just more of them.
I think that an office at Roanoke House will say,
I really pride myself in making sure
that we run an awesome, protected, well-run business.
All right, thank you.
Any other questions for Commissioner Hwa?
Ward.
Hi, thank you.
Thank you for your application, too.
I particularly appreciated there being a security plan included.
I know that's always an issue for me and, I think,
other commissioners.
I'm really thrilled to see something going
into this building that's been empty for so long,
and something that seems really dynamic, and useful,
and needed for the community.
And I certainly think your patio will be awesome once it's built.
But it's a little bit of a notorious site.
So maybe you could speak to us just a little bit about how
you're going to run it differently
than the previous people that were there,
that was kind of a constant issue with the police.
Yeah, it all goes to your entertainment. It's what you and that's what I work with the chief and
the police department in different
entities here in the city of how to run a business is based on how you promote your business. So
back in that same location, even though the four walls
ran a certain way, it's because they were attracting a different element of music and different different needs and wants of
of guests. It got out of hand at one point, but I do, you know, Patsy Wilkinson is a
dear friend, and I was there with her at the very end trying to renegotiate the lease at
$37,000 a month with Garo, and it didn't work out, and we were trying to put Bourbon Highway
there instead of where it ended up, and we couldn't make it happen.
to understand, when you do a business like this,
and you have people coming in, you just
need to make sure that you're really working with a plan
and not just going, OK, we're going
to do salsa dancing next week, and then we're going to do this.
We're going to be live entertainment,
working with an average age of about 35 to 70 age group,
And 21, 22, I want to come to Bourbon.
And it's all how you mix the crowds, too.
It's all about making sure your concept is working.
Coopridge is a perfect example.
Everyone said, wow, that was a great, great thing
to bring to Walnut Creek.
And it did.
It was to avoid in that menu and that menu type.
And it runs like a machine.
And you stay focused and promote to the crowd
that wants to come to that restaurant.
So, you know, I think the past got out of hand
and I think things are a lot different now on that corner.
I mean, there's, you, we have challenges on that corner
on both sides of us and around us.
And so we need to make sure that we all work together
and work with the police to make sure that, you know,
crowds are leaving at different times
and we'll work with the police on that for sure.
Great. Well, I really appreciate that.
I mean, certainly you've got a track record that we can we can look to.
And that's a that's a really positive thing, too.
But I think don't you think it'll be positive for that entire block
to no longer have an empty building there to have a really well run establishment?
I mean, I would think that would elevate everything in that.
Yes, I think it's going to liven up that for sure.
And I'm working with the landlord on the Chili's location to about doing something
there. So I might see you in the next six months back up here again.
Excellent. All right.
well, thank you very much for thank you.
Appreciate it.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Any other questions for him?
Thank you.
I do just want to follow up on my response
to sure please question.
So the condition in addition to we talked about
for indemnification clause also requires the applicant
to get insurance in terms of property damage
and bodily injuries so that offers the city
additional protection in that regard.
Thank you.
Is there anybody else who would like to speak
on this subject?
Seeing nobody approaching.
We will close the public hearing and bring it back
to the commission for comments or a motion.
I'll go first.
I'm definitely in favor of bringing a restaurant,
especially run by Jeff, to that location.
First of all, the location needs it.
Jeff actually brought it up that there are some challenge,
well, without naming names, there are some sites
within a couple of fronts of that place
that are a bit concerning because if you stay,
if you're the latest to stay open,
that's where we heard at the other,
What restaurant were we just, oh, in a recent meeting,
in fact, our last one we were talking about,
where when restaurants close, they have to close early,
they have it, people have a tendency to kind of go
to the next one, it's open and serve until later.
So that is a concern, but Jeff assuage that for me personally
with the security plan and the folks
and his track record and whatnot.
So I'd speak in favor of that.
And unless my colleagues have,
should I go ahead with the motion or anybody else?
Well, I'll make a comment, move back to the motions.
I agree, it's about time we have something
of that come order.
I'm looking forward to it.
Motion to be appreciated.
Microphone, microphone.
Try it again, please.
And I so move.
And also, to clarify, there is a revised version
of the resolution in your packet.
It's also online, so the motion would be
to adopt that version.
So moved.
All right, I'll second.
Would the secretary please call the roll?
Commissioner Quak?
Yes.
Commissioner Ward?
Yes.
Commissioner Klop?
Yes.
Commissioner Reiser?
Yes.
Commissioner Nating is absent.
Vice Chair Anderson?
Yes.
Chair Strongman?
Yes.
Motion passes.
Thank you.
And now we'll move on to the next item,
which is Poppy Bank conditional use permit,
design and review.
applications y 240 47 location is 1600 if they have that right
Newell Avenue number F so we'll have a start with a staff report good evening
planning Commission my name is Stephen cook I am an assistant planner with the
city tonight I am presenting planning project number y 24 dash 0 4 7 this
This proposal involves establishing a bank use in an existing vacant tenant space at
1500 Newell Avenue in suite F. So the proposed bank, Poppy Bank, will be located on the ground
floor of a multi-story mixed use building at the corner of Newell Avenue and South Main
Street.
The building currently consists of several commercial tenant spaces on the ground floor.
The bank will occupy 4,998 square feet designated as suite F.
The site features two below grade parking levels with customer access through an egress
point on South Main Street at an existing signalized intersection.
The surrounding area is a blend of residential, commercial, and community uses.
A vicinity map is provided on the slide for your reference.
The proposed use will function as a full service banking facility offering a variety of banking
services.
It will employ a total of ten staff members and will operate from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Additionally, the project includes modifications to the existing storefront, which will feature
the installation of an exterior ATM visible from Newell Avenue.
The proposal requires two entitlements.
First, the conditional use permit because the site is zoned mixed-use commercial.
In the mixed-use commercial zoning district, bank uses are conditionally permitted on the
ground floor of a multi-story building when located within 50 feet of a core
area retail street. The proposed bank is located on the ground floor of a
multi-story building and Fronts Newell Avenue which is a designated core area
retail street. The second entitlement is design review. The design review is
required for alterations to a commercial building's exterior design. The exterior
ATM would require this. Typically as this alteration is minor in nature it would
have been reviewed at the staff level however due to recent amendments to the
city's design review process when a design review is associated with other
project entitlements the authority for design review is elevated to the highest
approval body in this case the Planning Commission. Listed are the required
findings for Planning Commission needs to make. Staff has drafted a resolution
for Planning Commission's review and approval that addresses the CUP and
Design Review Findings, and this is outlined in Attachment 1 and Attachment 2 of the Agenda
Packet.
This project is exempt from CEQA under Section 15.301, Class 1 Existing Facilities.
The project is merely changing from an office use to a bank use.
Staff recommends the Planning Commission move to determine the project is exempt from CEQA
adopt the following resolutions approving the conditional use permit and the design review for Poppy Bank located at 1500 Newell Avenue
Suite F
subject to the conditions of approval
The Planning Commission will need to make two motions and conduct two votes one for the conditional use permit and the other for the design
review
That concludes staff's presentation staff is available for any questions or comments. Thank you for your presentation
We'll start out with questions from the Commission
See none
We'll
Now open a public hearing is anyone a member of the public interested in commenting on this project and that includes the applicant
And seeing nobody racing to the podium again. We will close public communications and bring it back to the counts
Commission for comments or possibly a motion or two motions
Yeah, I'll just say that you know this this project
checks all the boxes it seems to be you know just what is envisioned for this this sort of space and
Be a good addition to it also the
Staff seemed impressed with the poppy based
designs so
It all seems to work
Thank you. Any other comments?
We're one of the two motions. I will
I'll move that we adopt attachment one the resolution approving the conditional use permit for the proposed poppy bank at 1500 Newell Avenue
second
Will the secretary please call the roll?
Commissioner quak. Yes
Commissioner Ward. Yes, Commissioner clop. Yes, Commissioner Reiser. Yes, Commissioner nating is absent
Vice chair Anderson. Yes chair strongman. Yes motion passes
Thank you, and I believe we have to have a second motion and
Make that motion please make that
I move we adopt the attachment to the resolution approving the design review for the proposed poppy bank at 1500 Newell Avenue, suite F
I'll second
And will the secretary please call the roll?
Commissioner quack yes
Commissioner Ward. Yes, Commissioner clock. Yes, Commissioner Reiser. Yes
Commissioner nating is absent vice chair Anderson. Yes chair strong man. Yes motion passes. Thank you
And moving on to our final project tonight tonight is the chandre first single
new single-family residents at
2100 21 oh nine overlook Drive and it's
Applications why 18 0 9 5
started with a staff report
Thank you again. My name is Jessica Gonzalez, Associate Planner, and I will be presenting the conditional use permit and design review for the new single-family home
at 2109 Overlook Drive.
Just for some clarification in terms of why a conditional use permit is required for this application,
this site is zoned multi-family M3,
which requires a conditional use permit to allow single-family in that zone.
So getting into some project background,
a project with a very similar single-family home design
and layout was approved at this site in 2007-2008,
but that approval has expired.
The new application before you tonight
was reviewed by the Design Review Commission
at a study session on July 17th, 2024.
I'll summarize their recommendations,
But just for clarification, what is before you tonight
is the conditional use permit and design review.
So at that July 17th Design Review Commission study session,
the DRC reviewed the project and recommended a few changes
which are outlined in the report.
But in general, some of the recommended changes
were to relocate the biosoil area
to allow for better access to the front door,
consider permeable pavers,
reconcile the plans so they match,
consider removing the one car garage that was proposed.
And in terms of building design and colors,
the recommendations were to simplify the design
with step stories and consider a bi-color scheme
and change in materials by incorporating additional materials.
And so after that DRC meeting,
the applicant did revise the plans,
which are before you tonight.
And the revisions really addressed
a lot of their recommendations.
And I did include some elevations on the screen
just to depict some of the changes that were made.
The elevation at the top of the screen
is the previous iteration of the design.
And then the new proposal is located at the bottom.
So the project does include developing
a new two-story single-family home on a vacant lot
with an attached two-car garage,
tree removals, and new landscaping.
So just some site context.
The site is a vacant lot zoned multifamily M3.
The general plan for the site is multifamily low.
And the site is surrounded by single-family
and multi-family uses.
Regarding the zoning, the minimum lot size
under the M3 zone is 15,000 square feet.
The gross lot area for this site is about 7,000 square feet
and the net lot area is about 5,000 square feet.
So it's pretty undersized as far as the zoning.
And so the lot size partly has to do with the lot layout.
There is a 20 foot access easement
along the southern portion of the lot,
which is shown in yellow.
That area is excluded from the net lot area,
which brings the net lot area down to about 5,000 square feet,
which greatly reduces the developable area for the lot.
And that net lot area is shown in green.
As far as the colors and materials,
the new elevations for the site are shown on the screen.
with some of the incorporated changes
that are discussed throughout the staff report
where stone veneer was incorporated to the front facade.
And additionally, the color palette was expanded
to include some more neutral tones
which are used throughout the trim on the building.
Just showing some of the elevations.
So this is the southern elevation of the site,
eastern elevation adjacent to Overlook Drive,
the northern elevation and then the west side of the building. Some of the landscape details
and the revised landscape plan, as I noted, there are some tree removals that are proposed.
Those have already been approved by our city arborist. And there's some new landscaping
proposed throughout the site. No landscaping is proposed on the access easement. So we
have received some public comments tonight. The majority of those are regarding the 10-foot
a long driveway to the two car garage
in front of the access easement,
which is shown on the screen.
The permeable paper driveway is the darker shaded area
in front of the garage with the arrow noted.
As noted on the screen, DRC and staff recommended
a condition of approval restricting any encroachment
into the access easement.
That condition is included in the draft resolutions.
Additionally, the traffic engineer has reviewed
and determine that the driveway is acceptable
to provide access for the proposal.
And just to provide a correction,
the report notes that an 18 foot long driveway is required.
However, the muni code standard that,
where that is contained does not apply
to the M3 zoning district.
It only applies to the residential
and duplex zoning district.
And so just wanted to provide some clarification on that.
And so with that staff does recommend
that the Planning Commission determine
this project is exempt from CEQA
and move to adopt the draft resolution,
approving the conditional use permit
to allow the single family home
and the draft resolution approving the design review
for a new single family home at 2109 Overlook Drive.
Available for any questions
and the applicant is also here as well.
Thank you for your presentation.
We'll start out with questions from the commission.
Commissioner Ward.
All right, thank you for that presentation.
I can see that a lot of work has gone into changing
and adapting this design to the site,
which is challenging, but seems like a good place for it.
I am, I'm still confused about the objection
with regard to the driveway,
and I just wanted to make sure that the current plan,
if approved, doesn't pose particular safety concerns
that you are aware of.
So I think in reviewing the public comments
that we've received, some of the concerns noted
were the length of the driveway,
where there's some concern that, you know,
if someone parks a certain way,
they can potentially encroach into the access easement.
We're wanting to address that with a condition
that would restrict anyone from encroaching
into the access easement.
Okay, so other than the encroaching parking though,
I didn't understand how having the shorter driveway
on that size lot would pose an access issue.
It just seemed like it wouldn't.
So the concern was mostly parking, is that correct?
Yes, so if the cars are parking inside the garage
and not in the driveway,
it wouldn't restrict the access easement.
Okay, all right, thank you.
Other questions, staff?
Commissioner Anderson.
And just following up on that,
I got the concern was that people with garages
do sometimes park in the driveways.
In my case, because the garage is full of other things,
but I think that's not unusual.
And no matter which way you park in a 10 foot driveway,
you're gonna encroach out into whatever's next to you.
So I do see that that's a concern.
So let me ask about this access easement.
It said that I believe that it's access
to a multifamily development to the west, is that correct?
It provides access to other properties along.
The aerial view doesn't show what I can recognize
as a multifamily place there, but I'll take a word for it.
So what is the status of that,
so it's basically controlled by that adjoining lot.
It's for that purpose.
So it's not a general utilities mentor
or to access another street,
it's just to get to that one adjoining lot.
Right, that's my understanding.
It's that the access easement.
But it's also not a public street.
So parking would not be allowed on that access area?
Correct.
So I do see that it would seem to be an issue with the short
driveway, and basically a road going past it,
driveway to another unit there, going past it where
anybody who parked in the driveway
would have part of the vehicle in the access area,
So the solution to that was to say, basically, don't park there, put your car in the garage.
The question comes when, if there's visitors to this house, what do they do with their
car?
Do they park down on an overlooked drive somewhere, or it doesn't seem to be at least a legal
way to park on the easement itself because it's you know a through fare to another unit.
So I'm a little confused as to what what happens when inevitably more than two cars arrive at this
house and whether and whether the the solution of just telling them they can't park the driveway
is sufficient to to resolve any issue. So if the garage is full with other things and they're not
able to park in the garage that cars would have to park on the street and not
within the access easement. Another question I had was, as it's more general
question I suppose, but I don't understand the M3 zoning indicates that
it's supposed to be a transition between you know commercial higher density
areas and single-family areas. Correct? So I don't understand why at the end of a
long-winding dead-end street, residential street, you would have that
kind of zoning. It really can't be that kind of transition. So I'm wondering if
that, anybody else thinks that doesn't actually make sense? Or are we just stuck
with that? Yeah, I'm not sure about the history of how that those parcels were
zoned oh as far as mr. the the neighbor who wrote in you know mentioned you know
where the front front setback should be when you have a corner lot and the
access easement kind of muddies it by considered a corner lot with two
frontages on the street how do you determine which of those is in fact the
front yard that has the front yard setback for our corner lots we would
determine the front side and setback based on the shortest side so that would
be the front which is in this case a long overlook drive as far as the design
reviews study session. It's a little confusing because you have a different
proposal that got you got a series of suggestions from the design review and
but design review didn't get a chance to look at those again to see you know
whether they were what they were looking for or comment on that or whether
some were addressed or not um so let me just ask if if uh you're aware of any of their
concerns or suggestions that were not addressed by the new proposal which by the way i think is
a much better proposal design review did their work from my understanding all of their recommend
all of their recommendations were addressed i believe there was a suggestion for consideration
of guest parking as was noted tonight because of the constraints of the site that was not
addressed.
Okay.
Other questions?
Yes.
Thank you.
And thanks for all the work on this.
And I'm back to parking.
There's a picture that has the layout and the distance of the depth of the garage and
then the depth of the 10-foot.
How deep is that garage?
I would estimate it's about 20 feet which I think it the standard parking
size is what 9 by 19 so a little over 20. I was just gonna ask if it's a
standard size garage so it's a little it's a little bigger than average is
what you're saying that'd be lovely
So to address some of the Commission's comments- Actually, I'm sorry. Just to clarify, before the applicant comes to answer questions, we should open the public hearing.
Oh, okay. Thank you. Please do that. So hang on just a second. So hold my question about the garage sides. Thank you.
Excuse me. I have a couple questions. Back to the easement. How wide is the easement?
20-foot wide easement. It is a 20-foot wide easement and
Who maintains that in the future?
Do we have an idea for that?
It's all the other people that are
To have the benefit of the easement. So it would be a combination of
the various property owners
I'm not sure if the easement has specific language in terms of how that's actually done
But it is for the benefit of several property owners. Okay. Thank you
And now we'll open the public hearing and start out with the applicant who's welcome to give a presentation
Hi, my name is Tahid I
Not sure in terms of what I can add
I could just give you a little bit of history for over 25 years. This person has been trying to develop this lot the lot is
constrained
It's very small and the easement is is one of the challenges
One of the items that he's done almost 18 years ago. He went to those tenants
I'm sorry those owners of the two properties in question that benefit from this easement and asked them
To change the easement towards st. John's instead of overlooks
So they'd have direct access to their homes instead of going through the lot. They they simply didn't want that
So I'm gonna talk about the elephant in the room if there's a house there
It blocks their view at the end of the day. It has nothing to do with the parking
It has nothing to do with, you know a clogged artery to their home. There's there's there's
Generally, there's just two homes with
Not a whole lot of people that Eastman is hardly used in terms of a thoroughfare because it just connects two homes
We've conformed these plans have been redone at least 18 times over the last 20 years.
We've gone through every hurdle that this commission and every other commission that
precedes you has posed through sound studies, bar, you name it, we've done it.
This is the design that makes sense, otherwise it would not look like a general home.
it would look like some abstract building.
So I'm not sure what more we can do to this lot
other than you tell me not to develop it.
There's nothing in the commission's comments
that we didn't address.
If it was a storage issue, we built storage in the garage
so the garage doesn't get full so it can house more cars.
than the fact that in one day what if somebody parks in front of the garage
what would happen kind of thing I can't predict that I mean no one can and yes
there might be some guests they might park on the street but that challenge is
in every lot and in every home so I ask you please approve this thank you any
questions for him yes just to complete your comment about the size of the
garage I'd appreciate 24 I believe 24 feet that's a little larger than you
said yeah well there it is this is change it shows 20 by 20.2 by 20.8 on the
actual garage 415 square feet in the storage behind sorry I apologize you're
right so it's a stand it's a standard standard cuz so that I couldn't
and convince you to shave a foot off.
Okay, I'm good, thank you.
Any other questions for the applicant?
Applicant representative?
Okay, we'll continue to open public comments.
Anyone else who'd like to make a comment on this project?
Oh, sorry, I'm one down here.
Thank you.
I wanna thank you for the presentation
and for adding a little bit more clarity.
I wanted to ask you, how familiar are you
with that neighborhood?
not very okay. Yeah. I mean I drive there. Yeah. Check it out. I don't live there. No. Okay. All right
would you know how close the property is to the BART station? In terms of feet? No. Just off the
top of your head? 150 feet. Okay. From the rail but not the station. I'm sorry? From the rails.
From the track. From the Walnut Creek BART station? Less than a mile. Okay. All right.
Thank you. Anyone else? Thank you. Thanks. Anyone else would like to make a comment?
Seeing none, we will close the public hearing and bring it back to the commission.
And I personally happen to drive through by the property today. It is all multifamily-ish
throughout that area. The view is of the sound wall of 680. It is a parking restricted area too.
Yeah, bye for a minute, yeah.
So other comments?
Mr. Ward.
It looks like we have two resolutions
we need to do for this.
Is that correct?
Yes, and they're both revised.
OK, I guess I'll start then.
I'd like to move that we approve the draft conditional use
planning application number Y18-095 as revised
for the new single family home CUP for 2109 Overlook Drive.
Second.
Would the Secretary please call the roll?
Commissioner Kwok?
Yes.
Commissioner Ward?
Yes.
Commissioner Klop?
Yes.
Commissioner Reiser?
Yes.
Commissioner Nating is absent.
Vice Chair Anderson?
Yes.
Chair Strongman?
Yes.
Motion passes.
And for the second motion.
OK, so the second one's revised also, I believe.
Is that correct?
Okay, so I'd like to, oh, I have it in front of me.
So I'd like to move that we approve the design review,
the draft conditional use permit for the design review
for planning application Y18095 as revised.
Second.
Oops.
Which commissioner was that?
We'll have a duel for it, right?
Mr. Klopp.
Would you please call the roll, please?
Commissioner Kwok?
Yes.
Commissioner Ward.
Yes.
Commissioner Claupe.
Yes.
Commissioner Reisser.
Yes.
Commissioner Newting is absent.
Vice Chair Anderson.
Yes.
Chair Strongman.
Yes.
Motion passes.
Thank you.
And we'll move on to Commission considerations,
which I believe we do have something.
Staff just wanted to say that Commissioner Bob Pickett,
it used to be on the trans pack.
And we would like the commission at our next meeting
on October 24th to nominate someone
on this planning commission to volunteer for the Transpac.
Could you maybe send out some information
about what that would mean and what it does
and how much time it is?
At least as much as you know, that'd be great.
Yes, staff will do that.
Thank you.
Otherwise, we'll just nominate you.
Yeah.
moving on to Commissioner Commission members and staff reports and other
announcements none by staff any announcements from the staff of
Commission see you none we are now adjourned