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PLANNING OOMMLSSION OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON OOIJNTY OF ALAMEBA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA MINOTES tB;ETING OF NOVEl~ER 22, 1957 The meeting of the Planing Co~nission was called to order at the City Hall, Acting Chairman Vernon Wetherby presiding. Roll Call: Present: Commissioners DeYor, Hanifen, Mitchell, Trowbridge, Wharton and Chairman Wetherby Absent: None (one ncancy) A rov~al of Minutes: The minutes of the regular meeting of October 17, 1957 and~the adjourned abeting of October 24, 1957, having been previously mailed to caamisaionera and made public were upon the motion of Ca~ieaioner Wharton, seconded by Commissioner Hanifen and the nnanim6ue= vote of Commis- aionera present, approved as presented. Correspondence: Certified copies of resolutions Numbers 1291 and 1292 of the City Council appointing Ralph Mitchell and Henry C. Cook to the Planning Com- mission were read. Chairman Wetherby and members of the Commission welcomed Commissioner Mitchell to the board aad it wan announced that Mr. Cook would be unable to accept his appointment due to his serving on the Horsing Authority Board, the City Attorney having ruled such dud service was noL compatible with certain provisions of the State law. A letter from the Local P1t~,aning Office of the Department of Finance was read, which listed planning retsrtnce arterial available through the Local Plan- ning Office and/or the State Library. A letter from the City Clerk was read stating the City Administrator, C. W. Masonheimer, had been appointed by the City Council as Secretary to the Planning Commission. The correspondence was ordered filed. New Business; Application of Thomas Zaro, 210 Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton for a variance to the side wetback requirement, dated November 11, 1957, was presented to the Commission. Mr. Zaro stated he wmsA~si to build his garage within two (2) feet of the property line, in order to w the garage to store two (2) automobiles. He said that the garage would be thirty-two (32) feet wide, to allow rooa for two cars and a small workshop. To locate it five (5) Feet from the aide property line as required would not allow sufficient swinging room between the garage and the house to permit two cars to enter the garage. Chafrsrn Wetherby and Commissioner Hanifen asked if the garage could not be moved farthet~ toward the rear of the lot, noting that the application indicated the lot to be 166 feet deep on the side proposed for the garage development. Mr. Zaro stated that rear portions of the lot were being used for the storage of material.