CCMIN080503 - Laserfiche WebLink

pavement was paid for by the developer to the west. The eight feet the Petersons would pay for is for the parking for their own lots. Mr. Campbell asked if the Planning Commission felt the City should pay for that? Mr. Swift said the Planning Commission felt the Petersons should pay for it and put it into a fund to be held by the City until such time as the whole street could be widened. Mr. Brozosky asked about the Traffic Committee position on this. Mr. Swift said there was a lot of discussion about the ultimate design of the street. He did not think this little bit of widening would interfere with the other options for the street currently under discussion. He felt it made sense to have a parking lane in front of this house. There is nothing unusual about a 28-foot wide street, parking on one side, with houses on only one side of the street. Mr. Brozosky asked if the Petersons widen the road and build a sidewalk, does that limit the other options of the Traffic Committee for traffic calming in the area. Mr. Swift did not think so. Almost everyone supported putting in the sidewalk. There was difference of opinion whether the street should be narrow or wide. Ms. Ayala said after looking at the site, she felt staff's recommendation made complete sense. Mayor Pico declared the public hearing open. Michele Peterson, 2201 Martin Avenue, agreed with the staff report with one exception. The design guidelines section 3.6 required "the garage doors on Parcel Two shall not be visible to Dennis Drive or Picard Avenue." She did not think it was possible to comply with that sentence. Mr. Swift said the Planning Commission added that sentence and he felt the intention was to require a side entry garage door with no direct visibility onto Dennis Drive. The intent was to have this house look like the Walnut Glen subdivision. Albert Wiemken, P. O. Box 969, related a brief history of the development of the Trenery Drive/Martin Avenue area. He showed pictures of Dennis Drive and said it is 28 feet from rolled curb to berm. At the stop sign, it is 35 feet wide. The only place it is not 28 feet is the tip of Lot 3806. He said there are no sidewalks in the Mohr/Martin area. The New Cities project has sidewalks on one side. He questioned the need of a sidewalk on the Peterson side of the street. He suggested a design for crosswalks and stop signs. He believed the need for a wider street was due to the new school and the parents parking on the street to let children off. He felt the parking lane should be across the street from the Petersons, not in front of their house. He felt the Petersons should be praised for putting in two lots instead of three. He disagreed with the conditions on the garages and the need for sidewalks. Pleasanton City Council 25 08/05/03 Minutes