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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS County
FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ooSrA cooK�
DATE: JUNE 25, 1996
SUBJECT: APPEAL BY THE APPLICANT, DALE BRIDGES, COUNTY FILE #LP952061, OF THE
SAN RAMON VALLEY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS' DECISION TO CONTINUE
AND EXPAND A USED CAR LOT IN THE ALAMO AREA.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors find the
environmental documentation prepared for this project as
adequate.
2 . Deny the appeal of the applicant, Dale Bridges, and uphold the
San Ramon Valley Regional Planning Commissions decision.
3 . Adopt the findings contained in Resolution No. 8-1996 as the
basis for the Board's action.
4 . Direct the Director of Community Development Department to
post a Notice of Determination with the County Clerk for this
project reflecting the Board's action.
ALTERNATIVE
Due to the lack of specificity of the appeal, staff is unable to
provide meaningful analysis for alternative recommendations.
FISCAL IMPACT
None '
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATUR
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT N Of B ARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON June , 11ilitD APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER
See attached addendum for list of speakers and Board action .
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
UNANIMOUSBSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: 3 , 1 , (A4 NOES: 20 ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: none ABSTAIN: none MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact:DEBBIE CHAMBERLAIN 335-1213
Orig: Community Development Department ATTESTED June 25 , 1996
cc: Public Works-Attn: Mitch Avalon PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
Dale Bridges THE !?ARD OF S PERVISORS
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The background for this action is contained in the Staff Report to
the Commission dated April 24, 1996 and the supplemental Staff
Report dated May 15, 1996. The Commission on April 24, 1996 took
testimony and continued the matter to May 15, 1996 at the
applicant's request. Further testimony was taken on May 15, 1996
and the Commission approved the extension of the used car lot to
expire on July 18, 1997 for a maximum of seventeen (17) display
cars and denied the installation of the ancient Indian head sign
because it violated the S-2 Sign Combining Ordinance. Due to the
recent enforcement issue, as noted in Staff's presentation to the
Commission and testimony by the Alamo Improvement Association, the
Commission added a condition which requires the applicant to submit
quarterly reports demonstrating compliance with the Conditions of
Approval. (See Condition of Approval #11, "Conditions of Approval
for Land Use Permit #LP952061, as approved by the San Ramon Valley
Regional Planning Commission) .
APPEAL LETTER DATED MAY 24 , 1996, DALE BRIDGES
The applicant's appeal letter filed with the Department dated May
24, 1996 does not specify the grounds for the appeal as required by
County Code Section 26-2.2406. The applicant has not provided any
new information that was not available to the Commission at the
time of their decision.
ADDENDUM TO ITEM D. 18
JUNE 25, 1996
This is the time noticed by the Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors for hearing on the appeal of Dale A. Bridges,
Bridges Motors of Alamo, (appellant) from the decision of the San
Ramon Valley Regional Planning Commission on the application (LP
95-2061) of Dale Bridges (applicant) and Peter Ostrosky (owner)
for approval to establish a used car dealership for 25 vehicles .
This is a three year temporary permit . Variances are requested
for parking to back-up standards 9 feet where 28 feet is required
and 100% compact parking stalls in the Alamo area.
Dennis Barry, Community Development Department, presented
the staff report on the appeal .
Steve Wright, Public Works Department, commented on
permanent use, the location of the deck and the parking problem
on Danville Boulevard.
Mr. Barry commented that the northern deck is excluded from
approval and that a revised parking site plan showing where the
parking is located is needed.
The public hearing was opened and the following persons
presented testimony:
Dale Bridges, Bridges Motors of Alamo, 3132 Danville
Boulevard, Alamo;
Peter Ostrosky, 26 Ostrosky Court, Alamo;
Bob Hill, 140 Austin Lane, Alamo, in support of the appeal;
Richard Gower, 163 Rubicon Circle, Danville, in support of
the appeal;
Tony Carnemolla, 2665 Lunada Lane, Alamo.
The Chair read comments from the following persons :
John Henderson, 24445 Southview Drive, Alamo, representing
the Alamo Improvement Association, endorsed the staff ' s proposed
conditions with a car limit;
Preston Taylor, 1070 Quartermaster Canyon, San Ramon, that
no modification to existing land use limitations is warranted;
Don Copland, 2350 Heritage Oaks Drive, Alamo, in opposition
to the appeal .
Supervisor Bishop moved approval of the San Ramon Valley
Regional Planning Commission' s recommendations with a limit of 17
cars, along with all of the conditions approved by the Planning
Commission.
Supervisor Rogers seconded the motion.
Supervisor Torlakson urged consideration that the motion be
for 21 cars .
Supervisor Bishop urged strongly that the limit be for 17
cars .
Supervisor Torlakson moved a substitute motion for 21 cars .
There was no second for the substitute motion.
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations 1, 2 , 3 ,
and 4 are APPROVED.