Mod to Site and Arch - 1994
Planning
February 25, 1994
NOTICE OF HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Campbell
has set the time of 7:30 p.m., or shortly thereafter, on Tuesday, March 8, 1994,
in the City Hall Council Chambers, 70 North First Street, Campbell,
California, to consider the request of Ms. Diane Waters, on behalf of
Monighan & Associates Architects, for approval of a Modification to a
previously-approved site plan allowing the expansion of a parking area on
property located at 1920 S. Bascom Avenue in a C-2-S (General Commercial)
Zoning District.
Interested persons may appear and be heard at this hearing. Please be advised
that if you challenge the nature of the above project in court, you may be
limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public
hearing described in this Notice, or in written correspondence delivered to
the City of Campbell Planning Commission at, or prior to , the public hearing.
Questions may be addressed to the Planning Office at (408) 866-2140.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, listening assistive
devices are available for all meetings held in the Council Chambers. H you
require accommodation, please contact the Community Development
Department at 866-2140, at least one week in advance of the meeting.
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF CAMPBELL
STEVE PIASECKI
SECRETARY
PLEASE NOTE: When calling about this Notice,
please refer to M 94-01 - 1920 S. Bascom Avenue
MEMORANDUM
CITY OF CAMPBELL
Tim Haley
To: Associate Planner
From: Joan M. Bollier~
City Engineer
CITY OF CAMPBELL
SubjectTower Records - 1900 S. Bascom Ave. - request for median island revision PLANNING DEPT.
Date:
March 8, 1993
RECEIVED
MAR 08 1993
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I have reviewed the letter you drafted to Tower Records and ask that you replace paragraph
1 with the following. I have also made a minor change to the introductory paragraph.
As we discussed last week regarding inter-dept. coordination and maintaining a single
contact for developers, please do not refer Tower Records directly to Gary. Please have
their resubmittal come to Planning as the lead department and Engineering will work with
Planning on the application.
The median island improvements on Bascom Avenue were designed by City staff
with a number of specific pedestrian/traffic safety and residential/commercial access
objectives in mind. These objectives were represented at the four Bascom Avenue
Improvement Project community meetings held by City staff. The community's input
was received and incorporated into the design to the extent possible without
sacrificing the safety objectives. As you are aware, the design was approved by the
City Council at the Feb. 2, 1993 Council meeting. These objectives include:
1.
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*
Prohibit pedestrians from crossing Bascom Ave. in the middle of the
block to encourage use of the signals at Campbell Ave or the north
Pruneyard driveway. This is achieved in the current design by locating
the median opening far enough south that nothing is gained in terms
of distance or time by crossing at mid block unprotected. It is the
City's intent to design the median in front of Tower Records with
landscaping and fencing so that pedestrian crossings are essentially
impossible.
*
Provide additional equal street access to ALL businesses in that block
of Bascom Ave. via a median opening between the signals at Campbell
Ave. and north Pruneyard driveway. The current access for vehicles
southbound is via the signal at Campbell Avenue. The existing
proposed location of the median opening allows for street access for
all businesses in the block.
*
Do not promote additional traffic on the residential side streets. This
was accomplished by not locating the median opening at either McBain
Ave. or Fewtrell Dr.
Page 2
Tower Records - Median Design
An additional objective of the Bascom Avenue Improvement Project was to receive and
incorporate community input to the maximum extent possible to achieve a project that
meets the objectives of the City and the community. The City feels this has been achieved
through the community process that was undertaken and we would not be comfortable
making significant changes to the design, which has been adopted by City Council, in order
to satisfy the desires of a single business. However, if you feel you have a design proposal
which meets the City and community objectives outlined above, and you are willing to
undertake a community process to show that the community, and specifically the adjacent
businesses, support your proposed design change, then the City will consider it.
Attachment
cc:
Mike Fuller
Gary Kruger
Don Wimberly
Steve Piasecki
File: GF 220/Projects - Pending, Tower Records, 1900 S. Bascom Avenue
File: 93-80/17
CITY OF CAMPBELL
70 NORTH FIRST STREET
CAMPBELL, CALIFORNIA 95008
(408) 866-2100
FAX # (408) 379-2572
Department:
Planning
March 8, 1993
Diane Waters
Monighan & Associates
710 Twelfth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: Parking Area Modifications -- Tower Records -- 1900 S. Bascom Avenue
Dear Ms. Waters:
The Planning Department has reviewed your preliminary parking lot layout
and your request to relocate the left turn movement proposed on South
Bascom A venue. Based upon this review and discussions with the
Engineering Division of our Public Works Department, a number of concerns
are raised. Additionally, further information is necessary to adequately
review such a proposal. The following concerns are in response to your
initial submittal:
1.
The median island improvements on Bascom Avenue were
designed by City staff with a number of specific pedestrian/safety
and residential/commercial access objectives in mind. These
objectives were represented at the four Bascom Avenue
Improvement Project community meetings held by City staff. The
community's input was received and incorporated into the design
to the extent possible without sacrificing the safety objectives. As
you are aware, the design was approved by the City Council at the
February 2, 1993, meeting. These objectives include:
.
Prohibit pedestrians from crossing Bascom A venue in the
middle of the block and to encourage use of the signals at
Campbell Avenue or the north Pruneyard driveway. This is
achieved in the current design by locating the median opening
far enough south that nothing is gained in terms of distance or
time by crossing at mid block unprotected. It is the City's intent
to design the median in front of Tower Records with
landscaping and fencing so that pedestrian crossings are
essentially impossible.
.
CITY OF CAMPBELL
Ms. Diane Waters
Re: Parking Lot Modifications
March 8, 1993
Page 2
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Provide additional equal street access to ALL businesses in that
block of Bascom Avenue via a median opening between the
signals at Campbell Avenue and north Pruneyard driveway.
The current access for vehicles southbound is via the signal at
Campbell Avenue. The proposed location of the median
opening allows for street access for all businesses in the block.
.
Discourage additional traffic on the residential side streets.
This was accomplished by not locating the median opening at
either McBain A venue or Fewtrell Drive.
An additional objective of the Bascom Avenue Improvement
Project was to receive and incorporate community input to achieve
a project that met the objectives of the City and the community.
The City feels this has been achieved through the community
process that was undertaken and we would not be comfortable
making significant changes to the design, which has been adopted
by City Council. However, if you feel you have a design proposal
which meets the City and community objectives outlined above,
and you are willing to undertake a community process, then the
City will consider it.
The Traffic Engineer has requested that an origin/destination study
be provided for the Tower Records store, an analysis of the potential
for parking linkage situations between neighboring retail uses and
an analysis of the bus stop (transit) locations within the vicinity be
provided in a design proposal.
2.
The Planning Department would recommend that the parking lot
layout be reviewed further in light of requirements to provide
landscaping buffer along adjacent residential uses, a boulevard
treatment along the South Bascom A venue frontage, and improved
pedestrian access and walkways through the parking area.
3.
The Planning Department would encourage that the project be
reviewed or considered a phase of a larger master plan for the
eventual development or expansion of the Tower Records store and
CITY OF CAMPBEll
Ms. Diane Waters
Re: Parking Lot Modifications
March 8, 1993
Page 3
4.
Recommends that the proposed circulation take into consideration
the circulation patterns of adjacent commercial developments. It
appears that the proposed driveway is duplicating the driveway
adjacent to the existing Der Wienerschnitzel restaurant. Perhaps, a
further review of the parking lot layout would conclude that one
driveway can be provided to service both of these developments.
I have enclosed a copy of an aerial photo and the median treatment layout as
proposed by the Public Works Department. The neighboring property owners
should be consulted to obtain concurrence of a revised circulation pattern for
their properties.
If you should have any questions regarding the above information or wish to
pursue this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.
Sincerel y,
~~.
Tim J. Haley
Associa te Planner
cc:
Mike Fuller, Assistant Engineer
Joan Bollier, City Engineer
Bret Mitchell
Tower Records
1900 S. Bascom Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008
Stan Ziemba
MTS Inc.
2500 Del Monte
P.O. Box 919001
West Sacramento, CA
94591