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Home My WebLink About05-13-2020 PC AgendaCity of San Luis Obispo, Agenda, Planning Co mmission Agenda PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, May 13, 2020 6:00 p.m. REGULAR MEETING TELECONFERENCE Broadcasted via Webinar Based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the Governor of the State of California, the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director and the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of San Luis Obispo will be holding all public meetings via teleconference. There will be no physical location for the Public to view the meeting. Below are instructions on how to view the meeting remotely and how to leave public comment. Additionally, members of the Planning Commission (PC) are allowed to attend the meeting via teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. Using the most rapid means of communication available at this time, members of the public are encouraged to participate in PC meetings in the following ways: 1. Remote Viewing - Members of the public who wish to watch the meeting can view: • Televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20 • View a livestream of the meeting online at: https://www.slocity.org/channel20 • View the Webinar (recommended for the best viewing quality): ➢ Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6352446428239188238 ➢ Webinar ID: 801-644-667 ➢ Telephone Attendee: (213) 929-4232; Audio Access Code: 687-975-082 2. Public Comment - The PC will still be accepting public comment for items within their purview. Public comment can be submitted in the following ways: • Mail or Email Public Comment ➢ Received by 3:00 PM on the day of meeting - Can be submitted via email to advisorybodies@slocity.org or U.S. Mail to City Clerk at: 990 Palm St. San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 ➢ Emails sent after 3:00 PM and up until public comment is opened on the item – Limited to one page emailed to cityclerk@slocity.org and will be read aloud during the public comment period on the item specified. • Verbal Public Comment ➢ Received by 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting - Call (805) 781-7164; state and spell your name, the agenda item number you are calling about and leave your comment. The verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes. All voicemails will be forwarded to PC Members and saved as Agenda Correspondence. ➢ During the meeting – Comments can be submitted up until the Public Comment period is opened for the item when joining via the webinar (instructions above). Please contact the City Clerk’s office at cityclerk@slocity.org to more information. Planning Commission Agenda for May 13, 2020 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL : Commissioners Michael Hopkins, Robert Jorgensen, Steve Kahn, Nicholas Quincey, Michelle Shoresman, Vice-Chair Hemalata Dandekar, and Chair Mike Wulkan. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA: Commissioners or staff may modify the order of items. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR 1. Elect the Chair and Vice Chair to serve a one-year term. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES 2. Minutes of the Planning Commission meetings of February 26, 2020 and March 11, 2020. PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, people may address the Commission about items not on the agenda. Comments are limited to three minutes per person. Items raised at this time are generally referred to staff and, if action by the Commission is necessary, may be scheduled for a future meeting. PUBLIC HEARINGS Note: Any court challenge to the action taken on public hearing items on this agenda may be limited to considering only those issues raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Luis Obispo at, or prior to, the public hearing. If you wish to speak, please give your name and address for the record. Please limit your comments to three minutes; consultant and project presentations limited to six minutes. 3. Review of a three-story mixed-use project within the Commercial Services zone, consisting of 16 residential units on a site with an existing 1,587-square foot laundromat. The project includes the following requests: street yard setback reduction for 10 feet where 15 feet is normally required, ground floor residences within the first 50 feet of floor area adjacent to the street, tandem parking, and a 5% shared parking reduction to reduce the required parking by one space. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Project Address: 1030 Orcutt; Case #: ARCH-0556-2019 and USE-0822-2019; Zone: C-S; Jules Rogoff, Laundry Express, owner/applicant. (Kyle Bell – 20 minutes) Recommendation: Review project for consistency with the General Plan, Zoning Regulations, and applicable City development standards and guidelines. Planning Commission review is required for projects which include more than 10 residential units (ARCH-0556-2019) as well as the associated Minor Use Permit (USE -0822-2019) requesting a mixed-use project within the C-S zone. Planning Commission Agenda for May 13, 2020 Page 3 4. Review of proposed amendments to Land Use Element, Policy 1.13.2 and Water and Wastewater Management Element, Program A 7.3.4, which would broaden the existing policy and program language to include both non-potable and recycled water supplies. An Addendum to the 2018 Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact for the Water and Wastewater Management Element and Addendum to the 2014 Environmental Impact Report for the Land Use and Circulation Element are proposed, in accordance with the California Environ mental Quality Act (CEQA). Citywide; Case #: GENP-0188-2020; City of San Luis Obispo Utilities Department, applicant. (Aaron Floyd / Jennifer Metz – 20 minutes) Recommendation: Adopt a resolution recommending the City Council amend the City’s Land Use Element and Water and Wastewater Management Element of the General Plan and accept the proposed addendum to the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) Update EIR and Water and Wastewater Management Element Negative Declaration (See Attachment 1: Draft Resolution, Attachment 2: Addendum to LUCE Update EIR (SCH# 2013121019) and Water and Wastewater Management Element Negative Declaration (EID 1455-2018). COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 5. Staff Updates & Agenda Forecast ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference. APPEALS Any decision of the Planning Commission is final unless appealed to City Council within 10 days of the action (Recommendations to City Council cannot be appealed since they are not a final action). Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Commission may file an appeal with the City Clerk. Appeal forms are available at the Community Development Department office, City Clerk’s office, or on the City’s website (www.slocity.org). The appropriate appeal fee must accompany the appeal documentation. LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available for the hearing impaired--please see Recording Secretary. The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7100 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7410. Planning Commission regular meetings are televised live on Charter Channel 20. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Planning Commission are available for public inspection on the City’s website: http://www.slocity.org/government/advisory-bodies. Meeting video recordings can be found on the City’s website: http://www.slocity.org/government/department-directory/city-clerk/on-demand- meeting-videos