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Agenda
PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, June 10, 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/7211955559167363598
➢ Webinar ID: 351-084-779
➢ Telephone Attendee: (415) 930-5321; Audio Access Code: 312-053-136
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 Advisory Body
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 June 10, 2020 Page 2
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hemalata Dandekar
ROLL CALL : Commissioners Michael Hopkins, Steve Kahn, Nicholas Quincey, Michelle
Shoresman, Mike Wulkan, Vice-Chair Robert Jorgensen, and Chair Hemalata
Dandekar.
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA: Commissioners or staff may modify the order of items.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
1. Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of May 13, 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.
2. Development review of a new, two-story, 13,082-square foot office building as part of an
existing Planned Development (PD 0274). The project includes an amendment to the adopted
Precise Plan approved through Resolution No. 2249 (1971 Series) to address the new office
development as it relates to the Planned Development. The project also includes exceptions for
parking and trash enclosures within the street yard setback (0 feet where a 20-foot setback and
10-foot setback, respectively, are normally required), exceptions to sign regulations, and a 40%
parking reduction and offsite parking. The project is categorically exempt from environmental
review (CEQA); Project Address: 487 Leff Street; Case #: ARCH-0506-2019 & PDEV-
0507-2019; Zone: R-2-PD; Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo (HASLO), applicant.
(Kyle Bell – 20 minutes)
Recommendation: Adopt a draft Resolution that approves the project subject to findings and
conditions of approval.
Planning Commission Agenda for June 10, 2020 Page 3
3. Review of the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update Proposed Policies and Programs. The project
requires an initial study of environmental review per CEQA. No final action is being taken at
this meeting. Project Address: Citywide; Case #: GENP-0217-2020 & EID-0218-2020;
City of San Luis Obispo, applicant. (Rachel Cohen – 20 minutes)
Recommendation: Review the proposed policy and program changes to Chapter 3 of the
Housing Element and provide comments or direction as appropriate.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
4. Staff Updates & Agenda Forecast
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24, 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