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Agenda
PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
6:00 PM 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 on the City’s YouTube channel: http://youtube.slo.city
• View the Webinar (recommended for the best viewing quality):
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➢ Webinar ID: 732-677-283
➢ Telephone Attendee: (914) 614-3221; Audio Access Code: 574-338-792
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 – Can be submitted via email to advisorybodies@slocity.org and
will be archived/distributed to members of the Advisory Body the day after the meeting.
Emails will not be read aloud during the meeting
• 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 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. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.
➢ During the meeting – Members of the public who wish to provide public comment can
join the webinar (instructions above). Once you have joined the webinar, please put your
name and Item # in the questions box. Your mic will be unmuted once Public Comment is
called for the Item and you will have 3 minutes to speak.
Planning Commission Agenda for July 8, 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.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
1. Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of June 24, 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. Review of a six-story mixed-use building consisting of approximately 30,000 square feet of
commercial/office space and 50 residential dwelling units, within the Downtown Historic
District. The project includes a rezone to provide a Planned Development Overlay, demolition
of an existing structure, request for a floor area ratio of 4.0 with the permanent preservation
of an off-site building located at 868 and 870 Monterey Street, request to establish a new
driveway and reconfiguration of street parking along Marsh Street, and a request to allow a
maximum building height of 75 feet, where 50 feet is normally allowed in the Downtown
Commercial zone. A Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental review (CEQA) is
proposed; Project Address: 1144 Chorro, 868 and 870 Monterey, 876 and 890 Marsh, 895,
898, 973 Higuera Streets,; Case #: ARCH-1687-2018, PDEV-0509-2019, EID-0475-2019;
Zone: C-D-H; Jamestown Premier SLO Retail, LP, owner/applicant.
(Kyle Bell – 20 minutes)
Recommendation: Recommend the City Council approve the development plan and Planned
Development Overlay as described in the Draft Resolution (Attachment 1) and Draft
Ordinance and adopt an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration based on findings and
subject to conditions of approval.
Planning Commission Agenda for July 8, 2020 Page 3
3. Review of the 2020 Climate Action Plan update, titled Climate Action Plan for Community
Recovery, for consistency with the General Plan. In addition, the Planning will review
quantitative California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Emissions Thresholds for use in evaluating whether a plan or project’s GHG emissions would
result in a potentially significant environmental impact under CEQA for plans or projects with
pre-2030 buildout or initial operation years. A Draft Initial Study-Negative Declaration (EID
0275-2020) has been prepared to evaluate potential environmental impacts of implementing
the Climate Action Plan as well as the City of San Luis Obispo CEQA Emissions Significance
Thresholds. (Teresa McClish – 20 minutes)
Recommendation: Adopt the draft Resolution recommending that the City Council: 1) adopt
the Climate Action Plan for Community Recovery as consistent with the General Plan,
including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Emissions Thresholds and Guidance and 2) adopt the associated Initial Study/Negative
Declaration for the project.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
4. Staff Updates & Agenda Forecast
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 20 20,
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 the Clerk
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
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