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Agenda
PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, October 14, 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):
➢ Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2607559305333120783
➢ Webinar ID: 539-674-883
➢ Telephone Attendee: (213) 929-4232; Audio Access Code: 339-997-274
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 October 14, 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 September 23, 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 h earing. 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 mixed-use development that includes a 17,500 square foot, two-story commercial
structure, 249 residential units that are housed within 18, three-story structures, and a 4,325
square-feet single story clubhouse. The project is consistent with a Mitigated Negative
Declaration of Environmental Review, adopted on February 5, 2019; Project address: 650
Tank Farm Road; Case #: ARCH-0755-2019; Zone: C-S-SP; Agera Grove Investments,
LLC , owner/applicant. (Rachel Cohen – 60 minutes)
Recommendation: Adopt the draft Resolution approving Major Development Review for the
project based on findings and subject to conditions of approval.
3. Review of a mixed-use project consisting of 15 residential units and 1,500 square feet of
commercial space within the Commercial Services (C-S) zone. The project includes a density
bonus of 20% including a request for an alternative incentive to relax development standards
for the creek setback requirement to allow a two foot setback, where 20 feet is normally
required, a request to allow residential uses on the ground floor within the first 50 feet of the
structure along the street frontage, and a request for a 10 percent parking reduction. Project is
categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Project Address: 830 Orcutt
Road; Case #: ARCH-0764-2019, AFFH-0210-2020, USE-0209-2020; Zone: Commercial
Services (C-S) zone; 830 Orcutt, LLC, owner/applicant. (Kyle Bell – 60 minutes)
Recommendation: Adopt the draft Resolution approving the project subject to findings and
conditions of approval.
Planning Commission Agenda for October 14, 2020 Page 3
4. Review of a Mixed-Use Development comprised of 16 one-bedroom dwellings and
390 square-feet of non-residential space. The applicant requests a Density Bonus of 27.5% as
an Affordable Housing Incentive; and exceptions from development standards to reduce th e
number of required vehicle parking spaces by one, and to reduce the number of required bicycle
parking spaces for the residential component to one long-term space per unit. The project is
categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Project Address: 207 Higuera;
Case # ARCH-0090-2020; Zone C-R-MU; 207 Higuera LLC, applicant. (Walter Oetzell –
60 minutes)
Recommendation: Adopt a draft Resolution granting Major Development Review approval
for the project, subject to findings and conditions of approval.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
4. Staff Updates & Agenda Forecast
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28,
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 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 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