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Home My WebLink About02-24-2021 PC AgendaCity of San Luis Obispo, Agenda, Planning Co mmission Agenda PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, February 24, 2021 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): ➢ URL: https://slocity-org.zoom.us/j/91853309872?pwd=Vk9nVVRYT1BPRDJKU0pGekZwYlRtZz09 ➢ Telephone Attendee: +1 (669) 900-6833 ➢ Webinar ID: 918 5330 9872; Passcode: 130578 Note: The City utilizes Zoom Webinar for remote meetings. All attendees will enter the meeting muted. An Attendee tutorial is available on YouTube; please test your audio settings. 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 – Join the webinar (instructions above). Once public comment for the item you would like to speak on is called, please raise your virtual hand, your name will be called, and your microphone will be unmuted. If you have questions, contact the office of the City Clerk at cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7100. Planning Commission Agenda for February 24, 2021 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 February 10, 2021. 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. Public scoping meeting to discuss the scope of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) being prepared for the Los Angeles – San Diego - San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency Central Coast Layover Facility (CCLF). The project site is located on approximately 8.3 acres south of the existing San Luis Obispo Amtrak Station (1011 Railroad Avenue) to Francis Street, and between the Union Pacific Main Tracks and existing commercial and residential development to the west with the southern extent of the project terminating west of McMillan Avenue (Roundhouse site). The project consists of the construction of a new rail yard, storage and servicing tracks, operations and maintenance buildings, landscape improvements, and pedestrian improvements. Zoning: Service-Commercial with Special Considerations and Historic Overlay (C-S-S-H); LEAD AGENCY: LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency. Review of this item has been continued to the next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission scheduled for March 10, 2021. 3. Request to establish a new sorority use (Delta Gamma) on a property with three exist ing dwelling units in the High-Density Residential zone. The project includes a request to establish four parking spaces in a tandem arrangement. This project is categorically exempt from environmental review; Project address: 1328 Foothill Boulevard; Case #: USE-0803-2019; Zone: R-4; Delta Gamma, applicant. (Kyle Van Leeuwen – 30 minutes) Recommendation: Adopt the Draft Resolution which approves the Conditional Use Permit to establish a new sorority use, based on findings, and subject to conditions. Planning Commission Agenda for February 24, 2021 Page 3 4. Review of a mixed-use project consisting of 9 residential units and approximately 10,400 square feet of commercial space, as a part of the Jones Subdivision Tract No. 3066. The project includes a request for a 40 percent parking reduction for the commercial use. The project is consistent with the previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for SBDV-0067-2014 (Tract No. 3066), City Council Resolution No. 10620 (2015 Series); Project address: 3806 Ranch House; Case #: ARCH-0256-2020; Zone: C-C-MU; Travis Fuentez, owner/applicant. (Kyle Bell – 45 minutes) Recommendation: Adopt the Draft Resolution approving the project, based on findings and subject to conditions of approval. COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 5. Staff Updates & Agenda Forecast ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 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