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Home My WebLink AboutItem 1 - 02-10-2021 PC Minutes DraftCity of San Luis Obispo, Council Agenda, City Hall, 99 0 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Minutes - Draft Planning Commission Minutes DRAFT Planning Commission Regular Meeting Wednesday, February 10, 2021 CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission was called to order on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 6:03 p.m., via teleconference, by Chair Hemalata Dandekar. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Steve Kahn, Nicholas Quincey, Michelle Shoresman, Mike Wulkan, Vice-Chair Robert Jorgensen, and Chair Hemalata Dandekar Absent: Commissioner Michael Hopkins Staff: Community Development Director Michael Codron, Senior Planner Shawna Scott, Assistant City Attorney Markie Jorgensen, and Deputy City Clerk Kevin Christian PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None 1.CONSENT AGENDA – CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SHORESMAN, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR JORGENSEN, CARRIED 6-0-1 (COMMISSIONER HOPKINS ABSENT) to approve the Planning Commission Minutes of January 27, 2021, with the following change to the Action for Item 3: By consensus, the Planning Commission continued review of this item to a date uncertain. Continued to a date uncertain at the request of the applicant. Item 1 Packet Page 1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 10, 2021 Page 2 of 5 PUBLIC HEARING 2. Review of a new two-story office development consisting of 35,908 square feet of office space and associated site improvements including parking lots, site access upgrades, landscaping upgrades, the installation of bioretention basins, and minor realignment and enhancements to the unnamed ephemeral drainage that daylights along the north and west property lines. The project also includes a minor use permit request to allow a medical office use with the Business Park zone within the Airport Area Specific Plan. The project includes a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact (CEQA); Project address: 862 Aerovista; Case #: USE-0522-2019, ARCH-0430-2019, EID-0055-2020; Zone: BP-SP; Quaglino Properties, LLC, owner/applicant. Associate Planner Kyle Bell presented the staff report and responded to Commission inquiries with input from Senior Planner Shawna Scott and Community Development Director Michael Codron. Applicant representative, Matt Quaglino, provided an overview of the project. Chair Dandekar opened the public hearing. Public Comment: None Chair Dandekar closed the public hearing. A motion and second were made followed by Commission discussion. As the motion changed the conditions of the project, the applicant and public were again invited to give comment. Chair Dandekar opened the public hearing. Public Comment: Matt Quaglino Andres Eulate Chair Dandekar closed the public hearing. ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER QUINCEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WULKAN, CARRIED 6-0-1 (COMMISSIONER HOPKINS ABSENT) to adopt a resolution entitled: “A RESOLUTION OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW TWO-STORY OFFICE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 35,908 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE AND ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING PARKING LOTS, SITE ACCESS UPGRADES, LANDSCAPING UPGRADES, AND MINOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE UNNAMED DRAINAGE TRIBUTARY THAT Item 1 Packet Page 2 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 10, 2021 Page 3 of 5 DAYLIGHTS ALONG THE NORTH AND WEST PROPERTY LINES. THE PROJECT INCLUDES A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (CEQA); AS REPRESENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND ATTACHMENTS DATED FEBRUARY 10, 2021 (862 AEROVISTA, ARCH-0430-2019 & EID-0055-2020)” with the following conditions and modifications: • Provide new Condition: “If practicable, plans submitted for a building permit shall provide a pedestrian connection from the building and parking area to the development at 892 Aerovista Place with appropriate paving treatment to enhance and facilitate improved pedestrian circulation, to the satisfaction of the Community Development Director.” • Modify Condition No. 7 to read: “Plans submitted for a building permit shall clearly depict the location of all required short and long-term bicycle parking for all intended uses, plans submitted for construction permits. Short-term bicycle racks such as “Peak Racks” shall be installed in close proximity to, and visible from, the main entry into the building (inverted “U” rack designs shall not be permitted). Long-term bicycle racks shall provide a variety storage for bicycles that vary in size in addition to the wall mounted racks. Sufficient detail shall be provided about the placement and design of bike racks and lockers to demonstrate compliance with relevant Engineering Standards and Community Design Guidelines, to the satisfaction of the Public Works and Community Development Directors.” 3. Review of an appeal of the Community Development Director’s approval of a new three-story, five-bedroom, single-family residence, with an 800-square foot attached Accessory Dwelling Unit, two attached garages, and a 590-square foot roof deck. Project includes a request for a reduction in setback requirements to allow an eight-foot setback at the corner of the roof deck where ten feet is the standard. This project was previously reviewed by the Architectural Review Commission, with a recommendation to the Director for approval based on consistency with the Community Design Guidelines. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Project address: 1321 Garden; Case #: APPL-0607-2020; Zones: Office (O); Gary & Catherine Miller, appellant; Once Upon a Time LP, owner/applicant. Assistant Planner Kyle Van Leeuwen presented the staff report and responded to Commission inquiries. Senior Planner Shawna Scott and Community Development Director Michael Codron furnished process related input to Commission questions. Appellant Gary Miller detailed his concerns for the project’s impact to his adjacent property. The Applicant, Rob Rossi, provided a brief history of the site ownership and use, prior project planning for the site, and offered various design suggestions to help mitigate the possible impacts the project may have as cited by the appellant. Item 1 Packet Page 3 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 10, 2021 Page 4 of 5 Chair Dandekar opened the public hearing. Public Comment: Gary Miller Edwina Olt (via chat message) Chair Dandekar closed the public hearing. ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WULKAN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHORESMAN, FAILED 2-4-1 (COMMISSIONERS KAHN AND QUINCEY, VICE CHAIR JORGENSEN AND CHAIR DANDEKAR AGAINST, COMMISSIONER HOPKINS ABSENT) to partially uphold the appeal and ask that the project be redesigned to provide upper floor step-backs, and return to staff for consideration to be heard again by the Planning Commission, siting inconsistency with Land Use Element policy 2.3.9 and Community Design Guidelines. ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KAHN, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR JORGENSEN, CARRIED 5-1-1 (COMMISSIONER WULKAN AGAINST, COMMISSIONER HOPKINS ABSENT) to adopt a resolution entitled: “A RESOLUTION OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO PLANNING COMMISSION OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, DENYING AN APPEAL (FILED BY GARY AND CATHERINE MILLER) THEREBY APPROVING A NEW THREE-STORY, FIVE- BEDROOM, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE, WITH AN 800-SQUARE FOOT ATTACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, TWO ATTACHED GARAGES, AND A 590-SQUARE FOOT ROOF DECK. PROJECT INCLUDES A REQUEST FOR A REDUCTION IN SETBACK REQUIREMENTS TO ALLOW AN EIGHT-FOOT SETBACK AT THE CORNER OF THE ROOF DECK WHERE TEN FEET IS THE STANDARD, WITH A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, AS REPRESENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND ATTACHMENTS DATED FEBRUARY 10, 2021 (1321 GARDEN STREET, APPL-0607-2020)” with the following condition additions and modifications: • Condition #4 modified to read: Consistent with the ARC’s motion, plans submitted for a building permit shall incorporate noise and overlook reducing modifications to the roof deck walls and eliminate open railing facing Broad Street along the roof deck, to the satisfaction of the Community Development Director. • New Condition #17: The building plan submittal shall show all existing trees, including off-site trees that could be affected by the proposed construction. Tree canopies shall be shown to scale for reference. Tree protection measures shall be implemented to the satisfaction of the City Arborist for any trees that could be affected by proposed grading and/or vertical construction. The City Arborist shall review and approve the proposed tree protection measures prior to commencing with any demolition, grading, or construction. The City Arborist shall approve any safety pruning, the cutting of substantial roots, or grading within a dripline of any tree. A City approved arborist shall complete safety pruning. Any required tree protection measures shall be shown or noted on building plans. Item 1 Packet Page 4 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 10, 2021 Page 5 of 5 COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 4. Agenda Forecast – Senior Planner Shawna Scott provided an update of upcoming projects. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference. APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION: XX/XX/2021 Item 1 Packet Page 5 BLANK PAGE This page is intended to be blank so that you can print double-sided. Packet Page 6