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Planning Commission Agenda Correspondence
City of San Luis Obispo, Council Memorandum
DATE: April 11, 2023
TO: Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Rachel Cohen, Senior Planner
VIA: Tyler Corey, Deputy Community Development Director
SUBJECT: ITEM 5b - GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY REPORT FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1106 WALNUT FOR CITY
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
Staff received the following question, regarding use of the property at 1106 Walnut Street
for Government Offices. The question is :
1. Could this Property be used by the Police Department?
Yes, it could be used by the Police Department for administrative office purposes
only. Government offices may include, but not limited to administrative offices,
meeting spaces, accessory uses, etc. are allowed by right in the Office (O) zone.
A Public Safety Facility which is defined as a facility operated by public agencies
including fire stations, other fire prevention and firefighting facilities, police and
sheriff substations and headquarters, including interim incarceration facilities- is
only allowed in the Public Facility (PF) Zone with Planning Commission approval
of a Conditional Use Permit.
In the future, the City may pursue rezoning of the property. However, there is no
need to rezone the property at this time for it to be used by the City as government
offices. In fact, the property presents many opportunities to meet
office space needs and programmatic objectives. Staff expects the property to
provide for various government office uses in the near term and will begin planning
for long-term uses for the building upon the close of escrow.
City of San Luis Obispo