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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMotel Inn ARC Mod Narrative 060922June 9, 2022 Walter Oetzell Assistant Planner City of San Luis Obispo Community Development 919 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 RE: ARCH-0321-2021, Motel Inn (2223 Monterey Street) Dear Mr. Oetzell, Enclosed are revised plans for the Motel Inn project for consideration under Moderate Architectural Review as a modification to the previously approved USE-0580-2017 permit. The Motel Inn is a new hotel honoring the history and Mission Revival architecture of the original inn that was built on the site in 1925. The proposed hotel maintains portions of the design from the original historic inn such as a bungalow court and the remaining existing historic structures including the bell tower, while updating the design to meet current standards and trends. The Motel Inn will feature guest rooms in one and two story bungalows, a pool, garden and gathering areas located on the interior of the site. The proposed plans comply with Ordinance 1651 by adhering to creek setbacks, minimizing building openings facing the creek, focusing active uses in the center of the site, proposing low-scale development and providing screening between the buildings and creek. The permitted Restaurant Building that incorporates the existing historic structures remains largely unchanged and will serve as the hotel Lobby/Café. It was not a part of the original application or a part of this revised application. Revisions from the previous Use Permit include exchanging the 2-story Guestroom/Lobby Building for additional 2-story bungalow guest units. The previously proposed airstream units have been eliminated in favor of single-story bungalow guest units arranged around a court on the east end of the site. All improvements are now proposed to be permanent structures per CBC and permitted under City of SLO jurisdiction. Previously approved application: (55) guestrooms in Bungalows and Hotel Lobby Building, (26) guest Airstreams and (1) spa Airstream. Total of 81 guestroom units. Revised application: (83) guestrooms in one and two story Bungalows. Refer to Exhibit A (attached) for additional project data comparisons. June 8, 2022 ARCH-0321-2021, Motel Inn ARC Modification 2 Please let us know if you have any questions or need additional information. Sincerely, SDG Ariana Melendez Project Architect June 8, 2022 ARCH-0321-2021, Motel Inn ARC Modification 3 EXHIBIT A – Project Comparison Table PREVIOUS APPROVAL (2017) CURRENT SUBMITTAL (2022) SITE PLAN 2-story lobby building (with guestrooms) N/A E) historic building & façade w/infill Restaurant - not a part) E) historic building & façade w/infill Lobby/café - not a part) 10) 2-story bungalows (15) 2-story bungalows 27) Airstreams with decks (14) 1-story bungalows 4) small outbuildings (4) small outbuildings 2) pool areas (1) pool area SQUARE FOOTAGE 33,724 SF (Lobby building, outbuildings, & bungalows) 45,000 SF (Bungalows & Outbuildings) 6,696 SF (Airstreams) N/A 10,750 SF (Restaurant - not a part) 9,000 SF (Lobby/Café - not a part) 51,170 SF (Total) 54,000 SF (Total) UNIT TYPE Mix of hotel rooms, freestanding bungalows, Airstreams All bungalows UNIT COUNT 81 83 PARKING 121 required/121 provided* 99 required/101 provided* ARCHITECTURE Site-built structures in Mission Revival style plus Airstreams Site-built structures in Mission Revival style HEIGHT 33'-0" (2-story lobby building) 28' (2-story bungalows) CREEK SETBACK 20'-0" 20'-0" (No change) CREEK ORDINANCE 1130/1651 No entrances facing the creek No entrances facing the creek Outdoor recreation activities located on the interior of the site Outdoor recreation activities have been moved further from the creek and are shielded by bungalow units Split rail fence proposed at top of bank Solid 6’ tall landscaped wood fence proposed at top of bank Windows facing the creek have been minimized (and significantly reduced from previous approval) Glazing facing the creek will be non-operable with anti-glare tint Previous approval parking calculation included a full restaurant in the historic infill structure. The current submittal assumes a smaller "café" in its place, with fewer parking spaces required.