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Planning Commission
AGENDA
Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
The Planning Commission holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be supported at this
time. Planning Commission meetings can be viewed remotely on Channel 20 and the City’s YouTube
Channel: http://youtube.slo.city
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of the meeting):
Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City Clerk's Office at 990
Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401.
Email - Submit Public Comments via email to advisorybodies@slocity.org. In the body of your
email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Emails will not
be read aloud during the meeting.
Voicemail - Call (805) 781-7164 and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the
agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment. Verbal comments must be
limited to 3 minutes. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.
*All correspondence will be archived and distributed to members, however, submissions received
after the deadline may not be processed until the following day.
Public Comment during the meeting:
Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be
present at the meeting location.
Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy,
Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & Procedures Manual, members of the public who desire
to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentation are encouraged to provide
display-ready material to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Contact the
City Clerk's Office at cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7114.
1.CALL TO ORDER
Chair Munoz-Morris will call the Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission to order.
2.PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
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.
3.CONSENT
Matters appearing on the Consent Calendar are expected to be non-controversial and will be
acted upon at one time. A member of the public may request the Planning Commission to
pull an item for discussion. The public may comment on any and all items on the Consent
Agenda within the three-minute time limit.
3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 PLANNING
COMMISSION MINUTES
Recommendation:
To approve the Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes of September 6,
2023.
3.b 1166 HIGUERA STREET (GENP-0555-2023) GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE
OF A CITY SURFACE PARKING LOT
Recommendation:
Adopt a Draft Resolution determining General Plan conformance for the acquisition
of property located at 1166 Higuera Street (GENP-0555-2023).
4.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 hearing. 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.
4.a 4240 & 4280 EARTHWOOD LANE AND 165 CESSNA COURT (ARCH-0197-2023)
REVIEW OF THE MULTI-FAMILY HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-4)
COMPONENT IN PHASE 3 OF THE AVILA RANCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
*This item has been pulled from the agenda by staff and continued to a date certain,
the January 24, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting.
4.b 1166 HIGUERA STREET (USE-0559-2023) REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT TO ESTABLISH A CITY PARKING FACILITY (I.E., SURFACE PARKING
LOT) FOR PAID PUBLIC PARKING. THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
Recommendation:
Adopt the Draft Resolution approving the project, based on the findings and subject
to the conditions of approval. The project is categorically exempt from environmental
review under Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
5.COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
5.a STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST
Receive a brief update from Deputy Community Development Director Tyler Corey.
6.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for January 24, 2024 at
6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. The
Regular Meetings of December 27, 2023 and January 10, 2024 will be cancelled.
LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES for the hearing impaired--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) 781-7114 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible.
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805) 781-7410.
Planning Commission meetings are televised live on Charter Channel 20 and on the City's
YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/CityofSanLuisObispo. Agenda related writings or
documents provided to the Planning Commission are available for public inspection on the
City’s website: https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and-
minutes.