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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-25-2012 ac PH1 Cross, Drachenko, Lee, Notermann, Miller, AdlerGoodwin, Heather RECEIVE D SFP 2 5 2012 From :Richardson, April ,.OSLO CITY CLER K Sent:Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7 :47 A M To:Goodwin, Heathe r Subject :FW: Item PH 1 APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVA L April Richardso n Administration Executive Assistan t 805-781-7123 AGEND ACORRESPONDENC E Date2 5_ IZ Item # Visit our website at www .slocity .org From :Council, SloCity Sent :Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12 :22 AM To : Richardson, Apri l Subject :FW : Item PH 1 APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVA L From :Brett Cross Sent :Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12 :22 :06 AM (UTC-08 :00) Pacific Time (US & Canada ) To: Council, SloCity Subject :Item PH 1 APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVA L Mayor and Council members ; RE : APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF A NIGH T CLUB (SLO BREWING COMPANY) RELOCATION IN THE HISTORI C DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL (C-D-H) ZONE . (A 57-12). Among other issues in the staff report is staffs determination that the project is exempt unde r Section 2 . Environmental Review . Categorically exempt under Class 1, Existing Facilities , Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines because the project proposes the relocation of a business into an existing building with no overall increase in floor area . The actual wording of section 15301 and subsequent sections and subsections doesn't describ e the relocation of a business . Section 15301 specifically notes the key consideration is whethe r the project involves negligible or no expansion of an EXISTING USE (emphasis added). An d it appears to apply to an existing use in an existing building . Staff needs to clarify their determination . 15301 . Existing Facilities Class 1 cansists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or privat e structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond tha t existing at the time of the lead agency's determination. The types of "existing facilities" itemized below are not intended to be all - inclusive of the types of projects which might fall within Class 1 . The key consideration is whether the project involves negligible o r no expansion of an existing use . The parking calculations and subsequently the park-in-lieu fees are based on 1 space per 350 squar e feet for a restaurant/bar/nightclub (1 parking space required per 350 square feet of gross floor area ) utilizing the gross floor area of each floor . Table 6 of the current Zoning Regulations indicates on e space per 60 square feet and one space per 100 square feet of food preparation area and that is fo r each of the uses listed- whether it be a bar, restaurant, or nightclub . Staff needs to clarify th e requirement . Beyond the current parking requirements it is painfully ridiculous that the secon d level auditorium space which has a total square footage of 5122 of which the auditorium portion i s 3000 sq . feet with an occupancy limit is 600 (1 occupancy load per 5 sq . ft .) would only require a minuscule 50 spaces if one were to use the 1 space per 60 calculation . Using 1 per 350 sq . ft. provides a laughable 8 .57 spaces . That doesn't even make sense . Looking at Table 6 it appears that entertainment facilities are subject to parking requirements as provided in approved Use Permit , thus allowing the City Council to determine an appropriate parking requirement . The impact to the City's Parking Fund and the ability to develop or maintain parking that satisfie s the demand requirements of new development projects within the parking in-lieu fee area i s severely jeopardized . The use of Mission Plaza as a staging area for hundreds of concert goers, potentially daily, i s astonishing . I cannot believe the use of a public space for the expressed "need" of a privat e business, especially as important Mission Plaza is to the community is even being considered . Thi s is truly outrageous, inappropriate, and should never be considered or allowed . The sound analysis, although very scientific doesn't address noise from patrons queuing in line , concert goers returning to their vehicles late at night in nearby residential areas, or the lo w frequency bass noise that travels right through walls to surrounding residential areas . The allowance of expanded hours for Special event hours of 6 am to 1 am for winter/sprin g graduation day, St .Patrick's Day, and Cinco de Mayo is beyond comprehension . Why would th e City encourage drinking and the accompanying issues that arise from these "Special" events?. It's ridiculous . The City is experiencing significant problems on the days already . To codify thi s problem is unbelievable . Lastly it appears as though once the Use Permit at this location is approved it cannot be revoked . Condition 32 discusses Use Permit review, and on-going compatibility of the uses on the project site, wherein conditions of approval may be added, deleted, or modified . Why isn't revocation o f the Use Permit also included in the list of actions?. Sincerely , Brett Cros s 1217 Mariners Cove 2 Goodwin, Heather R ECEIVE D SFP 25 2m 7 From: Sent: To: Subject : Grimes, Maev e Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8 :12 A M Goodwin, Heathe r FW: SLO Brew SW CITY CLER K AGENDA CORRESPONDENC E Date ,/P-//2item# LMcieve .7Cennedy Grimes City Cler k City of San Luis Obisp o 990 Palm Stree t San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-324 9 (805) 781-710 2 From :Marx, Ja n Sent :Tuesday, September 25, 2012 6 :48 A M To : Grimes, Maeve Subject :FW : SLO Brew agenda correspondenc e Jan Howell Marx Mayor of San Luis Obisp o (805) 781-7120 or (805) 541-271 6 From :Lev Drachenko (levdrachenko@gmail .com ] Sent :Sunday, September 23, 2012 8 :38 PM To: Marx, Ja n Subject:Fwd : SLO Brew Sent from my iPhon e Begin forwarded message : From :Lev Drachenko <levdrachenko@gmail .com> Date :September 23, 2012 8 :36 :24 PM PD T To :"dancarpslo@vahoo .com"<dancarpslo@vahoo .com > Subject : SLO Brew Dear Council Members : SLO Brew Relocation . Although I don't live in your delightful city, my sister is well acquainted with the town and through her and my many visits to see her I feel as if it is my second home . When I heard of the proposed relocation of the SLO Brew business to the heart of the histori c center of the City, I was dismayed . I am sure there are a number of businesses that would love to move to this area, but few that wil l t 'generate the amount of noise and potential rowdiness that is associated with a bar . Will such a business benefit your city, in the long run? I'm not sure, but the risk is real enoug h for me to have been spurred to write this and ask you to delay your decision and further reflec t on the likelihood of a very negative impact, in the long term . Respectfully , Dr. Lev Drachenk o Sent from my iPhone Information from ESET Endpoint Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7514 (20120925 ) The message was checked by ESET Endpoint Antivirus . http ://www .eset.com Information from ESET Endpoint Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7514 (20120925 ) The message was checked by ESET Endpoint Antivirus . http ://www.eset .com 2 RECEIVED — SEP 252012 SLO CITY CLER K Goodwin,Heathe r From :Grimes, Maev e Sent:Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8 :13 A M To:Goodwin, Heathe r Subject :FW: Relocation of SLO Bre w 9vtaeve Xennedy Grime s City Cler k City of San Luis Obisp o 990 Palm Stree t San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-324 9 (805) 781-710 2 From :Marx, Ja n Sent:Tuesday, September 25, 2012 6 :48 A M To :Grimes, Maeve Subject :FW : Relocation of SLO Brew agenda correspondenc e Jan Howell Marx Mayor of San Luis Obisp o (805) 781-7120 or (805) 541-271 6 From :drleearch©aol .com [drleearch@aol .com ] Sent :Sunday, September 23, 2012 11 :50 P M To :Marx, Ja n Subject :Relocation of SLO Bre w Dear Council Member : By way of introduction, I graduated from Cal Poly in architecture in1974 and my so n graduated in 2010 . I now live in Orange County, but I have visited San Luis Obispo a t least twice a year since my school days and I have seen the town grow and change i n ways both good and bad over these many years . Every time I visit San Luis Obispo and walk the streets, I am amazed at how wonderful a city it has become and how the people who live there are so fortunate . I think those wh o live there can't truly appreciate how special a place San Luis Obispo really is . Unfortunately, in the last few years the town has changed for the worse as more an d more bars are opening in the downtown . On many occasions, o n our way back to our hotel at night, the drive down Higuera was bot hdisturbing and dangerous as we had to slow to a crawl to avoi d AGENDA CORRESPONDENC E Date 7/-s1 Item#( 1 drunk pedestrians wandering in the middle of the street . The whol e quality of the downtown is changing with places selling alcoho l seemingly defining every block . I have been made aware of the plans for SLO Brew to move to the the Carissa Building o n Higuera Street, with queuing to happen on the creek side . I cannot state more strongl y how disastrous this would be for the downtown . I believe San Luis has reached a "tippin g point" where those unique and special qualities that have made it one of the "best place s to live" are being so diminished that the damage will be irreparable . For good reasons, the City leaders chose to locate the big box stores well away from th e downtown . I would hope the City leaders would now make the same wise decision to kee p a very large venue like SLO Brew out of the one of the most important areas of th e downtown . SLO Brew could and should be located elsewhere . After I left San Luis Obispo, I lived, worked and did graduate study in Manhattan where I received my Masters in Urban Planning . My son now lives in New York and is studyin g urban design at CCNY . Both of us were so inspired by the special qualities of downtow n San Luis Obispo that we chose to study urban design . Speaking as a former resident, longtime visitor and a professional, I would implore you to please , reconsider the location of SLO Brew . I believe the future of the downtown in your hands . Respectfully , Don Lee, Architect M .U .P . Don Lee, Architec t 2501 N. Hartman St Orange CA 9286 5 714-998-1549 Offic e 714-998-5171 Fa x 714-290-3496 Cel l Information from ESET Endpoint Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7514 (20120925 ) The message was checked by ESET Endpoint Antivirus . http ://www.eset .com Information from ESET Endpoint Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7514 (20120925 ) 2 The message was checked by ESET Endpoint Antivirus . http ://www.eset .com 3 Goodwin, Heather RECEIVE D SEP 2 5 201 2 SLO Li I Y LLtK K From: Sent : To: Subject : Grimes, Maev e Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8 :13 A M Goodwin, Heathe r FW : Relocation of SLO Brew AGENDA CORRESPONDENC E Date ?/2__Item#Ph`1 .Maeve 9Cennedy Grime s City Cler k City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-324 9 (805) 781-710 2 From :Carter, Andrew Sent :Monday, September 24, 2012 8 :35 P M To : Grimes, Maeve Subject :FW : Relocation of SLO Bre w Public correspondence, SLO Brew . Andrew Carte r Council Membe r City of San Luis Obispo From :Ellen M . Notermann [enoterma@calpoly .edu ] Sent :Monday, September 24, 2012 1 :25 P M To : Carter, Andrew Subject :Relocation of SLO Bre w Dear Council Membe r Regarding the relocation of SLO Brew : I am concerned about the relocation of SLO Brew to the Carrissa Building on Higuera Street . The Carriss a Building is located on probably the most important block in Downtown SLO because it backs onto San Lui s Creek. The Creek and the Mission are the "golden eggs" of the City . To knowingly approve the relocation of a business, such as this, that would severely intrude on the specialness of the Creek and the sanctity of th e Mission and its Plaza would be criminal . We all know that a business of the nature of SLO Brew at this huge scale would guarantee behavior before, an d definitely after, concerts that would diminish the quality of this section of the Downtown . I recommend that you rescind any approvals for the relocation of SLO Brew . Kind Regards , E/Ten Noterrnann Advising Center Director 1 College of Architecture Sc Environmental Desig n Building 05, Room 21 0 California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA 9340 7 Tel . 805/756-162 5 FAX 805/756-598 6 Information from ESET Endpoint Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7512 (20120924 ) The message was checked by ESET Endpoint Antivirus . http ://www.eset .co m Information from ESET Endpoint Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7514 (20120925 ) The message was checked by ESET Endpoint Antivirus . http ://www .eset.com 2 Goodwin, Heathe r From : Sent: To: Subject: Grimes, Maev e Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8 :14 A M Goodwin, Heather FW: Rescind approvals for relocation of SLO Brew RECEIVE D SFP 25 7QI ? I SLO CITY CLER K AGENDA CORRESPONDENC E Date 9/a5//2Item#P'l lvlaeve 9Cennedy Grime s City Cler k City of San Luis Obisp o 990 Palm Stree t San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-324 9 (805) 781-710 2 From : Marx, Ja n Sent :Tuesday, September 25, 2012 6 :39 A M To :Lichtig, Katie; Grimes, Maev e Subject :FW : Rescind approvals for relocation of SLO Brew agenda correspondenc e Jan Howell Mar x Mayor of San Luis Obisp o (805) 781-7120 or (805) 541-271 6 From :Sandy Miller [sandydmiller@gmail .com ] Sent :Monday, September 24, 2012 4 :22 PM To:Dan Carpenter; Jan Marx; Marx, Jan ; Ashbaugh, John ; Carter, Andrew; Smith, Kath y Subject :Rescind approvals for relocation of SLO Bre w Dear Council Members — Regarding the relocation of SLO Brew : I am concerned about the relocation of SLO Brew to the Carrissa Buildin g on Higuera Street . The large scale of SLO Brew would have a huge , damaging impact on this block . The Carrissa Building is located o n probably the most important block in Downtown SLO because it back s onto San Luis Creek . As we all know the Creek and the Mission are th e most symbolic and visible aspects of the City . Approving the relocatio n of a large bar business would severely intrude on the specialness of th e Creek . The destruction to the ambience of the Mission and its Plaz a would be deadly . 1 We all know that the nature of SLO Brew at this large scale woul d guarantee behavior before, and definitely after, concerts that woul d diminish the quality of this section of the Downtown . I recommend that you rescind any approvals for the relocation of SLO Brew . Sandy Mille r Prof Sandy Miller, AI A Cal Poly Faculty member 1984 - 201 1 Information from ESET Endpoint Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7514 (20120925 ) The message was checked by ESET Endpoint Antivirus . http ://www .eset.co m Information from ESET Endpoint Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7514 (20120925 ) The message was checked by ESET Endpoint Antivirus . http ://www .eset .com 2 Goodwin, Heather From : Sent : To : Subject: .7vlaeve Xennedy Grime s City Cler k City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm Stree t San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-324 9 (805) 781-7102 RECEIVE D SEP257017 SLO CITY CLER K AGENDA CORRESPONDENC E Date.91;5112-Item#?/-/ Grimes, Maev e Tuesday, September 25, 2012 8 :14 A M Goodwin, Heathe r FW : Cal Poly's WOW week & Downtown Brew's proposed mov e From :Carter, Andrew Sent :Monday, September 24, 2012 7 :36 PM To: Grimes, Maeve Cc: Lichtig, Katie ; Johnson, Derek; Gesell, Steve Subject: FW :Cal Poly's WOW week & Downtown Brew's proposed mov e Public correspondence Andrew Carte r Council Membe r City of San Luis Obisp o From : Karen Adler [fudge805@charter .net] Sent : Monday, September 24, 2012 7 :20 PM To : Marx, Jan ; Carpenter, Dan ; Ashbaugh, John ; Smith, Kathy ; Carter, Andre w Cc: RQN of SLO ; Carolyn Smith Subject: Cal Poly's WOW week & Downtown Brew's proposed mov e Mayor Marx & fellow City Council Members : I apologize for combining two (2) topics in one email but both issues need to be addressed ! Cal Poly's WOW week the idea this year was to shorten the time frame & keep the students really busy . It didn't work! Fro m Wed ., Sept 12 to the following Mon . Sept. 17, there were loud, raucous parties on nearly every block but especially on Grand Ave . Mc Collum St ., Albert Dr. & the notorious Hathway! These kids tore down mail boxes, littered yards (with both beer cans & underwear ) & caused general mayhem within our community neighborhoods . Poly has attempted to educate them but obviously it is going in on e ear & out the other. It is time for CP to be accountable for their students . If one of their students is fined as a minor in possession o f alcohol, hosting a party with minors drinking, noise violation, being drunk in public, DUI &/or public urination, this should show u p on their academic record & there should be some repercussion . This goes for Cuesta students also . Our City is picking up the cost fo r policing their students & our neighborhoods are having to put up with vandalism, rowdy behavior & a noise element that i s unbelievable . Living in the Alta Vista neighborhood with it's close proximity to Cal Poly's campus makes us very vulnerable to th e mayhem that goes on but we are certainly not the only neighborhood in the City that is effected . Please work with Cal Poly official s to start putting a "bite" into this disruptive behavior that escalates every year . SLO Brew relocation to the Carrissa Building on Higuera St.-. I don't know what the Planning Commission was thinking when the y approved this move! Granted that SLO Brew is already an ongoing business & must vacate it's present location . But the huge scal e this relocation proposes for one of the most important blocks in downtown is ludicrous . Can you just imagine the the noise, litter & wild behavior that will accompany this venue? We already have more bars than restaurants downtown ; just because they serve food 1 doesn't them that this concert venue is going to be a quiet addition . At three (3) stories the music & noise is going to reverberat e throughout the downtown core & onto the homes around Mission Plaza & blocks beyond . You want the Garden St . Terrace condos & future hotel to be desired places to stay? This is going to blow them out of their rooms . It is a bad fit for SLO Brew to have a concer t venue right in the heart of downtown . Unless they are willing to modify theft plans, this appeal should be denied . Thank you for your help in these matters, karen corda adle r 1676 Fredericks St. SLO, CA 9340 5 Information from ESET Endpoint Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7512 (20120924 ) The message was checked by ESET Endpoint Antivirus . http ://www.eset .co m Information from ESET Endpoint Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7514 (20120925 ) The message was checked by ESET Endpoint Antivirus . http ://www.eset .com 2