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Home My WebLink About04-22-2024 CHC Agenda Packet Cultural Heritage Committee AGENDA Monday, April 22, 2024, 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo The Cultural Heritage Committee holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be supported at this time. 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. Pages 1.CALL TO ORDER Chair Crotser will call the Regular Meeting of the Cultural Heritage Committee to order. 2.OATH OF OFFICE On March 19, 2024, the City Council approved the annual appointment to City Advisory Bodies, which re-appointed John Ashbaugh to an additional four-year term and appointed as a new member, Daniel Bernard, to a four-year term of office with the Cultural Heritage Committee. Both members term's begin April 1, 2024. Deputy City Clerk Kevin Christian will administer the Oath of Office to the newly-appointed Committee Member Bernard. 3.ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR As required by the Cultural Heritage Committee Bylaws, hold the annual election of Chair and Vice Chair to a one-year term. 4.PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA The public is encouraged to submit comments on any subject within the jurisdiction of the Cultural Heritage Committee that does not appear on this agenda. Although the Committee will not take action on items presented during the Public Comment Period, the Chair may direct staff to place an item on a future agenda for discussion. 5.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 Cultural Heritage Committee 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. 5.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - MARCH 25, 2024 CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE MINUTES 5 Recommendation: To approve the Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes of March 25, 2024. 6.STUDY SESSION 6.a UPDATE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION ORDINANCE AND HISTORIC CONTEXT SURVEY The Cultural Heritage Committee will hold a Study Session to review the Historic Preservation Ordinance (HPO) and Historic Context Survey (HCS) Update Project. Project consultants will discuss the recommended overall approach to updating the HPO revisions framed within the Office of Historic Preservation guidance for developing local ordinances, and the National Register and California Register frameworks for defining and evaluating resources. For the HCS, an overview will be provided of the main areas identified for expanded or new context. A brief presentation will be provided followed by discussion. 7.COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 7.a STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST Receive a brief update from Senior Planner Brian Leveille. 8.ADJOURNMENT The Cultural Heritage Committee will hold a Special Meeting on May 20, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. The Regular Meeting of May 27, 2024 will be cancelled due to the Memorial Day holiday. LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available -- 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. Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Cultural Heritage Committee are available for public inspection on the City’s website: https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and- minutes. Meeting video recordings can be found on the City’s website: http://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=60971&dbid=0&repo=CityCl erk 1 Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes March 25, 2024, 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee Members Present: Member John Ashbaugh, Member Sabin Gray, Vice Chair John Tischler, Chair Chuck Crotser CHC Absent: Member Benjamin Arrona, Member Leslie Terry City Staff Present: Senior Planner Brian Leveille, Deputy City Clerk Kevin Christian _____________________________________________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee was called to order on March 25, 2024 at 5:31 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Chair Crotser. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Public Comment: None --End of Public Comment-- 3. CONSENT 3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - JANUARY 22, 2024 CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE MINUTES Motion By Member Ashbaugh Second By Member Gray Approve the Cultural Heritage Committee Minutes of January 22, 2024. Ayes (4): Member Ashbaugh, Member Gray, Vice Chair Tischler, and Chair Crotser Absent (2): Member Arrona, Member Terry CARRIED (4 to 0) Page 5 of 7 2 4. PUBLIC HEARING 4.a 1925 SANTA BARBARA (ARCH-0448-2022) CONSTRUCTION OF A MIXED- USE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE RAILROAD HISTORIC DISTRICT Assistant Planner Walter Oetzell presented the staff report detailing revises made based on CHC input given at the January 22, 2024 meeting, and responded to Committee inquiries. The applicant was not present to provide a presentation. Chair Crotser opened the Public Hearing Public Comment: Wayne Terry Debbie Collins --End of Public Comment-- Chair Crotser closed Public Comment Motion By Member Ashbaugh Second By Chair Crotser Recommend that the Community Development Director find the project consistent with the Historic Preservation Ordinance and supporting Guidelines, along with architectural standards for construction in the Railroad Historic District with the following considerations:  Consider colors and textures of both residential buildings and, in particular, lighten the coloration of the triplex unit (at the rear of the site) to diminish the heavy look exhibited in renderings.  Consider further changes to the central accessible unit, particularly at the east façade, to provide increased detailing and some differentiation between the first and second floor, for better consistency with architectural guidelines for the Railroad Historic District.  Consider any remaining opportunity to further lower the overall height of the triplex unit at the rear, taking into account site and driveway slope, to limit the impact on the adjacent (Chorro St.) historic neighborhood. Ayes (4): Member Ashbaugh, Member Gray, Vice Chair Tischler, and Chair Crotser Absent (2): Member Arrona, Member Terry CARRIED (4 to 0) Page 6 of 7 3 5. COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 5.a STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST Senior Planner Brian Leveille provided a brief review on upcoming calendar items:  04-02-2024 City Council Meeting - Advisory Body Recognition Event  04-22-2024 CHC Meeting o Update of the Historic Preservation Ordinance o New Member Oath 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:41 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Cultural Heritage Committee is scheduled for April 22, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. _________________________ APPROVED BY CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE: XX/XX/2024 Page 7 of 7