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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-08-2024 PC Agenda Packet Planning Commission AGENDA Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 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. Pages 1.CALL TO ORDER Chair Munoz-Morris will call the Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission to order. 2.OATH OF OFFICE On March 19, 2024, the City Council approved the annual appointment to City Advisory Bodies, which appointed Eric Tolle and Sheryl Flores to the Planning Commission, with 4-years terms commencing on April 1, 2024. Deputy City Clerk Megan Wilbanks will administer the Oath of Office to the newly-appointed Commissioners. 3.ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR As required by the Planning Commission Bylaws, hold the annual election of Chair and Vice Chair to a one-year term. 4.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. 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 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. 5.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - MARCH 13, 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 5 Recommendation: To approve the Planning Commission Minutes of March 13, 2024. 5.b 1463 BISHOP STREET (GENP-0175-2024) GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY REPORT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING INTERIM AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING 7 Recommendation: Adopt the Draft Resolution, which determines that the proposed San Luis Obispo County’s action on the subject property to authorize and/or construct public buildings or structures for the purposes of developing interim and supportive housing conforms to the City’s General Plan. 6.COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 6.a STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST Receive a brief update from Deputy Community Development Director Tyler Corey. 7.ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for May 22, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. 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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. 1 Planning Commission Minutes March 13, 2024, 6:00 p.m. Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Planning Commissioners Present: Commissioner Dave Houghton, Commissioner Bob Jorgensen, Commissioner Eric Tolle, Vice Chair Justin Cooley (one vacant seat) Planning Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Steve Kahn, Chair Juan Munoz-Morris City Staff Present: Deputy Community Development Director Tyler Corey, Assistant City Attorney Markie Kersten, Megan Wilbanks, Deputy City Clerk _____________________________________________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission was called to order on March 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Vice Chair Cooley. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Public Comment: None --End of Public Comment-- 3. CONSENT 3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - FEBRUARY 14, 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Motion By Commissioner Houghton Second By Commissioner Tolle To approve the Planning Commission Minutes of February 14, 2024. Ayes (4): Commissioner Houghton, Commissioner Jorgensen, Commissioner Tolle, and Vice Chair Cooley (one vacant seat) Absent (2): Commissioner Kahn, and Chair Munoz-Morris CARRIED (4 to 0) Page 5 of 12 2 4. PUBLIC HEARING 4.a PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION OF THE 2023 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT (GENP-0068-2024) Acting Housing Coordinator Owen Goode presented the staff report and responded to Commission inquiries. Vice Chair Cooley opened the Public Hearing Public Comment: None --End of Public Comment-- Vice Chair Cooley closed Public Comment Motion By Commissioner Houghton Second By Commissioner Tolle Receive and file the 2023 General Plan Annual Report for final review and acceptance by the City Council. Ayes (4): Commissioner Houghton, Commissioner Jorgensen, Commissioner Tolle, and Vice Chair Cooley (one vacant seat) Absent (2): Commissioner Kahn, and Chair Munoz-Morris CARRIED (4 to 0) 5. COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 5.a STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST Deputy Community Development Director Tyler Corey provided the following update of upcoming projects:  The March 27, 2024 Planning Commission Meeting will be cancelled due to lack of items.  Currently, staff does not have any items slated for upcoming meetings, which is subject to change. If necessary, a Notice of Cancellation will be published one week prior to the meeting date. 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for April 10, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. The Regular Meeting on March 27, 2024 will be cancelled due to lack of items. _________________________ APPROVED BY PLANNING COMMISSION: XX/XX/2024 Page 6 of 12 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT SUBJECT: 1463 BISHOP STREET (GENP-0175-2024) GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY REPORT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING INTERIM AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BY: Owen Goode, Assistant Planner FROM: Tyler Corey, Deputy Director Phone Number: (805)-781-7576 Phone Number: (805) 781 - 7169 Email: ogoode@slocity.org Email: tcorey@slocity.org RECOMMENDATION Adopt the Draft Resolution (Attachment A), which determines that the proposed San Luis Obispo County’s action on the subject property to authorize and/or construct public buildings or structures for the purposes of developing interim and supportive housing conforms to the City’s General Plan. 1.0 COMMISSION'S PURVIEW California Government Code Section 65402 requires the local planning agency to make a finding of General Plan conformance whenever a governmental entity proposes to acquire property, dispose of property, or construct or authorize a public building or structure within the limits of a city that has an adopted general plan. Specifically, Government Code Section 65402(b) requires the location, purpose, and extent of such county building or structure be submitted to and reported upon by the planning agency having jurisdiction as to conformity with the City’s General Plan. Relevant here, Government Code Section 65402(b) applies this requireme nt for conformance review to when a county is acquiring property, disposing of property, or constructing or authorizing a public building or structure “within the corporate limits of a city, if such city . . . has adopted a general plan.” The Commission’s purview on this item is solely whether the proposed County’s use of the property conforms with the General Plan of the City. The project itself is not under consideration by the Planning Commission. Meeting Date: 5/8/2024 Item Number: 5b Time Estimate: N/A Page 7 of 12 Item 5b GENP-0175-2024 (1463 Bishop Street) Planning Commission Report – May 8, 2024 2.0 SUMMARY Applicant/ Property Owner Zoning General Plan Site Area Environmental Status County of San Luis Obispo Parcel A: PF (Public Facilities) Parcel B: R1 (Low Density Residential) Parcel A and B: Public - Government Facilities 1.46 acres (Parcel A 0.84 acres; Parcel B 0.64 acres) The recommended action is exempt from CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3). 3.0 PROJECT ANALYSIS 3.1 Consistency with the General Plan The proposed use of the property being considered for development by the County of San Luis Obispo includes the placement of 34 interim supportive and 46 permanent supportive housing units to provide shelter and services for unhoused individuals. The County of San Luis Obispo owns the property and will lease it for development by Dignity Moves and operation of the housing facilities by Good Samaritan Shelter in conjunction with an Encampment Resolution Funding grant through the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. The property is zoned both Public Facilities (PF) and Low Density Residential (R1) under City Zoning Regulations. Table 2-1: Uses Allowed by Zone include Supportive and/or Transitional Housing with On- or Off-Site Services as allowable uses in both the R1 and PF zone. For the PF zone, a minor-use permit would be required under City zoning regulations. The County of San Luis Obispo , however, will permit development of the site in accordance with San Luis Obispo County planning and building regulations as cities and counties are mutually exempt from each other’s zoning regulations relative to property that one such entity may own within the territory of the other (Cal. Govt. Code 53090 et seq.). The County has incorporated all necessary City requirements and regulations required to obtain an encroachment permit and for the provision of fire and life safety. The General Plan Land Use for the property being considered for lease and development by the County of San Luis Obispo has a General Plan Land Use des ignation of “Public”. The General Plan Land Use Element Table 1 identifies Homeless Shelters and similar services and social services as appropriate uses within the Public Land Use Designation. Housing Element Policy 8.10 encourages the City to assist the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless by supporting shelters, temporary housing, and Page 8 of 12 Item 5b GENP-0175-2024 (1463 Bishop Street) Planning Commission Report – May 8, 2024 transitional housing. The use of the subject property for the purposes of developing interim and supportive housing is consistent with General Plan policies because it provides an opportunity to develop interim and supportive housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless. The 6 th Cycle Housing Element of the General Plan further support homeless services and transi tional housing opportunities as follows:  Goal 1 Safety – Program 1.7 Continue to support local and regional solutions to homelessness by funding supportive programs services and housing solutions.  Goal 8 Special Housing Needs Policies 8.1 - Encourage housing development that meets a variety of special needs, including large families, single parents, disabled persons, the elderly, students, veterans, farmworkers, the homeless, or those seeking congregate care, group housing, single-room occupancy, or cohousing accommodations, utilizing universal design; 8.8 - Continue to support regional efforts to address homelessness; and 8.10 - Assist the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless by supporting shelters, temporary housing, and transitional housing.  Goal 8 Special Housing Needs Programs 8.11 - Continue to provide resources that support local and regional solutions to meet the needs of the homeless and continue to support, jointly with other agencies, shelters and programs, such as Housing First and Rapid Rehousing, for the homeless and for displaced individuals and families; 8.19 - Continue to look for partnership opportunities with non -profit housing developers and service providers to acquire four vacant, blighted, or underutilized properties (land, retail or commercial space, motels, apartments, housing units, mobile home parks) during the planning period for conversion; and 8.21 - Continue to coordinate monthly with the County Department of Social Services, Homeless Services Oversight Council (HSOC), social service providers, and non-profit organizations to identify, evaluate, and implement strategies to reduce the impacts of homelessness on the City. 3.2 Major City Goal and Homelessness Response Strategic Plan The City has established preventing and addressing homelessness as a key priority in alignment with its Major City Goal for Housing and Homelessness and the SLO Countywide Plan to Address Homelessness. On March 21, 2023, the City Council adopted the Homelessness Response Strategic Plan, which outlines the City’s role in implementing strategies to prevent homelessness and connect individuals experiencing homelessness to services and housing. The County’s use of the subject property that is surrounded by urban uses and near or adjacent to a wide variety of services, for the purposes of developing supportive housing is consistent with key tasks under the Strategic Plan: “Coordinate with County on encampment and street outreach to capitalize on windows of opportunity to connect unhoused individuals to services and shelter and avoid shuffling individuals between encampment locations and jurisdictions.” Page 9 of 12 Item 5b GENP-0175-2024 (1463 Bishop Street) Planning Commission Report – May 8, 2024 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The requested action before the Planning Commission is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), which provides that the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. The determination of general plan conformity for the development of a property within the City by the County of San Luis Obispo is not subject to CEQA because the recommended action before the City’s Planning Commission is only a policy review of whether development of the land is consistent with the City’s General Plan and therefore it can be seen with certainty there is no possibility such conformance review will have a significant effect on the environment. Any future development related to the property will be subject to environmental review by San Luis Obispo County as the lead agency with jurisdiction over the project in compliance with CEQA. It is anticipated that the County of San Luis Obispo will find that the construction or authorization of buildings or structures on County-owned land within City limits for the purposes of developing interim and supportive housing is exempt from CEQA in recognition of the project’s qualification as a Low Barrier Navigation Center pursuant to Government Code Section 65660 et seq. and is a “use by right”; categorically exempt per Section 15332 for infill development as the project is consistent with the City’s General Plan designation and all applicable general plan policies and zoning designation and regulations; statutorily exempt from CEQA per Government Code 8698.4(a)(4) in acknowledgement of the County’s re-affirmed declaration of a shelter crisis pursuant to the Shelter Crisis law; exempt per CEQA Guidelines 15195 for affordable housing; and exempt per CEQA Guidelines 15161(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. 5.0 OTHER DEPARTMENT COMMENTS The project has been reviewed by various City departments including Community Development, Public Works, Police, and Fire. Comments have been communicated to County staff for incorporation into project design where appropriate. 6.0 ALTERNATIVES 1. Continue consideration of this item. An action to continue the item should include a detailed list of additional information or analysis required to make a conformity determination. 2. Do not find the proposed use of the land consistent with the General Plan. This is not recommended as the proposed use of this site for the County’s Welcome Home Village project is consistent with the General Plan. 7.0 ATTACHMENTS A - Draft PC Resolution Page 10 of 12 RESOLUTION NO. PC-XXXX-24 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO PLANNING COMMISSION DETERMINING GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE FOR THE GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY REPORT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING INTERIM AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; AS REPRESENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND ATTACHMENTS DATED MAY 8, 2024 (1463 BISHOP STREET, GENP-0175-2024) WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted a public hearing in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, on May 8, 2024, pursuant to a proceeding instituted under GENP-0175-2024, County of San Luis Obispo, applicant; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of San Luis Obispo has duly considered all evidence, including the testimony of the applicant, interested parties, and evaluation and recommendations by staff, presented at said hearing; and WHEREAS, notices of said public hearings were made at the time and in the manner required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of San Luis Obispo as follows: SECTION 1. Findings. The Planning Commission hereby finds: 1. The use of the subject property will not harm the general health, safety, and welfare of people living or working in the vicinity because the proposed use of the land is consistent with the General Plan. 2. The proposed use intends to implement the objectives under the City’s General Plan Housing Element and Homelessness Response Strategic Plan to coordinate with the County to provide opportunities for the development of interim and supportive housing. SECTION 2. Environmental Review. The requested action before the Planning Commission is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), which provides that the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. The determination of general plan conformity for the development of a pro perty within the City by the County of San Luis Obispo is not subject to CEQA because the recommended action before the City’s Planning Commission is only a policy review of whether development of the land is consistent with the City’s General Plan and the refore it can be seen with certainty there is no possibility such conformance review will have a significant effect on the environment. Any future development related to the property will be subject to environmental review by San Luis Obispo County as the lead agency with jurisdiction Page 11 of 12 Resolution No. PC-XXXX-23 General Plan Conformity Report (GENP-0493-2023) Page 2 over the project in compliance with CEQA. It is anticipated that the County of San Luis Obispo will find that the construction or authorization of buildings or structures on County- owned land within City limits for the purpose s of developing interim and supportive housing is exempt from CEQA in recognition of the project’s qualification as a Low Barrier Navigation Center pursuant to Government Code Section 65660 et seq. and is a “use by right”; categorically exempt per Section 15332 for infill development as the project is consistent with the City’s General Plan designation and all applicable general plan policies and zoning designation and regulations; statutorily exempt from CEQA per Government Code 8698.4(a)(4) in acknowledgement of the County’s re-affirmed declaration of a shelter crisis pursuant to the Shelter Crisis law; exempt per CEQA Guidelines 15195 for affordable housing; and exempt per CEQA Guidelines 15161(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. On motion by Commissioner ___________, seconded by Commissioner _____________, and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: REFRAIN: ABSENT: The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this _______ day of _________, 2024. __________________________ Tyler Corey, Secretary Planning Commission Page 12 of 12