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Home My WebLink AboutARCH-0129-2024 (3745 Sueldo) - 3rd Complete letter draft AUg 2024 June 30, 2024 Sent via Email: Julie@hbarchitects.com monterey3252@gmail.com Julie McGeever, Land Use Consultant 870 Cathedral Vista Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93110 Tank Farm Road Self Storage, LLC Ted Crocker 7036 Valley Greens Circle Carmel, CA 93923 Ed Boersma Cubix Asset Management 927 Coyote Rd Santa Barbara, CA 93108 Subject: Determination of Application Completeness ARCH-0129-2024 and SBDV-0130-2024 (3745 Sueldo St) including a request for Major Design Review and Lot Merger to facilitate construction of a 115,358 square foot self-storage facility with manager’s unit in the Service Commercial zone within the Airport Area Specific Plan (C-S-SP) Dear Ms. McGeever: Thank you for the June 6, 2024 resubmittal of the Major Design Review and Lot Merger applications to facilitate construction of a 115,358 square foot self-storage facility with manager’s unit in the Service Commercial zone within the Airport Area Specific Plan (C-S-SP). We have reviewed your application and found it to be complete for processing. We will also begin an evaluation of the proposed project’s consistency with applicable State and City regulations and conduct a more detailed analysis of its environmental impacts as necessary. Plan review comments are included below for items in the submitted plans that are inconsistent with code requirements. These Fire Department comments will need to be resolved through the entitlement process. We will immediately begin review of your project to determine whether it is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Please review the description carefully. If you believe the project description is incorrect or does not include components that you intend to include as part of the project, please contact us immediately. We reserve the right to request additional information to clarify any changes or additions that are made to the project description in response to this letter, as our completeness determination is based upon the material ARCH-0129-2024, SBDV-0130-2024 (3745 Sueldo St) Determination of Application Completeness June 27, 2024 Page 2 provided with your application. Please note that as project review and the environmental assessment continues, staff may be requesting additional information. Based on the required process steps for this project, we expect to schedule the project hearing before the Architectural Review Commission and the Planning Commission. The tentative hearing date depends upon the course of case processing. Any delays in environmental review or required plan revisions may cause the tentative hearing date to shift. If we determine that the length of processing or hearing date will change, we will advise you accordingly. Please be aware that substantial revisions to submitted information may affect the estimate of time, cost and level of review for your project. Fire Department – Remaining review comments 1. Fire sprinkler riser rooms required for each building with direct exterior access. All fire protection equipment and building utilities, including gas shut-off valves and electrical service disconnect, shall be located in a single area to allow use by the fire department without having to transit through a structure. In new construction, equipment shall be located within an interior room having an exterior access door or in an exterior enclosure attached to the building, specifically, for the purpose of, housing such equipment. Exterior enclosures shall meet the aesthetic requirements of the Planning Department. Second review: Fire risers are proposed exterior to the building, inconsistent with design standards. 2. Fire water does not pass through water meters and private underground piping systems shall be a minimum of 6 inches where serving fire hydrants and sized to supply both the fire-sprinkler system and the fire-flow required for the structure. Show minimum dimensions of backflow and underground fire lines. Second review: Fire water and water meter routing shall be revised for code consistency. 3. Note: Location sits outside 4-minute fire emergency response area and additional fire safety measures may be required. Until a permanent facility is developed that enables the City to achieve its response time objectives, new development in the Airport Area may be required to finance other improvements that will contribute to alleviating current deficiencies, as identified in the San Luis Obispo Fire Department Master Plan (2009). This policy will be implemented on a case-by-case basis through conditions of approval when project specific fire and life safety impacts are identified. Second review: Further discussion needed regarding conditions of approval. If you have questions on the above items, please contact Julianna Hutchinson, (805) 783-7805, or by e-mail: jhutchin@slocity.org Transportation Division – Public Works Department The following comments are provided in relation to conditions of approval. No changes to plans required for Transportation Division items: 1. Avoid Conflict with Planned Class I Ped/Bike Path on Eastern Property Boundary: ARCH-0129-2024, SBDV-0130-2024 (3745 Sueldo St) Determination of Application Completeness June 27, 2024 Page 3 a. As noted during the pre-application review The City’s adopted Active Transportation Plan identifies extension of a Class I bikeway (shared-use path) along the east side of project’s property. The approved VTTM for the original 250 Tank Farm subdivision identified the alignment and proposed combined sewer/trail easement, but ultimately this easement was recorded as a sewer easement only. City is requesting that this easement be modified as a combined sewer and bicycle/pedestrian trail easement with approval of this development project. This is noted on the architectural plans, but shown as a 20’ easement, where the existing sewer easement is 25’. Please correct/confirm easement width. Comment for reference only, but is provided for advance notice of a planned COA for the development to correct the easement. Review #2: Approved for completeness review. Note that condition of approval will be recommended requiring dedication of this easement prior to building permit issuance. Note that staff’s preference will be to have bicycle/pedestrian trail easement width match width of sewer easement to provide additional flexibility for future design of sewer main and trail facilities. Condition of approval will be drafted as such, but please feel free to contact transportation staff (lschwartz@slocity.org) if you need to discuss any concerns with this approach. b. The grading plans on sheet C2 & C3 show a proposed stormwater swale within Site Section “C” that would encroach into the sewer/trail easement described above. Please revise drainage design strategy to avoid any work that would conflict with this easement and/or the constructability of the future sewer main extension and shared-use path. Review #2: Approved for completeness review. Note that condition of approval will be proposed to update final civil plans for grading/on-site improvements to denote “future pedestrian/bicycle trail easement” at appropriate width as noted in above comment. Current plans note “Future 10’ trail easement” which is not correct. If you have questions on the above items, please contact Luke Schwartz, (805) 781-7190, or by e- mail: lschwartz@slocity.org If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact me at (805) 781-7016, or by e-mail at CLTaylor@slocity.org. Sincerely, Callie Taylor Associate Planner Community Development Department