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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3a. 11-17-2025 ARC Draft Minutes 1 x Architectural Review Commission Minutes November 17, 2025, 5:00 p.m. Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Architectural Review Commissioners Present: Commissioner Kelley Abbas (arrived at 5:12 p.m.), Commissioner Robert Arens, Commissioner Mick Atkins, Commissioner Kyle Bell, Commissioner Charles Gerencser, Vice Chair John Carrion, Chair Ashley Mayou City Staff Present: Principal Planner Rachel Cohen, Deputy City Clerk Sara Armas, Deputy City Clerk Andrea Colunga-Lopez _____________________________________________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Architectural Review Commission was called to order on November 17, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Chair Mayou. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA Public Comment: None --End of Public Comment-- 3. CONSENT 3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION MINUTES Motion By Commissioner Gerencser Second By Commissioner Arens To approve the Architectural Review Commission Minutes of September 8, 2025. Ayes (6): Commissioner Arens, Commissioner Atkins, Commissioner Bell, Commissioner Gerencser, Vice Chair Carrion, and Chair Mayou Absent (1): Commissioner Abbas CARRIED (6 to 0) Page 5 of 130 2 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS 4.a REVIEW OF A NEW MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE R-3 ZONED PORTION (PHASE 4) OF THE AVILA RANCH DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES 194 DWELLING UNITS Commissioner Abbas arrived at 5:12 p.m. John Rickenbach, Contract Planner, presented the staff report and responded to Commission inquiries. Applicant representatives, Carol Florence, Oasis Associates, and Vadim Zanko, MDA Group (architect) provided a brief overview of the project and responded to questions raised. Chair Mayou opened the Public Hearing Public Comments: None --End of Public Comment-- Chair Mayou closed the Public Hearing Motion By Commissioner Bell Second By Commissioner Atkins Recommend the Planning Commission find the project consistent with the Airport Area Specific Plan (AASP), Avila Ranch Development Plan (ARDP) Design Framework, and Community Design Guidelines with the following recommendations:  The design of the buildings be revised to have consistent articulation on all four sides.  Modify balcony design to provide at least 50% opacity to visually obscure views of personal storage and preserve privacy.  The shutter design be modified to appear to be operable.  The design of the monument sign be revised to incorporate more Spanish colonial architectural elements like clay tiles and red colors to be consistent with the appearance of the Phase 4 residential buildings and appear less commercial in the design.  The backflow preventer be strategically placed, painted, and screened to reduce its visibility.  A pedestrian connection from the southwest corner of the “special aquatic area” and adjacent residential units should extend to Jespersen Road, if feasible. Page 6 of 130 3 Ayes (7): Commissioner Abbas, Commissioner Arens, Commissioner Bell, Commissioner Gerencser, Vice Chair Carrion, and Chair Mayou CARRIED (7 to 0) 5. COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 5.a STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST Principal Planner Rachel Cohen provided the following updates:  Currently there are no items scheduled for the December 1, 2025 Meeting.  There is one item regarding a project at 175 Crandall Way that is tentatively scheduled for the December 15, 2025 Meeting. 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:12 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission is scheduled for December 1, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. _________________________ APPROVED BY ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION: XX/XX/202X Page 7 of 130