HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-28-2015 PC Agenda Correspondence - Item 1 (Lopes)From: James Lopes fmailto:jamesiopes @charter.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 3:55 PM
To: Mejia, Anthony; Bell, Kyle
Cc: RQN of SLO; bcsloc@pacbell.net
Subject: 48 Buena Vista item at PC 10 -28 -15
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CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
OCT 2 8 2015
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Dear Mr. Mejia,
Would you kindly forward this to the Planning Commission before tonight's hearing?
Dear Chairperson Larson and Commission members:
The house at 48 Buena Vista Drive should be located adjacent to Loomis Street. The lower
elevation of the site has adequate slopes and less visibility than the proposed house. The
requested exceptions should not be granted because the applicant does not have a hardship which
prevents the development of a residence on the parcel. The use of exceptions in this case has
exceeded the intent of the State's Variance law. The proposed height will impose incrementally
on views from Highway 101 from this high location.
In this case, the application and staff review demonstrates that the City does not have an
adequate scenic protection policy in its Hillside Development Guidelines. This lack could
jeopardize a possible State Scenic Highway 101 designation, which has been advocated by
Mayor Jan Marx.
Most importantly, the exact average slope of the site needs to be calculated in order for staff and
your Commission to determine if it is at 30% or greater. If that is the case, then no rag ding is
allowed on the site, by a recent amendment to what I believe is the Grading Ordinance. The
table below shows the policy in effect. Staff will need to show you in what section it is located,
because the City's website does not list the complete ordinance yet since the amendment in
September. I have not been able to determine the source of the amendment from staff yet.
NN. Add Appendix Table J101.6 as follows:
TABLE J101.6
GRADING TO REMAIN IN NATURAL STATE
Percent of Site to
Percent Average
Remain in Natural
Cross Slope
State
0 -5 0
6 -10 25
TABLE J101.6
GRADING TO REMAIN IN NATURAL STATE
Percent Average
Cross Slope
11 -15
16 -20
21 -25
26 -30
Above 30
Percent of Site to
Remain in Natural
State
40
60
80
90
100
(Ord. 1612 § 3, 2015; Ord. 1595 § 6 (part), 2014)
Thank you for addressing these concerns before making your decision.
Jamie Lopes, AICP
James Lopes
1336 Sweet Bay Lane
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Ph. 805 - 781 -8960
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