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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION
Monday, July 11, 2016
Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission was called to order on Monday, July
11th, 2016 at 5:02 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo,
California, by Chair Wynn.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Patricia Andreen, Ken Curtis, Angela Soll, Vice -Chair Suzan Ehdaie,
and Chair Greg Wynn.
Absent: Commissioners Amy Nemcik & Allen Root
Staff: Deputy Director Doug Davidson, Special Projects Manager Marcus Carloni, Associate
Planner Rachel Cohen, Transportation Operations Supervisor Jake Hudson, and
Recording Secretary Brad T. Opstad
PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS
None.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
Minutes for the ARC Regular Meeting of June 6, 2016:
Commissioner Curtis requested the following amendment to Page 2: Insert new statement
following five (5) bullet points under Action to read: "Commissioner Curtis stated that he would
not be voting to approve because of inappropriate colors, materials, and design of the City Hall
Wayfinding Sign, preferring the sleeker, more modern style of the other signs."
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CURTIS, SECONDED BY
COMMISSIONER SOLL, the ARC Minutes of June 6, 2016 were approved as amended on the
following 5:0:0:2 vote:
AYES: Curtis, Soll, Andreen, Ehdaie, Wynn
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Root, Nemcik
Minutes for the ARC Regular Meeting of May 16, 2016:
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SOLL, SECONDED BY VICE -CHAIR
EHDAIE, the ARC Minutes of May 16, 2016 were approved on the following 3:0:2:2 vote:
AYES: Soll, Ehdaie, Wynn
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Andreen, Curtis
ABSENT: Root, Nemcik
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. 3897 South Higuera Street ARCH -1219-2015: Review of a project located at
the Master List Historic Long-Bonetti Ranch Property, including modifications
and rebuilding of historic structures and the addition of four new buildings
(including four residential units) located adjacent to the existing structures,
totaling 42,000 square feet. Project includes a request for a 30% parking
reduction, off-site parking (shared with the Tribune property), with a Mitigated
Negative Declaration of environmental impact; M -SP zone; Tank Farm Center,
LLC, applicant.
Deputy Director Davidson introduced Manager Carloni who provided the Staff
Report.
Chair Wynn introduced Supervisor Hudson to respond to Transportation -related
questions. In response to Commissioner Andreen's inquiry, Supervisor Hudson
indicated that mitigations for two (2) primary traffic impacts had been transferred
into the project Conditions.
Property owner John Belsher provided an overview of the project, including a
summary of the landscape plans and simulation -video presentation of the
pedestrian -oriented marketplace. He noted that the project had been updated
following previous review and feedback from the ARC and the Cultural Heritage
Commission (CHC). Architect Tyler Thomas, Isaman Design, Inc., described the
skylight cupola and other re -design features on Building 7.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
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COMMISSION DISCUSSION
Manager Carloni clarified that the ARC would not be granting an exception per
the height of the architectural projection being referred alternately to as "cupola"
or "clerestory", but rather interpreting City Regulations that are subject to
interpretation. Chair Wynn made three suggestions for altering the feature
amenable to a less prominent version, such as removing one band of windows,
and discussion ensued.
Chair Wynn directed briefer discussions on CHC Condition #7 pertaining to
roofing materials, Building #5's no -awning Condition, the stucco finishes related
to Condition #9, the extension of additional bicycle parking, and the CHC
Condition referring to screening.
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ANDREEN, SECONDED BY
COMMISSIONER SOLL, the Commission granted design approval of the "Public Market
Project" which includes modifications and relocation of existing structures of the Master
List Historic Long-Bonetti Ranch Farm Complex and addition of four new buildings. The
project includes adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration and the following
Condition amendments to read:
#4: Project signage shall return to the ARC for review of a complete signage
program for the project site, monument signage may be reviewed by the Community
Development Director.
#8, second sentence: "Total required bike parking shall be calculated as 20%
of the total number..."
#9: "...smooth hand -troweled appearance to the satisfaction..."
#10: "...in place of the slate roofing material, to the satisfaction of the Fire
Marshall."
#11: "...window frames and mullions, solid railings and residential decks, their
dimensions, and colors."
#13(a): "...(no brighter than approximately 15 watts/100 lumens) for the
purpose..."
#14, final sentence: "This condition applies to initial construction and later tenant
improvements."
#21: "...and general landscape planting will not negatively affect the
functionality..."
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#28: "...CBC 11B, including but not limited to accessible routes..."
And the addition of new Conditions to read as follows:
"The Applicant shall work with Staff to reduce the overall height/prominence of Building
7's roof feature, subject to the final approval of the Community Development Director.
ARC discussion focused around reducing the height by approximately 2.5 feet," and;
"Building 5's second story balcony railings shall be replaced with the more opaque
corrugated and square wire awnings presented at the ARC hearing, subject to the final
approval of the Community Development Director," and;
"Building 5's west elevation awning that projects toward the water tower shall be
removed," and;
"The site plan shall be revised to ensure that landscape planters are placed after each six
parking spaces in any row, and at the ends of each row of parking spaces, in compliance
with Parking and Driveway Standards,"; on the following 5:0:0:2 vote:
AYES: Andreen, Soll, Curtis, Ehdaie, Wynn
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Root, Nemcik
The ARC provided feedback to Staff toward resolving signage program issues.
2. 12200 Los Osos Valley Road. ARCH -2735-2016: Review of the demolition of
the existing Ford Dealership showroom and the construction of a new
Ford/Lincoln showroom, a new Volkswagen showroom, and associated
landscape and parking lot improvements with a categorical exemption from
environmental review; C -S -PD zone; Falk Properties SLO, applicant.
Planner Cohen provided the Staff Report.
Jessica Steiner, Bickel Group Architecture, indicated she had no additional
presentation but was available for questions.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
COMMISSION DISCUSSION
Chair Wynn indicated that the project contains multiple levels of lighting which require
the need to be conditioned in a different way, namely both the "glow in box" and halo
condition of interior lighting and the illuminated sign itself; stressed that while Condition
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#3 pertains specifically to exterior lighting scheme, it is Condition #10 which requires
enhanced language. Commissioner Andreen questioned what halo lighting should be
evaluated against, if not the Night Sky Ordinance. Chair Wynn suggested that the building
illumination should be taken into consideration as either business attractant or display
illumination. Chair Wynn proposed an amendment to Condition #10 to require that
lighting be dimmable through LED controls and reduced to levels of significance until
completely off after sunset.
ACTION: UPON MOTION BY VICE -CHAIR EHDAIE, SECONDED BY
COMMISSIONER ANDREEN, the Commission approved the demolition of the existing
Ford dealership showroom and the construction of a new Ford/Lincoln showroom, a new
Volkswagen showroom, and associated landscape and parking lot improvements, including
adoption of a categorical exemption from environmental review, with the amendment to
Condition # 10 that incorporates a dimmable halo lighting scheme; on the following 5:0:0:2
roll call vote:
AYES: Ehdaie, Andreen, Curtis, Soll, Wynn
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Root, Nemcik
AGENDA FORECAST
Deputy Director Davidson provided the Agenda Forecast:
July 1811: Remodel at The Creamery
August 11t: Conceptual Review on 71 Palomar (with Final Review proposed for September 12th);
Affordable Housing component for Serra Meadows on Prado Road.
August 1511: Two projects in Nipomo-Higuera area (Southtown 18 and Lofts @ Nipomo); Mixed-
use project on Laurel Lane near Southwood.
Chair Wynn discussed having met with Staff and Applicants of the Broad Street and Stoneridge
project to clarify the intent of the Directional Items from their Hearing and noted that he had
suggested the Applicant engage with the conceptual review process as opposed to considering a
pre -application meeting with Staff.
Chair Wynn discussed having encouraged developers of the Monterey Place project to return to
the ARC with their new elevations in order to best serve the public process.
Discussion ensued about public perceptions of the distinctions between transparency and ex partes.
Informal discussion occurred regarding the conditions of use for ignition -resistant materials and
natural materials under Chapter 7A and the possibility for scheduling an ARC Study Session on
the topic.
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Further informal discussion centered around the vault as the lone remaining component of the
project on Santa Rosa and Marsh; flashing lights in downtown crosswalks; and the roof -shingle
signage on the car wash off Los Osos Valley Road and 101.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m.
APPROVED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION: 08/15/2016
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