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1 City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Special Joint Meeting of the City Council and Planning Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A Special Joint Meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council and Planning Commission was
called to order on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located at
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Mayor Harmon.
ROLL CALL
Council Members
Present: Council Members Carlyn Christianson, Aaron Gomez, Andy Pease, Vice Mayor
Dan Rivoire, and Mayor Heidi Harmon.
Council Members
Absent: None
Planning Commissioners
Present: Planning Commissioners Kim Bisheff, Hemalata Dandekar, Ronald Malak, Scott
Mann, Nicholas Osterbur, Vice Chairperson John Fowler, and Chairperson
Charles Stevenson
Planning Commissioners
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: Katie Lichtig, City Manager; Christine Dietrick, City Attorney; Derek Johnson,
Assistant City Manager; Michael Codron, Community Development Director;
Doug Davidson, Deputy Director; and Monique Lomeli, Recording Secretary;
were present at Roll Call. Other staff members presented reports or responded to
questions as indicated in the minutes.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Council Member Carlyn Christianson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
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STUDY SESSION
1. STUDY SESSION WITH PLANNING COMMISSION FOR ZONING
REGULATIONS UPDATE
Consultant Project Manager Laura Stetson, MIG, provided and in-depth staff report with use of a
PowerPoint presentation.
Community Development Director Codron, Consultant Project Manager Stetson, and
Community Development Deputy Director Davidson responded to Council and Commission
questions.
Public Comments:
Myron Amerine, San Luis Obispo, urged the Commission and Council to provide better
consideration to the amount and type of bicycle parking.
Matt Quaglino, San Luis Obispo, expressed frustration regarding the current zoning regulations
and encouraged the City to implement policies outlined in LUCE
David Brodie, Save Our Downtown, San Luis Obispo, expressing concerns regarding
commercial zoning regulations in the downtown area, housing density, inadequate parking, and
height requirements; requested staff reduce the number of variances accepted.
Tom Swem commented on the lack of continuity between the outdated long-range planning
documents and zoning regulations; requested expanded, west -end parking -in -lieu locations and
simplified informational materials.
David Juhnke, San Luis Obispo, encouraged the Council, Commission, and staff to focus on
implementing LUCE policies with clear and certain simplicity.
Peter Williamson, SLO Regional Ride Share, San Luis Obispo, encouraged the City to
implement a transportation demand management (TDM) program into the zoning update.
Martha Miller, San Luis Obispo, voiced appreciation to the City for the zoning regulation
updates, suggested the City consider personal mobility as an overall topic versus automobile and
bicycle sections, and requested a revised and simplified review process.
Dale Stoker, SLO U40, encouraged more affordable access and non-traditional solutions to
housing and transportation issues that are supportive of cultural lifestyle differences.
Charlie Zenn, expressed concerns over the burden the use permit process places on local
businesses and suggested the commercial service zoning on the west end of Broad Street be
modified to permit hotels with a Planning Commission use permit.
Steve Delmartini, San Luis Obispo, requested clarification regarding regulations associated with
work -force housing; encouraged the City to address the unused potential of South Higuera Street.
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Greg Wynn, San Luis Obispo, spoke in favor of the zoning regulation update and encouraged the
City to preserve the flexibility that current regulations provide.
---End of Public Comment ---
Planning Commission Delibcration:
Commissioner Dandekar requested mixed -housing options in the downtown area with a greater
consideration to affordability.
Commissioner Mann referenced his written correspondence, suggesting softening intersections to
slow traffic as it approaches the downtown core.
Chair Stevenson recommended removal of the Cannabis Regulation and Climate Action Plan
Implementation white papers to be replaced with categories focused on healthy communities and
incentive -driven housing programs.
Council Deliberation:
Vice -Mayor Rivoire spoke in favor of revising the review process and supported the five white
papers as presented.
Council Member Christianson expressed interest in a white paper focused on parking and voiced
support for review process revisions.
Council Member Pease expressed interest in a personal mobility white paper and encouraged
staff to continue community outreach efforts with clearly communicated expectations.
Council Member Gomez suggested expansion of the Climate Action Plan white paper to include
a personal mobility component.
Mayor Harmon encouraged staff to explore participatory mapping; voiced support for personal
mobility, review process revisions, and meaningful workforce housing; expressed interest in
receiving information regarding the effects of alcohol on zoning in communities and clarification
regarding mixed-use zoning.
By consensus, the City Council and Planning Commissioners directed staff to receive and file the
following:
1. Receive a presentation on the status of the Zoning Regulations update; and
2. Review and receive a presentation on the Interview Summary Report, and provide direction
to staff regarding any additional issues to evaluate and consider during the Zoning
Regulations update process; and
3. Endorse the proposed update process and schedule.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned to the next Regular City Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday,
April 18, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., respectively, in the Council Chamber, 990 Palm
Street, San Luis Obispo, California.
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Monique Lomeli
Recording Secretary
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 06/06/2017