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Home My WebLink About05-09-2018 PC Minutes - FinalCityofSanLuisObispo, CouncilAgenda, CityHall, 990PalmStreet, SanLuisObispo Minutes Planning Commission Regular Meeting Wednesday, May 9, 2018 CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission was called to order on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Fowler. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Hemalata Dandekar, John McKenzie, Vice-Chair Charles Stevenson, and Chair John Fowler. Absent: Nicholas Ostebur and Robert Jorgensen Staff: Community Development Deputy Director Doug Davidson, Assistant City Attorney Jon Ansolabehere, Associate Planner Kyle Bell, and Recording Secretary Summer Aburashed. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Fowler led the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. Zoning Regulations Update. The Zoning Regulations Update is focused on implementing the policies and programs of the Land Use and Circulation Elements (LUCE). This will be a standing item on the Planning Commission agenda from June 14, 2017 through completion of the Update of the Zoning Regulations, tentatively scheduled for completion in March 2018. This will be an opportunity for staff to update the Commission on the status of the Zoning Regulations Update and for the Commission to listen to ongoing public testimony and discuss any such updates as they come forward. As a standing item, sometimes there will be nothing to report; other times staff will give a Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 05-09-2018 Page 2 of 4 brief update with limited discussion; and at certain points, such as review of the Land Use Table, Parking Requirements, and the Reformatted Outline, there will be more substantive discussion on the item. When materials are associated with the Update, as with the White Papers associated with the Update, such information will be made available to the public and Commission prior to the meeting. (Doug Davidson/Kyle Bell) Specific Items for Consideration are: a. Article 7 (Administration of Zoning Regulations) b. Article 3 (Regulations and Standards Applicable to All Zones) Associate Planner Kyle Bell presented the staff report and responded to Commission inquiries. Chair Fowler opened the public hearing. PUBLIC COMMENTS David Hafenstier Chair Fowler closed the public hearing The following comments were provided: Article 7: Page 83 C3, Provision for denial recommendations made, should include “and any required findings” Page 90, a new measure under development agreements content, suggest the following; measures included to reduce or eliminate significant impacts to environmental resources” Page 87, suggest encouraging people before submitting an application, to schedule a pre- application review with the director and other departments that will be reviewing the application. Pre-application is to involve other city agencies, therefore commission suggests rewording to be more complete, and mention there is a fee rolled into the formal application Page 98, under recommendation by planning commission Item C, redundant because already on Section A5 on page 96 under “Noticing” Page 99, Violations B1, time period for getting a building permit and minor use permit states 1- year time limit, while article 6 specifies 3-year time limit, discrepancies need to be fixed Article 3: Consider providing flexibility for open space Encourage staff to look how high a wall needs to be before it sets back regarding height of walls on sloping site Leave flexibility to architectural community Commission should look at design guidelines and suggest changes Currently no prohibition in regulations regarding driveway gates, include guidance in our zoning code about driveway gates Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 05-09-2018 Page 3 of 4 Address property lines with different types of fences Concern over concept of ground floor commercial with residential units surrounding – different standards for different zones. Add “street front commercial” to Mixed Use Development guidelines How much commercial is appropriate, should we use ratios? Find another way that’s spatial to de-market where commercial needs to be, we want to promote residential, with commercial characteristics in front Raise the question whether we want to see that flexibility in a downtown commercial zone, tailor the standards for the zones Consider language that expresses the city’s desire Give design community an expression of what is an ideal scenario in a mixed-use project Basic needs element-incentivize basic needs that encourage walking to allow for less parking Consider a narrow band of commercial ground floor that could have parking behind it, smaller lots and spaces, front and back use of spaces Factor in the fact that SLO is a regional shopping center and tourist location, daytime population increases, more demand for parking spaces then just our resident population community represents, that has to be factored in. Since this is creating tension in the community, assumptions need to be evaluated based on daytime population; ITE could demand data that can help with this issue We don’t have good data on our city and parking, we need to know better and what our crisis points are Suggest looking into technology that gives us a read on how our parking is being used Parking requirements should match the parking demand Automatic parking reduction and shared parking reduction should be based on a realistic parking demand If hours of operation for two uses that operate at night, then parking reduction may not be warranted due to increased demand at key time of day Set a minimum of parking reduction by percentage or number that triggers a parking study Consideration of how trip reduction plan will receive a reduction of vehicles, as individuals using bikes may still own cars Floor area ration: point 7 can be achieved under current regulations Concern over creating large discrepancies what’s allowed for existing houses and new houses that would go in, concern treating people differently in same zone, consider alternative way like plane lines the key is to increase set back or adjust, too restrictive, too much of discrepancy Density Minimums- there should be exceptions to allow for lower density, minimum site area where minimum site density kicks in, maybe a certain size before minimum kicks in Suggest taking a look at standards for illustrative direction Concern about dis-equity that’s created, careful about how we guide the kind of development that’s coming up, may be a design issue COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 2. Agenda Forecast – Deputy Community Development Director Doug Davidson provided an update of upcoming projects. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 05-09-2018 Page 4 of4 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8: 13 p.m. The next Regular meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 6:00 p.m., in the location, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California. APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION: 06/13/2018