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Home My WebLink About06-27-2018 PC Minutes - Final City of San Luis Obispo, Council Agenda, City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Minutes Planning Commission Regular Meeting Wednesday, June 27, 2018 CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission was called to order on Wednesday, at 6:01 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Vice Chair Stevenson. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioners Hemalata Dandekar, Robert Jorgensen, John McKenzie, Nicholas Osterbur, and Vice-Chair Charles Stevenson Absent: Chair John Fowler Staff: Community Development Director Michael Codron, Community Development Deputy Director Davidson, Assistant City Attorney Jon Ansolabehere, City Clerk Teresa Purrington Pledge of Allegiance Vice Chair Stevenson led the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMETS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None PUBLIC HEARING 1. Citywide. Case #: GENP 0327-2017; Final review and recommendation to the City Council of the Draft Zoning Regulations Update focused on implementing the policies and programs of the Land Use and Circulation Elements (LUCE). The update also incorporates current best Planning Commission Agenda for June 27, 2018 Page 2 practices, addresses deficiencies identified by staff in working with the document daily, and reformats the document.; An Initial Study/Negative Declaration will be reviewed in conjunction with the Draft Zoning Regulations pursuant to CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act); City of San Luis Obispo Community Development Department, Applicant. Associate Planner Kyle Bell, Senior Planner Shawn Scott and Deputy Director Doug Davidson presented the staff report and responded to Commission inquiries. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 27, 2018 Page 2 of 5 Vice-Chair Stevenson opened the public hearing. Public Comments Bob Lucas Sandra Rowley James Lopes Boz Schrage Eric Meyer Menzie Cliff Vice-Chair Stevenson closed the public hearing ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER DANDEKAR SECOND BY COMMISSIONER JORGENSEN, to adopt Resolution No. PC-XXX-18 entitled “A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE NO. 1130 (1989 SERIES), MODIFYING THE DESIGN CRITERIA, SECTION 5 (CODE1630-2018; SOUTH SIDE OF MONTEREY STREET BETWEEN 1603 AND 2223 MONTEREY, INCLUSIVE)” With the following changes: Page 2, Section 4, number 2 should read “Number and size of building openings facing the creek shall be minimized.” Page 4, Section 4, number 18 Reference to Section 5 should be changed to Section 4. Motion passed 6-0-1 on the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners Hemalata Dandekar, Robert Jorgensen, John McKenzie, Nicholas Osterbur, and Vice-Chair Charles Stevenson NOES: None ABSENT: Chair John Fowler -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCKENZIE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WULKAN, to continue the action on RZ-1629-2018; 159 & 161 Broad Street to the July 11, 2018 Planning Commission meeting to allow for additional noticing. Motion passed 6-0-1 on the following voice vote: Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 27, 2018 Page 3 of 5 AYES: Commissioners Hemalata Dandekar, Robert Jorgensen, John McKenzie, Nicholas Osterbur, and Vice-Chair Charles Stevenson NOES: None ABSENT: Chair John Fowler --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER OSTERBUR SECOND BY COMMISSIONER JORGENSEN, to adopt a Resolution No. PC-XXX-18 entitled: “A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S ZONING MAP TO DESIGNATE AN APPROXIMATELY 15.8 ACRE PORTION OF THE C-R ZONE IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE, THE 1100 BLOCK OF HIGUERA STREET AND THE 1100 THROUGH 1300 BLOCK OF MONTEREY, AS C-R-D, RETAIL COMMERCIAL WITH A DOWNTOWN OVERLAY, ZONE, TO ALLOW FOR DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS (HEIGHT, FLOOR AREA RATION, AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS) WITH PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL (RZ-1628-2018)” Motion passed 6-0-1 on the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners Hemalata Dandekar, Robert Jorgensen, John McKenzie, Nicholas Osterbur, and Vice-Chair Charles Stevenson NOES: None ABSENT: Chair John Fowler -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECESS: The Commission recessed at 7:50 p.m. and reconvened at 8:00 p.m. with all Commissioners present. ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JORGENSEN SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCKENZIE, to adopt Resolution No. PC-XXX-18 entitled: “A RESOLUTION OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL INTRODUCE AND ADOPT AN Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 27, 2018 Page 4 of 5 ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (ZONING) TO IMPLEMENT THE LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENT (LUCE), CLARIFY AND ADVANCE CITY GOALS AND POLICIES, PROVIDE INTERNAL DOCUMENT CONSISTENCY, AND RE-ORGANIZE THE DOCUMENT, INCLUDING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIROMENTAL REVIEW, AS REPRESENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND ATTACHMENTS DATED JUNE 27, 2018 (ZONING REGULATIONS, GENP-0327- 2017)” With the following changes: Include language requiring a visual study for proposed projects within proximity of designated public gathering places for structures greater than 30 feet in height and focus on the distant visual views from gathering places. Zoning Regulations - Page 6-20 – 17.110.070 – Required Findings 5. to be replaced with the following allowing staff to edit as needed. a. The establishment and subsequent operation or conduct of the use will not, because of the circumstances and conditions applied in the particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the general public or persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the use, or be detrimental or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity of the use; and b. That the proposed project or use will not be inconsistent with the character of the immediate or contrary to its orderly development; and c. That the proposed use or project will not generate a volume of traffic beyond the safe capacity of all roads providing access to the project either existing or to be improved with the project. R-1 FAR - 17.16.030 Specific standards: • Flexibility for Lots 5,000 sq ft or less • Excluding the garage from FAR up to 500 square feet. • Thirty percent of the upper story side wall may align with the lower floor wall provided it is within the rear half of the structure and staff shall provide a graphic. Remove the requirement of the additional 3-foot setback Page 104 – driveway gates – minimum of 10 feet from the property line and gate should be an open design and no more than 4 feet in height. Page 306 – Definition of convenience store shall be revised to be a little broader allowing for the purchase of fresh meat and produce. Page 40 section 2.14 delete second “provides”. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 27, 2018 Page 5 of 5 Page 103 C1 second line within has an extra in. Motion passed 6-0-1 on the following roll call vote: AYES: Commissioners Hemalata Dandekar, Robert Jorgensen, John McKenzie, Nicholas Osterbur, and Vice-Chair Charles Stevenson NOES: None ABSENT: Chair John Fowler -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 2. Agenda Forecast – No report provided. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:46 p.m. A Special meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for June 28, 2018 at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. The next Regular meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California. APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION: 07/11/2018