HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/21/2018 Item 17, Juhnke
Christian, Kevin
From:Dave Juhnke <DJuhnke@sjmslaw.com>
Sent:Monday, August
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Zoning Update
Mayor Harmon and members of the City Council,
I am a long-time resident of the City of SLO and was a member of the LUCE Task Force. Due to work
commitments I am unable to attend the meeting tomorrow night, and I hope that you will accept these
comments and give them the same consideration that you would if I were able to deliver them in person.
The adoption of the LUCE was a major step forward for the future of our City, and the Zoning Update is
an essential tool for implementing the LUCE. In general the staff has done a good job of incorporating the
LUCE policies into the Zoning Update, and they are to be commended.
Nothing is perfect, and the Zoning Update is no exception. As I expressed to the Planning Commission,
I have real concern about the issue of parking in the downtown core. While we all agree that a modal shift is
desirable, that goal should be tempered by the fact that (1) the population of our town is aging, (2) many
individuals who work in SLO must commute from elsewhere and (3) the availability of parking is essential to
the success of our downtown merchants and tourist economy. In my view the vitality of downtown is
jeopardized when we do not recognize current parking needs and make a reasonable accommodation for the
future, and I would encourage you to address that issue either in the context of the Zoning Update or as a stand-
alone item at a future Council meeting.
Having said that, in my view it is important for the Zoning Update to be adopted so that the LUCE may
be implemented. I suspect that some residents will encourage you to defer or delay this process until the Zoning
Update is perfect, but I urge you to resist that invitation and to move forward with adoption of the Zoning
Update.
Thanks for your consideration, and for the time and energy that you spend for the betterment of our City.
Dave Juhnke
David A. Juhnke | Partner
Sinsheimer Juhnke McIvor & Stroh, LLP
656 Santa Rosa Street, Suite 2A | PO Box 31 | San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
P 805 541 2800 | F 805 541 2802
djuhnke@sjmslaw.com | www.sjmslaw.com
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