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Goodwin, Heather
From:James Lopes <jameslopes@charter.net>
Sent:Saturday,
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:PC 12-12-18 Item 2: 2650 Tank Farm Road
December 8, 2018
Planning Commission
City of San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
RE: December 12, 2018 Agenda Item 2: 690 Tank Farm Road
Dear Chair Fowler and Commissioners:
This proposal is a step in the right direction toward reducing the City’s jobs-housing imbalance, by
providing rental housing in the heart of the business park – service commercial area instead of more of
that type of development. The proposal for mixed-use commercial in the front four buildings is a start for
the City to create very livable (lively, comfortable, pedestrian-friendly) mixed use villages. However, the
design falls short of an effective mixed-use residential environment.
Approve the General Plan and Zoning Amendments. I support the change to the proposed commercial
service zone, although I recommend a mixed-use zoning if the City has one. This site should be the first
of many which are re-designated for mixed-use commercial development, and property owners should be
aware of that intent.
Review the design before the use permit. I recommend that your commission postpone any further action
on the use permit portion of this application until you and the Architectural Review Commission have
reviewed all of the designs first. A use permit is intrinsically tied to the design of a project. It is basic
nonsensical planning to take the route proposed by staff.
Require many design changes and traffic patterns. The single conceptual drawing conveys a very vehicle-
oriented design. It is a warning sign that the City does not have adequate Zoning standards for mixed-use
projects! The project should be redesigned substantially to meet the needs and promises of a mixed-use
village. I suggest that you put aside any recommendation, or recommend denial, of the use permit until
after a thorough community and City design review.
Access might best be made to Tank Farm at the Mind-Body signal. This is the sort of issue that a detailed
design review should encompass with adjacent properties shown and included.
Sincerely,
James Lopes
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James Lopes
Ph. 805-602-1365
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