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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION
Monday, December 3, 2018
Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission was called to order on Monday,
December 3, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo, California, by Chair Root.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Richard Beller, Brian Rolph, Micah Smith, Angela Soll, Christie
Withers, and Chair Allen Root
Absent: Vice-Chair Amy Nemcik
Staff: Deputy Director Doug Davidson, Associate Planner Kyle Bell, Senior Planner Shawna
Scott, and Recording Secretary Summer Aburashed. Other staff members presented
reports or responded to questions as indicated in the minutes.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None
--End of Public Comment--
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Consideration of Minutes of the Regular Architectural Review Commission Meeting of
October 15, 2018.
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BELLER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
WITHERS, CARRIED 6-0-1(VICE-CHAIR NEMCIK ABSENT) to approve the minutes of
the Regular Architectural Review Commission of October 15, 2018, as presented.
Minutes – Architectural Review Commission Meeting of December 3, 2018 Page 2
PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. 1144 Chorro Street. Case #: ARCH 1903-2018, C-D-H Zone; Mark Rawson, applicant
Associate Planner Kyle Bell presented the staff report with the use of a PowerPoint
presentation and responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Applicant representatives, Project Architect Mark Rawson, provided a PowerPoint
presentation and responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comments:
Dave Hannings
James Lopes
Jeanne Kinney
Sandra Marshall
John Grady
Quinn Pullen
Les Beck
--End of Public Comment--
By consensus, the Commission reviewed a proposed six-story mixed use building with a
maximum height of 75-feet within the Downtown Historic District. No final action was taken
on the project.
The following direction was provided to the applicant:
• The project should respond to the Cultural Heritage Committee directional items with
emphasis on providing a higher degree of articulation to relieve building mass and
provide a greater variety of fenestration, the project should consider a variety in relief of
roof lines.
• The project should consider and respond to the planning principles and goals identified in
the Downtown Concept Plan.
• The architectural style should be distinctive as a gateway feature to downtown through
design excellence justifying the requested height above 50 feet, given the project
prominence along the intersection, the design should be of its own time while compatible
with adjacent historic structures.
• The project should provide greater step backs on the upper levels and/or consider a height
reduction with sensitivity to adjacent historic resources, the design and mass should
reinforce the horizontal lines of adjacent facades.
• The design should focus on pedestrian scale, consider opportunity to revitalize the corner
of Marsh and Chorro as a design feature combined with greater sidewalk widths and
additional relief of storefronts to provide for patio dining. Consider tying into the
pedestrian experience of the Downtown Center.
Minutes – Architectural Review Commission Meeting of December 3, 2018 Page 3
• Materials should be high quality and selected carefully to be compatible with the historic
buildings, without replicating design features, the second story windows should be
reduced in height to reflect traditional transom window designs.
3. 1241 Laurel Lane. Case #: ARCH-1909-2018, C-N Zone, Laurel Lane Investments
LLC, applicant
Deputy Director Doug Davidson presented the staff report with the use of a PowerPoint
presentation and responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Applicant representative, Sean Beauchamp, Southpaw Signs, provided graphic materials to
the Commission and responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comments:
None
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BELLER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
WITHERS, CARRIED 6-0-1(VICE-CHAIR NEMCIK ABSENT) to adopt Resolution No.
ARC-1023-2018 entitled:
“A RESOLUTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A SIGN PROGRAM FOR THE
VILLAGE AT LAUREL LANE SHOPPING CENTER AT 1241 LAUREL LANE
(APPLICATION ARCH-1909-2018)”, as amended below.
Approve sign program for shopping center with the monument sign modified to 12-foot
maximum above natural grade with up to 2 foot concrete base, with hanging signs and
market signs as proposed.
The Commission also advised staff to: confirm site distance visibility, including visibility
from the bike path; and consider landscaping around the center identification sign.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
Deputy Director Davidson provided a brief agenda forecast.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:59 p.m. The Regular Architectural Review Commission for
Monday, December 17, 2018 has been cancelled. The next Regular Architectural Review
Commission meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 7, 2019 at 5:00 p.m., in the Council
Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California.
Minutes – Architectural Review Commission Meeting of December 3, 2018 Page 4
APPROVED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION: 02/04/2019