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Goodwin, Heather
From:James Lopes <jameslopes@charter.net>
Sent:Friday, March
To:Allan Cooper; rcohn@slocity.org; Scott, Shawna; Advisory Bodies
Subject:Re: 1027 Nipomo Street
TO: Architectural Review Commission
Re: 1027 Nipomo Street
I agree with Allan Cooper and the recommendation of the CHC to reduce the height of the project to three stories,
without a mezzanine in the restaurant room. A mezzanine is a floor inside a tall room; it is not an entire floor. The
restaurant and lobby have such a mezzanine. The floor behind it is the second floor; and the building is five stories.
If you do nothing else, could you have the height of the restaurant/ lobby reduced to be separate from the floor to the
rear, so that the front facade is also reduced in height? it's a nice concept, to have the mezzanine connect to the interior
of the hotel with a balcony for seating. However, the front of the building is out of scale with the adjacent Ciopinot
building, and this tall room is largely why. The top of the front brick parapet should be lowered to the height of the
Ciopinot parapet. A similar approach should be taken in the rear next to the Creamery building. But the more
complying approach would be to respect the Historic Preservation standards and require that the building be lowered to
three stories, including this mezzanine floor which is actually a story.
I would also ask that you increase the landscaping instead of hardscape around the Creek walkway, for a more garden /
riparian appearance. Thank you for considering my comments.
James Lopes
On 3/28/2019 9:17 AM, Allan Cooper wrote:
Dear Rachel and Shawna -
Would you kindly forward this letter to th ARC? This letter pertains to their April 1, 2019 review of 1027
Nipomo Street. Thank you!
- Allan
Allan Cooper, Secretary - Save Our Downtown, San Luis Obispo, CA
Website: www.SaveOurDowntownSLO.com
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