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Agenda
PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
6:00 p.m. REGULAR MEETING Council Chamber
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE : Chair Wulkan
ROLL CALL : Commissioners Robert Jorgensen, Steve Kahn, John McKenzie, Nicholas
Quincey, Charles Stevenson, Vice-Chair Hemalata Dandekar, and Chair Mike
Wulkan.
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA: Commissioners or staff may modify the order of items.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
1. Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of October 9, 2019.
PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, people may address the Commission about items not on
the agenda. Persons wishing to speak should come forward and state their name and address.
Comments are limited to three minutes per person. Items raised at this time are generally referred
to staff and, if action by the Commission is necessary, may be scheduled for a future meeting.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
NOTE: Any court challenge to the action taken on public hearing items on this agenda may be
limited to considering only those issues raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence
delivered to the City of San Luis Obispo at, or prior to, the public hearing. If you wish to speak,
please give your name and address for the record. Please limit your comments to three minutes;
consultant and project presentations limited to six minutes.
Planning Commission Agenda for October 23, 2019 Page 2
2. Review of a new 23,344-square foot performing arts facility and a new 162,909-square foot
parking structure with 404 parking spaces, including architectural review, a request for a fence
height exception to allow a fence of a maximum of 9 feet where 6 feet is the standard
maximum height, a zone change from Office with a Historic District Overlay (O-H) and
Medium-High Density Residential (R-3) to Downtown Commercial zone with a Historic
Overlay (C-D-H), a General Plan Amendment changing the project site from Office and
Medium-High Density Residential to General Retail, an exception to the floor area ratio for
the parking structure, the removal of two historic structures, and use permits to allow a theater
and a parking structure within the Downtown Commercial zone with an addendum to the
certified Environmental Impact Report (EID-0349-2017); Project Address: 609 Palm
Street; Case #: GENP-0389-2017, ARCH-0350-2017, USE-0416-2019; Zone: O-H; City
of San Luis Obispo, owner; San Luis Reparatory Theatre, applicant. (Rachel Cohen)
Recommendation:
Adopt the Draft Resolution that allows the approval if the proposed project, subject to
findings, and conditions of approval.
3. Review of a modification to an existing Bar Tavern Use Permit to include live entertainment
and extend hours of operation by one hour (12 am at the latest), the application includes an
expansion on the types of alcohol services including spirits (hard liquor) for the restaurant.
Project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Project Address: 1234
Broad Street; Case #: MOD-0610-2019; Zone: C-D; Libertine Brewing Company,
applicant. (Kyle Bell)
Recommendation:
Adopt the Draft Resolution which approves the project, based on findings, and subject to
conditions.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
4. Staff Updates & Agenda Forecast
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday , November
13 , 201 9, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California.
Planning Commission Agenda for October 23, 2019 Page 3
APPEALS
APPEALS: Any decision of the Planning Commission is final unless appealed to City Council within
10 days of the action (Recommendations to City Council cannot be appealed since they are not a final
action.). Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Commission may file an appeal with the City
Clerk. Appeal forms are available at the Community Development Department office, City Clerk’s
office, or on the City’s website (www.slocity.org). The appropriate appeal fee must accompany the
appeal documentation.
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the Community Development Department located at 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California
during the hours of 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and on the City’s website:
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