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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION
Monday, October 21, 2019
Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission was called to order on Monday,
October 21, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo, California, by Chair Allen Root.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Richard Beller, Michael DeMartini, Mandi Pickens, Micah Smith,
Christie Withers, Vice-Chair Amy Nemcik and Chair Allen Root
Absent: None
Staff: Senior Planner Shawna Scott, Associate Planner Kyle Bell and Deputy City Clerk
Megan Wilbanks
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
James Papp
--End of Public Comment--
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Consideration of Minutes of the Regular Architectural Review Commission Meetings of
September 16, 2019 and October 7, 2019.
Pulled Item: The draft minutes of the Architectural Review Commission meeting on October
7, 2019 were pulled from consideration, pending further review and input from staff.
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BELLER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
WITHERS, CARRIED 7-0-0 (Commissioners Pickens and Nemcik abstaining), to approve the
minutes of the Regular Architectural Review Commission meeting of September 16, 2019 with
the following addition to Item 2:
Applicant to consider changes in the materials of the black box theatre and the material of the
façade at the upper portion of the walls projecting above the roof deck. To satisfy this request,
the applicant could also make a change in the materials at one of the connecting points.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
2.Project Address: 486 Marsh St. and 545 Higuera St.; Case#: ARCH-0017-2019; Zone: C-
D; Marsh Higuera Mixed Use LLC, owner/applicant. Continued design review of a four-
story mixed-use project consisting of approximately 5,209 square feet of commercial use
on the ground floor and 56 residential units above, including provision of 10 percent low-
income affordable units, an associated 19 percent density bonus, and a request for a
standard incentive to apply affordable housing parking standards identified in Zoning
Regulations Section 17.140.040.K. Project includes: a request for a mechanical parking
lift; parking, landscaping, and site improvements; tree removals; and a categorical
exemption from environmental review (CEQA).
Senior Planner Shawna Scott presented the staff report and responded to Commissioner
inquiries.
Applicant representative, Joel Snyder with Tenover Studio, responded to Commissioner
inquiries.
Public Comments:
Carolyn Schively
Jean Martin
James Papp
James Lopes
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PICKENS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
BELLER, CARRIED 7-0-0 to approve the project and forward it to the Planning Commission
approve the project with the recommended direction:
•Incorporate decorative features in the door entryways, either through materials or
colors, showing variation between the two buildings
•Add color to the band around the second story
3.Project Address: 3750 Bullock Lane; Case#: ARCH-0148-2019; Zones: C-C-MU, R-3-
SP, PF-SP; Peoples Self Help Housing Corp., applicant; Righetti Ranch LP, owner.
Development review of a three-story affordable housing project consisting of 68
residential units, including a density bonus of 35 percent and an affordable housing
incentive to allow for a maximum height of 45 feet where 35 is normally required, and a
determination that the project is consistent with the certified Final EIR for Orcutt Area
Specific Plan and exempt from environmental review (CEQA).
Associate Planner Kyle Bell presented the staff report and responded to Commissioner
inquiries.
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Applicant representative, Rigoberto Guzman with Peoples’ Self-Help Housing; Elsa Reader
and Natalie Phillips with CSA Architects; Pierre Radimaker with Radimaker Designs; Gary
Glandon, Landscape Architect; Juan Alvarez and Ken Brown, Civil Engineers, responded to
Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comments:
James Lopes
--End of Public Comment--
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WITHERS (DIED FOR LACK OF SECOND)
To recommend that the Planning Commission approve the project as presented.
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PICKENS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
SMITH, CARRIED 7-0-0, to approve the project and to forward it to the Planning Commission
with the following recommended conditions:
•Plans submitted for the Planning Commission hearing should provide additional color
elevations of the proposed buildings, to the extent feasible.
•The applicant shall explore options to reduce the height of the roof parapet, to the greatest
extent feasible.
RECESS
The Commission recessed at 7:19 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 7:25 p.m. with all ARC
members present.
4.Project Address: 1236 Archer Street; Case #: ARCH-0368-2019, Zone: C-S; RETWIST,
Cecilia Reyes, applicant; Mary Anne Reyes, owner. Development review of a mixed-use
project consisting of four residential units and 540 square feet of commercial space,
including a request for a 20 percent parking reduction. Project is categorically exempt
from environmental review (CEQA).
Associate Planner Kyle Bell presented the staff report and responded to Commissioner
inquiries.
Applicant representative, Joel Snyder with Tenover Studio, and owner, CeeCee Reyes,
responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comments:
Ken Herrmann
--End of Public Comment--
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ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SMITH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
DEMARTINI, CARRIED 5-2-0 (Commissioners Beller and Withers voting no) to recommend
that the Community Development Director approve of the project with the following direction
to the applicant:
•The applicant shall explore opportunities to enhance the elevations of the residential
structures in terms of window placement to provide a more consistent and appropriate
rhythm.
•The project shall be conditioned to require an additional tree in the planting strip along
Pacific Street, near the parking space identified as #1 (ADA accessible parking space),
as indicated in the project renderings.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
Senior Planner Shawna Scott provided a brief agenda forecast.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review
Commission is scheduled for Monday, November 4, 2019 at 5:00 p.m., in the Council Hearing
Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California.
APPROVED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION: 12/02/2019