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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION
Monday, July 6, 2020
Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission was called to order on Monday, July
6, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. via teleconference, by Chair Allen Root.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Richard Beller, Michael DeMartini (5:08 p.m.), Mandi Pickens, Vice
Chair Christie Withers and Chair Allen Root
Absent: Commissioner Micah Smith
Staff: Senior Planner Shawna Scott and Deputy City Clerk Megan Wilbanks
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None
--End of Public Comment--
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
1.Minutes of the Architectural Review Commission meeting of June 1, 2020 and June 15,
2020.
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR WITHERS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
PICKENS, CARRIED 5-0-1 (Commissioner Smith absent), to approve the minutes of the
Architecture Review Commission meetings of June 1, 2020 and June 15, 2020.
PUBLIC HEARING
2.Project Address: 1035 Madonna Road; Case #: ARCH-0796-2019; Zone: Neighborhood-
Commercial Zone (N-C) San Luis Ranch Specific Plan; Arris Studio, Thom Jess,
applicant. Review of a four-story, 200 room dual brand hotel in the San Luis Ranch Specific
Plan area; The project is consistent with the previously certified FEIR and SEIR for the San
Luis Ranch Specific Plan and no additional environmental review is required per CEQA.
Contract Planner John Rickenbach presented the staff report and responded to Commissioner
inquiries.
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Applicant representative, Heather Wiebe, responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comments:
None
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PICKENS SECOND BY VICE CHAIR
WITHERS CARRIED 5-0-1 (Commissioner Smith absent), to recommend that the Planning
Commission approve the project with the following recommendations:
•Consider using a commercial-grade lap siding product to ensure durability
3.Project Address: 830 Orcutt Road; Case #: ARCH-0764-2019, AFFH-0210-2020, USE-
0209-2020; Zone: Commercial Services (C-S) zone; 830 Orcutt, LLC, owner/applicant.
Review of a mixed-use project consisting of 15 residential units and 1,714 square feet of
commercial space within the Commercial Services (C-S) zone. The project includes a density
bonus of 5% including a request for an alternative incentive to relax development standards
for the creek setback requirement and a request to allow residential uses on t he ground floor
within the first 50 feet of the structure along the street frontage, the project also includes a
request for a 10 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, Bryan Ridley, responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comments:
None
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BELLER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
DEMARTINI, CARRIED 5-0-1 (Commissioner Smith absent), to recommend that the project
be continued to a date uncertain with the following recommendations to the applicant and staff:
•Provide additional information regarding the applicability of the Housing Accountability
Act in relation to the project’s requested exceptions.
•Consider providing a residential gate along the pedestrian entrance to the residential units
along the east property line, for the safety of the residents.
•The project should address consistency with Community Design Guideline 2.1.C, where
site activities are logically located so that the project will operate efficiently and effectively
for the needs of all uses, specifically the relationship to open space and the adjacent creek.
Consider providing community space oriented toward the creek.
•The project should be revised to provide further articulation of each building’s mass along
the drive aisle.
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•Additional landscaping should be provided to soften and create a counterpoint to the
architectural design, landscaping should include organic elements.
•The project should be redesigned to provide private or common open spaces for residents,
consideration should be provided for common open space between the commercial and
residential units, and along the creek, balconies should also be added to the residential
units.
•Consider adding alternative pavers along the drive aisle and parking areas that coordinates
with landscaping and open areas.
4.Project address: 1137 Peach Street; Case #: ARCH-0568-2019, SBDV-0571-2019, EID-
0800-2019; Zone: R-2-H; Levi Seligman, owner/applicant. Review of five new two-
bedroom, two-story single-family residences, each with an attached two-car garage. The
project site is within the Mill Street Historic District and includes the retention of five, two-
bedroom, single-story residences, which are on the Contributing List of Historic Properties.
The project also includes a common-interest subdivision to create ten lots, each will contain
one of the ten residences. The applicant has requested exceptions from development standards
to allow interior side setbacks to be reduced and to allow required parking to be provided in
tandem. A Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental review (CEQA) is proposed.
Assistant Planner Kyle Van Leeuwen presented the staff report and responded to
Commissioner inquiries.
Applicant representative, Will Ruoff, responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comments:
Levi Seligman
Jeremy Weintraub
Timothy & Sharon Watson
Josh Frantz
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR WITHERS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
PICKENS, CARRIED 3-2-1 (Commissioners Beller and DeMartini dissenting, Commissioner
Smith absent), to recommend that the Planning Commission approve the project with the
following recommendation:
•Consider adding trees from the approved “street tree” list along the fence of the shared
driveway with similar spacing as required for street trees, adding shade to the driveway
and a more organic separation between the existing properties.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
Senior Planner Shawna Scott provided a brief agenda forecast.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:02 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review
Commission is scheduled for Monday, July 20, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. via teleconference.
APPROVED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION: 08/03/2020