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Agenda
PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING TELECONFERENCE
Broadcasted via Webinar
Based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the
Governor of the State of California, the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director and the City
Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March
17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of
San Luis Obispo will be holding all public meetings via teleconference. There will be no physical
location for the Public to view the meeting. Below are instructions on how to view the meeting remotely
and how to leave public comment.
Additionally, members of the Planning Commission (PC) are allowed to attend the meeting via
teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present.
Using the most rapid means of communication available at this time, members of the public are
encouraged to participate in PC meetings in the following ways:
1. Remote Viewing - Members of the public who wish to watch the meeting can view:
• Televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20
• View a livestream of the meeting on the City’s YouTube channel: http://youtube.slo.city
• View the Webinar (recommended for the best viewing quality):
➢ Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1158231455266616846
➢ Webinar ID: 547-385-771
➢ Telephone Attendee: (562) 247-8321; Audio Access Code: 255-808-610
2. Public Comment - The PC will still be accepting public comment for items within their purview.
Public comment can be submitted in the following ways:
• Mail or Email Public Comment
➢ Received by 3:00 PM on the day of meeting - Can be submitted via email to
advisorybodies@slocity.org or U.S. Mail to City Clerk at: 990 Palm St. San Luis Obispo, CA
93401
➢ Emails sent after 3:00 PM – Can be submitted via email to advisorybodies@slocity.org and
will be archived/distributed to members of the Advisory Body the day after the meeting.
Emails will not be read aloud during the meeting
• Verbal Public Comment
➢ Received by 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting - Call (805) 781-7164; state and spell your
name, the agenda item number and leave your comment. The verbal comments must be limited
to 3 minutes. All voicemails will be forwarded to Advisory Body Members and saved as
Agenda Correspondence. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.
➢ During the meeting – Members of the public who wish to provide public comment can join
the webinar (instructions above). Once you have joined the webinar, please put your name
and Item # in the questions box. Your mic will be unmuted once Public Comment is called for
the Item and you will have 3 minutes to speak.
Planning Commission Agenda for August 26, 2020 Page 2
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hemalata Dandekar
ROLL CALL : Commissioners Michael Hopkins, Steve Kahn, Nicholas Quincey,
Michelle Shoresman, Mike Wulkan, Vice-Chair Robert Jorgensen, and
Chair Hemalata Dandekar
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
1. Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of August 12, 2020.
PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, people may address the Commission about items not on the agenda. 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.
2. Review of a new inclusionary housing development consisting of five, two-story structures
containing a total of 38 low-income affordable units, community room, and leasing office, on
a site designated for affordable housing. The project includes an 80% density bonus, as a
standard incentive for projects consisting of 100% affordable housing. The project also
includes a reduction in setback requirements, requested as an alternative incentive, allowing a
setback of four feet where five feet is the minimum required within the Planned Development
(PD) overlay zone. This project is consistent with the Mitigated Negative Declaration approved
with the PD rezone and Map No. 2428 (CEQA); Project Address: 3065 Lucca Lane,
Toscano Development Inclusionary Housing Site; Case #: ARCH-0095-2020 & AFFH-
0096-2020; Zone: R-2-SP-PD; Scott Smith, San Luis Obispo Non-Profit Housing
Corporation, owner/applicant. (Kyle Van Leeuwen)
Recommendation: Continue the public hearing to a date uncertain to allow for additional
review of the requested density bonus.
Planning Commission Agenda for August 26, 2020 Page 3
3. Review of an affordable housing incentive request for a previously approved mixed-use
project. The requested incentive is a density bonus of 95%, which is higher than the standard
incentive of 80%. The project will designate two one-bedroom units and two studio-units for
very-low income households, which is 35% of the site’s initial residential density. This project
is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Project Address: 1042 Olive;
Case #: AFFH-0269-2020; Zone: C-T; Olive Street, LLC, owner/applicant.
(Kyle Van Leeuwen – 35 minutes)
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the affordable housing incentive request of
95%, subject to findings and conditions of approval.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
4. Staff Updates & Agenda Forecast
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9,
2020, at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference.
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.
LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available for the hearing impaired--please see the Clerk
The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public.
Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with
disabilities. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order
to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781 -7100
at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805)
781-7410.
Planning Commission regular meetings are televised live on Charter Channel 20. Agenda related
writings or documents provided to the Planning Commission are available for public inspection
on the City’s website: http://www.slocity.org/government/advisory-bodies. Meeting video
recordings can be found on the City’s website: http://www.slocity.org/government/department-
directory/city-clerk/on-demand-meeting-videos