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Planning Commission
Minutes
Planning Commission
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission was called to order on
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference, by Chair Dandekar.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Michael Hopkins, Steve Kahn, Nicholas Quincey, Michelle
Shoresman, Mike Wulkan, Vice-Chair Robert Jorgensen, and Chair Hemalata
Dandekar
Absent: None
Staff: Community Development Director Michael Codron, Principal Planner Tyler
Corey, Contract Planner John Rickenbach, Associate Planner Kyle Bell,
Assistant City Attorney Roy Hanley, and Deputy City Clerk Kevin Christian
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None
1.CONSENT AGENDA – CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
ACTION: MOTION BY VICE CHAIR JORGENSEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
WULKAN, CARRIED 7-0-0 to approve the Planning Commission Minutes of September 9,
2020 with modifications.
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PUBLIC HEARING
2. Review of Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) to subdivide Lot 7 of previously approved
Tract 3096 into 11 parcels ranging in size from 0.30 to 2.77 acres, and Specific Plan
Amendments (SPA) to the San Luis Ranch Specific Plan (SLRSP) to increase the number of
residential units from 580 to 654 for increased affordable housing, update of design guidelines
for mixed-use development on the Neighborhood Commercial site, relocation of Community
Garden location in previously approved Tract 3096, and minor updates to reduce the
anticipated amount of floor area of commercial space from 150,000 square feet to 139,000
square feet and a reduction in office space from 100,000 to 97,000 square feet. An addendum
has been prepared with a determination that the proposal is consistent with the certified Final
EIR and Supplemental Final EIR for the San Luis Ranch Specific Plan. Project address: 1035
Madonna Road; Case #: SPEC-0172-2020 & SBDV-0173-2020; Zone: San Luis Ranch
designations NG-10, NG-23, NG-30, AG and Neighborhood Commercial (NC); MI San
Luis Ranch, LLC, applicant.
Contract Planner John Rickenbach, Senior Planner Brian Leveille, and Community
Development Director Michael Codron presented the staff report and responded to
Commission inquiries.
Applicant representatives, John Fowler (President/CEO People’s Self Help Housing) and
Rachel Kovesdi (Planning Consultant), provided information on the development plan and
responded to Commission inquiries.
Chair Dandekar opened the public hearing.
Public Comment:
None
Chair Dandekar closed the public hearing.
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KAHN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
WULKAN, CARRIED 5-1-1 (QUINCEY OPPOSED, HOPKINS RECUSED) to adopt a
Resolution entitled,
“A RESOLUTION OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE
SAN LUIS RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN, IN ORDER TO ALLOW UP TO 139,300 SF OF
COMMERCIAL, 97,000 SF OF OFFICE, AND 654 RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITHIN
THE PLAN AREA; APPROVAL OF VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 3142
WITHIN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 3096 TO
CREATE 11 LOTS IN THE NC ZONE OF THE SAN LUIS RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN,
FOR THE COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AND RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITHIN THESE
LOTS, AS ALLOWED UNDER THE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT; AND A
DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
CERTIFIED FINAL EIR AND FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL EIR FOR SAN LUIS
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RANCH SPECIFIC PLAN WHEN CONSIDERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN
ADDENDUM APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 18, 2020; AS
REPRESENTED IN THE AGENDA REPORT AND ATTACHMENTS DATED
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 (1035 MADONNA ROAD, SPEC-0172-2020)” amended as
presented concerning COA 30 and COA 31.
The Commission gave the following direction for inclusion in the Development Plan:
- Ensure that compatible design considerations are included for Lot 4 adjacent to the
affordable housing.
- Ensure the loading/unloading area doesn’t infringe on the residential parking area for the
affordable housing.
- Install a masonry wall instead of a wood fence and a 5 foot landscape buffer between the
parking lot for lot 11 and the adjacent single family (NC-23) housing area to the south.
- Consider adding a pedestrian crossing of Dalidio Drive mid-block between the traffic circle
and Madonna Road.
- Bike parking for Lot 11 should include charging stations for e-bikes and parking for large
bikes, such as cargo bikes.
RECESS
The Commission recessed at 7:53 and reconvened at 8:05 with all Commissioners present.
3. Conceptual review of a mixed-use project consisting of 280 residential units and 15,000 square
feet of commercial space, the project also includes a General Plan Map amendment and Airport
Area Specific Plan amendment to rezone the property from Business Park (BP-SP) to
Commercial Services (C-S-SP). The project will include preparation of an Environmental
Impact Report. Project address: 600 Tank Farm Road; Case #: ARCH-0216-2020; Zone:
BP-SP; Covelop Holdings, LLC, applicant.
Associate Planner Kyle Bell presented the staff report and responded to Commission inquiries.
Applicant representatives, Steven Peck of Peck Planning and Damien Mavis of Covelop, Inc.,
provided an overview of the project, focusing on traffic circulation, considerations for
amending the land use, compatibility with the existing Airport Land Use plans, and the
proposed housing affordability.
Chair Dandekar opened the public hearing.
Public Comment:
Pam Ricci
Chair Dandekar closed the public hearing.
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The Commission provided the following direction and comments to staff and the developer for
possible enhancements to be included in their final proposal:
- Consider the circulation interrelationship of this and other nearby developments as a whole
and their impact on bicycling and pedestrian connectivity in the immediate area as well as
to further destinations in the City.
- Consider increasing the number of units.
- Ensure compatibility of the commercial services for this project and adjacent sites.
- Design of building adjacent to Tank Farm should be orientated to Tank Farm if they serve
the general public rather than just the development.
- Provide a more prominent direct pedestrian connection between the residential and
commercial areas – minimize crossing of parking areas.
- Consider broadening the proposed 1.5-mile local preference zone.
- Consider opportunities to enhance connectivity across the emergency bridge.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
4. Agenda Forecast – Principal Planner Tyler Corey provided an update of upcoming projects.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:33 p.m. The next Regular Planning Commission meeting is
scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, 2020, via teleconference.
APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION: XX/XX/2020
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