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Home My WebLink About10-28-2020 PC AgendaCity of San Luis Obispo, Agenda, Planning Commission Agenda PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, October 28, 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/8059915422145977357 ➢ Webinar ID: 771-306-019 ➢ Telephone Attendee: (415) 930-5321; Audio Access Code: 651-628-157 o Note: The City uses GotoWebinar to conduct virtual meetings. Please test your speakers and microphone settings prior to joining the webinar. If you experience audio issues, check out this YouTube tutorial to troubleshoot audio connection issues. 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 October 28, 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 October 14, 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 tentative parcel map to create three parcels from one existing lot (SLO 19-0022), the project includes an exception from the lot frontage requirements of the Subdivision Regulations for Parcels 1 and 2 which do not provide any direct access to the street but share access through a private drive. The project includes a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental review (CEQA); Project address: 281 Broad Street; Case #: SBDV-0159- 2019 & EID-0267-2019; Zone: R-1 & C/OS-20; John Rourke, owner/applicant. (Kyle Bell – 5 minutes) Recommendation: Continue the public hearing for the project proposed at 281 Broad Street to a date uncertain, to allow more time for staff to investigate a discrepancy in relation to the City’s Urban Reserve Line. 3. Review of a new two-story 23,951-square foot residential care facility with 35 private rooms; project includes a request for a 20 percent parking reduction, a fence height exception to allow a fence and retaining wall combined maximum height of 12 feet within portions of the side yard, where 9 feet is normally allowed, and an increase to the maximum floor area ratio to 0.5 where 0.4 is normally allowed. Project is categorically exempt from environmental review (CEQA); Project Address: 1691 Fredericks Street; Case #: ARCH-0073-2020, SBDV-0076- 2020, and USE-0203-2020; Zone: R-1; Tim Rhonda, applicant. (Kyle Bell – 60 minutes) Recommendation: Adopt the Draft Resolution that approves the project subject to findings and conditions of approval. Planning Commission Agenda for October 28, 2020 Page 3 COMMENT AND DISCUSSION 4. Receive a presentation on the Planning Commission Goal Setting Discussion for 2021-23 (Brigitte Elke, Natalie Harnett, and Tyler Corey – 45 Minutes) 5. Staff Updates & Agenda Forecast ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Planning Commission meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday, November 1 8, 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