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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
August 27, 2014
CALL TO ORDER /PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Hemalata Dandekar, John Fowler, Ronald Malak, and
Chairperson John Larson
Absent: Commissioners Michael Draze, William Riggs, and Vice - Chairperson
Michael Multari
Staff: Deputy Community Development Director Doug Davidson, Assistant
City Attorney Jon Ansolabehere, and Recording Secretary Diane
Clement
ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA:
The agenda was accepted as amended. Commr. Fowler recused himself from hearing
Item #2 City -Wide GPI /ER 15 -12, leaving the Commission without a quorum.
MINUTES:
Minutes of August 13, 2014, were continued to the next meeting date due to a lack of a
quorum.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON - AGENDA ITEMS:
There were no comments made from the public.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. 3080 Rockview Place.TR /A/ER 202 -13: Review of a nine -lot common - interest
subdivision. Construction of nine residences on a site designated Special
Considerations, and requested other yard, street yard, and creek setback
exceptions with review of a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact;
R -2 -S zone; Covelop, Inc., applicant. (Marcus Carloni)
Contract Planner Hill presented the staff report, recommending that the City Council
approve Vesting Tentative Tract Map 3057 and Use Permit A 202 -13, and adopt a
Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact, based on findings and subject
to conditions.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Emily Baranek, SLO, Above Grade Engineering, presented the modifications made to
the project since it was last before the Commission.
There were no further comments made from the public.
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COMMISSION COMMENTS:
Commr. Fowler stated that he approves of the changes made because they addressed
all the issues the Commission requested.
Commr. Malak agreed and stated he would support the project.
There were no further comments made from the Commission.
On motion by Commr. Fowler,seconded by Commr. Malak,� to approve the
recommendation that the City Council approve Vesting Tentative Tract Map 3057 and
Use Permit A 202 -13 and adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental
Impact, based on findings and subject to conditions,
AYES:
Commrs. Dandekar, Fowler, Larson and Malak
NOES:
None
RECUSED:
None
ABSENT:
Commrs. Draze, Multari, and Riggs
The motion passed on a 4:0 vote
2. City -Wide. GPI /ER 15 -12: The staff report was not presented due to the lack of a
quorum of Commissioners but discussion was opened to allow for public comment.
Commr. Fowler recused himself because of a conflict of interest,
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Eugene Jud, SLO, asked where the City is going with the Land Use and Circulation
Elements (LUCE) and read from a letter written by Christine Mulholland to the City
Council that states she is appalled that the City is pushing for development when the
State is in a drought and major shopping centers are near ghost towns. She noted that
traffic in the LOVR /Madonna area is already out of control and adding commercial and
residential density will decrease the quality of life. She also stated that the Airport Land
Use Commission did not approve residential development in the Margarita Ranch area.
Mr. Jud stated that Cal Trans has written two letters to Public Works asking that the City
not continue attempts to get the State to build a freeway interchange at Prado Road
because the LOVR and Madonna interchanges are each less than a mile from Prado
Road. He noted that Cal Trans and transportation agencies for many other states have
endorsed the use of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
Urban Street Design Guide. He suggested that the City make a reference to its own
endorsement of these guidelines in the Circulation Element. He added that the City's
traffic modeling makes huge assumptions that were not made public by staff.
Mila Vujovich- LaBarre submitted several documents for the public record. The first
consisted of comments she submitted in July during the LUCE public comment period.
She added that she attended LUCE Task Force meetings and forums, and learned
there was a dissenting opinion on the Task Force. She then submitted a document that
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she stated was about that dissent and about developer influence on the Task Force.
She submitted further documents, including a letter she stated was about City Council
Members failing to appropriately recuse themselves from consideration of certain items
before the Council. She noted that complaints will be filed with the Fair Political
Practices Commission. She stated that she is very concerned about airport safety, the
LUCE document, and the environment and drought.
There were no further comments made from the public.
COMMISSION COMMENTS:
There were no comments made from the Commission.
On motion by Commr. Dandekar, seconded by Commr. Malak to continue this item to
the next regularly-scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission on September 10
2014, at 6:00 p.m.
AYES: Commrs. Dandekar, Larson, and Malak
NOES: None
RECUSED: Commr. Fowler
ABSENT: Commrs. Draze, Multari, and Riggs
The motion passed on a 3:0 vote.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION:
3. Staff
a. Agenda Forecast — Davidson
• LUCE hearing continued to September 10, 2014
• Special meetings September 11 and 17 and, if needed, September 18
4. Commission — Commr. Fowler will be absent September 10 and 11.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by,
Diane Clement
Recording Secretary
Approved by the Planning Commission on September 10, 2014.
Lau e Thomas
Administrative Assistant III