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From: Price, Lee
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Subject: FW: Zoning Regulations Study Session - City Council
Attachments: Letter_CityCouncil-9-6-16_ScopeStudySession_Lopes.doc
From: James Lopes [
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 11:29 AM
To: Davidson, Doug <ddavidson@slocity.org>; Price, Lee <LPrice@slocity.org>
Subject: Zoning Regulations Study Session - City Council
Doug Davidson, Deputy Director, Community Development Department
Lee Price, Interim City Clerk
Hi Doug and Lee,
RECEI\/ED
AUG 19 2016
SI -0 CITY CLERK
Would you please forward the attached letter to the City Council for consideration at the September 6, 2016
study session on the Zoning Regulations Update?
I am making specific text suggestions at this time to include "civic responsibilities" in the direction given by the
purpose and administration sections. I am also proposing a work item to include the Community Design
Guidelines as a chapter in the Zoning Ordinance.
I am supporting an additional work program to implement a "Public Convenience and Necessity" (PCN) policy
and other matters as proposed for the downtown by Allan Cooper. Thank you.
Jamie Lopes
James Lopes
1336 Sweet Bay Lane
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Ph. 805-602-1365
1336 Sweetbay Lane
San Luis Obispo, California 93401
August 17, 2016
City Council
City of San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California 93401
Subject: Suggestions for Zoning Regulations Amendments; Study Session
September 6, 2016
Dear Mayor Marx and Council Members:
The purpose of zoning regulations in California is to implement the General Plan;
stating this would be more informative; they are actually required in state law,
which should also be stated as information to property—rights advocates.
Through their adoption by elected representatives, they reflect the desires and
interests of the residents of San Luis Obispo, and I think you would agree that
representatives should protect those interests as they are administered. The
City could promote their diligent administration by setting forth a "direction of
duty," to attend to them in expert ways, seeking to base recommendations on
resident interests instead of favoring developer and designer interests. I would
suggest that your Council include tasks to implement these suggestions and the
following text recommendations:
1. 17.02.020 Purpose.
"The Zoning Regulations express the specific interest and intent of the
residents of San Luis Obispo, as represented by their City Council, as the
means and methods by which to implement the City General Plan. It is
the obligation of City representatives, appointed commissioners, staff and
contract employees to promote, interpret and implement these regulations
in accordance with the City General Plan."
2. 17.02.040 Interpretation.
"Officials of the City of San Luis Obispo, including, but not limited to staff,
commissioners and City Council, shall diligently defend and uphold the
Zoning Regulations. Such officials shall obtain and provide useful and
expert interpretations and guidance to applicants and the public, which
clarify and show how development and subdivision applications can
become consistent with these regulations."
Secondly, I endorse a work item to include the Community Design Guidelines
within the Zoning Regulations as a chapter, with administrative sections which
establish that the guidelines are discretionary standards, similar to those adopted
by the County of San Luis Obispo for Community Design Plans.
also support and endorse Allan Cooper's recommendations regarding the over -
concentration of alcohol outlets in downtown.
Sincerely,
s/
James Lopes
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