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To: SLO City Council SEP 0 6 2016
Re: September 6, 2016 Council Meeting
Agenda Item #13 Review Work Scope And Authorize A Request Fc r RN-M-aftY CLERK
(RFP) For Consultant Services To Update The City's Zoning Regu!
Date: September 5, 2016
From: Allan Cooper, Secretary Save Our Downtown
Honorable Mayor and Council Members
I would like to echo concerns that have already been submitted to you by Sandra Rowley,
Chairperson of Residents For Quality Neighborhoods, in her September 4, 2016 letter. We are
both asking you to add an additional task to the consultant's proposed Zoning Regulation
Update Work Scope. This request could be included not only in the City's ongoing effort to
address LUE Program 2.13 "Neighborhood Compatibility" but, more importantly, it could be
addressed by re -including the omitted LUE Program 2.14 "Neighborhood Wellness Action
Plans" which would "help devise strategies to maintain neighborhood character, safety and
stability."
On behalf of all R-1, R-2 and R-3 neighborhoods where only a creek separates these
neighborhoods from Tourist Commercial, Downtown Commercial, Retail Commercial,
Community Commercial and Office Zones, we are requesting that the City place a Special
Consideration Overlay onto the following C -T, C -D, C-R, C -C and O zones identified below. This
precedent has already been established for the C -T S zone abutting the San Luis Drive
neighborhood.
Dana Street Neighborhood
Just as Ordinance 1130 Special Consideration Overlay applies to the C -T zone encompassing
the Monterey St. motel district flanking San Luis Obispo Creek and the R-1 zoned San Luis
Drive, so should Ordinance 1130 Special Consideration Overlay apply to the C -D and C-R
zones encompassing the Higuera St. commercial district flanking San Luis Obispo Creek and
the R-3 H zoned Dana Street neighborhood.
However, the sake of consistency and fairness, I am suggesting (and this goes beyond Sandra
Rowley's recommendation) that we should also apply this same line of reasoning to similar
situations north of Highway 101 and south of Marsh Street.
Lincoln Street Neighborhood
Ordinance 1130 should also apply to the O and C -T zones encompassing the Olive St. motel
district and the Chorro/Santa Rosa St. office districts flanking Brizzolara Creek and the R-1
zoned Lincoln Street neighborhood.
Pismo Street Neighborhood
One other example where this situation applies, though only for a very small area, is the C -C
and O zones encompassing the Marsh St./Johnson Ave. neighborhood shopping and
professional office districts flanking San Luis Obispo Creek and the R-2 zoned Pismo Street
neighborhood.
The purpose and application of the S zone (see below for the full text), and where this
application applies specifically to the three neighborhoods identified above, is to assure
compatibility of the use with its surroundings, resolve problems such as noise exposure and
flood hazard and protect areas of scenic or ecological sensitivity, wildlife habitat. Thank you for
your time and consideration!
Allan Cooper, San Luis Obispo
Chapter 17.56.010 Purpose And Application Of The S Zone
"In combination with any zone, to require approval of an administrative use permit before any
use may be established. The use permit requirement is intended to assure compatibility of the
use with its surroundings or conformance with the general plan, or to determine if a proposed
development solves problems such as noise exposure, flood hazard, airport hazard, or slope
instability which are particularly severe on a given site. Such development review may also be
used to protect areas of scenic or ecological sensitivity, wildlife habitat, or wildland fire
hazard."