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CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE
Monday, August 14, 2017
Special Meeting of the Cultural Heritage Committee
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Cultural Heritage Committee was called to order on Monday, August
14, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis
Obispo, California, by Chair Papp.
ROLL CALL
Present: Committee Members Damon Haydu, Glen Matteson, Thom Brajkovich, Sandy Baer,
Vice-Chair Shannon Larrabee (arrived at 6:42 p.m.), and Chair James Papp.
Absent: Committee Member Craig Kincaid
Staff: Senior Planner Brian Leveille, Associate Planner Rachel Cohen, Assistant Planner
Walter Oetzell, and Recording Secretary Jennifer Hooper.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None.
--End of Public Comment--
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 26, 2017
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MATTESON, SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER HAYDU, CARRIED 5-0-2, to approve the minutes of the Cultural
Heritage Committee meeting of June 26, 2017, as amended:
Correct Committee Member Matteson’s name spelling, to remove additional “n.”
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. 1027 Nipomo Street. ARCH-3216-2016: Review of a new four-story, mixed-use
development proposed in the Downtown Historic District that includes 6,698 square-feet of
commercial/retail space, 47 hotel rooms, and a 22-space subterranean parking garage (with a
categorical exemption from environmental review (Section 15332, Infill Development); C-D-
H zone; Creekside Lofts, L.P., applicant. (Rachel Cohen)
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Associate Planner Rachel Cohen presented a PowerPoint presentation and responded to
Committee Member inquiries.
Applicant Representative, Architect Bryan Ridley, presented a PowerPoint presentation.
Applicant, Damien Mavis, made additional comments and responded to Committee Member
inquiries.
Public Comments:
Steve Snyder, nearby resident noted his concerns with the scale of the project since it is right
across the creek from residences.
Mark Johnson nearby resident, noted his opposition to the project based on the height of the
project since a 4-story project is proposed near residences. He stated the project is too big
and culturally incomptatible.
Dave Hanning stated that there was no mention of the distances to residences on Dana Street
and that the project is incompatible with the surroundings. He stated that staff needs to be
more considerate of people who live downtown.
--End of Public Comment--
Committee Members discussed the project.
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER BAER, SECOND BY COMMITTEE
MEMBER LARRABEE, CARRIED 4-2-1 to recommend the ARC deny the project based on the
finding that the proposed new buiding is inconsistent with the Historic Preservation Program
Guidelines Section 3.2.1 because the building is not compatible in scale and massing with the
Downtown Historic District’s structures and provided direction that the project reduce the height
of the building to three-stories with the third story setback.
The Committee recessed at 7:10 p.m.
2. 1171 Pismo Street. ARCH-0817-2017: Review of proposed rehabilitation and additions to
a Contributing historic property, including removal of previous additions, demolition of a
detached garage, and new proposed additions and exterior modifications associated with
rehabilitation plans, with a categorical exemption from environmental review (Section
15301, Existing Facilities); R-2-H zone; Gene and Sally Kruger, applicants. (Walter Oetzell)
Assistant Planner Walter Oetzell presented an in-depth staff report with use of a PowerPoint
presentation.
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Applicant Representative, Greg Wynn, presented a PowerPoint presentation and responded to
Committee Member inquiries.
Public Comments:
Gabriel Carpendal spoke in support of the project.
Anne Robinson spoke in support of the project.
--End of Public Comment--
Committee Members discussed the project.
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MATTESON, SECOND BY
COMMITTEE MEMBER BAER, CARRIED 6-0-1 to adopt a Resolution entitled “A Resolution
of the San Luis Obispo Cultural Heritage Committee finding proposed modifications and
additions to a contributing historic property consistent with the City’s Historic Preservation
Ordinance and with the Secretary of the Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties. (ARCH-0817-2017).”
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
Senior Planner Brian Leveille provided a brief agenda forecast.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:58 p.m. The next Regular meeting of the Cultural Heritage
Committee is scheduled for Monday, August 28, 2017 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Hearing
Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California.
APPROVED BY THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE: 08/28/2017