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Tonikian, Victoria
From:James Lopes <jameslopes@charter.net>
Sent:Wednesday,
To:Advisory Bodies; Davidson, Doug; Leveille, Brian
Subject:2nd Comments on Item 2; NKT Development/Westmont Development
Planning Commission
City of San Luis Obispo, California
Dear Chair Stevenson and Commissioners:
I am concerned that the Airport Area Specific Plan may be interpreted as supplanting
(superseding) the Zoning Ordinance for this project.
If so, then it should be made clear that the AASP does not allow any residential uses
except for Caretaker's Quarters.
The document was approved in 2005, and it probably prohibited residences due to the
cautious, prudent nature of the Airport Land Use Plan.
Perhaps your Commission could seek some clarity on the status of the AASP vs. the Zoning
Ordinance, and how any residential uses in the
area might be made allowable. Perhaps it is a good idea to not allow them due to the
increased air traffic and noise.
Sincerely,
James Lopes
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Subject: Comments on Item 2; NKT Development/Westmont Development
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:59:15 -0700
From: James Lopes <jameslopes@charter.net>
To: SLO Planning Commission <advisorybodies@slocity.org>, Doug Davidson <ddavidson@slocity.org>, Brian Levelle
<blevelle@slocity.org>
Planning Commission
City of San Luis Obispo, California
Dear Chair Stevenson and Commissioners:
I am asking that you respond to this presentation with a request for a
major revision to the uses and layout of the proposal.
The staff report does not include information about the uses which are
allowed in the C-C and the BP zones. I just finished reviewing Table 9
of the Zoning Ordinance.
The table does not allow Residential Care - seven or more clients -
within the BP nor the C-C zone. Yet, staff have allowed the developer
to proceed to tonight's hearing. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and
perhaps to the General Plan are necessary before discussing any
residential care facility on these properties.
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Table 9 does allow a "Mixed-use project" within the C-C property, but it
does not on the smaller BP property. This particular use is widely and
generally known as a combination of residential and commercial, and
perhaps office uses on a site. It appears that the Land Use Element is
encouraging a mixed residential/commercial project on the C-C property.
Since it is not allowed in the Business Park zone, this property should
be excluded from such a use.
A residential use on the larger C-C property will be subject to
relatively intense aircraft noise. A helicopter training business flies
over it about every 15 minutes, with a persistent and bothersome noise.
The Airport manager has not been willing to alter the course of this
operation.
The site should be designed as a shopping environment which has external
and interior street-facing buildings, in a block pattern. Courtyards
and plazas and paseos should transect the site throughout. These open
spaces should be located at key and relevant points within the building
architecture.
Sincerely,
James Lopes
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