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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION
Monday, February 4, 2019
Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission
CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission was called to order on Monday,
February 4, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the Main Lobby Conference Room 1 of Community
Development, located at 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Root.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Richard Beller, Brian Rolph, Angela Soll, Christie Withers, and Vice-
Chair Amy Nemcik.
Absent: Commissioner Micah Smith and Chair Allen Root
Staff: Deputy Director Doug Davidson, Senior Planner Shawna Scott, and Recording
Secretary Summer Aburashed. Other staff members presented reports or responded to
questions as indicated in the minutes.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None
--End of Public Comment--
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Consideration of Minutes of the Regular Architectural Review Commission Meeting of
November 19, 2018 and December 3, 2018.
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WITHERS, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
ROLPH, CARRIED 4-0-2-1 (COMMISSIONER SOLL ABSTAINING, COMMISSIONER
SMITH AND CHAIR ROOT ABSENT) to approve the minutes of the Regular Architectural
Review Commission of November 19, 2018, as presented.
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BELLER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
ROLPH, CARRIED 4-0-2-1 (WITH VICE-CHAIR NEMCIK ABSTAINING,
COMMISSIONER SMITH AND CHAIR ROOT ABSENT) to approve the minutes of the
Regular Architectural Review Commission of December 3, 2018, as presented.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. Architectural review of the single-family residential building program and typical
landscape plans proposed for 64 upper lots within the Righetti subdivision, including
requested rear yard, lot coverage, fence, and driveway exceptions, and a determination
that the project is consistent with the certified Final EIR for the Orcutt Area Specific
Plan and adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Righetti Vesting Tentative
Tract Map; Project Address: 3987 Orcutt Road. Case #: ARCH-1949-2018, R-1-SP
zones (Orcutt Area Specific Plan); Travis Fuentez, applicant
Senior Planner Shawna Scott presented the staff report with the use of a PowerPoint
presentation and responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Applicant representative, Architect Scott Martin, provided a PowerPoint presentation and
responded to Commissioner inquiries.
Public Comments:
Penny Schelling
Karen
--End of Public Comment--
ACTION: MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BELLER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
SOLL, CARRIED 5-0-2 (WITH COMMISSIONER SMITH AND CHAIR ROOT ABSENT)
to adopt Resolution No. ARC-1001-2019 entitled:
“A RESOLUTION OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
COMMISSION APPROVING THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROGRAM FOR 64 R-1
ZONED LOTS WITHIN THE ORCUTT AREA SPECIFIC PLAN RIGHETTI
SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING SPECIFIED REAR YARD, LOT COVERAGE, FENCE
HEIGHT, AND DRIVEWAY EXCEPTIONS, AND A DETERMINATION THAT THE
PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CERTIFIED FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT FOR THE ORCUTT AREA SPECIFIC PLAN AND ADOPTED
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE RIGHETTI VESTING
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP, AS REPRESENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND
ATTACHMENTS DATED FEBRUARY 4, 2019 (ARCH-1949-2018; 3987 ORCUTT
ROAD)” as amended by the Architectural Review Commission to include conditions of
approval addressing the following:
1. Applicant to provide building plans for the Community Development Director’s
review that show a reduction in visual mass, particularly at the front entries, that
provide more human scale elements and a pleasing transition from the public
street to private indoor space and provide a more human scale element (applicable
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to the Contemporary Farmhouse, Monterey Revival, and Spanish Eclectic
architectural styles).
2. Adding an additional window or door on the right elevations of homes such as
shown on sheets A26, A28, and other possible elevations (Spanish Eclectic,
Carmel Cottage), when feasible given underlying topography.
3. Increase rear side yard setback to four feet on Lot 24.
4. Reduce number and size of chimneys with the intention of providing additional
solar access and visual compatibility, to be approved by the Community
Development Director.
5. Submit a street section showing five to six homes, demonstrating a variation in
height and mass.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
3. Staff Updates
a. Discuss adjustment of Architectural Review Commission meeting start time from 5:00
PM (current) to 5:30 PM.
Discussion to continue at next Architectural Review Commission meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:36 p.m. The Regular Meetings of the Architectural Review
Commission scheduled for Monday, February 1 1 , 2019 at 5:00 p.m. and Monday, February
18, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. have been cancelled. The next Regular Meeting of the Architectural
Review Commission is scheduled for Monday, March 4, 2019 at 5:00 p.m., in the Council
Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, unless otherwise noticed.
APPROVED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION: 04/01/2019