City of San Luis Obispo - Community Development Department Advisory Bodies

Advisory Bodies

Planning Commission

Chuck Stevenson, Chairperson
John Ashbaugh, Vice Chairperson
Michael Multari
Diana Gould-Wells
Amanda Brodie
Dan Carpenter
Carlyn Christianson

Makes final decisions as well as recommendations to the City Council on most types of development applications. Also advises the Council on long-range planning. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at City Hall.

Architectural Review Commission

Allen Root, Chairperson
Greg Wilhelm, Vice Chairperson
Zeljka Howard
Jason Kambitsis
Steven Hopkins
Anthony Palazzo
Jim Duffy

Establishes architectural guidelines and rules on the design of new construction and major commercial remodeling projects. Meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at City Hall.

Cultural Heritage Committee

Chuck Crotser, Chairperson

Barbara Breska, Vice-Chairperson

Robert Pavlik
Elise Wheeler
Lynne Landwehr
John Fowler
Dean Miller

The Cultural Heritage Committee oversees a broad range of educational and technical assistance programs aimed at preserving historical and cultural resources. The committee maintains the master list of historic buildings, advises people interested in restoring historic structures, reviews planned demolition of historical resources, and comments on other actions that affect historic buildings, sites, and districts. The program goal is preservation of historic and architecturally significant buildings and locations. The Cultural Heritage Committee has seven members appointed by the City Council.

Administrative Hearing Officer

Agenda

The Community Development Director or his designee acts as a Hearing Officer to decide certain applications as specified in the Zoning Regulations. On the first and third Friday of each month, the Hearing Officer holds a public meeting to consider a variety of permit applications. The applications are for variances and exceptions from zoning standards and for uses which need to be reviewed before they can be established.

These committees are considered permanent and may meet regularly or only when projects or proposals necessitate. Applications for all advisory bodies are accepted year-round.