Planning Commission Meeting Update

January 23, 2008                  Wednesday                                7:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

ROLL CALL:      Commissioners Dan Carpenter, Michael Multari, John Ashbaugh, Amanda Brodie, Diana Gould-Wells, Vice-Chairperson Charles Stevenson and Chairperson Carlyn Christianson 

ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:  Agenda accepted  

MINUTES:  Minutes of January 9, 2008.  Approved as amended. 

PUBLIC COMMENT:  None  

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

1.        783 & 785 High & 2015 Santa Barbara Street.  U 100-07:  To allow a mixed-use project (commercial/residential) in the Railroad Historic District; C-S-H, Sally Quaglino, applicant.  (Tyler Corey) 

Tyler Corey described the project and presented the staff recommendation to approve the project.  Mike Peachey, project architect, stated that he was in support of the staff report and hoped the Commission would approve the project.  The project had received favorable recommendations from both the CHC and ARC.   

The Commissioners all complimented and supported the project.  The project upholds the Railroad District Plan and General Plan policies and is a good example of mixed-use, workforce housing. On motion by Commissioner Brodie and seconded by Commissioner Ashbaugh, the Commissioner voted unanimously to approve the project.  The land use “studios” was changed from an Allowed use to a use requiring an administrative use permit.        

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION: 

2.        Staff 

A.     Agenda Forecast 

Deputy Director Davidson provided the forecast and highlighted that in February the Prefumo Creek Commons EIR would come to the Commission for scoping and the Orcutt Area Specific Plan EIR for a hearing on the Draft. 

3.        Commission  No Commission comment.   

ADJOURNMENT  Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development, 919 Palm Street, during normal business hours.