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Planning
Commission Meeting Update
February
11, 2009
Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Michael Boswell, Michael Draze, Eric Meyer, Airlin
Singewald, Mary Whittlesey, Vice-Chairperson Michael Multari, and
Chairperson Charles Stevenson
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:
Agenda
was accepted.
MINUTES:
Minutes of
January 28, 2009.
Minutes were accepted as presented.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1.
No
Specific Address.
O 132-08: Revocation of previous Plan Line Setback on Broad Street
and introduction of new Ordinance; City of San Luis Obispo – Public
Works Department, applicant. (Jaime Hill)
Jaime Hill, contract planner, and Tim Bochum, Deputy Director of
Public Works, provided the staff report. Bochum responded to
questions from the Commission. There was no public comment. On
motion by Commissioner Boswell, seconded by Commissioner Meyer, the
Commission voted 7:0 to repeal and revise the Broad Street Plan Line
setback as recommended by staff.
2.
851 & 860 Humbert Avenue & Unaddressed Vacant Lot (004-951-009).
A/ABAN/TR/PD/GP/R/ER 123-08/27-06: Request for General Plan
Amendment/ Rezone of the unaddressed parcel, Planned Development
Zoning for the site, Abandonment of portions of Humbert and
Fredericks, purchase of City-surplus property, Tentative Tract Map,
and Use Permit for development of a Sensitive Site with 80 townhome
units and a mixed-use building with one apartment and 1,000 square
feet of commercial space, and associated improvements; R-3-S zone;
Housing Authority of SLO, applicant.
(Jaime Hill)
Jaime Hill provided
the staff report recommending approval of the Housing Authority’s
project. Michael Codron, Housing Programs Manager, supported the
project and discussed how the project meets the City’s housing
goals. The applicant’s team made a presentation as well. Staff and
the applicant responded to questions from the Commission.
Two speakers in the
audience supported the project and its workforce housing
objectives. Five speakers from the neighboring development, Villa
Rosa, expressed concerns about traffic, density, and neighborhood
compatibility.
On motion by
Commissioner Multari, seconded by Commissioner Draze, the Commission
voted 7:0 to approve the project as recommended with an added
condition to ensure long-term affordability of the units. A second
motion was approved 7:0 to recommend that the Council direct the ARC
to consider increasing common open space, providing a bike path
access to the bike path, the tandem parking space, and dimensions of
the proposed decks.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION:
3.
Staff
a.
Agenda Forecast – Deputy
Director Davidson provided the forecast.
4.
Commission –
There were no further comments from the Commission.
ADJOURNMENT –
Meeting adjourned at 10:30 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
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