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Planning
Commission Meeting Update
February
23, 2005
Wednesday
7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Carlyn Christianson, Jim Aiken, Alice Loh, Andrea
Miller, Orval Osborne, Vice-Chair Michael Boswell, and Chairperson
James Caruso.
All of the Commissioners were present.
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:
Commissioners or staff may modify the order of items.
Item No.4 B was taken in advance of the other public hearing items.
MINUTES:
Minutes of February 9, 2005. Approve or amend.
The minutes were accepted as prepared.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
There was no public
comment other than on regular agenda items.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. 1697
Sydney Street.
FH 190-04: Appeal of Hearing Officer’s conditions of approval for a
request to allow an existing side yard wall to remain with a maximum
height of 10 feet where 6 feet is normally required; R-1 zone; Steve
Barasch, applicant. (Pam Ricci)
On
a 7-0 vote, the Commission denied the appeal, upholding the Hearing’s
Officer’s action to approve the fence height exception with the
conditions that were originally approved. The Commission concluded
that the Hearing Officer’s decision was proper, and that the
conditions to apply a stucco coat to the side of the wall facing the
adjacent neighbor and to remove a nonconforming retaining wall were
justified.
2. 3510
Broad Street.
U 127-04: Request to allow mixed-use project with 20% mixed-use
parking reduction; Cinderella Carpet One, applicant.
(Phil Dunsmore)
On a 7-0 vote, the
Commission approved the use permit to allow mixed uses and a 10%
parking reduction. Overall the Commission was supportive of the
project finding it a proper combination of uses at the proposed
location and a good use of the site. Commission discussion focused on
the validity of the requested parking reduction, the concern for
maintaining view corridors, and how noise issues would be addressed.
3. 805,
895, 865, 835, and 855 Aerovista Place.
PD 238-04: Request to allow medical use within an existing Planned
Development; C-S-PD zone; Aeroloop, LLC, applicant.
(Jaime Hill)
On a 7-0 vote, the
Commission approved the proposed planned development amendment, based
on findings, and subject to conditions. There was some questions
raised about traffic mitigation and how the maximum square footage for
medical offices was arrived at.
4. Citywide
ER/GPA 149-98; Update to the Conservation and Open Space Element; City
of San Luis Obispo, applicant. (Jeff Hook)
Mike Draze updated
the Commission on the status of the document and the item was
continued to the March 23rd Commission meeting.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION:
4. Staff
A.
Agenda Forecast
A
forecast of upcoming agendas for March was discussed.
B.
Airport
Area Specific Plan. Staff will explain what to expect for the March 9,
2005 hearing.
Staff provided the Commission with a review strategy with no follow-up
discussion.
5. Commission
Commissioners Christianson and Osborne provided a report on their
attendance at a design charette to discuss future development plans
for vacant property south of the City’s Fire Station No. 1.
ADJOURN
to the regular meeting of the Planning Commission scheduled for
Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City
Hall, 990 Palm Street. |
