Planning Commission Meeting Update

 March 9, 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 Commissioners were present.

ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:

The agenda was accepted as written.

MINUTES:   

The minutes of February 9^th and February 23^rd, 2005, were approved with minor changes.

PUBLIC COMMENT: 

There were no members of the public who addressed the Commission.

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

1.   Airport Area. SP 116-98: Review of the draft Airport Area Specific Plan, a planning document that would establish policies and standards for development, conservation, utilities and public facilities financing for 1000 acres of land along the City's southern limits; City of San Luis Obispo, applicant.

The Commission heard a report on the proposed Airport Area Specific Plan, which was prepared and presented by several staff members.  Public testimony was provided by approximately 12 people with an interest in the project, including area residents, business owners, property owners and their representatives, and County staff.  The Commission asked questions of staff and the public and reviewed the correspondence that had been submitted in writing during the week leading up to the meeting.  After some discussion, the Commission continued consideration of the AASP to the April 13, 2005, Planning Commission regular meeting.  As part of their action to continue the project, the Commission asked staff to provide further analysis of five main issues. 

1.    Evaluate land use designation changes proposed as part of the public testimony.

2.    Investigate County and City coordination of design standards for Tank Farm Road.

3.    Evaluate Unocal and Regional Airport concerns regarding annexation and implications of leaving them out of the Specific Plan.

4.    Review proposed changes to Table 4.3, the matrix of allowed uses for the Airport Area.

5.    Provide a chart to illustrate the differences in land area between the various project alternatives evaluated in the EIR.

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION:

2.   Staff

A.    Agenda Forecast

Staff provided a brief agenda forecast.

3.   Commission

Commissioner Miller discussed the Vision 2050 workshops held by SLOCOG, which she attended. 

The meeting ADJOURNED at 10:30 to the regular meeting of the Planning Commission scheduled for Wednesday March 23, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 990 Palm Street.