Planning Commission Meeting Update

April 18, 2007                  Wednesday                                7:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

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

ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA: 

The agenda was accepted as written. 

PUBLIC COMMENT:   

There were no public comments on non-agenda items. 

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

1.        Citywide. GPI 49-06: An introduction to the South Broad Street Corridor Plan; City of San Luis Obispo, applicant.  (Jeff Hook) 

The South Broad Street Corridor planning effort was introduced with the explanation that this presentation is intended as background for future, more detailed presentations and no action or comments on the Draft Plan are necessary at this meeting;  the Commission should review the tentative plan review strategy and suggest changes, as appropriate. Jeff Hook explained how the City’s grant received from Caltrans is allowing the plan to proceed and how it will use form based codes. 

Chuck Crotser, Jennifer Metz, and Jeff Lambert, focus group members, expressed enthusiasm with the Broad Street Corridor Plan and the future changes.  Concerns were noted regarding form based codes, the project review process associated with form-based codes, potential traffic problems, and the future of mixed-use housing.  

It was the consensus of the Commission that the ARC and CHC should review the Plan with the form based codes before the Planning Commission discusses this part of the plan in detail. The Commission did feel the upcoming schedule was aggressive but endorsed the recommended review strategy with form based codes to be introduced at the May 9^th meeting.

 The Commission endorsed the schedule for review of South Broad Street Corridor Plan as follows:  May 9^th:  Review and comment on project goals and objectives, Circulation and overall Land Use Plans and supporting information; Introduce form based code concept.  May 23^rd: Review and comment on Economic, Form-based code and urban design sections (after ARC review – request ARC members to attend and participate in discussion). June 13^th: Complete plan review, consider the environmental determination, take action on the project. 

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION: 

2.         Staff 

A.  Agenda Forecast 

Deputy Director Kim Murry gave an Agenda Forecast of upcoming agenda items.  

3.         Commission 

The meeting ADJOURNED at 8:45 p.m. to the regular meeting of the Planning Commission scheduled for Wednesday, April 25, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 990 Palm Street.