Planning Commission Meeting Update

June 27, 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-Chairperson Charles Stevenson and Chairperson Carlyn Christianson 

All of the Commission was present for the meeting. 

ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:  The agenda was accepted as written. 

PUBLIC COMMENT:  There were no comments on items not on the agenda. 

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

1.        625 Toro Street.  TR and ER 176-05: Review of a 10-unit residential condominium development and environmental review; R-4 zone; Narnaji Enterprise, applicant. (Jaime Hill)  

Following a brief presentation, staff recommended that the Planning Commission recommend approval to the City Council of the tentative tract map and Mitigated Negative Declaration based on findings and conditions of approval.  Staff clarified for the Commission the extent of vegetation removal, size of sound walls, and width of the driveway.  Ernie Kim, project architect, gave a summary of the project from the applicant’s perspective and asked for the Commission’s support of the project.  There was no other public testimony.  Commissioner Stevenson made the motion for approval, seconded by Commissioner Carpenter.  The motion passed 7:0.   

2.        Downtown Core.  R/TA and ER 50-06; Review of a proposed ordinance to control building height and floor area ratio in the downtown core, and environmental review; City of San Luis Obispo, applicant. (Michael Codron) 

City staff provided the Planning Commission with a detailed presentation of the proposed ordinance revisions to implement recently revised building height policies for the City’s downtown core area.  The Planning Commission asked questions of staff before opening up the public hearing.  Twenty-eight members of the public spoke and written testimony was provided by eleven individuals and groups, including the Chamber of Commerce and the American Institute of Architects Central Coast Chapter.  After the public hearing was closed, Commissioners made brief comments and the meeting was continued to a date uncertain to provide the Commission with additional time to review the written testimony and consider the comments provided during the public hearing.  Staff will also review the information provided by the public during the hearing and provide the Planning Commission with an evaluation of the testimony and any changes that are recommended to the draft ordinance based on public input.  The Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to take up the item again at their July 25th meeting. 

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION: 

3.        Staff 

A.     Agenda Forecast 

4.        Commission 

The meeting ADJOURNED to the regular meeting of the Planning Commission scheduled for Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 990 Palm Street.