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Planning Commission Meeting Update

August 9, 2006                         Wednesday                                7:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

ROLL CALL:      Commissioners Charles Stevenson, John Ashbaugh, Peter Brown, Andrew Carter, Jason McCoy, Vice Chairperson Carlyn Christianson, and Chairperson  Andrea Miller 

Commissioner Christianson was absent. 

ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA: Commissioners or staff may modify the order of items. 

Agenda was accepted as written. 

MINUTES:  Minutes of July 12, 2006. Approve or amend. 

Minutes were approved with minor modifications. 

PUBLIC COMMENT:  There was no public comment 

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

1.   City-Wide.  R/TA 226-05: Request to amend the Zoning Regulations for consistency with other City documents, clarify the intent of City policies and advance their implementation, streamline permit processing and to correct typological errors, and environmental review; City of San Luis Obispo, applicant. (Jaime Hill)  

Following a brief introduction regarding the purpose and use of the Zoning Regulations, and previous amendments to the code, staff outlined the range of updates recommended in the staff report. The Commissioners then systematically went through the proposed modifications, discussing questions and concerns, and soliciting clarification from staff. Discussion focused on the changes to the following sections: Home Occupations, Nonconforming Structures, Parking, Wireless Telecommunications, Secondary Dwelling Units, and the definition of Gross Floor Area. The Commissioners ultimately reached consensus on four changes to the recommended language that should be made. On a motion by Brown, seconded by Stevenson, the Commission voted 4-0 recommending approval of the Zoning Regulations text amendments to the City Council as recommended by staff, with four modifications. Commissioners Carter and Miller recused themselves do to potential conflicts of interest with the sections pertaining to Wireless Telecommunications and Home Occupations, respectively. 

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION: 

2.      Staff 

A.    Agenda Forecast 

3.   Commission 

 

ADJOURN to the regular meeting of the Planning Commission scheduled for Wednesday, August 23, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 990 Palm Street.

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