ARC Minutes 2018-01-08 SP ACTION MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2018
ARROYO GRANDE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 E. BRANCH STREET
ARROYO GRANDE, CA
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Warren Hoag called the Special Architectural Review Committee meeting to order at
2:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
ARC Members: Chair Warren Hoag, Vice Chair Bruce Berlin, and Committee
Members Mary Hertel, Colleen Kubel, and Keith Storton were present.
City Staff Present: Planning Manager Matt Downing and Planning Technician Sam
Anderson were present.
3. FLAG SALUTE
Vice Chair Berlin led the Flag Salute.
4. AGENDA REVIEW
None.
5. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Planning Manager Downing explained that due to the high attendance and scale of the
project, staff relocated the special ARC meeting to the Council Chambers.
6. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None.
7. CONSENT AGENDA
Vice Chair Berlin made a motion, seconded by Committee Member Hertel, to approve the
December 18, 2017 minutes with the clarification that the comment regarding the
apartments being one continuous building was in regards to a lack of articulation. The
motion passed on the following voice vote:
AYES: Berlin, Hertel, Hoag, Storton
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Kubel
8. PROJECTS
8.a. CONSIDERATION OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW NO. 17-008; CONSTRUCTION OF
RESIDENTIAL TRACT DESIGNS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EAST CHERRY AVENUE
SPECIFIC PLAN; SUBAREA 2 OF THE EAST CHERRY AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN;
APPLICANT — WATHEN CASTANOS HOMES; REPRESENTATIVE — OASIS
ASSOCIATES, INC. (Downing)
Planning Manager Downing presented the staff report and responded to questions from the
Committee regarding the collector stub, the maintenance of the park, whether an HOA is
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proposed, park lighting, whether the alley was public or private, amount of parking spaces
on Cherry Avenue, amount of parking per alley unit, and the landscape plan.
Carol Florence, Mike Neiman, Justin Alison, David Costco, Robert Comacho, and Scott
Right, project representatives, spoke in support of the project and responded to questions
regarding the amount of proposed design styles, whether alley gates are automated, trash
storage and collection, community mailboxes, potential for solar panels, the distance
between alley and garages, the location of the guest space for the alley units, how designs
are chosen for lots, alley lighting, landscaping plans, architectural details, public
improvements, proposed tree species, color schemes, proposed Hollywood drives, and
potential for additional architectural articulation.
Committee Member Kubel left the meeting at 4:25 PM.
The Committee spoke in support of the project, complimenting the architectural styles,
amount of detailing, and the site design. The Committee provided feedback on the three
arch Spanish Eclectic design and gave recommendations on how to improve some of the
side yard elevations that lacked articulation.
Committee Member Storton made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Berlin, to recommend
approval of the project to the Planning Commission as submitted, with the condition that the
applicant coordinate with staff to review and enhance the side elevations of the two-story
designs, especially those located on corner lots, and to rework the three arch Spanish
Eclectic design to appear more similar to the conceptual drawing.
AYES: Berlin, Hertel, Hoag, Storton
NOES: None
ABSENT: Kubel
9. DISCUSSION ITEMS
None.
10. COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS
None.
11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Planning Manager Downing mentioned the need for special meetings for projects at the
scale of the project reviewed at this meeting, and mentioned that the next meeting may be
busy due to postponing of projects in order to free up this day's agenda.
Planning Manager Downing also reviewed upcoming dates for ARC meetings due to
holidays impacting some regularly scheduled meetings.
12. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m. to a special meeting on January 22, 2018 at 2:30
p.m.
SAM ANDERSON ARREN HOAG roile"
PLANNING TECHNICIAN CHAIR
(Approved at ARC Meeting 1/22/2018)