ARC 2018-04-02_07a Approval of Minutes
ACTION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2018
ARROYO GRANDE CITY HALL, 300 E. BRANCH STREET
ARROYO GRANDE, CA
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Warren Hoag called the Regular 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 Member
Keith Storton were present. Committee Members Mary Hertel and
Colleen Kubel were absent.
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
None.
6. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None.
7. CONSENT AGENDA
Committee Member Storton made a motion, seconded by Vice Chair Berlin, to approve the
January 8, 2018 minutes as submitted. The motion passed on the following voice vote:
AYES: Storton, Berlin, Hoag
NOES: None
ABSENT: Hertel, Kubel
8. PROJECTS
8.a. CONSIDERATION OF PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM 17-002; TWO (2) NEW
MONUMENT SIGNS, ONE (1) NEW WALL SIGN, ONE (1) NEW VEHICLE DIRECTIONAL
SIGN, AND TWO (2) NEW DIRECTORY SIGNS FOR A NEW MEDICAL CENTER;
LOCATION – 850 FAIR OAKS AVENUE; APPLICANT – TRIPLE, LLC; SIGN
CONTRACTOR – SEAN BEAUCHAMP, SOUTHPAW SIGNS (Anderson)
Planning Technician Anderson presented the staff report. The Committee had no questions.
Sean Beauchamp, sign contractor, and Will Drake, architect, spoke in support of the project
and responded to questions regarding illumination of the signs and the location of the
monument signs.
.
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The Committee spoke in support of the project, commenting that the size, amount, and
location of the signage felt appropriate, and that the proposed sign package is justified in
light of the scale of the structure the signage is to be located upon.
Vice Chair Berlin made a motion, seconded by Committee Member Storton, to recommend
approval of the project to the Planning Commission as submitted, with the comment that the
Committee felt that the proposed signage was proportionally appropriate for the scale of the
structure.
AYES: Berlin, Storton, Hoag
NOES: None
ABSENT: Hertel, Kubel
8.b. CONSIDERATION OF PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM 18-001; REVISION TO EXISTING
PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM; LOCATION – INTERSECTION OF EAST GRAND AVENUE
AND SOUTH ELM STREET; APPLICANT – JENNIFER DAW (Anderson)
Planning Technician Anderson presented the staff report and responded to questions from
the Committee regarding the Planned Sign Program, the existing Rite Aid sign, and color
choices and regulations.
Phil Fontes, property owner, spoke in support of the project and responded to questions
regarding the proposed location of the signs, the impact of the signage to existing
architectural features, and placement of signage upon monument signs.
The Committee spoke in support of the project, providing comments on the symmetry of the
proposed signage, the loss of architectural detailing created by the proposed sign
placement, and the colors of the signage.
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 comment that the
Committee felt that the proposed signage was proportionally appropriate for the scale of the
structure.
AYES: Storton, Berlin, Hoag
NOES: None
ABSENT: Hertel, Kubel
9. DISCUSSION ITEMS
None.
10. COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS
Chair Hoag informed the Committee that he would be absent from the April 16, 2018 regular
meeting.
11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Planning Manager Downing updated the Committee the Jim Guthrie Community Service
Grant Panel, the Branch Street Hotel, the Heritage Square Bathroom project, and the
Matthew Will Memorial Medical Center.
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12. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:25 p.m. to a regular meeting on March 5, 2018 at 2:30 p.m.
_____________________________ _____________________________
SAM ANDERSON WARREN HOAG
PLANNING TECHNICIAN CHAIR
(Approved at ARC Meeting ___________)
ACTION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018
ARROYO GRANDE CITY HALL, 300 E. BRANCH STREET
ARROYO GRANDE, CA
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Warren Hoag called the Regular Architectural Review Committee meeting to order at
2:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
ARC Members: Chair Warren Hoag and Committee Members Mary Hertel, Colleen
Kubel, and Keith Storton were present. Vice Chair Berlin was absent.
City Staff Present: Community Development Director Teresa McClish, Planning Manager
Matt Downing, and Planning Technician Sam Anderson were present.
3. FLAG SALUTE
Committee Member Hertel led the Flag Salute.
4. AGENDA REVIEW
None.
5. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
None.
6. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None.
7. CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of the Minutes from the February 5, 2018 Regular Architectural Review Meeting
was continued to a date certain of April 2, 2018 in order to allow for a quorum.
8. PROJECTS
8.a. CONSIDERATION OF VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 16-002 AND
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 16-007; SUBDIVISION AND CONSTRUCTION OF
TWENTY-THREE (23) RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND A 506 SQUARE FOOT
NEIGHBORHOOD COFFEE SHOP; LOCATION – 362-382 S. HALCYON ROAD;
APPLICANT – STACY BROMLEY; REPRESENTATIVE – STEVEN PUGLISI
ARCHITECTS (Downing)
Planning Manager Downing presented the staff report and responded to questions from the
Committee regarding parking reductions, ADA parking space requirements, CC&Rs, existing
Oak trees on site, if an HOA would exist for the project, the intent of the surrounding wall,
waste facilities, utility line locations and undergrounding requirements, if a lighting plan
would be eventually reviewed, and drainage.
Steve Puglisi and Kim Johnson, architects, Stacy Bromley, applicant, Kirby Gordon, property
owner, and Dave Foot, landscape architect, spoke in support of the project and responded
to questions regarding the height of the wall along Halcyon Road, waste facility locations,
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the location of certain units, ADA parking spaces, existing street trees, and Oak tree
removal.
The Committee spoke in support of the project, commenting that the parking reduction was
justified and that replacing the five (5) Oak trees proposed to be removed with only nine (9)
replacement Oaks as opposed to the required fifteen (15) felt appropriate in light of the scale
of the project. The Committee complimented the architectural style of the project, proposed
colors, landscaping choices, the inclusion of the coffee shop as part of the project, and the
“affordable by design” nature of the project.
Committee Member Storton made a motion, seconded by Committee Member Kubel, to
recommend approval of the project to the Planning Commission with the conditions that:
1. All street trees that are damaging existing sidewalk infrastructure are replaced by more
suitable species; and
2. One (1) additional ADA conforming space be including in the project.
The motion also contained the comment that the shared parking reduction was appropriate,
and the choice to replace the five (5) Oaks proposed to be removed with only nine (9)
replacement Oaks instead of the required fifteen (15) was appropriate as well.
AYES: Storton, Kubel, Hertel, Hoag
NOES: None
ABSENT: Berlin
9. DISCUSSION ITEMS
9.a. Color Board Review for Conditional Use Permit 16-005 (Anderson)
Planning Technician Anderson presented the color board to the Committee. The Committee
complimented the proposed color choices and provided a consensus opinion that the
proposed colors would be acceptable.
10. COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS
Chair Hoag informed the Committee that he would be absent from the March 19, 2018 and
April 16, 2018 regular meetings.
Committee Member Storton informed the Committee that he would be absent from the
March 19, 2018 regular meeting.
Committee Member Kubel apologized for missing the February 5, 2018 meeting due to a
personal emergency.
11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
Planning Manager Downing updated the Committee on the Halcyon Road Complete Street
project, the East Grand Avenue Master Plan project, and the historic designation process for
the Tabernacle.
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12. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:57 p.m. to a regular meeting on March 19, 2018 at 2:30
p.m.
_____________________________ _____________________________
SAM ANDERSON WARREN HOAG
PLANNING TECHNICIAN CHAIR
(Approved at ARC Meeting ___________)