PC Minutes 2007-09-181
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MINUTES
PLANNING COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER - The Arroyo Grande Planning Commission met in regular session
with Chair Ray presiding; also present were Commissioners Keen, Marshall, and Tait;
Commissioner Barneich was absent. Staff members in attendance were Community
Development Director, Rob Strong, and Associate Planners Teresa McClish and Jim
Bergman.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: None
AGENDA REVIEW: Mr. Strong announced that Item II.0 (General Plan Amendment
Case No. 07 -005) would be continued to the next regular meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None
A. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None.
B. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
Chair Ray stated that two additional Administrative Items (Item IV) were brought forward
for Planning Commission consideration in addition to those already listed on the
Agenda:
1. Plot Plan Review Case No. 07 -009
2. Temporary Use Permit Case No. 07 -018
II. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS:
A. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT CASE NO. 06 -003; DEVELOPMENT CODE
AMENDMENT CASE NO. 06 -005; APPLICANT — 1) CITY OF ARROYO
GRANDE: LOCATION IN THE VICINITY OF FAIR OAKS AVENUE AND SOUTH
HALCYON ROAD AND, 2) DAVID ROBASCIOTTI; LOCATION — IN THE
VICINITY OF SOUTH ELM STREET AND POPLAR STREET.
Associate Planner, Teresa McClish presented the staff report stating that in August the
Planning Commission voted 2/1 to recommend approval to the City Council; however,
the Development Code requires an affirmative vote from the majority of the membership
to proceed with a recommendation of approval to the City Council.
She reviewed both portions of the project and addressed a concern regarding potential
development of commercial or office use directly across the street from Harloe
Elementary School. She outlined proposed alternatives that may alleviate any concerns
regarding this issue.
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Commission Questions:
Commissioner Tait had questions about Attachment 5, referring to Site Development
Criteria, specifically #5 asking if this only addressed the Fair Oaks /Halcyon property?
Ms. McClish stated that it was specific to the subject property.
Commissioner Tait also questioned the mitigation measures in the Initial Study
regarding Public Services /Utilities (No. 10). There is a proposed mitigation measure
regarding undergrounding of utilities, but what about fire protection, the box is marked
indicating that the impact will be mitigated, but no mitigation is recommended. Ms.
McClish stated that the impact can be mitigated through the development review
process by conditioning the installation of an additional fire hydrant when a parcel map
is brought forward.
Chair Ray had questions regarding potential loss of density and how many units would
actually be lost. Mr. Strong indicated that 2.5 units overall could be lost. Chair Ray
asked, on a "tangentially related" issue, that a member of the public who spoke at the
last meeting and lives on the east side of South Elm Street, wanted to know when his
property would be considered for rezoning. Could this property be discussed now? Ms.
McClish stated that the properties across the street (on the west side of Elm) are zoned
multifamily and that she suspects that the parcel size may not be large enough to
support additional units.
Chair Ray, speaking to Commissioner Barneich's concerns, asked if the proposed
alternative language could be more specific in stating that the property on the Fair Oaks
side should be residential? Ms. McClish stated that the language could be made more
specific.
Chair Ray opened the public hearing for comment.
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Dave Robasciotti, applicant, spoke in favor of the projects. He also stated that he could
give staff the gentleman's name who resides on the east side of Elm Street.
Gary Scherquist, 228 Short Street, stated that if the city wants to see coordinated
projects, it is better if the zoning is the same throughout the project site.
Chair Ray closed the public hearing to comment.
Commission comments:
Marshall:
• Is in support of the requests; they should go forward with the least amount of
change.
Keen:
• Is in favor of the project; can condition a parcel map when one comes forward.
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Tait:
• Has concerns regarding parking on Fair Oaks and Halcyon Road, but is in favor
of the project.
Ray:
• Was leaning toward Alt. 2, however now feels that a good project would have a
better chance if the zoning was the same throughout the project, and is in favor
of Alt. 1.
Commissioner Marshall made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Tait, to approve
the requests and adopt:
RESOLUTION 07 -2046
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ARROYO
GRANDE, RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF GENERAL
PLAN AMENDMENT CASE NO. 06 -003 AND DEVELOPMENT CODE
AMENDMENT CASE NO. 06 -005, AND AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 16 OF THE
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE MUNICIPAL CODE, PROPOSING A CHANGE IN
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION /ZONING FOR THE PROPERTIES
LOCATED AT 362; 370; 378; & 382 S. HALCYON ROAD & 906 FAIR OAKS
AVENUE AND FOR THE PROPERTIES AT 160, 162; 166; 168; 170; 174; 178; 18;
186; 190; 194; & 198 S. ELM STREET & 1205 POPLAR STREET
The motion was approved on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Commissioners Marshall, Tait, Keen and Chair Ray
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Barneich
the foregoing Resolution was adopted this 18 day of September 2007.
B. DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT 07 -004; AMENDING THE
DEVELOPMENT CODE RELATED TO HISTORIC RESOURCE DESIGNATION
CRITERIA AND DEFINATIONS
Associate Planner, Jim Bergman, presented the staff report outlining the proposed
Development Code Amendment, including the definition of "significance" and the
Historical Resource /District Designation Criteria.
Commission Questions:
Commissioner Marshall asked how this compares to other cities approach. Mr.
Bergman stated that he spoke to representatives from the City of San Luis Obispo,
Ventura, and Danville. He stated that what is being proposed is similar to criteria on the
State and Federal levels.
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Commissioner Tait pointed out a language change that would make the wording flow
better for #8. He suggested using "in that it has not been ".
Chair Ray also felt that #8 was written in the negative and suggested rewording the
criteria to reflect the positive. She asked what the next step would be once the criteria
is established. Mr. Bergman stated that a registry would be established, however
CEQA has a "safety net" for treatment of historic properties that give property owners
some guidelines.
Chair Ray opened the public hearing for comment.
Bill Hart, Historic Resources Committee Chair, spoke in favor of the item.
The public hearing was closed.
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Gary Scherquist, 228 Short Street, stated that he was in support of what was being
proposed, and asked those present to remember that buildings do change over time
and that those changes too become historic.
Commission comments:
Tait:
• Supports the document with the wording change to #8.
• Is in favor of presenting comments side -by -side for Council consideration.
Marshall:
• Glad that we are in alignment with what other communities are doing.
Keen:
• The document is going in the right direction but questions the broadness of the
criteria, it appears that most buildings could qualify as historic
• Felt that there was to potential to use this document to stop projects from going
forward.
Ray:
• #8 ends in a preposition
• Recommends that "is a particularly good" in #3 and "one of the best" in #4 be
more defined.
Chair Ray made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Marshall, to recommend the City
Council amend the Development Code related to the criteria and definitions for the
designation of historical resources, with minor changes to #3, #4, and #8 and adopt:
RESOLUTION 07 -2047
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL AMEND THE
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO HISTORIC RESOURCES
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„ActionPlannern:
1. TUP 07 -015
St. Patrick's
Catholic School
900 W. Branch St.
St. Patrick's School BBQ & Auction
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A. Di Girolamo
2. PPR 06 -017
Lolaine Ross
296 Miller Way
A new 1,200 sq. ft. secondary residence on a
2.5 acre site (RS district)
A
T. McClish
3. CUP 05 -018
(Architectural
modifications)
Equity Reach
Mortgage
107 Nelson St.
Remove arches, paint pillars stone gray color,
install two street trees on Nelson Street,
encourage awnings & wainscot (but not
required)
A
R. Strong
4. TUP 07 -017
Wal -Mart
1168 W. Branch St
Parking lot concert on Sept. 25, from 5:30 —
9:45 p.m.
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R. Foster
5. PPR 07 -009
Mullahey Ford
250 Traffic Way
Remodel of building interior -new roof structure,
conversion of existing restrooms (ADA).
A
Jimmy Paulding
6. TUP 07 -018
IVOE Local 12
700 Faeh St
Union Hall dedication picnic
A
Ryan Foster
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The motion was approved on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Chair Ray, Commissioners Marshall, and Tait
NOES: Commissioner Keen
ABSENT: Commissioner Barneich
the foregoing Resolution was adopted this 18 day of September 2007.
C. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT CASE NO. 07 -002 & DEVELOPMENT CODE
AMENDMENT CASE NO. 07 -005 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS;
APPLICANT — CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE; LOCATION - CITYWIDE
Staff requested that this item be continued to the October 16, 2007 meeting.
III. NON - PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS: None.
IV. NOTICES OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS SINCE SEPTEMBER 4, 2007:
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Administrative Items:
Item No. 3: The Commission, after lengthy discussion, determined that they needed
additional review and they would like to see visuals.
Commissioner Keen made a motion, seconded by Chair Ray, to bring CUP 05 -018 to
the October 16 Planning Commission meeting for further review. The motion passed
on a 4/0 voice vote.
Item No. 4: The Commission was interested in what type of concert was being
proposed. Mr. Strong indicated that the application was vague.
No additional issues with the Administrative Decisions presented.
V. DISCUSSION ITEMS: None.
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VI. PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS AND COMMENTS:
Chair Ray would like to see a future agenda item dealing with creek access. She felt
that when there is access to the creeks, there is better protection and conservation.
VII. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR COMMENTS AND FOLLOW -UP:
Mr. Strong stated that the Commission was invited to a BBQ behind the Council
Chambers on October 4, 2007. Please RSVP to the Community Development
Department.
There being no items to bring forward, with concurrence of the Commission, the
October 2nd meeting will be cancelled.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:36 p.m.
ATTEST:
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SECRETARY TO THE COMMISSION
COMMUNITY DEVEL • PMENT DIRECTOR
(Minutes approved at the PC meeting of October 16, 2007)
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