PC Minutes 1971-10-05374
Arroyo Grande Planning Commission
October 5, 1971 .
The Arroyo Grande Planning Commission met in regular session with Chairman
Schultz presiding. Present are Commissioners Berryhill, Bowles, Jones, Nunes, Porter
and St. Denis. Planning Director Gallop is also in attendance.
MINUTE APPROVAL
On motion by Commissioner Bowles, seconded by Commissioner Nunes, and unanimously
carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of September 21, 1971 were approved as pre-
pared.
COASTAL VALLEY PLANNING COUNCIL
. _,Coastal Valley Planning Council Representative St. Denis reviewed the action
during the regular meeting held the previous evening, indicating that the Council was
presently reviewing the "Pismo Beach- Avila" General Plan, as prepared by the County
Planning Office, and its possible affects upon Grover City and Arroyo Grande. He noted
that the Pismo Beach Planning Commission would have the first public hearing on the
plan on Wednesday evening, October 6th, and that the Commission anticipated one or two
additional hearings.
Commissioner St. Denis briefly reviewed, and the Commission Members discussed,
the various proposals before the Board of Supervisors for the redistricting of the
County Supervisorial Districts.
STUDY SESSION
Chairman Schultz reviewed several seminars and meetings which he had attended
at the League of California convention in San Francisco, with particular reference to
a paper entitled "Local Government and Land Use Policies in California ", as prepared
and presented by the League California Cities Committee on the Future. He noted that
there was a strong movement at State level to become involved in local planning matters,
with particular reference to ecology as in recently proposed California Coastal Plan-
ning legislation, which is now being considered. After discussion of this matter,
Chairman Schultz then referred to the newly reprinted "Commissioner's Handbook ", and
suggested that the Commission Members re- familiarize themselves with it and if there
are any questions, to address them to either the Planning Director or himself for
answers.
The Chairman then requested that Planning Director Gallop review the Zoning
Ordinance, and plans and reasons for revisions or recommended revisions of the
ordinance.
Director Gallop reviewed the present zoning ordinance and structure, and
compared it to the zoning ordinance which it replaced in 1969. He briefly reviewed
the various types of districts incorporated in the new ordinance and compared them
to the old districts. He also reviewed the place of Use Permits, Variances and Zone
Changes as to their application of Commission action and legal status, noting how each
should be used. Director Gallop also reviewed the present zoning map and the Land Use
Map and their relationship to each other, and noted that even though the zoning map
and ordinance are only 22 to 3 years old, there were already portions of it which are
out of date in relationship to new concepts, and that the Zoning Map, when adopted,
related to the then growth factor of about 3% a year, which has increased considerably
in the past six to twelve months and, in his opinion, now requires that the Zoning Map
be revised in view of the use of property during this building period.
After general discussion of the above items by the Commission, the Chairman not
that, agenda time permitting, there would be a study session held each regular meeting
night on the proposed ordinance changes, in the hopes that these changes could go to
public hearing before the Commission by February or March of 1972.
The last paragraph of the minutes of the meeting of September 21, 1971 referred
to Commissioner Nunes' request for a report from City Attorney Shipsey with reference
to Use Permits, and the Planning Director noted that Mr. Shipsey had communicated with
Mr. Butch and informed him that the report had not yet been prepared, but promised that
it would be ready before the next regular meeting of the Commission.
There was a brief discussion pertaining to Agenda matters which had been
publicized in local papers with particular reference to the School Board Agendas, and
the question was raised as to whether the Planning Commission was operating legally
on non - agenda items. Director Gallop pointed out that the only time that the Commission
has acted on non - agenda items has been with the unanimous approval of all Commission
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members present, and on such matters which do not require public hearings by the
Commission, but matters which do require City Council action before these matters
can be resolved. Mr. Gallop stated, in his opinion, that the Commission has acted
legally on both agenda and non - agenda items in the past and will continue to do so,
however, he indicated he would check to see if there might be a conflict in present
procedures.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the Commission, on motion by Commissioner
Nunes, seconded by Commissioner Jones, and unanimously carried, the meeting was
adjourned at 9:15 P.M.
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'Planing Director
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