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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 Planning 'Commission, 10 -5 -71 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. ATTE 'Planing Director Page 2 375