Minutes 1985-06-12 SP
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CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION JUNE 12, 1985
ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA 1: 10 P.M.
The City Council met in a Study Session on Planning with Mayor
Pro Tem Matthew Gallagher presiding. Upon roll call Council Members Dorace
Johnson, Gene Moots and D. G. Porter were present. Mayor B'Ann Smith was
absent. Also present were City Manager Bob Mack and Planning Director Stan
Eisner.
Mr. Eisner opened the discussion by saying that the majority of his time
is spent in current planning - processing appeals, Planning Commission and City
Council Hearings, day to day response to people who call or come in with
questions, etc., and special projects generated by the Planning Commission and
the City Council. He discussed projects such as the Juniper-Poplar Area Specific
Plan and the Integration Study. He said a new multi-family residential zone
is being developed that will combine the former garden apartment and medium
high density district to create a single district that will allow for more
amenities and open space within projects. He suggested that multi-family
residential zoning have a maximum density of 14 units per acre, and multiple
unit projects be on at least one-half acre lots. He sa i d dens i ty is .on 1 y ha If
of the equation and design also must be incorporated in order to have aesthetically
pleasing developments.
Council Members discussed traffic circulation in the city. Mr. Eisner said
the Circulation Element is in the draft stage and would be ready for a Planning
Commission study in early August. Council Members said they would like to see
some streets - LePoint, West Branch, Tally Ho, 18th Street and Highway 227 Bypass -
completed. Mr. Mack said that Cal Trans is working more closely with the City .
than ever before. Mr. Eisner said state officials are setting up a feasibility
study for a Highway 227 Bypass.
Council Member Gallagher said the Council should become more agressive
about getting traffic problems solved.
Mr. Eisner said the Planning Commission has been concerned that the City
has had no general commercial zone. The Commission has re-written Neighborhood
Commercial Zonf' C-l and General Retail Commerical Zone C-2. The Central
Business Zone will stay the same. The present Highway Service Zone has been
relabled C-3. At the next Council meeting, June 25, 1985, there will be a
Public Hearing for recommendations of the City Council and the Public. Mr.
Eisner said this will bring the Commercial Zoning into accord with the reality
of what the Planning Commission and City Council deal with.
Parking was discussed, and Mr. Eisner said by the first part of 1986 he
will have studies showing how parking can be brought into an area by putting
districts together into a block and setting up a Parking District.
Counci I Members told Mr. Eisner that they need more specific information
when dealing with large planned developments. They asked that information on
number and type of units, amount of grading and tree removal, and street outlines
be provided when developers request approval of a project.
Council Member Johnson said the Council should expect more from developers
to ensure a well-informed decision on planned developments
Counc i I Member Porter said Council Members want to be able to find out
exactly what a project will Jook like when completed. He read a list of criteria
for developers of large planned developments he felt should be implemented. He
said he would like to find a way to keep developers from circumventing the
Council's wishes. Mr. Eisner said he would review the list and report back to
the Council.
Council Members also discussed the possibility of allocating two hours per
day to "quiet time," when Mr. Eisner could work on planning matters without
interruption. The Council agreed to discuss the matter further at a future
Counci I meeting.
The meeting was adjourned to a continued Closed Session at 4:',22 P.M.
The meeting was reconvened and immediately adjourned at 4:35 P.M.
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