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CITY OF ATASCAOERO
PLANNING
CITY OF ATASCADERO
DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Regular Meeting — Thursday, October 14, 2021 — 2:00 P.M.
City Hall (Teleconference)
6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, CA 93422
CALL TO ORDER — 2:00 p.m.
Chairperson Newsom called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: By Teleconference
Chairperson Heather Newsom
Committee Member Dennis Schmidt
Committee Member Jeff van den Eikhof
Vice Chairperson Susan Funk
Absent: Committee Member Baranek (unexcused)
Others Present: By Teleconference - Recording Secretary, Annette Manier
Staff Present: By Teleconference
Community Development Director, Phil Dunsmore
Senior Planner, Kelly Gleason
Associate Planner, Mariah Gasch
Others Present: By Teleconference
Scott Mercer, Architect for the applicant
Various members of the public
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: By Committee Member van den Eikhof and
seconded by Vice Chairperson Funk to approve the
Agenda.
Motion passed by 4:0 by a roll call vote.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
Chairperson Newsom closed the Public Comment period.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
1. APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 12, 2021 DRAFT MINUTES
MOTION: By Committee Member Schmidt and seconded by
Committee Member van den Eikhof to approve the
Consent Calendar.
Motion passed by 4:0 by a roll call vote.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT REVIEW
2. DESIGN AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBLITY REVIEW OF THE
CALIFORNIA MANOR APARTMENTS (CALIFORNIA MANOR Il) PROJECT AT
10165 EL CAMINO REAL
The proposed is 4.73 acres, to be divided into 2 parcels; the front being 2.83 and
The back 1.9 acres. The front portion of the property has an existing building with
95 units of low-income housing. The back portion is to be a flag lot with frontage
access off of EI Camino Real. The proposal is to build an additional 76 units of low-
income senior housing on the back 1.9 acres. The project includes a request for
multiple exceptions to the Municipal Code standards, including parking require-
ments, height, open space, landscaping and storage.
Recommendation: Staff requests the DRC review the proposed design concept
and direct the applicant to make any modifications to the site or building design as
necessary. (DEV21-0045)
Planner Gasch presented the project, and she and Director Dunsmore answered
questions from the Committee. Staff is recommending that when this project goes to
Planning Commission, a Parking Management Plan should be provided.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following members of the public spoke during public comment: Scott Mercer and
Jeri Heit.
Chairperson Newsom closed the Public Comment period.
Staff answered questions raised during public comment.
The Committee agreed on the following recommendations:
Architecture and Desian
The Committee recommended the following:
Incorporate rooftop features to create more of a living space, explore the use of
outdoor awnings since this project takes away from open space of existing units.
® Ensure electric vehicles can be managed.
® Staff will work with the applicant on the height and color of the henna -colored
portion of the fence to de-emphasize the height of the building.
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Additional architectural features (to the gable ends) would be nice to provide more
sunlight, however, the building will not be present from the street so it will not be a
requirement.
Provide 3-dimensional and color renderings prior to moving forward to the Planning
Commission.
Parking and Access
The Committee recommended the following:
• Parking Management Plan should give a very detailed and thoughtful plan on how
this will work while considering use of existing units, and accessibility to new units.
• Guest and caregiver parking should be called out (additional parking needed to
accommodate).
Landscaping
The Committee recommended the following:
• Applicant to reduce parking stall length by one foot to add an additional foot to the
landscape planter surrounding the parking lot to act as screening.
• Consider a water feature in the open space courtyard, i.e. a fountain to make a
vibrant space.
• Preserve as much space at the edge of the property, so that screening landscape
can be installed.
• Work with staff on screening for the trash enclosure area so it blends and has a
decorative appearance, as opposed to looking industrial.
Chairperson Newsom reopened the Public Comment period.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following member of the public spoke during public comment: Deborah Schmidt.
Scott Mercer answered Deborah's questions about the fence, and addressed questions
from the Committee.
Chairperson Newsom closed the Public Comment period.
The Committee agreed that staff can make the determination if the project needs to come
back to the DRC; otherwise, staff can implement comments made today into the design
moving forward, and will work with the applicant on moving the project forward to the
Planning Commission.
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS AND REPORTS
None
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Director Dunsmore stated that there are no items scheduled for the next hearing date of
October 28th, so that meeting may be cancelled.
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Director Dunsmore stated that there will be a new project on Del Rio coming soon, and
that we are currently reviewing the construction plans for the project on EI Camino Real
near Bay Laurel Nursery.
ADJOURNMENT— 3:48 p.m.
The next regular meeting of the DRC is scheduled for Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 2:00
p.m.
MINUTES PREPARED BY:
Annette Manier, Recording Secretary
Administrative Assistant
Adopted 11/18/21
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