HomeMy WebLinkAboutAUP_2023-07-26_AgendaADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT HEARING
Updated 11-1-2022
The Administrative Use Permit Meeting will not be physically open to the
public and Staff will be teleconferencing into the meeting.
HOW TO OBSERVE THE MEETING:
To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, you may join the
Zoom webinar from your computer, tablet, or smartphone by visiting:
To join the virtual hearing: (No passcode required)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84567568854?pwd=UytsbTU1OVB3N2JYQVVJQmlMT1FaZz09
Webinar ID: 845 6756 8854
HOW TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT:
Members of the public are highly encouraged to participate in live public comment through the Zoom
platform using the link above or by calling the number below to listen and provide public comment
via phone.
US: +1 (669) 900-6833 (and use *9 to raise your hand to speak)
If you wish to provide written public comment, please email your comments to aup-
comments@atascadero.org by 5:00 pm the day before the meeting. Such email comments must
identify the Agenda Item Number in the subject line of the email. The comments will be forwarded
to the Zoning Administrator and made a part of the administrative record. If a comment is received
after the deadline for submission but before the close of the meeting, the comment will still be included
as a part of the administrative record of the meeting but will be forwarded to the Zoning Administrator
the next business day. Please note, email comments will not be read into the record.
AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT ACCOMMODATIONS:
Any member of the public who needs accommodations should contact the City Clerk’s Office at
cityclerk@atascadero.org or by calling (805) 470-3400 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting or time
when services are needed. The City will use their best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations
to afford as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety in accordance with
the City procedure for resolving reasonable accommodation requests.
Administrative Use Permit agendas and staff reports may be viewed on the City's website:
www.atascadero.org. Final Action Reports will be available after the meeting, and upon request from
the Community Development Department.
Copies of the staff reports or other documentation relating to each item of business referred to on
the Agenda are on file in the Community Development Department and are available for public
inspection on our website, www.atascadero.org. All documents submitted by the public during AUP
meetings that are either read into the record or referred to in their statement will be noted in the audio
recording and available for review by contacting the Community Development Department. All
documents will be available for public inspection during City Hall business hours by appointment
request.
C ITY OF A TASCADERO
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
6500 PALMA AVE ▪ ATASCADERO, CA 93422 ▪ (805) 461-5035
Administrative Use Permit Hearing
A G E N D A
*MEETING WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY*
The City of Atascadero’s Zoning Hearing Officer will hold a VIRTUAL public
hearing at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at City Hall to consider
the following projects:
1. 7105 PORTOLA ROAD (USE23-0042)
The application is to allow for a height exception to increase the maximum
height of a single-family residential structure from 30 feet to 34 feet in the
RSF-Y zoning district on APN 054-081-027. The project is exempt from
the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Categorical
Exemption §15303, Class 3: new construction of small structures. Staff
recommendation is to approve the project, subject to conditions. (Mariah
Gasch, Associate Planner)
2. 6435 MORRO ROAD (USE23-0052)
The application is to allow for signage over the maximum by-right square
footage limit on APN 030-212-028. The proposed structure is 211 square
feet in total, where 150 square feet is the maximum allowable without use
permit approval. The project is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) under Categorical Exemption §15301, Class 1:
existing facilities. Staff recommendation is to approve the project, subject
to conditions. (Sam Mountain, Assistant Planner)
PLEASE NOTE: Any court challenge to the actions taken at the public hearing may be
limited to considering only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this
notice or in written correspondence to the City of Atascadero at, or prior to, the public
hearing.
Any decision of the Hearing Officer is final unless appealed to the Planning Commission within 14 days of
the action. Any person aggrieved by the decision may file an appeal. Appeal forms are available in the
Community Development Department or on the City’s website (www.atascadero.org). The fee for filing an
appeal is $1,615 (fee as of 8-24-23) and must accompany the appeal documentation.