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MAR 3 12023
CITY OFATASCADERO CITY OFATASCADERO
PLANNING DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Regular Meeting — Thursday, December 15, 2022 — 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 2:03 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: By Teleconference
Committee Member Emily Baranek
Committee Member Jeff van den Eikhof
Vice Chairperson Susan Funk
Chairperson Heather Newsom
Absent: Committee Member Dennis Schmidt (excused absence)
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
Max Zappas
Myriah Moses
Jason Anderson
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: By Vice Chairperson Funk and seconded by
Committee Member Baranek to approve the
Agenda.
Motion passed 4;0 by a roll call vote.
(Schmidt absent)
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CONSENT CALENDAR
1. APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER 27, 2022 DRAFT MINUTES
MOTION: By Vice Chairperson Funk and seconded 'by
Committee Member van den Eikhof to approve the
Consent Calendar.
Motion passed by 4:0 by a roll call vote.
(Schmidt absent)
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
Chairperson Newsom closed the Public Comment period.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT REVIEW
2. DESIGN AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY REVIEW OF A PROPOSAL
FOR OFFICES/COMMERCIAL SPACES WITH RESIDENTIAL ABOVE AT 7955
MORRO ROAD, AND 8005, 8051, 8053, 8011, 8017, 8021, 8023, 8025, 8027,
8035, 8041, 8043, 8045 CURBARIL AVE.
The proposed project includes a request to review the proposal for
offices/commercial spaces with residential above on the following AP Ns: 031-161-
044,045,046,047,048,049,050,051-
Recommendation:
44,045,046,047,048,049,050,051.
Recommendation: Staff requests the DRC review and make design
recommendations for the proposed project. (usE22-0093).
Planner Gleason presented the staff report, and she and Director Dunsmore answered
questions from the Committee. The applicant's intent is to eventually rezone this property
to residential. That portion will be part of the General Plan Update.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following members of the public spoke during public comment: Myriah Moses, Jason
Anderson, and Max Zappas.
Max Zappas answered questions raised during public comment. He addressed parking
and said the uses will be not retail, but more office -low intensity uses. He asked for parallel
parking on Curbaril Ave., but that is a question for Public Works.
Chairperson Newsom closed the Public Comment period.
Chairperson Newsom left the meeting at 3:00 p.m. and asked Vice Chairperson
Funk to chair the meeting.
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MOTION: By Committee Member Baranek and seconded by
Committee Member van den Eikhof to approve the
project with the following changes:
41 Amendment to Condition 1 to not allow spaces to be reserved, except
for 15 spaces reserved for General Commercial use only during
normal hours and not to be tenant specific.
Recreation areas may be designed as passive use spaces.
Planning Commission make the findings for peak hour parking
reduction to allow flexibility for commercial tenant uses.
Motion passed by 3:0 by a roll call vote.
(Schmidt, Newsom absent)
This project will move forward to the Planning Commission.
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS AND REPORTS
None.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Community Development Director said this is our last meeting for this year. In 2023, we
will be shifting our focus to the General Plan. January 25th will be an open house
workshop.
Director Dunsmore answered a question in regards to California Manor from Susan Funk
in regards to funding and deadlines.
ADJOURNMENT— 3:19 p.m.
The next regular meeting of the DRC is scheduled for Thursday, January 12, 2023.
MINUTES PREPARED BY:
Annette Manier, Recording Secretary
Administrative Assistant
Adopted 3/30/23
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