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IWOFATASCADERO
PLANNING
CITY OF ATASCADERO
PLANNING COMMISSION
MINUTES
Regular Meeting — Tuesday, May 7, 2024 — 6:00 P.M.
City Hall
6500 Palma Avenue, Atascadero, California
CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 p.m.
Chairperson Keen called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. and Commissioner Schmidt
led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners Anderson, Carranza, Heath, Schmidt, Vice
Chairperson van den Eikhof and Chairperson Keen
Absent: Commissioner Hughes
Vacant: None
Others Present: Annette Manier, Recording Secretary
Taylor Foland, RWG Law
Genevieve Sharrow, MIG (via Teleconference)
Staff Present: Phil Dunsmore, Community Development Director
Kelly Gleason, Planning Manager
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: By Commissioner Schmidt and seconded by
Vice Chairperson van den Eikhof to approve the
Agenda.
Motion passed 6:0 by a roll -call vote.
(Hughes absent)
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
Chairperson Keen closed the Public Comment period.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT MINUTES OF APRIL 16, 2024
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• Recommendation: Commission approve the April 16, 2024 Minutes.
MOTION: By Commissioner Schmidt and seconded by
Commissioner Anderson to approve the
Consent Calendar.
Motion passed 6:0 by a roll -call vote.
(Hughes absent)
PLANNING COMMISSION BUSINESS
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS
The project includes amendments to Title 9 to establish Objective Design
Standards (ODS) and property development standards. (CPP21-0053).
• CEQA: The proposed Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), Public resources Code Section 21000 et seq., because it
can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the enactment of this
Ordinance would have a significant effect on the environment (Pub. Resources
Code § 21065; CEQA Guidelines §§ 15378(b)(4), 15061(b)(3).
• Recommendation: Staff's recommendation is for the Planning Commission to
adopt the Draft Resolution recommending that the City Council introduce an
Ordinance for first reading, by title only, to establish Objective Design
Standards for multi -family and mixed-use developments and update existing
development standards in Title 9 for consistency.
DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS:
Commissioners met with Planning Manager Gleason and Director Dunsmore for an
overview of Objective Design Standards.
Consultant Sharrow, Director Dunsmore, and Planning Manager Gleason presented the
staff report and answered questions from the Commission.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following members of the public spoke: Devon Haggie.
Chairperson Keen closed the Public Comment period.
MOTION: By Commissioner Anderson and seconded
by Commissioner Heath to adopt PC
Resolution 2024-0008 recommending the
City Council introduce an Ordinance for first
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reading by title only to establish Objective
Design Standards for multi -family and
mixed-use developments and update
existing development standards as needed
for consistency to amend Title 9: Planning &
Zoning, to adopt Objective Design
Standards and other related amendments for
consistency, with the following changes:
® On page 79, Section 9-4.125(a)(5)
Landscape standards: Include a menu of
flexible options for street tree plantings
for commercial and multi -family
development and update any other
sections that would be inconsistent with
that.
Motion passed 4:2 by a roll -call vote.
(Carranza, Schmidt voted no)
(Hughes absent)
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND REPORTS
Commissioner Schmidt noticed that a number of commercial businesses are putting signs
in various places, and asked if there is anything we can do for that littering. Director
Dunsmore answered his question.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Director Dunsmore stated that the next meeting will be held on May 21, 2024, and the
Commission will hear the Dove Creek project, a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a
telecom site on Traffic Way, a CUP for a tobacco retail store, and a CUP for an automotive
repair shop with towing on San Luis Ave. Director Dunsmore also stated that the
Downtown Infrastructure Plan will start this summer, and the General Plan Update is
continuing to move forward.
ADJOURNMENT — 3:+013 p.m.
The next regular meeting will be on May 21, 2024, at City Hall, 6500 Palma Avenue,
Atascadero, CA.
MINUTES PREPARED BY:
Annette Manier, Recording Secretary
Administrative Assistant
Adopted 5/21/24
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