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CITY OF A TASCADER
DESI GN REVIEW COMMI TTEE
ACTION MINUTES
Regular Meeting - Thursday, February 16, 2012
4:00 P.M.
City Hall Conference Room 4
6907 El Camino Real, Atascadero, California
CALL TO ORDER — 4:00 p.m.
Chairperson Fonzi called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
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Present: Chairperson Fonzi, Committee Member Kelley, Committee Member
Ward, Committee Member Cooper
Absent: Committee Member DeCarli
Recording Secretary: Community Development Director Warren Frace
Staff Present: Warren Frace, Community Development Director
Callie Taylor, Associate Planner
Others Present: Mike Zappas
Gaylen Little
Len Colamarino
Nancy Ayres
GW Bates
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: By Committee Member Ward and seconded by Committee
Member Kelley to approve the Agenda.
Motion passed 4:0 by a roll -call vote. (DeCarli Absent)
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
City of Atascadero Design Review Committee Action Minutes
February 16, 2012
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CONSENT CALENDAR
(All items on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and non -controversial by City Staff and will
be approved by one motion if no member of the Committee or public wishes to comment or ask questions)
1. APPROVAL OF THE ACTION MINUTES OF JANUARY 26, 2012.
MOTION: By Committee Member Kelley and seconded by Committee
Member Ward to approve the minutes.
Motion passed 3:0 by a roll -call vote. (Fonzi abstained, DeCarli
Absent)
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT REVIEW
2. LAS LOMAS MULTI -FAMILY
Associate Planner Taylor presented the staff report. Issues included the following:
• Revised architecture.
• Tot lot replaced with gym/pool.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
Committee Member Kelley
- Affordable unit locations.
Committee Member Ward
- Existing tot lot across street seems ok.
Committee Member Cooper
- Questions about existing tot lot.
Chairperson Fonzi
- How will security gate work?
Gaylen Little —
Little Hidden Oak /open during day.
Warren Frace
— Fire Dept has reviewed.
- Will units have laundry?
Gaylen Little —
Inside each unit plus on-site building.
- Bike storage? Mike Zappas —
Each unit will have bike storage area.
Committee Member Kelley
- On -Site Manager — Yes.
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Committee Member Ward
- Is there a Landscape Plan? Callie Taylor responded yes.
- Planning Commission Review required? Callie Taylor responded no.
PUBLIC COMMENT
ANCY AYRES — Neighbor
■ Three elevations in Specific Plan / SFR area.
■ Should include variations in apartments, too simple.
■ Worried about three bedroom units / overcrowding concern.
■ Parking concerns / no room for overflow.
■ Halcon Road Stop sign violations / limited sight distance.
■ Concerned with gate / should be allowed for entire project.
■ Lack of slope landscape: Warren Frace — will be required to be landscaped with project.
■ Trail maintenance.
GW BATES —Neighbor
o Toured Hidden Oaks.
o Arch style — lack of variety / articulation. Worried about lack of amenities / tot lot.
o Tot lot will be impacted by apartment use.
Mike Zappas — Paso apartment is the model.
Committee Member Kelley
- Appreciate Public Comment.
- Will be a quality project.
- Will follow-up on Stop sign.
Nancy Ayres stated that the fire gate does not work.
Chairperson Fonzi
- Concerned with tot lot impacts / questioned shared pool use?
Mike Zappas said he would like the trail loop completed.
Chairperson Fonzi
- Move gate to bottom.
- No parking Calle Milano.
- Stop sign improvements.
- Change Ciruela Way street name.
Committee Member Cooper
- Likes architecture / Tot lot sharing ok / shared pool troublesome.
- Gate ok in front of apartments.
Committee Member Ward
- Gate at bottom of street bad idea.
- Never seen kids at tot lot.
City of Atascadero Design Review Committee Action Minutes
February 16, 2012
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MOTION: By Committee Member Kelley and seconded by Committee
Member Ward to approve the following:
• Architecture approved
• Drop tot lot for gym/pool
• Applicant to work with neighbors on compatibility
issues
• Security gate ok
• No Planning Commission review required
• Landscape plan info copies to DRC / HOA Landscape
Committee
• No parking signs on Calle Milano
• Change street name
• Share weight room encourages
Motion passed 4:0 by a roll -call vote. (DeCarli Absent)
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS AND REPORTS
None
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
None
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular mee
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Adopted March 22, 2012
the Design Review Committee is scheduled for March 1, 2012.
Development
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