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Regular Meeting — Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 3:30 P.M.
City Hall Conf. Rm. 4
6907 El Camino Real, Atascadero, California
CALL TO ORDER —3:30 p.m.
Chairperson Fonzi called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Fonzi
Committee Member Kelley
Committee Member Anderson
Committee Member Dariz
Committee Member Kirk
Staff Present: Community Development Director Warren Frace
Public Works Director Russ Thompson
Others Present: Applicants: Larry Wysong
Thom Jess
Conner
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: By Committee Member Kelley and seconded by Committee
Member Dariz to approve the Agenda.
Motion passed 4:0 by a roll -call vote.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
Design Review Committee Action Minutes
June 12, 2013
CONSENT CALENDAR
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Page 2 of 4
MOTION: • •- and seconded by •
Member Dariz to approve the consent calendar.
Motion passed 5:0 by a roll -call vote.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT REVIEW
2. LA PLAZA CENTER — DOWNTOWN RETAIL
PLN 2013-1466 / CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2013-0268 / ROAD ABANDONMENT
2013-0020, 6320-6500 EL CAMINO REAL (BEN HOFF LLC)
Property
Ben Hoff LLC. / Tim Alvord, 2122 Lothar Lane, Templeton, CA 93465
Owner/Applicant:
Project Title:
PLN 2013-1466 / CUP 2013-0268
La Plaza Center Conditional Use Permit and Road Abandonment
Project Location:
6320-6500 EI Camino Real, Atascadero, CA 93422
APN 030-193-003; 030-191-016, 017, 030-191-030; 031 (San Luis Obispo County)
Project Description:
The application consists of a request for a Conditional Use Permit for three retail
commercial buildings on a 1.5 acre site at 6500 EI Camino Real. The project includes
three, two-story retail buildings, a surface parking lot, continuation of an existing cell
tower facility, a height exception of the building, a tree removal permit, a road
abandonment and a sign ordinance exception for a freeway pole sign.
General Plan Designation: Downtown
Zoning: Downtown Commercial
Proposed
Class 32 — Infill Development Project categorical exemption. The project is the
Environmental
replacement of existing and destroyed commercial retail buildings with new commercial
Determination:
retail buildings in an urbanized, downtown location. There will be no significant new
impacts to traffic, air quality, water quality, or noise as a result of the project and
therefore, qualifies for a Class 32 exemption.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit and Road Abandonment
subject to conditions of approval.
Design Review Committee Action Minutes
June 12, 2013
Applicant Wysong
• Need 65 foot sign height (needs to be higher than Jack-in-the-Box)
• Bigger face needed
Applicant Jess
• Retail front / parking rear
• Landscape easement abandonment
Committee Member Kelley
• Loss of Atascadero Street parking ok
• Jack-in-the-Box drive thru location?
• Right turn driveway — out only possible
• Changeable video sign (Fonzi & Frace — concerned)
Committee Member Kirk
• Jack-in-the-Box pole sign status
Chairperson Fonzi
• Keep access to Jack -in -the Box open
• Driveway signal changes
• One-way Northern driveway good idea
• Trash enclosure doors / roof screening
• Ok with City logo
Committee Member Anderson
• Save mature street trees
• Architect similar to Colony Sq / 360 architecture
Community Dev. Director Frace
• Pedestrian easement in front of Plaza — drop for ABC Licensing options
• Height exception — DRC position supports
• Sign height per balloon test / plus City of Atascadero Logo
• Freeway area sign (Thom Jess to recommend size)
Page 3 of 4
Public Works Director Thompson
• Pedestrian tunnel to tie in with central walkway (La Rosa driveway conflict) leave
as is
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
Design Review Committee Action Minutes
June 12, 2013
Page 4 of 4
MOTION: By Committee Member Kelley and seconded by
Committee Member Dariz to recommend approval as
Submitted with the following conditions:
a) Install freeway sign - height per balloon test
b) City of Atascadero logo to be added (Thom Jess to
recommend size of commercial sign face)
c) DRC supports height exception
d) City Engineer to review if Northern Driveway
should be one-way direction
e) No pedestrian easement in front of Plaza
f) Trash enclosure doors and roof screening to be
included
Motion passed by 5:0 by a roll call vote.
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS AND REPORTS
Chairperson Fonzi — Old Main St. — removal process
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
ADJOURNMENT - 4:40 p.m.
City Staff will contact Committee for the next DRC meeting date; no items currently
scheduled,
MINUTES
Frace, Community Development Director
ADOPTED: JUNE 26T", 2013
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