Architectural Review Commission
AGENDA

Monday, September 08, 2025 at 5:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo

*The agenda has been amended to reflect the meeting time to begin at 5:00 pm*

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION

The Architectural Review Commission holds in-person meetings. Zoom participation will not be supported. Attendees of City Council or Advisory Body meetings are eligible to receive one hour of complimentary parking; restrictions apply, visit Parking for Public Meetings for more details.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:

 

Public Comment prior to the meeting (must be received 3 hours in advance of the meeting):

Mail - Delivered by the U.S. Postal Service. Address letters to the City Clerk's Office at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, 93401.

Email - Submit Public Comments via email to . In the body of your email, please include the date of the meeting and the item number (if applicable). Emails will not be read aloud during the meeting.

Voicemail - Call [phone] and leave a voicemail. Please state and spell your name, the agenda item number you are calling about, and leave your comment. Verbal comments must be limited to 3 minutes. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.

 

*All correspondence will be archived and distributed to members, however, submissions received after the deadline may not be processed until the following day.

 

Public Comment during the meeting:

Meetings are held in-person. To provide public comment during the meeting, you must be present in the Council Chambers.

Electronic Visual Aid Presentation. To conform with the City's Network Access and Use Policy, Chapter 1.3.8 of the Council Policies & Procedures Manual, members of the public who desire to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentation must provide display-ready material to the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Contact the City Clerk's Office at or [phone].

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Mayou will call the Special Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission to order.

2.

PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

The public is encouraged to submit comments on any subject within the jurisdiction of the Architectural Review Commission that does not appear on this agenda. Although the Commission will not take action on items presented during the Public Comment Period, the Chair may direct staff to place an item on a future agenda for discussion.

3.

CONSENT

Matters appearing on the Consent Calendar are expected to be non-controversial and will be acted upon at one time. A member of the public may request the Architectural Review Commission to pull an item for discussion. The public may comment on any and all items on the Consent Agenda within the three-minute time limit.

3.a

CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - APRIL 7, 2025 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION MINUTES

• Recommendation:

  To approve the Architectural Review Commission Minutes of April 7, 2025.

4.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Note: The action of the Architectural Review Commission is a recommendation to the Community Development Director, another advisory body, or to City Council and, therefore, is not final and cannot be appealed.

4.a

REVIEW OF A MIXED-USE PROJECT CONSISTING OF A 49-UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; AN APPROXIMATE 2,190 SQUARE FT COMMERCIAL BUILDING (HISTORIC RESOURCE TO BE REHABILITATED WITH ADDITION); AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS (251 PACIFIC ST, 1390 WALKER ST & 280 PISMO ST) 

• Recommendation:

  Recommend the Community Development Director find the project consistent with applicable goals, policies, and guidelines in the Community Design Guidelines and Mid-Higuera Street Enhancement Plan. This action may include recommended conditions to address consistency of the project with these preceding goals, policies, and guidelines.

5.

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION

5.a

STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST

Receive a brief update from Principal Planner Rachel Cohen. 

6.

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission is scheduled for September 15, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

 

LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available -- see the Clerk

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Agenda related writings or documents provided to the Architectural Review Commission are available for public inspection on the City’s website, under the Public Meeting Agendas web page: https://www.slocity.org/government/mayor-and-city-council/agendas-and-minutes. Meeting video recordings can be found on the City’s website: http://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=60946&dbid=0&repo=CityClerk