Planning Commission
AGENDA

Wednesday, April 09, 2025 at 6:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.

Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo

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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 at the meeting location.

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 Cooley will call the Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission to order.

2.

ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

• Recommendation:

  As required by the Planning Commission Bylaws, hold the annual election of Chair and Vice Chair to a one-year term.

3.

PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

At this time, people may address the Commission about items not on the agenda. Comments are limited to three minutes per person. Items raised at this time are generally referred to staff and, if action by the Commission is necessary, may be scheduled for a future meeting.

4.

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 Planning 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.

4.a

CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - MARCH 12, 2025 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES

• Recommendation:

  To approve the Planning Commission Minutes of March 12, 2025.

4.b

REQUEST TO ABANDON A 10-FOOT-WIDE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN 1998 AND 2006 SAN LUIS DRIVE IN THE R-1 ZONE (STAB-0759-2024)

• Recommendation:

  Adopt a Draft Resolution which finds that the abandonment of a 10-foot-wide public right of way between 1998 and 2006 San Luis Drive is in conformity with the General Plan and recommend that the City Council approve the abandonment by adopting a Resolution of Vacation.

5.

PUBLIC HEARING

Note: Any court challenge to the action taken on public hearing items on this agenda may be limited to considering only those issues raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence delivered to the City of San Luis Obispo at, or prior to, the public hearing. If you wish to speak, please give your name and address for the record. Please limit your comments to three minutes; consultant and project presentations limited to six minutes.

5.a

REVIEW OF TEXT AMENDMENTS TO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 17.86.080 (CANNABIS) OF TITLE 17 (ZONING REGULATIONS) (CODE-0051-2025)

• Recommendation:

  Adopt a Resolution recommending the City Council introduce and approve an Ordinance to amend Section 17.86.080 (“Cannabis”) of Title 17 (“Zoning Regulations”) of the Municipal Code to clarify specific land use and operational requirements for commercial cannabis activity.

6.

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION

6.a

STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST

Receive a brief update from Deputy Community Development Director Tyler Corey.

7.

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for April 23, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.

 

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