Architectural Review Commission
AGENDA

Monday, April 07, 2025 at 5:00 P.m. - 6:00 P.m.

Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo

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

Vice Chair Ashley Mayou will call the Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission to order.

2.

OATH OF OFFICE

On April 1, 2025 the City Council will consider approving the annual appointment to the City Advisory Bodies, which proposes to appoint Mick Atkins and Kyle Bell to the Architectural Review Commission, with 4-year terms commencing on April 1, 2025. If approved, Deputy City Clerk Sara Armas will administer the Oath of Office to the newly-appointed Commissioners. 

3.

ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

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

4.

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.

5.

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.

5.a

CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - DECEMBER 16, 2024 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMISSION MINUTES

• Recommendation:

  To approve the Architectural Review Commission Minutes of December 16, 2024.

6.

PUBLIC HEARING

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.

6.a

REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT AT 3450 BROAD STREET, INCLUDING AN APPROXIMATE 4,300 SQ. FT. ADDITION; TENANT IMPROVEMENTS; FAÇADE REFRESH; SIGN PROGRAM; AND ACCESS, PARKING, AND LANDSCAPING UPGRADES (ARCH-0672-2024, PDEV-0673-2024, USE-0674-2024, TREE-0033-2025)

• Recommendation:

  Staff recommends the Architectural Review Commission consider the following actions:

  1. Review the project in terms of its consistency with the Community Design Guidelines and Sign Regulations and provide a recommendation to the Planning Commission regarding the proposed building, site, and sign designs; and
  2. Review the proposed fencing in terms of its consistency with the Open Space, Drainage, and Bicycle/Pedestrian Access Easement Agreement and provide a recommendation to the Planning Commission.

7.

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION

7.a

APPOINTMENT TO THE TREE COMMITTEE

Staff will provide an overview of the Bylaws requirement to appoint one member of the Architectural Review Commission to serve on the Tree Committee.

• Recommendation:

  To appoint a Commissioner to serve on the Tree Committee for a term concurrent with their ARC term.

7.b

STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST

Receive a brief update from Principal Planner Rachel Cohen. 

8.

ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Meeting of the Architectural Review Commission is scheduled for April 21, 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