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Photo of RV camping in a rural parking lot Click to view article, New Rules for Incidental RV Camping in Permitted Parking Lots for Visitor-Serving Uses in Support of Agriculture

New Rules for Incidental RV Camping in Permitted Parking Lots for Visitor-Serving Uses in Support of Agriculture

On February 7, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved a resolution making an interpretation that the requirements of the County's Rural Recreation and Camping Ordinance, including minimum site area requirements and setbacks, do not apply to overnight RV camping when the following criteria is met:

Artists rendering from Dana Reserve Specific Plan showing a neighborhood park with residents strolling in the foreground and homes in the background. Click to view article, Dana Reserve Specific Plan: Notice of Availability of Draft Program Environmental Impact Report

Dana Reserve Specific Plan: Notice of Availability of Draft Program Environmental Impact Report

The Draft Program Environmental Impact Report for the Dana Reserve Specific Plan is available for a 45-day Public Comment Period, ending August 1, 2022.

Conceptual Rendering of Potential Mixed-Use Building Click to view article, Public Information Session on Proposed Amendment to the Monarch Dunes Specific Plan (Trilogy at Monarch Dunes)

Public Information Session on Proposed Amendment to the Monarch Dunes Specific Plan (Trilogy at Monarch Dunes)

On June 16, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the County of San Luis Obispo Department of Planning and Building will host a public information session via Zoom, to present the proposed amendment to the Monarch Dunes Specific Plan.

Sunny view of Los Osos from nearby hill top looking out over the bay. The bushy hilltop is in the foreground, the town of Los Osos in the middle ground, and Morro Bay and beyond in the background. Click to view article, Permitting Requirements and Allowed Development in Los Osos

Permitting Requirements and Allowed Development in Los Osos

The County Planning and Building Department has released a memorandum clarifying permitting requirements and allowed development in Los Osos in response to recent correspondence from California Coastal Commission staff.

Information on Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning

For information on Diablo Canyon Power Plan decommissioning, please click the link above.

View of vineyard with natural hillsides in background Click to view article, Draft Paso Basin Land Use Planting Ordinance Available for Public Review and Comment

Draft Paso Basin Land Use Planting Ordinance Available for Public Review and Comment

A draft Paso Basin Land Use Planting Ordinance is now available for public review and comment from October 25, 2021 to November 24, 2021.