On February 7, 2023, the County Board of Supervisors rescinded the Planting Ordinance, re-enacted and extended until 2028 the Agricultural Offset Requirements, decertified the Planting Ordinance Final Program Environmental Impact Report and associated CEQA Findings, directed staff to not process applications for the Planting Ordinance, and directed staff to bring back at an appropriate time for Board discussion opportunities to amend the Agricultural Offset Requirements to account for off-site offsets and voluntary fallowing related to the Groundwater Sustainability Agency Multi-Benefit Irrigated Lands Repurposing (MILR) program. This motion was approved by the following roll call to wit:

AYES: Supervisors Gibson, Ortiz-Legg, and Paulding

NOES: Supervisors Arnold and Peschong

See links to enacted ordinance and resolutions below

On December 6, 2022, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors adopted the Paso Basin Land Use Management Area (PBLUMA) Planting Ordinance (LRP2021-00001), amending Title 8 and Title 22 of the San Luis Obispo County Code and the Agriculture and Conservation and Open Space Elements of the County General Plan to require “water neutral” ministerial planting permits for production agriculture irrigated from groundwater wells within the PBLUMA until 2045, with a 25-acre-feet per year (AFY) exemption allowed per site. The Board of Supervisors also certified a Final Program Environmental Impact Report (FPEIR) (SCH 2021080222) (ED22-183-PL) for the project pursuant to CEQA. See links to the adopted ordinance and FPEIR documents below. 

Please click here to view a map of the PBLUMA area.

Please click here to view the PBLUMA area in our interactive web map.

Project Updates

Board of Supervisors (February 7, 2023)

Adopted ordinance rescinding planting ordinance and re-enacting ag offset ordinance (Ordinance 3484)

Adopted General Plan amendment rescission resolution (2013-013)

Adopted resolution decertifying planting ordinance FPEIR (2023-014)

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Notice of Determination (Filed December 8, 2022)

Notice of Determination

CEQA Findings, including Statement of Overriding Considerations

Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)

Notice of Determination on CEQAnet

Final PEIR on CEQAnet

Project page on CEQAnet

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Board of Supervisors Hearing (December 6, 2022)

Hearing Notice

Hearing Documents

Hearing Adoption Summary

Adopted Ordinance (Ordinance No. 3483)

Adopted General Plan Amendment (Resolution 2022-287)

Adopted Position Allocation List (PAL) Amendment (Resolution 2022-288)

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Planning Commission Recommendation (October 27, 2022)

Planning Commission Recommendation

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Final Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR)

Paso Basin Planting Ordinance – Final PEIR

Appendix A – IS/NOP and Received Comment Letters

Appendix B – Groundwater Use and Acreage Estimation

Appendix C – Draft Planting Ordinance and GPAs

Appendix D – CalEEMod Model Results

Appendix E – Energy Calculations

Appendix F – Special Status Species with Potential to Occur

Appendix G – General Plan Consistency Analysis

Appendix H – Comments Received on Draft PEIR

Appendix I – Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

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Draft Planting Ordinance & DPEIR Overview for September 7, 2022 WRAC Meeting

WRAC-Presentation-Slides-9-7-22

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Notice of Availability of Draft Program Environmental Impact Report

Notice of Availability – Draft PEIR

Paso Basin Planting Ordinance – Draft PEIR

Appendix A – IS/NOP and Received Comment Letters

Appendix B – Groundwater Use and Acreage Estimation

Appendix C – Draft Planting Ordinance GPAs

Appendix D – CalEEMod Model Results

Appendix E – Energy Calculations

Appendix F – Special Status Species with Potential to Occur

Appendix G – General Plan Consistency Analysis

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Draft Planting Ordinance Overview for November 1, 2021 ALAB Meeting

ALAB Presentation 11-1-21: Draft Planting Ordinance Overview

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30-Day Review Period for Draft Ordinance: October 25 - November 24, 2021

Public Review Draft Planting Ordinance and General Plan Amendments Public-Review-Draft-Planting-Ordinance-10-22-21.pdf

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Initial Study (IS)

The Initial Study describes the project description, location, and a preliminary assessment of potential environmental impacts

Preliminary Initial Study

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30-day Review Period for NOP/IS: August 12 - September 13, 2021

Submit comments using the contact information above.

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Virtual Scoping Meeting: Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 6:00-7:30 pm

Virtual Scoping Meeting

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