2020-2028 Housing Element Implementation

2020-2028 Housing Element Implementation Framework

On March 12, 2024, the Board of Supervisors considered a board-requested housing policy review conducted by the Department of Planning and Building, which included a recommended Housing Element implementation framework for the next four years. The Board provided input and directed staff to implement the Housing Element in accordance with the modified framework. Implementation is targeted to begin July 2024. All items will return to the Board of Supervisors for final action.

Please contact Planner Claire Momberger at [email protected] with any questions or to be added to an interested parties contact list for specific framework actions.

Airport Land Use Commission

The San Luis Obispo County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) is an independent body of seven members which has been created in response to the mandates of The State Aeronautics Act, first enacted in 1967. Although the Airport Land Use Commission, by law, receives technical support from the County of San Luis Obispo, it is an autonomous body and is not part of any local governmental structure.

Public Records Requests

The Department of Planning & Building provides access to the records it maintains in accordance with the California Public Records Act (CPRA).

Continuum of Care Program Competition

Continuum of Care Program is administered by the Department of Social Services.  Please visit their site for more information.

Avila Beach

Dana Reserve Specific Plan

The 2024 Dana Reserve Specific Plan  would allow for the phased development of a 288-acre master-planned community with up to 1,370 residential units, 110,000-203,000 square feet of commercial and non-residential (Visitor Serving/Hotel, Education) floor area, a minimum of 55.6 acres of open space and 6.3 acres of recreation, and related circulation and infrastructure. The project also includes a County-initiated General Plan and Ordinance Amendment to change the land use categories within the specific plan area and to incorporate the property into the Nipomo Urban Reserve Line (URL), and to ensure the General Plan is consistent with the DRSP. The project would require annexation into the Nipomo Community Services District service area to facilitate the provision of water and wastewater services to the project. The project site is located in the Residential Rural land use category, west of US 101, east of Hetrick Avenue, and adjacent to the Nipomo URL. The project is located within the South County Inland Sub Area of the South County Planning Area.

Board of Supervisors

Diablo Canyon Power Plant Decommissioning

California Valley

Diablo Canyon Power Plant Extended Operations

On September 2, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 846 into law, providing a path for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to extend operations at its Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) beyond the current expected closures of 2024 (Unit 1) and 2025 (Unit 2). There are numerous provisions in the new law that require proceedings spanning multiple State and Federal agencies. Links to the various agencies proceedings are provided below in the Frequently Asked Questions section. See "Which Agencies are involved in implementing SB 846".

Cambria

Los Osos Community Plan Update

The Department of Planning & Building was authorized to update the Los Osos Community Plan of the County’s General Plan and Local Coastal Plan on December 11, 2012.

The Community Plan is the official plan for land use and transportation in Los Osos which determines how the community will grow and develop over the next 20 years. The update will focus on protecting resources and providing adequate infrastructure.

The Board of Supervisors Adopted Plan is now available for public review: 

• Board of Supervisors Adopted Plan
• Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)

Cayucos

Los Osos Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP)

The County obtained a programmatic incidental take permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in February 2024 for a term of 25 years to authorize take of covered species associated with covered activities in the Los Osos Habitat Conservation Plan area, which is approximately 3,644 acres bounded by the Los Osos Urban Reserve Line. As the permittee, the County has the ability to issue Certificates of Inclusion to confer incidental take coverage to landowners and other entities if their proposed activities are covered under the incidental take permit and they agree to satisfy all applicable conditions in accordance with the incidental take permit.

Click here to view the project files associated with the Los Osos Habitat Conservation Plan.

Further updates will be posted and/or linked on this page as available. 

This (and additional) information is available online via the US Fish and Wildlife Services (Ventura Office) by clicking here. 

Community Advisory Council Support

The Board of Supervisors has authorized eleven Community Advisory Councils (CAC) comprised of residents who volunteer their time to represent their community's interests within the County planning process. The Department of Planning & Building assigns a staff liaison to each community advisory council, who serves as a contact between the community and the Department.

The CAC Handbook defines the roles of CACs in the planning process and provides guidelines for parliamentary procedure.

Oster/Las Pilitas Quarry

A request by Las Pilitas, LLC for a Conditional Use Permit and Reclamation Plan to allow for a new aggregate quarry and asphalt and concrete recycling facility. Mining operations would occur over a 30-year timeframe and conclude with reclamation of the site. The maximum annual extraction would be 500,000 tons. The project would result in disturbance of roughly 60 acres on two parcels totaling 203 acres in size. The project site is located east of the community of Santa Margarita at 6660 Calf Canyon Highway (Highway 58, north side), east of the Salinas River Bridge and approximately 0.25 miles west of Parkhill Road.

Creston

Phillips 66 Santa Maria Refinery Demolition and Remediation Project

On August 15, 2022, Phillips 66 Company (Phillips 66) applied to the County of San Luis Obispo for approval of a Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit (DP/CDP) to demolish the Santa Maria Refinery (SMR) facility and remediate the site located at 2555 Willow Road in Arroyo Grande, California. 

The County application, C-DRC2022-00048 Phillips 66 SMR Demolition and Remediation Project (SMR Project), was accepted for processing on March 15, 2023, initiating an environmental review process as required under the California Environmental Quality Act.  

Release of Draft Environmental Impact Report

On March 22, 2024, the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Santa Maria Refinery Demolition and Remediation Project was released for 45-day public review. The Notice of Availability can be accessed here.

The complete Draft EIR can be accessed here.

Individual sections of the Draft EIR and the Appendices can be accessed here.

The County is requesting the public provide written comments on the Draft EIR during the comment period, which will begin on March 22, 2024, and end at 5:00 p.m. on May 6, 2024. Comments will not be accepted after May 6 at 5:00 p.m.

Anyone interested in commenting on the Draft EIR should email their comments to: [email protected] or mail their written comments to Susan Strachan with the San Luis Obispo County Department of Planning & Building at 976 Osos St., Rm 300, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., May 6, 2024.

Hard copies of the Draft EIR and all Draft EIR Appendices are available for review at the County Department of Planning & Building, 976 Osos Street, Rm 200, San Luis Obispo at the permit center from 8:30 a.m. – noon or 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday. Hard copies and digital thumb drive copies of the Draft EIR are also available for review at the San Luis Obispo County Public Library Main Branch in San Luis Obispo, and at the branch libraries in Arroyo Grande and Nipomo (for hours and locations see SLOLIBRARY.org).

Planning Commission Study Session on the Santa Maria Refinery Demolition and Remediation Project Draft EIR

The Planning Commission will hold a study session on the Draft EIR. The meeting details are as follows:

When: April 25, 2024

Time: 9:00 a.m.*

Where: Katcho Achadjain Government Center, Board of Supervisors Chambers

1055 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo

* Please see the Planning Commission agenda to determine the agenda item placement for the Santa Maria Refinery Demolition and Remediation Project study session. The agenda will be available approximately 10 days prior to the meeting. Items on the agenda generally proceed in the order listed. The public is advised to arrive early.

Final Environmental Impact Report

At the close of the Draft EIR comment period, a Response to Comments document will be prepared and any necessary edits to the Draft EIR will be made. It is anticipated the Final EIR will be completed and issued in August 2024, depending on the number of comments received. The Final EIR and Santa Maria Refinery Demolition and Remediation Project will then be brought to the Planning Commission for its consideration. It is anticipated this will occur in late summer/early fall 2024.

Edna

Prohousing Designation Program Application

Heritage Ranch

Los Osos

Nipomo

North County Villages

Oak Shores

Oceano

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission is a five-member body appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Its primary role is to consider how land use decisions affect the County. In this role, the Commission has review and approval authority for tract maps, conditional use permits, and variances and is responsible for making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding plan and ordinance updates.

To send an email to the Planning Commission please email Daniela Chavez and she will forward your message to the proper recipient. 

Planning Department Hearing

Planning Department hearings are overseen by a hearing officer acting on behalf of the Director of Planning & Building.

To send an email to the Planning Commission please email Daniela Chavez and she will forward your message to the proper recipient. 

San Miguel

Santa Margarita

Shandon

Subdivision Review Board

The Subdivision Review Board is a review authority and decision making body that acts on behalf of the Board of Supervisors. It consists of appointed staff members from the Department of Planning & Building, the Department of Public Works, Health Agency or Public Health, and the Air Pollution Control District.

Templeton