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:
Project Contacts
Comments and questions regarding the community plan update may be submitted via email to Claire Momberger or mailed to the following address:
Department of Planning & Building
ATTN: Los Osos Community Plan Update/Claire Momberger
976 Osos Street, Room 300
San Luis Obispo, CA 93408
Project Updates
Project Updates
Los Osos Community Development Upcoming Milestones
June 13, 2024: California Coastal Commission provided suggested modifications to Local Coastal Plan (LCP) amendment for community of Los Osos
July 25, 2024: Los Osos Community Advisory Council (LOCAC) General Council meeting
August 21, 2024: Los Osos Basin Management Committee (LOBMC) Board meeting
August 22, 2024: LOCAC General Council meeting
Mid to Late September 2024: County Debt Advisory Committee Meeting
September 26, 2024: LOCAC General Council meeting
October 5, 2024: Los Osos “town hall” community meeting
October 8, 2024: County Board of Supervisors meeting – Introduction for ordinances relating to Los Osos growth rate and Los Osos Habitat Conservation Plan fees (consent agenda)
October 24, 2024: LOCAC General Council meeting
October 29, 2024: County Board of Supervisors meeting – Hearing to consider acceptance of California Coastal Commission’s suggested modifications, amendment to Los Osos Community Plan, establishment of Los Osos growth rate and protocols for implementation of the “Los Osos Waitlist to Build”, and implementation of Los Osos Habitat Conservation Plan
December 2024 (Tentative): California Coastal Commission meeting to consider County Board of Supervisors action
Los Osos Growth Rate Implementation Approach
Draft recommended amendments to Title 26 of the County Code, the Growth Management Ordinance
A hearing to consider these draft recommended amendments is scheduled for October 29, 2024.
Resource Summary Report (RSR) to Update Water Supply Analysis for District 2
The 2016-2018 Resource Summary Report (RSR) was approved by the Board of Supervisors on December 15, 2020.
Background
The original Estero Area Plan was certified by the Coastal Commission in 1988, and an update to the Plan began in 1996. The Estero Area Plan encompasses Los Osos, Cayucos, and the rural area (of Estero) entirely within the Coastal Zone. On November 2, 2004, the Board of Supervisors approved the Estero Area Plan update for submittal to the California Coastal Commission. The update and associated amendments were submitted to the Coastal Commission at the end of December 2004 as part of Local Coastal Program Amendment No. 2-04.
Due to the outstanding issues in Los Osos, specifically lack of an approved communitywide Habitat Conservation Plan for Los Osos to deal with widespread environmentally sensitive habitat, a projected build-out in line with groundwater supply, and at that time (mid 2000’s), uncertainty about a community-wide sewer system, the Los Osos portion of the Estero Area Plan update was removed in 2006. The Estero Area Plan was later certified by the Coastal Commission in 2009 with updates to the parts dealing with Cayucos and the rural areas, but without any updates for the Los Osos urban area. Those updates are once again underway as part of the Los Osos Community Plan.
