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Long Range Planning forecasts future conditions and needs, identifies community concerns, and provides strategies to meet adopted goals. These strategies are used by the City as policies and standards for day-to-day decision making. Long-range plans guide the City's physical development and how the City plays its roles within the region, state, and nation. The Long Range Planning Division helps prepare, maintain, and implement these long-range plans. It also oversees the City's Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and provides oversight to the City's Cultural Heritage Committee and Historic Preservation Program.

Specific and Area Plans

Please visit the pages at left for more information about specific projects and development plan areas within the city.

Environmental Review

Please visit our Environmental Review Documents page to download environmental and other documents for these and other projects and plan areas.

New Specific Plans

The City has recently received two major project submittals:

Avila Ranch Development Plan

San Luis Ranch Specific Plan

FAQ Box

Will a traffic impact study be required and if so what is the process?
The determination for a traffic impact study will be made at the beginning of the application process. The following are example development sizes that would trigger a transportation impact study. These are just example scenarios, traffic impact studies may be required for smaller projects under special circumstances.
1. 100 Single Family Units
2. 150 Multi Family Units
3. 150 Room Hotel
4. 10,000 SQFT Restaurant
5. 25,000 SQFT Retail
6. 65,000 SQFT Office
7. 125,000 SQFT Manufacturing
The City only accepts traffic studies that are prepared independent of the applicant. Studies are administered by the City and paid for by the applicant via a reimbursement agreement. The applicant may hire their own traffic consultant to help develop their project and review the traffic study, however that consultant would be conflicted out of preparing the actual traffic study.

Once the applicant has finalized their project description the City will prepare a scope for the study and submit it to the applicant for review. Then the City will advertise the scope to a list of on-call traffic consultants and award based on the best proposal.

Below is an example time table for traffic impact studies, actual schedules will vary depending on the size of the project and scope of the study.
1. Draft Scope & Applicant Review: 1 Week
2. Advertise RFP & Select Consultant: 3 Weeks
3. Complete Applicant Reimbursement Agreement: 1 Week
4. Complete Traffic Study: 10 Weeks
How do I apply for a permit?

See Application Review Procedures page.
What type of approval will I need for my business?

The first step would be to identify the zoning for the location of your project. With this information you can reference Table 9 of the Zoning Regulations which indicates the land uses allowed by zone. This denotes what type of permit will be required to allow that use in each zoning district if allowed at all.
How can I find out what zone my property is in?

Use the GIS Parcel Map to find your zoning.
How do I request an exception?

Once you determine what exception is allowed for your project, according to the Zoning Regulations submit a planning application, the application checklist for your type of exception, and pay the associated fees.
How many bedrooms/units can I have? Aka Density

Reference Section 17.16.010 of the Zoning Regulations (p.35-37) to find information about the maximum density (density units per net acre) of development allowed in your zone.

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Events

ARC - Architectural Review Commission Meeting
11/18/2024 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CHC - Special Meeting
11/18/2024 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
CHC - Cultural Heritage Committee
11/25/2024 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
PC - Planning Commission
11/27/2024 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
ARC - Architectural Review Commission Meeting
12/02/2024 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Take Our Survey to Help Set City Priorities
The 2025-27 Community Priorities Survey opens on Nov. 12 and closes on Dec. 13, 2024.

11/12/2024 10:44 AM
Council Meeting Recap (November 12, 2024)
On Tuesday, the City Council discussed a street abandonment and change to City limits to facilitate a Cal Poly housing project, the technology roadmap for downtown parking services, and an update on enhancements to Mission Plaza.

11/14/2024 1:18 PM
Administrative Actions
11/14/2024 8:00 AM

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