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Developer previews 125-room hotel proposal at 400 West Branch; council and residents raise traffic, water and design questions
Summary
A pre-application for a 125-room, three-story hotel at 400 West Branch Street drew hours of council questions and public comment on Feb. 11; the developer and city planning staff said the project will require a general plan amendment, zoning change and environmental review before any decision.
A proposed 125-room hotel on city-owned property at 400 West Branch Street drew extensive public comment and detailed questions from Arroyo Grande City Council members on Feb. 11 during a non-decision pre-application review.
Andrew Perez, the city's planning manager, said the site consists of two parcels totaling about 4.25 acres with current General Plan and zoning that designate the land for "community facilities" and public facilities zoning. Perez told the council that the developer's preliminary plan shows a three-story hotel, a fitness center, pool and surface parking; the proposal would require a general plan amendment to mixed-use, a zoning change to highway mixed use, a lot-line adjustment and a conditional use permit.
The applicant team, represented by project architect Tom Bergerson and developer representative Dev Patel, said they responded to an earlier city solicitation, that the design reduces a more typical four-story prototype to three stories for the site, and that multiple technical studies are already underway.…
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