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San Benito County planners propose Title 25 changes to speed permitting for small tourism businesses
Summary
County planner presented proposed amendments to Title 25 to allow certain tourism-related commercial uses by right up to 5,000 sq ft, add administrative permits between 5,000–10,000 sq ft, and add architectural design guidance; committee recommended adding design‑review when projects deviate from suggested styles.
Ariel Goodspeed, principal planner for San Benito County, told the Tourism Advisory Committee on May 28 that staff is proposing amendments to Title 25 of the county zoning code to streamline permitting for small tourism-related commercial uses in unincorporated areas.
Goodspeed said the proposal would allow certain uses — including bed-and-breakfasts, hotels or motels, breweries or distilleries with tasting rooms, off-site tasting rooms, and small event venues — to be permitted without a planning application up to 5,000 square feet when events produce fewer than 100 people or 100 vehicle trips; uses between 5,000 and 10,000 square feet would require an administrative use permit (director approval); uses above 10,000 square feet would continue to require planning commission review. "I'm here today to go over a few of the zoning code amendments that are being brought to planning commission," Goodspeed said.
Why it matters: committee members said the changes are intended to support agricultural‑zone commercial uses that…
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