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San Luis Obispo supervisors narrow Phase 2 housing study, direct staff to coordinate with REACH
Summary
After a daylong study session, the board asked staff to refine Phase 2 housing-element work to focus community-level feasibility, coordinate with REACH’s economic analysis, and add Santa Margarita Ranch and Paso Basin lot-split policy to the scope; staff will return with a revised work plan and community engagement schedule.
San Luis Obispo County supervisors on April 21 directed staff to narrow and reframe the second phase of the county’s housing-element implementation, pairing community-specific feasibility work with a regional economic baseline study. Planning staff will work with REACH (the county’s contracted economic-development partner) to assess infrastructure constraints, land availability and local opportunities before developing objective design standards and ministerial permitting pathways for selected communities.
The board’s study session followed a comprehensive presentation from senior planner Claire Momberger and Long Range Planning Division Manager Corey Hahn outlining three placemaking topics: (1) where to study rezonings and opportunity areas, (2) how to develop community-driven objective design standards, and (3) what project scales could be eligible for straightforward (ministerial) permitting. Momberger said the work will explore both a…
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