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Board approves Templeton rezoning and 26‑lot tentative map; developer to donate $150,000 for housing assistance
Summary
Supervisors approved a limited amendment to the Templeton community standards to allow single‑family homes on one CR parcel and a vesting tentative tract map for 26 lots (22 single‑family residences, up to 44 ADU/JADU potential). The applicant agreed to a $150,000 donation to the county affordable‑housing fund in lieu of mandatory ADU hookups; Planning Commission had recommended approval with conditions.
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a land‑use ordinance amendment for a single parcel in Templeton’s Highway 101/North Main interchange area that will allow single‑family residential development on the southernmost commercial retail parcel. The Board also approved a vesting tentative tract map for 26 lots and adopted the staff’s mitigated negative declaration and conditions of approval.
The applicant’s proposal includes 22 single‑family lots with the potential to add Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior ADUs under county rules; staff’s environmental analysis used a conservative build‑out assumption but the developer proposed installing utility stubs for ADUs or, alternatively, a one‑time $150,000 donation to the county affordable‑housing fund for down‑payment assistance. The Board adopted the $150,000 donation condition prior to issuance of construction permits.
Templeton Area Advisory Group had recommended denial over concerns including stormwater, floodplain analysis, ADU density and visual impacts; the Planning Commission recommended approval 3–1 after applicant revisions and added conditions. During the Board hearing supporters said the project increases local housing supply near employment (including the nearby hospital) and that the donation could seed affordable projects. Opponents cited flooding and drainage risks near Toad/tributary channels; Public Works and the applicant’s engineers said the proposed retention basins and revised grading would meet county drainage standards and FEMA requirements.
Outcome: approved unanimously; condition requires proof of $150,000 donation to the county affordable housing fund or evidence of required ADU plumbing prior to construction permits.
