Paso Robles City Council
May 6, 2025

City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 1 2024 Annual Report
General Plan Implementation
City Council Meeting
May 6, 2025
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 2 ▪ State Requirement
▪ Sets Land Use Policies – Blueprint of City’s Future
▪ City Zoning, Capital Improvement Plan, and Building Permit consistency
▪ Has 8 Sections -“Elements”
– Land Use
– Open Space
– Conservation
– Housing
– Circulation
– Safety
– Noise
– Parks & Recreations (optional element)
What is the General Plan?
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 3 ▪ Per GC 65400, requirement to report on the status of
implementing the General Plan
▪ Status report must be considered by the Planning Commission and City Council
▪ The City must report to the State Offices of Planning & Research and Housing & Community Development
▪ Planning Commission reviewed and endorsed on April 22, 2025 2024 Annual Report on the General Plan
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 4 ▪ Housing Element Report
▪ All other General Plan Elements
– Land Use / Conservation / Open Space
– Circulation
– Noise
– Safety
– Parks and Recreation
▪ General Plan Amendments
▪ Uptown/Town Center Specific Plan housing development
General Plan Status Report Contents
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 5 ▪ All City departments updated the status of actions
▪ 240 policy action items, not including Housing Element:
– 142 actions are ongoing activities
– 23 have completed subtasks
– 71 actions are complete
– 16 actions are in process
– 7 actions are not yet scheduled
for implementation
– 4 actions informational only
General Plan Policy Implementation Status
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 6 ▪ Land Use Element Update – 2020 / 2021
– Olsen – South Chandler Specific Plan
– Beechwood Specific Plan
– Gateway Annexation
▪ Circulation Element Updated – 2019
▪ Noise Element Update – 2019
▪ Housing Element Update – 2020
– Fractional density
– Zoning Code Update (2024)
Major General Plan Activities
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 7 Housing Production
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 8 Housing Production Forecast
▪ 2024 - 310 units
▪ 35% increase
▪ Trend likely to
continue
– Olsen – South Chandler
Specific Plan
– Beechwood Specific Plan
– Rolling Hills Apartments
– Riverwalk Terrace
– River Oaks II
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 9 Specific Plans
Housing Sites
Beechwood
specific plan
Borkey - River Oaks 2
271 units
North Chandler Ranch
879 units
South Chandler Ranch
560 units
Olsen Ranch
673 units
Beechwood
911 units
• Designated 2003
• 4,300 housing units
Uptown / Town Center
Specific Plan
989 infill units
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 10 Specific Plan Status –
Allocated Housing Units
Specific Plan Area New Housing Units Status
Olsen / South Chandler Ranch Specific Plan 1,293 units Under Construction Beechwood specific plan 911 units Approved
Uptown / Town Center Specific Plan 929 units On-going Construction Borkey specific plan (River Oaks 2) 226 units Under Construction North Chandler Ranch 879 units Specific plan & EIR needed Union / 46 specific plan 134 units On-going Construction Total 4,372 units
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 11 River Oaks II – The Vintage
271 units
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 12 Olsen South Chandler Specific Plan
1,293 units
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 13 Sunrise Villas “Olsen Apartments”
Housing Authority
69 affordable family units
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 14 Olsen Courtyard Houses – ADU’s
107 single-family units + 107 ADU’s ▪ 214 units – build to rent model Single-family
residential unit
ADU – accessory
dwelling unit
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 15 Beechwood Specific Plan
911 units
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 16 Riverwalk Terrace
“JCPenney” vacant pad site
▪ 79 affordable senior apartments
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 17 Habitat for Humanity – Vine Street
▪ Sweat Equity Affordable Housing
▪ 9 Low Income Single-Family
Residential Units
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 18 Redtail Apartments Creston Road
200 Market Rate Units
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 19 Redtail Apartments #2
Creston Rd / Rolling Hills Dr.
▪ 135 market rate
apartments
▪ PC approved
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 20 Summary of Housing Production
Activity
Single Family
Units
Accessory Dwelling
Units (ADU / 2nd
Units)
Multi-Family
Units Total
Issued Certificates of
Occupancy 48 21 78 147
Units built in
Uptown/Town Center
Specific Plan Area
4 15 3 22
Units under
construction 179 129 2 310
Units in plan check 161 134 230 525
Units entitled 0 0 28 28
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 21 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Progress
Building Permits - Units Issued
Income
Level
6th Cycle
RHNA
Allocation
Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
Total Units
by Income
Level
Total Units
Remaining
by Income
Level
Projection
Period
(2019-
2020)
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025-
2028
Extremely
Low &
Very Low
356 0 0 23 65 0 -- 88 268
Low 224 9 14 15 66 64 -- 168 56
Moderate 259 54 29 220 33 67 -- 403 0
Above
Moderate 607 22 29 45 44 179 -- 319 288
Total
Units 1,446 85 72 303 208 310 -- 978
Total
Remaining
for RHNA
Period
612
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 22 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Progress
Building Permits – Completed Units
Income
Level
6th Cycle
RHNA
Allocation
Completed Units by Affordability Total
Units by
Income
Level
Total Units
Remaining
by Income
Level
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025-
2028
Extremely
Low &
Very Low
356 52 54 0 0 0 0 -- 106 250
Low 224 23 27 8 6 12 10 -- 86 138
Moderate 259 90 18 14 22 92 89 -- 325 0
Above
Moderate 607 14 11 10 24 38 48 -- 145 462
Total
Units 1,446 179 110 32 52 142 147 -- 662
Total Remaining
for RHNA
Period
784
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 23 2024 Construction Trends
5%
1600
permits
35%
310
Housing
units
29%
6961
Inspections
City of Paso Robles – City Council Public Comments -  call 805/865-7276 24 2024 Summary of Progress
▪ 97% GP policy actions complete, ongoing or in process ▪ Housing Element 6th Cycle RHNA:
1,446 residential units
▪ 662 units constructed, or 46% units completed (10% increase since 2023) ▪ 147 Certificates of Occupancy issued
▪ 310 units under construction, 525 residential permits ready to pick up or in plancheck ▪ Entitlements: 28 residential units