City of Paso Robles City of Paso Robles – Planning Commission Planning Commission 1 Public Comments call 805-8651-7276 Reservation of General Plan
Surplus Density Units for the
“Ardmore Townhouses” Project
P25-0080
November 4, 2025
City of Paso Robles City of Paso Robles – City Council – Planning Commission 2 Public Comments call 805-865-7276 ▪ 2003 General Plan set 44,000 population threshold
▪ Council policy has been to maintain threshold
▪ 2013 City Council Resolution 13-057
– Identified 594 GP surplus density unit due to
decreasing household size
– Council allocated these units to 7 projects
▪ 2020 City Council Resolution 20-186
– Identified 345 additional GP surplus density unit due to decreasing household size – 99 units have been allocated to mixed use overlay multi-family residential – 246 surplus unit remain “un-allocated”
▪ This is not a project approval – earmark for a future City Council decision Background – 2003 General Plan
2025 Population
City of Paso Robles City of Paso Robles – City Council – Planning Commission 3 Public Comments call 805-865-7276 Location
2930 Union Road (12.98 Acres)
Current Zoning Designation:
• C3, PD (Commercial-Light
Industrial, Planned
Development Overlay)
Proposed Zoning Overlay:
• MU (Mixed-Use Overlay)
City of Paso Robles City of Paso Robles – City Council – Planning Commission 4 Public Comments call 805-865-7276 Development Plan – 154 Semi-Attached Townhouses
City of Paso Robles City of Paso Robles – City Council – Planning Commission 5 Public Comments call 805-865-7276 General Plan Surplus Density Units
City of Paso Robles City of Paso Robles – City Council – Planning Commission 6 Public Comments call 805-865-7276 Reservation of Units
▪ Reserving units will allow the project applicant to
proceed with certainty in preparing application
materials and studies required for formal review;
▪ Reservation at this stage will not constitute a project approval; and
▪ Ultimately, if the units are not incorporated into the project, they would remain unallocated and available
for other development projects.
City of Paso Robles City of Paso Robles – City Council – Planning Commission 7 Public Comments call 805-865-7276 Project’s Affordability Component
▪ As part of the entitlement project, City staff and the applicant are coordinating on an affordable housing
component.
▪ The applicant proposes to model it after the County of San Luis Obispo’s Regional Housing Incentive Program:
– Point-based system designed to simplify access to development incentives similar to the State Affordable Housing Density Bonus Program.
▪ The applicant has proposed to contribute an in-lieu fee equivalent to two points in the County system, payable to the City for use in a future tax-credit affordable housing project.
City of Paso Robles City of Paso Robles – City Council – Planning Commission 8 Public Comments call 805-865-7276
1. Take no action;
2. Approve Draft Resolution A, reserving 154 surplus density units for the project site; or
3. Provide alternative direction to staff.
Options
City of Paso Robles City of Paso Robles – City Council – Planning Commission 9 Public Comments call 805-865-7276 Approve Resolution 25-XXX, reserving 154-units from the Cycle 2 Surplus Density Units for the project site.
Staff Recommendation – Option 2