City of Paso Robles – City Council 1
Affordable Housing Fee Deferral Request
Highlands Senior Affordable Apartments
298 Niblick Road
P25-0106
Development Plan 25-15
March 3, 2026
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Location
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298 Niblick Road
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Project Information
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▪ Approved by Planning
Commission on January 27
▪ 30 Residential Units
– 100% Affordable for 55 years
▪ Low and Very-Low income
households (< 60% area median)
– Age-restricted for seniors
▪ 1 three-story building
– 25 one-bedroom units
– 5 two-bedroom units
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Front Elevation (North)
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▪ Fee Deferral Agreement for $482,438 over a 30-year period – City Water and Sewer Connection Fees
– Development Impact Fees
– Building Permit Fees
▪ City financial contribution enhances the Housing Authority’s application for tax credit financing
▪ Same agreement as:
– Oak Park project
– Riverwalk Terrace project
– Sunrise Villas
Paso Robles Housing Authority
Fee Deferral Request
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1. Take no action;
2. Approve the deferral of City Fees for the Highland’s Senior Affordable Apartments (P25-0106);
3. Refer back to staff and Paso Robles Housing Authority for additional analysis; or
4. Provide alternative direction to staff.
Options
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Approve Resolution 26-XXX, authorizing the deferral of water connection, sewer connection, development impact, and building permit fees for the Highland’s Senior Affordable Apartments and authorize the City Attorney to prepare a final Fee Deferral Agreement for execution by the Paso Robles Housing Authority and the City of Paso Robles.
Recommendation
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Fee Estimate
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SLO County Affordable Housing Standards
▪ Low Income = 50-80%
median income
▪ Very Low Income = 30-50%
median income
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▪ 2.1 acres
▪ Jurisdictional Creek and
Open Space Easement
▪ Bike/Ped Trail
▪ Regional Commercial (RC)
Zoning District with Mixed
Use Overlay District
▪ 20 Surplus Density Units
allocated to the site in 2020
Project Information
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Building Height (Concession 1)
37 feet 6 inches
44 feet 7.5 inches
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Exposed Foundation Height
(Concession 2)
11 feet 8 inches
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▪ 54 Parking spaces required
– 38 Spaces provided
▪ Shade trees to provide 25%
shade at 5 years
– 17% provided at maturity
Parking (Concessions 3 & 4)
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▪ 100sf private open space
+ 100sf common open
space/unit required
– 51sf private space provided
– 1,678sf shared open space
(56sf / unit)
Open Space (Concession 5)
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Side Elevations
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Rear Elevation (South)
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Color and Materials
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First Floor Plan
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Second and Third Floor Plans
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Driveway / Circulation
Previous Current
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1. Entry and egress flawed and dangerous
2. Inadequate parking
3. Excessive grading resulting in water runoff
4. Creek setbacks
5. Stormwater runoff inadequately addressed
6. Too many units
7. Community unable to absorb rental housing
8. Native American ancestral lands
9. Unsightly from Highway 101 access
10. Oak tree removals
11. Viewshed on contiguous property
Public Comments
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Height Relative to Alder Creek
Alder Creek FF
~781 feet
Highlands FF
760 feet
797 feet 6 inches
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Alder Creek Highlands Kennedy Club Oak Hill Condos
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