Paso Robles City Council
June 2, 2026

CITY OF EL PASO DE ROBLES

APPENDICES
List of Acronyms
115 Section 115 Pension Trust Fund
AB Assembly Bill
ACFR Annual Comprehensive Financial
Report
ACQ Acquisition
AD Assessment District
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
AGIS Airport Geospatial Information
System
ALP Airport Layout Plan
AMR Automatic Meter Reading
ARPA American Rescue Plan Act
AS Administrative Services
ATP Active Transportation Program
AVL Automatic Vehicle Locator
BPMP Bicycle and Pedestrian Master
Plan
BSP Barney Schwartz Park
CAD Computer Aided Dispatch
CA or CAL California
CalPERS California Public Employees
Retirement System
CAP Cost Allocation Plan
CAT Community Action Team
CC City Council
CDBG Community Development Block
Grant
CDD Community Development
Department
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CEQA California Environmental Quality
Act
CFD Community Facilities District
CH City Hall
CIP Capital Improvement Program
CMO City Manager’s Office
CNG Heavy-Duty Compressed Natural
Gas
CO Carry-over/Carry-forward
COLA Cost of Living Adjustment
COPS Citizens Option Public Safety
COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019
CPI Consumer Price Index
CS Community Services
CSF Central Service Fund
CSO Community Services Officer
CTC California Transportation
Commission
CY Current Year
DIF Development Impact Fee(s)
DOT Department of Transportation
DT Downtown
DWR Department of Water Resources
ECHO El Camino Homeless Organization
EDA Economic Development
Administration
EDSP Economic Development Strategic
Plan
EIR Environmental Impact Report
EMD Emergency Medical Dispatch
EMS Emergency Medical Services
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APPENDICES
List of Acronyms
ES Emergency Services
EOC Emergency Operations Center
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FD Fund
FT Full-time
FTE Full-Time Equivalent
FY Fiscal Year
FYE Fiscal Year End(ed)
GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles
GASB Government and Accounting
Standards Board
GF General Fund
GIS Geographical Information
Systems
GL General Ledger
GO General Obligation
HBP Highway Bridge Program
HSIP Highway Safety Improvement
Program
HUD Housing and Urban Development
HVAC Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning
IAFF International Association of Fire
Fighters, Local 4148
ISF Internal Service Fund
ISO Insurance Services Office
IT Information Technology
JPIA Joint Powers Insurance Authority
L&L Landscape and Lighting District
LAIF Local Agency Investment Fund
LMP Larry Moore Park
LSRP Local Roadway Safety Program
LTF Local Transportation Fund
MAINT Maintenance
MDC Mobile Data Computer
MGMT Management
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
NFPA National Fire Protection
Association
NIMS National Incident Management
System
NVR Network Video Recorder
OES California Office of Emergency
Services
OPEB Other Postemployment Benefits
OTS Office of Traffic Safety
P&R Parks and Recreation
PAED Project Approvals and
Environmental Documents
PC Personal Computer
PED Pedestrian
PEG Public Education Government
PEMHCA Public Employees Medical and
Hospital Care Act
PEPRA Public Employees’ Pension
Reform Act
PERS Public Employee Retirement
System
PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (also known as
“forever chemicals”)
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APPENDICES
List of Acronyms
PD Police Department
PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric
PO Purchase Order
POA Police Officer’s Association
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PRFES Paso Robles Fire and Emergency
Services
PRTID Paso Robles Tourism
Improvement District
PSC Public Safety Center
PS&E Plans, Specifications, and
Estimates
PT Part-time
PW Public Works
PY Prior Year
RAB Round-a-bout
RDA Redevelopment Agency
REC Recreation
RFP Request for Proposal
RFQ Request for Qualifications
RMRA Road Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Account
ROW Right-Of-Way
RREP Regional Renewable Energy Park
RSHA Regional State Highway Account
RTA Regional Transit Authority
SA Successor Agency
SAFER Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response
SB Senate Bill
SBE State Board of Equalization
SEIU Service Employee International
Union (Local 620)
SLESF Supplemental Law Enforcement
Services Fund
SLO San Luis Obispo
SLOCOG San Luis Obispo Council of
Governments
SR State Route
SRO School Resources Officer
SST Supplemental Sales Tax
SSTOC Supplemental Sales Tax Oversight
Committee
SWAT Special Weapons and Tactics
SWMP Stormwater Management Plan
TCEP Trade Corridor Enhancement
Program
TBD To Be Determined
TDA Transportation Development Act
TIF Transportation Impact Fee(s)
TOT Transient Occupancy Tax
UAL Unfunded Accrued Liability
UB Utility Billing
US United States
USHA Urban State Highway Account
USO United Service Organizations
WTP Water Treatment Plant
WW Wastewater
WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant
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Council Agenda Report
From: Darcy Delgado, Associate Planner
Subject: Approval of the 2025 General Plan Annual Report CEQA Determination: Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State Guidelines Section State CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378.

Date: June 2, 2026
Facts

1. California Government Code Section 65400 requires the planning agencies of local jurisdictions to prepare an annual report on the status of the General Plan and progress towards its implementation.

2. The Housing Element component of the report was submitted to the State for review on March 31, 2026. This final report containing the remainder of the General Plan Elements will be submitted to the State in June 2026.

3. Among other things, the Housing Element component of the report must include an assessment of progress made toward meeting the City’s share of the Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA).

4. The City’s General Plan Annual Report is provided as an attachment to this staff report and is divided into two parts. The first part (Attachment 1) is a table containing brief descriptions of every Action Item of the General Plan, (except those in the Housing Element), with thumbnail descriptions of the status of their implementation. The second part (Attachment 2) is the Housing Element Report, with discussions of progress toward meeting the City’s share of the RHNA, and it includes a similar table of Housing Element Action Items and status.

5. The Housing Element Report highlights the number of housing units in plan check, building permits issued, units that are under construction, and the number of units completed in 2025. It also provides a discussion on the housing units proposed, rehabilitated, and/or conserved (e.g. subsidized affordable housing that may be at-risk of being converted to market-rate housing).

6. Lastly, this report provides a brief discussion of issues related to housing development constraints, and proactive initiatives the City is pursuing to remove barriers to construction of housing.

7. The Planning Commission received this report on May 12, 2026 and recommended the City Council direct staff to send the report to the State.

Options

1. Approve the 2025 General Plan Annual Report, and direct staff to submit to the State;

2. Request modifications specified by the City Council for staff to address in the Report;

3. Provide alternative direction to staff.

Analysis and Conclusions
The City’s General Plan was adopted in 2003. There have been numerous amendments to the Plan over the last 18 years, including the Olsen – South Chandler Specific Plan (2020), Beechwood Specific Plan (2020), Gateway Resort Annexation (2021), Circulation Element (2019), Noise Element (2019), and most

recently the Housing Element (2020). The General Plan includes 240 policy action items, not including those in the Housing Element. The City has made substantial progress with the implementation of the General Plan, and the status of these actions are as follows:
 144 actions are ongoing activities
o 25 of which have completed subtasks
 71 actions are complete and no additional ongoing activities required  14 actions are in process
 7 actions are not yet scheduled for implementation
 4 actions are informational with no specific threshold In early 2019, the City completed a comprehensive update to the Circulation Element and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. The Circulation Element update’s primary focus was to reassess the planned road improvements in the circulation network and to determine if certain improvements should be modified or eliminated. Various changes that have been incorporated into the Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) needs list and cost estimates have resulted in a $50 million dollar reduction to future circulation improvements, which translates into an overall 24% Traffic Impact Fee reduction. This cost savings will not reduce future circulation capacity improvements; rather the City will now have a more focused list of projects that are needed to accommodate City buildout. In addition, the transportation system optimization also reduces the burden of existing residents for the City’s share of the needed improvements. In the long run, the system will be less expensive to build and maintain since unneeded projects have been removed.

The Noise Element was also updated in the Fall of 2019 to help better address complaints from noise sources that have increased in the last several years as a result of new trends seen with the music venues and short-term rentals. The key changes of the Noise Element update included revised noise standards for the community, new goals and policies acknowledging noise associated with Short-Term Rentals (STRs), and new goals and policies specifically targeted at concert and other entertainment venues.

In December 2020, the City updated its 6th Cycle Housing Element, which has an eight-year planning period from 2021 through 2028. Key changes to the Housing Element include new policies and programs that identify the actions that will be taken to make sites available during the new planning period with appropriate land use and development standards and with services/facilities to accommodate the City’s share of regional housing need for each income level. Some of the more notable programs that stand out in the Housing Element include updating the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Ordinance to promote construction of ADUs, reducing parking standards for smaller units located outside the Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan, and utilizing fractional density units to encourage smaller units that are affordable by design.

Housing Production
The status of housing production and entitlement activity in 2025 is summarized in Table 1 below:

Table 1- Summary of Housing Production
Activity
Single Family
Units
Accessory Dwelling
Units (ADU / 2nd
Units)
Multi-Family
Units Total
Issued Certificates of
Occupancy 83 54 147 284

Activity
Single Family
Units
Accessory Dwelling
Units (ADU / 2nd
Units)
Multi-Family
Units Total
Units built in
Uptown/Town Center
Specific Plan Area
5 9 1 15
Units under construction 121 44 3 168
Units in plan check 124 39 4 167
Units entitled 0 1 3 4
Units entitlement applied
for 0 0 194 194
Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) - 1/1/19 to 12/31/28 The purpose of the housing report is to monitor the implementation of the City’s General Plan Housing Element and progress toward meeting the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). The State Regional Housing Needs Allocation target requirement for the prior (5th Cycle) 2014-2019 planning period required the City to plan for 492 dwelling units. Under the new 6th Cycle, which has a planning period from 1/1/19 to 12/31/28, the City is required to plan for 1,446 dwelling units. It should be noted that while Housing Element Law does not require the City to ensure that all RHNA-assigned units are constructed within the planning period, it does obligate the City to maintain an adequate inventory of appropriately zoned sites with available infrastructure and utilities to support that level of development. The following table shows the building permits that have been issued to date.

Table 2- Permitted Units Issued by Affordability
Although the State does not require jurisdictions to ensure how many units receive a Certificate of Occupancy, and since this standard is dependent on the private developers, the following table is also included to compare the RHNA requirements to the number of completed units.

Table 3- Completed Units by Affordability
Income
Level
6 th 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 2026-
2028
Extremely
Low &
Very Low
356 0 0 23 65 0 -- 88 268
Low 224 9 14 15 66 64 23 -- 191 33
Moderate 259 37 29 220 33 67 24 -- 410 0
Above
Moderate 607 21 29 45 44 179 121 -- 439 168
Total
Units 1,446 67 72 303 208 310 168 -- 1,128
Total
Remaining
for RHNA
Period
469

Housing Constraints and Opportunities Committee
The Housing Constraints and Opportunities Committee (HCOC) was originally established as part of the 2014 Housing Element to review housing issues and provide recommendations to the City Council on strategies to increase housing production. Since its formation, the HCOC has played an instrumental role in advancing a number of housing initiatives, including tailoring development impact fees to unit size to reduce costs for smaller units, substantially reducing water and sewer connection charges for new residential construction, and contributing to a Circulation Element update that resulted in a 24 percent reduction in transportation impact fees through elimination of certain planned improvements.

Recognizing the value of the HCOC’s ongoing work and policy guidance, the City Council formally recognized and established the HCOC in 2025 as an advisory body to the City Council focused on housing policy, housing production, and implementation of housing-related initiatives and programs.

During the update of the 6th Cycle General Plan Housing Element, the HCOC met five times to discuss housing issues, identify potential sites and strategies to meet the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), review best practices, provide guidance on Housing Element policies and implementation programs, and discuss future housing initiatives.

More recently, the HCOC met once during the 2025 calendar year. Topics discussed included the MultiFamily Accelerator Program, a draft multi-family opportunities map, and updates on the State’s ADU legislative changes and their impacts on local review procedures.

Specific Plan Progress
Both the Beechwood Specific Plan and the Olsen South Chandler Ranch Specific Plans were approved in 2020. The Beechwood Specific Plan consists of 952 housing units within an overall 234-acre master planned community on the east side of the City. The Olsen South Chandler Ranch Specific Plan consists of 1,293 new residences on approximately 358-acres, also located on the east side of the City.

Olsen South Chandler Ranch has completed most of its backbone infrastructure, with the remaining infrastructure to continue to be constructed as the specific plan development areas progress. Nearly 80 Income
Level
6 th 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 2026-
2028
Extremely
Low &
Very Low
356 52 54 0 0 0 0 104 -- 210 146
Low 224 23 27 8 6 12 10 66 -- 152 72
Moderate 259 90 18 14 22 92 89 31 -- 356 0
Above
Moderate 607 14 11 10 24 38 48 83 -- 228 379
Total
Units 1,446 179 110 32 52 142 147 284 -- 946
Total
Remaining for
RHNA Period
597

percent of units under construction in 2025 are in either the Olsen South Chandler Ranch or the River Oaks II specific plan areas. Additionally, of the 284 units that received a certificate of occupancy in 2025, 46% of them were completed in either the River Oaks II subdivision area or the Olsen South Chandler Ranch Specific Plan area.

The Beechwood specific plan is still working on their tentative subdivision maps, and they have grading and improvement plans for Phase 1 currently in review.

Summary of Progress and Issues
 Out of the 240 General Plan policy action items (not including the Housing Element), 97 percent are completed, ongoing, or are in the process of being completed.  The City is tracking progress with the 6th Cycle (2021-2028) Housing Element including progress on new Action Items.
 The City has a 6th Cycle RHNA assignment of 1,446 residential units to be constructed between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2028. To date, there have been 946 units constructed, or 65% units completed.
 As of December 31, 2025, there were 284 completed residential units, 168 residences under construction, 167 residential permits either ready to pick up or in plan check, and 198 units in the entitlement stages.
 Overall housing development saw a steady number of residential units in which permits were issued and/or under construction during 2025. This steady rate of development is largely due to tract development in the River Oaks II specific plan area and the Olsen South Chandler Ranch specific plan area. Nearly 80 percent of units under construction come from these specific plan areas, with the remaining 20 percent being infill areas throughout the City.  There were a total of four residential units that were entitled during 2025, with another 194 units working their way through the entitlement process. Although the number of actual entitled units was quite low, the majority of the 194 units in the planning pipeline are expected to be reported as having a completed entitlement for the 2026 reporting year.  The Housing Constraints and Opportunities Committee made substantial progress in prior years to reducing barriers to housing development, including reducing one of the most significant development impact fees (e.g. transportation fees) and making a recommendation to City Council to reduce those fees as part of the City’s comprehensive update to the Circulation Element which was adopted in early 2019. In 2025, the HCOC met once. Topics discussed by the HCOC included the Multi-Family Accelerator Program and a draft multi-family opportunities map, as well as updates on the State’s ADU legislative changes and their impacts on local review.

Fiscal Impact
Approval of the 2025 General Plan Annual Report does not, in itself, result in any direct fiscal impact to the City. Preparation of the report is required pursuant to California Government Code Section 65400 and was completed using existing budgeted staff resources. Submission of the report to the State is an administrative action and does not authorize any capital improvements, development projects, or additional expenditures. Any future programs, projects, or policy initiatives identified through implementation of the General Plan would be evaluated separately for fiscal impacts and appropriations as part of future City Council actions and annual budget processes.

CEQA
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to the State’s Guidelines to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), §§ 15060, subd. (c)(2)-(3), 15378¸because it involves general policy reporting and administrative activities which do not involve any commitment to a specific project and will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

Recommendation (Option 1)
Approve the 2025 General Plan Annual Report, and direct staff to submit it to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.

Attachments

1. General Plan Action Items Status Report

2. General Plan Housing Element Status Report

Attachment 1
Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Note: The Action Items in the table below are but brief descriptions intended to identify the subject matter of the action items and not to serve as a legal substitute for the full text of the Action Items. Please refer to the General Plan text for the full text of the action items.

Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status

LAND USE ELEMENT
LU-1A
Land Use
Categories

1. Amend/update the Zoning Ordinance to ensure that there is a Zoning District for each General Plan Land Use Category on Table LU-2.

Completed: R-5 (RMF-20), Mixed Use and
Senior Housing Overlay Zones.

Vine Street Overlay Zones incorporated into
Uptown/Town Center Specific Plan
Completed for Public Facilities District

2. Allow projects in the Mixed Use land use category and/or in Specific Plan areas to be developed with more than one land use.

Completed: Mixed Use Overlay regulations and
Uptown/Town Center Specific Plan
Completed: Olsen South Chandler Ranch and
Beechwood Specific Plans.

LU-1B
Airport Land Use
Compatibility

1. Prohibit further subdivision of land within the Airport Land Use Review Area, or changes to land use or zoning, that would accommodate additional dwelling units.

Completed: Airport Land Use Plan Update,
2007
LU-2B
Visual Identity

1. Amend/Update the Zoning Ordinance to define standards. Encourage propertyowners to upgrade existing buildings and sites to conform to these standards.Design guidelines have been completed for commercial, industrial, and multi-family
development. Design standards have been
incorporated into the Uptown/Town Center
Specific Plan.

Comprehensive update to the Zoning
Ordinance completed October 2024 with
updates that include better defined
development standards.

2. a. Adopt design standards to clearly articulate how important public views, gateways and landmarks are to be maintained/enhanced.
b. Ensure that residential building lots are of sufficient size to preserve the topographic and aesthetic features of the landscape.

Gateway Design Standards adopted August
2008
Updated the City’s Grading Ordinance, 2016;
Comprehensive update to the Zoning
Ordinance completed October 2024 includes
updates to the Grading Ordinance.

Attachment 1
Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status
As needed/ongoing action

3. Require utilities to be placed underground in new development projects. Ongoing action

4. Continue to enhance the downtown as a priority. Ongoing action

5. Require new development to mitigate its share of the impacts to the natural and built environment as feasible and appropriate.

Completed: Community Facilities District
Completed: Circulation Element adopted as of
February 2019, including AB 1600 fees to offset
impacts to City infrastructure.

As needed/ongoing action: mitigation via
conditions on new development.

LU-2C
Local Heritage

1. Establish a Vine Street Historic Overlay District and adopt design guidelines. Completed: design guidelines Vine Street Overlay District design guidelines
have been incorporated into the Uptown/Town
Center Specific Plan. Historic Preservation
Ordinance adopted 2011.

2. Review new development projects for consistency with the Downtown design guidelines and the Vine Street neighborhood guidelines.

As needed/ongoing action (downtown)
Design guidelines have been incorporated into
the Uptown/Town Center Specific Plan that
apply to the Vine Street district.

LU-2D
Neighborhoods

1. Review/revise the Zoning Ordinance to address the size, use and appearance of accessory structures to ensure neighborhood compatibility.

Comprehensive update to the Zoning
Ordinance completed October 2024 includes
updates to accessory structures.

2. Preserve health and safety, and strengthen the integrity of neighborhoods and districts by implementing traffic calming measures.

Completed: Traffic Calming Program, 2004,
Omni Means

3. Develop safety and traffic calming measures for the design of streets. Completed: Traffic Calming Program, 2004, Omni Means

4. Review and update, as necessary, the City’s Building Security & Construction Standards for exterior lighting, security, and safety measures.

The City adopted the most current version of
the CBSC as certified by HCD.

5. Require all new lighting to be shielded and directed downward in such a manner as to not create off-site glare or adversely impact adjacent properties.

Ongoing plan check review item

Attachment 1
Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status

6. Continue to enforce the glare provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. Ongoing plan check review item LU-2E
Purple Belt

1. Coordinate with the County and private organizations to identify boundaries of and obtain support for a “purple-belt” that buffers the eventual edge of the City.

Adopted November 2009/on-going

2. Acquire development rights/easements within the designated purple belt area. Ongoing action

3. Ensure that the County retains surrounding lands in very low-density rural residential, open space, and agricultural uses.

As needed/ongoing action

4. Implement strategies that help preserve or protect agriculture beyond the City limits.

Completed: see LU-2E #1.

5. Require disclosure agreements for new non-agricultural development within 500 feet of an existing agricultural use.

Ongoing action / Condition of Approval
LU- 2F
Planning Impact
Area

1. Evaluate annexation requests for conformance with adopted General Plan goals, policies, and action items, as well as public infrastructure and service plans.

Completed: Olsen Ranch, Beechwood Area,
and Linne Road (Our Town) Annexations.

Gateway Annexation entitlement complete
including LAFCO approval

2. Continue to review and comment on planning efforts and development projects being considered by the County within the City’s Planning Impact Area.

As needed/ongoing action
LU- 2G
Specific Plans

1. Encourage establishment of Specific Plans for other areas. Complete: Beechwood Specific Plan and Olsen South Chandler Specific Plan

2. With environmental review of new Specific Plans, prepare fire station analysis identifying staffing requirements, station location, and response times.

Ongoing action;
New Fire Station #3 complete
LU- 2H
Downtown

1. Continue requiring new projects to implement the adopted Downtown Design Guidelines and to adhere to the development standards of the Zoning Ordinance.

As needed/ongoing action; Uptown/Town
Center Specific Plan supplement these
guidelines.

2. Promote a vibrant Downtown using several specified methods. Ongoing action; Uptown/Town Center Specific Plan will update and enhance the specified
methods.

LU- 2I
Infill

1. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow mixed-use projects in the Downtown and other suitable locations.

Completed: Mixed Use Overlay regulations;
Uptown/Town Center Specific Plan will
continue this effort.

Attachment 1
Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status

2. Prior to or concurrent with consideration of any mixed use projects, stringent design and construction standards shall be established.

Completed: Mixed Use Overlay regulations;
Uptown/Town Center Specific Plan will
continue this effort.

LU-2J
Public Art

1. Public and private development projects shall be required to contribute toward the establishment and maintenance of art in public places.

Completed: Public Art Policy - funding remains
suspended due to prior recession.

FY 25-26: Amended and Re-Instated Arts in
Public Places Ordinance. Updated funding
model to remove requirement for
development related funding. New funding
source is TOT.

LU-4A
Service Levels

1. Direct City revenues towards continuing to fund the public services and on-going maintenance/operation of public facilities and utilities provided by the City.

Completed: Community Facilities District
Completed: Update AB 1600 fees to offset
impacts to City infrastructure.

Ongoing action: mitigation via conditions on
new development. CFD annexation required at
Final Map

2. Require new development in annexation areas and/or specific plan areas to establish funding mechanisms to pay for the construction, maintenance, and operation of required City services and facilities on an on-going basis.

Completed: Community Facilities District
Completed: Update AB 1600 fees to offset
impacts to City infrastructure.

Ongoing action: mitigation via conditions on
new development. CFD annexation required at
Final Map

3. Require a fiscal impact analysis for new development in annexation areas and/or specific plan areas and condition projects accordingly so as to ensure that they will be fiscally neutral and not result in a net loss for the City.

Completed: Beechwood Specific Plan and
Olsen South Chandler Specific Plan
Completed Uptown/Town Center Specific Plan.

4. As part of implementation of the General Plan Update:
a. Review/refine the existing 2022 Fire and Emergency Services Strategic Plan to address Emergency service needs on a periodic basis.
b. Revise/update the City’s Master Plans of Water, Sewer, Storm Drainage, and Solid Waste and City standards and specifications for public facilities. c. Update the Capital Improvement Program so that it is in conformance with the revised Master Plans.
a. A Standards of Cover / Community Risk
Assessment was accepted by City Council on
December 16, 2025. Both public safety
departments are presently engaged in
developing a strategic plan to ensure
efficient, data-driven service delivery while

Attachment 1
Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status
d. Investigate expansion of branch libraries to serve outlying areas and adding new outreach programs, including a book mobile.
e. Implement planned City library expansion into the 2nd floor of the existing library and develop City hall relocation plans, as feasible.
f. Maintain the Youth Arts Center satellite library.
improving response times, resource
allocation, and community safety.
b. Completed: 2021 Water Distribution System
Master Plan completed. Water rates have
been adopted through 2027. Urban Water
Management Plan (2020) completed. Sewer
Master Plan updated in 2019 – Sewer Master
Plan will be updated in 2026, pending City
Council approval at the 4/7/26 CC meeting.

Rates updated through 2025. Recycled Water
Master Plan (2014).

Phase 1 of the Paso Robles Watershed Plan has
been completed. The Storm Drain Master
Plan update will be starting in March 2025.

Solid Waste Master Plan Update: Adopted
November 2010, with rates and services
reviewed and amended in 2015. New solid
waste service rates were adopted in 2024,
becoming effective 1/1/2025 with annual
rate adjustments through 2029
c. In process as part of two-year budget cycle.
d. Outreach Services Librarian hired in August
of 2023. Home Delivery policy approved by
Library Board of Trustees in February of 2024
program has been launched. City Council
accepted a Library Foundation funded book
mobile into fleet as part of the FY 24-25
budget, to better establish outreach services.

The unit launched in the Summer of 2025.

Attachment 1
Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status
e. Paso City Office Space Programming Study
was conducted by RRM Design Gorup. The
study found that the Library Facilities Master
Plan adopted in 2018 had significant structural
flaws. Staff conducted a space planning study
in 2025 to determine if the current space could
be updated/ remodeled to better meet
community needs. FY 25-26 City Council
approved funding to move into the design
phase for library modernization.
f. Library Study Center established at Family
Resource Center (36th & Oak Streets) in 2010.

Library Study Center is now housed in one of
the portable classrooms on site and a
circulating library of children’s materials is
available for check out. Staff is investigating
options for expanding services at the facility.

Due to the closure of the 36th Street campus,
the Study Center Library has been repurposed
as an outreach hub for book mobile operations
and as an off-site classroom for library
programming.

LU-4B
Public Schools

1. Enable collection of impact fees for development of capital facilities for public schools permitted by State Law to be collected with issuance of building permits.

Ongoing action. City coordinates with PRUSD
on school fee collection prior to permit
issuance.

2. Investigate and implement means to eliminate shortfalls that may result from the insufficiency of those impact fees to fund the acquisition of sites and construction of public schools. Such means may include the following:

1. Conditioning legislative actions upon payment of supplemental fees or making dedications of land in lieu of fees.

2. Formation of Community Facilities Districts or equivalent tools which include funding for acquisition of sites for and construction of public schools.

Ongoing: City coordinates with the Paso Robles
School District on future school site needs and
the collection of school fees as part of specific
plan process.

Attachment 1
Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status

3. Support the school districts’ request that public school sites be located in accordance with specified standards:

As needed/ongoing action, as part of specific
plan process.

4. Refer development applications to Paso Robles and Templeton School Districts. Seek to minimize traffic and circulation problems in the vicinity of school sites.

Ongoing action/Creston Road Safety
Improvement project underway
2018 Bike/Ped Master Plan completed to
encourage students to walk/bike to school.

5. Facilitate the provision of schools by continuing to work closely with the school districts during the site selection and development process.

As needed/ongoing action

CIRCULATION ELEMENT
CE-1A
Circulation
Master Plan

1. Maintain a multimodal Transportation Impact Fee (TIF) program (AB 1600) so that new development contributes to improvements that offset cumulative impacts to mobility. The impact fee program will list needed improvements to automobile, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities. To encourage the reduction of City-wide VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled), the mitigation fee program will recognize and support Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies associated with new development. Fees will be assessed in relation to cumulative impacts and will be proportional to the number of auto trips generated by the development. 2019 Development Impact Fee and Needs List
adopted. Implementation ongoing.

2. Establish development application conditions of approval to require access for all modes of travel, and to make appropriate improvements to the transportation system serving subject sites including frontage improvements, dedication of right-ofway, in tract improvements, and all improvements consistent with the Circulation, City Engineering Standards, and needed to mitigate transportation impacts.

Ongoing action, development review process
by City Engineer

3. Preserve right-of-way in accordance with the Circulation Master Plan and all adopted Plan Lines.

As needed/ongoing action, development
review process by City Engineer

4. Request the County to mitigate transportation impacts to City facilities by requiring participation by County development projects in the City’s TIF program for all new development in the Paso Robles-San Luis Obispo County referral area.

As needed/ongoing action
County referral reviewed by City Engineer

5. Maintain the Zoning, Subdivision, Streets and Sidewalk chapters of the Municipal Code, as well as the Standard Conditions of Approval and Standard Specifications and Details, for consistency with a “complete street” approach where all modes of travel are routinely accommodated.

City Engineering Standards in progress as time
permits. Partial update in 2023 and more
updates planned for2026-2027

6. Implement the City’s Traffic Calming Program when designing new or Ongoing implementation

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modifying existing street improvements. Neighborhood preservation and context shall be a factor
in the consideration of community mobility objectives.

7. Continue to actively seek federal, state, and regional grants and funding. Ongoing action. Received a Highway Safety Improvement Program grant for intersection
and bike safety improvements. Applied for
Active Transportation and Safe Streets for All
grants.

8. Construct roundabouts in lieu of traffic signals where appropriate conditions exist to maximize the efficiency of streets, maintain continuous but moderate traffic flow, reduce accident severity, and enhance pedestrian and cyclist activity.

Several roundabout designs are planned as
part of the City Circulation Element. Ongoing
action through Development review by City
Engineer.

Construction is complete for the Linne/
Sherwood and Airport/ Sherwood
roundabouts. . A roundabout at Charolais/
Creston is proposed as part of the Beechwood
development.

9. Install all transportation improvements in accordance with current accessibility standards.

Ongoing action

10. Establish limitations on truck traffic in residential areas and adopt designated truck routes.

Complete. See Pavement Management Plan.
2019 Circulation Element update adopts truck
route map.

11. Evaluate new development projects and major roadway improvements in the context of the City’s adopted transportation impact study guidelines that specify the process by which new development impacts are identified. Street widths and consideration of additional traffic lanes shall be evaluated in the context of potential impacts to community character, convenience for non-auto modes, safety, and cost/benefit.

Ongoing implementation through
Development review by City Engineer

12. The City will coordinate with Caltrans on planning and implementation of congestion management strategies on SR 46 East, SR 46 West, and US 101. These strategies will include improved connectivity for all modes of transportation across these corridors and in areas on either side of these facilities. The City and Caltrans Ongoing action, ongoing CEQA referral process.

SLOCOG is currently conducting a Corridor
study that addresses SR46 and US101 within
the City of Paso Robles. It is anticipated that

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will work in concert with the most recent Regional Transportation Plan and Corridor Studies.
implementation projects will be identified in
the final corridor study. This study is ongoing.
12a. Implement Parallel Route plan and funding Parallel Routes Plan adopted. Funding of project elements to be provided by Council as
needed.

13. The City will monitor the performance of the transportation network on a regular basis. The City will optimize traffic signals to maximize the efficiency of the existing network. The city will explore the feasibility of coordinating all traffic signals with a centralized traffic signal control system.

Local Roadway Safety Plan adopted in 2021.

Niblick Road Corridor study adopted in 2020.

Creston Road Plan adopted in 2018.Traffic
Signal Master Plan project is in process.

14. Maintain and/or improve emergency vehicle access on all existing streets. New development and redevelopment projects shall provide emergency vehicle access as required by all applicable codes and the Emergency Services Department.

Ongoing action, development review referral
to Emergency Services Dept.

15. Integrate the City’s traffic model with City land use planning and the regional traffic model produced by the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments.

Complete

16. View all transportation improvements, new or retrofit, as opportunities to improve safety, access, and mobility for all travelers and recognize bicycle, pedestrian, and transit modes as integral elements of the transportation system.

Ongoing action
Development review by City Engineer

17. Transportation policies should link transportation planning and land use planning. Ongoing action Development review by City Engineer
18 Transportation systems and facilities should be planned, designed, and constructed so as not to serve as barriers to community resources.

Ongoing action
Development review by City Engineer

19. Transportation improvements shall improve accessibility and promote physical activity.

Ongoing action

20. The City shall adopt and implement a Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan (BPTP).

Plan adopted in 2019.

21. Manage curb space usage to balance demand for short and long-term parking, passenger drop-off, and commercial loading zones
Ongoing action as needed

22. Systematically evaluate City streets to prioritize countermeasures to reduce hazards.

Pursue grant funding to implement hazard reduction projects.

Local Roadway Safety Plan adopted in 2021.

Through the recently received SS4A grant
awarded to the City, an update to the LRSP
plan is anticipated in 2027-2028.

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CE-1B
VMT

1. New developments or redeveloped areas shall conform to the following guidelines to the maximum extent possible:
a) New streets and intersections shall be designed for continuous flow at moderate speeds. Low volume residential streets should be designed for speeds of 25 miles per hour or less. Higher order roadways shall be designed for 35 mph or less with stable flows. Roundabouts shall be considered in lieu of traffic signals for intersection control as needed.
b) To the extent practical, new residential streets shall provide a grid type, interconnected roadway system with typical block lengths of 300 feet to 600 feet. Cul-de-sac streets are discouraged. New subdivision tracts will provide future street connection points on all four sides (north, south, east, and west).

Street widths shall be no greater than needed to accommodate emergency service vehicles.
c) Lane configurations for new intersections shall be limited to provide for moderate speeds and pedestrian and cyclist safety. Congestion during certain time periods shall be accepted in exchange for shorter pedestrian and cyclist crossing distances, less overall paved area, reduced costs, and preservation of small-town character. Corner curb extensions (bulb-outs) should be considered to improve and shorten pedestrian crossings.
d) Circulation systems shall provide for all modes of travel, and shall typically include sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and transit stop amenities. Continuous paths of travel shall be established and connected for walking and bicycling from and throughout the development area to Downtown and other key destinations. As appropriate and practical, all development shall conform to the most current Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan adopted by the City Council and the most current trail system plan. Impact fees shall be assessed to mitigate impacts and to contribute to updates to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan. e) New specific plans shall include a mix of uses that are well connected for all modes and built at higher densities to help minimize the number of single occupant vehicle trips and reduce vehicle miles traveled.

Ongoing action
To be implemented with development of new
Specific Plans

2. Develop well connected routes for bicycles throughout the City in accordance with the most current City Council adopted BPTP.

Ongoing action
2018 Bike/Ped Master Plan completed.

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3. The City shall make the travel demand model available to consultants of land development applications to verify traffic generation assumptions in accordance with the General Plan. The model will be used to estimate the change in VMT resulting from proposed development.

As needed/ongoing action

4. To the extent feasible, maintain a general plan that provides for a reasonable, ongoing balance between jobs and housing units of various types to maximize the potential for residents to live in the community in which they work. This approach reduces the potential for longer vehicle commutes and reduces City-generated and Countywide VMT.

Ongoing action, Economic Strategy
CE-1C
Airport

1. Establish policy and standards consistent with the Airport Master Plan and Airport Land Use Plan Updates
Ongoing action

2. Pursue federal and state grants for airport improvement projects. Ongoing action

3. Enhance bicycle, pedestrian, and transit access to allow employees and passengers to use non-automobile modes of travel to and from the Airport.

As needed/ongoing implementation through
the Circulation Element projects.

4. Encourage car and vanpool programs through employer incentive programs. Local public transit was transferred to the Regional Transit Authority. Ongoing
local/regional connectivity.

CE-1D
Transit

1. Continue operation of local bus service including inter-connectivity with regional transit.

Local public transit was transferred to the
Regional Transit Authority. Ongoing
local/regional connectivity.

2. Coordinate with SLO Regional Transit Authority to improve information available on transit options and support advertising/outreach programs for transit.

Local public transit was transferred to the
Regional Transit Authority. Ongoing
local/regional marketing/outreach and
coordination with other transit services.

3. Develop Park and Ride Lots at convenient locations throughout the City, including new specific plan areas.

Ongoing action; SLOCOG is lead agency on this
effort. Plans to expand park and ride capacity
near Union Road and Highway 46 under
consideration.

4. Establish a Master Plan of transit routes within the City coordinated with regional routes. Require new development and redevelopment projects to include design elements that promote transit use in accordance with the Master Plan such as locating sheltered bus stops near neighborhood focal points, shopping, and service destinations.

Complete; The local routes within Paso Robles
were modified to better connect with Regional
Route 9 to and from San Luis Obispo as part of
the consolidation efforts. The new route
schedules went into effect on August 17, 2014.

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5. Locate transit routes on streets serving medium and high density development where feasible.

Ongoing action; routes exist along
thoroughfares lined with significant
development. New routes will be considered
for planned future development.

6. Link neighborhoods to transit stops and park and ride lots by providing direct bicycle and pedestrian access.

Ongoing action, Specific Plan process

7. Support the development of a transit/trolley loop serving the Downtown area to encourage a “park once” strategy.

This project is on hold pending resolution of
parking plans for the downtown.

8. Support and improve the existing multimodal facility on Pine Street. Improvements at transit center have been completed (i.e. traffic circle), and expansion of
parking facilities is complete, 2015.

9. Support convenient transit service to employment, education, and government centers as funding allows. Work with SLO Regional Transit Authority to provide fixed route and/or commuter bus service as appropriate.

Ongoing action; SLORTA has added new hours
to help get college students to and from late
night classes. Existing routes provide service to
employment, education, and government
center in Paso Robles. SLORTA is collaborating
on improvements to commuter bus service.

10. Develop a plan to monitor transit system performance and evaluate expansions to transit service.

Ongoing action; SLORTA monitors performance
of all routes and the transit system as a whole
through the compilation and reporting of
ridership, service hours/miles, costs, and other
metrics. Expansion of services currently being
evaluated include the evening shuttle from
Cuesta college’s Paso Robles campus and
additional express runs between Paso Robles
and San Luis Obispo on SLORTA’s route 9.

CE-1E
Rail

1. Maintain adequate freight rail service to extent that freight service does not conflict with the Town Center Plan.

Ongoing action

2. In conjunction with SLOCOG, support expanding Amtrak rail service. Ongoing action

3. Promote the Amtrak bus feeder link, which provides connections to trains north in the Central Valley.

Amtrak bus to Hanford is operating

4. Pursue funding for a grade-separated railroad crossing at 28th Street to connect the Oak Park area to the Black Oak Commercial District.

City staff will pursue grant or other funding

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CE-1F
Pedestrian &
Bicycle Access

1. Maintain and update as needed the Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan (BPTP) identifying and prioritizing improvements to the bicycle and pedestrian network to support biking and walking as viable primary modes of travel within Paso Robles. The BPTP shall provide bike facilities on or parallel to all major arterials (including bridges) and a network of off-street paths to facilitate commute and recreational bicycle travel. It shall provide pedestrian facilities connecting new developments to existing City amenities and seek to close gaps in the pedestrian network. The BPTP will identify bicycle priority streets and bicycle routes to create a fully connected network throughout the City.

Combined Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan
completed. Adopted Fall 2018. Augmented by
Local Roadway Safety Plan Approval and
Niblick Road Corridor Plan Approval.

2. Provide safe and convenient pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle access to Cuesta College North County Campus, through the following means:
a) Incorporate access to and from the campus in City circulation, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit planning.
b) Implement appropriate signage and vehicle speed controls to ensure safety to pedestrians near the campus.
c) Encourage distribution of trip reduction information, including transit and ridesharing information, to Cuesta College students, faculty, and staff. d) Work with Caltrans and SLOCOG to construct bicycle-pedestrian under-crossings of State Route 46E per the adopted BPTP and the Caltrans Corridor Study.

Implementation Ongoing
Crosswalk bulbout design approved for safe
crossing enhancement.

SLOCOG Corridor Study started in 2023.

3. Establish a formal Safe Routes to School Program and pursue grant funding to encourage children to safely walk and bike to school.

In progress. City staff is attending the SLOCOG
regional SRTS meeting.

4. Collect pedestrian and bicycle volumes with intersection counts to ensure adequate data is available for prioritizing improvements to the transportation network.

Ongoing

5. Improve streetscapes and install curb extensions at intersections where appropriate to reduce driving speeds and shorten pedestrian crossing distances.

Ongoing

6. At-grade railway crossings shall be improved with pedestrian and bicycle facilities in coordination with the railway operator.

Implementation Ongoing

7. Support warning beacon type crosswalks where pedestrian traffic volumes are high or safety considerations warrant implementation.

Implementation Ongoing. Construction is
complete for the Rectangular Rapid Flashing
Beacons at the S. River/ Serenade Pedestrian
Crossing. Flashing beacons are in design for
the Creston/ Myrtlewood pedestrian crossing.

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8. Update and expand the ADA City Transition Plan to include public street right-of-way improvements.

Implementation Ongoing, DAC Citywide
evaluation completed.

HOUSING ELEMENT
The Housing Element is analyzed in a separate table.

CONSERVATION ELEMENT
C-1A
Water Source,
Supply &
Distribution

1. Investigate and implement if feasible, development of supplementary water supplies to provide diversified resources and relieve aquifer demand.

Ongoing action; Nacimiento Water project is
completed; Nacimiento Water Full Subscription
is completed, adding 2488 AFY to the City’s
water supply portfolio to total 6,488 AFY.

Tertiary treatment facility is completed.

Recycled water distribution system (purple
pipe) design is substantially completed.

Construction of segments of the recycled water
distribution system have been completed and
completion planned to coincide with demand
development.

2. Investigate and implement, if feasible, basin recharge programs through nontraditional methodsIn response to Water Board mandates, the City has adopted a storm water management
ordinance that requires all new development
to retain some storm water on site. Phase I of
the Paso Robles Watershed Plan is complete
and incorporates 27 different projects Citywide
that encourages groundwater recharge of
stormwater runoff through alternative
compliance by use of off-site basins. Phase II
of the Paso Robles Watershed Plan will
establish implementation and financing
mechanisms. The existing post-construction
element of the stormwater program continues
to encourage capture of stormwater runoff

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through on-site means. 2014 Recycled Water
Master Plan adopted. The WWTP upgrade
includes a recycled water program to support
passive groundwater recharge. Tertiary
treatment at the WWTP is complete
Construction of the Salinas River segment of
the Recycled Water System was completed in
2023.

3. Maintain/update the Urban Water Management Plan and implement Best Management Practices as feasible.
2020 Urban Water Master Plan (UWMP) has
been completed. 2025 UWMP is in progress
and anticipated to be completed Summer
2026.

4. Maintain an updated Water Master Plan and develop needed water production, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities as part of the Capital Improvement Plan/Budget.

Ongoing Actions:
• Implement mandatory usage restrictions and
prohibitions against waste defined under the
ordinance. City is meeting or exceeding the
City’s long-term water savings goals.
• Continue conservation outreach/ education
and development of the Nacimiento surface
water supply.
• Rehabilitating reservoirs, wells, and pipelines.

Reservoir replacement recently complete.
 2020 Water System Master Plan Update
Completed and adopted by City Council
Water rate study and rate adoption completed.

New rates established though 2027.
 Paso Robles is a GSA for the Paso Robles
Basin, and part of the GSA for the
Atascadero Basin and is working with GSAs
to implement the GSP.

Paso Robles Groundwater Basin GSP was
approved in June 2023.

5. Maintain potable water quality via the following measures All activities are ongoing

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a. Continue to monitor City water supplies wells for water quality requirements. b. Encourage minimization of applications of agricultural chemical fertilizers and pesticides and enforce conservative application of agricultural waters. c. Provide treatment and distribution systems needed to assure conveyance of potable water that meets all water regulations.

6. New water service shall not be extended to areas outside the City boundaries. As needed/ongoing action. City does not provide new potable water services outside
the City limits.

7. Maintaining private water well use shall be allowed only for existing agriculture uses and then only when approved by City Council.

Updated private well policy in 2015.

Implementation is on-going.

C-1B
Sewer Service

1. Maintain an updated Sewer Master Plan and develop needed sewer conveyance and treatment facilities as part of the Capital Improvement Plan/Budget. 2007 Sewer Master Plan updated in 2019.

Sewer Master Plan will be updated in 2026
pending City Council approval at the 4/7/26 CC
meeting. Sewer Connection Fees updated Oct
2017, including updated CIP. Sewer Fees
updated in 2021 established fees through
2025.

2. Require sewer connection for all new buildings. Ongoing action

3. Require the abandonment of all septic systems at such time that a sewer becomes reasonably available to a parcel.

Ongoing action, Council approval of septic
system exceptions required

4. The City shall not provide nor permit delivery of City sewer services to areas outside the existing City limits until such areas are annexed.

Ongoing action. No intention to extend sewer
services outside the City limits.

5. Develop wastewater effluent discharge alternatives including land percolation/ evaporation and/or recycling.

Completed
C-1C
Storm Drainage

1. Maintain and update the Storm Water Master Plan. Implement, as feasible, recommended actions and Best Management Practices described in the Plan.

The City’s Storm Drain Master Plan, originally
completed in 2007, is being updated. Phase I
(modeling and mapping) is expected by June
2026, followed by Phase II in July 2026 to
develop flood mitigation recommendations,
funding strategies, and phased capital projects
to guide maintenance and future
improvements.

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2. Establish a variety of revised development standards as may be appropriate. The City is updating the 2016 Storm Water Technical Guide and 2021 standards with
revised post-construction requirements. Phase
I of the Watershed Plan is complete,
supporting an alternative compliance program,
while a pilot Watershed Credit Trading
Program is in development to provide flexible
permitting options.

C-1D
Solid Waste

1. Support and participate in an update to the County Solid Waste Management Plan. To be scheduled

2. Reduce the amount of solid waste to be taken to the landfill by implementing the City’s Source Reduction and Recycling Element.

City has adopted its Landfill Master Plan (2010)
and is proceeding in its implementation. PWS
contract has been extended for 10 years, with
an option for an additional 10 .

Implementation of SB1383 has begun and the
City is seeing an increase in organic waste
diversion, a key to a reducing greenhouse gas
production. .

5. Develop a City-specific solid waste master plan. Completed, Landfill Master Plan (2010) C-2B Air
Quality/ Vehicle
Miles Traveled

1. Provide bikeways, pedestrian paths, and transit turn-outs/stops as requirements of development applications.

Ongoing action – See Circulation Element
policies

2. Encourage the development of transit facilities. Ongoing action – See Circulation Element policies

3. Strive to recruit new industry as part of on-going efforts to create a balanced community where the majority of residents can live, work, shop, and play, thereby reducing the commute lengths for some City residents.

Ongoing action – See Circulation Element
policies

4. Encourage infill development. Ongoing action – See Circulation Element policies
MU Overlay may be applied to commercially
zoned properties to encourage infill
development.

C-2C 1. Continue to prohibit agricultural burning. Ongoing action

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Air Quality/
Emissions
Reduction

2. Encourage private sector efforts to provide composting and creation of mulch in locations that avoid incompatibility of land uses.

As needed/ongoing action

3. Require builders to use appropriate techniques to minimize pollution from construction activities.

Ongoing action
C-3A
Oak Trees

1. Implement the Oak Tree Preservation Ordinance. Ongoing action

2. Plant oaks in parks and on other City-owned properties. Ongoing action

3. Encourage and/or require new development to include the planting of new oaks. Ongoing action, plan check review C-3B
Sensitive Habitat

1. With CEQA review of new development, prepare biological studies, explore alternatives to habitat removal, and seek input from other public agencies with expertise in biological resources.

Ongoing action

2. With CEQA review of new development, require mitigation of potential impacts to the San Joaquin Kit Fox and its habitat be provided.

Ongoing action

3. Encourage use of native plants. Ongoing action, plan check review/landscape ordinance
C-4A
Mineral
Resources

1. Continue to permit surface mining of sand and gravel as a conditional use within the Salinas River and Huer huero Creek.

Ongoing action/SMARA coordination

2. Ensure that measures are adopted to protect the capability for future extraction of sand and gravel.

As needed/ongoing action
C-5A
Visual Resources

1. Investigate and implement, as feasible, a variety of alternative funding sources to enhance important visual resources.

Complete: Enhanced design standards at
gateway entrances included in the Zoning Code
Update

2. Establish/implement site design, landscaping, architecture, and sign design standards to define gateways, corridors, major arterials, and natural areas.

Completed: Gateway Plan in August 2008
C-6A
Historic
Resources

1. Continue to implement the Council adopted Downtown Design Guidelines Ongoing action, Uptown/Town Center Specific Plan

2. Establish a Vine Street Historic and Architectural Preservation Overlay District.

Prepare and implement design guidelines for future development and renovations.

Complete. Adopted the Uptown/Town Center
Specific Plan, which includes design guidelines
and adopted a Historic Preservation Ordinance.

C-6B
Archaeological
Resources

1. For projects subject to CEQA, prepare archaeological studies. Incorporate mitigation measures identified by such studies into the development.

As needed/ongoing action

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OPEN SPACE ELEMENT
OS-1A
Open Space/
Purple Belt

1. This plan/program is to address: (a) open space acquisition; (b) acquisition priorities; and (c) maintenance and monitoring of City-owned open space areas No action indicated. (This action item is
informational in nature.)

2. Reserve easements for public access, preferably trail access, to large units. As needed/ongoing action

3. Develop strategies for pursuing federal, state, and private funding for the Open Space/Purple Belt plan/program.

Ongoing action.

4. Review development projects to ensure they complement the natural environment and agricultural lands, as applicable, in their location and design.

As needed/ongoing action
See Ag buffers in River Oaks II project

5. Investigate and implement the transfer of development rights from open space lands to other lands and dedication of conservation easements where appropriate.

Completed: Adoption of Purple Belt Plan in
2009.

Easement acquisitions are on-going

6. Strive to establish an agricultural buffer between publicly accessible open spaces and bordering agricultural lands.

As needed/ongoing action

7. Coordinate the City’s Open Space/Purple Belt plan/program with neighboring communities, the County of San Luis Obispo, and non-profit agencies.

Completed: Adoption of Purple Belt Plan in
2009

8. Investigate with San Luis Obispo County, establishment of permanent agricultural and open space areas that buffer communities from continuous urbanization and promote efficient growth patterns.

Ongoing action

9. Ensure that the County retains surrounding lands in very low-density rural residential, open space (including natural resource), and agricultural uses.

See response to Action Item #3 under Policy
LU-2E
10 Implement strategies that help preserve or protect agriculture, including:
- Establish agricultural buffer easements, berms and/or vegetative screening, on property proposed for urban development.
- Implement the City’s adopted “right-to-farm” ordinance. - Participate in the Williamson Act and other farmland preservation programs.

Ongoing action

11. Require disclosure agreements for new non-agricultural development within 500 feet of an existing agricultural use.

As needed/ongoing action

NOISE ELEMENT

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Traffic and
Railroad Noise

1. The noise level standards for noise-sensitive areas of new uses affected by traffic or railroad noise sources in Paso Robles are shown by Table N (Noise Standards for New Uses Affected by Traffic or Railroad Noise Paso Robles Noise Element).

No action indicated. (This policy item is
informational in nature.)

2. Where the noise level standards of Table N are predicted to be exceeded at new uses proposed within Paso Robles which are affected by traffic or railroad noise, appropriate noise mitigation measures shall be included in the project design to reduce projected noise levels to a state of compliance with the Table N standards at the noise-sensitive areas of the proposed uses.

As needed/ongoing action

3. For new developments proposed in areas exposed to railroad noise, the exterior noise level standards of Table N shall be increased by 5 dBA DNL. This policy recognizes that railroad events, while loud, are short in duration and that, during railroad passbys, single-event noise at exterior spaces remains relatively high regardless of whether exterior noise mitigation has been implemented. As a result, the goal of this policy is to minimize the extent by which railroad noise barriers may be required near the railroad tracks in Paso Robles.

As needed/ongoing action

4. The City shall encourage local law-enforcement agencies to enforce the vehicle noise level limits specified within the California Motor Vehicle Code.

Ongoing action
Aircraft Noise 5. All development within the City of Paso Robles shall be consistent with the Noise Policies of the Airport Land Use Plan (ALUP) of the Paso Robles Municipal Airport.

Ongoing Action
Fixed Noise
Sources

6. The interior and exterior noise level standards for noise-sensitive areas of new uses affected by existing fixed noise sources in Paso Robles are shown by Table 1 (Noise Standards for Locally Regulated (non-transportation) Noise Sources Paso Robles Noise Element).

No action indicated. (This policy item is
informational in nature.)

7. Where the noise level standards of Table 1 are predicted to be exceeded at a proposed noise-sensitive area due to existing fixed noise sources, appropriate noise mitigation measures shall be included in the project design to reduce projected noise levels to a state of compliance with the Table 1 standards within the identified noise-sensitive areas.

As needed/ongoing action

8. Where a project would result in the introduction of new fixed noise sources where such sources do not currently exist, the noise generation of those sources shall be mitigated so as not exceed the interior and exterior noise level standards of Table 1 at existing noise-sensitive areas in the project vicinity.

As needed/ongoing action

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9. If a noise-generating use is proposed adjacent to vacant lands currently zoned for uses which may be developed with exterior noise sensitivity, the noise generating use shall be responsible for mitigating its noise generation to a state of compliance with the Table 1 standards using reasonable assumptions pertaining to both the likely sensitivity of the receiving land use and the noise generation of the project. At such time as that noise-sensitivity is introduced on the vacant parcel, the noise generating use will be responsible for complying with the City’s Noise Ordinance standards.

As needed/ongoing action

10. Due to variations in types of both noise-generating and noise-sensitive land uses, as well as variations in ambient conditions in the City, the City shall have the ability to set noise standards which are up to 5 dBA higher or lower than the Table 1 standards if determined appropriate by the Planning Commission and/or City Planning department staff.

As needed/ongoing action
Transportation
Projects &
Criteria for
Determining
Significant
Increases in
Traffic Noise

11. For capacity enhancing roadway or rail projects, the construction of new roadways or railways, or projects which will substantially increase traffic on the local roadway network, a noise analysis shall be prepared. If pre-project traffic noise levels already exceed the noise standards of Table N and the increase is significant as defined below, noise mitigation measures should be considered to reduce traffic and/or rail noise levels to a state of compliance with the Table N standards. A significant increase is defined as follows:

Pre-Project Noise Environment (Ldn) Significant Increase Less than 60 dB 5+ dB
60 - 65 dBA 3+ dB
Greater than 65 dB 1.5+ dB
As needed/ongoing action

12. If noise-reducing pavement is to be utilized in conjunction with a roadway improvement project, or if such paving exists adjacent to a proposed new noise sensitive land use, the acoustical benefits of such pavement shall be included in the noise analysis prepared for the project.

As needed/ongoing action
Short-Term
Rentals (STV’s)

13. Noise generated by temporary occupants of STVR’s shall be subject to the same standards as the surrounding neighborhood district.

Ongoing Action

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Outdoor Music
Events

14. The Table 2 (Noise Standards for Outdoor Venues Generating Amplified Music or Speech Paso Robles Noise Element) guidelines shall apply to existing and proposed venues where amplified music and speech would occur. With the exception of the Mid-State Fairgrounds, all outdoor amplified speech and music shall cease by 11 pm.

Ongoing Action

15. All outdoor venues with amplified music and speech shall comply with Table 2 (Noise Standards for Outdoor Venues Generating Amplified Music or Speech Paso Robles Noise Element).

Ongoing action
General Noise
Policies

16. All noise analyses prepared to determine compliance with the noise level standards contained within this Noise Element shall:

A. Be the responsibility of the applicant.

B. Be prepared by qualified persons experienced in the fields of environmental noise assessment and architectural acoustics.

C. Include representative noise level measurements with sufficient sampling periods and locations to adequately describe local conditions.

D. Estimate projected future (20 year) noise levels in terms of the Standards of Tables N and 1, and compare those levels to the adopted policies of the Noise Element.

E. Recommend appropriate mitigation to achieve compliance with the adopted policies and standards of the Noise Element.

F. Estimate interior and exterior noise
As needed/ongoing action

17. Noise analyses prepared for multi-family residential projects, townhomes, mixed use, condominiums, or other residential projects where floor ceiling assemblies or party-walls shall be common to different owners/occupants, shall be consistent with the State of California Noise Insulation standards.

As needed/ongoing action

18. The City’s General Plan Noise Element standards contained herein are applicable to proposed new uses. For resolving conflicts between existing uses, the City’s Noise Ordinance shall be applicable.

No action indicated. (This policy item is
informational in nature.)

19. Where exterior noise mitigation is required to achieve satisfaction with the noise standards of either Tables N or 1, the following priorities for mitigation shall be observed where feasible:

A. Use of setbacks or open space buffers.

B. Incorporate site planning to orient and/or shield sensitive exterior areas from view of the noise source in question.

As needed/ongoing action

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status
C. If the noise source is fixed, utilize quieter equipment, or implement noise control treatments at the source.

D. Solid walls should be considered a last resort for the mitigation of exterior noise levels and, if feasible, should be placed on earth berms to lessen their apparent height.

20. To provide a comprehensive approach to noise control, the City shall:

A. Develop and employ procedures to ensure that noise mitigation measures required pursuant to an acoustical analysis are implemented in the project review process and, as may be determined necessary, through the building permit process.

B. Develop and employ procedures to monitor compliance with the standards of the Noise Element after completion of projects where noise mitigation measures were required.

C. The Noise Ordinance shall be amended to provide that noise standards contained therein will be consistent with the noise standards of this Noise Element.

As needed/ongoing action
Complete: Noise Ordinance Adopted
November 2019
Vibration 21. To reduce impacts from groundborne vibration, all proposals for new uses which would include vibration-generating activities, or for new sensitive uses proposed in proximity to existing sources of vibration (i.e. railroad tracks), shall comply with the vibration standards established by the Federal Transit Administration Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment guidelines (FTA-VA-90-1003-06).

As needed/ongoing action

22. A vibration analysis prepared by a qualified specialist shall accompany all proposals for sensitive land uses located within 100 feet of the railroad tracks in Paso Robles.

The analysis shall quantify vibration levels and compare them against the FTA vibration standards. Railroad vibration studies for projects located beyond 100 feet from the tracks shall not be required.

As needed/ongoing action

23. All projects that propose to use heavy construction equipment that has the potential to create vibrations that could cause structural damage to sensitive structures within 100 feet shall be required to submit a pre-construction vibration study prior to the approval of a building permit. Projects shall be required to incorporate specified measures and monitoring identified to reduce impacts. Pile driving or blasting are illustrative of the type of equipment that could be subject to this policy.

As needed/ongoing action

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status
Exemptions The following sources of noise shall be exempt from the provisions of this Noise Element:
a. Emergency warning devices and equipment operated in conjunction with emergency situations, such as sirens and emergency generators which are activated during power outages. The routine testing of such warning devices and equipment, including generators, is also exempt provided such testing occurs during daytime hours.
b. All activities occurring at public schools and public school playgrounds and sporting fields, as such activities are not regulated at the local level. c. Activities at private schools, parks, or playgrounds, provided such activities occur during daytime hours (7 am – 10 pm).
d. Activities associated with special events approved by the City. e. Construction and demolition activities located within 1,000 feet of noise sensitive land uses provided they occur during normal daytime hours, excluding Sundays and Federal Holidays, subject to the conditions imposed by City permit.

For construction activities, daytime hours are defined as 7 am to 7 pm.

Construction activities occurring between the
f. hours of 7 pm and 7 am must comply with the interior noise level standards identified in Table 1 unless an exception has been granted by the City Planning Department.
g. Construction and demolition activities located beyond 1,000 feet of noise sensitive land uses, subject to the conditions imposed by City permit. For construction activities, daytime hours are defined as 7 am to 7 pm. h. In the event of an emergency involving agricultural activities which requires prompt action to protect crops or equipment, the City can exempt noise generated by such action from the provisions of this Element.

As needed/ongoing action

SAFETY ELEMENT
S-1A
Hazard
Education

1. Distribute informational handouts. Ongoing action

2. Support volunteer training aimed at assisting police, fire, and civil defense personnel during and after a major earthquake, fire, or flood.

Community Emergency Response Team
implemented 2020

3. Support/sponsor exhibits and presentations in secondary schools. Ongoing action of PRFES – CRR Division S-1B 1. Maintain Mutual and Automatic Aid Agreements with regional fire prevention and law enforcement agencies.

All agreements up to date.

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status
Disaster
Response

2. Periodically review/update the Council adopted Fire and Emergency Services Standards of Cover and Strategic Plan.

Update is needed to the Safety Element to
reflect 1.0 FF/1000 population as outlined in
development agreements. Standards of Cover /
Community Risk Assessment accepted by City
Council on December 16, 2025.. Fire Station 3
opened in December 2023. Safety Element
needs updating to reflect Fire Hazard Severity
Zones and 2026 LHMP..

3. Incorporate fire and crime prevention measures in the design and construction of new development via specified actions.

As needed/ongoing action, development
review
S-1C
Hazardous
Exposure
Minimization

1. Police Service Standards. Maintain a ratio of 0.5 non-sworn personnel per 1,000 population and a ratio of 1.4 to 1.6 sworn personnel per 1,000 population.

Analysis for the Police Department, dated April
16, 2019, recommends a service level for the
City of approximately 1.63 to 1.83 sworn
officers per 1,000 residents. This remains
unchanged.

2. Emergency Services Standards. Maintain a ratio of 0.8 to 1.3 Firefighters per 1,000 pop.

The FY 2022/2023 Budget provides for a ratio
of 1.0 firefighters per 1,000 pop.

3. Continue to utilize, the Council adopted, 2025 Fire and Emergency Services Standards of Cover to analyze future fire station and staffing needs.

City council adopted response time goal is to
respond to all emergencies in 4 minutes or
less, 90% of the time. This was achieved 57%
of the time in 2024. Simultaneous calls,
geographical travel distances, number of
response resources, increased service demand,
and lack of primary care services, are the
largest contributing factors. Fire Station 3 was
staffed and opened in December 2023.

S-1D
Structural Safety

1. Review and update, as necessary, the City’s Building Security & Construction Standards for new development projects.

See response to Action Item #4 under Policy
LU-2D

2. Maintain a current survey of URM buildings and other hazardous structures. Completed. Building Division has records of 2 remaining URMs. The owners of these URMs
are in compliance with the URM codes.

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status

3. Require structures identified as being located in hazardous areas to be brought into conformance with acceptable levels of risk.

Completed. Building Division has records of 2
remaining URMs. The building owners of these
2 URMs are in compliance with the URM codes.

4. Discourage the locating of critical facilities within identified hazard areas. As needed/ongoing action, development review

5. New development in high/medium wildland fire hazard areas to: investigate vulnerability, potential as an ignition source, and implement mitigation measures.

As needed/ongoing action , development
review

6. Prohibit construction within seismic and geologic hazards areas. As needed/ongoing action, development review

7. In reviewing proposals for future water impoundments, require an evaluation of potential inundation areas and design of the dam to withstand earthquakes.

As needed/ongoing action, development
review
S-1E
Hazardous
Materials

1. Continue to require applicant declarations pursuant to Gov’t Code §65820.2. As needed/ongoing action

2. Provide required notices to the County Environmental Health Department. As needed/ongoing action

3. Continue implementation of existing programs; add new ones as required. As needed/ongoing action S-1F
EMF Exposure

1. No residential structures or yards, schools, active parks, or recreational facilities are to be built within the utility corridor right-of-way.

As needed/ongoing action

PARKS & RECREATION ELEMENT
PR-1A
Park &
Recreation
Facilities

1. Periodically assess usage of park facilities, and identify physical changes needed to accommodate anticipated land use patterns.

FY 26-27 Departmental goals will include
citywide Parks Master Planning process to fully
assess park facilities, usage, and needs.

2. Implement improvements at existing parks, including completion of recreation facilities.

Barney Schwartz lower playground renovation
complete as of January 2018; Upper
playground replaced in Fall 2020.

Larry Moore Park restrooms and playground
renovation complete in spring 2018.

Revision of Sherwood Park Master Plan
complete as of February 2019.

Water feature renovation completed at
Uptown Family Park in December 2023
Bicycle pump track completed in February
2024.

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status
Larry Moore Park re-design project being
conducted in 2024-25/ 25-26.

Centennial picnic structure replacement in May
of 2026.

City Council approved funding for renovation
of Sherwood fields and added sports field
lighting. The renovation of fields and addition
of lights has made the Sherwood Park Master
plan obsolete.

3. Allow compatible activities and land uses near parks. As needed/ongoing action.

4. Cooperate with the County, Paso Robles Unified School District and Cuesta College, in park funding and joint use of park
Completed: Montebello (7 ac) park; Uptown
Family Park completed in 2014.

May 2025-City Council adopted a formal policy
position encouraging the Paso Robles Joint
Unified School District (PRJUSD) to incorporate
publicly accessible youth sports fields as part of
future planning for the 36th Street campus.

5. Require specific plans to include parks as appropriate. In Progress with Chandler Ranch, Olsen Ranch/Beechwood, and Uptown/Town Centre
Specific Plans.

PR-1B
Master Plan

1. Prepare needs assessment for Park & Recreation improvements. Consider the improvements listed in Table PR-1 (attached at the end of this table).

Robbins Field improvements complete.

Charolais Corridor and Navajo sections of
Salinas River Trail are complete. City Council
endorsed a 5-year strategic plan for Recreation
Programming, to be implemented from 2022
through 2026. Parks Master Planning process
is planned for FY 26-27.

2. Seek State, Federal, and local grants, and individual, private, and corporate support, to improve City parks and recreation services.

In July 2014, the City received $805,000 for the
City Park renovation. Project completed June
2016.

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status
Completed: Received $350,000 EEMP grant,
which was matched with $150,000 by City and
constructed ½-mile trail connection along
Charolais corridor to river trail system. Also,
completed ½-mile Salinas River trail through
State/Fed grants and Park & Recreation Impact
fees.

Completed November 2014: Uptown Family
Park at Oak and 36th Streets.

City received $178,000 in State Per Capita
Grant funding to replace water feature at
Uptown Family Park \Project completed in
2023.

In July of 2023, Recreation services received
$5,000 grant in support of the Teen Center at
Centennial Park from the Wonderful Company
and from the REC Foundation. .

In February of 2024, construction was
completed on a REC Foundation funded bicycle
pump track at Barney Schwartz Park.

Applied to the 2025 Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF) Grant to support
development of the Beechwood Community
Park, $4 million.

3. Investigate/implement acquisition of land or easement, in the Salinas River and Huerhuero Creek for a park, equestrian paths or other public recreational uses.

Ongoing: Acquisition of a 247-acre parcel for
trail extension opportunity to link southeast

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Policy Action Item Number & Brief Description Status
portion of community to river trail system Dec.
2011.

Acquired 1 mile of Huer Huero River corridor
through dedication from a development
project in 2011.

Acquired 18 acres of Salinas River Corridor
property with approval of the River Oaks II
Expansion project.

Acquired easement for public access in the
Huer Huero Creek Corridor on the Erskine
property, adjacent to Airport Road.

4. Create and adopt a Salinas River Corridor Plan; cooperate with neighboring public agencies to establish the DeAnza Trail as a link in a regional trail system.

Received $7,200 grant and matching City funds
will pay for signage along the swath of the De
Anza trail through Paso Robles. It was installed
in 2015 and subsequently destroyed by
vandalism.

Completed: Salinas River Trail Master Plan
connecting San Miguel and Santa Margarita,
and historical reference to, the De Anza Trail
where appropriate.

Table CE-1. Potential Circulation Improvements
Type of Improvement Improvement Status
Downtown Access Improvements, including improved on/off-ramps to Highway 101 where appropriate, at 16th and 24th streets
Complete
Improvements to traffic flow within the downtown area Addressed as part of Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan; ongoing

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Table CE-1. Potential Circulation Improvements
Type of Improvement Improvement Status
Improvements to Road
Segments
Union Road—Kleck Road- to Golden Hill Road Completed.

Huer Huero bridge north of SR 46E to connect Airport Road to Golden Hill Road Location chosen by Council. Design ROW and construction funding in progress.

The Preliminary design and environmental
clearance are complete for the Huer Huero
and SR 46E overcrossing corridor, with design
underway to improve multimodal access and
reduce congestion. Due to funding and rightof-way constraints, the City is exploring alternative undercrossing options. A
feasibility study is underway in 2026 to assess
engineering, cost, environmental, and
Caltrans considerations to inform future
decisions and funding opportunities.

Creston Road - River Road to Rolling Hills Road -Two-lane divided arterial with continuous turn lane, bike lanes and pedestrian improvements Corridor Plan adopted by Council.

Construction of Phase 1 completed Winter
2025.

Creston Road - Niblick Road to Scott Street - Two-lane divided arterial with improved driveway access, bike lanes, and pedestrian improvements Corridor Plan adopted by Council.

Theatre Drive – Auto dealership to South City limits - Two lane arterial with continuous turn lane, bike lanes and pedestrian improvements In progress.
4 th Street – Spring Street to Riverside Avenue Two lane divided arterial with bike lanes, pedestrian improvements, railroad underpass and connection to US 101 freeway ramps
Improvement completed as part of a Hotel
Project. Undercrossing status under review.

Intersection Improvements US 101 – SR 46W Relocation of Theatre Drive and S. Vine Street, roundabout control for ramp intersections
2009 PAED completed. Theatre Drive
relocation completed in 2011. S. Vine Street
relocation under review. Part of the Gateway
Annexation. SLOCOG initiated a Feasibility
Study in 2020 to reduce round-about
footprints. CALTRANS approved the study.

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Table CE-1. Potential Circulation Improvements
Type of Improvement Improvement Status
SLOCOG has set aside funds for the PS+E for
the roundabouts.

SR 46E – Union Road Grade separated interchange with interim improvements considered
Project Study Report complete 2014
PAED in process
The Preliminary design and environmental
clearance are complete for the Huer Huero
and SR 46E overcrossing corridor, with design
underway to improve multimodal access and
reduce congestion. Due to funding and rightof-way constraints, the City is exploring alternative undercrossing options. A
feasibility study is underway in 2026 to assess
engineering, cost, environmental, and
Caltrans considerations to inform future
decisions and funding opportunities.

Union Road – Golden Hill Road Roundabout Complete
Creston Road – Rolling Hills Road Corridor Plan adopted by Council.

Construction scheduled for 2025/2026 using
$3 million State Assembly Grant for partial
funding.

Charolais Road – S. River Road Design report complete. Major property acquisition complete
Pedestrian/Bikeway Facilities 24th Street bridge over railroad 2015: HBRR Grant received for preliminary engineering. Bridge design is underway.

The City’s design team has coordinated with
UPRR and developed a bridge design meeting
their requirements. UPRR has agreed to allow
construction, contingent upon a Public
Highway Overpass Agreement, which will be
presented to City Council for authorization in

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Table CE-1. Potential Circulation Improvements
Type of Improvement Improvement Status
Spring 2026. Construction timeline unknown
at this time.

Creston Road pedestrian crossing at Lana Street Striped pedestrian crossing complete; signal installed
Creston Road pedestrian crossing at Scott Street To be scheduled Creston Road pedestrian crossing at Meadowlark Road Striped pedestrian crossing complete Interconnecting pedestrian paths between Salinas River corridor and other facilities within the City.

Salinas River Trail Plan Completed
In Progress: Salinas River Parkways Trail Light
System upgrades
Centennial Creek Restoration project
completed 2024
Grant funding obtained to construct the
North River Road Class 1 path. City continues
efforts on its proposal to complete an Active
Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 8 grant
application for N. River Rd. Multi-Purpose
Trail.

Traffic Calming Measures where appropriate Completed with 2018 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.

Ongoing: Traffic Calming Plan

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Table PR-1. Park & Recreation Facility Improvements
Type of Improvement Improvement Status

EXISTING IDENTIFIED PARK

AND FACILITY NEEDS
10-acre park north of 24th Street. This should include ballfields, which may replace that at Pioneer Park, and may be located between Spring Street and the Railroad.

Identified as part of the Uptown/Town
Center Specific Plan. Needs list updated in
2022.

Aquatic center, preferably covered, probably a joint venture between the City, school district, and Cuesta College. Most likely to be located at Cuesta College.

School District approved plans to build
aquatics facility at the Paso Robles High
School courtesy of a bond measure in
February of 2024. Construction completed
Spring 2026.
10-acre park near the Borkey area Completed: River Oaks II dedication Chandler Ranch Area Specific Plan: park in conjunction with any new school site
Completed: Beechwood Specific Plan 8.1-
acre park dedication
7-10 acre park in Union/46 Specific Plan area Purchase of 7 ac in Montebello completed

OTHER NEEDED

IMPROVEMENTS
Recreation Facilities Youth Center Teen Center opened at Centennial Park in August 2023.

Neighborhood Center (on east side) To be scheduled
Nature Center, with large contiguous open space area To be scheduled Enhance crossing of Riverside Avenue to allow for connectivity between fairgrounds and parking lot east of Riverside Avenue
Completed
Public Equestrian staging area To be scheduled; Salinas River Plan General Recreation Services Ongoing action; Volunteer Program established
Parks No Pocket Parks needed, only larger facilities Ongoing action The redevelopment of Oak Park Public Housing should include provision of a park to serve the recreational needs of the neighborhood The project includes sports fields and parks
facilities, which have been completed.

Develop a neighborhood park in conjunction with the First 5 Early School Readiness and Family Center on the northeast corner of Oak and 36th Streets Completed: Uptown Family Park completed
in November 2014.

Redevelop Robbins Field as envisioned in the Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan, provided that a replacement ballfield of similar size and amenities is first developed in a location that is easily accessible to West Side residents.

To be scheduled

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Table PR-1. Park & Recreation Facility Improvements
Type of Improvement Improvement Status
Conversion of Marie Bauer Elementary School Site to a public park that provides educational facilities to the community.

Program no longer applicable
Bikeways and Trails Bikeways as indicated in the City’s Bikeway Plan Completed: Bike lane improvements on 13th Street bridge and Navajo Avenue.

Union Road Class II bike lanes completed
between Kleck Road and Prospect Avenue.

City received a SLOCOG grant for PS+E of N.

River Bikeway – Union Road to Experimental
Station.

Trail near railroad within 4th Street Specific Plan Trail connections from 4th Street have been wrapped into the Uptown/Town Center
Specific Plan. A pedestrian sidewalk
connection from 4th Street to the train station
is still needed.

Make trail connections between parks facilities citywide Ongoing Phase 1: Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan
Pursue De Anza Trail along Salinas River Salinas River Trail Master Plan Complete Trail complete between Riverbank Ln/Larry
Moore Park and 13th Street. Section between
13th Street and River Oaks Drive is underway
as the City is preparing documents to clear
the CEQA process.

Salinas River trail on either side of the river between 13th Street and Veteran’s Memorial bridges
East side of river complete.

Western trail to be scheduled.

Chandler Ranch Area Specific Plan trail system In progress: Beechwood Specific Plan and Olsen South Chandler Specific Plan’s

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Status of General Plan Action Items as of December 31, 2025 Table PR-1. Park & Recreation Facility Improvements
Type of Improvement Improvement Status
approved. Trail system to be constructed as
areas develop.

Complete the Class I pathway from Creston Road along South River Road Complete Charolais Road Multi-Purpose Trail – South River Road to Riverbank Lane Complete Turtle Creek Pathway Improvements Complete
Senior Center Pathway Improvements In progress
Plans/Programs Pursue Public Art in Parks Program (development should fund public art in parks)
Completed: Public Art Policy
Festival of the Arts has been replaced by
alternative Art-in-the-Park event held in April
and October each year.

FY 25-26: Amended and Re-Instated Arts in
Public Places Ordinance. Updated funding
model to remove requirement for
development related funding. New funding
source is TOT.

Implement Master Plan of Bikeways Ongoing action
Develop Multi-Purpose Trail Plan Ongoing: Salinas River Plan Expand Bikeway trails map to include pedestrian trails Combined Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan completed/adopted in Fall 2018.

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HOUSING ELEMENT

ACTION IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
Context of Housing Element Review
The Housing Element is a planning document that requires the City to plan for meeting its “fair share" of regional housing needs, most often referred to as the Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA).

This annual review of the Housing Element will:
 Summarize the 6th Cycle RHNA and identify quantified objectives towards meeting the RHNA;  Summarize new residential construction activity between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 applies towards the 6th Cycle RHNA;
 Summarize the City’s efforts to assist the development of affordable housing, including removing constraints undertaken through December 31, 2025;
 Report on progress towards implementing the Action Items contained in the 6 th Cycle Housing Element.

New Housing Units: 6
th Cycle Regional Housing Need and Quantified Objectives Government Code Section 65583(c)(1)(A) requires that the City’s General Plan identify adequate sites which will be made available through appropriate zoning and developments standards and with services and facilities, including water and sewer, to meet the City’s housing needs for all income groups, including its share of the Regional Housing Need pursuant to Section 65584.

The Regional Housing Needs Allocation Plan (RHNA) adopted by the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments 2019 Plan assigned the City of Paso Robles 1,446 new dwelling units as its share of the RHNA to be met during the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2028. The City’s obligation is not to ensure unit construction within this timeframe but rather to ensure that there is sufficient land appropriately zoned and adequately served to accommodate the assigned housing need. As shown in Table 1 from the General Plan Housing Element, the City had already achieved the majority of its RHNA obligation based on the credits received for housing unitsthat have been constructed, under construction, or approved since January 1, 2019. Also, as indicated in the Housing Element, the City has sufficient capacity to meet and exceed the identified housing need of the remaining 383 units, which fall into the Low and Very Low-income categories.

Table 1: 6th Cycle RHNA (1/1/19 to 12/31/28)
Income
Category
Dwelling Units
(Target)
Credits for Units
Constructed, Under
Construction, or Approved
Remaining RHNA
Above Moderate 607 1,224 0
Moderate 259 526 0
Low 224 90 134
Very Low 356 107 249
TOTAL 1,446 1,947 383
The Housing Element establishes quantified objectives to facilitate construction of new dwelling units within the same time frame, which are shown in Table 2 on the following page. The City does this by creating a regulatory environment in which the private market could build these units. This includes the creation, adoption, and implementation of General Plan policies, zoning standards, and/or incentives to encourage the construction of

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various types of units. Of these endeavors, the City recently updated the Zoning Code and identified zoning standards that would encourage development of housing while also removing zoning standards that create unnecessary barriers. One example of a reduced standard was reducing the minimum building separation between structures, from 10 feet to 6 feet. This reduction increases buildability, especially on narrow lots.

Table 2: 2021-2028 Quantified Objectives
Objectives
Income Levels
Total Extremely
Low/ Very
Low
Low Moderate Above
Moderate
Construction Objective* 266 223 439 816 1,744
Rehabilitation Objective* 80 -- -- 80
Total Construction/ Rehabilitation Objective 569 439 816 1,824 Conservation/ Preservation Objective* 386 -- -- 386
*Note: The City of Paso Robles is not responsible for the actual construction of these units. The City is, however, responsible for creating a regulatory environment in which the private market could build these units. This includes the creation, adoption, and implementation of General Plan policies, zoning standards, and/or incentives to encourage the construction of various types of units.

New Residential Construction Activities
New Housing Units: Under Construction
Between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, there were 168 units under construction with permits being issued in 2025. Of these, 121 units were single-family residential and above the moderate-income level.

Additionally, 44 permits issued were for ADUs and 2nd units and these were split evenly between the lowincome and moderate-income level. Lastly, 3 permits were for multi-family residential units. Twenty percent of the units under construction in 2025 occurred within infill areas of the City, while the remaining housing production occurred in either the River Oaks II subdivision area or the Olsen South Chandler Ranch Specific Plan area.

It should be noted that this section reports the year a permit is issued and/or under construction. Therefore, although there may have been other units under construction in 2025, permits may have been issued in a prior year and received their Certificate of Occupancy in 2025. For those units, they are reported in the following section as completed units. To track the City’s progress towards meeting the quantified objectives displayed above, Table 3 reports on the units that have had building permits issued to date, which are further broken down by income category.

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Table 3: Progress Towards Meeting RHNA Permitted Units/Units Under Construction New Housing Units: Completed
Between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, a total of 284 new dwelling units were issued Certificates of Occupancy. Of the 284 units, 83 were single family units, 54 were accessory dwelling units (ADU’s), 1 was classified as a Second Unit, and 147 were multi-family units. The dwelling units can be divided among the following income groups:

Above Moderate 83
Moderate 31
Low 66
Very Low 104
Total 284
Of these 284 units, 15 of them were built in the Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan area. Additionally, 160 units out of the 284 units, or 56% of the units, were built within infill areas of the City. The remaining 46% were constructed in either the River Oaks II subdivision area or the Olsen South Chandler Ranch Specific Plan area.

Details of the number of units that have received a Certificate of Occupancy during the current planning period compared to the RHNA requirements is shown in the table below.

Income
Level
6 th 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 2026-
2028
Extremely
Low &
Very Low
356 0 0 23 65 0 -- 88 268
Low 224 9 14 15 66 64 23 -- 191 33
Moderate 259 37 29 220 33 67 24 -- 410 0
Above
Moderate 607 21 29 45 44 179 121 -- 439 168
Total
Units 1,446 67 72 303 208 310 168 -- 1,128
Total
Remaining
for RHNA
Period
469

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Table 4: Progress Towards Meeting RHNA – Completed Units New Housing Units: Entitled vs. Proposed
Between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, there were 4 residential units that received a discretionary planning entitlement. These 4 units were part of the same project which is the redevelopment of an office into a triplex and an ADU. Despite this low number, during this same year, there were 194 units for which an entitlement was submitted and actively working through the entitlement process. All of these units for which an entitlement was in process were for multiple-family residential units within the moderate-income level.

Although development trends show a slowdown in the number of multiple-family units that received an approved entitlement in 2025, there were a substantial number of units in the beginning stages of their entitlement in that same year, which shows that multi-family development is still working its way through the development review pipeline.

Between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, there were 167 residential units that were either in plan check or ready to be issued. Of these, 124 units were single-family residential and above the moderate-income level, 39 were ADUs and split evenly between the low-income and moderate-income level, and 4 units were multi-family residential units also of the moderate-income level.

Rehabilitated Units
Housing rehabilitation presently occurs on a market rate/unsubsidized basis. The General Plan Housing Element Program 23 calls for the City to “work with non-profit organizations to obtain financial assistance to rehabilitating dwellings owned or rented by lower-income households”. This program is a continuation of a previous Action Item from the 2014 Housing Element.

Over the last several years, non-profits such as People’s Self-Help Housing and Habitat for Humanity have helped rehabilitate units in and around Paso Robles.
 In December 2015, Peoples Self-Help Housing applied for a permit to rehabilitate a subsidized complex with 60 apartment units located at 1255 Creston Road, “Creston Gardens”. The project was completed in 2017.
 Peoples Self-Help Housing completed the rehabilitation of 38 units in a senior/disabled persons housing development, Los Robles Terrace, at 2940 Spring Street. This project was finaled in May 2018.

Income
Level
6 th 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 2026-
2028
Extremely
Low &
Very Low
356 52 54 0 0 0 0 104 -- 210 146
Low 224 23 27 8 6 12 10 66 -- 152 72
Moderate 259 90 18 14 22 92 89 31 -- 356 0
Above
Moderate 607 14 11 10 24 38 48 83 -- 228 379
Total
Units 1,446 179 110 32 52 142 147 284 -- 946
Total Remaining
for RHNA Period 597

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 In June 2020, the City began working with the new owners of the apartments at 240 Spring Street, the site of the former Grandview Apartments, as part of the remodel of the 54 multi-family units. The project consists of a complete renovation of the complex, which had fallen into disrepair and had an active code enforcement complaint regarding the site’s upkeep. Although the project is market-rate, staff was able to review and approve the project in a timely manner to assist in the units being available to the community again. The units were completed in December 2020 to receive occupancy and final renovations to the outdoor common spaces completed February 2022.  Habitat for Humanity has been assisting in home preservation work in a program that provides for “aging in place” in the Sierra Bonita senior community over the last few years. In part due to the effects of the pandemic, Habitat for Humanity completed 1 home upgrade in 2025. Fortunately, the non-profit group has indicated that multiple applications for the 2026 year have already been received and the work completed, which should improve home preservation efforts for the following reporting year.

Conserved Units
There are subsidized housing units at risk of conversion to market rate. As noted above, Self-Help Housing Corp. has pursued rehabilitation of Creston Gardens, a subsidized complex with 60 units at 1255 Creston Road that was at risk of conversion to Market Rate, and plan to continue to operate it as a subsidized housing complex in which residents must qualify as being of lower income. The Hacienda Del Norte is also an at-risk development that as of January 17, 2017 was officially deed restricted to be an affordable housing project for the next 50 years.

It is worth noting that although there were no reportable efforts to conserve housing during 2025, efforts to conserve 48 units as part of the Riverview Apartments located at 145 Olive Street began in the early half of 2026 and will be formally reported during the next annual report period.

Removal of Constraints
The Planning Commission established an Ad Hoc committee in December 2014 to identify alternative solutions to remove or reduce constraints to residential development. The Ad Hoc Committee met several times in late 2014 and early 2015, and in April 2015, the Committee’s findings were presented to the City Council. The City then held a joint City Council and Planning Commission, “Housing Constraints” Workshop in October 2015. The Council and Commission recommended a community-based Ad Hoc Committee be formed to review specific constraints and issues and to develop options to address problems identified. This committee was formed and retitled as the “Housing Constraints and Opportunities Committee” (HCOC).

The HCOC has established four broad priorities to focus their efforts. These priorities include: (1) review development impact fees for mixed-use residential development; (2) define and analyze specific local needs for workforce and affordable housing; (3) review development impact fees (including the City’s Capital Improvement Program list of projects and priorities), and City building permit plancheck fees; and (4) review the objectives and need for residential Specific Plans.

Progress was made to reduce traffic impact fees as part of the City’s comprehensive update to the Circulation Element, which included a Traffic Impact Fee update that translates into reduced traffic fees for residential projects. In order to accomplish this, the following steps were taken:

1. The Housing Constraints and Opportunities Committee formulated changes to remove unnecessary arterial street segments from the Circulation Element’s Circulation Diagram.

2. The HCOC revised the future Circulation Project needs list.

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3. The HCOC revised all of the remaining future Circulation Projects design and cost estimates to be as cost effective as possible.

4. Lastly, they updated the AB 1600 Traffic Impact Fee study with three fee areas to distribute cost based on the traffic generated by development in that area. In other words, the east side specific plans have higher Traffic Impact Fees because they need new roads and interchanges, while the Downtown area requires few circulation improvements.

Overall, the changes have resulted in a $50 million dollar reduction to future circulation improvements which translates into an overall 24% Traffic Impact Fee reduction. In the long run, the system will be less expensive to build and maintain since unneeded projects have been removed. Reduction of residential traffic impact fees, especially for multi-family residential is consistent with the original goal to reduce barriers for the construction of affordable housing.

During the process of updating the 6th cycle General Plan Housing Element, the HCOC met five times to discuss housing issues, identify potential sites and strategies to meet the RHNA, review best practices, provide guidance on potential Housing Element policies and implementing programs, and discuss future housing initiatives.

The HCOC’s efforts have since resumed in recent years, mostly to discuss programs identified in the 6th cycle Housing Element to move forward with implementation. In total, the HCOC met one time during the 2025 year.

Topics discussed by the HCOC included a presentation on a Multi-Family Accelerator Program and discussion of a draft multi-family opportunities map, as well as updates on the State’s ADU legislative changes and their impacts on local review.

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Progress Toward Implementation of 2021-2028 Housing Element Action Items The table on the following pages reports efforts made through December 31, 2025 to implement the Action Items. These actions conclude the efforts toward implementing the 2021-2028 Housing Element.

Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 Program 1: Adequate Sites The City of Paso Robles has a Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) of 383
units for the 2018-2028 RHNA planning
period after credits for permitted or approved
units are taken into consideration. Overall,
the City can adequately accommodate the
RHNA under existing General Plan policy
and Zoning Ordinance standards. The
residential sites inventory to address the 6th
cycle RHNA consists of a proposed
development site with the capacity for 952
units, projected 405 new accessory dwelling
units, and 11 vacant sites with capacity for
290 units. The City will maintain an inventory
of available sites for residential development
and provide it to prospective residential
developers upon request. Also, the City will
continue to track the affordability of new
housing projects and progress toward
meeting the City’s RHNA. Maintaining
adequate sites will also include evaluation of
all proposed General Plan and Zoning
amendments for their effect on the City’s
capacity for meeting its RHNA.

Ongoing; annual
assessment of status
of housing sites
inventory as part of
the annual
reporting process to
the State
City staff continues to maintain an inventory of
available sites and performs an annual
assessment of housing as part of the annual
progress report.

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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 Program 2: No Net Loss The City will evaluate residential development proposals for consistency with
goals and policies of the General Plan and
the 2021-2028 Housing Element sites
inventory, and make written findings that: 1)
any density reduction is consistent with the
General Plan and 2) the remaining sites
identified in the Housing Element are
adequate to accommodate the RHNA by
income level. If a proposed reduction of
residential density will result in the residential
sites inventory failing to accommodate the
RHNA by income level, the City will identify
and make available additional adequate sites
to accommodate the its share of housing
need by income level within 180 days of
approving the reduced density project.

Ongoing: As part of
the entitlement review
process, evaluate
new projects for
consistency with
General Plan
objectives as they
relate to housing and
RHNA obligations
City staff continues to administer this program
with new applications for development.

Program 3: Accessory Dwelling
Units
Promote the development of accessory
dwelling units (ADUs) by adopting an ADU
ordinance addressing the provisions in State
law, including permit streamlining processes
and fee assessment. Consider, as part of this
ordinance, reduced parking for ADUs
throughout the Uptown/Town Centre Specific
Plan beyond areas within one-half mile of
quality transit stops. Support countywide
efforts to provide pre-approved ADU plans as
a tool for encouraging development of ADUs
and lowering plan review costs for applicants
and the City. Promote development of ADUs
by providing written information at the City’s
planning counter and on the City’s website.

Monitor ADU permit applications and
approvals through the Housing Element
Annual Progress Report process; identify
and implement additional incentives or other
strategies, as appropriate, to ensure
adequate sites during the planning period.

Within one year of
Housing Element
adoption; annual
monitoring
This was completed with the overall Zoning
Code update which was approved 10/1/2024
(Ordinance 1144).

Subsequent ADU updates were made in
response to State law changes that were to take
effect 1/1/25. The City is currently deferring to
State law.

The City began accepting pre-approved ADU
plans (refer to the City's website:
https://www.prcity.com/1237/Preapproved-ADUPlans).

The City tracks development of ADUs with each
year's annual progress report and to date has
finaled approximately 36% of the quantified
objective of 405 units.

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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 This program has a quantified objective of
405 units.

Program 4: Special Needs
Housing
Provide housing opportunities to meet the
special housing needs of special needs
residents (including the elderly, disabled,
developmentally disabled, large families, the
homeless, farmworkers, and extremely low
income households) by giving priority to
development projects that include a
component for special needs groups in
addition to other lower-income households.

Encourage developers of single-family
dwellings to incorporate universal design
and/or ”visitability” improvements.

This program has a quantified objective of 15
units.

Ongoing On February 16, 2021 the City Council
approved a project for 79-units for low-income
senior housing, including an approval to defer
the development impact fees with a loan of up
to $1.2 million in General Funds.

On January 25, 2022, the Planning Commission
approved a project for 69-units for low-income
multifamily housing. On February 15, 2022, City
Council subsequently approved a deferral of the
development impact fees with a loan of up to
$1.8 million in General Funds.

Building permits were issued for both of these
projects in June 2023. The 69-unit project was
completed in 2024 with full occupancy
achieved, and the 79-unit project was
completed in January 2025.

Staff time was spent in 2025 working on a
project for 30-units for low-income senior
housing at 298 Niblick Road (Application is
noted in Table A, Row 171).

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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 Program 5: Housing for Persons
with Disabilities
Assist in meeting the housing needs for
persons with disabilities, including persons
with developmental disabilities, by
implementing the following actions:

1. Assist developers who seek State and
federal monies to support housing
construction and rehabilitation targeted for
persons with disabilities, including persons
with developmental disabilities.

2. Provide regulatory incentives and
concessions to projects targeted for persons
with disabilities, including persons with
developmental disabilities.

3. Work with the Tri-Counties Regional
Center to implement an outreach program
that informs families within the City of
housing and services available for persons
with developmental disabilities. The program
could include the development of an
informational brochure, including information
on services on the City’s website, and
providing housing-related training for
individuals/families through workshops.

Support grant
applications- at least
once during the
planning period;
develop
informational material
- within two years of
Housing Element
adoption; provide
incentives for
development of
housing for persons
with disabilities –
ongoing
The City continues to administer these
programs.

The City maintains information on its website for
individuals who believe they are being treated
unfairly in finding a place to live:
https://www.prcity.com/m/faq?cat=15#question69
In 2024, the City began work with the County of
San Luis Obispo Central Services Division to
provide zoning clearance for a short-term crisis
residential program which includes services
provided to persons with mental health
disabilities.

Program 6: Mixed Use Overlay Amend the Mixed Use Overlay to enhance flexibility and encourage housing production
as follows:

1. Increase the allowed density from 20 units
per acre to 30 units per acre.

2. Allow residential, commercial, or mixeduse development for maximum flexibility.

3. Apply the Mixed Use Overlay to sites MU1
and MU2 identified in the Resources chapter.

This program has a quantified objective of 70
units.

In conjunction with
Housing Element
adoption
This is complete as of 12/15/2020 (Ordinance
1106). To date, two properties have received
the MU overlay as part of their development
plan, for a total of 99 new residential units that
have been entitled.

Some staff time was spent in 2025 for a
property requesting to receive the MU Overlay
for a 154-unit attached townhome project.

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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 Program 7: Affordable Housing
Support

1. Work with developers to increase the
supply of new housing for all income groups
and special needs. Examples may include
prioritizing staff time to process permits for
units affordable to lower-income households;
providing technical assistance in applying for
government financing (e.g., HOME funds);
concessions and incentives, using General
Funds to offset City development fees; and
providing preliminary staff review of
development proposals at no cost to
developers. The City will continue to
work with the Paso Robles Housing
Authority, Habitat for Humanity, and other
affordable housing entities to provide
financial and/or technical assistance in
maintaining or expanding affordable housing
resources.

2. Provide, when possible, developer
incentives such as expedited permit
processing and developer impact fee
deferrals for units that are affordable to
lower-income households, including
extremely low-income households. The City
will promote these incentives to developers
on the City’s website and during the
application process.

3. Encourage provision of affordable housing
in the vicinity of the Cuesta College North
County Campus through the designation of
multifamily sites near the campus.

4. For those housing units and/or projects for
lower-income households assisted with
General Funds for the purpose of offsetting
development impact fees, allow for deferral
of payment of fees several years beyond
occupancy.

Ongoing Staff time was spent in 2021 to assist with
approval of the RiverWalk Terrace project
(which was entitled in Feb. 2021) for 79-units of
affordable Senior housing. Additionally, the City
Council approved Resolution 21-018 deferring
water connection, sewer connection,
development impact, and building permit fees in
the amount of $1.2 million.

Additionally, staff time was spent in 2022 to
assist with approval of the Sunrise Villas project
(which was entitled in Jan. 2022) for 69-units of
affordable multi-family housing. The City
Council approved Resolution 22-022 deferring
water connection, sewer connection,
development impact, and building permit fees in
the amount of $1.8 million.

Building permits were issued for both of thes
projects in June 2023. The 69-unit project was
completed in 2024 with fulll occupancy
achieved, and and the 79-unit project was
completed in January 2025.

Staff time was spent in 2025 working on a
project with the Paso Robles Housing Authority
for a 30-unit low-income senior housing
development at 298 Niblick Road (Application is
noted in Table A, Row 171).

Some staff time was spent in 2025 with the
Paso Robles Housing Authority to discuss
future site that could support affordable
housing.

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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25

5. Continue to convene the Housing
Constraints and Opportunities Committee
(HCOC), which includes representation by
affordable housing developers, housing
advocates, local builders, and elected and
appointed officials to review housing issues
and make recommendations to the City
Council on ways to increase housing
production.

This program has a quantified objective of
assisting 5 affordable housing projects.

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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 Program 8: Uptown/Town Centre
Specific Plan
Actively implement the vision for
development and redevelopment of the West
Side as established in the Uptown/Town
Centre Specific Plan. This will include
seeking grants for infrastructure
improvements, preparing an appendix to
expand the list of acceptable architectural
styles, providing technical assistance to
developers in understanding and applying
the new development standards, and regular
monitoring and updating the plan to ensure
that development standards effectively
promote affordable housing.

Ongoing On October 17, 2023, the City Council directed
staff to initiate a General Plan Amendment and
Rezone to expand the boundaries of the
UTCSP, with the goal of allowing more
opportunities for affordable housing types per
the form based code. This specific update has
been put on hold.

City staff spent some time in 2025 considering
areas of improvement for the UTCSP and
continues to monitor the efficacy of the plan.

In 2023/2024, $330,232 of CDBG funding was
allocated to sidewalk and ramps for Riverside
Avenue between 17th and 21st Streets.

Some staff time was spent in 2025 for an
application for CDBG funding to be used for a
crosswalk at 28th Street and Spring Street,
which will provide safer crossings for nearby
multi-family residential, nearby Paso Robles
Youth Arts Center, and the many pedestrian
users (including young children) who cross this
intersection on their way to nearby transit,
services, and schools.

Program 9: Resources to Address
Homelessness
Continue working with non-profit
organizations that address homelessness to
aid residents in need and provide technical
support as needed. Continue to support local
programs that provide emergency resources.

Continue to participate in regional efforts to
address homelessness and coordinate
homeless services.

Ongoing On January 19, 2021, the City Council
authorized reallocating a $1.5 million HEAP
grant award to a HASLO property at 1134 Black
Oak Drive (former Motel 6) and supporting the
efforts of ECHO, PSSH, and HASLO in owning,
operating, and maintaining a homeless services
and low-cost housing center at the site. The City
continues to administer these programs as
needed. The City maintains records on the
ECHO funding and MOU on the City's website:
https://www.prcity.com/956/Homeless-Services
In May 2023, guided by the City Council's
Strategic Priorities, the City launched a
homelessness strategic planning process. A

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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 diverse working group including City Staff,
community members with lived experience, and
agency representatives-helped shape the plan
through a SWOT analysis and community
feedback. The results included six strategic
focus areas aligned with the San Luis Obispo
Countywide Plan to Address Homelessness.

The plan was adopted by the City Council on
December 5, 2023, with the first-ever Homeless
Services Manager for the City of Paso Robles
being hired in 2025.

Program 10: Density Bonus Maintain an affordable housing density bonus ordinance that establishes procedures
for obtaining and monitoring density bonuses
in compliance with State law, including
recorded affordability restrictions. Update the
City’s density bonus ordinance to remain in
compliance with Government Code § 65915
and enhance applicability for the
Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan. The
update will clarify an applicant’s ability to
consolidate certain concessions to facilitate
affordable housing development and provide
flexibility.

This program has a quantified objective of 25
Density Bonus units.

Updated density
bonus ordinance
adoption - within two
years of Housing
Element
adoption; reviewing
ordinance for
compliance with State
law - ongoing
This was completed with the overall Zoning
Code update which was approved 10/1/2024
(Ordinance 1144). No changes to the Density
Bonus Ordinance have been made since it was
approved.

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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 Program 11: Energy Conservation Encourage and facilitate energy conservation; help residents minimize
energy-related expenses. Actions may
include:

1. Continued implementation of
environmental conservation plans and
policies that foster multi-modal transportation
systems, reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
implement Low Impact Development
standards, promote water conservation, and
encourage habitat conservation

2. Promoting environmentally sustainable
building practices that provide cost savings
to homeowners and developers

3. Providing informational material at the
Community Development Department
counters from PG&E and others that detail
energy conservation measures for new and
existing buildings, the benefits of the Green
Building Code, and resources to assist lowerincome households with energy-related expenses

4. Continuing to enforce the State energy
standards of the California Green Building
Code.

Ongoing; energy
conservation
information available
one year after
adoption of the
Housing Element
The City continues to administer these
programs.

Program 12: Development
Process Streamlining
Continue to streamline project review
processes by:

1. Reviewing, and if necessary, revising local
review procedures to facilitate a streamlined
review process

2. Accommodating SB 35 streamlining
applications or inquiries by creating and
making available to interested parties an
informational packet that explains the SB 35
streamlining provisions in Paso Robles and
provides SB 35 eligibility information

3. Supporting regional efforts to develop preapproved stock development plans to streamline the plan check process for ADUs
Ongoing; SB 35
informational material
within one year of
Housing Element
adoption
The City continues to administer these
programs.

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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 Program 13: Objective Design
Standards
Adopt objective design standards to ensure
that the City can provide local guidance on
design and standards for by-right projects as
allowed by State law. Adoption of objective
design standards will facilitate high-quality
residential development and compliance with
state objectives. The objective design
standards will ensure provision of adequate
private open space, parking, and related
features, as well as architectural design,
consistent with State law.

Within one year of
Housing Element
adoption
Objective Design Standards were adopted in
conjunction with regulating Urban Lot Splits and
Two-Unit projects in 2021.

Staff time was spent in 2024 towards updating
Objective Design Standards for multi-family and
mixed use projects. This was completed with
the overall Zoning Code update which was
approved 10/1/2024 (Ordinance 1144).

Program 14: Special Needs
Housing Laws
Review the Zoning Ordinance and make
changes to ensure compliance with the
Supportive Housing Streamlining Act (AB
2162) and AB 101 (Low-Barrier Navigation
Centers). AB 2162 requires supportive
housing to be considered a use by right in
zoning districts where multifamily and mixed
uses are permitted, including nonresidential
zoning districts permitting multifamily uses, if
the proposed housing development meets
specified criteria. If located within one-half
mile of a public transit stop, no minimum
parking requirements may be imposed.

Review of applications for supportive housing
must be completed within 60 days after the
application is deemed complete for a project
with 50 or fewer units, or within 120 days
after the application is complete for a project
with more than 50 units. AB 101 requires that
Low-Barrier Navigation Centers (LBNC) be a
by-right use in areas zoned for mixed-use
and nonresidential zoning districts permitting
multifamily uses. LBNC provide temporary
room and board with limited barriers to entry
while case managers work to connect
homeless individuals and families to income,
public benefits, health services, permanent
housing, or other shelter.

Within one year of
adoption of the
Housing Element
The City completed a comprehensive update to
the Zoning Code on 10/1/2024 (Ordinance
1144) and incorporated changes to ensure
compliance with this program.

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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 Program 15:Zoning Ordinance
Amendments

1. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to remove
the number of stories limit in the multifamily
residential zoning districts (R-2, R-3, R-4,
and R-5) and regulate based on height in
feet.

2. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to revise the
requirement for a community room/day care
center for projects with 32 or more units in
multifamily zoning districts, increasing the
threshold to 40 or more units.

3. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow all
properties within the R-3 zoning district to
achieve three units if minimum lot sizes can
be met.

4. Amend the Zoning Ordinance to add a
definition of manufactured home, update the
definition of mobile home, and remove the
definition for modular home. Update Zoning
Ordinance Table 21.6.200 (Permitted Land
Uses for All Zoning Districts) as needed.

5. Annually monitor the effectiveness of
these zoning amendments and make
modifications as necessary to address
constraints and encourage the development
of a variety of housing types.

In conjunction with
Housing Element
adoption and annual
monitoring
This is complete as of 12/15/2020 (Ordinance
1106).

Since adoption of these zone text amendments,
staff has reviewed several multi-family
residential projects for their compliance with
height limitations instead of number of stories,
which has provided more flexibility to the
development community. Larger scale project
over 40 or more units continue to provide the
required community room, leaving the smaller
projects exempt from this requirement. The
remainder of the text amendments are not
widely used by staff on a day to day basis but
serve as improvements to the Zoning Code.

Program 16: Development Plan
for 009-751-063 (Creston Village
Surplus Parcel)
Consider an amendment to the Development
Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and General Plan
for APN 009-751-063. This parcel is vacant
and located adjacent to an assisted living
facility. Consider amendments that would
facilitate development of this parcel at
densities matching the R-3 zoning district.

In conjunction with
Housing Element
adoption
Staff has contacted the owner periodically since
implementation of the 6th Cycle Housing
Element, however, this program is on hold
pending interest from the current property
owner to proceed with an amendment.

The parcel in question is routinely discussed by
staff as part of the City's Multi-family Accelerator
Program.

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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 Program 17: Fractional Units To encourage smaller units that are affordable by design, initiate a Zoning
Ordinance amendment that recognizes
fractional density units as follows:
• Studio and one-bedroom dwellings that are
less than 600 square feet = 0.50 unit
• Studio and one-bedroom dwellings that are
between 601 and 1,000 square feet = 0.66
unit
• 2-bedroom+ dwellings and all dwellings
over 1,0000 square feet = 1.00 unit
In conjunction with
Housing Element
adoption
This is complete as of 12/15/2020 (Ordinance
1106).

This program has resulted in developer interest
in using the program.

Program 18: Planning
Commission Threshold of Review
Amend the Zoning Ordinance to revise the
threshold of review and noticing criteria for
Development Plans and Site Plan reviews
associated with multifamily development.

The Zoning Ordinance requires a Planning
Commission approved Development Plan
for, among other conditions, five or more
dwelling units per lot. The Zoning Ordinance
Amendment will revise this threshold to more
than 10 dwelling units per lot. Multifamily
development projects with 10 or fewer units
will become subject to Site Plan review
approval by the Development Review
Committee (DRC). The Site Plan review
procedure will be modified to add a public
noticing requirement.

In conjunction with
Housing Element
adoption; review one
year after
implementation
to review
effectiveness and
consider additional
amendments, as
warranted
This is complete as of 12/15/2020 (Ordinance
1106).

This program has resulted in a more
streamlined process for smaller residential
projects. With the addition of objective design
standards (Program 13), residential projects are
able to obtain planning approvals efficiently.

Program 19: Non-Governmental
Constraints
Understand the market factors that hinder
affordable and market rate residential
development. Monitor and evaluate
development standards, development
financing issues, and advances in housing
construction methods. Recognize that
although the City cannot influence market
factors (non-governmental constraints and
legislative decisions), if non-governmental
constraints are identified, the City will review,
and as feasible revise, any development
regulations or processes that can potentially
lessen those constraints.

Ongoing The City formed a Housing Constraints and
Opportunities Committee (HCOC) in 2016 to
investigate potential provisions that
unnecessarily increase the cost of housing as a
barrier to development. The Committee met 1
time in 2025 to discuss additional housing
related issues and constraints to development,
including the Economic Development Strategic
Plan and Multi-family Accelerator Program.

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Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 Program 20: Water and Sewer
Service Providers
In accordance with Government Code
Section 65589.7, immediately following City
Council adoption, the City will deliver to all
public agencies or private entities that
provide water or sewer services to properties
within the City of Paso Robles a copy of the
2020-2028 Housing Element. The City will
also confirm that the agencies and entities
providing water or sewer services have
procedures in place to grant priority for the
provision of water and sewer services to
proposed developments that include housing
units affordable to lower-income households
(Government Code Section 65589.7).

Within 30 days of
adoption of the
Housing Element;
coordination -
ongoing
This was completed immediately following the
Housing Element adoption on 12/15/2020.

City staff continues to coordinate with
water/sewer providers as new housing
developments are submitted for review,
including projects that contain affordable units.

Program 21: At-Risk Housing Continue or undertake the following activities during the Housing Element planning period
to guard against the loss of housing units
available to lower-income households. The
efforts listed below represent a varied
strategy to mitigate potential loss of at-risk
units due to conversion to market-rate units.

1. Monitor the status of subsidized affordable
projects that are at risk of conversion to
market rate.

2. Establish contact with public and non-profit
agencies interested in purchasing and/or
managing units at-risk to inform them of the
status of such projects.

3. Provide technical assistance to owners
and non-profit housing corporation buyers of
existing subsidized low-income housing
complexes that are at risk of conversion to
market rate to extend subsidy contracts
and/or find government financing (e.g.,
HOME funds) for acquisition.

4. If conversion of a subsidized complex to
market rate becomes likely, the City will work
with tenants of at-risk units and provide them
with education regarding tenant rights and
conversion procedures. The City will also
Contact
owners/operators
annually and ongoing
Ongoing support as needed
Some staff time was spent conversing with
owners of housing developments potentially atrisk of being converted to market-rate as part of the sale of the property. Apartment owners were
directed to the Paso Robles Housing Authority
to resume conversations and efforts to maintain
subsidized housing.

Attachment 2
Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 provide tenants in at-risk projects information
regarding Housing Choice Voucher (Section
8) rent subsidies through the Housing
Authority, and other affordable housing
opportunities in the City.

Program 22: Housing Choice
Vouchers (Section 8)
The Housing Authority for the City of San
Luis Obispo (HASLO) administers the
Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)
Program for all jurisdictions in the County of
San Luis Obispo. The City will continue to
work with HASLO for administration of the
Housing Choice Voucher program and will
support additional Housing Choice Vouchers
in the community. Make information available
to landlords, property managers, and current
voucher holders on the Housing Choice
Voucher program, including new legal
requirements pursuant to SB 329, which
prohibits housing discrimination on the basis
of source of income (including Housing
Choice Vouchers).

This program has a quantified objective of
Ongoing; make
information available
within two years of
Housing Element
adoption
Information related to the Voucher Program is
maintained on the City website. The City does
not administer the vouchers.

Attachment 2
Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 preservation of 386 vouchers in use in Paso
Robles.

Program 23: Housing
Rehabilitation
Work with non-profit organizations to obtain
financial assistance to rehabilitate dwellings
owned or rented by lower-income
households.

This program has a quantified objective of 10
rehabilitated units per year.

Ongoing Habitat for Humanity completed 1 home
upgrade in 2025.

Program 24: Affirmatively Further
Fair Housing
Promote and affirmatively further fair housing
opportunities and promote housing for all
persons, including
those protected by the California Fair
Employment and Housing Act and any other
State and federal fair
housing and planning laws. The City will:

1. Promote public awareness of federal,
State, and local regulations regarding equal
access to housing. Provide information to the
public on various State and federal housing
programs and fair housing law. Maintain
referral information on the City’s web site and
at a variety of other locations such as
community and senior centers, local social
service offices, and other public locations
including City Hall the City Library.

Continuous
The City maintains referral information on the
City's website
(https://www.prcity.com/m/faq?cat=15#question70).

All local permitting for multifamily construction is
required to meet accessibility requirements
during building permit review.

Some staff time was spent in 2025 for an
application for CDBG funding to be used for a
crosswalk at 28th Street and Spring Street,
which will provide safer crossings for nearby
multi-family residential, nearby Paso Robles
Youth Arts Center, and the many pedestrian
users (including young children) who cross this
intersection on their way to nearby transit,
services, and schools.

Attachment 2
Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25

2. Refer residents involved in housing related
civil disputes such as landlord/tenant
disputes and housing discrimination
complaints to the California Rural Legal
Assistance (for legal matters) and to the
State Department of Fair Employment and
Housing (for discrimination).

3. Ensure that all development applications
are considered, reviewed, and approved
without prejudice to the proposed residents,
contingent on the development application’s
compliance with all entitlement
requirements.

4. Evaluate all proposed amendments to the
General Plan’s Land Use Map and the
Zoning Map for their effect on the City’s
policy of integrating diverse housing
opportunities in each neighborhood or
planning area.

5. Accommodate persons with disabilities
who seek reasonable waiver or modification
of land use controls and/or development
standards pursuant to procedures and
criteria set forth in the Municipal Code.

6. Use local permitting and approval
processes to ensure all new multifamily
construction meets the accessibility
requirements of the federal and state fair
housing acts.

7. Pursue funding and target neighborhoods
of concentrated poverty for investment in
rehabilitation, parks, transit, and active
transportation. Ensure economic
development plans reflect the needs of
lower-opportunity neighborhoods.

Attachment 2
Policy Action Item/ Brief Description Schedule Actions through 12/31/25 Program 25: Parking Standards for
Smaller Units
Review parking standards (outside of the
Uptown/Towne Center Specific Plan) for
smaller units (studios and one-bedroom
units) and modify as needed to facilitate and
encourage a variety of housing types
including affordable lower income housing.

Continue to allow for reduced parking for
mixed use development, porous spaces,
bicycle parking, and motorcycle parking.

Completed The City completed a comprehensive update to
the Zoning Code on 10/1/2024 (Ordinance
1144) and incorporated changes to ensure
compliance with this program.

This program has resulted in developers
providing projects with smaller unit sizes, which
will help facilitate more affordable by design
housing.

Program 26: Development Plan
Findings
In conjunction with the development of
objective design standards, modify findings
for multifamily residential units to remove
subjective findings and rely on objective
criteria for review and approval, consistent
with the Housing Accountability Act.

Completed The City completed a comprehensive update to
the Zoning Code on 10/1/2024 (Ordinance
1144) and incorporated changes to ensure
compliance with this program.

Program 27: Enhanced Community
Engagement Strategies
Continue to employ a wide variety of media
and methods to notify the public of
important housing decisions and
opportunities to provide input. Implement a
language access policy that establishes
standards and procedures for providing
equal access to City services and programs
to all residents, including persons with
limited proficiency in English.

Continuous Ongoing, the City provides translators at public meetings when a project is anticipated to have a
large impact on the community, especially in
areas of the City where persons are limited with
proficiency in English.

Program 28: Zoning Ordinance
Definition of Family
Evaluate the Zoning Ordinance definition of
“family” to ensure it does not exclude
allowed uses and is
inclusive/nondiscriminatory. Modify/replace
the definition as appropriate.

Completed The City completed a comprehensive update to
the Zoning Code on 10/1/2024 (Ordinance
1144) and incorporated changes to ensure
compliance with this program.