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COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO THE LAND USE ELEMENT AND LOCAL COASTAL PLAN OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY GENERAL PLAN ESTERO AREA PLAN PROGRAM CERTIFIED BY THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION FEBRUARY 25, 1988 ADOPTED BY THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MARCH 1, 1988 - RESOLUTION 88-115 CAYUCOS AND RURAL PORTIONS UPDATED JANUARY 7, 2009 - RESOLUTION 2008-359 Revised January 2009 COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Board of Supervisors Frank Mecham, District 1 Bruce Gibson, District 2 Adam Hill, District 3 Khatchik “Katcho” Achadjian, District 4 James Patterson, District 5 Planning Commission Bruce White, District 1 Anne Wyatt, District 2 Carlyn Christianson, District 3 Eugene Mehlschau, District 4 Sarah Christie, District 5 Department of Planning and Building Victor Holanda, AICP, Director Kami Griffin, Assistant Director John Euphrat, AICP, Division Manager Ellen Carroll, Environmental Coordinator Mike Wulkan, Supervising Planner Nancy Orton, Supervising Planner John Kelly, Supervising Mapping & Graphics System Specialist Jennifer Jimenez, Mapping & Graphics System Specialist Chris Macek, Word Processing TABLE OF CONENTS ii ESTERO AREA PLAN JANUARY 2009 Table of Contents Chapter Page 1. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL GOALS ....................................................... 1-1 I. PURPOSE OF THE ESTERO AREA PLAN ................................................ 1-1 II. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS .............................................................. 1-1 III. NATURAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES ................................................... 1-4 IV. OPPORTUNITIES ......................................................................................... 1-6 V. VISION AND GENERAL GOALS .............................................................. 1-6 A. Planning Areawide ................................................................................... 1-7 B. Cayucos .................................................................................................... 1-7 C. Rural Area ................................................................................................ 1-8 VI. FEATURES OF THIS PLAN ........................................................................ 1-8 A. Background Information .......................................................................... 1-8 B. Planning Policies ...................................................................................... 1-9 C. Planning Programs ................................................................................... 1-9 D. Planning Area Standards .......................................................................... 1-9 E. Guidelines ................................................................................................ 1-9 F. Resource Management ........................................................................... 1-10 G. Area Plan Maps ...................................................................................... 1-10 VII. RELATIONSHIP OF THE ESTERO AREA PLAN TO THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM. ................................................................................................. 1-10 A. Introduction ............................................................................................ 1-10 B. State Law - Zoning and Planning ........................................................... 1-10 C. County Organization of the Local Coastal Program (LCP) ................... 1-11 2. ECONOMY AND POPULATION.......................................................................... 2-1 I. ECONOMY ...................................................................................................... 2-1 A. Existing Situation ..................................................................................... 2-1 B. Future Opportunities ................................................................................ 2-3 C. Goals and Policies .................................................................................... 2-4 D. Attracting and Retaining Business and Industry ...................................... 2-5 E. Economic Development in This Plan ...................................................... 2-6 F. Economic Effects of This Plan ................................................................ 2-7 ESTERO AREA PLAN iii TABLE OF CONTENTS JANUARY 2009 Chapter Page II. POPULATION AND HOUSING ................................................................... 2-10 A. Historical Population Growth ................................................................ 2-10 B. Population Profiles ................................................................................. 2-12 C. Population Projections ........................................................................... 2-13 D. Housing Vacancies and Occupancy Type .............................................. 2-14 III. PROGRAMS................................................................................................ 2-16 A. Cayucos .................................................................................................. 2-16 3. PUBLIC FACILITIES, SERVICES AND RESOURCES ...................................... 3-1 I. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 3-1 A. Monitoring the Availability of Resources: The Resource Management System ................................................................................ 3-1 B. Relationship to Planning Policies and Programs ..................................... 3-2 II. PUBLIC FACILITIES, SERVICES AND RESOURCES: STATUS, NEEDS, POLICIES ...........................................................................................3 A. Water Supply ........................................................................................... 3-5 B. Sewage Disposal .................................................................................... 3-12 C. Schools ................................................................................................... 3-13 D. Drainage ................................................................................................. 3-15 E. Parks ....................................................................................................... 3-16 F. Roads...................................................................................................... 3-19 G. Solid Waste Disposal ............................................................................. 3-19 H. Police Service......................................................................................... 3-19 I. Fire Protection ........................................................................................ 3-20 J. Emergency Medical Services ................................................................. 3-21 K. Libraries ................................................................................................. 3-21 L. Human Services ..................................................................................... 3-22 M. Air Quality ............................................................................................. 3-22 III. PROGRAMS................................................................................................ 3-24 A. Water ...................................................................................................... 3-24 B. Wastewater ............................................................................................. 3-25 C. Schools ................................................................................................... 3-25 D. Drainage ................................................................................................. 3-26 E. Government and Community Services .................................................. 3-26 F. Underground Utilities ............................................................................ 3-26 G. Recycling ............................................................................................... 3-26 TABLE OF CONENTS iv ESTERO AREA PLAN JANUARY 2009 Chapter Page 4. LAND USE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ............................................................ 4-1 I. AREAWIDE LAND USE, AND MARINE RESOURCES POLICY ........... 4-2 A. Distribution of Land Uses (Zoning) ......................................................... 4-2 B. Development Within Resource Capacities .............................................. 4-2 C. Marine Resources Policy ......................................................................... 4-2 II. RURAL LAND USE POLICIES ................................................................... 4-4 A. Open Space .............................................................................................. 4-4 B. Agriculture ............................................................................................... 4-4 C. Rural Lands .............................................................................................. 4-8 D. Recreation ................................................................................................ 4-9 E. Residential Suburban ............................................................................. 4-10 III. MORRO BAY FRINGE LAND USE POLICIES ....................................... 4-10 IV. CAYUCOS LAND USE POLICIES ........................................................... 4-11 A. General Policies ..................................................................................... 4-11 B. Recreation .............................................................................................