COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO THE LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENTS OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY GENERAL PLAN NORTH COAST ADOPTED BY THE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SEPTEMBER 22, 1980 - RESOLUTION 80-350 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 CAMBRIA AND SAN SIMEON ACRES PORTIONS UPDATED NOVEMBER 6, 2007 - RESOLUTION 2007-416 REVISED OCTOBER 5, 2018 COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Board of Supervisors John Peschong, District 1 Bruce Gibson, District 2 Adam Hill, District 3 Lynn Compton, District 4 Debbie Arnold, District 5 Planning Commission Jay Brown, District 1 Michael Multari, District 2 Dawn Ortiz-Legg, District 3 Jim Harrison, District 4 Don Campbell, District 5 Department of Planning and Building Trevor Keith, Director Rob Fitzroy, Deputy Director Matt Janssen, Manager Jay Johnson, Senior Planner TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page 1. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL GOALS ...................................................... 1-1 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 1-1 B. GENERAL GOALS FOR CAMBRIA AND SAN SIMEON ACRES ......... 1-2 C. FEATURES OF THE NORTH COAST AREA PLAN ........................... 1-11 D. RELATIONSHIP OF THE NORTH COAST AREA PLAN TO THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM ................................... 1-12 2. POPULATION, HOUSING AND ECONOMY .................................................... 2-1 A. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 2-1 B. POPULATION ....................................................................................... 2-1 C. POPULATION PROJECTIONS ............................................................. 2-6 D. HOUSING .............................................................................................. 2-8 E. ECONOMY .......................................................................................... 2-12 3. PUBLIC FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND RESOURCES ................................... 3-1 A. RELATIONSHIP TO PLANNING GOALS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ................................................................ 3-2 B. SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE PLANNING AREA .............................. 3-2 C. MONITORING THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES: THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RMS) ............................. 3-3 D. AREAWIDE: STATUS OF PUBLIC FACILITIES, SERVICES AND RESOURCES ............................................................ 3-4 E. CAMBRIA: STATUS OF PUBLIC FACILITIES, SERVICES AND RESOURCES .......................................................... 3-13 F. SAN SIMEON ACRES: STATUS OF PUBLIC FACILITIES, SERVICES & RESOURCES .......................................... 3-22 G. PLANNING AREA SERVICE PROGRAMS ........................................ .3-26 4. LAND USE ....................................................................................................... 4-1 A. RURAL AREA LAND USE ..................................................................... 4-4 B. CAMBRIA URBAN AREA LAND USE ................................................... 4-9 C. SAN SIMEON ACRES VILLAGE LAND USE ...................................... 4-15 D. LAND USE PROGRAMS ..................................................................... 4-16 5. CIRCULATION ................................................................................................. 5-1 A. CIRCULATION ISSUES AND OBJECTIVES ........................................ 5-2 B. CIRCULATION NEEDS AND DEFICIENCIES ...................................... 5-4 C. CIRCULATION ALTERNATIVES........................................................... 5-5 D. CIRCULATION PROGRAMS .............................................................. 5-11 North Coast Area Plan i Table of Contents Revised October 2018 6. COMBINING DESIGNATIONS ......................................................................... 6-1 A. COMBINING DESIGNATIONS .............................................................. 6-1 B. HISTORIC COMBINING DESIGNATIONS ............................................ 6-4 C. PUBLIC FACILITIES COMBINING DESIGNATIONS ............................ 6-9 D. COMBINING DESIGNATION PROGRAMS ........................................ 6-10 7. PLANNING AREA STANDARDS ..................................................................... 7-1 A. NORTH COAST RURAL AREA STANDARDS ...................................... 7-4 B. CAMBRIA URBAN AREA STANDARDS ............................................. 7-20 C. SAN SIMEON ACRES VILLAGE STANDARDS .................................. 7-71 8. COASTAL ACCESS ......................................................................................... 8-1 A. PURPOSE AND ORGANIZATION ........................................................ 8-1 B. PUBLIC ACCESS GOALS ..................................................................... 8-1 C. OVERVIEW OF EXISTING AND POTENTIAL COASTAL ACCESS ..... 8-2 D. ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES AND CONCEPTS .................................... 8-3 E. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS ............................. 8-10 F. COASTAL ACCESS POLICIES, STANDARDS, AND ORDINANCES 8-11 APPENDIX A. SLOPE STABILITY ANALYSIS ............................................................. A-1 B. COASTAL ACCESS INVENTORY ........................................................ B-1 Table of Contents ii North Coast Area Plan Revised October 2018 Table Page 2-1 HISTORICAL POPULATION GROWTH........................................................... 2-2 2-2 TOTAL POPULATION ...................................................................................... 2-2 2-3 AGE AND RACE PROFILE .............................................................................. 2-3 2-4 EDUCATION ATTAINMENT ............................................................................ 2-4 2-5 TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS .................................................................................... 2-4 2-6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE ................................................................................ 2-5 2-7 HOUSEHOLD INCOME ................................................................................... 2-5 2-8 HOUSING UNIT TYPE ..................................................................................... 2-9 2-9 HOUSING COSTS ......................................................................................... 2-10 2-10 RENTAL HOUSING COSTS .......................................................................... 2-10 2-11 YEAR HOUSING BUILT ................................................................................. 2-11 2-12 TENURE OF HOUSING UNITS ..................................................................... 2-11 2-13 2000 LABOR FORCE (16+ YEARS) .............................................................. 2-14 2-14 INDUSTRY (16+ YEARS) .............................................................................. 2-14 2-15 TYPE OF WORKER ....................................................................................... 2-15 2-16 PLACE OF WORK ......................................................................................... 2-15 2-17 TRAVEL TIME TO WORK .............................................................................. 2-16 2-28 EXISTING HOTEL/MOTEL UNITS ................................................................. 2-16 3-1 2004 RECOMMENDED RESOURCE SEVERITY LEVELS AND POPULATION THRESHOLDS ................................................. 3-5 3-2 MAXIMUM OZONE CONCENTRATIONS ...................................................... 3-12 3-3 MAXIMUM PM10 CONCENTRATIONS ......................................................... 3-12 3-4 RECOMMENDED PARK STANDARDS ......................................................... 3-21 3-5 NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY PARK STATUS ................................ 3-22 3-6 SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING RECOMMENDED SERVICE PROGRAMS .................................................................................. 3-28 4-1 LAND USE ACREAGE .................................................................................... 4-2 4-2 SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING RECOMMENDED LAND USE PROGRAMS ................................................................................ 4-20 5-1 LEVEL OF SERVICE DEFINITIONS ................................................................ 5-5 5-2 EXISTING AND FUTURE PEAK HOUR SEGMENT ANALYSIS ..................... 5-7 5-3 SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING CIRCULATION PROGRAMS .................... 5-20 6-1 SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING COMBINING DESIGNATION PROGRAMS ......................................................................... 6-17 7-1 STANDARDS FOR BUILDING SITES ........................................................... 7-58 7-2 STANDARDS FOR SIDE SETBACKS ........................................................... 7-64 8-1 COASTAL ACCESS ENHANCEMENT OBJECTIVES ..................................... 8-4 8-2 CCT IMPLEMENTATION - CAMBRIA .............................................................. 8-7 8-3 CCT IMPLEMENTATION - SAN SIMEON ACRES .......................................... 8-9 North Coast Area Plan iii Table of Contents Revised October 2018 Figure Page 1-1 The Planning Areas .......................................................................................... 1-2 3-1 North Coast Groundwater Basins ..................................................................... 3-6 3-2 School Districts Serving the North Coast Planning Area ...............................