UPTOWN/TOWN CENTRE
The Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan was adopted by the City Council on May 3, 2011. Copies of the entire specific plan or individual chapters are available via the links appearing below.
If you would like a hard copy of the entire document, please contact the Community Development Department at (805) 237-3970 (copy or CD fees may apply).
Specific Plan
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction [pdf:716kb/12pp]
1.1 Plan Purpose
1.2 The Transect
1.3 Goals
1.4 Plan Authority
1.5 Relationship of this
Specific Plan to other Plans and Documents
1.6 Project
Location and Boundaries
1.7 Local Physical Conditions
1.8 Existing Demographic and Market Conditions
1.9 Public Participation and Plan Participation
1.10 Plan-wide Policies - General
Chapter 2: Vision and Plan [pdf:4.5mb/31pp]
2.1 The Vision and Plan
2.1.1 Uptown
2.1.2 Oak Park
2.1.3 Midtown
2.1.4 Downtown
2.1.5 South of Downtown
2.1.6 Riverside Avenue Corridor
2.1.7 Paso Robles Event Center
2.1.8 Pioneer Park and the Pioneer Park History Center
2.1.9 Salinas River
2.2 Open Space and Streetscape
2.2.1 Streetscape Network
2.2.2 Open Space Framework
2.2.3 Paso Robles City Park
Chapter 3: Infrastructure [pdf:5.3mb/33pp]
3.1 Creating Improved Streets
3.1.1 Guiding Principles for Street Design
3.1.2 Street Design Standards
3.1.3 Transit and Bike Paths
3.2
Streetscape Improvements
3.3 Parking
3.3.1 Pay Parking
3.3.2 Parking Costs and Financing Strategies
3.3.3 Development
3.3.4 Parking Policies to Support Downtown Today
3.3.5 Parking Policies to Support Additional Downtown Development
3.4 Transit
3.5 Public Services
Infrastructure
3.5.1 Uptown
3.5.2 Midtown
3.5.3 Downtown
3.5.4 South of Downtown
3.5.5 Riverside Avenue Corridor
3.6 Sustainable
Stormwater
3.7 Parks and Open Space
Chapter 4: Implementation [pdf:243kb/15pp]
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Implementation Program
4.3 Funding Sources
4.4 Parking Costs and Financing Strategies
Chapter 5: The Development Code [pdf:9.4mb/119pp]
5.1 Purpose and Applicability
5.2
Regulating Plan and Zones
5.3 Land Use
Regulations
5.4 Urban Standards
5.4.1 T3 Neighborhood (T-3N) Zone
5.4.2 T3 Flex (T3-F) Zone
5.4.3 T4 Neighborhood (T4-N) Zone
5.4.4 T4 Flex (T4-F) Zone
5.4.5 T4 Neighborhood Center (T4-NC) Zone
5.4.6 Town Center 1 (TC-1) Zone
5.4.7 Town Center 2 (TC-2) Zone
5.4.8 Riverside Corridor (RC) Zone
5.5 Architectural Standards
5.5.1 Building Types
5.5.2 Frontage Types
5.5.3 Architectural Styles
5.6 Sign Standards
5.7 Additional
Requirements and Guidelines
5.7.1 Landscape and Open Space
5.7.2 Parking Standards
5.7.3 Trash Enclosure Standards
5.7.4 Utility Screening
5.7.5 Domestic Water Standards
5.7.6 Storage
5.7.7 Solar Energy
5.8 Subdivision Standards
5.8.1 Subdivision of Sites larger than 2.1 acres
5.8.2 Subdivision of Site smaller than 2 acres
5.8.3 Submittal Requirements
5.9 Definitions
Market Overview (upd. November 2009)
Amendments
The City Council has determined that the
Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan needs to be
reviewed semi-annually and amended if necessary. A
table of amendments to Chapter 5 (Development Code)
of this plan may be
viewed here.
Final Environmental Impact Report
A Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), consisting of responses to comments received plus the Draft EIR, has been prepared and will be considered by both the Planning Commission and City Council at the public hearing on the Draft Specific Plan. Copies of the FEIR are available for public review in this location and at the Reference Desk in the Public Library.
Final EIR - Uptown/Town Centre Specific Plan
Cover and Table of Contents
I.
Introduction to Final EIR
1.0
Executive Summary
2.0
Introduction
3.0
Project Description
4.0
Cumulative Scenario
5.0
Environmental Setting
6.0
Environmental Analysis
[pdf:10mb/594pp]
7.0 Alternatives
8.0
Growth-Inducing Impacts
9.0
Significant
Irreversible Environmental Changes
10.
References
11.
Organizations and Persons Consulted
12.
Introduction to Comments on the Draft EIR
13.
Response to Comments
Appendices
[pdf:7mb/624pp]
Overview
Basically, the City will re-master plan the west side of town. This is a significant undertaking identified as a key objective of the General Plan, Economic Strategy, Council Goals, and current Budget/Financial Plan. A new vision for the future will be developed to include:
-
New
mix of residential & commercial uses, types, and
densities; - Transit system improvements to emphasize pedestrian,, bicycle, & public transit equally with automobile, calm traffic, & link neighborhoods;
- Downtown expansion;
- Salinas River restoration, enhancement and connection with an expanded downtown;
- Orientation of future development upon traditional neighborhood design principles;
- Master planning City & Pioneer Parks, as well as Robbins Field;
- Master planning historical museums;
- Master planning PR Event Center non-equestrian facilities;
- Updating historical buildings inventory and create an historic building preservation/reuse code;
- Rethinking west side traffic circulation, public transit and parking.