San Luis Obispo County |
County Code |
Title 22. LAND USE ORDINANCE |
Article 9. PLANNING AREA STANDARDS |
Chapter 22.94. NORTH COUNTY PLANNING AREA |
§ 22.94.074. South Shore Nacimiento Standards.
The following standards apply within the South Shore area of Lake Nacimiento as shown in Figure 94-31, to the land use categories and specific areas listed.
Figure 94-31: South Shore
A.
Areawide standards.
1.
Applicability. The standards of this Subsection apply to all lands within the South Shore area as applicable, regardless of the land use category applicable to any particular site.
2.
Road access for new subdivisions. Land divisions proposing parcels of less than 80 acres or densities exceeding 80 acres per unit shall not be approved unless the access road between the property and the nearest County-maintained road satisfies—at minimum—the access standards of the Uniform Fire Code as adopted by the County, or will be improved as a condition of the land division to satisfy those standards.
B.
Rural Lands (RL). The following standards apply within the RL land use category.
1.
Limitation on use. All land uses listed in Section 22.06.030 as allowable, permitted, or conditional within the RL land use category may be authorized in compliance with the land use requirements of that Section, except residential care, manufacturing and processing activities, cannabis manufacturing, cannabis processing, correctional institutions, ag processing and farm equipment and supplies, which are not allowed.
2.
Minimum parcel size. The minimum parcel size for the area designated Rural Lands west of Chimney Rock Road and accessed from High Meadow Way or Tres Vista Place, shown in Figure 94-32, is 80 acres instead of the minimum otherwise required by this Title. This area is more specifically described as Parcel Map CO83-0204, recorded with the County Clerk-Recorder in Book 39, Page 73 of Parcel Maps.
Figure 94-32: Parcel Map CO83-0204
C.
Recreation (REC). The following standards apply within the REC land use category.
1.
Limitation on use. Land uses shall be limited to crop production and grazing, marinas, rural recreation and camping, recycling collection stations, animal keeping, single-family dwellings, mobile homes, and fisheries and game preserves, in compliance with the land use permit requirements of Section 22.06.030.
2.
Application content - Development Plans. Where Conditional Use Permits are required for residential projects and all uses under the definitions of hotels and motels, RV parks, religious facilities, and rural recreation and camping, the Conditional Use Permit application shall include documentation of the adequacy of water, sewerage, drainage, fire and police services.
3.
Campground standards. Public campgrounds and picnic areas shall comply with the following requirements.
a.
Permit requirement. Campgrounds shall require Conditional Use Permit approval.
b.
Site design standards. Proposed campgrounds and alterations to existing campgrounds shall be designed in compliance with the following standards.
(1)
Proposed facilities shall be planned for average rather than peak use, for more efficient year-round utilization.
(2)
Trailer sites shall be concentrated in small clusters at a density of 10 units per acre, with intervening open space.
(3)
Tent sites shall be developed at a maximum density of four units per acre.
(4)
Picnic sites shall be developed at a maximum density of eight units per acre.
(5)
Campsites shall be designed for maximum privacy; clearing of vegetation and grading shall be minimal.
4.
Residential density and minimum lot size. Residential projects may be approved with minimum lot sizes of 6,000 square feet only when an overall density of one unit per 2½ acres is maintained.
5.
Parking facilities. New parking areas shall be dispersed into small clusters separated by landscaped areas.
D.
Residential Rural (RR). The following standards apply within the RR land use category.
1.
Limitation on use. All land uses listed in Section 22.06.030 as allowable, permitted, or conditional within the RR land use category may be authorized in compliance with the land use requirements of that Section, except animal facilities, farm equipment and supplies, nursery specialties, cannabis cultivation, cannabis nurseries, grocery stores and restaurants.
2.
Land division standards - North of Towne Creek. New land divisions shall comply with the following standards.
a.
New land divisions shall be designed in compliance with the cluster division provisions of Chapter 22.22.
b.
Building sites shall be located on soils best suited for septic system use.
c.
Provide coordinated interior streets.
d.
Provide lake access for the involved property owners through roads, easements, or common open space areas.
e.
Serve clustered lots by a common water source rather than individual wells.
f.
Common areas shall be owned and maintained by property owners groups.
g.
Locate new building sites on slopes less than 20 percent.
E.
Open Space (OS). The following standards apply within the OS land use category.
1.
Limitation on use and permit requirement. Land uses shall be limited to crop production and grazing, fisheries, hunting, riding and hiking trails, in compliance with the land use permit requirements of Section 22.06.030. Primitive trail-side camps, walk-in picnic areas, and picnic areas accessible by boat may be allowed subject to Conditional Use Permit approval. Clearing and grading shall be minimal.
2.
Public lands. Public lands shall be retained in public ownership with a minimum parcel size of 640 acres.
[Amended 1983, Ord. 2122; 1989, Ord. 2399; Amended 1990, Ord. 2488; 2014, Ord. 3256; 2017, Ord. 3358; 2018, Ord. 3377]