Three projects proposed for northeast Paso
The Paso Robles Planning Commission will hear Tuesday evening three requests for development projects on the northeast side of the city.
The projects are drastically different in nature — a senior residence, a commercial project and an RVpark— but each has the potential to change the neighborhood where it is proposed.
The commission is scheduled to consider:
•A proposal by Atascadero developer Kelly Gearhart to develop 14 acres of The Links golf course in Paso Robles for commercial and light industrial use.
The proposal for 5151 Jar-dine Road is greatly downsized from a plan Gearhart submitted in 2005.
Two years ago, Gearhart bought The Links and proposed a development of 100 acres with 222 buildings, encompassing more than 1 million square feet. That version of the project never made it to the Planning Commission.
The new proposal includes 32 buildings with just over 150,000 square feet of development space.
The golf course would remain unaltered.
Access from Dry Creek Road to the project would be on Aerotech Center Way, which would be extended to meet Beacon Road.
• A request to build a 125- unit senior retirement community at 1450 Golden Hill Road. It would require a rezoning of the property and an amendment to the city’s General Plan.
Property owner Bill Hawk wrote in a letter to the commission that he and his wife want to develop the property to serve the Paso Robles community. The land is now home to the Covenant Presbyterian Church and preschool, which would remain on the site. A lot split and expansion of the church are also proposed.
Two neighboring landowners, Harvey Mundee and Kenneth Clouston, have expressed concerns about the development and a proposed easement on their properties.
A petition with 124 signatures of local residents who support the project is part of the application.
•A proposed zoning change to property on Golden Hill Road, which would allow construction of an RV park.
The 160-acre parcel at the northern end of Golden Hill Road is currently designated for agricultural use, with an airport overlay. The land is beneath the flight path of planes taking off from the Paso Robles Municipal Airport, making it problematic for residential development.
Owner Ken Mundee has asked the city to change the zoning to parks and open space with an airport overlay, which would allow construction of his proposed Mundee Motorcoach Resort. A conceptual plan for the resort includes 600 RV spaces, a spa, tennis courts, swimming pool and other amenities.
Some neighbors, who live in the Circle B Springs development across the street, are concerned about the RV park.
Victoria Simon Berg, who opposes the project, said she is worried about traffic, noise, environmental damage and potential harm to property values.
A fourth agenda item, a proposed shopping center at Highway 46 East and Golden Hill Road, will be postponed to the commission’s Aug. 28 meeting.
September 1st, 2007 at 1:20 am
This whole county is unaffordable. The home prices are way too high countywide. Why should a house that costs only $15,000 to build have a listed price of $500-700,000 dollars? Pure greed on the part of the developer, that’s why. Which brings us to another point: thanks to developers such as Dick Wilhoite, David Weyrich, Frank Arciero, Ernie Dalidio, and Kelly Gearhart, we now have triple the amount of houses and stores we will ever need or use. I see that the "Big Five" are proposing even more development . When will this ever stop? Why do all of our local citizens come here to escape Los Angeles, only to make this county just as huge? Why must we put up with strongarm tactics from the likes of developers such as Kelly Gearhart, and I quote the Paso Robles Press: "Approve my industrial park, or I will shut down your golf course." Do you really think that you can get citizens to support more development by threatening them? Why do we need more development? We have too many buildings already. Go home, Los Angeles Wannabes!