Paso Robles Municipal Code Ch. 21.18 Plot Plans

A. Zoning Administrator Review of Plot Plans. A plot plan is a ministerial review for compliance of a development project with the applicable standards in the zoning code, relevant specific plan or other planning document, and/or a previously approved entitlement and is consistent with Chapter 21.15 (Development Review).

B. Projects Subject to Plot Plan. The following types of development projects shall be subject to zoning administrator approval of a plot plan:

1. Single-Family Residential.

a. Individual single-family residences.

b. Referrals from the higher review authority for dwellings within the planned development overlay zoning district and/or the special planned development overlay zoning district.

2. Multi-Family Residential Additions. Room additions, accessory buildings, and exterior alterations that are not visible from public streets and other public vantage points and that do not increase the number of dwelling units on site.

3. Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional.

a. Minor additions less than one thousand square feet, accessory buildings, and exterior alterations that are not visible from the public right-of-way and other public vantage points.

b. Change of copy within existing sign structures, directional signs, and signs implemented as part of an approved sign program that are not visible from a public right-of-way.

c. Outdoor seating areas for restaurants outside the Uptown/Town Center Specific Plan area.

d. Landscaping.

e. Parking lots.

f. Installation of accessory uses/structures such as automatic teller machines, replacement gasoline pumps, trash bin enclosures, electrical transformer boxes, electric charging stations, and freestanding solar collectors (photovoltaic systems).

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Plot plan review processes are a ministerial review where the development project must be consistent with all applicable zoning standards, without modifications. Any requests for modifications to development standards for a project subject to plot plan review will elevate the development review to site plan, development plan, or special planned development review, depending on the modification requested.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)