Recommendations

The following recommendations have been identified for the City of Arroyo Grande to pursue based upon the work done to complete this project. They have been separated into two categories. The first is administrative, which provides recommendations related to how the City should administer the Planned Developments and their regulations. The second is legislative, which provides recommendations on how the City should handle these developments long-term.

6.1.1 Administrative Recommendations

1. The City should maintain permanent copies of this project at City Hall. This will allow staff to call upon these resources when needed.

2. The City should keep a bound copy of the Planned Development Guidebook at the front counter of City Hall. This will allow City staff to lookup information when requested by the public and more quickly answer questions as they arise. This will also help to ensure consistent information is provided.

3. The City should allow time for staff to review this project and its products. This will allow staff to better acquaint themselves with the Planned Developments in the City.

4. The City should provide its new planners with copies of this project. This will help new employees to better understand these areas of development and prepare for when inquiries are received regarding further development.

6.1.2 Legislative Recommendations

1. The City should further investigate the rezoning of properties within the Planned Development districts. This will inform staff and decision makers the overall political feasibility of undertaking a task like this. 2. The City should conduct appropriate public outreach to property

owners and Homeowner’s Associations in these districts to advise them that a rezoning is being undertaken to gain their input on the process. If the idea is well received, this will help staff and decision makers to determine if new zoning districts should be created or if the existing districts are satisfactory to be applied to the Planned

Developments.

3. The City should refrain from rezoning additional property into any of the five Planned Development districts. If additional properties are zoned into one of the Planned Developments, the regulations set at the time of approval should be codified into the appropriate Section of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code.

4. The City should refrain from the creation of new Planned

Developments, as stated in Arroyo Grande Municipal Code Subsection 16.44.010.B. If new Planned Developments are created, they should resemble a Specific Plan for better long-term tracking or have their regulations codified as part of the approval process.

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