Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, July 14, 2026Official site

The Planning Commission approved a tentative tract map and master development plan for Planning Area I of the Beechwood Specific Plan, which will create 180 lots for residential and non-residential use. The Commission also recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance to allow non-storefront cannabis retail businesses and establish a cannabis regulatory permit, with a recommendation to review the permit renewal period.

About this meeting

Government Body
Planning Commission
Meeting Type
Planning Commission
Location
Paso Robles, CA
Meeting Date
July 14, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

12 sections (from 13 segments)

32:25 – 32:52•Joel Neel

Commissioner Neill. Mr. Chair, I'd like to make a motion. I'd like to move approval of vesting tentative map 2032-39. Is that the one? Okay. And plan development 25-04 by the following actions. First action, first motion. Approve draft resolution A, approving PD 2504, subject to site-specific conditions of approval.

33:16 – 33:31•Joel Neel

Mr. Chair, I'd like to make another motion. approved draft resolution B, approving vesting tentative map 3239, subject to site-specific conditions of approval.

33:52•Joel Neel

And just a request for all the old I's up here, if we could make it bold or a different font, that would be hugely appreciated.

52:11•Joel Neel

I have a question, Katie. Can you go back to the financial portion? I think it was the audit piece.

52:24 – 52:51•Joel Neel

Yeah, this is it. Record keeping. Are we asking, I mean, so legible, clear, and accurate books, records, and documentation, is that enough? Um, should we, I mean, is there, do we want to have, do we need to have it audited by a CPA so it's easier for the city to review the books? Um, should they ask?

53:18•Joel Neel

And then that says that in the agreement?

1:19:19 – 1:20:41•Joel Neel

I'd like to make a motion, but it's not going to let me. I'd like to make a motion. I'd like to move we adopt draft resolution pc 26 dash number to follow to recommend the city council adopt ordinance number to follow ns to allow non-storefront retail cannabis business in the riverside corridor and commercial light industrial c3 zone zoning districts to be to establish a cannabis regulatory permit by adding, A, adding Paso Robles Municipal Code Chapter 5.55 cannabis regulation permits, B, amending Paso Robles Municipal Code Table 21.32-1, zoning district use regulations, easy for me to say, C,

1:20:57 – 1:21:08•Joel Neel

I would be happy with twice every two years. Perfect. Thank you, Commissioner Neal. Not that I sure understand what biannually is. Yeah, that's true. Every two years. Is it twice a year or every two years? So every two years.

1:22:06 – 1:22:48•Joel Neel

I would like to make an edit to the June 23rd, 2026 Planning Commission meeting minutes. Okay. In the moved and seconded portion, it has Commissioner Christensen as the person that made the motion and me as seconding it. But in the text portion, And I know I do have a big mouth, but it has me making the motion and seconding the item. So I do have an ego and I do like to take control, but maybe that's a little much. So which item was it? It's item two.

1:22:51 – 1:23:02•Joel Neel

And who made the motion? Christensen made the motion, and that is correct in the upper portion of it. It's just the text that says that it was moved by Neal and seconded by Neal.

1:23:12•Joel Neel

And with that, I'll move approval of the consent calendar.

1:24:59 – 1:25:22•Joel Neel

well my friend you can have the 20th yep you're welcome and as we sorry um as we are not meeting on the 24th um if there who is on the august drcu rotation if i could make sure i'm not going to miss anything

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