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1 2 3 4 P r i c e C a n y o n R d . J a m e s W a y W . O r m o n d e D r . 101 PISMO BEACH Price Canyon project area SPANISH SPRINGS SOUTH RANCH Acres/net developable acres: 471/160 Proposal: 125 residential units, 160 hotel units, 150 acres of vineyards (Number of residential units may increase to 150; hotel units may decrease to 100; vineyards may also drop to 100 acres) Owner: BHT II Pismo LLC* GODFREY Acres/net developable acres: 250/200 Proposal: 176 homes, nine-hole golf course, 20 acres ag land (Golf course would stretch onto South Ranch, covering 50 to 60 acres; number of residential units could increase to 250) Owner: BHT II Pismo LLC BIG BIRD Acres/net developable acres: 258/100 Proposal: 194 residential units (Plans are being changed to include a 100-room boutique hotel; number of residential units could increase to 200) Owner: Tim Lewy & Darren Shetler LOUGHEAD Acres/net developable acres: 182/75 Proposal: 158 residential units (Plans may change to include 100 single- family homes and a maximum of 360 senior units) Owner: BHT II Pismo LLC 1 2 3 4 *BHT II Pismo LLC acquired three parcels — South Ranch, Godfrey and Loughead — in late 2010 and early 2011, said Stephen Hester of West Coast Housing Partners, LLC. West Coast Housing is a managing member, and developer John King of King Ventures is a partner. BHT II has an ongoing business relationship with Rick Loughead, who would retain ownership of a piece of the Loughead property after the approval process. SOURCES: Public review draft of Pismo Beach Municipal Services Review by the San Luis Obispo Local Agency Formation Commission; Dave Watson, a planning consultant for BHT II Pismo HOMES, GOLF COURSE, TRAILS AND MORE IN PRICE CANYON I f the Price Canyon proposal includes all four properties, they would encompass more than 1,100 acres on land now zoned as rural or for agricultural uses. The developers had put together a plan that included more than 650 homes, 160 hotel units and a nine-hole golf course on the four parcels. (A fifth property, called Spanish Springs North Ranch, will not be considered for inclusion at this time.) Developers are now revising plans for the area. The number of homes could increase to about 1,000, including a maximum of 360 senior units. The project also has 120 acres for recreational use, including public trails and the golf course, 260 acres of open space and more than 100 acres of vineyards and orchards.

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Price Canyonproject area

SPANISHSPRINGS SOUTHRANCHAcres/netdevelopable acres:471/160

Proposal: 125residential units, 160hotel units, 150 acresof vineyards (Numberof residential unitsmay increase to 150;hotel units maydecrease to 100;vineyards may alsodrop to 100 acres)

Owner: BHT II PismoLLC*

GODFREYAcres/netdevelopable acres:250/200

Proposal: 176 homes,nine-hole golf course,20 acres ag land (Golfcourse would stretchonto South Ranch,covering 50 to60 acres; number ofresidential units couldincrease to 250)

Owner: BHT II PismoLLC

BIG BIRDAcres/netdevelopable acres:258/100

Proposal: 194residential units(Plans are beingchanged to include a100-room boutiquehotel; number ofresidential units couldincrease to 200)

Owner: Tim Lewy &Darren Shetler

LOUGHEADAcres/netdevelopable acres:182/75

Proposal: 158residential units(Plans may change toinclude 100 single-family homes and amaximum of 360senior units)

Owner: BHT II PismoLLC

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*BHT II Pismo LLC acquired three parcels — South Ranch, Godfrey and Loughead — inlate 2010 and early 2011, said Stephen Hester of West Coast Housing Partners, LLC.West Coast Housing is a managing member, and developer John King of King Venturesis a partner. BHT II has an ongoing business relationship with Rick Loughead, whowould retain ownership of a piece of the Loughead property after the approval process.

SOURCES: Public review draft of PismoBeach Municipal Services Review by theSan Luis Obispo Local Agency FormationCommission; Dave Watson, a planningconsultant for BHT II Pismo

HOMES, GOLF COURSE, TRAILSAND MORE IN PRICE CANYONIf the Price Canyon proposal includes all four properties,they would encompass more than 1,100 acres on land nowzoned as rural or for agricultural uses. The developers hadput together a plan that included more than 650 homes,160 hotel units and a nine-hole golf course on the fourparcels. (A fifth property, called Spanish Springs North Ranch,will not be considered for inclusion at this time.)Developers are now revising plans for the area. The

number of homes could increase to about 1,000, including amaximum of 360 senior units. The project also has 120 acresfor recreational use, including public trails and the golfcourse, 260 acres of open space and more than 100 acres ofvineyards and orchards.

By Cynthia [email protected]

On an overcast July morning, agroup of county supervisors, local

City Council members and a few wor-ried residents climbed into a whiteRide-On shuttle parked in front of Pis-mo Beach City Hall.

Dense fog partially obscured theocean and the hills above the town.The bus tour wound slowly upLongview Street, deep into the PismoHeights neighborhood, and stoppednear the top of the nearly milelongstreet.

The group piled out and gazed to-ward hills that could one day becomepart of Pismo Beach and bring homes,vineyards, hotels and a golf course tothe area known as Price Canyon.

The proposal includes four proper-ties and 1,161 acres that could bring600 to 900 homes and 1,300 to 2,000new residents to Pismo Beach.

If added to the city at once, the proj-ect would be the second-largest blockof land annexed by a city in San LuisObispo County in nearly 50 years andcould expand Pismo Beach by a third.That possibility has prompted someresidents to fight the plan.

The outcome could not only shapethe future of Pismo Beach but cement

TRIBUNE PHOTO BY JOE JOHNSTON

A view south from the hills above Price Canyon Road overlooks some of the more than 1,100 acres of land that oneday could be annexed into Pismo Beach and developed. The land under consideration is located in the distance pastPrice Canyon Road, crossing at the center.

A vision for 1,161 acres ofhillside land could expandthe city’s size by a third,with new homes, vineyards,hotels and a golf course

Please see PISMO, A11

PISMO’S GROWTH PLAN

PRICE CANYON: FUTURE HOME OF 2,000 NEW PISMO BEACH RESIDENTS?

Please see STRAW POLL, A10

Meas u r e s A and B—————————

By AnnMarie [email protected]

San Luis Obispo voters are being inun-dated by the pros and cons of two ballotmeasures focused on employee benefitsand compensation.

The special election campaign — con-sisting of debates, print and broadcast ad-vertisements, rallies and phone calls — hasbeen under way for the past month, urgingvoters to pick a side in the contentious fight.

Measure A asks voters to amend the citycharter to eliminate a requirement that theCity Council hold an election to obtain vot-er approval to terminate its contract withCalPERS or negotiate another contract to re-duce employee benefits. CalPERS is the re-tirement system used by San Luis Obispo.

Measure B asks voters to repeal bindingarbitration — a means of neutral mediation

Opposingcampaignscome outslinging

Here’s a look at how well thetwo sides’ attempts to lure

voters are adhering to the facts

She beats Ron Paul by 152 votesas Rick Perry jumps into the fray

By Paul West, Seema Mehtaand Maeve Reston

Los Angeles Times

AMES, Iowa — On a day that Rep.Michele Bachmann scored an early victoryin Iowa, Texas Gov. Rick Perry scrambledthe presidential race Saturday by jumpingin with a tea-party-themed attack on Wash-ington and what he termed PresidentBarack Obama’s “rudderless leadership.”

Perry’s announcement stepped on Bach-mann’s triumph in the Ames Straw Poll, thebiggest moment yet in her presidential cam-paign and a further sign of her appeal in thisearly-voting state.

“It’s your victory! You did it!” Bachmanntold supporters crowded outside her bus onthe Iowa State University campus, scene of

Bachmann ekes outa win in straw poll

Please see MEASURES, A11

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