100 new homes planned on site of Templeton Livestock Market
This rendering shows what the new development in Templeton will look like, though there could be some small changes with the new developers.
Project originally approved in 2011 now moving forward
A project that was approved by the county in January 2011 will move forward with new owners, Coastal Community Builders, Inc., whose purchase of the 16.76-acre parcel on the north end of Templeton at 221 Main St. was completed in the last month. The development will be located where Templeton Livestock Market and Hoover’s Beef Palace are currently situated. The livestock market held its last auction on Oct. 4. Hoover’s last day open will be Sunday, Nov. 9.
Coastal Community Builders representative Terri Gibbs said that the development will include 107 residential housing lots, all single family residents. She said there will be a mix of single- and two-story homes. San Luis Obispo County Planner Kerry Brown said the project will have 67 small lot four packs — where four parcels share a common driveway — and the lots, she said, will range in size from 2,600 to 3,999 square feet. Gibbs said the homes on those lots will range in size from 1,185 to 1,527 square feet.
Brown said there will be 40 traditional single family lots ranging in size from 4,800 to 6,662 square feet with the homes at 1,735 to 2,300 square feet. It will also have a 72,072-square-foot commercial lot and eight park/common/open space lots. Gibbs said there will also be a trail system through the project. Brown said the site has three zoning categories: residential, recreation and commercial.
“The project will result in the disturbance of the entire 16.76- acre parcel,” Brown said. “The division will create two new on-site roads and extend Waterfall Road, Headwaters Road, and Reflection Place. … The project will also include improvements to Main Street and a dedication for a trail easement along Toad Creek.”
Gibbs said that her company is currently working on pulling demolition permits and hopes to start grading the site by the end of the year or early 2015. She said that the first homes in the project are expected — barring any delays — to be completed by fall 2015. For the commercial part, Gibbs said she’s unsure if the company will develop it and lease out the units or if it will sell off the commercial lot for someone else to develop, both of which the company has done in the past. She said she’s not sure why the project wasn’t developed once it was approved in early 2011, adding that having the approved project on the land was why the company decided to purchase it.
“We’re not doing anything new,” Gibbs said. “We’re a local company purchasing [it]. Someone was going to buy it and build it. We’re lucky we’re a local company that bought it and will keep the integrity of the area.”
While the design of the project will remain the same design-wise, Gibbs said it is possible that the color schemes may change to reflect Coastal Community Builder’s style. “As we get started — we may change things to put our style on it,” she said.
Creekside Ranch is going where Templeton Livestock Market has been for many decades.
The company recently changed its named from Inland Pacific Builders. However, the original name of the company, Gibbs said, was Coastal Community Builders; it was changed a number of years ago when the company expanded inland to reflect its new area. Since then, the company has decided to focus on the coastal communities from Solvang to Templeton. The company has been building on the Central Coast since 1988.
Community members have expressed sadness at the two Templeton long-time businesses having to close for the development. The market opened more than 70 years ago. Templeton Livestock Market owner Randy Baxley took over the market in 2000, six years after he took over the Visalia market. The markets have been in Baxley’s family for many years. The Visalia market will continue to operate as it has in the past, though local ranchers can get their animals to market via a receiving yard Baxley will set up on Ramada Drive to transport the animals to Visalia.
Can't think of anything worse. 100 homes approved? Aren't there people in Templeton and the general area with dry wells currently? The new homes should not be granted any water permits. The fact that the builder's "representative" says they're local seems to be a bigger insult. It demonstrates that there is little to no respect for the community in which they live. Apparently, they are unconcerned about all of the people in Templeton who currently have dry wells. Their justification that someone would build on the property, so they might as well be the one is a flimsy excuse. Maybe someone will believe them, (like the County Supervisors who approved this); I certainly don't.
How can they build when we are in a severe water shortage. Greed my friend.
Those of us who live in Templeton understand why this is NOT good for this small town. Our schools & class rooms are already over crowded with too many students many of whom are being taught in portable classrooms. If you lived here, you would see how terrible the traffic is going into and out of every one of the Templeton schools. You would see that the infrastructure is just not here. The roads are already congested enough. It's gotten really difficult & dangerous much of the day to cross our "small town" Main St. It used to be a small quiet, quaint town but it's getting less and less so. More & more drugs and riff raff as well, evident in the high school and our local park & skate park. And what about our water issues? No building should be allowed to continue until the water issues are dealt with or our lakes & reservoirs are back up. Can't people just leave well enough alone???? Greed & money controls all I guess. SO SO SAD.
Hello!!!! no water now with all the grapes and houses in already and now there are going to be more houses and mouths needing water. STUPiD!!!
Just a matter of time before this place turns into cities down south. Pack in as Manny as you can Max tax dollars for the city. at least build houses worth building . Problem is people who have been land rich for generations and want cash not the property. It's all about money sad to see this but it will never stop, enjoy while we can. It's not going to last forever
I am in complete agreement with Melanie Blankenship. Where were you all two years ago when this was being presented at the TAAG (Templeton Area Advisory Group)? If you truly want to keep Templeton a small community, the next TAAG meeting is tonight, October 16th at 7:00. There are many development plans for Templeton and YOUR concerns need to be heard. Don't assume your supervisors or your representatives know…they don't!!!
We are in the worst drought in 100 years and they are going to build 100 homes???? Approved in 2011. It's 2014 , things are different, stop planting and building,100% greed, local company makes it even worse, they should care..,
I agree with all the comments below regarding how stupid this is to build more homes when there is no water, but it also makes me sad to see a piece of history being demolished. I think it is important to remember where this town came from not just where it wants to go.
Can't think of anything worse. 100 homes approved? Aren't there people in Templeton and the general area with dry wells currently? The new homes should not be granted any water permits. The fact that the builder's "representative" says they're local seems to be a bigger insult. It demonstrates that there is little to no respect for the community in which they live. Apparently, they are unconcerned about all of the people in Templeton who currently have dry wells. Their justification that someone would build on the property, so they might as well be the one is a flimsy excuse. Maybe someone will believe them, (like the County Supervisors who approved this); I certainly don't.
How can they build when we are in a severe water shortage. Greed my friend.
Those of us who live in Templeton understand why this is NOT good for this small town. Our schools & class rooms are already over crowded with too many students many of whom are being taught in portable classrooms. If you lived here, you would see how terrible the traffic is going into and out of every one of the Templeton schools. You would see that the infrastructure is just not here. The roads are already congested enough. It's gotten really difficult & dangerous much of the day to cross our "small town" Main St. It used to be a small quiet, quaint town but it's getting less and less so. More & more drugs and riff raff as well, evident in the high school and our local park & skate park. And what about our water issues? No building should be allowed to continue until the water issues are dealt with or our lakes & reservoirs are back up. Can't people just leave well enough alone???? Greed & money controls all I guess. SO SO SAD.
Hello!!!! no water now with all the grapes and houses in already and now there are going to be more houses and mouths needing water. STUPiD!!!
Just a matter of time before this place turns into cities down south. Pack in as Manny as you can Max tax dollars for the city. at least build houses worth building . Problem is people who have been land rich for generations and want cash not the property. It's all about money sad to see this but it will never stop, enjoy while we can. It's not going to last forever
I am in complete agreement with Melanie Blankenship. Where were you all two years ago when this was being presented at the TAAG (Templeton Area Advisory Group)? If you truly want to keep Templeton a small community, the next TAAG meeting is tonight, October 16th at 7:00. There are many development plans for Templeton and YOUR concerns need to be heard. Don't assume your supervisors or your representatives know…they don't!!!
We are in the worst drought in 100 years and they are going to build 100 homes???? Approved in 2011. It's 2014 , things are different, stop planting and building,100% greed, local company makes it even worse, they should care..,
I agree with all the comments below regarding how stupid this is to build more homes when there is no water, but it also makes me sad to see a piece of history being demolished. I think it is important to remember where this town came from not just where it wants to go.