Proposed Marriott hotel approved for Union Road
Artist’s drawing of a proposed 119-room hotel on Union Road near Golden Hill Road.
Height limit restriction waived to improve architectural appearance
–At Tuesday’s Paso Robles City Council meeting, a Mitigated Negative Declaration environmental analysis, height exception and removal of an oak tree were each approved for a proposed 4-story, 119-room hotel development proposed for 2940 Union Road. The Residence Inn by Marriott hotel is proposed for the property currently home to Paso Robles Pet Boarding. The motion was passed with an amendment to widen Union Road to 11-feet at the entrance to the hotel with the bike path reduced to five feet to assist with traffic mitigation. The votes were 3-2, with Mayor Steve Martin, councilmen Fred Strong and Steve Gregory supporting the project and councilmen John Hamon and Jim Reed opposing it.
The maximum building height currently in a commercial light industrial zone where the hotel is proposed is 50-feet. The applicants, Paso Highway Hotel Partners, got approval to exceed the height limit; the building will be up to 63.5 feet in height, for certain architectural roofline features.
The Development Review Committee reviewed the site plan, grading, and elevations for this project on Feb. 8, 2016, and recommended approval of the project to the Paso Robles Planning Commission, including the request to exceed the 50-foot height limit.
The planning commission reviewed the project on Apr. 12, 2016, and continued it to Apr. 26, 2016 to provide an opportunity for staff to research additional information including, traffic impacts during weekend events at Barney Schwartz Park, Paso Robles Airport Land Use Plan density limitations and bike/travel lane widths. The commission recommended approval of the project, including the height exception.
Paso Robles City Planner Susan DeCarli said the environmental analysis was circulated for 30 days with no comments received. She said the proposed hotel is in a gateway area to the city and the architectural appearance has been reviewed to ensure it is suitable.
Additional information:
Paso Robles water supply facts: https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/city-drills-water-supply-facts/16033/
Just what we DON'T need, where are they getting the WATER from? BAD move Paso John Hammon just secured my vote.
WAIT A MINUTE!!! Don't we still have water issues? What is going on? Does the Paso Robles Planning Commission know where to get water that we don't? I just don't get it!!
So maybe Paso's water crisis isn't as bad as they keep telling us. Otherwise HOW could they agree to such a large development? I would love one person to explain it…
It's all about the M O N E Y !
Talk about urban sprawl…
We need more traffic…so why not another hotel?
This is really going to hurt the oldtimers; B&B's, small lodging places, etc. It is the exact same effect as the winery growth (all by corp money) at the expense of smaller guys being flushed out. This is not how to grow our economy, by crushing the smaller guys and no protection. Thanks to City/County officials for keep selling us out…
Got to keep all those tourists happy that flock into town every weekend and on wine festivals during the year. As a former resident of Paso Robles, I got the impression before I left 3 years ago that the downtown and all of these hotels are catering more to tourists then of course to local residents. Downtown is very nice but has become more of a Mecca for the tourists then for a lot of local residents. With the aquifers for water quite low there should be a moratorium on this sort of thing as well as adding any more vineyards as if well over 200 isn't enough already, until the water situation is looked at very throughly and plans for the future are achieved.
Yep, it's all about the Tourists in this city
Your're all democrats right? I've ready story after story on the city's water supplies. Didn't sound so bad as to stop development. We should be happy that Marriott is bringing jobs and tourists, whom this town now heavily relies on. It's called economic growth which I can see is hard for some to understand.
Not a good idea in my opinion. Not only do we worry about water – we also need to worry about sewer. Are all the recent humongous hotels recently built filled to capacity? We should have really added more Cuesta Buildings vs Hotel monstrosity here in Paso Robles in order to help students avoid the long drive over the grade to take classes that a much needed here in PR too! Why are we not helping our own? The taxpayers that live and work here should be more the priority. These BIG MONEY corps come in from out of town to take advantage of our community but their TAX Dollars go out of town with them!!! Does not make much sense to me. I'd appreciate a vote from the taxpayers before these decisions are a done deal. If I'm wrong – please enlighten me. Thanks!
Where are they going to get the water?????
IMy water bill is so high now I may have to sell my house. I'm 80 and a widow of a war veteran. This was suppose to be our retirement house…. So much for plans.
Here is some information on the city's water plan: https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/city-drills-water-supply-facts/16033/
Actually Ron I'm a Republican and what Paso needs are better paying jobs in the manufacturing sector not hotel service jobs which don't pay that well. The Paso Robles area is quite expensive and home prices rose 15% in the last year. The house I sold 3 years ago for $347,500 is now worth around $410,000 and it was a small home 1520 square feet, and jobs that the Mariott will provide aren't going to afford the average worker the income to afford a home of their own. They'll have to rent. There are plenty of hotels in town and the tourists will continue to come just as I saw them in the 13 years I lived in that city. Maybe when the aquifers do run dry, someone will wake and say Gee What Happened. I miss our friends up there and enjoyed the time I spent in that region but am glad I moved, the time was right.
Patricia Jensen-Cox I am so sorry, Patricia. I don't know what to say. We had the Water Company come out and give us some help on how to reduce our water bill. Problem is, when we all started conserving, the water company raised our rates!!! Schmuck's! Maybe we should have all just continued to over water and then the rates would not have gone up. And now they are building another Hotel and don't forget the Condo's that have just gone up across from Kennedy Club Fitness! There is something wrong going on here. : (
What about the height?
Did the Fire Department get a new Hook & Ladder Engine? I seem to remember other proposals similar to this being turned down because the Fire Department wouldn't be able to adequately protect the property in case of a roof fire, or fire in the upper floors. Maybe just prohibit them from having any fires break out on the upper floors?
And that Engine, if they have one, would probably be stationed at the Park Street station – – a LONG ways from East Union Road.
This is going to negativly affect the residents of Paso Robles. Trying to find a parking spot and going to the businesses on the downtown city park has become all but impossible now…adding another 130+ room hotel is going to bring in hundreds more. Also, as mentioned by others, the strain on our most precious natural resourse water is going to be a burden that will affect all of us here in Paso. Union road is only two lanes wide, and the traffic added by the customers of the marriot will add too much traffic through residential neighborhoods (You know the won't use 46 and the 101 to get to downtown.) The article says the proposal was circulated for 30 days; to whom? I didn't get a copy delivered to my house, did anyone? I think large building projects need the input of the community, and that we should all be involved in the decisons that affect us all. If the vast majority of local residents want it fine, but if they don't the city cousel needs to represent those interest above any corporation's.
Please ask City Planner DiCarlo WHERE the plan was circulated for 30 days. Around city hall? I'll bet that no one saw it, and that's why no one commented.
Something has to change. The citizens of Paso, who have to contend with traffic, and who apparently have some concern with water, need to have a voice in the development of their town, and pushing these projects though the approval process at lightening speed has to stop.
What else is on the Planning Commission's agenda to be approved? Let's slow the process down so we have a voice. E-mail the City Council at council@prcity.com with your concerns.
And the road from before you come to the park (going east) and until you reach the city limits is one of the worst in town. I feel like I'm off roading when I go over it.
Just what we DON'T need, where are they getting the WATER from? BAD move Paso John Hammon just secured my vote.
WAIT A MINUTE!!! Don't we still have water issues? What is going on? Does the Paso Robles Planning Commission know where to get water that we don't? I just don't get it!!
So maybe Paso's water crisis isn't as bad as they keep telling us. Otherwise HOW could they agree to such a large development? I would love one person to explain it…
It's all about the M O N E Y !
Talk about urban sprawl…
We need more traffic…so why not another hotel?
This is really going to hurt the oldtimers; B&B's, small lodging places, etc. It is the exact same effect as the winery growth (all by corp money) at the expense of smaller guys being flushed out. This is not how to grow our economy, by crushing the smaller guys and no protection. Thanks to City/County officials for keep selling us out…
Got to keep all those tourists happy that flock into town every weekend and on wine festivals during the year. As a former resident of Paso Robles, I got the impression before I left 3 years ago that the downtown and all of these hotels are catering more to tourists then of course to local residents. Downtown is very nice but has become more of a Mecca for the tourists then for a lot of local residents. With the aquifers for water quite low there should be a moratorium on this sort of thing as well as adding any more vineyards as if well over 200 isn't enough already, until the water situation is looked at very throughly and plans for the future are achieved.
Yep, it's all about the Tourists in this city
Your're all democrats right? I've ready story after story on the city's water supplies. Didn't sound so bad as to stop development. We should be happy that Marriott is bringing jobs and tourists, whom this town now heavily relies on. It's called economic growth which I can see is hard for some to understand.
Not a good idea in my opinion. Not only do we worry about water – we also need to worry about sewer. Are all the recent humongous hotels recently built filled to capacity? We should have really added more Cuesta Buildings vs Hotel monstrosity here in Paso Robles in order to help students avoid the long drive over the grade to take classes that a much needed here in PR too! Why are we not helping our own? The taxpayers that live and work here should be more the priority. These BIG MONEY corps come in from out of town to take advantage of our community but their TAX Dollars go out of town with them!!! Does not make much sense to me. I'd appreciate a vote from the taxpayers before these decisions are a done deal. If I'm wrong – please enlighten me. Thanks!
Where are they going to get the water?????
IMy water bill is so high now I may have to sell my house. I'm 80 and a widow of a war veteran. This was suppose to be our retirement house…. So much for plans.
Here is some information on the city's water plan: https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/city-drills-water-supply-facts/16033/
Actually Ron I'm a Republican and what Paso needs are better paying jobs in the manufacturing sector not hotel service jobs which don't pay that well. The Paso Robles area is quite expensive and home prices rose 15% in the last year. The house I sold 3 years ago for $347,500 is now worth around $410,000 and it was a small home 1520 square feet, and jobs that the Mariott will provide aren't going to afford the average worker the income to afford a home of their own. They'll have to rent. There are plenty of hotels in town and the tourists will continue to come just as I saw them in the 13 years I lived in that city. Maybe when the aquifers do run dry, someone will wake and say Gee What Happened. I miss our friends up there and enjoyed the time I spent in that region but am glad I moved, the time was right.
Patricia Jensen-Cox I am so sorry, Patricia. I don't know what to say. We had the Water Company come out and give us some help on how to reduce our water bill. Problem is, when we all started conserving, the water company raised our rates!!! Schmuck's! Maybe we should have all just continued to over water and then the rates would not have gone up. And now they are building another Hotel and don't forget the Condo's that have just gone up across from Kennedy Club Fitness! There is something wrong going on here. : (
What about the height?
Did the Fire Department get a new Hook & Ladder Engine? I seem to remember other proposals similar to this being turned down because the Fire Department wouldn't be able to adequately protect the property in case of a roof fire, or fire in the upper floors. Maybe just prohibit them from having any fires break out on the upper floors?
And that Engine, if they have one, would probably be stationed at the Park Street station – – a LONG ways from East Union Road.
This is going to negativly affect the residents of Paso Robles. Trying to find a parking spot and going to the businesses on the downtown city park has become all but impossible now…adding another 130+ room hotel is going to bring in hundreds more. Also, as mentioned by others, the strain on our most precious natural resourse water is going to be a burden that will affect all of us here in Paso. Union road is only two lanes wide, and the traffic added by the customers of the marriot will add too much traffic through residential neighborhoods (You know the won't use 46 and the 101 to get to downtown.) The article says the proposal was circulated for 30 days; to whom? I didn't get a copy delivered to my house, did anyone? I think large building projects need the input of the community, and that we should all be involved in the decisons that affect us all. If the vast majority of local residents want it fine, but if they don't the city cousel needs to represent those interest above any corporation's.
Please ask City Planner DiCarlo WHERE the plan was circulated for 30 days. Around city hall? I'll bet that no one saw it, and that's why no one commented.
Something has to change. The citizens of Paso, who have to contend with traffic, and who apparently have some concern with water, need to have a voice in the development of their town, and pushing these projects though the approval process at lightening speed has to stop.
What else is on the Planning Commission's agenda to be approved? Let's slow the process down so we have a voice. E-mail the City Council at council@prcity.com with your concerns.
And the road from before you come to the park (going east) and until you reach the city limits is one of the worst in town. I feel like I'm off roading when I go over it.