Los Osos mixed-use appeal

Said the two-story building is out of touch with Baywood's quiet small-town feel and worries about excavation monitoring for Chumash resources.

Asked for a continuance, citing missing story poles, deed restrictions for the farmers market, and unresolved site elevation data under the Coastal Act.

The applicant described his project replacing a demolished former gas station, consistent with Baywood's commercial standards and coastal housing goals.

Raised water concerns: the new groundwater model cut sustainable yield by 350 acre-feet and purveyors want a 0% growth rate and five years to optimize pumping.

A 40-year planner said the project is out of character for one of the last sleepy coastal towns and questioned loss of ~15-20 downtown parking spaces.