County approves plan for upscale RV park near Paso

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• RV resort may pull into former restaurant spot

  RV resort may pull into former restaurant spot

  The former Almond Blossom restaurant lot two miles north of Paso Robles on Highway 101 will become a 130-space recreational vehicle resort if the developer works his way through the county planning process successfully.

  A hearing is scheduled for Thursday before the county Planning Commission for the proposal by Siempre Adelante LLC. The 11.67-acre resort would be at the northeast corner of Wellsona Road and Highway 101.

  The corporation wants to convert an existing building into a clubhouse, as well as add a building that would incorporate an office, convenience market, laundry facility, exercise room and restroom.

• Market in Village moves ploddingly

  Market in Village moves ploddingly

  Longtime plans for a new market in the Arroyo Grande Village continue moving slowly forward.

  Local developer Nick Tompkins is planning the market in the Village on a vacant lot at 307 E. Branch St., off Mason Street adjacent to the site of the former JJ’s Market.

  The city’s Architectural Review Committee and the Historic Resources Committee approved the first phase of the project this month.

• Chinatown project in SLO is going up, slowly, in phases

  Chinatown project in SLO is going up, slowly, in phases

  The long-sought Chinatown project in downtown San Luis Obispo is moving forward after more than two years of delays, but it will likely be another decade before the entire project is complete.

  The City Council approved a new plan late Tuesday that allows Copeland Properties to build the hotel, retail and residential complex in two phases, starting with the commercial and residential phase on Monterey Street and later the 78-room hotel on Palm Street.

  The developer plans to build 46,140 square feet of retail space and 32 residential units while preserving and retrofitting the historic buildings at Chorro and Monterey streets, including the Blackstone, Sauer Bakery and former Muzio’s building. The only structure that will be demolished under the new plan is the vacant Bello building.

• Plan for parking structure in downtown San Luis Obispo rises

  Plan for parking structure in downtown San Luis Obispo rises

  The San Luis Obispo City Council is moving forward with a plan to build a parking structure at Palm and Nipomo streets downtown.

  The issue has become controversial over the years as some critics question the need for an additional parking structure downtown and its $20 million price.

  The council directed city staff to hire a consultant to do a state-mandated environmental impact report studying the potential for adverse impacts of demolishing two houses, owned by the city, in the area where the structure is to be built.

• Project in works for SLO’s Marsh Street

  Project in works for SLO’s Marsh Street

  A project that would revitalize a corner of Marsh and Nipomo streets in downtown San Luis Obispo is starting through the city approval process.

  The proposed development, called the Marsh Street Commons, is a mixed-use project that would include 12 residential units and 8,000 square feet of commercial space.

  The developer, Mangano Homes, plans to build the commercial space on the ground floor topped with four two-bedroom residential lofts facing Marsh Street and eight small single-family homes that would be accessed by Nipomo Street.