Arroyo Grande · City of Arroyo Grande
Nelson and Short Street duplexes and ADUs
134 Nelson Street, at Short Street, Arroyo Grande, CA
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Summary
This small infill project adds two duplexes, each with two accessory dwelling units, on two parcels at 134 Nelson Street at the corner of Short Street in the Arroyo Grande Village, across from Heritage Park. Eight new homes are described in total. The applicant is Scott Cusack of Arroyo Grande. The site is about 0.156 acre, already graded and developed, in the Village Core zone; the city found the project exempt from CEQA under the Class 32 infill exemption.
The city approved Conditional Use Permit 24-003 and filed the Notice of Exemption with the county clerk on February 24, 2026; it was posted on CEQAnet on February 27. KSBY reported on March 8, 2026 that the Planning Commission had approved the development, describing each duplex as two studio apartments with attached two-bedroom ADUs, two parking spaces per structure for the studios and no on-site parking required for the ADUs under state law. A neighbor objected to the design, which the commission found consistent with the Village design guidelines.
The records checked do not give the hearing date, a building permit or a construction schedule. The next steps would be building permits and construction.
Documented scope
- Homes
- 8: two duplexes plus two ADUs with each duplex [1]
- Site area
- About 0.156 acre [1]
- Parcels
- 007-541-047 and 007-541-048 [2]
- Application
- Conditional Use Permit 24-003 [1]
- Parking
- Two spaces per structure for the studios; none required for the ADUs, as reported by KSBY [3]
Milestones
- Notice of Exemption for CUP 24-003 filed with the San Luis Obispo County Clerk. [2]
- Notice of Exemption posted on CEQAnet (SCH 2026021069). [1]
- KSBY reported the Planning Commission approval of the project. [3]
Dates are shown with the precision the source gives: a month or a year when the record has no exact day.
What changed
- KSBY reported the Planning Commission approval; no completion date was available. [3]
What the records leave open
- The Planning Commission hearing date is not stated in the records checked; the notice was filed on February 24, 2026 and the news report followed on March 8, 2026.
- KSBY describes each duplex as two studio apartments with two-bedroom ADUs attached. The city notice says only that each duplex includes two ADUs.
- Building permits, construction and completion have not been verified.
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Sources
- Conditional Use Permit 24-003 Nelson and Short Street Project, Notice of Exemption, SCH 2026021069, City of Arroyo Grande via CEQAnet, February 27, 2026 (checked November 5, 2026)
- Notice of Exemption, CUP 24-003 Nelson and Short Street Project (filed copy with applicant and parcels), City of Arroyo Grande via CEQAnet, February 24, 2026 (checked November 5, 2026)
- New housing complex approved in Arroyo Grande, KSBY, March 8, 2026 (checked November 5, 2026) News report; used for the unit description, parking and the public comment.
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