Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Vital Mission Plan

The project proposed to revise the Botanic Garden's existing CUP and approve a Development Plan to allow the development of approximately 25,884 square feet of net additional building area for administrative, research, educational, and residential uses. The project also proposes to add a newly acquired 13.15-acre parcel to the CUP (approximately 78 acres total), improve its internal circulation and parking, install fencing, improve and expand its trail system, improve fire protection for all existing and proposed development, and extend municipal sewer and water service to serve the entire project site.

Increases in staff, visitors, classes, and special events are proposed and anticipated. Upon completion of the project, the Garden would include a total of 65,442 square feet of development, with a net increase of three residential units.




Project Status

Board of Supervisors hearing June 1, 2010 – Project Approved, Appeals Denied. (Action Letter)




Completed Tasks

Project Approved, Appeals Denied by the Board of Supervisors on June 1, 2010.

Project was appealed to the Board of Supervisors.

Appeal Letters: Friends of Mission Canyon, Mission Cannyon Association, Frank Arredondo, Botanic Garden Appeal at HLAC

Project Approved by the Planning Commission on October 26, 2009.




Hearings

June 1, 2010 - Board of Supervisors (Meeting Details)

May 18, 2010 - Board of Supervisors (Meeting Details)

May 4, 2010 - Board of Supervisors (Meeting Details)

April 20, 2010 - Board of Supervisors (Meeting Details)

November 11, 2009 - Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission (Agenda)

October 26, 2009 - Planning Commission (Action Letter)

September 16, 2009 - Planning Commission

September 2, 2009 - Planning Commission

August 5, 2009 - Planning Commission

July 17, 2009 - Proposed Final EIR

April 2009 - DEIR Recirculation Document

January 27, 2009 - Environmental Hearing for Recirculated DEIR (Notice)

July 26, 2007 - Environmental Hearing (Notice)

April 3, 2006 - Scoping Hearing (Notice)

 

Documents

Proposed Final EIR - July 2009

Volume I
Cover / Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction / Executive Summary
2.0 Project Description
3.0 Related Projects
4.1 Aesthetics / Visual
4.2 Air Quality
4.3 Biological Resources
4.4 Cultural Resources
4.5 Fire Protection
4.6 Geology / Soils
4.7 Land Use / Growth Inducing Impacts
4.8 Noise
4.9 Public Factilities
4.10 Recreation
4.11 Traffic
4.12 Water Resources / Drainage / Flooding
5.0 Policy Consistency Analysis
6.0 Alternatives
7.0 Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes

Volume II - Response to Comments
Cover / Table of Contents
8.0 Received on the June 2007 DEIR
9.0 Received on the December 2008 DEIR Recirculation Document
10.0 Received on the April 2009 DEIR Recirculation Document
11.0 Preparers of EIR / References

Volume III - Appendices
Cover / Table of Contents
A. EIR Scoping Document
B. Air Quality
C. Biological Resources - Part 1 | Part 2
D. Cultural Resources
E. Fire Protection
F. Traffic / Parking
G. Water Resources
H. Project Description - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Volume IV - Attachments to Public Comment Letters
Cover / Table of Contents / Appendix
Comment Letters Received on the June 2007 DEIR
Comment Letters Received on the December 2008 DEIR Recirculation Document
Comment Letters Received on the April 2009 DEIR Recirculation Document

 

DEIR Recirculation Document - April 2009

Public Release of Second Draft EIR Recirculation Document (Notice)
Summary of the contents of the April 2009 DEIR Recirculation Document and the revisions to the previous Draft EIR.

Download Complete Report
Report (marked changes version)

Report by Section
Cover / Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction / Executive Summary
2.0 Project Description (marked changes version)
4.2 Air Quality (marked changes version)
4.9 Public Factilities (marked changes version)
6.0 Alternatives (marked changes version)

Appendices
B. Air Quality
H. Project Description

 

DEIR Recirculation Document - December 2008

Download Complete Report
Report | Appendices

Report by Section
Cover / Table of Contents
1.0 Executive Summary
2.0 Project Description (marked changes version)
3.0 Related Projects (marked changes version)
4.4 Cultural Resources (marked changes version)
4.5 Fire Protection (marked changes version)

Appendices
D. Cultural Resources
E. Fire Protection Plan
H. Project Description

 

Draft Environmental Impact Report - July 2007

Volume I
Cover / Table of Contents
1.0 Executive Summary
2.0 Project Description
3.0 Related Projects
4.0 Environmental Setting / Impact Analysis / Mitigation Measures
5.0 Policy Consistency
6.0 Alternatives
7.0 Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes
8.0 Preparers Of The EIR and References

Volume II - Appendices
Cover / Table of Contents
A. EIR Scoping Document
B. Air Quality
C. Biological Resources - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
D. Cultural Resources - Part 1 | Part 2
E. Fire Protection
F. Traffic / Parking - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
G. Water Resources / Drainage / Flooding

 

EIR Scoping Document




Contacts

Alex Tuttle, Planner
atuttle@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
(805) 884-6844

Anne Almy, Supervising Planner
anne@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
(805) 568-2053