Santa Barbara Ranch Project

The Santa Barbara Ranch Project consists of amendments to the County’s Comprehensive Plan, Coastal Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance along with a variety of subdivision and entitlement applications that would collectively permit a residential estate development on the Gaviota coast, two miles west of the City of Goleta. The project was conditionally approved by the Board of Supervisors on October 21, 2008, and a Notice of Final Action was filed with the California Coastal Commission on October 27, 2008.

Detailed Project Summary (Revised 11/03/2008)



County Board of Supervisors - Final Approval

Project Findings and Policy Consistency Analysis
Resolutions and Ordinances
Conditions of Approval (Revised 12/09/2008)




Notice of Final Action

Second Transmittal Letter to Coastal Commission (December 12, 2008)
Transmittal Letter to Coastal Commission (October 27, 2008)
Adopted Project Findings
Final Conditions of Approval
Appeal Procedures




Project Schedule

2009

October 20 - County Board of Supervisors - Board Letter | Attachments (A - F) | Addendum
May 5 - County Board of Supervisors - Board Letter

2008

October 13 – County Board of Supervisors - Board Letter & Attachments
September 5 - Agricultural Preserve Advisory Committee - Agenda | Staff Report
August 20 - Planning Commission - Agenda & Staff Report
August 13 - Planning Commission - Agenda & Staff Report
July 21 - Planning Commission - Agenda & Staff Report
July 10 - Planning Commission - Agenda & Staff Report
June 30 - Planning Commission - Agenda & Staff Report | Presentations
June 5 - Planning Commission (TDR Ordinance) - Agenda & Staff Report
June 4 - Planning Commission (TDR Ordinance) - Agenda & Staff Report
May 7 - Planning Commission (TDR Ordinance) - Agenda & Staff Report
April 2 - Agriculture Advisory Committee - Agenda | Staff Report
February 5 – Board of Supervisors (TDR Feasibility) - Staff Report
February 6 – Planning Commission (Process Considerations) - Agenda & Staff Report
January 23 – End of Public Comment Period on Revised Draft EIR
January 2 – Planning Commission Briefing on Revised DEIR - Agenda & Staff Report

2007

December 10 – Public Meeting on Revised DEIR
November 13 – Recirculation of Revised Draft EIR (DEIR)




Final Environmental Impact Report*

Table of Contents (links to remainder of the document)
Errata (June 28, 2008)

*Responses to Letter L-9 (letter from RWQCB dated February 13, 2008) were inadvertently left out of the first printing of the Final EIR. The online version was corrected on June 27, 2008.




Special Workshops

The following Planning Commission workshops have been scheduled to receive information in advance of formal project hearings (Workshop Process Memo):

April 3, 2008 - Agenda and Staff Report
Policy Consistency with focus on Naples Planned Development District, Agricultural Resources (including the proposed Agricultural Conservation Easement-Williamson Act Exchange), Public Access/Trails and TDR Ordinance. (Presentation)

May 5, 2008 - Agenda and Staff Report
Resource Constraints with focus on Biology (including Open Space and Habitat Management Plan), Physical Features (Geology, Slopes and Natural Attributes), Cultural Resources, Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment.

May 29, 2008 - Agenda and Staff Report
Visual Resources with focus on Design-Development (Subdivision Maps, Preliminary Grading/Utilities Plans and Site Development Plans), Visual Simulations and CBAR Proceedings.

June 5, 2008 - Agenda and Staff Report
Response to RDEIR Comments.




Transfer of Development Rights

TDR Study (March 2006) - Volumes I & II | Volume III
TDR Update (August 2007) - Summary Report



Design Development Documents

In-Progress Design Guidelines (12-15-08)
In-Progress Design Guidelines (tracked changes version)
MOU Site Development Plans
Alt 1 Site Development Plans*
Subdivision Maps
Preliminary Design Guidelines
Design Details
Preliminary Landscape Plans*
MOU Lot Details*
Alt 1 Lot Details
Alt 1B Lot Relocation Plans
Alt 1B Design-Development Documents [130MB]
Alt 1B Design Guidelines [60MB]
Alt 1B Updated Plans (08-05-2008) [82MB]
*Due to large file size, documents could not be posted online. Contact Planning and Development for copies of these documents in digital form.





Agricultural Resource Documents

APAC Staff Report (August 15, 2008)
ACC Staff Report (August 6, 2008)
ACE Easement Agreements (July 28, 2008)
ACC Staff Report (July 2, 2008)
ACC Staff Report (April 2, 2008)
APAC Staff Report and Findings (April 6, 2007)
APAC – AAC Staff Report (August 10 & 11, 2006)




Contacts

Dianne Black, Assistant Director
dianne@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
(805) 568-2084