Comstock Homes Development and Ellwood Mesa Open Space Plan
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2003071179
Lead Agency
City of Goleta
Document Title
Comstock Homes Development and Ellwood Mesa Open Space Plan
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The residential development site is currently located in the City of Goleta in the northwest corner of Santa Barbara Shore Park. The site is zoned Recreation. The Ellwood Mesa Open Space would be made up of a number of parcels that are currently zoned Planned Residential and Residential.
Document Description
The project includes the following components: 1) Subdivision by the City of Santa Barbara Shores Park into a 36-acre lot for the Comstock Homes Residential development and an 80-acre lot be retained by the City as part of the Open Space area; 2) a land exchange whereby Comstock Homes will transfer title to the 136-acre Ellwood Mesa property to the City of Goleta in exchange for the 36-acre lot at Santa Barbara Shores Park and additional compensation; 3) rezoning of the 36-acre lot from the Recreation zone to an appropriate residential zone and the 136-acre Ellwood Mesa property from the Planned Residential to the Recreation zone; 4) subdivision by the Comstock Homes of the 36-acre parcel into 84 lots, with 78 lots for single-family houses and 6 lots for common open space and infrastructure; 5) construction of streets and utilities to accommodate residential development and construction of 78 single-family houses; 6) development of a 40-space coastal access parking lot by the City on the 80-acre residual lot; 7) rezoning of portions of the Coronado Preserve property and an adjacent City-owned parcel from Residential to the Recreation zone; and 8) an Open Space and Habitat Management Plan for a 239-acre area within the City, including proposals for a trail system, beach access, allowable uses, parking and open space amenities, and habitat protection and restoration area.
Contact Information
Name
Kenneth M. Curtis
Agency Name
City of Goleta
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Goleta
Counties
Santa Barbara
Cross Streets
South of Hollister Avenue between Pebble Beach Drive and Las Armas Road
Total Acres
116.16
Parcel #
079-210-067, 079-210-013, -014, -015, -024, -051 and others
State Highways
101
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
Santa Barbara Airport
Waterways
Pacific Ocean
Section
Multi.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency, California State Lands Commission (SLC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California State Lands Commission (SLC)
Development Types
Residential (Units 78, Acres 36), Other (Park Master Plan)
Local Actions
Master Plan, Rezone, Use Permit, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), Site Plan Review
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife
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