Laguna Blanca, Hope Ranch Campus Improvement Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2007021100
Lead Agency
Santa Barbara County
Document Title
Laguna Blanca, Hope Ranch Campus Improvement Plan
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Laguna Blanca School, an independent, non-profit middle and high school campus. The school includes 33,552 square feet (net) of structural development on the upper campus and a 9,027 square foot (net) gymnasium on the combined 27.64 acre campus includes classrooms, a science lab, an auditorium, an art building, and administration offices. The combined 27.64 acre campus is bordered on all sides by parcels zoned either 3.5-EX-1 or 1.5-EX-1 which are developed with low-density single-family residences.
Document Description
Campus Improvement Plan: The Haskell building would be demolished, a total of 9,413 square feet would be added onto two existing buildings (Isham & the Spaulding Auditorium), three new buildings totaling 5,325 square feet would be constructed, and 4,172 square feet would be added onto the Mervic Gymnasium. Most of the remaining buildings would be remodeled (interior only). The building improvements would result in a total campus development of 58,334 square feet on 27.64 acres. No change in the 330 student enrollment is proposed; however, the school is requesting year round operations to validate the current use. Site improvements include changes to access and parking configurations, landscaping, lighting, and upgrades to the existing septic system involving installation of a consolidated leach line, underground drip system, shallow drip emitter system, and advanced treatment system. On-site parking would be increased to 180 spaces. Upper campus access would be consolidated with two of the existing access points being maintained and the others removed. The Las Palmas driveway would be expanded. The school will work with the County's Public Works Department to provide an acceptable access to the parking areas that will facilitate traffic flows on Las Palmas Drive. The student pick-up and drop-off functions would be relocated to the lower campus, in the expanded parking area, and therefore away from Paloma Drive.
Contact Information
Name
Tina Ryder
Agency Name
Santa Barbara County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Goleta
Counties
Santa Barbara
Cross Streets
Las Palmas Drive, Paloma Drive
Total Acres
27.64
Parcel #
063-092-012, 013, 014; 063-141-029
State Highways
101
Railways
UPRR
Waterways
Arroyo Burro Creek, Atascadero Creek, Cieneguitas Creek, Pacific Ocean
Other Location Info
City/Community: Hope Ranch
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 Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Educational
Local Actions
Use Permit, Development Plan Voluntary Lot Merger
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Vegetation
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.