Ritz-Carlton, Bacara, Hotel Beach House Replacement and Removal Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020030066
Lead Agency
City of Goleta
Document Title
Ritz-Carlton, Bacara, Hotel Beach House Replacement and Removal Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Hotel and public beach with recreation support uses.
Document Description
A Draft MND has been prepared pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code, §§ 21000, et seq.), the regulations promulgated there under (14 Cal. Code of Regulations, §§ 150000, et seq.), and the City’s Environmental Review Guidelines. The Draft MND identifies and discusses potential impacts and residual impacts for the identified subject areas. Based on the discussion and analysis provided in the Draft MND, it is anticipated that the project described would not create any significant adverse effects on the environment with the inclusion of mitigation measures in the following areas:biological resources, cultural resources, hazards and hazardous materials, and tribal cultural resources.
Contact Information
Name
Bret McNulty
Agency Name
City of Goleta
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Ginger Anderson, Stantec on behalf of the Ritz-Carlton, Santa Barbara Hotel, Watermark Partners
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Goleta
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Hollister Avenue and Cathedral Oaks Road
Zip
93117
Total Acres
1.4
Jobs
2
Parcel #
079-200-013
State Highways
U.S. Highway 101
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Airports
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
Schools
Ellwood Elementary
Waterways
Pacific Ocean and Tecolote Creek
Township
4N
Range
29W
Section
16
Base
SBB&M
Other Location Info
The project site is an approximately 1.4-acre area located along the shoreline at Haskell’s Beach.The project site has an elevation of approximately 10 feet above sea level and is approximately 140 feet east of Tecolote Creek. The site is part of the previously developed 72.73-acre RitzCarlton, Bacara Hotel (hotel) property at 8301 Hollister Avenue in the City of Goleta (City) eastern city limits (see Figure 1 below). The hotel property is on the south side of Hollister Avenue and south of and parallel to the U.S. Highway 101 and the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) transportation corridor. The hotel property is located approximately 0.6 miles west of the Highway 101 and Cathedral Oaks Road overpass ramps.The hotel is located on Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 079-200-012 and -013 with the project site located entirely on parcel -013. The project site is primarily accessed from the public parking lot near the existing tennis courts located adjacent to the south side of Hollister Avenue, and by pedestrians and hotel cart traffic using the trails running to and from Haskell’s Beach
Emergency access to the project site is provided by a gated and paved emergency access road and turnaround that provides emergency responders access from Hollister Avenue.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Recreational (Project replaces snack bar and restrooms damaged in storm)
Local Actions
Site Plan, Use Permit, Coastal Permit, Grading Permit, Design Review, Emergency Permit, Development Plan and Coastal Development Permit Amendments, and Design Review
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife, Ocean Hazards
Attachments
Environmental Document
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