Santa Cruz Downtown Plan Expansion

Santa Cruz Downtown Plan Expansion

The proposed project consists of a series of amendments to the City's Downtown Plan by extending the boundary of the existing Downtown Plan to incorporate the approximate 29-acre project study area and incorporate policies, development standards and design guidelines for the study area in the City's Downtown Plan (amended January 28, 2020) that will facilitate future redevelopment of the project area. The project also includes amendments to the City's General Plan 2030. the Local Coastal Program (LCP). the Beach and South of Laurel Comprehensive Area Plan, and the Municipal Code to provide updates consistent with the proposed Downtown Plan amendments, including General Plan/LCP land use designation and zone district changes for parcels within the project area. The proposed Downtown Plan amendments could facilitate additional development as a result of various circulation. land use and infrastructure revisions. For purposes of environmental review, the project area could potentially accommodate a minimum of 1,800 housing units, 60,000 square feet (sf) of gross commercial area, and construction of a new approximately 180,000 sf permanent sports and entertainment arena for the Santa Cruz Warriors basketball team to replace the existing temporary arena. The arena would contain a main event court with spectator seating for approximately 3,200 seats for basketball, and approximately 4,000 seats for concerts and other performances or uses.

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Citywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), 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 Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 5, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS)

Residential (Units 1800, Acres 29), Commercial (Sq. Ft. 240000, Acres 29, Employees 1)

General Plan Amendment, Community Plan, Rezone, LCP Amendment

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian