Downtown Watsonville Specific Plan
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022100602
Lead Agency
City of Watsonville
Document Title
Downtown Watsonville Specific Plan
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
10/12/2023
Document Description
The proposed project consists of the Downtown Watsonville Specific Plan. The proposed Specific Plan has been developed to articulate a community vision and a planning framework for the downtown area that would serve as a guide for the City and other public agency decision makers, community members, and stakeholders. The proposed Specific Plan provides a land use and mobility plan along with development and design regulations to guide future public and private development projects in the downtown area of Watsonville. The land use components of the Specific Plan would help the City achieve its objective of incorporating higher density commercial and housing opportunities by accommodating additional residential uses in a compact and active mixed-use environment through both new construction and adaptive reuse of historic or existing buildings. The Specific Plan envisions or is designed to accommodate within the downtown area the addition of 3,886 new residential units; 231,151 square feet of commercial development, 376,827 square feet of industrial development, and 114,572 square feet of civic space.
Contact Information
Name
Justin Meek
Agency Name
City of Watsonville
Job Title
Assistant Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Watsonville
Counties
Santa Cruz
Regions
Citywide, Northern California
Cross Streets
Multiple or many, but a major intersection is at Main Street and State Route 129
Total Acres
Approx. 195.5
Parcel #
Multiple; project is entire downtown area of Watsonville
State Highways
152; 129; 1
Railways
Multiple
Airports
Watsonville Muni Airport
Schools
Multiple
Waterways
Salsipuedes Creek, Pajaro River, Watsonville Slough
Other Location Info
Project site/plan area consists of the entire downtown area of Watsonville
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of Watsonville
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Santa Cruz
Final Environmental Document Available at
City of Watsonville, Community Development Department, 250 Main Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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