Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan

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1 Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan Adopted by the Board of Supervisors OCTOBER 20, 2015 LONG RANGE PLANNING DIVISION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA Coastal Zone portion not in effect until certified by the California Coastal Commission

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3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Salud Carbajal, First District Janet Wolf, Chair, Second District Doreen Farr, Third District Peter Adam, Fourth District Steve Lavagnino, Fifth District SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION C. Michael Cooney, First District Cecilia Brown, Chair, Second District Joan Hartmann, Third District Larry Ferini, Fourth District Daniel Blough, Fifth District GOLETA VALLEY PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE (GVPAC) Valerie Olson, Chair Kenan Ezal, Vice- Chair Thomas Elliott, Recording Secretary Bonnie Freeman Kenneth Mineau Kimberly True Edwin Ted Adams PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Glenn Russell, Ph.D., Director Long Range Planning Division Matt Schneider, Deputy Director Allen Bell, Supervising Planner Julie Harris, Senior Planner Mapping Division Mark Bright, Mapping Division Chief Brett Buyan, Mapping Technician Previous Staff Long Range Planning Jeff Hunt, AICP, Director John McGinnes, Director Derek Johnson, Director Vicki Parker, Deputy Director Peter Imhof, Supervising Planner David Lackie, Supervising Planner June Pujo, Supervising Planner Erika Leachman, Senior Planner Lucy Pendl, Planner

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5 Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE... V I. INTRODUCTION... 1 A. LEGAL AUTHORITY/INTENT AND PURPOSE... 1 B. ORGANIZATION, INTERPRETATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION... 4 C. COMMUNITY PLANNING HISTORY... 9 D. THE GOLETA COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE PROCESS II. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE A. PLANNING AREA BOUNDARIES AND PERMITTED LAND USES B. LAND USE AND ZONING MAPS C. RESIDENTIAL LAND USES D. COMMERCIAL/MIXED LAND USES E. AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL LAND USES III. PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES A. GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES B. PUBLIC SAFETY: FIRE PROTECTION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES C. PARKS, RECREATION, TRAILS, & OPEN SPACE D. WATER, WASTEWATER, AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT E. TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION IV. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND CONSTRAINTS A. GENERAL RESOURCES AND CONSTRAINTS B. AIR QUALITY AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE C. WATERSHED ECOLOGY: HYDROLOGY, BIOLOGY, AND GEOLOGY D. CULTURAL RESOURCES E. HAZARDS AND NOISE CONFLICTS F. VISUAL RESOURCES APPENDIX I: ROADWAY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM AND PROJECT CONSISTENCY STANDARDS APPENDIX II: PROJECT GLOSSARY APPENDIX III: CULTURAL RESOURCES TABLES APPENDIX IV: COMPENDIUM OF ACTIONS AND PROGRAMS TABLE OF CONTENTS i

6 LIST OF FIGURES # Title Type Page Figure 1 : Western and Eastern Goleta Valley Map ix Figure 2 : Environmental Stewardship in Sustainable Community Planning Diagram 5 Figure 3 : Community Plan Policy Framework Diagram 7 Figure 4 : Vicinity Map 17 Figure 5 : Planning Area Boundaries Map 18 Figure 6 : Land Use Designations - Rural Area Map 25 Figure 7 : Land Use Designations- Urban Area Map 27 Figure 8 : Zoning Districts - Rural Area Map 29 Figure 9 : Zoning Districts - Urban Area Map 31 Figure 10 : Buildout Table - Residential Units Table 33 Figure 11 : Buildout Table - Commercial Sq Ft Table 33 Figure 12 : U.S. Census Population Trends Table 33 Figure 13 : More Mesa Map 42 Figure 14 : St. Vincent's Map 48 Figure 15 : Urban Agriculture Map 56 Figure 16 : Parks, Recreation, and Trails (PRT) Map 73 Figure 17 : Circulation Map 93 Figure 18 : Bikeway Classifications Diagram 97 Figure 19 : Transportation Improvements Map 102 Figure 20 Bicycle Improvements Map 103 Figure 21 : Watersheds Map 123 Figure 22 : ESH/RC Overlay Map 129 Figure 23 : Atascadero Creek Greenway Map 131 Figure 24 : Noise Element Map 163 Figure 25 : General Location of Public Scenic Resources Table 168 Figure 26 : Public Vistas, Scenic Local Routes, and Gateways Map 169 : ii Eastern Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan

7 INDEX OF ABBREVIATIONS ADT Average Daily Trips GPA Goleta Planning Area BAR Board of Architectural Review GVPAC Goleta Valley Planning Advisory Committee C&D Construction and Demolition Waste HWY Highway CDP Coastal Development Permit IVMP Isla Vista Master Plan Caltrans California Department of Transportation LCP Local Coastal Program CEQA California Environmental Quality Act LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design CIP Capital Improvement Program LID Low Impact Development CLUP Coastal Land Use Plan LOS Level-of-Service DR Design Residential Land Use Designation LPNF Los Padres National Forest EDRN Existing Rural Development Neighborhood MTD Metropolitan Transit District EGV Eastern Goleta Valley P&D Planning and Development Department EGVCP Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan PD Planned Development Land Use Designation EHS Environmental Health Services Department PRT Parks, Recreation, and Trails EIR Environmental Impact Report PW Public Works Department EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency RC Riparian Corridor ESH Environmentally Sensitive Habitat RHNA Regional Housing Needs Allocation GCP Goleta Community Plan RTP Regional Transportation Plan GHG Greenhouse gas SBCAG Santa Barbara County Association of Governments GIS Geographic Information System SCS Sustainable Community Strategy GPAC General Planning Advisory Committee UA Urban Agriculture GTIP Goleta Transportation Improvement Plan UST Underground Storage Tank GVCP Goleta Valley Community Plan VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled GVC Goleta Visioning Committee WGV Western Goleta Valley TABLE OF CONTENTS iii

8 ISSUE AREA IDENTIFIERS AND ABBREVIATIONS AQ ECO EGV ENV ES FIRE GEO HA HAZ HYD LUA LUC LUR N POL PRT RRC SF TC VIS WAT WW Air Quality Ecology, Biology, and Habitats Planning Area Boundaries and Permitted Uses General Environmental Resources and Constraints Emergency Services and Facilities Fire Protection Services and Facilities Geology, Topography, and Soils History and Archaeology Hazardous Materials Hydrology, Flooding, Drainage, and Stormwater Runoff Agricultural Land Uses Commercial Land Uses Residential Land Uses Noise Law Enforcement Services and Facilities Parks, Recreation, Trails and Open Space Solid Waste and Resource Recovery General Public Services and Facilities Transportation and Circulation Visual Resources Water Resources and Conservation Wastewater Management iv Eastern Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan

9 PREFACE In 2008, the County Board of Supervisors initiated an update to the 1993 Goleta Community Plan (GCP) exclusively for Eastern Goleta Valley in the County of Santa Barbara. This action divided the Goleta Community Plan area into two plan areas: the western area and the eastern area. The western area continues to be referred to as the Goleta Community Plan area. The eastern area is known as the Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan area. The 1993 Goleta Community Plan remains unchanged and in effect for the western area. The eastern area (Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan area) is now subject to the goals, objectives, policies, development standards, and actions in this Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan. GOLETA PLANNING AREA: Notable changes have occurred in Eastern Goleta Valley since Some of these changes have resulted in an established, more socially diverse community providing a stronger identity and economic base; others have reinforced the need for community planning to both preserve and enhance the community and avoid the unintended negative effects of piecemeal land use decisions. Since the adoption of the GCP in 1993, the following general changes have occurred, which provide the context and catalyst for a comprehensive update of the plan for Eastern Goleta Valley: In 2002, the City of Goleta incorporated, which removed 5,100 acres of the GPA from County jurisdiction. The City of Goleta area contained a majority of the commercially and industrially designated properties as well as Old Town Goleta. The 7,200-acre San Marcos Foothills area located northeast of State Route 154 was added to the Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan area by the Board of Supervisors for consideration in the update of the plan for Eastern Goleta Valley. Of this inclusion, approximately 200 acres are publicly owned by the County as recreational open space as a result of the Preserve at San Marcos residential development project. The 1993 GCP is largely built out under existing land use designations and does not reflect current objectives for sustainable community development. The importance of thriving small businesses, enterprises, local services, farms, mixed-use commercial development and character, and sustainable economic development has become increasingly apparent from input provided by business owners and residents. Agriculture in the Urban Area has begun to diversify to accommodate economic conditions in the industry, while agriculture in the Rural Area remains an established local industry. PREFACE v

10 Strong local interests in resource conservation and sustainable development have reinforced the need for comprehensive policies to change the manner in which the built environment is designed and developed over the long term. Land use and transportation planning patterns to actively reduce local contributions of greenhouses gases, which promote global warming, have become priorities to all general and comprehensive plans in California. The State of California passed legislation requiring general plans provide for residential and commercial development that is low-impact, minimizes greenhouse gases, and coordinates with transportation planning to create sustainable communities and reduce both the number of trips generated and the vehicle miles traveled by residents and commuters. Innovative planning, analysis, and visualization tools are available to the County to better implement community land use goals and policies, such as geographic information systems (GIS), mixed-use zoning code, and design guidelines. These tools guide land use and development decisions to better achieve sustainable development goals for the community. In response to the changes identified above, the County initiated an update to the 1993 GCP in The process of revising the community plan for Eastern Goleta Valley and its adoption by the Board of Supervisors includes the following steps: 1. Review of a Draft Plan by the community 2. Public hearings before the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors to initiate environmental review for the Draft Plan 3. Preparation and public review of a Program Environmental Review Impact Report 4. Adoption of the Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan vi Eastern Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan

11 HOW TO USE THE EASTERN GOLETA VALLEY COMMUNITY PLAN Figure 1 delineates the extent of Eastern Goleta Valley and the Goleta Community Plan area (or Western Goleta Valley ). Planners, decision-makers, and community members should refer to either the 2015 Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan or the 1993 GCP based on the geographic location of interest. The 1993 GCP continues to provide policy and planning direction for the western area. The western area includes the rural lands between the Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan area and the Gaviota Coast Plan area, two small remainder parcels formerly part of the Ocean Meadows Golf Course, two wetland parcels between UCSB and the Santa Barbara Airport, and Isla Vista. (Note, the 1993 GCP will be superseded in Isla Vista upon certification of the Isla Vista Master Plan by the California Coastal Commission.) PREFACE vii

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