The Santa Barbara Ranch
Project consists of a residential estate development
on the Gaviota coast, two miles west of the City of Goleta. Two
basic alternatives are proposed: a 54-unit planned development
on the 485-acre Santa Barbara Ranch and a 72-unit planned development
encompassing Santa Barbara Ranch plus the adjacent 2,769-acre
Dos Pueblos Ranch.
Both alternatives include development of
an equestrian center, agricultural support facilities, an employee
duplex, public amenities (including access road, parking and
restroom, hiking, biking, equestrian trails near the coastal
bluff, an educational kiosk and a coastal access stair structure),
and creation of conservation easements permanently protecting
agricultural uses and open space.
Read about what development
would do to the marine ecosystem MORE
SB
County Planning and Development The DEIR is found at
this link "June 28, 2006 - release of Draft Environmental
Impact Report". There is much more information on
this site as well.
July 10 Newspress article" Plan to build on coast may
"open floodgate" (download
PDF)
TAKE
ACTION
Contact Naples Outreach Coordiantor Kristen Hoye to get
involved gaviota_coast@yahoo.com
