Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Vital Mission Plan

The project proposed to revise the Botanic Garden's existing CUP and approve a Development Plan to allow the development of approximately 25,884 square feet of net additional building area for administrative, research, educational, and residential uses. The project also proposes to add a newly acquired 13.15-acre parcel to the CUP (approximately 78 acres total), improve its internal circulation and parking, install fencing, improve and expand its trail system, improve fire protection for all existing and proposed development, and extend municipal sewer and water service to serve the entire project site. Increases in staff, visitors, classes, and special events are proposed and anticipated. Upon completion of the project, the Garden would include a total of 65,442 square feet of development, with a net increase of three residential units.





Project Status

Public Release of Second Draft EIR Recirculation Document (Notice)

A summary of the contents of the April 2009 DEIR Recirculation Document and the revisions to the previous Draft EIR is provided here.

Please send any comments you have on the DEIR Recirculation Document to Alex Tuttle at atuttle@co.santa-barbara.ca.us or 123 E. Anapamu St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Comments must be received by 5 P.M. on June 8, 2009 (please limit comments to issues discussed in the Recirculation Document).

The public comment period on the 2nd Draft EIR Recirculation Document has been extended to June 22, 2009 at 5PM





Project Schedule

April 2009 - DEIR Recirculation Document

January 27, 2009 - Environmental Hearing for Recirculated DEIR (Notice)
Planning Commission Hearing Room (123 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara)

July 26, 2007 - Environmental Hearing (Notice)
Planning Commission Hearing Room

April 3, 2006 - Scoping Hearing (Notice)
Planning Commission Hearing Room




April 2009 - DEIR Recirculation Document

Download Complete Report [PDF 22.7MB] (marked changes version) [PDF 17.5MB]

Report by Section
Cover and Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction / Executive Summary
2.0 Project Description (marked changes version)
4.2 Air Quality (marked changes version)
4.9 Public Factilities (marked changes version)
6.0 Alternatives (marked changes version)

Appendices
Appendix B - Air Quality
Appendix H - Project Description (includes Growth Projections,Historic Visitation Data, Plans and Elevations)




December 2008 - DEIR Recirculation Document

Download Complete Report - Report [PDF 20MB] | Appendices [PDF 13MB]

Report by Section
Cover and Table of Contents
1.0 Executive Summary
2.0 Project Description (marked changes version)
3.0 Related Projects (marked changes version)
4.4 Cultural Resources (marked changes version)
4.5 Fire Protection (marked changes version)

Appendices
Appendix D - Cultural Resources
Appendix E - Fire Protection Plan
Appendix H - Project Description (includes Growth Projections and Historic Visitation Data)




July 2007 - Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)

Volume I
Cover and Table of Contents
1.0 Executive Summary
2.0 Project Description
3.0 Related Projects
4.0 Environmental Setting, Impact Analysis, and Mitigation Measures [PDF 46mb]
5.0 Policy Consistency
6.0 Alternatives
7.0 Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes
8.0 Preparers Of The EIR and References

Volume II
Technical Appendices Cover and Table of Contents
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendices C - 1, C - 2, C - 3
Appendices D - 1, D - 2
Appendix E
Appendices F - 1, F - 2, F - 3
Appendix G





March 2006

EIR Scoping Document (Revised March 30, 2006)




Contacts

Anne Almy, Supervising Planner
anne@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
(805) 568-2053

Alex Tuttle, Planner
atuttle@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
(805) 884-6844

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