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Miramar Hotel
Caruso BSC Miramar LLC currently maintains two separate approvals for reconstruction of the Miramar Hotel. Caruso may choose to build one of the two approvals, but not both. Those approvals include:
1) For the "Original" Project approved by the Board of Supervisors on December 9, 2008:
On December 9, 2008, Caruso BSC Miramar LLC received approval for a revised Development Plan to redevelop the Miramar Hotel with all new buildings of approximately 385,296 gross (164,849 net) square feet, including a main building with a lobby, meeting rooms and conference facilities, back-of-house areas, and underground parking; a ballroom; a spa; a Beach and Tennis Club; 192 guest rooms; two restaurants and a beach bar; two pools and two tennis courts; new landscaping; new 10-foot high sound wall; four employee dwellings; and abandonment of the north-south segment of Miramar Avenue. All existing buildings would be demolished.
Background
The “original” project was approved by the County Board of Supervisors on December 9, 2008. The Board's decision was subsequently appealed to the California Coastal Commission. Resolution of the Coastal Commission appeal occurred on April 6, 2009, establishing an effective date for the project and the County's approval of the project is now final.
A two-year time extension was approved on March 15, 2011 by the Board of Supervisors for the Coastal Development Permit, extending its life to April 6, 2013.
Hearings
Montecito Planning Commission
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October 8, 2008 - Agenda & Staff Report | Hearing Transcript
August 28, 2008 - Agenda & Staff Report | Hearing Transcript
August 6, 2008 - Agenda & Staff Report | Hearing Transcript
July 16, 2008 - Agenda & Staff Report | Hearing Transcript
Final Subsequent EIR
Main Body of Report
Appendix B - Negative Declaration for the Approved Schrager Plan (Schrager ND) (00-ND-003) [ZIP 11.5MB]
Appendix C - Public Comments [ZIP 38MB] and Responses to Public Comments
Appendix D - Applicant’s responses to comments [ZIP 33MB] [Table of Contents]
Appendix E - Vicinity Map
Appendix F - Site Plans [PDF 16MB]
Additional Public Comments
August 6, 2008 to August 28, 2008 [PDF 12.5MB]
July 17, 2008 to August 6, 2008 [PDF 8.5MB]
Prior to July 16, 2008 [PDF 8.5MB]
2) For the "Amended/Reduced" Project approved by the Board of Supervisors on March 15, 2011:
On March 15, 2011, Caruso BSC Miramar LLC received approval for an amended Development Plan to reduce the scope of the approved project to reconstruct the Miramar Hotel. While the overall plan layout and amenities to be provided by the resort were not changed significantly under this approval, the project was made smaller by elimination of one level of underground parking (approximately 100,000 square feet), elimination of the Ballroom building (13,590 square feet) and the Beach & Tennis Club building (1,482 square feet), reduction of the retail space (1,026 square feet) and changes to several guest room buildings throughout the site. Commensurate with the reduction in physical development and use levels, the number of parking spaces to be provided has also been reduced from 551 to 494.
Along with the amended Development Plan, the proposed amended project includes four amended Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) to update the previously approved CUPs associated with the originally approved project. Mirroring the original project, the amended project entitlements are also set to expire on April 6, 2015 with the exception of the Coastal Development Permit (CDP), which would expire on March 15, 2012.
Current Update (as of January 6, 2012)
The developer has submitted a request for a time extension to extend the life of the CDP to March 15, 2013. This request will be considered on February 22, 2012 by the Montecito Planning Commission who will make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. The Board will act as the final decision-maker and consider the request on March 6, 2012.
Hearings
Montecito Planning Commission
Addendum to the Environmental Review Package
All Environmental documentation, technical reports, maps and staff analysis of the two projects described above may be reviewed at the Planning and Development Department, 123 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara.