Uniform Rules Update Uniform Rules Update Revised Draft EIR Revised Draft EIR Environmental Comment Hearing Revised Cumulative Impact Analysis 04EIR-08 SCH# 2004081159 County of Santa Barbara Office of Long Range Planning August 15, 2007 Solvang Veteran’s Hall
Uniform Rules Update Revised Draft EIR. Environmental Comment Hearing Revised Cumulative Impact Analysis 04EIR-08 SCH# 2004081159 County of Santa Barbara Office of Long Range Planning August 15, 2007 Solvang Veteran’s Hall. APAC Public Workshops May 03- June 04. BOS Kick-Off - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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► Cumulative impact consists of “an impact Cumulative impact consists of “an impact which is created as a result of the combination which is created as a result of the combination of the project evaluated in the EIR together of the project evaluated in the EIR together with other projects…”with other projects…”
► Analysis focuses on issues where project’s Analysis focuses on issues where project’s contribution is “cumulatively considerable”contribution is “cumulatively considerable”
► Cumulative impacts that do not result in part Cumulative impacts that do not result in part from the project need not be discussedfrom the project need not be discussed
Factors Used to Determine Factors Used to Determine Applicability of Cumulative Applicability of Cumulative
ProjectsProjects
►Geographically relatedGeographically related►Reasonably foreseeableReasonably foreseeable►Project scope/timing knownProject scope/timing known►Procedural v. physical projectProcedural v. physical project►Potential for physical changePotential for physical change
Types of Cumulative ProjectsTypes of Cumulative Projects
►Tier 1Tier 1 – County policy initiatives, ordinance – County policy initiatives, ordinance amendments, and programsamendments, and programs
►Tier 2Tier 2 – Discretionary and ministerial – Discretionary and ministerial projects affecting rural landsprojects affecting rural lands
►Tier 3Tier 3 – Major pending and potential – Major pending and potential projects, including proposed annexations projects, including proposed annexations and urban developmentsand urban developments
Key FindingsKey Findings► Overall cumulative impacts similar to general Overall cumulative impacts similar to general
findings of the DEIR analysisfindings of the DEIR analysis► Significant and unavoidable (Class I) cumulative Significant and unavoidable (Class I) cumulative
impacts were identified in all six issue areasimpacts were identified in all six issue areas► Largest contribution to cumulative impacts from Largest contribution to cumulative impacts from
large Tier 3 projectslarge Tier 3 projects Bradley Lands annexation (Santa Maria)Bradley Lands annexation (Santa Maria) Purisima Hills Annexation (Lompoc)Purisima Hills Annexation (Lompoc) North Hills Development (Orcutt)North Hills Development (Orcutt) Mahoney Ranch Specific Plan (Santa Maria)Mahoney Ranch Specific Plan (Santa Maria)