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By Melinda Burns
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Tuesday, May 08 2007 |
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A plan for 7,500 new homes between Orcutt and Los Alamos, enough for a population twice the size of Solvang and Buellton combined, is under county review after months of intense lobbying by the developers.
The North Hills project is planned for 4,000 acres of grazing land and abandoned oil fields in the foothills of the Solomon Hills, south of Orcutt’s urban boundary.
The property, purchased two years ago by Orcutt Fee LLC, a subsidiary of BreitBurn Energy Co. L.P., stretches west from Highway 101 to the vineyards along Highway 135. North Hills is easily the largest housing project ever to be proposed in Santa Barbara County. |
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By Tom Schultz
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Monday, May 07 2007 |
A plan for 275 homes in Goleta would reduce views and add population near the railroad tracks, creating a potential hazard, according to the city. The Village at Los Carneros also would bring a mix of residential units including 63 affordable rental apartments close to jobs.
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By Melissa Evans
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Friday, May 04 2007 |
After a year of intense study, Santa Barbara leaders will consider proposals to ease traffic, streamline building size and design and improve the overall planning approach to the upper State Street area.
The Upper State Street Study was commissioned a year ago to look at the often traffic-clogged stretch of State Street between Highway 154 and Alamar Avenue. Leaders wanted to craft a sort of “mini-master plan” for the area before considering a spate of development proposals, including plans for a Whole Foods Market.
“There are a number of pending projects happening, and we wanted to get our arms around the way we look at them,” said Paul Casey, the city’s director of Community Development.
The study, which contains a number of specific and general ideas that could influence planning decisions for years to come, will be discussed at a 6 p.m. hearing Tuesday at City Hall. |
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By Tom Schultz
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Friday, May 04 2007 |
Goleta City Council looked to the bottom line when it gave a proposal years in the making — a plan for the largest business park in Santa Barbara County — a favorable nod this week.
Goleta can anticipate an enticing financial bonanza from expansion of the Cabrillo Business Park, backers of the plan say. Critics worry about negative effects to traffic circulation, long-term water availability and, among other concerns, a strain on housing supplies. |
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By Melissa Evans
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Thursday, May 03 2007 |
Santa Barbara officials issued a loan this week to help transform Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens -- the last relic of the city's historic Chinatown -- into a museum that will pay tribute to early Asian American residents of the South Coast.
The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation bought the property at 125 E. Canon Perdido for $3 million when it closed earlier this year. The city of Santa Barbara helped that effort this week with an interest free loan of $500,000 for the next three years. |
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