HomeMy WebLinkAboutSBDV-0081-2020 CompletenessLetterV2
March 20, 2020 Sent via Email
Henry Burrow
Laurel Creek, LLC
505 Bath Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Subject: Completeness Review #1: SBDV-0081-2020 (1150 Laurel Lane): Review of a tentative parcel
map to subdivide one lot into six parcels (SLO PM 19-0114), no additional development is
proposed at this time.
Dear Henry Burrow:
Thank you for the February 12, 2020 submittal for the Laurel Creek Subdivision. We have reviewed
your application and found it to be incomplete. We will be unable to process your application until
additional information and/or revisions have been submitted, to the satisfaction of the Community
Development Director. Preliminary review is necessary to ensure that staff has adequate
information to evaluate your project and identify any conflicts with City standards or guidelines.
The purpose of this letter is to provide you with a list of items that need to be addressed prior to
taking action on your project.
Preliminary review indicates that your application will remain in an incomplete status until
the following information and/or revisions are submitted:
Note: Upon resubmittal please provide a narrative indicating where responses to these items can be found
on plans.
Department comments/completeness items:
Planning Division - Community Development Department
1. The proposed subdivision of the property appears to provide more than four lots on a property that is
larger than 5 acres and will require an environmental review application to begin an initial study.
Contact Planning to apply for environmental review.
a. To accompany the environmental review please submit the following studies as applicable to
the property;
i. Drainage Report
ii. Hazards Study: The location of all potentially dangerous areas, including fault zone
areas and areas subject to inundation, landslide, or settlement; or excessive noise, and
the means of mitigating the hazard.
iii. The locations of any existing or abandoned wells, septic leaching fields, springs, water
impoundments and similar features to the extent they affect the proposed use of the
property.
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iv. Biological Survey including Endangered species survey
v. Cultural and Archaeological resource inventory
vi. Soils and Geology Report
b. Additional reports may be required upon further review of the Initial Study.
2. Please provide Average Cross Slope for each property. Average cross-slope is the ratio, expressed as
a percentage of the difference in elevation to the horizontal distance between two points on the
perimeter of the area for which slope is being determined.
3. Please provide the area of each lot expressed in feet as well as acreage (Gross and Net)
If you have any questions on the above planning comments, or any questions regarding this letter, please
contact me at 805-781-7524, or by e-mail at: kbell@slocity.org
Public Works – Transportation Division
4. Please update map to include a bicycle/pedestrian access easement formalizing the connection
between the site and the adjacent Railroad Safety Trail.
If you have questions on the above items, please contact Transportation Manager, Luke Schwartz, 805-781-
7190, or by e-mail: lschwartz@slocity.org.
Engineering Division – Public Works/Community Development Department
5. Provide all pertinent supporting documents from the Planning Division checklist.
6. Provide a project description and summary of this subdivision proposal. Clarify the limits of any
shared parking, access, off-site parking, shared solid waste facilities, etc. to the satisfaction of the
Planning Division.
7. Provide a preliminary drainage report to clarify the extent of run-on from on-site and any off-site
properties. Include some analysis of the potential build-out of the proposed vacant parcels.
8. Provide a preliminary Stormwater Control plan and/or strategy for the vacant parcels and
underdeveloped/re-development parcels. Clarify whether any campus/shared stormwater facilities
are existing or will be proposed.
9. Provide a complete site utility plan showing all existing and proposed underground and overhead
wire utilities. Unless otherwise proposed in the project description and a deferral is endorsed, show
the required utility services to all newly created parcels. Clarify how underground wire services will
be provided to the vacant and underdeveloped parcels.
10. Show and label all existing and proposed public and private easements. Some easements may be
provided for as blanket easements.
11. Show all existing, proposed, and/or the termination of accessways to the Railroad Safety Trail.
12. Show the location of any existing water well(s) or private waste disposal systems for reference.
Clarify the disposition for any existing private water well(s).
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13. Provide an exhibit and analysis to show that the parcel boundaries and lot line locations conform to
required building setbacks, building allowable area analysis, exterior wall protection, projections,
exiting, and the location of building service equipment in accordance with the uniform codes to the
satisfaction of the Building Official and Fire Marshal.
14. Show and label all on-site and street trees. The on-site tree summary may be limited to the
vacant/raw land parcels. Include the tree diameter and species for reference. Clarify whether any
tree removals are proposed.
15. Contact this to schedule a site inspection prior to resubmittal and response to these completeness
comments.
If you have questions on the above items, please contact Supervising Civil Engineer, Hal Hannula, 805-781-
7201, or by e-mail: hhannula@slocity.org
Utilities Department
16. The proposed utility infrastructure shall comply with the latest engineering design standards
effective at the time a building permit is obtained and shall have reasonable alignments and
clearances needed for maintenance.
17. A separate water meter shall be provided for each new parcel in an area accessible by the city.
18. Please show the proposed utility easements for the proposed private sewer and water infrastructure
that will be outside of the public right of way.
19. The existing irrigation system will need to be separated and divided among each individual parcel,
connecting to designated landscape meters.
20. In order to be reused, existing sewer laterals shall be inspected and submitted to the Wastewater
Collections Supervisor, Jeremy Gearhart, for review.
If you have questions on the above items, please contact Interim Utilities Engineer, Cori Burnett, 805-781-7208,
or by e-mail: cburnett@slocity.org
The above list includes all of the items initially identified as necessary for us to certify your
application as complete. The City may ask for additional information upon more detailed review of
your project. If you have any questions regarding this letter or the specific items necessary to
submit for a complete application, please contact me at (805) 781-7524.
Sincerely,
Kyle Bell
CDD Associate Planner