HomeMy WebLinkAboutNOA SanLuisRanch April 2018NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the
San Luis Ranch Project
Project # SPEC/ANNX/ER 1502-2015
State Clearinghouse # 2015101083
45-Day Public Review Period:
April 30, 2018 through June 13, 2018
Project Location
The 131-acre San Luis Ranch project site is located in unincorporated San Luis Obispo County, surrounded by
the City of San Luis Obispo, and within the City’s Sphere of Influence. The project site is bounded by residential
uses and Madonna Road to the west, commercial uses and Dalidio Drive to the north, U.S. Highway 101 to the
east, and the San Luis Obispo City Farm to the south. Prefumo Creek is located south of the site. The site is
identified by assessor’s parcel number (APN) 067-121-022.
Project Description
The San Luis Ranch Project consists of a Specific Plan, General Plan Amendment/Pre -Zoning, and Development
Plan/Tentative Tract Map for the 131-acre project site, including annexation of the site into the City of San Luis
Obispo. It also addresses a Development Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding, which provides a
mechanism for project implementation. The project includes construction of up to 580 residential units, 150,000
square feet of commercial development, 100,000 square feet of office de velopment, and a 200-room hotel,
with a portion of the site preserved for agriculture and open space uses. The Final EIR was certified and the
project was approved by the City of San Luis Obispo on July 18, 2017.
The project applicant now proposes to adjust the phasing plan description such that each of the project phases
could overlap, be out of sequence, or be concurrent, depending on market conditions and to adjust project
conditions and/or mitigation measures to implement such adjusted phasing plan. In addition, the Community
Development Director may authorize the developer, in any given year, to also construct 50% of the units
allocated to the project in the following year if the Director determines that doing so is necessary to facilitate
construction of beneficial public facilities and infrastructure. The purpose of this authorization is to realize the
public benefits associated with the Project, mitigate known potential impacts resulting from the Project, and
implement development requirements, including infrastructure requirements, which the City has found to be
consistent with, and not a waiver of, the requirements of the City’s Growth Management Ordinance.
These changes would be reflected in the Specific Plan and Development Agreement. No other approved
entitlements would be affected. The proposed revision envisions no change to the land use plan or
development potential compared to what was approved by the City on July 18, 2017. However, the modified
development phasing timeframe was determined to result in potential changes to the analysis of several
environmental issues, so a Supplemental EIR pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15163 is prepared to address
these possible effects.
Identified Potential Environmental Impacts:
• Air Quality • Land Use/Policy Consistency
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Transportation
Comments should be provided in writing no later than 5:00 P.M, on June 13, 2018 to:
City of San Luis Obispo
Community Development Department
Attn: Tyler Corey, Principal Planner
919 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
or
tcorey@slocity.org
Public Hearing
Planning Commission hearing on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 6:00 P.M., City Council Chamber, City Hall, 990
Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California . The purpose of the meeting will be to gather public input on the Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the San Luis Ranch Project. After all comments have been
received, a Final Supplemental EIR will be prepared and additional public hearings will be held. Additional
information can also be found on the project webpage: http://www.slocity.org/government/department -
directory/community-development/planning-zoning/specific-area-plans/san-luis-ranch. Staff Contacts: Tyler
Corey, tcorey@slocity.org or (805)781-7169; John Rickenbach, Project Manager, jfrickenbach@aol.com or
(805)610-1109.
Available Copies
The Draft Supplemental EIR is available for review online at: http://www.slocity.org/government/department-
directory/community-development/documents-online/environmental-review-documents. Hardcopies of the
Draft Supplemental EIR are available for review at City Hall, as well as local libraries.