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Sywest Industrial Building
907 South Kellogg Avenue, Goleta
APN Number: 071-190-035
Case No. 17-121-DP

October 2024
Sywest Industrial Building Project Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) & Notice of Environmental Hearing Officer Meeting.

The Draft EIR is available for a 45-day public review period from October 10, 2024, to November 25, 2024. The Draft EIR analyzes the impacts of the Project on the topics of Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Energy, Geology and Soils, Greenhouse Gases, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation and Circulation, Tribal Cultural Resources, and Utilities and Service Systems and analyzes three alternatives to the Project.  CEQA checklist topics not listed were issue areas that were determined through the Notice of Preparation and EIR scoping process that the Project would not have a significant effect on. 

The Draft EIR concludes that the Project will have significant and unavoidable project specific and cumulative impacts (Class I) in the areas of; Aesthetics (project-level impacts), Biological Resources (project-level impacts), Land Use (project-level impacts), and Utilities and Service Systems (solid waste) (project-level and cumulative impacts).

The Draft EIR concludes that the Project will have potentially significant, but mitigatable, impacts on the environment (Class II) in the areas of: Geology and Soils, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, and Noise.

On Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 5:00p.m. the Environmental Hearing Officer will conduct an in hybrid meeting to solicit comments on the adequacy of the Analysis of the issue areas studied within the DEIR and the alternatives. The in person meeting will held in the Goleta City Council Chambers located at 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA.  Please refer to the Notice and Hearing section below regarding how to participate virtually.

The public review and comment period begins for the DEIR from October 10, 2024 through November 25, 2024 at 5:00p.m. All letters should be addressed to Brian Hiefield, Associate Planner, City of Goleta, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA 93117 or bhiefield@cityofgoleta.org.   All comments must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. on November 25, 2024.  Please limit comments to environmental issues only. When possible, please use email to submit public comment.

Project Description:

 The Project’s primary components include the following:

  •  Demolition of the existing drive-in theater, including the freestanding movie screen, concessions stand, projector building, two drive-through ticket booths, one walk-in ticket booth, and an agricultural box, and removal of one of the dewatering wells. 
     
  • Construction of a 70,594 square foot industrial warehouse building with 60,939 square feet of landscaping, 101 parking spaces, six loading zones, and 10 bicycle parking spaces. The maximum building height would be 35 feet measured from finished grade with the site being raised 4-6 feet to elevate the finished floor of the building out of the floodplain. The industrial warehouse building could be divided into up to four sections and would be available for use by up to four tenants. Additionally, the request includes a 75-foot streamside protection area buffer reduction (from 100’ to 25).

Access to and from the project site would continue to be provided from South Kellogg Avenue via an existing access road that runs along the northeast project boundary. The east curb of the existing driveway would be widened in order to provide adequate maneuvering area for delivery trucks to enter and exit the project site.

Stormwater runoff from the majority of the project site would be directed to a detention basin constructed at the southern border of the development area with a new 18-inch outfall to be constructed in the existing San Jose Creek concrete channel wall. Stormwater runoff from the northeastern portion of the project site would be directed to a vegetated drainage swale located along the eastern side of the entry driveway prior to discharge to the existing storm drain outlet located approximately 115 feet south of the intersection of South Kellogg Avenue and the entry driveway. 

The project site is within a mapped 100-year floodplain. Between 4 to 6 feet of fill would be used to elevate the proposed building above the 100-year floodplain elevation. Development of the proposed project would require approximately 600 cubic yards (CY) of soil cut and approximately 38,000 CY of soil fill.

The project was filed by Sywest Development, property owner.

Location:
The 11.77-acre project site is located at 907 South Kellogg Avenue (Assessor’s Parcel Number [APN] 071-190-035) in Goleta, California. The project site is within the Coastal Zone. The project site is bordered by San Jose Creek and State Route (SR) 217 to the southeast. Tidal wetland and stormwater infrastructure is located to the south of the project site.


Notice and Hearing:

Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Report (DEIR) and Notice of Environmental Hearing Office Hearing.

ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION: Please register for the EHO hearing on Tuesday October 29, 2024, at 5:00 pm via the link below: 

Virtual/Webinar Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jV1sQEsrRc6JZwZMByJ8Zg  

Webinar ID: 840 1143 9753
Passcode: 689786

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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.  You will be connected to audio using your computer’s microphone and speakers (VoIP). A headset is recommended. You can also select the option to use your telephone, but you must use the Zoom software to interact with the meeting. Select “Use Telephone” after joining the webinar to use your telephone.  Oral comments during a meeting may be made by electronic participation only.

Staff Contact:

Comments on the Draft EIR and questions regarding the project and/or review process can be directed to Brian Hiefield, Associate Planner, at bhiefield@cityofgoleta.org, or by phone at 805-961-7559.

Documents:
Draft EIR:

Volume I - Sywest Industrial Building Project
Volume II - Appendices (see below individual listings)

Draft EIR by chapter (Volume 1):

_Cover Title
0_Executive Summary
1_Introduction
2.0_Project Description
3.0_Environmental Setting
4.0_Environmental Impact Analysis
4.1_Aesthetics
4.2_Air Quality
4.3_Biological Resources
4.4_Cultural Resources
4.5_Energy
4.6_Geology and Soils
4.7_Greenhouse Cases
4.8_Hazards and Hazardous Materials
4.9_Hydrology & Water Quality
4.10_Land Use & Planning
4.11_Noise
4.12_Public Services
4.13_Transportation and Circulation
4.14_Tribal Cultural Resources
4.15_Utilities and Service Systems
4.16_Effects Found Not to be Significant
5.0_Other CEQA Required Sections
6.0_Alternatives
7.0_References

Draft EIR Appendices (Volume II):

 

Posted Date: April 28, 2023

Sywest Industrial Building Project Notice of Preparation for Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR):

Robert Atkinson of Sywest Development, property owner, has requested approval of a Development Plan (17-121-DP) to construct an approximately 71,000 square-foot industrial warehouse. The project description and location are provided below. The City of Goleta will be the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and will prepare an EIR for this project. A Public Scoping Meeting is scheduled for May 17, 2023, to obtain agency and public comment on the adequacy of the scope and content of the environmental information and analysis, including significant environmental issues, reasonable alternatives, and mitigation measures that should be included in the DEIR.

The public comment period for the DEIR scoping begins on April 28, 2023 and will end on May 30, 2023 (32 days). All letters should be addressed to Brian Hiefield, Associate Planner, City of Goleta, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA 93117 or bhiefield@cityofgoleta.org. All comments must be received no later than Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 4:00 P.M. Please limit comments to environmental issues. When possible, please use email to submit public comment.

Project Description:

The proposed project involves the demolition of existing structures including an approximately 3,663 square foot concessions building, freestanding movie screen, three ticket booths, an approximately 200 square foot projector building, pad-mounted transformer, storm drain, and two dewatering wells. The project also involves the construction of a 70,594 square foot industrial warehouse building with 60,939 square feet of landscaping, 102 parking spaces, and six loading zones. The building height will be 35 feet from finished grade. Development of the proposed project would require approximately 600 cubic yards (CY) of soil cut and approximately 38,000 CY of soil fill. Between four to six feet of fill would be used to elevate the proposed building above the 100-year floodplain elevation. In order to elevate the building on fill, the project would require 37,400 CY feet of soil to be imported to the site.

 In addition, the proposed project includes a request to reduce the 100-foot Streamside Protection Area buffer at San Jose Creek to 25 feet along the entire project site boundary adjacent to San Jose Creek, as measured from top of bank or the outer limit of wetlands and/or riparian vegetation, (whichever is greater). General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan Policy CE 2.2, Streamside Protection Areas, in the City’s General Plan Conservation Element requires a 100-foot buffer from San Jose Creek. However, the City can approve a buffer reduction on a site-specific basis, but not less than 25 feet wide. As part of the project, the applicant will grant the City an easement on the project site for access to San Jose Creek.

Location:

The project site is located at 907 South Kellogg Avenue, in the City of Goleta (City) approximately 500 feet south of the intersection of Thornwood Drive and South Kellogg Avenue, adjacent to SR 217 on the east side of the property. The Assessor’s Parcel Number is 071-190-035.

Notice and Hearing:

Notice of Preparation (NOP) for Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)/Environmental Officer Hearing for May 17, 2023. 

 All interested parties are encouraged to provide public comments during the public hearing in person or virtually through the Zoom teleconference, by following the instructions listed below.

Virtual Link:

 https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z-E45D_ZTEy0eOlSGv2dTg#/registration

Staff Contact:

Comments or questions regarding the project and/or review process can be directed to the Case Manager, Brian Hiefield, Associate Planner at bhiefield@cityofgoleta.org, or via telephone at 805-961-7559.

Documents: