Santa Maria General Plan Update Resources

 

Draft General Plan

Click here for more information about the Draft General Plan and how to provide comments.

• Click here to view the Full Draft General Plan

• Appendix A: Existing Conditions Reports (see below)

• Appendix B: Community Engagement Summaries (see below)

• Appendix C: Plan Alternatives Memoranda (see below)

• Appendix D: SB 1000 Disadvantaged Communities Methodology

• Appendix E: Emergency Evacuation Analysis

• Appendix F: Related Laws and Regulations​

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Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR)

Click here for more information about the Draft EIR and how to provide comments.

• Click here to view the Full Draft EIR​

• Cover and TOC

• Executive Summary

• Introduction

• Project Description

• Environmental Setting

• Environmental Impact Analysis

• Agricultural Resources

• Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• Biological Resources

• Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources

• Hydrology and Water Quality

• Noise

• Transportation and Traffic

• Utilities and Service Systems

• Effects Found Not to be Significant

• Other CEQA Required Discussions

• Alternatives

• References and Preparers

• Appendix A: Notice of Preparation and Scoping Comments

• Appendix B: CalEEMod Outputs

• Appendix C: PTO Table

• Appendix D: Traffic Noise Modeling Data

• Appendix E: WSC Technical Memorandum

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Policy Framework

• Click here to view the policy frameworks

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Housing Element

• View the Housing Element Here

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Land Use Alternatives​​

• Flyer - English Version

• Flyer - Spanish Version

• Online Survey

• Information about Community Events (Orientations and Office Hours)​​

• Land Use Alternative Orientation Videos in English, Spanish, and Mixteco​

• Land Use Alternatives Presentation Slides (English)

• Land Use Alternatives Presentation Slides (Spanish)

• Technical Memorandum

• Alternatives Analysis

• Fiscal Analysis

• Preferred Alternative Memorandum 

• Preferred Alternative Presentation Slides

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Vision, Guiding Principles, and Areas of Change and Stability

• Vision, Guiding Principles, and Areas of Change and Stability - English Version

• Vision, Guiding Principles, and Areas of Change and Stability - Spanish Version

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Existing Conditions Reports​

• Environmental Background Report

• Health and Environmental Justice Report​

• Infrastructure Report​

• Land Use and Community Design Report​

• Socio-Economic Conditions Report

• Subarea Report

• Transportation and Mobility Report

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Fact Sheets

• General Plan Fact Sheet - English Version

• General Plan Fact Sheet - Spanish Version

• At a Glance - Demographics

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Engagement Summaries

• Land Use Alternatives Survey (see Appendix D of the Preferred Land Use Memorandum)

• Community Cafes

  • SB1000 Environmental Justice Community Café​

  • Farmworker Community Café

  • Community Safety Café

  • SB1000 Housing Community Café

• Community Workshop Summary

• Community Visioning Survey

• Issues and Assets Survey

• Interactive Map of Results from Issues and Assets Survey

• Qualities and Changes Survey

• Stakeholder Interview Summary

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Background Documents​

• Santa Maria General Plan

  • ​Economic Development Element

  • Circulation Element (Adopted 1994, Amended 2011)

  • Land Use Element (Adopted 1991, Amended 2011)

  • Safety Element (Adopted 1995)

  • Housing Element (Adopted 2003, Amended 2015)

  • Noise Element (Adopted 1997, Amended 2009)

  • Resources Management Element (Adopted 1996, Amended 2001) 

 

General Plan Update in the News

• Santa Maria Embarks on a 'Long Process' to Imagine the Future of the City Noozhawk, November 14 2020

• Santa Maria's General Plan: Officials seek input about the future of a changing city Santa Maria Times, November 9 2020

• What's next for Santa Maria? Santa Barbara News-Press, October 23 2020

• City seeks community input on Santa Maria's future KCOY, October 28 2020

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For information about Specific Plans, Zoning, Current Development, and other planning resources, visit the City of Santa Maria's Planning Division web page here.