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LAND USE ISSUES
Makar
After defeating the construction of a golf
course on the former ARCO property during a
10-year battle, the Chapter has retained a consultant and
a law firm and are in delicate negotiations with a major land
conservation agency to convince the owner of that property
to sell it for permanent protection.
Naples
The
chapter is working in a coalition with 5 other environmental
groups to move all development at the adjacent property, Naples,
to an inland portion out of the viewshed. MORE
 Coastal
Access
"Surfrider promotes the right of low-impact, free and
open access to the world's waves and beaches for all people.
Surfrider acts to preserve this right of access." The chapter
has been diligent in promoting this mission at Naples and Driftwoods
on the Gaviota Coast as well as Jalama and Isla
Vista where our chapter defeated a parking
plan that would have restricted beach access.
UCSB Ellwood
Housing Development
UCSB unveiled it revised Long-Range Development Plan Amendment
which includes construction of 217 faculty housing units
and 151 student housing units on lands bordering ecologically
sensitive creeks and wetlands and near the Devereux Slough
in Goleta. MORE
BEACH ISSUES
No
Butts Left Behind Campaign
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department project addresses
the problem of cigarette butt litter in our county. In California,
an estimated 4,125 tons of cigarettes are discarded annually.
Cigarette butts are the most common item collected during beach
clean-ups.
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Goleta Beach Seawall
The placement of a rock seawall to stop erosion at Goleta
Beach County Park adjacent to UCSB has been a controversial issue.
Local groups are currently seeking alternatives to coastal armoring
which has been proven to have devastating effects over the long
term to the sandy beach. MORE
Water
Quality Monitoring
The Santa Barbara Chapter was instumental in encouraging
Santa Barbara City and County to implement a formal ocean
and creek water quality monitoring program in mid 1980's. Today
both these agencies conduct weekly sampling. County
Ocean Water Quality Monitoring Program
City of Santa Barbara
Creek Water Quality Improvement Program
Isla Vista Parking
The parking problem in East Isla
Vista (caused by the high cost of parking at UCSB) has prompted
the County plan to require residential parking permits on all I.V.
residential streets. This plan when implemented would severely
restrict public beach access to popular surf breaks. MORE
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