MAKAR
Gaviota
Coast Action Alert
Makar Residential Development Project
Orange County developers have set their sights on another
prime Gaviota Coast parcel. Speak out at County EIR
Scoping hearing and stand up for our coast!!
What: County hearing to define the scope
of upcoming EIR for Makar Residential Project, 2 massive luxury
homes and accessory buildings on 2 parcels between Bacara and
Naples.
When: Public hearing Monday April 7, 2008. 6:30
PM
Where: Planning Commission Hearing Room, 105 E. Anapamu
Street, First Floor
Background: Orange County developers Makar Properties owns
2 large lots on the Gaviota Coast, in addition to 25 Naples lots. Makar
has applied for 2 houses (totaling over 22,500 square feet) on the 2 large
lots, and eventually will develop up to 10 houses on Naples. The Makar
property is used by the public to access Naples. The lands are a part
of the former Dos Pueblos Golf Links Project, rejected by the Coastal Commission
in 2002.
Makar has asked the County to prepare an EIR for the 2 lots,
so the County is circulating a scoping document for the public
to identify the issues that should be considered in the EIR. Written
comments on the scoping document may be submitted to abell@co.santa-barbara.ca.us by
April 21.
Talking points: Public comment should ask for the most
comprehensive EIR possible. The development is proposed on highly constrained
parcels possessing important biological and cultural resources. The developer
has proposed to use berms to screen the houses, in violation of County policy. Public
recreational use of the parcel has created a prescriptive easement that has
been ignored by the County. Public comments can identify project impacts
to terrestrial and marine biological resources; the visual qualities of the
Coast as viewed from trails, cars, trains and from the surf zone; sprawl from
extending urban water service; conflicts between mega-mansions, agricultural
zoning and with the rural character of the Gaviota Coast; cultural resources;
the unsuitability of septic system discharges due to soil conditions and the
fragile coastal bluff; bluff setback adequacy in light of sea level rise and
changing weather patterns; the need for comprehensive public access in the
area to manage impacts to natural resources, etc.
For more information visit : GCC website (detailed talking
points posted): http://www.gaviotacoastconservancy.org/
Santa Barbara County Planning and Development Department webpage
for Makar Residential Project: http://sbcountyplanning.org/projects/06CDH-00038/index.cfm
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Makar Residential Project
Scoping Fact sheet and Talking points
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