Consideration of Initiation of a General Plan Amendment for change in land use designation at the property located at 7979 Hollister Avenue

Agenda Item C.1

CPMS PUBLIC HEARING
Meeting Date: September 1, 2026

TO: Mayor and Councilmembers

SUBMITTED BY: Peter Imhof, Planning and Environmental Review Director

PREPARED BY: Lisa Prasse, Current Planning Manager

SUBJECT: Consideration of Initiation of a General Plan Amendment for change in land use designation at the property located at 7979 Hollister Avenue from Open Space – Active Recreation to Commercial – Visitor Serving

RECOMMENDATION:

After conducting the public hearing:

A. Adopt Resolution No. 26-___, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Initiating the Processing of an Applicant-Requested General Plan Amendment to change the Land Use Designation as shown on Figure 2-1 of the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan from Open Space-Active Recreation to Visitor-Serving Commercial at 7979 Hollister Avenue known as APN 079-210-042; Case No. 25 -0001-GPA and finding that th e resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act”; OR

B. Adopt Resolution No. 26-___, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Initiating the Processing of a text amendment to Table 2-4 of the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan to add Recreational Vehicle Park use to the Open Space – Active Recreation land use category citywide ; Case No. 25 - 0001-GPA and finding that the resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act”

BACKGROUND:

General Plan
The City of Goleta adopted its General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan (General Plan) on October 2, 2006. The General Plan contains the following seven state-required elements and two optional elements as follows: Land Use Element, Open Space Element, Conservation Element, Safety Element, Visual and Historic Resources Element, Transportation Element, Public Facilities Element, Noise Element, and Housing Element.

The Land Use Element includes a Land Use Plan Map (Figure 2 -1), which identifies a 1 Meeting Date: September 1, 2026

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land use designation for each parcel in the City. The most recent amendment occurred on April 21, 2026.

The Land Use Plan Map (Attachment 4) identifies the subject parcel as Open Space- Active Recreation (OS-AR). Land Use Element Policy LU 6.3 (Attachment 5) identifies the purpose of the OS-AR Land Use Designation and how it is intended to operate.

General Plan Amendment Request
This General Plan Amendment initiation (GPA-I) was submitted on February 19, 2025 by the applicant representative J. Ritterbeck of True North Land Use Consulting on behalf of the property owners of 7979 Hollister Avenue, Bell Canyon Recreation, LLC. The request is to change the land use designation of the property from OS -AR to Visitor Serving Commercial in order to facilit ate the creation of a coastal-oriented RV/campground and other lod ging options and commercial amenities . The GPA -I request was deemed completed on June 9, 2026, after the change of ownership approved by the City on May 8, 2026.

General Plan Amendment Initiation Process
The General Plan Amendment (GPA) process is governed by Article 6 of State Planning and Zoning Law (Government Code Sections 65350 et seq.). Pursuant to state law, GPAs require the Planning Commission’s consideration and recommendation. However, the final decision is a legislative action and is reserved for the City Council to make.

Before a GPA can be considered, it must be initiated, applying procedures established by City Council Resolution No. 12 -13 for the initiation process, as codified in Goleta Municipal Code (GMC) Section 17.67.030. These procedures require that all requests for GPAs be referred to the City Council for initiation at a public hearing prior to processing.

Resolution No. 12 -13 and GMC subsection 17.67.030(B) provide five factors the City Council must consider for the initiation of a GPA. These five factors are:

1. The amendment proposed appears to be consistent with the Guiding Principles and Goals of the General Plan;

2. The amendment proposed appears to have no material effect on the community or the General Plan;

3. The amendment proposed provides additional public benefit to the community as compared to the existing land use designation or policy;

4. Public facilities appear to be available to serve the affected site, or their provision will be addressed as a component of the amendment process; or

5. The amendment proposed is required under other rules or regulations.

Initiation of the GPA is a procedural step authorizing staff to begin analysis, public review, and environmental assessment, upon formal application submittal. It does not constitute approval of the amendment or any future projects on the site. All aspects of a future development proposal, including the environmental analysis, would be considered by the 2 Meeting Date: September 1, 2026

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Planning Commission at a noticed public hearing, followed by the Planning Commi ssion making a recommendation to the City Council. The City Council would be the decision - making body for all the project components at a public hearing.

Site Information
The 4.46-acre subject parcel is currently owned by Bell Canyon Recreation, LLC, located at 7979 Hollister Avenue. It is geographically located south of Highway 101 and west of Cathedral Oaks Road (see Figure 1: Subject Site with the parcel shaded in blue). The current General Plan land use designation and zoning at the subject site is Open Space- Active Recreation (OS-AR). The land use designation surrounding the subject site to the east and south is Open Space–Active Recreation (OS-AR), to the west is Visitor Serving Commercial (VS), to the north is Highway 101. The area surrounding the subject site and existing land uses of those sites are shown in Figure 2 below. The subject parcel is currently developed with the oil processing facility, also known as the Ellwood Onshore Oil and Gas Processing Facility (EOF). The parcels to the east and south are developed with a commercial golf course (Sand Piper Golf Course), and to the west is a commercial resort (The Bacara Ritz-Carlton Resort).

Figure 1: Subject Site

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Figure 2: General Plan Land Use Designation Map

Site Background
The Ellwood Onshore Facility (EOF) is located in the City of Goleta (City) and is subject to City regulatory requirements and the EOF Land Use Permit No. 08 -134-LUP. In the 1920s and 30s, the EOF was developed as a crude oil storage facility to assist Platform Holly with approximately four aboveground s torage tanks, and subsequently two oil storage sumps. The site was redeveloped in the early 1970s with aboveground storage tanks and associated facilities for the storage, processing, and transmission of crude oil and gas produced from the surrounding Ellwood Oil Field. In approximately 1986, it was redeveloped with the oil and gas processing facilities currently located on site.

The Venoco Liquidating Trust (Venoco Trust) formerly occupied, owned, operated, and was the guarantor of the EOF , was subject to the City’s regulatory and permit authority.

On January 10, 2024, Bell Canyon Recreation, LLC was granted ownership of the EOF by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court based on an Order of Purchase Agreement transferring the property from the Venoco Trust to Bell Cany on Recreation, LLC (U.S. Chapter 11 Case No. 17-10828). Bell Canyon Recreation, LLC, as the new EOF owner, is subject to the City’s regulatory and permit authority. During the bankruptcy period, the oil and gas processing facility was decommissioned and is now hydrocarbon-free. On May 8, 2026, the City of Goleta approved the Change of Ownership application and formally accepted the application for the request for General Plan Amendment Initiation. The GPA -I (25- 0001 GPA) was deemed complete on June 8, 2026.

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Relevant General Plan and Goleta Municipal Code (GMC) Provisions General Plan Policies LU 6.2 and 6.3 outline the differences between the passive (Open Space-Passive Recreation or OS -PR) and active recreation (Open Space -Active Recreation or OS-AR) land use designations. These policies are provided as Attachments 5 and 6 for reference. Generally, the OS-PR designation reflects sites that are in a more natural state (e. g., Lake Los Carneros or Ellwood Mesa) as compared to open space areas that have ac tive recreational uses or could be used for active recreational uses (e.g., Girsh Park or Sandpiper Golf Course). OS -AR sites may include both active and passive uses.

Further, Section 17.72.030 of the GMC includes three types of lodging and visitor services as a use classification . These types of lodging are Hotel/Motels, Recreational Vehicle Parks (RV), and Time Share Uses and these lodging types are described in the following excerpt from Title 17:

Review of the use tables in the zoning districts of Title 17:
 Hotels/Motels uses are allowed by right in the Regional Commercial, Community Commercial, and Visitor Serving zone districts and with approval of a Conditional Use Permit in the Old Town zone d istrict. Further, Hotels/Motels are allowed in the Hotel Overlay locations namely at the northeast corner of Storke and Hollister and northeast corner of Robin Hill Road and Hollister
 RV Park uses are allowed with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit in the Old Town, Visitor Serving, and General Commercial zone districts.  Time Share uses are allowed by right in the Visitor Serving zone district.

Further, GMC Section 12.01.030(A) generally makes it unlawful to camp inside or outside a vehicle in or on any of the following locations:

 Public road
 City-owned building and parking lot unless certain conditions are met  All other public property
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 Private property unless located in a Recreational Vehicle Park (RV) as defined in GMC Section 17.72 or with a temporary overnight camping license.

Based on the provision of Section 12.01.030, camping is allowed within the City as part of an approved RV park. A copy of Chapter 12.01 of the GMC regarding camping is provided as Attachment 3.

DISCUSSION:

The primary question for City is what uses does the Council envision on th e subject property now that the EOF has been decommissioned:

1. Current OS -AR – Noncommercial uses include but are not limited to parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities, trails, wildlife preserves. Commercial uses include playing fields, sports courts, gymnasiums, swimming pools, picnic facilities, tennis courts, golf courses, and b otanical gardens, as well as related food concessions or community centers.

2. Applicant Desired Change to Visitor Services (in order to create an RV park) – Allowed uses include resorts, hotels and motels, bed and breakfasts, RV parks, visitor services and attractions, eating and drinking establishments, retail stores, coastal-related commercial uses, entertainment and recreation services, wireless telecommunications, and one caretaker unit.

3. Staff Alternative to add the RV Park use to all OS-AR zoned properties throughout the City.

Regardless of the land use designation of the property, t he parcel is adjacent to an Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area (ESHA). The City’s ESHA policies and regulations will be applicable no matter what the land use designation is, and any future development will need to abide by the adopted protections for sensitive habitat. Further, as the site is located within the Coastal Zone, California Coastal Commission approval of any development proposal will also be needed after City action, if the City’s LCP had not been certified by the Coastal Commission at the time of City action.

Applicant’s Request
The applicant has requested the change in land use designation shown on Figure 2-1 of the General Plan for the subject parcel from OS -AR to VS in order to submit a development proposal to the City for consideration. The applicant’s desired development, RV parking and hotel/motel, is currently not allowed under the existing OS-AR designation but is allowed under the VS designation.

In contrast, the V S designation would allow a substantially broader range of uses, as identified above and in Table 2-2 of the General Plan and provided as Attachment 8. The proposed requested change to Figure 2 -1 of the General Plan would therefore expand the range and intensity of potentially permitted uses on the subject parcel. This increase 6 Meeting Date: September 1, 2026

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in allowable uses warrants consideration of the potential effects on surrounding land uses and environmental resources.

The applicant’s justification letter, provided as Attachment 9, identifies the reasons for the request for a land use designation change. The applicant has shared that its vision for the site is to develop an RV Park facility and a small Hotel/Motel resort, along with associated accessory uses, as potential future development. These uses envisioned with the future project align with the range of uses allowed under the VS zone district. Further, these uses may be compatible with the surrounding open space context , if appropriate ly designed and limited.

However, the broader range of uses permitted under the Visitor Serving Commercial designation, particularly larger-scale commercial, retail, dining, entertainment, and visitor- serving uses, could result in increased development intensity, activity, traffic, noise, lighting, and other impacts. Such changes could adversely affect the character of the surrounding area and function of adjacent open space areas and may create potential conflicts with the nearby ESHA.

Staff’s Identified Alternative
Staff has come up with a nother option to achieve the Applicant’s desire for RV parking and hotel/motel uses, which is to add to the RV park use to the OS/AR designation, which is provided as Attachment 7.

The staff alternative provides a more targeted approach of adding new allowed uses to the OS-AR designation could be more compatible with the site. This alternative would amend the text of the OS-AR land use category outlined in Table 2-4 of the General Plan to allow for RV park use found in Visitor Serving Commercial. This text amendment could include the RV Par k for future development in the existing O S-AR designated parcels (which could be made subject to an approval of a Conditional Use Permit) , while not allowing other uses listed in the Visitor Serving Commercial designation that could result in greater commercial intensity or adverse effects on adjacent areas.

GPA Initiation Criteria
As previously noted, the Council must consider a specific set of five factors when determining whether to initiate a GPA. Pursuant to Resolution 12-13 and GMC subsection

17.67.030(B), below is a discussion of the GPA initiation factors for City Council consideration for both the GPA change to Figure 2-1 and the text change to Table 2-4 of the Land Use Element.

The Applicant has provided a justification statement, provided as Attachment 9 , which cites the reasons to support the initiation of the GPA from OS-AR to VS and which are not repeated here.

Council should keep in mind that allowing the Applicant’s request to change Figure 2-1 of the General Plan to VS would only affect 7979 Hollister Avenue. In the alternative, i f Council determines to allow the initiation to study the changing of Table 2-4 to the General Plan to add the RV parking use to the OS-AR designation, then that change would affect 7 Meeting Date: September 1, 2026

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all the parcels that are designated OS -AR in the city. This would include Sandpiper Golf Course, Girsh Park, the Swell tennis club on Cathedral Oaks, and OS-AR-designated City parks.

Staff has prepared an evaluation in a pros vs. cons argument format for the three possible options (retain existing OS-AR designation as adopted, initiate request to amend Figure 2-1 of the General Plan, or initiate an amendment to Table 2 -4 of the General Plan) applying each of the criteria for the Council’s consideration as a side-by-side comparison.

1. The amendment proposed appears to be consistent with the Guiding Principles and Goals of the General Plan.

Pro Con
OS-AR
(no
change)
-No change to the application of
General Plan policies applicable to the
property and development standards.

-Limited reuse options include private
picnic areas, golf courses, tennis
courts, recreational facilities, ball parks,
sports fields, and playgrounds.

-The adopted development standards
include 25’ height limitation and 10’
setbacks from property lines in addition
to any ESHA setbacks.

-Limited range of uses
allowed to be developed on
privately owned open space-
designated property.

-Uses available may not
foster long-term economic
viability of the site for private
owner.

Change
OS-AR to
VS
-Expands range of uses to include RV
Parks, Motel/Hotels, and other
commercial uses at this site only.

-May create a lower cost lodging facility
in the Coastal Zone as compared to
adjacent lodging on Hollister.

-Would not expand area of
development within the city.

-Existing ESHA policies would remain
applicable.

-Continue to preserve passive open
space and agricultural areas within the
City as the proposed change would not
affect land designated as such and
therefore would be consistent with
-Impact from expanded range
of uses may be broader at
the site than desired over the
long term.

-May not be compatible with
character, scale and design of
neighborhood, depending on
design.
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Pro Con
relevant General Plan guiding
principles on this topic.

-Maintain economic prosperity with a
sustainable economy that is not based
on growth.

-No impact on housing supply as the
proposed change would not affect land
designated for housing and therefore
would be consistent with relevant
General Plan guiding principles on this
topic.

-Could be designed to be compatible
with character, scale and design of
neighborhood.

-Removal of an industrial facility in the
Coastal Zone and allows site to be
redeveloped with a use available to the
public
Add RV
park use to
OS-AR
(Staff
Identified
Alternative)
-Limits change to add only RV park
use subject to a CUP.

-May create a lower cost lodging facility
in the Coastal Zone as compared to
adjacent lodging on Hollister.

-Would not expand area of
development within the city.

-Existing ESHA policies would remain
applicable.

-Continue to preserve passive open
space and agricultural areas within the
City.

-Maintain economic prosperity with a
sustainable economy that is not based
on growth.

-No impact on housing supply.

-Impacts from expanded use
would be more than OS-AR
uses allowed currently.

-May not be compatible with
character, scale and design
of neighborhood, depending
on design.

-Change would affect all OS -
AR zoned parcels in the City
and would potentially impact
the character of these other
neighborhoods throughout the
City.
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Pro Con
-Could be designed to be compatible
with character, scale and design of
neighborhood.

-Removal of an industrial facility in the
Coastal Zone and allows site to be
redeveloped with a use available to the
public.

-Would maintain OS-AR designation.

2. The amendment proposed appears to have no material effect on the community or the General Plan.

Pro Con
OS-AR
(no
change)
-No change relative to the application
of General Plan policies applicable to
the property.

-Limited range of uses
allowed to be developed on
privately owned open space
property.

-May not foster long term
economic viability of the site.

Change
OS-AR to
VS
-
-Although the change would only
happen to this site, it would be
fundamental change to the allowed
land uses in this area.

-VS designation would be located
within proximity to another VS-
designated parcel approximately 300’
to the west.

-Local area already experiencing VS
level of activity with nearby hotel use
and recreational use of Haskell’s
Beach and Sandpiper Golf Course.

-Would provide a different type and
possible price point of Coastal visitor -
serving commercial than is currently
available in the city.
-Impact from expanded range
of uses at the site may be
broader than desired over the
long term.
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Pro Con
Add RV
Park use to
OS-AR
(Staff
Identified
Alternative)

-No change to the overall land use
pattern of the City.

-Would provide private property owners
of Open Space – Active Recreation-
zoned property additional limited range
of options for development
consideration.

-Would allow similar uses to occur on
this site as occurring in the western
portion of Hollister Avenue.

-Local area already experiencing
lodging and food service level of
activity with nearby hotel use and
Sandpiper.

-Would provide a different type of visitor-
serving commercial than available in the
city.
-Change would be applicable
to all OS-AR-designated
parcels in the City.

3. The amendment proposed provides additional public benefit to the community as compared to the existing land use designation or policy.

Pro Con
OS-AR
(no
change)
-The existing development pattern
would remain and no new public
benefits.
-Limited range of uses
allowed to be developed on
privately zone open space
property.

-May not foster long term
economic viability of the site.

Change
OS-AR to
VS
-Would provide a different type and
possible price point of coastal visitor-
serving lodging/ commercial than is
currently available in the city.

-Likely create an economically viable
new business on an already developed
site.
-Impact from expanded range
of uses at the site may be
more broad than desired over
the long term.

Add RV
Park use to
OS-AR
(Staff
-Allow RV park use within the OS-AR
land use category that may assist other
privately open OS-AR facilities remain
viable.
-Change would be applicable
to all OS-AR designated
parcels
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Pro Con
Identified
Alternative)

-New use category could be subject to
a CUP requirement to retain discretion
and ability to condition while allowing
reuse of the site with the expanded
use.

4. Public facilities appear to be available to serve the affected site, or their provisions will be addressed as a component of the amendment process.

Pro Con
OS-AR
(no
change)
-No change from current condition.

-The site is connected to water,
electricity, and gas services currently.

Septic system is currently in use at the
site.

N/A
Change
OS-AR to
VS
-The site would be required to connect
into the sewer line located in Hollister
Avenue, after either annexing into the
Goleta West Sanitary District or with a
service agreement.

-All other utilities would continue to be
able to serve the site and would be
upgraded as needed.

N/A
Add RV
Park use to
OS-AR
(Staff
Identified
Alternative)
-Not applicable as the amendment
would be applicable citywide and would
be evaluated at the time of
development.

-However, the site at 7979 Hollister
would be required to connect into the
sewer line located in Hollister Avenue,
after either annexing into the Goleta
West Sanitary District or with a service
agreement.

-All other utilities would continue to be
able to serve the site and would be
upgraded if needed.

N/A

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The parcel is currently owned and operated by Bell Canyon Recreation LLC, and all public facilities required to serve the site already do so. The provision of public facilities would also be addressed as a component of any future development.

5. The amendment proposed is required under other rules or regulations.

The proposed GPA to either Figure 2-1 or Table 2-4 is not required under other rules or regulations. The request is made by the owners of 7979 Hollister Avenue.

CONCLUSION

As mentioned above, if Council decides to initiate the GPA and study changing Figure 2- 1 to VS , as requested by the Applicant , that change would only affect 7979 Hollister Avenue. If Council decides to initiate the alternative GPA and study changing Table 2-4 to add RV park use to OS-AR as the staff-identified Alternative, then that change would affect all the parcels that are designated OS -AR. This latter change would include Sandpiper Golf Course, Girsh Park, the Swell tennis club on Cathedral Oaks, the Lake Los Carneros Swim Club on Covington Drive, and City parks.

It appears that both the requested amendment to Figure 2 -1 or the text to Table 2-4 can be supported by the five GPA initiation factors , as shared above. However, rather than changing the entire land use design ation of the property as requested by the applicant , amending Table 2-4 to allow RV park use could accommodate the applicant’s intended development while providing the City greater control over the range and intensity of future uses. As a result, the alternative would likely achieve similar objectives as the applicant- requested Figure 2-1 GPA, while reducing the potential for broader or more intensive development impacts.

Based on the analysis of the five factors above, if Council is interested in allowing the consideration of a future RV park development at the site, the n staff recommends initiating the text amendment GPA to Table 2 -4, to add RV park use to the OS-AR designation rather than the applicant’s request to change Figure 2-1 from OS-AR to VS.

Draft Resolutions for the GPA initiation to change Figure 2-1 from OS-AR to VS and the alternative to modify Table 2-4 regarding uses within OS-AR are provided as Attachments 1 and 2 , respectively, to this report. Section E of the Resolution s requires that the applicant apply for the GPA within two years of adoption of the Resolution (GMC Section

17.67.030(D)). If that were not to occur, then the Council action to initiate the GPA would expire. Lastly, Council’s decision to initiate the GPA would not obligate the City to approve the GPA in the future.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:

The initiation of a GPA is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3 of t he California Code of Regulations) because the activity is not a “project” as defined in Section 15378(b)(5), as an organizational or administrative activity by government that will not 13 Meeting Date: September 1, 2026

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result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. The initiation is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity is covered by the general rule which exempts activities that can be seen with certainty to have no possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment.

However, if the GPA is initiated, then the environmental impacts will be assessed as part of the environmental review for the GPA.

FISCAL IMPACTS:

The case processing costs associated with the initiation of the proposed GPA at 7979 Hollister Avenue are being borne by the Applicant.

ALTERNATIVES:

The City Council has all of the following options:

1. Choose not to initiate processing of the requested GPA. If not initiated, the parcel and its zoning designation will remain unchanged , and the applicant would need to work within the existing land use designations for a new use of the property;

2. Choose to initiate the processing of a General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation shown in Figure 2 -1 of the Land Use Element from OS -AR to Commercial Visitor Serving.

3. Choose to initiate the processing of a General Plan Amendment for a text modification to Land Use Table 2-4 for the Open Space Active Recreation Land Use Category to allow for RV Park use subject to a Conditional Use Permit requirement;

4. Continue the item so staff can return with alternative land use designation options as directed by Council; or

5. Continue the item for additional information or discussion.

LEGAL REVIEW BY: Isaac Rosen, City Attorney

APPROVED BY: Robert Nisbet, City Manager

ATTACHMENTS:

1. Resolution No. 26 -___, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Initiating the Processing of An Applicant -Requested General Plan Amendment to change the Land Use Designation as shown on Figure 2-1 of the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan from Open Space-Active Recreation to Visitor-Serving Commercial at 7979 Hollister Avenue known as APN 079-210-042; Case No. 25 -0001-GPA and finding that the resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act”
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Exhibit A – NOE

2. Resolution No. 26 -___, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Initiating the Processing of a text amendment to Table 2 -4 of the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan to include additional uses specifically, RV Park to the Open Space – Active Recreational land use category citywide ; Case No. 25 -0001-GPA and finding that the resolution is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act”
Exhibit A – NOE

3. GMC Chapter 12.01

4. General Plan Land Use Element Figure 2-1 “Land Use Plan Map”

5. General Plan Land Use Element Policy LU 6.3 – OS-AR

6. General Plan Land Use Element Policy LU 3.6 – C-VS (VS)

7. General Plan Land Use Element Table 2-4 “Allowable Uses and Standards for Other Land Use Categories”

8. General Plan Land Use Element Table 2 -2 “Allowable Uses and Standards for Commercial Use Categories”

9. Applicant’s GPA Initiation Factors Justification Statement

10. Staff PowerPoint Presentation

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Resolution No. 26-___, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Initiating the Processing of An Applicant-Requested General Plan Amendment to change the Land Use Designation as shown on Figure 2-1 of the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan from Open Space-Active Recreation to Visitor- Serving Commercial at 7979 Hollister Avenue known as APN 079-210-042; Case No. 25-0001-GPA”
Exhibit A – NOE
16 Resolution No.26-_ Initiation of General Plan Amendment to Figure 2-1 for 7979 Hollister Avenue Page 1 RESOLUTION NO. 26- _

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA,

CALIFORNIA, INITIATING THE PROCESSING OF AN APPLICANT-

REQUESTED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE
LAND USE DESIGNATION AS SHOWN ON FIGURE 2-1 OF THE

GENERAL PLAN/ COASTAL LAND USE PLAN FROM OPEN SPACE-
ACTIVE RECREATION TO VISITOR-SERVING COMMERCIAL AT 7979 HOLLISTER AVENUE KNOWN AS APN 079-210-042; CASE NO. 25- 0001-GPA AND FINDING THAT THE RESOLUTION IS EXEMPT FROM

THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT

WHEREAS the Goleta General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan (General Plan) is the City’s official policy that guides land use and physical development of the geographic area of the incorporated City limits; and

WHEREAS California Government Code Section s 65350 et seq. auth orize cities and counties to prepare, adopt and amend General Plans and their elements; and

WHEREAS California Government Code Section 65358(a) reads, “If it deems it to be in the public interest, the legislative body may amend all or part of an adopted General Plan. An amendment to the General Plan shall be initiated in the manner specified by the legislative body. Notwithstanding Section 66016, a legislative body that permits persons to request an amendment of the General Plan may require that an amount equal to the estimated cost of preparing the amendment be deposited with the planning agency prior to the preparation of the amendment”; and

WHEREAS City Council Resolution No. 12-13 and Goleta Municipal Code Chapter

17.67 establish a procedure for the initiation of processing of requests for a General Plan Amendment; and

WHEREAS City Council Resolution No. 12 -13 and Goleta Municipal Code subsection 17.67.030(B) require the City Council to consider certain factors for the initiation of General Plan amendments, including consistency with the Guiding Principles and Goals of the General Plan, no material effect on the community or the General Plan, providing additional public benefit to the community as compared to the existing land use designation or policy, availability of or the future study of the availability of public services, or rules or regulations that may drive the need to amend the General Plan; and

WHEREAS, on February 19, 2025 , J. Ritterbeck of True North Land Use Consulting (Agent) submitted a request for the initiation of a General Plan Amendment to the land use designation to Assessor’s Parcel Number s 079-210-042 (Site) on behalf of the Bell Canyon Recreation, LLC (property owner); and

WHEREAS, on June 9, 2026, the request was deemed complete after the change of ownership was approved by the City on May 8, 2026; and

17 Resolution No.26-_ Initiation of General Plan Amendment to Figure 2-1 for 7979 Hollister Avenue Page 2 WHEREAS the existing General Plan land use designation for the Site is Open Space- Active Recreation (OSAR) and the Applicant is seeking the initiation of a General Plan Amendment affecting Figure 2 -1 of the Land Use Element to change the land use designation from OSAR to Visitor Serving Commercial (C-VS or VS) to allow for the land use including the commercial uses not current allowed in open space active recr eation including RV park, hotel/ motel use and other related ancillary commercial uses for a coastal-adjacent visitor-serving development at the decommissioned Ellwood Onshore Facility; and

WHEREAS the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on September 1, 2026, at which time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard; and

WHEREAS the City Council considered the entire administrative record, including staff reports, the General Plan, and oral and written testimony from interested persons;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. General Plan Initiation Factors
The City Council makes the following statements regarding the initiation factors outlined in City Council Resolution No. 12-13 and Goleta Municipal Code Section 17.67.030:

1. The amendment proposed appears to be consistent with the Guiding Principles and Goals of the General Plan.

The proposed amendment is consistent with the Guiding Principles and Goals of the General Plan, as follows:

The proposed amendment to Figure 2 -1 would not expand the area of development within the city as the site has been developed for over 50 years and the reuse of the site would stay within the footprint of an already disturbed site. Further, any future development would need to be developed with the City’s existing Environmental Sensitive Habitat Area policies and regulations. The proposed amendment would maintain economic prosperity with a sustainable economy that is not based on growth and there would be no impact on housing. Further, the amendment to Figure 2-1 would facility the removal of a non-conforming industrial facility in the Coastal Zone and allow the site to be redeveloped with a use available to the public. Further, the amendment to Figure 2-1 would be applicable only to 7979 Hollister Avenue.

2. The amendment proposed appears to have no material effect on the community or the General Plan or Specific Plan.

It is anticipated that the proposed amendment from Open Space – Active Recreation (OSAR) to Visitor Serving Commercial (C -V) would have no material effect on the community or the General Plan because the change would apply only to the 18 Resolution No.26-_ Initiation of General Plan Amendment to Figure 2-1 for 7979 Hollister Avenue Page 3 approximately 4.46-acre subject parcel. The change to Figure 2-1 of the General Plan would not change the overall land use pattern of the City just the designation on this single site. Further, the change to Figure 2-1 to VS designation would be located within the proximity to another VS designated parcel approximately 300’ to the west . The site would remain subject to applicable development standards, environmental requirements adopted within the city to which the future development proposals would be subject.

3. The amendment proposed provides additional public benefit to the community as compared to the existing land use designation or policy.

The proposed land use change from OS-AR to VS would provide a different type and possible price point of coastal visitor-serving lodging than is currently available in the city. The change to Figure 2-1 of the General Plan to VS could provide an expanded range of uses at this site that could add to the economic viability of with the reuse of this site. While the current land use OS-AR allows for a variety of active uses, including commercial recreation uses like sports facilities, rental and food sales, VS would provide for a more expansive list of uses including the uses that the applicant is most interested in developing , i.e., RV park, hotel/motel and ancillary commercial uses i n support of the lodging use.

4. Public facilities appear to be available to serve the affected site, or their provisions will be addressed as a component of the amendment process.

Public service/facilities already exist to serve the site. The site is already connected to water, electricity, and gas services currently. Septic system is currently in use at the site. The site would be required to connect into the sewer line located in Hollister Avenue as part of the future development proposal.

5. The amendment proposed is required under other rules or regulations.

The proposed GPA is not required under other rules or regulations. The request is made on by the owners of the 7979 Hollister Avenue.

SECTION 2. Environmental Assessment
The initiation of a General Plan Amendment is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations) because the activity is not a “project” as defined in Section 15378(b)(5) as an organizational or administrative activity by government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

The initiation is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity is covered by the general rule which exempts activities that can be seen with certainty to have no possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment.
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SECTION 3. Action
The City Council hereby authorizes staff to initiate processing of an Applicant-Request General Plan Amendment to change the Land Use designation as shown on Figure 2 -1 of the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan (General Plan) from Open -Space-Active Recreation to Visitor-Serving Commercial at 7979 H ollister Avenue known as APN 079- 210-042

The initiation of the General Plan Amendment does not suggest how the City Council may ultimately act on the General Plan Amendment when it is brought forward for City Council consideration. The initiation of the General Plan Amendment shall not influence the City Council’s determination of the General Plan Amendment in the future.

SECTION 4. Effective Date
This Resolution becomes effective upon adoption.

SECTION 5. Time Limit
The Council action to initiate this General Plan Amendment will automatically expire after two (2) years from the date of this Resolution, if an application for the General Plan Amendment is not submitted to the Planning and Environmental Review Department during this timeframe.

SECTION 6. Certification
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.

SECTION 7. Records
The documents and materials associated with this Resolution that constitute the record of proceedings on which the City Council’s findings and determinations are based are located at 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B, Goleta CA 93117.

20 Resolution No.26-_ Initiation of General Plan Amendment to Figure 2-1 for 7979 Hollister Avenue Page 5 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1st day of September 2026.

_____________________________

PAULA PEROTTE
MAYOR

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_________________________ ___________________________
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ ISAAC ROSEN

CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
21 Resolution No.26-_ Initiation of General Plan Amendment to Figure 2-1 for 7979 Hollister Avenue Page 6

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss.

CITY OF GOLETA )

I, DEBORAH S. LOPEZ, City Clerk of the City of Goleta, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 26-__ was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Goleta at a regular meeting held on the 1st day of September 2026 by the following vote of the Council:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTENTIONS:

(SEAL)

__________________________
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ

CITY CLERK

22 EXHIBIT A TO ATTACHMENT 1
Notice of Exemption
23 Exhibit A to Attachment 1

NOTICE OF EXEMPTION (NOE)

1 To: Office of Planning and Research From: City of Goleta P.O. Box 3044, 1400 Tenth St. Rm. 212 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B Sacramento, CA 95812-3044 Goleta, CA 93117

Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
County of Santa Barbara
105 E. Anapamu Street, Room 407
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Subject: Filing of Notice of Exemption

Project Title:

Consideration of Initiation of a General Plan Amendment for 7979 Hollister Avenue known as APN 079-210-042
Case No. 25-0001-GPA

Project Applicant:

J. Ritterbeck of True North Land Use Consulting
On behalf of Bell Canyon Recreation, LLC, Property Owner

Project Location (Address and APN):
7979 Hollister Avenue
Goleta, CA 93117
County of Santa Barbara
APN 079-210-042

Description of Nature, Purpose and Beneficiaries of Project:

Initiating a General Plan Amendment (GPA) to change the land use designations shown on Figure 2-1 of the General Plan from Open Space-Active Recreation (OSAR) to Visitor Serving Commercial (C-VS) on the site.

The purpose of the project is to change the General Plan designation to a designation that would allow for the commercial uses that would best benefit the uses proposed which are currently not allowed in the Open Space Active Recreation designation. The beneficiary of the project is the property owner.

Name of Public Agency Approving the Project:

City Council of the City of Goleta

Name of Person or Agency Carrying Out the Project:

J. Ritterbeck of True North Land Use Consulting
On behalf of Bell Canyon Recreation, LLC, Property Owner

Exempt Status:
 Categorical Exemption: § 15378 (b)(5) organizational or administrative activity by government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

24 Exhibit A to Attachment 1

NOTICE OF EXEMPTION (NOE)

2 Reason(s) why the project is exempt:

The proposed project is categorically exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000 et seq.; “CEQA”) and CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Regs. §§ 15000 et seq.). The initiation of a General Plan Amendment is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations) because the activity is not a “project” as defined in Section 15378(b)(5) as an organizational or administrative activity by government that will not result in direct or indirect physical ch anges in the environment. The initiation is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity is covered by the general rule which exempts activities that can be seen with certainty to have no possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment.

City of Goleta Contact Person, Telephone Number, and Email:

Elizabeth Yee, Contract Planner
[email protected] on behalf of the City of Goleta
Lisa Prasse, Current Planning Manager
805-961-7542; [email protected]

Signature Title Date

If filed by the applicant:

1. Attach certified document of exemption finding

2. Has a Notice of Exemption been filed by the public agency approving the project?
Yes No

Date received for filing at OPR: _____________________________________________

Note: Authority cited: Section 21083 and 211110, Public Resources Code Reference: Sections 21108, 21152.1, Public Resources Code 25 ATTACHMENT 2
Resolution No. 26-___, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Initiating the Processing of a text amendment to Table 2-4 of the General Plan to include additional uses specifically, RV Park, Hotel/ Motel and associated Accessory Commercial uses to the Open Space – Active Recreational land use category citywide; Case No. 25-0001-GPA”
Exhibit A – NOE

26 Resolution No.26-_ Initiation of GPA for Text Amendment to Table 2-4 of the General Plan Page 1 RESOLUTION NO. 26- _

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA,

CALIFORNIA, INITIATING THE PROCESSING OF TEXT AMENDMENT TO TABLE 2-4 OF THE GENERAL PLAN/COASTAL LAND USE PLAN
TO ADD RV PARK USE TO THE OPEN SPACE – ACTIVE
RECREATION LAND USE CATEGORY CITYWIDE; CASE NO. 25-
0001-GPA AND FINDING THAT THE RESOLUTION IS EXEMPT FROM

THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT

WHEREAS California Government Code Section s 65350 et seq. authorize cities and counties to prepare, adopt and amend General Plans and their elements; and

WHEREAS City Council Resolution No. 12-13 and Goleta Municipal Code Chapter

17.67 establish a procedure for the initiation of processing of requests for a General Plan Amendment; and

WHEREAS, on February 19, 2025 , J. Ritterbeck of True North Land Use Consulting (Agent) submitted a request for the initiation of a General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation as shown on General Plan Figure 2 -1 applicable to Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 079-210-042 (Site) on behalf of the Bell Canyon Recreation, LLC (property owner); and

WHEREAS, on June 9, 2026, the request was deemed complete after the change of ownership was approved by the City on May 8, 2026; and

27 Resolution No.26-_ Initiation of GPA for Text Amendment to Table 2-4 of the General Plan Page 2 WHEREAS the existing General Plan land use designation for the Site is Open Space-Active Recreation (OS-AR) and the Applicant is seeking the initiation of a General Plan Amendment affecting Figure 2 -1 of the Land Use Element to change the land use designation from OSAR to Visitor Serving Commercial (C-VS or VS) to allow for the land use, including the commercial uses not current allowed in open space active recreation , including RV park, hotel/ motel use and other related ancillary commercial uses for a coastal-adjacent visitor-serving development at the decommissioned Ellwood Onshore Facility; and

WHEREAS the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on September 1, 2026, at which time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard; and

WHEARAS the City determined that the request to initiate the change to Figure 2- 1 of the Land Use Element may not be consistent with the General Plan guiding principles;

WHEREAS the City Council considered the request for the Land Use Map modification and also considered the staff Alternative to initiate a text amendment to Table 2-4 to allow RV Park use with approval of a conditional use permit in the OS -AR designations; and

WHEREAS the staff Alternative recommends the text amendment to specifically add RV park, to the existing allowed uses Table 2 -4 under the “Other Land Use Designations” heading in Table 2-4 in the General Plan; and

WHEREAS the City Council considered the entire administrative record, including staff reports, the General Plan, and oral and written testimony from interested persons;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA, AS FOLLOWS:

1. The amendment proposed appears to be consistent with the Guiding Principles and Goals of the General Plan.

The proposed amendment is consistent with the Guiding Principles and Goals of the General Plan in that it would limit the range of additional use to just RV parks in the OS-AR district and can make it subject to a discretionary approval process instead of the entire range of uses allowed by the Visitor serving zone district. Further allowing RV parking in the OS-AR zone and in particular at this site, it may create a lower cost lodging facility in the Coastal Zone. Further, the existing Environmental Sensitive Habitat Area policies would not change or be affected, would continue to preserve 28 Resolution No.26-_ Initiation of GPA for Text Amendment to Table 2-4 of the General Plan Page 3 passive open space and agricultural areas within the City as currently designated, may aid in fostering economic prosperity with a sustainable economy . Lastly, amendment to Table 2 -4 would not ch ange the location of any OS-AR designated property nor change the city’s adopted land use pattern.

2. The amendment proposed appears to have no material effect on the community or the General Plan or Specific Plan.

The proposed amendment to Table 2 -4 of the General Plan would not change the adopted Figure 2-1 of the General Plan nor change the overall land use pattern of the City. The added uses would be subject to discretionary approval so that the site- specific impacts could be analyzed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Further the amendment would provide only RV park use as an additional use for private property owners of Open Space – Activity Recreational zoned property for development consideration.

3. The amendment proposed provides additional public benefit to the community as compared to the existing land use designation or policy.

The proposed amendment to Table 2-4 of the General Plan could provide RV lodging benefits to the city while assisting private property owners of Open Space – Active Recreation zoned site with an additional use that could assist with economic viability..

The additional use would be subject to discretionary approval so any impa cts could be addressed while not changing the adopted land use map of Figure 2-1.

4. Public facilities appear to be available to serve the affected site, or their provisions will be addressed as a component of the amendment process.

Not applicable since this amendment would be Citywide and the availability of public facilities/ infrastructure would be evaluated at the time of development.

For reference, most public utilities required to serve the site already do so. The site would need to be connected to the sanitary sewer which is in Hollister Avenue directly adjacent to the site. The provision of public facilities would also be addressed as a component of any future development.

5. The amendment proposed is required under other rules or regulations.

The proposed General Plan Amendment to Table 2 -4 of the General Plan is not required under other rules or regulations.

SECTION 2. Environmental Assessment
The initiation of a General Plan Amendment is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, 29 Resolution No.26-_ Initiation of GPA for Text Amendment to Table 2-4 of the General Plan Page 4 Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations) because the activity is not a “project” as defined in Section 15378(b)(5) as an organizational or administrative activity by government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

SECTION 3. Action
The City Council hereby authorizes the initiation of an amendment to Table 2-4 of the General Plan to include additional use specifically, RV Park to the Open Space – Active Recreation land use category with the approval of a conditional use permit.

Further, the initiation of t he General Plan Amendment does not suggest how the City Council may ultimately act on the General Plan Amendment when it is brought forward for City Council consideration. The initiation of the General Plan Amendment shall not influence the City Council’s determination of the General Plan Amendment in the future.

SECTION 4. Effective Date
This Resolution becomes effective upon adoption.

SECTION 6. Certification
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.

30 Resolution No.26-_ Initiation of GPA for Text Amendment to Table 2-4 of the General Plan Page 5 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1st day of September 2026.

_____________________________

PAULA PEROTTE
MAYOR

ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

_________________________ ___________________________
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ ISAAC ROSEN

CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
31 Resolution No.26-_ Initiation of GPA for Text Amendment to Table 2-4 of the General Plan Page 6

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss.

CITY OF GOLETA )

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTENTIONS:

(SEAL)

__________________________
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ

CITY CLERK

32 EXHIBIT A TO ATTACHMENT 2
Notice of Exemption
33 Exhibit A to Attachment 2

NOTICE OF EXEMPTION (NOE)

1 To: Office of Planning and Research From: City of Goleta P.O. Box 3044, 1400 Tenth St. Rm. 212 130 Cremona Drive, Suite B Sacramento, CA 95812-3044 Goleta, CA 93117

Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
County of Santa Barbara
105 E. Anapamu Street, Room 407
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Subject: Filing of Notice of Exemption

Project Title:

Consideration of Initiation of a General Plan Amendment Case No. 25-0001-GPA

Project Applicant:

J. Ritterbeck of True North Land Use Consulting
On behalf of Bell Canyon Recreation, LLC, Property Owner

Project Location (Address and APN):

All Open Space – Active Recreational Land Use Designation sites citywide; County of Santa Barbara

Description of Nature, Purpose and Beneficiaries of Project:

Initiating a General Plan Amendment (GPA) to modify Table 2-4 of General Plan to allow additional uses within the Open Space- Active Recreation (OSAR) land use designation.

The beneficiar y of the project would be the pr operty owners of OSAR designated properties.

Name of Public Agency Approving the Project:

City Council of the City of Goleta

Name of Person or Agency Carrying Out the Project:

J. Ritterbeck of True North Land Use Consulting
On behalf of Bell Canyon Recreation, LLC, Property Owner

Exempt Status:
 Categorical Exemption: § 15378 (b)(5) organizational or administrative activity by government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

Reason(s) why the project is exempt:

The proposed project is categorically exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000 et seq.; “CEQA”) and CEQA Guidelines 34 Exhibit A to Attachment 2

NOTICE OF EXEMPTION (NOE)

2 (14 Cal. Code Regs. §§ 15000 et seq.). The initiation of a General Plan Amendment is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations) because the activity is not a “project” as defined in Section 15378(b)(5) a s an organizational or administrative activity by government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. The ini tiation is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because the activity is covered by the general rule which exempts activities that can be seen with certainty to have no possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment.

City of Goleta Contact Person, Telephone Number, and Email:

Elizabeth Yee, Contract Planner
[email protected] on behalf of the City of Goleta
Lisa Prasse, Current Planning Manager
805-961-7542; [email protected]

Signature Title Date

If filed by the applicant:

1. Attach certified document of exemption finding

2. Has a Notice of Exemption been filed by the public agency approving the project?
Yes No

Date received for filing at OPR: _____________________________________________

Note: Authority cited: Section 21083 and 211110, Public Resources Code Reference: Sections 21108, 21152.1, Public Resources Code 35 ATTACHMENT 3
GMC Chapter 12.01
36 CHAPTER 12.01
OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
§ 12.01.010. Sleeping or Camping in Certain Areas Prohibited—Purpose.

The public roads, parks, recreation areas, open spaces and public property within the City should be readily accessible to residents and the public at large. The use of these areas for camping purposes interferes with the rights of others to use these areas for the purposes for which they were intended and can create public health and safety risks for the residents and detrimental impacts to the environment. The purpose of Sections 12.01.010 through 12.01.050 is to maintain public property in a safe, clean, and accessible condition for the benefit of the public at large. (Ord. 23-06 § 2)
§ 12.01.020. Definitions.

Unless the particular provisions or the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this section shall govern the construction, meaning and application of words and phrases used in Sections 12.01.010 through 12.01.050. “Camp” means to set up, pitch, occupy, or leave behind camp facilities or to use camp paraphernalia.
“Camp facilities” includes, but is not limited to, tents, shacks, huts or temporary shelters, structures or specialty vehicles (including, but not limited to, house trailers, camp trailers, camp wagons, and any other mobile or stationary campers), each of which are used or could be used for overnight camping.
“Camp paraphernalia” includes, but is not limited to, tarpaulins, cots, beds, hammocks or non-City designated cooking facilities, including, but not limited to, fueled cooking equipment, flammable gas canisters, combustible liquid containers, or similar items. “City” means the City of Goleta.
“High fire area” means those City-owned parcels that are included in or adjacent to a wildfire hazard area in the City’s current Community Wildfire Protection Plan, which may be amended from time to time by Council resolution. “Public property” means all property owned or controlled by the City. “Road” means the same as defined in Vehicle Code Section 527. “Temporary shelter” means any shelter not authorized by, or approved by, the City. “Vehicle” means the same as defined in Vehicle Code Section 670. (Ord. 23-06 § 2)
§ 12.01.030. Camping and Open Fires in Certain Areas
Prohibited—Generally—Exceptions.

A. It is unlawful for any person to camp, whether inside or outside of a vehicle in or on any:

City of Goleta, CA
§ 12.01.010 § 12.01.030
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2. City-owned building or parking lots, except that vehicles may be parked in and used for overnight sleeping in parking lots on City owned property if the following conditions are met:
a) The City has entered into a management agreement under which the contracting party agrees to assume administration and management of a program to oversee such use of City-owned property; and b) The management agreement referenced above satisfies all City concerns regarding liability, due process, evictions, fair housing notice and employee safety, and specifically states the location and number of vehicles permitted at that location; and
c) All vehicle occupants enter into a written agreement with the contracting party in a form approved by the City and comply with all terms and conditions of that agreement.

3. All other public property, including but not limited to, high fire areas, parks, open space, or creeks;

4. Private property, unless:
a) Located in a Recreational Vehicle Park as defined by Goleta Municipal Code Chapter 17.72 or as allowed for living purposes not exceeding 14 days in a six-month period as more particularly described in Goleta Municipal Code section 17.38.080; or
b) Temporary Overnight Camping License. The activity of using or occupying of a vehicle for living or overnight camping, living or sleeping purposes shall be allowed if such activity occurs within a parking area of real property owned or leased by a property owner who has obtained a temporary overnight camping license from the Neighborhood Services Department pursuant to the requirements defined in Section 12.01.035.

B. Except in exigent circumstances involving a threat to life, safety, health, or infrastructure, City officials, or any agent acting on their behalf, shall make every reasonable effort to identify and offer shelter and supportive services to persons in violation of this chapter prior to enforcement. Enforcement shall occur in the manner provided in the policies or guidelines, including those issued by the Department of Neighborhood Services pursuant to Section 12.01.050 of this Code.

C. Fires. No person shall build, maintain or light an open fire on any public property except within those facilities and/or areas provided and designated for that purpose by the City or otherwise allowed by the City or other applicable law. In addition to all available enforcement methods under the Municipal Code, notwithstanding Section 12.01.030(B) above, such illegal fire shall be immediately abated.

Exceptions to this requirement must be approved by the Public Works Director or designee.

City of Goleta, CA
§ 12.01.030 § 12.01.030
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A temporary overnight camping license shall be issued by the Neighborhood Services Department and considered valid, subject to the requirements of this section.

A. License Requirements and Conditions. A property owner, or nonprofit organization with written permission from a property owner, may apply for a license to the Neighborhood Services Department to allow the activity of overnight camping, occupying, living, or sleeping in a vehicle on a portion of real property that is designated for vehicular parking as an interim housing alternative, provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Any vehicle used for overnight accommodation shall be removed from the property at the time specified in the temporary overnight vehicle camping license issued to the property owner;

2. The use of the property for overnight vehicular camping must not conflict with express conditions imposed by the City on a use permit for the use of the real property;

3. The licensee must make adequate and sanitary bathroom facilities and garbage disposal services available on-site to the occupants of the vehicle;

4. The number of vehicles allowed at any one time shall be specified and shall be determined based on the size of the parking area available for such activity, but in no event shall the number of vehicles exceed the number of parking spaces available on the property;

5. Each vehicle shall not be allowed to be parked less than 50 feet from the property line of any real property being used for any residential purpose;

6. The vehicle must be properly and currently licensed for operation on the highway in accordance with the California Vehicle Code;

7. The vehicle occupant(s) shall not allow persons not authorized by the licensee to enter onto the property;

8. No fee, rent or other legal consideration shall be received by the licensee for the overnight camping activity; however, the occupant of a vehicle may serve as night-time security personnel on the property;

9. A temporary overnight camping license has been obtained pursuant to this section and all conditions, restrictions, and limitations pursuant to this section have been satisfied;

10. The property owner has agreed to assume administration and management of the use of the property for temporary overnight camping pursuant to the temporary overnight camping license or has entered into a management agreement with the licensee under which the licensee agrees to assume City of Goleta, CA
§ 12.01.030 § 12.01.035
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B. Application for Temporary Overnight Camping License. The Neighborhood Services Department may issue a license, subject to the following conditions for application being met:

1. The applicant for the license shall be the property owner or their designee, with written permission from the property owner to apply for the license;

2. The applicant shall file with the City a completed City application form providing the proposed location where the vehicles will be located and all additional information requested;

3. The applicant shall pay any application fee for cost recovery that the City may require as established by City Council resolution;

4. The temporary overnight camping license may be renewed following administrative review by the Neighborhood Services Department. In order for the Neighborhood Services Department to renew the license, the licensee must submit an annual report for the temporary overnight parking site to the Neighborhood Services Department, at least one month prior to the date the license was originally issued. The annual report shall include information regarding the number of persons served by the site, known outcomes of persons served by the site, measures taken to comply with this section, and any violations of this section and actions taken by the licensee to resolve such violations. The Neighborhood Services Department may refuse to renew any license which is associated with violations of the Goleta Municipal Code, state, or federal law that remain uncured at the time the annual report is due, including the failure to submit an annual report.

C. Grounds for Denial or Revocation of License. The Neighborhood Services Department may deny or revoke a temporary overnight camping license for any of the following reasons:

1. The activity is incompatible with the uses of properties within a 300-foot radius of the subject parcel;

2. The activity constitutes or has resulted in a nuisance or any other threat to public health, safety, or welfare; or

3. Any condition of the license has been violated, the operator has been given written notice of the violation, and fails to cure the violation within the time period established by the condition itself, or if there is no cure period set in the condition, as reasonably determined by the Neighborhood Services Department upon discovery of the violation; or

4. For license denials only, the Neighborhood Services Department determines, in its reasonable discretion, that a sufficient number of temporary overnight parking licenses have been granted to accommodate the number of persons City of Goleta, CA
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§ 12.01.040. Sleeping in Certain Areas—Exceptions.

Notwithstanding the prohibition against sleeping on a public road as set forth in this chapter, it is not the intent of Sections 12.01.010 through 12.01.050 to prohibit persons, when necessary for their safety or the safety of others, to pull off the public road and sleep, whether inside or outside their vehicles.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
§ 12.01.050. Camping in Certain Areas—Enforcement and Authority.

The terms and provisions of Sections 12.01.010 through 12.01.050 shall be implemented and enforced by the Neighborhood Services Department and the Police Chief or by any other peace officer, including city police officers. The Neighborhood Services Department is authorized to issue policies or guidelines, in consultation with the City Attorney's Office, as necessary to implement this Ordinance and its purposes, or to enforce this Ordinance in a manner consistent with state or federal law. (Ord. 02-01 § 1; Ord. 12-02 § 19; Ord. 25-08, 11/18/2025) § 12.01.060. Watercourses—Erecting Buildings or Structures Prohibited. needing temporary overnight parking accommodations in the City. A license shall not be revoked by the Neighborhood Services Department on this basis.

D. Hearing and Appeal on License Decision. Any party may file a written request for a hearing before the Director of Neighborhood Services within 10 days following a decision by the City to grant, deny or revoke a temporary overnight camping license. The public shall be provided notice of the hearing in compliance with State law. The hearing shall be opened no more than 45 days following the request for hearing being received by the City. A decision shall be made by Director of Neighborhood Services within 10 days of the hearing. Any decision of the Director of Neighborhood Services regarding denial of an application for a temporary overnight camping license may be appealed to the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee by filing a written appeal with the Neighborhood Services Department within 10 days of the Director of Neighborhood Services Decision. The decision of the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee is final.

E. Issuance upon Grant of License Application. A temporary overnight camping license shall be issued on a form approved by the City. The license shall be issued and valid only for the specific activity and property and under such conditions as indicated on the license.

A. The term "watercourses" means a natural or artificial channel through which water flows, and includes but is not limited to, streams, creeks, arroyos, gulches, washes and the beds thereof, whether containing water or dry.

B. It is unlawful for any person to construct or maintain, or to permit to be constructed or maintained, in or within 150 feet of any watercourse, any building or structure without a permit or license issued by the City.

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§ 12.01.035 § 12.01.060
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§ 12.01.070. Watercourses—Dumping Garbage, Debris, etc., Prohibited.

It is unlawful for any person to dump or place, or to permit to be dumped or placed, deposited or accumulated in any watercourse, on private property, any debris, garbage, rubbish, trash, brush, timber, waste products or any combustible or incombustible material or commodities whatsoever, which obstructs, prevents, diverts, or tends to obstruct, prevent or divert the normal, natural or ordinary flow of water in such water course, or which at any time may be in such water course. (Ord. 02-01 § 1)
§ 12.01.080. Discharge Near Schools.

It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a peace officer acting in his or her official line of duty, to shoot, fire or discharge, or for any person to cause or permit to be shot, fired or discharged in any location within the City lying within one-half mile of the boundaries of any school, college or university, any rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver or other firearm, except when it may be necessary to do so to protect life or property or to destroy or kill any predatory or dangerous animal, or except at any established shooting range.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
§ 12.01.090. Public Nudity—Findings and Intent of City Council.

The City Council hereby finds and determines as follows:

A. It is the policy of the City that the public beaches, parks and places hereof shall be available for the use and enjoyment of the public to the maximum extent possible.

B. It is further the policy of the City that members of the public are entitled to use the public beaches, parks and places hereof without being subjected to potentially offensive conduct by other members of the public.

C. The presence of persons in a state of nudity in public places, places open to the public, and places open to public view whether such places are publicly or privately owned, tends to discourage the use and enjoyment of the public beaches, parks and places of this City, creates a nuisance, and may be offensive to members of the public who wish to use and enjoy such public beaches, parks and places.

D. The presence of persons in a state of nudity in public places, places open to the public, and places open to public view whether such places are publicly or privately owned, may be offensive to persons residing in the vicinity of such places and interferes with such residents’ comfortable enjoyment of their property.

E. The presence of persons in a state of nudity in public places, places open to the public and places open to public view whether such places are publicly or privately owned, creates a nuisance and is offensive as set forth hereinabove even when such nudity is not sexually motivated and is not otherwise lewd.

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§ 12.01.100. Public Nudity—Offenses Numerated—Penalties. (Ord. 02-01 § 1)
§ 12.01.110. Motor Vehicle Nuisance on Unimproved Property—Findings and Intent.

The City Council hereby finds and determines as follows:

F. The prohibition of nude persons from public places, places open to the public, and places open to public view whether such places are publicly or privately owned is necessary to preserve and maintain the public order and the general welfare of the citizens of this City.

G. It is the intent of the City Council to prohibit nudity in public places, places open to the public, and places open to public view whether such places are publicly or privately owned, even when such nudity is not sexually motivated or otherwise lewd.

A. It is hereby declared a public nuisance and unlawful for any person to appear on any beach, park, street or in any other public place or place open to the public or exposed to public view, including specifically a view from any private residence or any portion of the real property in the immediate vicinity of such private residence, whether such place is publicly or privately owned, unclothed or in such a state of undress as to expose, in the case of a female, any portion of her breasts below the areolas thereof or in the case of any male or female, any part of his or her pubic or anal region or genitalia.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any acts which take place wholly within a fully enclosed building or any portion thereof; and nothing contained herein shall be construed to prohibit any act or acts which are expressly authorized or prohibited by the California Penal Code.

A. In several locations, unimproved areas of land exist in close proximity to lands developed for residential use.

B. Persons lawfully occupying lands for residential purpose have the right to quiet and peaceful enjoyment of their homes and grounds. Persons lawfully on unimproved lands have the right not to have their lives, limbs and properties endangered by operation of motor vehicles on such lands.

C. Many persons drive motor vehicles of many kinds, including passenger cars, vans, trucks, dune buggies, motorcycles and off-road vehicles onto such unimproved lands and operate such motor vehicles on such lands so as to create substantial nuisances to nearby residents including, but not limited to large amounts of dust and excessive exhaust noise. Such persons, furthermore, often operate such motor vehicles so that they endanger the lives, limbs and property of other persons on such lands.

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§ 12.01.120. Use of Motor Vehicles on Unimproved Real Property.

D. The climatic and geographic conditions in the City tend to increase the secondary effects of such motor vehicles operated in and around unimproved property and near sensitive habitats. These climatic and geographic conditions and sensitive habitats in the City include dry inland areas, pristine forests, wildlife refuges, critical chaparral areas with long recovery times following surface damage, sensitive watersheds, watercourses, wetlands and coastal environments.

E. Local, state and federal agencies have designated and set aside specific areas, trails and routes for the express purpose of allowing the safe and non-offensive recreational use of off-road vehicles.

F. State laws making trespassing on private property breaches of the peace, and other activities which occur on such lands misdemeanors, have not proved effective in controlling and terminating such motor vehicle activities on unimproved lands, whether public or privately owned.

G. It is the intent of the City Council to prohibit activities of motor vehicles on unimproved lands, whether public or privately owned, which create dust and noise nuisances to nearby residents, which endanger lives, limbs and property of persons lawfully on such unimproved lands, and which endanger sensitive habitats located on such unimproved lands, in order to protect and preserve the public peace, safety and welfare.

A. It is unlawful for any person willfully to drive any motor vehicle as that term is defined in the Vehicle Code upon unimproved portions of real property in the City, whether public property, or property belonging to or lawfully occupied by another, without the express permission of the owner, the owner’s agent or the person in lawful possession of said real property.

B. “Unimproved” for the purposes of this section means real property upon which there exists no structures occupied by any public agency, the owner of the real property, the owner’s agent, persons in lawful possession of said real property or persons who have the permission of the owner, the owner’s agent or the person in lawful possession of said real property.

C. These provisions affecting motor vehicle use on unimproved portions of real property shall not apply to any areas in the City which are directly authorized by a conditional use permit, or otherwise, under City zoning ordinances to permit motorcycle, off-road vehicle or motor vehicle racing use or uses.

D. These provisions affecting motor vehicle use on unimproved portions of real property shall not apply to the use of motor vehicles for agricultural purposes, as defined by Civil Code Section 3482.5 and the City Code, vehicles being used for governmental purposes, or the direct crossing of unimproved property from a roadway or trail designated for motor vehicle use in order to remain on said roadway or trail.

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§ 12.01.110 § 12.01.120
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§ 12.01.130. Display of Materials Harmful to Minors.

No material which is harmful to minors, as defined in Section 313 of the California Penal Code, shall be displayed in a public place, other than a public place from which minors are excluded, unless blinder racks are placed in front of the material so that the lower two-third of the material is not exposed to view.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
§ 12.01.140. Urinating or Defecating in Public Prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate in or upon any street, sidewalk, alley, plaza, park, beach, public building or public maintained facility, or any place open to the public or exposed to public view. This section shall not be construed so as to prohibit the use for urination or defecation of the lawfully constructed restroom facilities designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste.
(Ord. 02-01 § 1)
City of Goleta, CA
§ 12.01.120 § 12.01.140
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47 ATTACHMENT 5
General Plan Land Use Element Policy LU 6.3 – OS-AR
48 Goleta General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2.0 Land Use Element

September 2006 2-16
LU 6.3 Open Space/Active Recreation. [GP/CP] This designation is intended to identify existing or planned areas for public parks and active recreational activities and facilities, such as playgrounds, picnic areas, tennis courts, ballparks, and sports fields. This use category is also intended to apply to significant private outdoor recreational facilities, such as golf courses and privately owned parks. Individual recreational areas may include a mix of passive and active recreational features or improvements. Appropriate caretaker facilities and residences may also be allowed if consistent with the character of the planned uses. The designation may also include storm drainage facilities.
49 ATTACHMENT 6
General Plan Land Use Element Policy LU 3.6 – C-VS (VS) 50 Goleta General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2.0 Land Use Element

September 2006 2-14
LU 3.6 Visitor Commercial (C-V). [GP/CP] This use category is intended to provide for a variety of commercial uses of low to moderate intensity often at or near scenic locations that may serve as destinations for visitors. Customers are anticipated to drive or be transported to these establishments by vehicles. Development in Visitor Commercial areas shall be designed in a manner that will limit encroachment into residential or resource areas. When located near the beach or other natural areas, public access to resource areas shall be required. Transient lodging units such as hotels that are operated as hotel condominiums, time-shares, or under a fractional ownership model shall be permitted uses, regulated through measures including but not limited to owner-occupancy limitations, to assure these accommodations are available without limitation to the general public and protect the City’s transient occupancy tax base.
(Amended by Reso. 08-30, 6/17/08)
51 ATTACHMENT 7
General Plan Land Use Element Table 2-4 “Allowable Uses and Standards for Other Land Use Categories”
52 Goleta General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2.0 Land Use Element

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ALLOWABLE USES AND STANDARDS FOR OTHER LAND USE CATEGORIES Allowed Uses and Standards
Other Land Use Categories

AG OS-PR OS-AR P-S
Residential Uses
One Single-Family Detached Dwelling per Lot X – – –
Farmworker Residential Units X – – –
Second Residential Dwelling Unit X – – –
Caretaker Residential Unit – – X X
Agricultural Uses
Orchards and Vineyards X – – –
Row Crop Production X – – –
Specialty Agriculture and Floriculture X – – –
Livestock Grazing X – – –
Small-Scale Confined Animal Operations X – – –
Small-Scale Agricultural Processing X – – –
Small-Scale Greenhouses X – – –
Sale of On-Site Agricultural Products X – – –
Other X – – –
Open Space and Outdoor Recreation
Active Recreation – – X X
Open Space and Passive Recreation – X X X
Golf Course, including customary ancillary uses and structures – – X X Nature Preserve – X X X
Public and Quasi-public Uses
General Government Administration – – – X
Fire Stations X – – X
Schools (Public and Private) – – – X
Other Government Facilities – – – X
Other Uses
Religious Institutions – – – X
Small-Scale Residential Care Facility X – – –
Small-Scale Day Care Center – – – X
Wireless Communications/Telecommunications X – – X
Recommended Standards for Building Intensity
Structure Height N/A N/A N/A N/A
Maximum Lot Coverage Ratio N/A N/A N/A N/A
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1. Use Categories: AG: Agriculture; OS-PR: Open Space/Passive Recreation; OS-AR: Open Space/Active Recreation; P-S: Public and Quasi-public Uses.

2. X indicates use is allowed in the use category; - indicates use not allowed.

3. General Note: Some uses requiring approval of a conditional use permit are set forth in text policies, and others are specified in the zoning code.

4. The standards for building intensity recommended by this General Plan pursuant to Government Code Section 65302(a) may be revised by a Resolution of the decision-making body of the City for specific projects based upon a finding of good cause.

5. N/A = Not Applicable.
(Amended by Reso. 08-30, 6/17/08 and Reso. 09-32, 5/19/09)

53 ATTACHMENT 8
General Plan Land Use Element Table 2-2 “Allowable Uses and Standards for Commercial Use Categories”
54 Goleta General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2.0 Land Use Element

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ALLOWABLE USES AND STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL USE CATEGORIES Allowed Uses and Standards Commercial Use Categories

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Retail Trade
Large-Scale Retail Establishments X X – – – –
General Merchandise X X X – – X
Food and Drug Stores X X X – X X
Apparel and Specialty Stores X X X – – X
Building/Landscape Materials and Equipment X X X – – X
Eating and Drinking Establishments X X X X X X
Other Retail Trade Establishments X X X X – X
Coastal-Related Commercial X X X X – –
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Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate X X X – – X
Personal Services X X X – – X
Business Services – X X – – X
Information Technology Services – – – – – X
Professional Services – X X – – X
Medical and Health-Related Services X X X – – –
Educational Services – – X – – X
Entertainment and Recreation Services X X X X – X
Building and Construction Services – – – – – X
Other Services X X X X X X
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Resorts – – – X – –
Hotels, Motels, Bed and Breakfast Inns X X X X – –
RV Parks – – X X – X
Other Visitor Services and Attractions – – – X – X
Auto-Related Uses
Retail – Automotive Sales and Rentals – – X – – X
Auto Repair and Painting – – – – – X
Auto Wrecking Yard/Junk Yard – – – – – X
Auto Service (Gas) Station X – X – X X
Car Wash – X X – X X
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General Wholesale Trade – – – – – X
Warehousing – General – – – – – X
Warehousing – Self-Storage – – – – – X
Outdoor Storage – – – – – X
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Residential Units – X X – – –
One Caretaker Unit X X X X – X
Assisted-Living Residential Units – – – – – X
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Religious Institutions – X X – – X
Public and Quasi-public Uses X X X – X X
Wireless Communications/Telecommunications X X X X X X
Standards for Density and Building Intensity
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Maximum Residential Density N/A 20/acre 20/acre N/A N/A 20/acre Recommended Standards for Building Intensity
Structure Height 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet 25 feet 35 feet Maximum Lot Coverage Ratio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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1. Use Categories: C-R – Regional Commercial; C-C – Community Commercial; C-OT – Old Town Commercial; C-VS – Visitor Commercial; C-I – Intersection; Commercial; C-G – General Commercial.

2. X indicates use is allowed in the use category; – indicates use not allowed.

3. General Note: Some uses requiring approval of a conditional use permit are as set forth in text policies, and others are specified in the zoning code.

4. Wholesale trade is permitted within the C-R use category, provided that it is an integral part of a retail trade use.

5. The standards for building intensity recommended by this General Plan pursuant to Government Code Section 65302(a) may be revised by a Resolution of the decision-making body of the City for specific projects based upon a finding of good cause.

6. N/A = Not applicable.
(Amended by Reso. 08-30, 6/17/08; Reso. 09-32, 5/19/09; Reso. 21-49, 10/19/21; Reso. 23-69, 12/05/23; and Reso. 24-19, 4/02/2024)

55 ATTACHMENT 9
Applicant’s GPA Initiation Factors Justification Statement 56 January 10, 2025

City of Goleta
Attn: City Council and City staff
130 Cremona Drive, Suite B
Goleta, CA 93117

RE: Request to Initiate a General Plan Amendment for 7979 Hollister Ave. to Change the Land Use Designation from Open Space/Active Recreation to Visitor-Serving

Greetings, City staff.

On behalf of the applicant and owner, Bell Canyon Recreation, LLC, we would like to submit this Applicant Letter and Justification Statement as part of our application for an owner - initiated General Plan Amendment Initiation (GPA-I) request. The request is to change the General Plan Land Use Element designation of the subject property, located at 7979 Hollister Avenue (Assessor’s Parcel No. 079-210-042) from Open Space / Active Recreation to Visitor- Serving. The site is currently home to the now idled, shut -in, and cut-off oil and gas facility known as the Ellwood Onshore Facility or “EOF.”

BACKGROUND

INFORMATION

The EOF continues to be a legally permitted, albeit “nonconforming” use of the site. The Venoco Liquidating Trust handled the bankruptcy of Venoco, Inc. and its subsidiary Venoco, LLC, which owned the EOF site. Upon purchase of the site, the new owners took over the clean-up efforts that had been started by the State of California while it was plugging and abandoning oil wells associated with Platform Holly and decommissioning the two PRC 421 piers. Located approximately two miles offshore, Platform Holly remains in an abandoned state while its final disposition is being analyzed and yet to be determined ( i.e., abandoned in place, repurposed, decommissioned/removed) . All connections from the Platform to the EOF have been severed and the two facilities are no longer connected via oil pipelines, gas lines, or electricity.

On November 21, 2024, the County’s Air Pollution Control District (APCD) tested all remnant facilities at the site that the State and new owners had cleaned and declared that “[a]ll permitted equipment has been removed from the facility or has been rendered hydrocarbon free and non-emitting.” This was a major milestone for the City and the safety of the surround community and visitors. This was an even more significant step towards the new owners being able to move forward to formally abandon the site and draft plans to redevelop the site with a Use that is more appropriate and suitable for both the property and City. 57 True North Land Use Consulting
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GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT INITIATION

The new owner is requesting that the City Council Initiate a General Plan Amendment to change the General Plan Land Use Element designation of the subject property from Open Space / Active Recreation to Visitor-Serving. When the new owner acquired the property in January of 2024, the initial discussion and vision for the site was to redevelop it as an Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park. After discussions with City Planning staff, we were told that although an RV Park was a good use for the site and one that had been previously envisioned, it was not listed as a permitted use in the Open Space/Active Recreation (OS - AR) Land Use Element Table nor in the accompanying Title 17 Zoning District “OSAR .” Rather than request that the RV Park Use Classification be added as an allowable use in OS-AR/OSAR, which would apply citywide, the new owners are requesting that the City consider redesignating the site as Visitor Commercial (also known as Visitor -Serving. The new “C-VS” classification would allow RV Parks as well as other “coastal -dependent” uses that are much more appropriate for the property due to its proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its adjacency to the Ritz-Bacara Resort, which is also designated and zoned to allow Visitor- Serving uses.

Specifically, the City’s General Plan Land Use Policy LU 3.6 states that Visitor Commercial “is intended to provide for a variety of commercial uses of low to moderate intensity often at or near scenic locations that may serve as destinations for visitors.

Customers are anticipated to drive or be transported to these establishments by vehicles. Development in Visitor Commercial areas shall be designed in a manner that will limit encroachment into residential or resource areas. When located near the beach or other natural areas, public access to resource areas shall be required. Transient lodging units such as hotels that are operated as hotel condominiums, time-shares, or under a fractional ownership model shall be permitted uses, regulated through measures including but not limited to owner -occupancy limitations, to assure these accommodations are available without limitation to the general public and protect the City’s transient occupancy tax base.

It is understood that subsequent by the new property owners that if the Council approves the GPA-I, it will be necessary to process subsequent applications for a Zoning Map Amendment and a General Plan Amendment prior to or concurrently with an application to decommission the site to remove the cleaned remnant EOF equipment and to redevelop the site with a “coastal-dependent” use.

It is worth noting that the subject property is located within the Coastal Zone of the State and is therefore subject to the C alifornia Coastal Act. The requested change in the Land Use Designation would be further supported by the following Coastal Act Polices:
30222 The use of private lands suitable for visitor-serving commercial recreational facilities designed to enhance public opportunities for coastal recreation shall have priority over private residential, general industrial, or general commercial development, but not over agriculture or coastal-dependent industry.
30250 (a) New residential, commercial, or industrial development, except as otherwise provided in this division, shall be located within, contiguous with, or in close proximity 58 True North Land Use Consulting
Phone: (805) 448-8927 Email: [email protected] Page | 3 to, existing developed areas able to accommodate it or, where such areas are not able to accommodate it, other areas with adequate public services and where it will not have significant adverse effects, either individually or cumulatively, on coastal resources. In addition, land divisions, other than leases for agricultural uses, outside existing developed areas shall be permitted only where 50 percent of the usable parcels in the area have been developed and the created parcels would be no smaller than the average size of surrounding parcels.
(b) Where feasible, new hazardous industrial development shall be located away from existing developed areas.
(c) Visitor-serving facilities that cannot feasibly be located in existing developed areas shall be located in existing isolated development or at selected points of attraction for visitors.
30255 Coastal-dependent developments shall have priority over other developments on or near the shoreline. Except as provided elsewhere in this division, coastal-dependent developments shall not be sited in a wetland. When appropriate, coastal -related developments should be accommodated within reasonable proximity to the coastal- dependent uses they support.

CONSISTENCY WITH GPA INITIATION FACTORS
Pursuant to Goleta Municipal Code subsection 17.67.030.B (Initiation Factors), the proposed Amendment must be consistent with the following factors, which must be considered by the City Council for Initiation of all proposed General Plan Amendments (as applicable). • The amendment proposed appears to be consistent with the Guiding Principles and Goals of the General Plan;
Section 2.2 of the City’s General Plan Land Use Element provides eleven Guiding Principles and Goals, which provide the foundation for the Land Use Plan. The proposed GPA Initiation is consistent with the Guiding Principles, as discussed below:

1. Ensure that the amounts, locations, and characteristics of new development are determined in a manner that will preserve sensitive habitats and other natural resources.

The proposed amendment will have no impact on sensitive habitats or natural resources since no sensitive habitats or natural resources exist on the site and no physical development is included as a part of the requested amendment.

2. Preserve open space within the city that is accessible to residential neighborhoods as well as a greenbelt around the city’s northern, western, and southern boundaries.

The subject property is currently developed with a legally permitted, nonconforming oil and gas facility knows as the EOF. The EOF site currently has no public open space 59 True North Land Use Consulting
Phone: (805) 448-8927 Email: [email protected] Page | 4 and the proposed amendment does not include any physical development, therefore there will be no impact on any public open space off-site.

3. Preserve agricultural lands to allow future potential for agricultural production, including a locally grown food supply, specialty agriculture, and floriculture.

The subject property is neither zoned nor used for agricultural purposes. Therefore, the proposed amendment will not impact agricultural lands.

4. Maintain economic prosperity with a sustainable economy that is not based on growth.

The proposed amendment would facilitate the redevelopment of the site with a coastal- dependent commercial use that is more suitable for the Coastal Zone property and its proximity to the Pacific Ocean. Furthermore, the amendment would facilitate the rezoning of the property and future redevelopment of the site after the existing EOF equipment is decommissioned and removed. A commercial coastal -dependent use of the use will allow continued economic prosperity that is not based on growth.

5. Manage the types, amounts, and timing of future growth based on maintenance of service levels and quality of life.

The proposed amendment does not include any physical development at the site.

Future redevelopment of the EOF site would require approval of additional permits by the Planning Commission, City Council, and staff, including a formal GPA, a rezoning of the lot, a Development Plan for decommissioning and redevelopment, consultation with other oversight agencies, environmental analysis, and an additional Coastal Development Permit reviewed and approved by the CA Coastal Commission since the City does not currently have an approved/adopted Local Coastal Program. As such, the City will retain the ability to manage the types, amounts, and timing of the future development at the site and base said development on service levels and quality of life.

6. Maintain a balanced community, with an appropriate mix of residences, workplaces, and services.

While the proposed amendment does not include physical development, it does facilitate the redevelopment of the site to allow future use(s) comprised of an appropriate mix of residences, workplaces, and services that the present (EOF) use and (OS-AR) classification do not provide.

7. Maintain an appropriate balance between job -generating development and housing supply.

While the proposed amendment does not include physical development, it does facilitate the redevelopment of the site to allow future use(s) that are both job-generating and potentially provide one or more housing units either as a primary or accessory use.

Use Classifications that are supported by the General Plan’s “ C-VS” land use designation include the following: Eating and Drinking Establishments, Other Retail Trade Establishments, Coastal -Related Commercial, Entertainment and Recreation 60 True North Land Use Consulting
Phone: (805) 448-8927 Email: [email protected] Page | 5 Services, Other Services, Resorts, Hotels, Motels, Bed and Breakfast Inns, RV Parks, Other visitor Services and Attractions, a Caretaker Unit, and Telecommunications.

Additional Use Classifications that are enumerated in GMC Title 17 Zoning for the “VS” Zone District include, but are not limited to, the following: Day Care Facility, Government Buildings, Parking, Catering Services, Commercial Entertainment and Recreation (i.e., Banquet and Conference Center, Cinemas, Indoor Sports and Recreation, Outdoor Entertainment), Restaurant, Lodging and Visitor -Services (i.e., Hotels and Motels, RV Parks, Time Share Use), and a Caretaker Unit.

As such, the opportunity for job-generating development on the site or increasing future housing supply in the City as part of a redevelopment project would be facilitated by the amendment to reclassify the land use designation of the site from OS-AR to C-VS.

8. Maintain a balance of housing types, densities, and sizes and ensure creation and maintenance of quality, livable residential environments.

The proposed amendment does not include any development that would not impact existing housing (i.e., types, densities, sizes) and would not impact the maintenance of the quality or livability of residential environments in the City. Therefore, this Principal/Goal is not applicable to the proposed GPA-I.

9. Ensure that the locations, amounts, and timing of new development are consistent with resource and service constraints, including, but not limited to, transportation infrastructure, parks, water supply, sewer system capacity, and energy availability.

As previously discussed above in #5, t he proposed amendment does not include any physical development at the site. Future redevelopment of the EOF site would require approval of additional permits, which would allow the City to ensure that the locations, amounts, and timing of new development are consistent with resource and service constraints, including, but not limited to, transportation infrastructure, parks, water supply, sewer system capacity, and energy availability. As such, the City will retain the ability to ensure new development meet these criteria when a subsequent application to decommission and redevelop the EOF site is submitted.

10. Ensure that all new development and changes to existing development are compatible with the character, scale, and design of the neighborhood.

As previously discussed, while the proposed amendment does not include any physical development at the site, the City will retain the ability to ensure new development meets these criteria when a subsequent application to decommission and redevelop the EOF site is submitted.

11. Influence future land use changes in nearby areas outside Goleta to avoid, lessen, and/or mitigate impacts within the city.

The proposed amendment does not include any physical development and therefore, would not have any potential to influence or impact on nearby areas outside the City. 61 True North Land Use Consulting
Phone: (805) 448-8927 Email: [email protected] Page | 6 • The amendment proposed appears to have no material effect on the community or the General Plan;
The proposed amendment is intended to facilitate the envisioned decommissioning and redevelopment of the EOF site with a use that is consistent with the General Plan. Rather than pursuing a zoning text amendment that would allow the originally intended future use of an RV Park in the OSAR zone district, which would then have applied citywide in all OSAR zoned lands, the new owner is seeking a site -specific land use classification change to a classification that already allows this and other coastal -dependent uses .

Currently, the City has over 250 acres of OS-AR/OSAR lands that are designated, zoned, and used for outdoor active recreation. The EOF site is approximately 4.5 acres in size and the change in designation would be a decrease of well under 2 percent of the lands with this land use designation. As such, the change in classification itself would have no material effect on the community or the General Plan because it would be consistent with all applicable principles and goals of the Plan and the CA Coastal Act. • The amendment proposed provides additional public benefit to the community as compared to the existing land use designation or policy; The proposed amendment would allow the EOF site to be fully decommissioned, have all of the remnant equipment properly removed from the site, and for the site to be redeveloped with a greater range of coastal-dependent use that would provide a real public benefit to the community compared to the existing remnant oil and gas facility being either left at the site or having the equipment repurposed on- site with a use that is consistent with the existing land use designation of OS-AR. • Public facilities appear to be available to serve the affected site, or their provision will be addressed as a component of the amendment process; Goleta Water District and the County Fire Department currently provide public services to the subject property. No change is proposed to the intensity of use and the amendment will not impact the utilities that serve the parcel and businesses. The new owners understand that any future redevelopment of the site would also need to tie into Goleta Sanitary District’s existing sanitary sewer lines that run along Hollister Aveune and provide service to the Ritz-Bacara Resort.
• The amendment proposed is required under other rules or regulations.

Not applicable. No other rule(s) or regulation(s) require the proposed amendment.

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GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
The following Amendments are proposed as a part of this GPA-I request:

Amendment to Figure 2-1 (Land Use Map)

Amendment to Figure 2- 2 (Pacific Shoreline Sites)

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LU 9.2 Site #2 – Coastal Recreation. [GP/CP] This parcel, occupied as of 2005 by the Venoco EOF, is designated in the Open Space/Active Recreation Commercial Visitor-Serving use category. The requirements applicable to this site are as follows (see Figure 2-2):
a. The Recreation designation shall continue the nonconforming status of the existing use. The use was nonconforming at the time of incorporation of the City of Goleta. Its nonconforming status dates to the early 1990s when the property’s zoning was changed by the County of Santa Barbara to the Recreation District as part of a plan to consolidate onshore oil and gas processing at the Las Flores Canyon site in the unincorporated area west of Goleta.
b. T
he intent is that in the long- term use of the property for oil and gas processing shall be terminated. The processing of hazardous materials and the risks associated with air emissions make this location, which is adjacent to Bacara Resort and Sandpiper Golf Course and near Ellwood School and the residential neighborhoods of Santa Barbara Shores and Winchester Commons, unsuitable for oil and gas processing in the long term.
c. Until such time as the oil and gas processing use is terminated, any modifications or alternations of the existing facilities shall be in accordance with the provisions of LU

10.1 and shall be designed to improve air quality, reduce environmental impacts and hazards, and improve safety for nearby lodging, recreational, and residential uses. d. Upon termination of the oil and gas processing use, the priority use for the site shall be coastal -dependent and coastal -related recreational uses that are conducted primarily outdoors or limited to small-scale structures. Adequate on-site parking shall be provided to serve all recreational uses (see related Policy OS 2).

Amendment to Land Use Policy
LU 10.1
LU 10.1 Oil and Gas Processing Facilities (Venoco Ellwood Onshore Oil and Gas Processing Facility). [GP/CP] As of 2005, the city had one existing oil and gas processing facility situated within its boundaries, the Venoco-owned EOF, which is a nonconforming use.

The EOF and other oil and gas processing facilities generate emissions of air pollutants, pose safety hazards to nearby areas, create visual impacts, and create risks to marine and land resources associated with spills, leaks, or pipeline ruptures. The following standards shall apply to oil and gas processing facilities:
a. The City supports County policies regarding consolidation of oil and gas processing in the South Coast Consolidation Planning Area at Las Flores Canyon in the unincorporated area west of Goleta. No new oil and gas processing facilities shall be permitted within Goleta.
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Phone: (805) 448-8927 Email: [email protected] Page | 9 b. The Venoco EOF site is an inappropriate location for processing of oil and gas because of the public safety and environmental hazards associated with this type of use and its close proximity to residential neighborhoods, Ellwood School, Bacara Resort, and environmentally sensitive habitat areas. The site is designated in the Open Space/Active Recreation Commercial Visitor -Servicing use category on the Land Use Plan map and shall continue to be a nonconforming use. c. T he EOF shall continue to be subject to the rights and limitations applicable to nonconforming uses under California law. No modifications or alterations of the facility or other actions shall be authorized that would result in the expansion of the permitted throughput capacity of the EOF. The existing maximum permitted capacity shall not be exceeded, except for very minor increases that may be incidental to actions designed to improve safety or reduce environmental impacts. d. Until the EOF use is terminated, the priority shall be to insure [sic] that the facility strictly meets or exceeds all applicable environmental and safety standards.

CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the requested General Plan Amendment Initiation is appropriate and justified for the reasons stated above. On behalf of the new property owners, Bell Canyon Recreation, LLC, we appreciate consideration of their request . Reclassifying the site from OS -AR to C- VS would enable the full decommissioning of the EOF, complete removal of all the equipment that the new owners and the State of California have flushed and cleaned of all residual hydrocarbons, and to redevelop the site with a new Use that will better -serve the City and the general public.

I can be reached at ( 805) 448 -8927 if you have any questions or require any additional information.

Thank you all for your time.

J. Ritterbeck, True North Land Use Consulting (Agent to Property Owner)

65 ATTACHMENT 10
Staff PowerPoint Presentation
66 GPA Initiation for
2025-0001 GPA
7979 Hollister Avenue
September 1, 2026
67 Purpose of General Plan Amendment
Initiations
Allows for early public input
Affords the City Council with the opportunity to deny the initiation of processing a Gener
al Plan Amendment (GPA)
Provides staff direction to process the GPA request for further study
In all cases, initiation does not mean or imply that a reques
ted amendment will eventually be approved
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68 General Plan Amendment Initiation Criteria
Consistent with the Guiding Principles and Goals of the Gener
al Plan;
No material effect on the community or the General Plan; Provide additional public benefit to the community as
compared t
o the existing land use designation or policy;
Public facilities appear to be available to serve the
aff
ected site, or their provision will be addressed as a
component of the amendment process; or
Is not required under other rules or regulations.

September 1, 2026, City Council 3
69 Primary Question and Framework
What is the appropriate land use designation to guide the redev
elopment of decommissioned Ellwood Onshore
Facility (EOF) for long term viability?
 Site is in the Coastal Zone
Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area (ESHA) and Coastal policies and regulations will apply r
egardless of land use
designation
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review will be undertak
en
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70 7979 Hollister
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71 Parcel Background
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4.46 acres and developed with an Oil Processing
F
acility (Decommissioned)
To the east is Sandpiper Golf Course and west of Bell
Cany
on is a high-end hotel/resort
Directly adjacent to ESHA and Bell Creek
72 General Plan Amendment Request
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Project location: 7979 Hollister Avenue
General Plan Land Use Designation
 Existing: Open Space-Active R ecreation (OSAR)
 Proposed: Visitor Serving Commer cial (VS)
Applicant requests to modify Figure 2-1 of the General Plan to change t
o VS to allow:
 RV Park
 Small-scale motel/hotel
 Ancillary commercial uses to support lodging
73 Land Use Designation Figure 2-1
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74 Current General Plan and Zoning Designation
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OS-AR Open Space—Active Recreation
Public parks
Active recreational activities and facilities (public or priva
te) including but not limited to:
•tennis courts, ballparks, sports fields, picnic areas, play
grounds
Can include a mix of passive and active recreational
f
eatures or improvements
75 Applicant Request:

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Map Amendment:
Modify Figure 2-1 to change the Land Use Designation
from Open Space-Activ
e Recreation to Visitor Serving
Commercial (VS)
Would allow the uses desired by applicant but also all uses allowe
d in VS
Applicable to only 7979 Hollister
76 Description of Visitor Serving
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VS Visitor Serving—Commercial
A range of low to moderate intensity commercial uses
often at or near scenic loc
ations that serve as destinations
for visitors
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Allowed Uses
City Hall, Banquet/conference center, Cinemas, Indoor
Sports and Recr
eation, Catering Services, Restaurant,
Hydrogen Fuel Station, Hotel and Motels, Time Share Use, Animal Keeping, Family Day Care (Small and Large)
Conditional Uses
Day Care Facility, Parking, Outdoor Entertainment,
Re
creational Vehicle Parks, Transportation Passenger
Terminal, Caretaker Unit
Visitor Serving Commercial - Land Uses
78 Alternative Recommendation:

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Text Amendment:
Modify Table 2-4 to allow additional uses in the OS-AR Gener
al Plan land use designation
Applicable to all OS-AR designated sites citywide (4
priva
tely sites owned plus city parks)
Modify to allow the following additional uses:
•Motel/hotels
•RV Recreation Park, and/or
•Ancillary commercial uses to support the lodging uses
79 Options Available
Retain the OS-AR as is
Results:
•Applicant will need to work with the identified uses
•Limited reuse options
•Will not result in new coastal RV lodging facility
•May affect viability of redevelopment activities
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80 Options Available (Continue)
Initiate Change to Figure 2-1 to VS
Results:
•Would allow the applicant to propose new coastal lodging facil
ity possibly at a lower cost point
•Would alter planned land use designation of the site from recr
eation to commercial use
•Would allow a range of VS uses at the site
•Applicable only to the site
September 1, 2026, City Council 15
81 Options Available (Continue)
Initiate Change to OS-AR, Table 2-4 to add specific
uses
Results:
•Would allow the applicant to propose new RV coastal lodging facil
ity
•Would retain all other OS-AR uses
•Would not change the land use designation of the property •Would be applicable to all OS-AR properties (4 privately owned sites plus some city sit
es)
September 1, 2026, City Council 16
82 If initiating an amendment to Figure 2-1:
Adopt Resolution No. 26-___, entitled “A Resolution
of the City Council of the City of Golet
a, California,
Initiating the Processing of An Applicant-Requested
General Plan Amendment to change the Land Use
Designation as shown on Figure 2-1 of the General
Plan/Coastal Land Plan (General Plan) from Open
Space-Active Recreation to Visitor-Serving Commercial
at 7979 Hollister Avenue known as APN 079-210-042;
Case No. 25-0001-GPA”
September 1, 2026, City Council 17
83 If initiating amendment to Table 2-4:
Adoption Resolution No. 26-___, entitled “A
Resolution
of the City Council of the City of Goleta,
California, Initiating the Processing of a text
amendment to Table 2-4 of the General Plan/Coastal
Land Use Plan to include additional use specifically,
RV Park use to the Open Space – Active Recreation
land use category citywide; Case No. 25-0001-GPA”
September 1, 2026, City Council 18
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