Plantel Nurseries Development Plan Revision (Eastside Expansion)
Summary
SCH Number
2025070730
Lead Agency
Santa Barbara County
Document Title
Plantel Nurseries Development Plan Revision (Eastside Expansion)
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture/AG-II-100 (Agricultural, minimum parcel size of 100 acres)/Agricultural Commercial
Document Description
The applicant is proposing to revise the Plantel Nurseries Development Plan (Case No. 08DVP-00000-00007) to expand the permitted nursery operations onto the easterly 77-acre portion of the lot located at 2775 E. Clark Avenue in Santa Maria, California. The expansion would involve 1,596,480 square feet of structural development, including one germination building and 13 pre-fabricated greenhouses. The expansion would also include a 437,000-cubic-foot (cu ft) stormwater retention/detention facility; a 1.3-million-gallon irrigation water storage and recycling facility; a water filtration and recirculation facility with four 250,000-gallon water storage tanks; 107,897 square feet of additional landscaping; and new parking areas and internal access paths.
Contact Information
Name
Tina Mitchell
Agency Name
County of Santa Barbara
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Nick Meisinger
Agency Name
WSP USA Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.
Job Title
Consulting Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
Scott Nicholson
Agency Name
Rich Grow Nursery Products, Inc.
Job Title
President
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Maria
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
E. Clark Avenue and Dominion Road
Zip
93455
Total Acres
136.75
Parcel #
129-170-004
State Highways
101
Waterways
Bradley Canyon Creek
Township
9N
Range
33W
Section
09
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 6, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Development Types
Industrial (Sq. Ft. 1596480, Acres 36.65, Employees 10)
Local Actions
Site Plan, Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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