County of San Benito 2023-2031 Housing Element Implementation Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025090596
Lead Agency
San Benito County
Document Title
County of San Benito 2023-2031 Housing Element Implementation Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Multiple locations of varied land use including vacant land, agriculture, and very low density residential.
Document Description
The proposed Project involves implementation of the County's 6th Cycle Housing Element Program 3-2, which includes amending the General Plan and Zoning Code to allow higher-density residential development (20–45 du/ac) on 12 candidate housing sites in the unincorporated County. The Project would create a new General Plan Residential High land use designation and a new Residential High zoning district, apply it to the 12 sites (totaling approximately 100 acres), and establish zoning capacity to accommodate 4,497 new housing units. The Project is programmatic in nature and does not approve or entitle any site-specific development. Future housing projects would occur incrementally over time and may be subject to ministerial or discretionary review depending on applicable State housing laws. This IS/MND analyzes the full development capacity of all 12 candidate sites for purposes of CEQA.
Contact Information
Name
Stephanie Reck
Agency Name
Resource Management Agency - Planning Department
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Rita Garcia
Agency Name
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc
Job Title
Senior Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Cities
Hollister
Counties
San Benito
Regions
Southern California
Zip
95023
State Highways
California
Other Location Info
12 parcels, APNs: 201700370, 201700380, 201700390, 200400590, 202800070, 191400080, 192300320, 201700250, 200800220, 200400360, 200600140, and 253500670.
Unincorporated areas of San Benito County, primarily within or adjacent to the City of Hollister
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 5, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Residential (Units 4497, Acres 99.94)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, General Plan Element, Rezone
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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
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