Tatum Multifamily Housing Development

Summary

SCH Number
2025110357
Public Agency
Santa Barbara County
Document Title
Tatum Multifamily Housing Development
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/10/2025
Document Description
This Zoning Clearance is based upon and limited to compliance with the project description, and all conditions of approval set forth below, including mitigation measures and specified plans and agreements included by reference, as well as all applicable County rules and regulations. The project description is as follows: The project is a request for a “use by right” approval of a 517-unit housing development project pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(c). 106 units will be affordable units for households earning less than 80% of the area median income (AMI), and 411 units will be market-rate units. 20 of the market-rate units will be deed restricted to qualifying moderate-income households (80% to 120% of the AMI). The project proposes to develop the market-rate apartments in two phases. The number of bedrooms and unit square footages are as follows: Affordable Unit Summary Unit Type Unit Sq. Ft. No. of Bedrooms No. of Units Total Sq. Ft. A1 668 1 51 34,068 B1 882 2 24 21,168 B1-ALT 948 2 2 1,896 C1 1,204 3 26 31,304 C3 1,144 3 3 3,432 Total Number of Units: 106 Total Square Footage: 91,868 Market-Rate Unit Summary: Phase I Unit Type Unit Sq. Ft. No. of Bedrooms No. of Units Total Sq. Ft. S1 598 0 18 10,764 S1-ALT 609 0 8 4,872 A1 753 1 12 9,036 A1-ALT 753 1 14 10,542 A2 728 1 8 5,824 A2-ALT 760 1 9 6,840 A2-ALT1 759 1 6 4,554 A2-ALT2 743 1 10 7,430 B1 1,064 2 12 12,768 B1-ALT 1,152 2 21 24,192 B2 1,026 2 14 14,364 B2-ALT 1,063 2 21 22,323 C1 1,400 3 15 21,000 C1-ALT 1,445 3 2 2,890 TH-1 1,546 3 8 12,368 TH-1-ALT 1,513 3 8 12,104 Total Number of Units: 186 Total Square Footage: 181,871 Market-Rate Unit Summary: Phase 2 Unit Type Unit Sq. Ft. No. of Bedrooms No. of Units Total Sq. Ft. S1 598 0 30 17,940 S1-ALT 609 0 8 4,872 A1-ALT 753 1 14 10,542 A2 728 1 16 11,648 A2-ALT 760 1 9 6,840 A2-ALT1 759 1 8 6,072 A2-ALT2 743 1 8 5,944 B1 1,064 2 30 31,920 B1-ALT 1,152 2 21 24,192 B2 1,026 2 20 20,520 B2-ALT 1,063 2 21 22,323 C1 1,400 3 18 25,200 C1-ALT 1,445 3 2 2,890 TH-1 1,546 3 10 15,460 TH-1-ALT 1,513 3 10 15,130 Total Number of Units: 225 Total Square Footage: 221,493 Site amenities include play areas, dog parks, two pools and pool cabanas, outdoor dining areas, indoor and outdoor fitness areas, and indoor lounges. The western portion of the site will be designated as an approximately 3.14-acre shared open space that will be improved with walking trails and a one-acre community park, which will be developed and then dedicated to the County as a public park. The public park will be developed with a turf area for passive/active recreation, picnic areas, fitness equipment, granitecrete paths, an RV pad, a restroom building, and bicycle parking. The parcel has been subdivided into five separate parcels by grant deed and certificates of compliance. The property is currently owned by the applicant. The parcels consist of the following: • Parcel Open Space – West parcel for open space. • Parcel Market Rate 1 – West market-rate parcel. • Parcel Market Rate 2 – East market-rate parcel. • Parcel Affordable North – North affordable parcel. • Parcel Affordable South – South affordable parcel. The applicant is requesting the following waivers under the State Density Bonus Law: • Waiver to allow the required DR-Zone setback to be reduced from 10 feet to 8 feet for accessory carport structures and associated site improvements along the northern (rear setback) and eastern (side setback) property boundary. • Waiver to allow a maximum height of 53'-8", exceeding the DR-Zone height limit of 35 feet. • Waiver of 40% open space requirement in the DR Zone. The project proposes approximately 39% of the site as open space. • Waiver of Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan Policy GEO-EGV-2.2 to allow development on slopes exceeding 30%. • Waiver of Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan Development Standard DevStd ECO-EGV-6B to allow encroachment within the 25-foot native woodland buffer adjacent to the coast live oak woodland habitat. • Development Standard established in LUDC §35.39.010.D.4. MM BIO-1 that requires replacement of removed native trees at a prescribed ratio. The project will remove 412 native trees and will plant 404 native trees on site and 82 native trees off site. • Waiver of the Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan Policy ECO-EGV-2.5 to waive the habitat replacement ratio for the coast live oak woodland. Oak trees will be mitigated for as described above. The applicant is requesting a vehicular parking ratio, pursuant to State Density Bonus Law, of: (A) zero to one bedroom: one onsite parking space, (B) two to three bedrooms: one and one-half onsite parking spaces. 860 parking spaces are proposed and 350 bicycle parking spaces are proposed. 412 native trees are proposed for removal. 404 replacement native trees will be planted on site, and 82 replacement native trees will be planted off site. Grading will include approximately 143,000 cubic yards of cut and 138,000 cubic yards of fill. The parcel will be served by the Goleta Water District, the Goleta Sanitary District, and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Access will be provided from San Simeon Drive. The project includes the connection of San Simeon Drive along the southern portion of the site between San Marcos Drive and Turnpike Road with associated right-of-way improvements, including parkway landscaping and pedestrian sidewalks. The property is a 22.87-acre parcel zoned DR-20/30 and shown as Assessor's Parcel Number 065-040-026, located at 4750 Hollister Avenue in the Eastern Goleta Valley Community Plan area, Second Supervisorial District.

Contact Information

Name
Willow Brown
Agency Name
County of Santa Barbara
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Name
Ron Wu
Agency Name
Red Tail Multifamily Land Development, LLC
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant

Location

Cities
Goleta (unincorporated)
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Hollister Avenue
Zip
93110
Total Acres
22.87
Parcel #
065-040-026
State Highways
101

Notice of Exemption

Exempt Status
Ministerial
Type, Section or Code
15268
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA Guidelines Section 15268 exempts ministerial projects from the requirements of CEQA. The determination of what is “ministerial” can most appropriately be made by the particular public agency involved based upon its analysis of its own laws, and each public agency should make such determination either as a part of its implementing regulations or on a case-by-case basis. Each public agency should, in its implementing regulations or ordinances, provide an identification or itemization of its projects and actions which are deemed ministerial under the applicable laws and ordinances. Pursuant to Santa Barbara County Land Use and Development Code Section 35.39, housing developments located on sites that were rezoned under the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update and meet certain standards are allowed as a “use by right” and are subject to ministerial review and approval. The project is exempt from CEQA as it is allowed as a use by right pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(i) and Government Code Section 65589.5 for multifamily residential housing. The subject properties were rezoned to accommodate the County’s 2023-2031 Regional Housing Needs Allocation for very low- and/or low-income households. Housing developments on sites that were rezoned and include at least 20% very low- and/or low-income units are allowed as a use by right and are not subject to any discretionary reviews or approvals, or environmental review under CEQA. 20.5% of the units qualify as very low- or low-income units, and therefore the project qualifies as a use by right and is ministerial.
County Clerk
Santa Barbara

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