Westgate Village Marketplace
Summary
SCH Number
2026050301
Lead Agency
City of Santa Maria
Document Title
Westgate Village Marketplace
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Neighborhood Commercial (NC) General Plan Land Use designation; Planned Development/Convenience Center (PD/CC) zoning designation
Document Description
Westgate Village Development, LLC is requesting a General Plan Amendment (GPA) and Rezone, Tract Map, and Planned Development Permit to allow for Santa Maria General Plan land use designation and zoning changes on a 3.51-acre portion of a 7.52-acre property, subdivision of the 7.52-acre property into seven parcels, and development of the 7.52-acre property with 92 multi-family residential units configured within three three-story buildings; on-site amenities; commercial uses, including a sit-down restaurant, a general office and retail space, a drive-through fast-food restaurant, a Starbucks with a drive-through, a neighborhood mini market, a medical space, a gas station, and a carwash; and associated site improvements.
The general plan land use designation of a 3.51-acre portion of the project site would be amended from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) to High Density Residential (HDR-30) and zoning from Planned Development/Convenience Center (PD/CC) to Planned Development/High Density Residential (PD/R-3). The remaining 4.01 acres of the project site would remain designated as NC under the general plan and zoned PD/CC.
Contact Information
Name
CAROL ZIESENHENNE
Agency Name
City of Santa Maria
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Peter Simmons
Agency Name
Urban Planning Concepts, Inc.
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Cassidy Bewley
Agency Name
SWCA Environmental Consultants
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Maria
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
South Blosser Road and West Battles Road
Zip
93458
Total Acres
7.52
Parcel #
117-240-045; 117-240-048
State Highways
166; 135
Railways
Santa Maria Valley Railroad
Airports
Santa Maria Public Airport
Schools
Liberty Elementary, Jimenez Elementary
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, 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 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 Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), Office of Historic Preservation, 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, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)
Development Types
Residential (Multi-family residential)(Units 92, Acres 3.51), Commercial (Sq. Ft. 20150, Acres 4.01, Employees 85)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan, Site Plan, Rezone, Use Permit, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.)
Project Issues
Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems
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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