Nipomo High School Agriculture Buffer Reevaluation Project

Nipomo High School Agriculture Buffer Reevaluation Project

The proposed project consists of the Lucia Mar Unified School District's (LMUSD) modification of the required agricultural buffer on the Nipomo High School campus in San Luis Obispo County. The project would reduce the agricultural buffer to 50 feet along the north, south, and west sides of the campus to provide LMUSD with greater flexibility for the siting of future educational facilities and supporting infrastructure. Within the 50-foot agricultural buffer, no new development would occur, and activities would be limited to maintenance of existing solar panels located on the northwest portion of the campus. Reduction of the buffer would allow for the relocation of existing uses. such as portable classrooms, and would facilitate potential future development within currently restricted areas of the campus. Potential future uses could include additional classroom buildings, athletic or recreational facilities, parking areas, and associated infrastructure. No specific development plans are proposed at this time; therefore, this analysis evaluates whether allowing future development within these areas could result in environmental impacts that are more severe than, or were not previously identified in, the EIR prepared for the development of Nipomo High School in 1998.

Nipomo, Unincorporated Area/ Nipomo

San Luis Obispo

Southern California, Unincorporated

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Education, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), 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), Department of General Services (DGS), 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, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Other (No development proposed)

Agricultural Buffer

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire