Isla Vista Owner, LLC, Alterations
Summary
SCH Number
2026090934
Public Agency
Santa Barbara County
Document Title
Isla Vista Owner, LLC, Alterations
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/22/2026
Document Description
The project is a request for a Coastal Development Permit with Hearing (CDH) to allow the following:
- Window changes.
- Relocation of bicycle parking spaces.
- Installation of a new trash enclosure.
- Replacement of an existing six-foot tall fence.
- Replacement of a second-floor access deck, walkway, and stairs.
No grading or tree removal is proposed. The parcel is served by the Goleta Water District, Goleta West Sanitary District, and Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Access is provided off Del Playa Drive. The property is a 0.51-acre parcel zoned Medium Density Student Residential (SR-M-8) and shown as Assessor's Parcel Number 075-202-036, located at 6653 Del Playa Dr., in the Goleta Community Plan area, Second Supervisorial District.
Contact Information
Name
Kevin De Los Santos
Agency Name
County of Santa Barbara
Job Title
Planner, Planning and Development
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Garrett Green
Agency Name
Isla Vista Owner LLC
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Unincorporated area (Goleta Community Plan area)
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Del Playa Drive
Zip
93117
Total Acres
0.51
State Highways
101
Schools
Isla Vista Elementary
Other Location Info
6653 Del Playa Dr., Goleta, CA 93117
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, 15302, 15303
Reasons for Exemption
The Project was evaluated for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and determined to be exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 [Existing Facilities], which exempts demolition and alteration of existing structures, 15302 [Replacement and Reconstruction], which exempts replacement of existing structures, and 15303 [New Construction], which exempts construction of new accessory structures. These exemptions apply to the Project because the Project is a request to allow window changes, relocation of bicycle parking spaces, installation of a new trash enclosure, and replacement of existing fences, an access deck, a walkway, and stairs.
The proposed project does not involve unusual circumstances, including future activities, resulting in or which might reasonably result in significant impacts which threaten the environment. The exceptions to the categorical exemptions pursuant to Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA Guidelines are:
(a) Location. Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 11 are qualified by consideration of where the project is to be located – a project that is ordinarily insignificant in its impact on the environment may in a particularly sensitive environment be significant. Therefore, these classes are considered to apply all instances, except where the project may impact on an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped, and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies.
The Project is a request to allow window changes, relocation of bicycle parking spaces, installation of a new trash enclosure, and replacement of existing fences, an access deck, a walkway, and stairs. The project site does not contain areas of environmentally sensitive habitat or hazardous resources. The proposed development is located within previously disturbed and graded areas.
(b) Cumulative Impact. All exemptions for these classes are inapplicable when the cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time is significant.
The project site is located within a residential neighborhood where repair and maintenance, new construction, demolitions, and alterations are both commonplace and allowable by ordinance. Additional repair and replacement, and/or demolition, of existing structures, and new construction of fences that are developed in conformance with applicable ordinance and policy regulations on parcels in the vicinity would not result in a cumulatively significant impact. Accordingly, the cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time, would not be significant.
(c) Significant Effect. A categorical exemption shall not be used for an activity where there is a reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances.
There is no substantial evidence that the Project involves unusual circumstances, including future activities, resulting in or which might reasonably result in significant impacts which threaten the environment. Accordingly, this exception to the Categorical Exemption is not applicable to the Project.
(d) Scenic Highways. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project which may result in damage to scenic resources, including but not limited to, trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources, within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway. This does not apply to improvements which are required as mitigation by an adopted negative declaration or certified EIR.
The proposed development will not result in damage to scenic resources within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway. The project site is not visible from a state designated scenic highway.
(e) Hazardous Waste Sites. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project located on a site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
The proposed project is not located on a site that is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. Therefore, this exception to the categorical exemption does not apply.
(f) Historical Resources. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project which may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
There are no known historical resources in the project vicinity that would be affected by the Project. The Project is a request to allow window changes, relocation of bicycle parking spaces, installation of a new trash enclosure, and replacement of existing fences, an access deck, a walkway, and stairs. The proposed development is located in previously disturbed and graded areas. Therefore, this exception to the Categorical Exemption is not applicable to the proposed project.
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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