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HEARING - Consider the recommendations of the County Planning Commission to: (1) Approve Case No. 08ORD-00000-00018 which would amend Section 35-88 of Division 4, Zoning Districts, of the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code, to allow exploration and production of sweet native natural gas by a public utility company for the purpose of expanding natural gas storage capacity in the PU, Public Works Utilities and Private Service Facilities, zone district; (2) Approve Case Nos. 12RVP-00000-00056 and 08CDP-00000-00185 to allow the Southern California Gas Company to explore for and produce native natural gas from the La Goleta site in order to expand the gas storage capacity; and, (3) Certify Environmental Impact Report 10EIR-00000-00001 for the project, located in the coastal zone, at 1171 More Ranch Road, Second District., as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR.)
a) Make the required findings for approval, including CEQA findings, of the proposed Ordinance Amendment, development plan, and coastal development permit;
b) Certify that Environmental Impact Report 10EIR-00000-00001 has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines, and adopt the mitigation monitoring program contained in the Conditions of Approval;
c) Approve Case No. 08ORD-00000-00018, an Ordinance amending Section 35-88 of Division 4, Zoning Districts, of the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code; and
d) Approve Case Nos. 12RVP-00000-00056 and 08CDP-00000-00185 subject to the conditions of approval.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY