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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of an amendment to the Local Coastal Program regarding the Agricultural Employee Dwellings Coastal Zoning Ordinance amendment, as follows: (EST. TIME: 45 MIN.)
a) Receive notice of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification of an amendment to the County’s Local Coastal Program (Coastal Commission Case No. LCP-4-STB-18-0098-3-Part B), with five suggested modifications; and
b) Either:
i) Accept the suggested modifications:
1) Adopt a Resolution acknowledging receipt of the California Coastal Commission’s conditional certification with modifications, accepting and agreeing to the suggested modifications, agreeing to issue Coastal Development Permits for the total area included in the conditionally certified Local Coastal Program, and adopting the Local Coastal Program Amendment with the suggested modifications;
2) Determine that the Board’s action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.9 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15265. The County relied upon the 2015-2023 Housing Element Update Negative Declaration (14NGD-00000-00014) to fulfill the environmental review requirements for Case No.18ORD-00000-00003; and
3) Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted Resolution to the Executive Director of the California Coastal Commission; or
ii) Revise and resubmit the Agricultural Employee Dwelling Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Article II) amendment:
1) Make the findings for approval of a revised Ordinance (Case No. 18ORD-00000-00003) amending Article II of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code related to the Agricultural Employee Dwelling Ordinance Amendment, including CEQA findings;
2) Determine that the Negative Declaration (14NGD-00000-00014) adopted for the Housing Element fulfills the environmental review requirements for the revised Ordinance and no subsequent environmental document shall be prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15162;
3) Adopt a revised Ordinance (Case No. 18ORD-00000-00003) amending Article II of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code related to the Agricultural Employee Dwelling Ordinance Amendment;
4) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the resubmittal to the California Coastal Commission for review and certification of revised Ordinance No. 5069 (Case No. 18ORD-00000-00003) amending Article II of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code related to the Agricultural Employee Dwelling Ordinance; and
5) Determine that the submittal of the aforementioned Resolution and amendments to the Santa Barbara County Local Coastal Program to the California Coastal Commission is exempt from environmental review pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15265.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY