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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the Carpinteria Valley Greenhouse Program, First District, as follows: (EST. TIME: 3 HRS.)
a) Adopt the Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations (Attachment 2) for approval of the Carpinteria Valley Greenhouse Program;
b) Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report (99-EIR-02) including the EIR Revision Document (99-EIR-02 RV1) (Attachment 5), and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (Attachment 5, Appendix E);
c) Adopt ordinance amendments (99-OA-005 – Attachment 3) to the Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Article II of Chapter 35 of the Santa Barbara County Code) including:
i) Amend Division 1, General, Section 35-53 to add a new overlay district (Carpinteria Agricultural (CA) Overlay District);
ii) Amend Division 2, Definitions, Section 35-58, to add definitions for greenhouses and related structures;
iii) Amend Division 4, Zone Districts, to add language to permitted uses in AG-I zone district referring greenhouse development in the Carpinteria Valley to the CA Overlay District;
iv) Amend Division 5, Overlay Districts, to add a new Carpinteria Agricultural (CA) Overlay District (Section 35-102E);
v) Amend Division 10, Nonconforming, Section 35-162, to add language that would allow nonconforming greenhouse structures to be rebuilt in the event of damage in the CA Overlay District;
vi) Amend Division 11, Coastal Development Permit, Section 35-169 to allow shade structures 20,000 square feet or greater with a CDP in the CA Overlay District.
d) Adopt Rezone Ordinance Amendment (99-RZ-009 – Attachment 4) to apply the Carpinteria Valley Overlay District to parcels zoned AG-I in the Carpinteria Valley Study Area (Coastal Zone) as identified on the following maps: Carpinteria Valley Coastal Plan: Zoning Overlay, and Toro Canyon Plan Zoning Overlay Dist...
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