Sustainability Policy and Regulatory Update Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Notice of Availability of Draft EIR
Draft EIR Documents
Title/Table of Contents/Ch 1 Summary
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Project Description
Chapter 4 Environmental Setting, Impacts & Mitigation Measures
4.1 Aesthetics
4.2 Agriculture, Forestry & Minerals
4.3 Air Quality
4.4 Biological Resources
4.5 Cultural & Tribal Resources
4.6 Energy
4.7 Geology & Soils
4.8 Greenhouse Gases
4.9 Hazards & Hazardous Materials
4.10 Hydrology & Water Quality
4.11 Land Use & Planning
4.12 Noise
4.13 Population & Housing
4.14 Public Services & Recreation
4.15 Transportation
4.16 Utilities & Services Systems
4.17 Wildfire Chapter
5 Other CEQA Considerations Chapter
6 Alternatives Chapter
7 Agencies Contacted-EIR Preparers
Appendices
A Notice of Preparation
B Scoping Comments
C Potential Growth Assumptions
D Parcel Constraints
E Special Status Species
F Cultural Resources
G Transportation Memos
H Noise Modeling Results
I Air/GHG Calculations
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The proposed project is the Santa Cruz County’s Sustainability Policy and Regulatory Update of the County’s General Plan/Local Coastal Program (LCP) and County Code (Sustainability Update). The County’s existing General Plan/LCP was adopted in 1994 with a focus on preserving natural and agricultural resources and limiting urban expansion. After more than 25 years, the General Plan/LCP requires updating to define a more sustainable growth pattern for the future. The broad sustainability goals of the proposed project include updating the goals, objectives, policies, and implementation strategies of the General Plan/LCP and implementing regulations in the County Code to:
- Incorporate a new planning horizon for population, housing, and employment growth, consistent with Measure J growth management principles;
- Reflect the sustainability vision and guiding principles of the Sustainable Santa Cruz County Plan, as well as the County Strategic Plan goals of Attainable Housing, Reliable Transportation, Dynamic Economy, Sustainable Environment, Comprehensive Health & Safety, and Organizational Excellence;
- Ensure compatibility with land use and transportation planning principles that support reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;
- Define new land use designations to increase housing choices and workplace flexibility;
- Update and modernize the County Code permit procedures and development standards;
- Adopt County Design Guidelines and special guidelines for the Pleasure Point and Portola Drive Commercial Corridor; and
- Meet recent state requirements and regulations.
Visit https://www.sccoplanning.com/sustainabilityupdate to learn more about the proposed General Plan/LCP and County Code amendments and timeline for the project.
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Public comment on this Draft EIR ends on May 31, 2022, at 5 pm. Please submit any comments to CEQA-NEPA@santacruzcounty.us
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Rail Trail Segments 10 and 11
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Visit https://www.dpw.santacruzcounty.us/RailTrail for project description, Notice of Preparation, and Scoping Meeting information
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Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 5:00 PM
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Medical Office Building Project
Notice of Availability
Aviso de Disponibilidad
Medical Office Building Project Draft EIR
Draft EIR Appendices
Application
Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR and Scoping Meeting
Plans
EIR Scoping Meeting Presentation (4-2-20)
Scoping Meeting Summary
Aviso en Espanol
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The proposed project would be comprised of a new four-story medical office building measuring approximately 60 feet in height to finished roof and approximately 74 feet to top of mechanical screens on the rooftop. The proposed building would provide approximately 160,000 gross square feet of medical office use for specialty outpatient services. Services may include advanced medical and urgent care clinics, and outpatient surgery facilities, support services for urgent care and outpatient surgery including pharmacy, laboratory, imaging facilities, primary care, women's health, pediatric health, optometry, hearing, vision essentials, neurology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology/oncology, infectious diseases, rheumatology, nephrology, pulmonology, sleep lab, orthopedics, podiatry, pain medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation dermatology, health education, telehealth, cafe, and administrative office spaces. The facility would be open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., but urgent care and ancillary functions would operate continuously, without closing. The expected number of on-site staff, at peak, would be approximately 300 persons.
The proposed project would also include the construction of a four-story parking garage across an internal roadway west of the proposed medical office building. It would accommodate five levels of parking, with 730 new vehicle parking spaces to serve the on-site medical uses, including approximately 47 charging stations for electric vehicles and bike lockers. A new driveway would be constructed from Soquel Avenue that facilitates circulation between the medical office building and parking garage. A separate driveway for service vehicles would be constructed. The proposed project would include street frontage improvements along Soquel Avenue, including new pedestrian sidewalks and bicycle facilities, as well as potential off-site intersection improvements. The proposed project would also require on-site and off-site utility and drainage improvements, including new 8-inch sanitary sewer, 8-inch fire, and 4-inch domestic water lines, as well as a new stormwater outfall that would be constructed along Rodeo Creek Gulch, approximately 1,200 feet east of the site.
Located on APN 029-021-47 (5940 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz)
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8/9/2021
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