Hope Neighborhood
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The following information was derived from the original General Plan for the City of Santa Barbara.
Neighborhood Boundary
Area: approx. 282 acres
North: the City limits
South: Via Lucero
East: Arroyo Burro Creek
West: the City limitsSchools, Parks and Places of Interest
Schools, Parks and Places of Interest
The Hope area contains the Bishop Garcia Diego High School, La Colina Junior High School, Hope, and Monte Vista elementary schools. The area also contains the Calvary Cemetery. Los Robles Park is in this neighborhood.
Neighborhood Profile
Hope is primarily a single-family residential area; however, there are two multiple-dwelling areas developed with garden apartments, duplexes, and mobile homes. The major portion of the residential land in the Hope neighborhood is designated in the General Plan for five dwelling units to the acre, while multiple dwelling areas are designated for twelve dwelling units to the acre. Zoning conforms to these designations with E-3, R-2, and R-3 categories respectively. Because there is a significantly large parcel of vacant R-2 land in the area, the Hope neighborhood can expect some future residential growth.
The Via Lucero area, as part of the Hope neighborhood, has a mixture of single-family residences and multiple dwelling units, and limited commercial utilization. This area is almost completely developed and little additional growth is likely to occur. The General Plan calls for some commercial land use and a residential density of twelve dwelling units to the acre.