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Los Patos Underpass Removal Project: 45-day public review period for the Draft EIR

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Notice of Availability

The City of Santa Barbara (City), acting as the lead agency, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the Los Patos Underpass Removal Project (Project). The Draft EIR analyzes the potential environmental effects associated with the proposed Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). In accordance with Section 15087 of the CEQA Guidelines, the City has prepared this Notice of Availability (NOA) to provide responsible agencies and other interested parties with notice of the availability of the Draft EIR and to solicit comments and concerns regarding the environmental issues associated with the proposed Project. A Final EIR (Response to Comments) will be prepared following public review and comment. The City will consider this information when deliberating on the Project.

45-Day Public Comment Period

A 45-day public review period for the Draft EIR will commence on Friday, April 11, 2025, and end on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. All comments on the Draft EIR must be received by the City by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 2, 2025. Comments may be submitted via mail, e-mail, or hand delivery. 

Please send your comments to:
City of Santa Barbara, Public Works, Engineering Division
Attn: Beth Anna Cornett, Senior Planner
630 Garden Street, PO Box 1990,
Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990
email: BCornett@SantaBarbaraCA.gov

Printed copies of the Draft EIR are available for review at the following locations:
City of Santa Barbara, Public Works Permit Counter
630 Garden Street 
Santa Barbara, California 93101   

The Permit Counter is located in the Community Development/Public Works Building at 630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, California. The Public Counter is open for walk-in services Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. On Wednesdays, the counter is open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – no appointment needed.

Santa Barbara Public Library 
40 East Anapamu Street 
Santa Barbara, California 93101

Santa Barbara Public Library hours are 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Planning Commission Public Hearing 

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
Location: City Hall, Council Chambers (735 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101) 
Time: 1:00 p.m.

A Public Hearing on the Draft EIR will be held before Planning Commission on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. You are invited to attend the hearing and address your verbal comments to the Planning Commission. Meeting agendas, minutes, and videos are available online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC.

All reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities; call (805) 564-5305 one week in advance.

If you challenge the project approval or environmental document in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to the public hearing.