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Buellton planning director outlines busy year: general plan update, new transportation guidelines and multiple development projects
Summary
Staff said the general plan update with consultant Civic Solution is underway with a target of roughly one year to draft adoption hearings; transportation impact guidelines go to council Feb. 12. Several projects — Cottage Health, Shell remodel, Arco AMPM, Shannon Wine Company, self-storage and affordable housing — are moving through entitlement, plan check or permitting stages.
The Buellton City planning director told the Planning Commission that a revised general plan is under active development with consultant Civic Solution and staff anticipates a draft ready for public hearings in about one year.
Staff also said the city will present transportation impact analysis guidelines to the city council on Feb. 12. The guidelines are intended to define when a project requires a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) analysis versus a local transportation study; because the document is a council policy item, it will not return to the planning commission unless tied to a…
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