Polo Ranch - Draft Recirculated EIR

Polo Ranch - Draft Recirculated EIR

In July 2000, the City of Scotts Valley previously prepared and published a Draft EIR for a 40-lot residential subdivision and open space on the Polo Ranch site (113.5 acres), proposed by Lennar Communities/Greystone Homes (property owner/applicant/developer). Later in 2000, the applicant requested time to resolve vehicular access and other identified issues. In the current Draft EIR (Dec. 2005), the same applicant proposes to subdivide the 113.5-acre Polo Ranch site into 41 lots for single-family dwellings on 19 acres. The remaining 94.5 acres would be open space consisting of a small parking area, commemorative kiosk of the Polo Barn, two picnic tables, and hiking trails. The historic Polo Barn site would be a private residence and private horse stable, consistent with the original use of the Barn. Vehicular access would be provided from Santa's Village Road, through the Borland property (now owned by TripleNet). Emergency vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle access would be provided through Sucinto Drive, from the residential neighborhood located to the south of the subject property. A second emergency vehicle access and private access to neighboring parcels located north of the subject property would be provided by a 20-foot wide road.

Scotts Valley

Santa Cruz

Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency

Residential (Units 41, Acres 19)

General Plan Amendment, Planned Unit Development, Site Plan, Rezone, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), Heritage Tree Removal Permit & Historical Alteration Permit

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife