Sebastopol Outreach
06-23-2016, 11:07 PM
Notice is hereby given that on May 23, 2016 the City of Sebastopol initiated circulation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the 2016 Sebastopol General Plan Update.
The overall purpose of the Sebastopol General Plan is to create a policy framework that articulates a vision for the city’s long-term physical form and development, while preserving and enhancing the quality of life for Sebastopol residents, and increasing opportunities for high-quality local job growth balanced with robust environmental sustainability principles. The key components of the General Plan will include broad goals for the future of Sebastopol, and specific policies and actions that will help implement the stated goals. The Sebastopol General Plan will include a comprehensive set of goals, policies, and actions (implementation measures), as well as a revised Land Use Map. The State requires that the General Plan contain seven mandatory elements: Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Open Space, Noise, Safety, and Conservation. The Sebastopol General Plan will include all of the State- Sebastopol General Plan EIR Notice of Availability 2 mandated elements, as well as several optional elements, including: Community Services and Facilities,Economic Vitality, Community Character, and Community Health and Wellness. The General Plan addresses the entire City of Sebastopol, as well as its Sphere of Influence.
The Draft EIR provides an analysis of the potential environmental impacts associated with implementation of the 2016 Sebastopol General Plan. The Draft EIR identifies significant environmental impacts related to the following environmental topics: Aesthetics/Visual Resources, Flooding, Noise, Traffic and Circulation, Wastewater Treatment, Cumulative Visual Character, Cumulative Noise, Cumulative Transportation and Circulation, Cumulative Utilities, and Irreversible Effects.
Members of the public and other interested agencies and individuals are invited to provide comments on the 2016 General Plan and Draft EIR. Written comments on the 2016 General Plan and the Draft EIR may be submitted in writing to: Kenyon Webster, Planning Director, 7120 Bodega Avenue Sebastopol, CA 95472. Or by email to: [email protected]
Written comments must be received by July 8, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.
Copies of the General Plan and Draft EIR are available at the Sebastopol Planning Department, at the address provided above, at the Sebastopol branch Library at 7140 Bodega Avenue,Sebastopol, and online at: https://sebastopol.generalplan.org/
Hearings on the Draft EIR and Draft General Plan will be conducted by the Planning Commission and City Council on dates to be determined. If you challenge this project 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 City of Sebastopol at or prior to the public hearing.
The overall purpose of the Sebastopol General Plan is to create a policy framework that articulates a vision for the city’s long-term physical form and development, while preserving and enhancing the quality of life for Sebastopol residents, and increasing opportunities for high-quality local job growth balanced with robust environmental sustainability principles. The key components of the General Plan will include broad goals for the future of Sebastopol, and specific policies and actions that will help implement the stated goals. The Sebastopol General Plan will include a comprehensive set of goals, policies, and actions (implementation measures), as well as a revised Land Use Map. The State requires that the General Plan contain seven mandatory elements: Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Open Space, Noise, Safety, and Conservation. The Sebastopol General Plan will include all of the State- Sebastopol General Plan EIR Notice of Availability 2 mandated elements, as well as several optional elements, including: Community Services and Facilities,Economic Vitality, Community Character, and Community Health and Wellness. The General Plan addresses the entire City of Sebastopol, as well as its Sphere of Influence.
The Draft EIR provides an analysis of the potential environmental impacts associated with implementation of the 2016 Sebastopol General Plan. The Draft EIR identifies significant environmental impacts related to the following environmental topics: Aesthetics/Visual Resources, Flooding, Noise, Traffic and Circulation, Wastewater Treatment, Cumulative Visual Character, Cumulative Noise, Cumulative Transportation and Circulation, Cumulative Utilities, and Irreversible Effects.
Members of the public and other interested agencies and individuals are invited to provide comments on the 2016 General Plan and Draft EIR. Written comments on the 2016 General Plan and the Draft EIR may be submitted in writing to: Kenyon Webster, Planning Director, 7120 Bodega Avenue Sebastopol, CA 95472. Or by email to: [email protected]
Written comments must be received by July 8, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.
Copies of the General Plan and Draft EIR are available at the Sebastopol Planning Department, at the address provided above, at the Sebastopol branch Library at 7140 Bodega Avenue,Sebastopol, and online at: https://sebastopol.generalplan.org/
Hearings on the Draft EIR and Draft General Plan will be conducted by the Planning Commission and City Council on dates to be determined. If you challenge this project 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 City of Sebastopol at or prior to the public hearing.