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City Eyes Naples Transfer
A complex scheme designed to allow development now slated for the Naples subdivision to be transferred to points as far south as the City of Santa Barbara got a mixed reception at the Santa Barbara City Council on 7/22. Read story.
Two Steps Forward for Controversial Naples Plan
Naples Development Takes Major Turn Toward Fruition
The Naples development, for better or worse, took a major turn toward fruition this week. Read story.
Developer, Activists Strategize for Future of Gaviota Coast
The Naples Chess Match
Contrary to popular opinion, Matt Osgood is not the boogeyman. Read story.
The Summer of Naples
County Approval Process Heats Up for Beloved, Beleaguered Gaviota Coast Property
Approval process gets hot for development of beloved, beleaguered Gaviota Coast property. Read story.
Candidates for 3rd District Talk Bacara, Naples
Coastal Access a Hot Issue for Santa Barbara County
Coastal access is a hot issue for this Santa Barbara County race and for the county at large as well. Read story.
Annual Concert Puts Naples Center Stage
Coastal Cause
Anyone who has ever driven along the California coast immediately north of Santa Barbara is familiar with the natural sanctuary that exists there. Read story.
Supes Arrange Naples Transfer of Development Rights
TDR TBA
The more things change, the more they stay the same — especially in the battle over Naples. Read story.
Naples on the Gaviota Coast
Voices: Could It Be the Next Ellwood?
Naples is the broad coastal terrace incised by numerous canyons two miles up the 101 from Goleta. Scenic views of rolling hills and the gently sloping coastal bluffs south of the 101 are postcard perfect. Read story.
The Naples Battle Rages On
On 12/10, a standing room only crowd gathered for three hours in the Santa Barbara County Administration Building to voice their concerns about plans to put large-scale luxury homes on the pristine Gaviota Coast. Read story.
Naples Revised Draft EIR Released; Hearings Ahead
Incoming!
Battle stations are being readied this week as the war over the future of Naples — that 485-acre slice of coastal California that sits at the southern gateway to Gaviota — is once again set to resume. After a nearly 15-month wait for the recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) to be released for public consumption, the massive document hit the streets just before Thanksgiving week, setting the stage for what promises to be a passionate public hearing on the subject in early December. Read story.
Saving the Gaviota Coast Piece by Piece
With Naples Project Moving, Here's a Look Conservation Efforts Just Outside Goleta
With the Naples project looming, Goleta Grapevine looks at coastal conservation efforts. Read story.
Saving Naples, Protecting Property Rights
Working With, Not Against, Landowners
There is much talk and debate about the transfer of development rights (TDR) for the Naples properties, and particularly Santa Barbara Ranch. In concept, this program is about transferring the value of development rights on rural lands to an urban area that is more “acceptable” for development. While this concept is compelling, its application may prove challenging. Read story.
Transfer of Development Rights Is the Key to Naples Preservation
The Future Is Now for Gaviota Coast
For those of you unfamiliar with Naples, it is a 485-acre parcel of rural land located approximately two miles west of Goleta’s western urban limit line, occupying both sides of Highway 101. The current owner of the majority of the Naples property — Orange County-based developer Vintage Communities —proposes to build as many as seventy-two 8,000- to 13,000-square-foot homes on land that has historically been used for grazing, row crops, and orchards. Read story.
Can Naples Be Transferred?
Debate Returns to Transfer of Development Rights at Gaviota Gateway
The debate returns to Transfer of Development Rights for project at Gaviota’s gateway. Read story.
County Planning Commission Releases Naples TDR Report
After several months of research, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission released a report this week on the feasibility of transferring development rights away from the proposed luxury home development at Santa Barbara Ranch to urban areas. Read story.
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