Why is UC Santa Barbara growing?
What is the LRDP?
How does UC Santa Barbara compare with other UC's?
What is proposed in the UCSB LRDP?
Why does UC Santa Barbara need an LRDP?
Doesn't UC Santa Barbara already have an LRDP?
Who creates the UC Santa Barbara LRDP? What is the process?
Where will new students, faculty, and staff live?
What is the process for approving the LRDP and EIR?
What is the LRDP?
The Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) is a tool used by the University of California campuses to plan facilities and services to accommodate changing demand. It is similar to a general plan used by local governments in California communities. The LRDP defines how a campus will accommodate anticipated enrollment, and faculty and staff needed to support it. An important component of the plan is a discussion of how coastal resources will be protected and enhanced.
LRDPs contain four major elements:
- Land Use & Development
The plan provides guidance for future building placement and land use while maintaining adequate flexibility for future decision-making. The plan shows the location, type, and number of proposed research and academic facilities as well as housing units. - Open Space
The plan also identifies areas of potential open space. These could include paved plazas, less formal landscaped areas, undeveloped areas, and natural reserves. - Transportation and Parking
The plan shows how people move through the site and considers forms of travel, including pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycles, cars, service and delivery vehicles, and emergency vehicles. The plan also addresses parking for all vehicle types. - Utilities & Infrastructure
The LRDP discusses how campus systems for irrigation water, waste water, storm drainage, sanitary sewers, chilled water and steam, electrical distribution, natural gas, and communications will accommodate the projected campus population.