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?
Who creates the UC Santa Barbara LRDP? What is the process?
The Vision 2025 LRDP was prepared by UC Santa Barbara officials. The preparation process was multi-faceted and included a review of projected enrollment demands, analysis of assets and limitations of the campus, traffic studies, resource and service demands, capital costs and many other factors. The draft LRDP integrates findings and ideas from this work and describe a plan for managing growth.
UC Santa Barbara worked with planning professionals and campus leadership in the development of the proposed LRDP. Elements of the plan were presented to a wide range of interested people and groups, including the campus community, as well as environmental organizations, business groups, neighborhood associations and residents, and elected officials and staff members of neighboring cities and counties. The draft LRDP and its accompanying Environmental Impact Report (EIR) were released in March 2008 and followed by a public hearing on June 4, 2008 and close of public comment period on June 23, 2008.The objective of the process is to develop an LRDP that reflects extensive community awareness and is responsive to the needs of both the local community, as well as the people of California. The draft documents are now being finalized and will be posted on this Web site when ready (likely Fall 2008).
The Chancellor and UC Board of Regents approve the LRDP, with Coastal Commission approval required for the portions subject to the California Coastal Act.