Sunday, January 14, 2007
The tiny hamlet of Santa Margarita could balloon into a new city that includes three places of worship, private golf courses, hundreds of homes, nine wineries, galleries, shops, a livestock yard and many other amenities, under a plan to be unveiled Thursday night in Santa Margarita.
The county planning department and developer Santa Margarita Ranch LLC will release an environmental impact report delineating the possibilities for the land at a public meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at the community room on I Street.
The EIR also will set forth potential problems, environmental and otherwise, with the putative development.
The report comes in two parts. The first assesses the impact of a proposed agricultural cluster subdivision on property southeast of town. The developer proposes 111 sites, to be built in three phases, and completed in 2010.
In a cluster subdivision, the homes are clustered in order that agriculture can take place on the surrounding land.
The second, and larger proposal examines what might become of the 14,000-acre Santa Margarita Ranch, which surrounds the current town.
Tags:
San Luis Obispo Central Coast Golf WineLabels: Central Coast Wine, Golf Courses, Santa Margarita