Casting strong doubt on future housing at the Bishop Ranch, the Goleta City Council has decided to keep the large vacant tract zoned for agriculture.
In a 4-0 vote on Monday, the council, acting as the Planning Agency, sounded what could be a death knell for the proposed development on the urban South Coast's largest chunk of land where homes can still be built.
The council vote means agriculture will be the preferred use for the property when the city's emerging general plan -- a state-mandated blueprint for noise, traffic and land-use rules -- undergoes a required environmental impact review, most likely next year. It suggests any new Goleta housing will likely be concentrated elsewhere.
Posted by gandlwoods at October 13, 2004 08:57 AM