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Montecito Ranch could begin grading in 2017

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Grading for Montecito Ranch is expected to start before this time next year, according to a consultant requesting a habitat loss permit for the residential development at the Ramona Community Planning Group meeeting Sept. 1.

Montecito Ranch, an approved development on 935 acres, northeast of the intersection of Montecito Way and Sonora Way, will have 417 single-family homes, parks and 558 acres of open space.

The planning group approved the habitat loss permit for the loss of 62.2 acres of Diegan coastal sage scrub that was included in the final Environmental Impact Report certified by the county Board of Supervisors in 2010, according to the consultant. Total coastal sage scrub on site is 318 acres, she said, and the mitigation proposed exceeds the standard 2 to 1 ratio by preserving 256 acres of the coastal sage rather than 124 acres. The habitat loss permit is good for one year, she said.

In other development, planners approved a site plan exemption request for the “S” Scenic Designator for a prefabricated steel classic American barn, measuring 40 feet by 60 feet by 18 feet 8 inches, at 139 Rancho Allen Lane, off state Route 78. Members said not much of the barn would be seen from the highway and the design fits the rural community character.

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