Quick Summary
- Environmental review is next step in updating the campus' s growth plan
- EIR鈥檚 Notice of Preparation available online and in libraries
- Open house scheduled for Jan. 25; comments due Feb. 17
The University of California, Davis, has begun the next phase of preparation of a new Long Range Development Plan, inviting public comments on the scope of the environmental impact report that will be prepared for the plan.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the university has released a formal 鈥淣otice of Preparation鈥 of the EIR, and that notice is available for review and on paper. Comments are welcome until Feb. 17, providing more than the 30-day minimum public review period. See below for more information on public review and comment.
In addition, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis has scheduled an open house to address the EIR鈥檚 scope and content, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, in Ballroom A at the (on Alumni Lane). Campus planners will be available to discuss the EIR process, and the university will accept written comments during the open house.
Updated LRDP to guide projected growth
The updated Long Range Development Plan, or LRDP, will guide the campus through projected growth in the numbers of students, faculty and staff, allowing for expansion of existing programs and launch of new initiatives. To meet these goals, the plan will analyze an additional 2 million gross square feet of academic and administrative building space, in addition to expanding and redeveloping campus housing.
The draft plan identifies capacity to house more than 90 percent of the projected growth in student enrollment on campus. Based on previous experience, 90 percent of students live on campus or in the city of Davis, while others live elsewhere for various reasons. This projection is therefore intended to ensure that the campus has sufficient housing to accommodate all the additional students from enrollment growth who desire to live on campus.
The Davis City Council has formally requested that 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis study providing on-campus housing for an even greater percentage of students, in response to the challenge of a very low apartment vacancy rate in the city. While the Notice of Preparation marks the formal beginning of the environmental review process, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis will continue to engage the city as a collaborative partner and will remain committed to continuing to examine opportunities for additional student housing capacity within the draft LRDP鈥檚 land-use plan.
新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis opened the LRDP planning process with the launch of the 鈥淐ampus Tomorrow鈥 website () in the fall of 2015, and since then has received extensive public comment. University planners have held open houses on campus and in the city of Davis, and 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis officials have met regularly with city staff, given informational presentations to the City Council and participated in City Council LRDP Subcommittee meetings.
After the scoping period for environmental review, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis will begin working on the draft EIR. 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis anticipates releasing it this coming fall for a 45-day review period, for the general public and government agencies. The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Board of Regents could consider the plan鈥檚 adoption in early 2018.
About 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis and sustainability
新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis is known globally and locally for its commitment to the environment, both through research and sustainable practices on campus. 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis recently earned the worldwide No. 1 designation in the University of Indonesia鈥檚 annual GreenMetric sustainability ranking, and has repeatedly placed among the top-10 universities in Sierra Magazine鈥檚 annual 鈥淐ool Schools鈥 report on the nation鈥檚 greenest universities.
新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis West Village is the largest planned housing development in the nation with a goal of zero-net energy, and an on-campus solar farm is the largest of its kind on a U.S. campus, supplying about 14 percent of electricity needs for the Davis campus. Student-led programs such as the Student Farm and the Solar Decathlon competition are helping to bring forward a new generation of environmental pioneers.
Public review and comment
Where to find the Notice of Preparation
Online:
Public libraries:
- , 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis
- Mary L. Stephens Branch Library, 315 E. 14th St., Davis
- Dixon Public Library, 230 N. 1st St., Dixon
- Woodland Public Library, 250 1st St., Woodland
- Arthur F. Turner Branch Library, 1212 Merkley Ave., West Sacramento
- Winters Community Library, 708 Railroad Ave., Winters
Where to send your comments
By email: environreview@ucdavis.edu
By U.S. mail:
Matt Dulcich
Assistant Director of Environmental Planning
Campus Planning and Environmental Sustainability
University of California
One Shields Ave.
436 Mrak Hall
Davis 95616
Deadline: Feb. 17
More information
- Campus Tomorrow website:
- Telephone: 530-752-9597
- Email: environreview@ucdavis.edu
Media Resources
Andy Fell, News and Media Relations, 530-752-4533, ahfell@ucdavis.edu