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The Farm Carpinteria

Open space & Environment

Open space, public access, and habitat.

The 27 acre parcel replaces a private commercial driving range with a community with public benefits. 7.6 acres of publicly accessible open space, 3.4 acres of native buffer and a permanently preserved 4.2 acre bluff.

View vs open space

Unobstructed Views vs. Open Space

Unobstructed view

A sightline across private land.

No habitat protection. No deed restriction. No guarantee it stays that way.

  • Privately owned zoned PUD for housing
  • Could be developed at anytime
  • Not protected by easement or dedication
  • No native habitat restoration

Dedicated open space

Land, protected by deed, in perpetuity

Deed-restricted. Cannot be built on, sold off, or converted to private use, ever.

  • Protected by deed and easement
  • Cannot be developed
  • Includes 3.4 acres of native habitat restoration
  • Publicly accessible (7.6 acres)

Harbor seals . bluffs rookery

600 feet of separation, plus a vegetated buffer

All development sits north of the Union Pacific Railroad, 600 feet from the rookery. The entire southern parcel adjacent to the rookery remains underdeveloped, with native vegetation restoration creating a habitat screen that reduces visual and noise disturbance to seals. Dudek, an environmental consulting firm, studied the impacts. Mitigation includes coastal sage scrub restoration at a 3:1 ratio and a bluff vegetation screen, bringing construction and long-term impacts below the CEQA threshold of significance.

Harbor seals and bluff rookery buffer view