Below you will find a map
of the City of Goleta. This is a temporary map until we can find
a more suitable map for this purpose. Goleta is a new city. It incorporated
in 2002 as a mandate of the voters. This map provides a good description
of the boundaries of the city. Many homes are located in the County,
just outside the Goleta and Santa Barbara City limits, thus subject
to different overview in terms of zoning and permits. Goleta is still
in the process of developing a General
Plan it can follow in terms of plotting it's development destiny.
There is currently much controversy right now as the City decides
what to do with it's older Downtown district and the Bishop Ranch.
As you might expect, the division is between those who want to preserve
open space and are opposed to further development, particularly low
income and affordable housing, being located in their neighborhood.
Presently, the Council is comprised of a majority of no/slow growth
members and this appears to be the mandate of the voters living in
this new city. One thing that's certain is that with the City of
Santa Barbaras limited raw land inventory, whatever development takes
place in the South County will certainly be in this area.
Goleta West
This is the "wild side" of Goleta, and includes Goleta's
greatest amount of open space that is the focal point of intense
debate and planning as to its destiny. The older suburbs located
to the north and south of 101 were initially built out to address
the huge influx of engineers that came to Goleta Valley in the 60's
to work for Delco, a division of GM. Much peripheral development
has taken place after the water moratorium was lifted in the early
90s. The homes to the south of 101 are bordered on their east side
by large apartment complexes and a mobile home park, the former of
which serves the UCSB student population. To the south and west of
these homes are wetlands and other property set aside for public
use guaranteeing an excellent green belt. Residents can walk through
the estero to the beach at Coal Oil Point. Most of these homes were
built in the 60's and later and were originally smaller 3 bedroom/2
bath homes, many of which have been upgraded. This area is still
a good value considering the close proximity to the ocean and if
of you appreciate the outdoors. Costco and some other "Big Box" stores
are located close by off the corner of Hollister and Storke Road..
The homes north of Goleta contain larger Ranch and Spanish style
homes that rest on larger lots. There are many small and larger ranches
tucked in between Foothill Rd. and the Los Padres Forest.
Goleta East
The east end of Goleta is somewhat bordereded by Patterson Ave. North
of 101 you will find a mix of apartment, smaller SFRs, and condominiums
giving way to larger homes as you move towards the foothills. The
south end of Goleta East houses Goletas industrial and oldtown
area. Goleta appears to be absorbing many industrial businesses
that have relocated from Santa Barbara that are located between
Hollister Ave and 101 and the railroad tracks. There is a small
cluster of SFRs located in this area that is ripe with potential
when the City decides what to do with the oldtown area that also
has an Amtrak stop. If you can picture the area surrounding the
train station in San Luis Obispo, it will give you a good idea
of the potential for upgrade in this area.
Isla Vista
Keying off the shortened name of IV, what we used to call "Fly
V" in the 70s is now called "HIV" by teh students.
This is an area of dense housing serving UCSB students and a large
immigrant population. However, to the far west side of this community
you will find some very nice single family residences in a much cleaner
and quieter neighborhood that are just a short walk to the beach
offering great value in the rare occasions they come on the market.
Bishop Ranch
This is the area bordered by the freeway to the south, Foothill
to the north, Stow Canyon Road to the west and Los Carneros to the
east. A huge undeveloped tract, the owners were just denied (October
12, 2004) a request to rezone this property from agricultural to
residential thus preventing them from building 1,500 homes, 6 acres
of commercial space, apartment units and a park. The developers will
now have to resubmit their plans based on Goleta's general plan that
as of this time is yet to be finalized.
Rancho Embarcadero
A well hidden part of the community located in the Unincorporated
County area just west of Goleta, these larger predominantly Spanish
style homes rest on large lots with excellent views of the Gaviota
coastline and Channel Islands. This is a very quiet area with a
rural feel but located closely to schools and the Big Box stores
in Goleta. Very few of these homes tend to go on the market.
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