2) Project: Santa Claus Lane Bike and Pedestrian Path, 21-2122-CUP/CDP Project Location: US Highway 101 right-of-way and 4100 block of Carpinteria Ave right-of-way Applicant: Erinn Silva, GPA Consulting for Caltrans Planner: Nick Bobroff Hearing on the request of Erinn Silva, GPA Consulting, on behalf of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), District 5, to consider Project 21-2122-CUP/CDP (application filed August 12, 2021) for a Conditional Use Permit and a Coastal Development Permit to allow the construction of a 0.8-mile Class I multi-use path along the southern edge of the US Highway 101 southbound right-of-way and the 4100 block of Carpinteria Avenue to allow for a dedicated bike and pedestrian path connection between the City of Carpinteria and Santa Claus Lane in unincorporated Santa Barbara County under the provisions of the Commercial Planned Development and Transportation Corridor Wetland Overlay Zone Districts; and to accept the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) prepared and certified by Caltrans pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. The certified Final MND may be reviewed at the Carpinteria City Hall, Community Development Department, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria. The Final MND is also available for review on the Caltrans website at: <a href="https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-5/district-5-current-projects/santa-claus-lane-bike-path">https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-5/district-5-current-projects/santa-claus-lane-bike-path</a>