"This Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared by the County of Santa Barbara to evaluate potential environmental impacts resulting from the proposed Las Varas Ranch Lot Split and Lot Line Adjustments projects ... The proposed project includes the validation of an illegally created lot; reconfiguration of existing parcels ... ; identification of residential development envelopes within each proposed lot; and construction of infrastructure including access roads and a shared water system to serve future development ... the project site, encompassing the historic Las Varas and Edwards ranches, is located approximately four miles northwest of the western extent of the City of Goleta, on either side of U.S. Highway 101 ..."--Page ES1-ES2