Pursuant to Board Resolution No. 06-359, November 14, 2006, land development fees and the hourly rate for planning permits will be increased 4.2% on July 1, 2008 (see Public Notice).

As a first step in the update of the Goleta community plan, we are publicly recruiting community members to serve on the Goleta Valley Planning Advisory Committee (GVPAC). Applications are available on our Goleta Community Plan Update webpage and can be submitted until June 10th, 2008.

Would you like free advise on making your development design more energy efficient? The Innovative Building Review Program (IBRP) is a free program that advises developers on how to make their developments more energy efficient.

Want to find permit history for a parcel in the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County? Use Planning & Development's new Permit History by Parcel search tool.

A new height calculation methodology applies to structures throughout the County. Summaries of the height calculation methodology applicable to your area are located in Applications, Forms & Documents.

The county now provides for weekend zoning enforcement between the hours of 8am to 5pm. On weekends staff will only respond to complaints involving health and safety issues (hazardous conditions), active construction, and/or habit destruction (imminent loss of sensitive habitat).