Tag archives: local zoning

The saying, “Its complicated” or should we say, “it’s apartment-complexed”, suits the ongoing debate over the Mission LLC group owners Craig and Stephanie Smith’s project to construct an 8 story, two building, 270-unit housing complex at, wait for it, 505 East Los Olivos Street, Santa Barbara, the private residential property behind the SB Mission and […]

There are two particularly bad bills wending through the legislature, proposed by Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins (Senate District 39, San Diego) and Scott Wiener (Senate District 11, San Francisco). They are determined to fulfill Governor Newsom’s pledge to build 3.5 million units of housing in California. Prior attempts that have failed to date: –Wiener’s […]

Santa Barbara County Long Range Planning Staff is once again hard at work updating local ordinances pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) that comply with state laws. We’ve been reporting on ADU laws since 2017, when Assembly Bill 2299 and Senate Bill 1069 reduced barriers, streamlined the approval process, and expanded the capacity to accommodate […]