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End of Year Deadline for Building Permit Application Submissions Under the 2022 Code Cycle
End of Year Closure The City’s Land Development Team will observe its annual Holiday Closure from Friday, December 19, 2025, through Monday, January 5, 2026. During this period, most offices and operations will be…
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Adaptive Reuse Projects – New Rules Coming Soon
On October 21, 2025, the Santa Barbara City Council adopted a new inland zoning ordinance section― to support and incentivize adaptive reuse projects that convert existing, nonresidential buildings to housing.  …
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Triennial Construction Code Adoption Ordinance Committee Review
Every three years, the State of California amends and adopts updates to the International Construction Codes. The City, in turn, adopts the State’s updates and any local amendments by ordinance. These then become the governing construction…
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SBA Sponsors Goleta Lemon Festival
Santa Barbara Airport is the proud sponsor of the Goleta Lemon Festival Kids Zone! Taking place this year at Girsh park on Saturday, September 24th & Sunday, September 25th. Come out and visit the SBA Booth and enter for a chance to…
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NOTICE: Online Public Meeting About Bath Street
Please join us online on Thursday, September 29, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. to discuss the potential conversion of the 400 block of Bath Street to a one-way street as part of a future project to improve…
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Santa Barbara Public Library Receives $1.4M+ Grant from State Library for Facility Improvements
Santa Barbara Public Library is a recipient of a significant investment of funding for infrastructure improvements from the California State Library. Governor Newsom announced $254 million in grants to public libraries in 172 cities across…
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False Report of Active Shooter at Bishop Diego High School
On September 14, 2022, around 1:00 pm, the Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications Center received a single call about an active shooter situation at Bishop Diego High School, located at 4000 La Colina Road. Within minutes of the 9-1…
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Prioritizing the Preservation of Black Legacies in Santa Barbara
Upcoming Lecture: Wednesday, October 19th at 5:30PM in the MLK Room at the East Side LibrarySojourner Kincaid Rolle, of Healing Justice Santa Barbara and Nicole Hernandez, Architectural Historian will lead a discussion of the recently…
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Zoom invite
Understanding Santa Barbara's Historic Resource Guidelines
Do you ever wonder how the City of Santa Barbara helps preserve Santa Barbara’s rich architectural history? In 2021, The Santa Barbara City Council amended the Historic Resource Ordinance and adopted updated Historic Resource Design…
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SBA Triennial Full-Scale Emergency Exercise: Live Exercise Scheduled for September 15, 2022
The Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) Triennial Full-Scale Emergency Exercise will take place Thursday, September 15, 2022, between 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. north of the main Runway 7/25. Along with the increased emergency responder traffic,…
Airport News
Construction crew paving a City street
Night Paving Work on West Mission Street
Night paving work will begin on West Mission Street from Modoc Road to the Mission Creek Bridge next week. Detours in the surrounding areas will be in effect to minimize construction time and ensure the least disruption to normal traffic.…
Volunteers helping with trail maintenance
Volunteer Trail Maintenance on National Public Lands Day
Join the Parks and Recreation Department for a day of trail maintenance on September 24 to celebrate National Public Lands Day. Volunteers will work on San Ysidro and McMenemy Trails before enjoying a free lunch at Manning Park. RSVPs are…
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