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The City of Santa Barbara's Town Hall on Fire Safety and the City’s Water System offers the public an opportunity to learn from representatives of the Fire Department and the Public Works Water Resources Division.
*Sharing on behalf of Santa Barbara County Association of Governments*For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 20, 2025Santa Barbara County Association of Governments is seeking grant applications until April 1 for eligible projects…
Help plan the future of Santa Barbara’s Waterfront!The City of Santa Barbara has begun developing a 30-Year Waterfront Adaptation Plan and is pleased to invite you and your group, business, or organization to participate in the process.
The City of Santa Barbara is doubling the number of available sandbag stations from two to four to better serve the community during severe storm events.When are Sandbag Stations Opened?Sandbag stations are only opened…
On January 15, 2025, the Community Development Department, in partnership with the Sustainability & Resilience Department and Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE), deployed an expedited OnDemand permitting process and permit fee waiver…
The City of Santa Barbara has released draft updates to the Master Environmental Assessment (MEA) Guidelines for Archaeological Resources and MEA Guidelines for Historic Resources. These documents, published separately,…
The City held online (video recording) and in-person community enga
The draft of the City’s annual Water Supply Management Report is available for public review and comment. The Report summarizes the City’s water production and water use over the past water year (October 2023 – September 2024). The draft…
Beginning January 6th, the City will start replacing a water main on State Street from Valerio Street to Junipero Street and on Valerio Street from Santa Barbara Street to State Street. Work will also take place on the following streets:
Starting January 6, 2025, Building Permit Inspection requests will only be accepted online through the City’s Permit Portal.Using an Accela Citizen Access (ACA) account, a requesting party can:Request a new inspection, cancel, or…
End of Year ClosureAs part of the City’s annual Holiday closure, most City Land Development Team offices and operations will close beginning Friday, December 20, 2024, and will resume business on Monday, January 6, 2025.…
Accela Citizens Access (ACA) Permit Portal was temporarily unavailable.The system is operating again, however slow response may be experienced for a short duration.
End of Year ClosureAs part of the City’s annual Holiday closure, most City Land Development Team offices and operations will close beginning Friday, December 20, 2024, and will resume business on Monday, January 6, 2025.…
The City is replacing approximately one mile of water main on Portesuello Avenue between Las Positas Road and Mountain Avenue starting Monday, November 18, with an anticipated completion date in spring 2025, pending any potential weather…
To better align in-person service hours across the City organization, walk-in counter hours for the Land Development Permit Center at 630 Garden Street are being extended on Wednesdays until 5:00 p.m. (instead of 12:00 noon). This will be…
The City of Santa Barbara has recently updated the web address, or URL, for the City’s permit portal: Accela Citizens Access (ACA). We are working on redirects to the new web address, but those may not take effect for up to 24 hours.
The City is pleased to announce—DigEplan—our new electronic plan review software designed to enhance the plan submittal experience is now live. During upload, the software will check for plan sheet page numbering, password protection, and…
On Tuesday, September 10th, the City of Santa Barbara Streets Operations Division, will be repairing the eastside drive lane on Santa Barbara Street from E. Victoria Street to E.…
Coming September 9th! The City is pleased to introduce—DigEplan—a new electronic plan review software designed to enhance the plan submittal experience. During upload, the software will check for plan sheet page…
The City of Santa Barbara owns and maintains 257 miles of sewer mains which deliver wastewater to the El Estero Water Resource Center. To continue delivering quality service, the City will conduct CCTV (closed-circuit television)…