TRAVEL ALERT:  The FAA ground stop has been lifted, but flights may continue to experience impacts as airlines work to resume service. Travelers should check directly with their airline for latest flight information.

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Email service to the City of Santa Barbara has been restored.

City staff can once again send and receive email messages. Microsoft continues to monitor the service and process a backlog of messages that accumulated during the outage.

If you sent an email to a City department or employee during the outage and do not receive a response in a timely manner, please resend your message or contact the department directly. Department contact information can be found on our Contact Us page.

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Online Only Building Inspection Requests

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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 reschedule
  • View inspections that are currently scheduled
  • Specify a contact person
  • Add notes for the City building inspector

Inspectors will continue to call you to schedule an inspection time for that day.

A step-by-step guide can be found on the City’s Building Inspections webpage. For questions, please contact Building & Safety counter staff at (805) 564-5485 or BLDOnline@SantaBarbaraCA.gov

Please Note: During the 2024 holiday closure, Building and Safety Inspections will continue to be scheduled for the dates of December 19th, 23rd-27th, and 30th, and 31st, 2024 and January 2, 2025.