Land Development – 2025 End of Year Closure
End of Year Closure
As part of the City’s annual Holiday closure, most City Land Development Team offices and operations will be closed beginning Friday, December 19, 2025, and will resume business on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Last Day to Submit Applications in 2025
The last day to submit applications this year will be Wednesday, December 17, 2025 by 5:00 p.m. (PST). At that time, the City’s online permit system and payment portal (Accela Citizen Access), will go offline and will reopen on Monday, January 6, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. (PST) Building permit applications submitted between Monday, December 15-Wednesday, December 17 will be invoiced after re-opening and payable the week of January 6, 2026.
Planning Application Timelines
If a Planning Application is submitted but the required fees are not invoiced and paid before the City’s holiday closure, the application will not be considered received, and the timeline for processing (including the 30-day completeness review period) will not begin until the City reopens in January 2026 and payment is made.
630 Garden St. Permit Center Customer Lobby & Cashier
Public Works, Planning, Building & Safety, and Cashier counters will be open to the public Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. In person payments can be made that morning from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Building & Safety and Public Works Inspections
Inspections will continue to be scheduled for the dates of December 22, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30, and 31, 2025. The regular inspection schedule will resume Monday, January 5, 2026.
To schedule a Building & Safety inspection, please visit the Building Inspections webpage for guidance on online inspection requests.
To schedule Public Works inspections, please call 805-564-5396 or email PWCounter@SantaBarbaraCA.gov. For water or sewer emergencies, please call (805) 564-5413.
City closure dates can be viewed at the City’s Calendar of Events by selecting the “Holidays and Closures” link at the top of the page.