City Council to Discuss Inclusionary Housing Requirements

The Inclusionary Housing and In-Lieu Fee Study will be considered at the City Council meeting on May 5, 2026. Staff will present the Study, accept public comments, and request guidance from City Council for future inclusionary housing ordinance amendments based on the recommendations in the Study.

Planning Commission considered the Study and provided guidance to staff on future ordinance amendments at the Planning Commission meeting on April 16, 2026.

More information is available on the Inclusionary Housing Requirements webpage. Stay Engaged with this project by subscribing to email updates.
 

About the Project (Inclusionary Housing Requirements)

The City of Santa Barbara requires inclusionary housing—units at affordable prices—for multi-unit residential developments. Inclusionary housing requires a certain number of units—calculated as a percentage of total units in a development—to be sold to middle- income households or rented to moderate-income households. Staff is evaluating the current inclusionary housing requirements to inform possible amendments to these requirements and to meet Housing Element goals of creating new housing and facilitating affordable housing. The Inclusionary Housing and In-Lieu Fee Study is the first of two steps (evaluation) to implement Housing Element Program HE-13.

More information about this project can be found at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Inclusionary-Housing-Requirements