Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Amendments at Ordinance Committee

The inclusionary housing ordinance amendments will be presented to the Ordinance Committee on October 6, 2026. The hearing begins at 12:00 PM at City Hall, Council Chamber, 735 Anacapa Street. 

The Planning Commission recommended the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Amendments at their August 20, 2026 hearing, with some revisions. Revised ordinance amendments based on Planning Commission comments will be presented to the Ordinance Committee to request their recommendation to the City Council. 

The Council Agenda Report and proposed ordinance amendments are available on the Ordinance Committee webpage.  

More information about inclusionary housing and this effort to study and amend the inclusionary housing requirements 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 evaluated the current inclusionary housing requirements to inform proposed amendments and to meet Housing Element goals of creating new housing and facilitating affordable housing. The Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Amendments implement Housing Element Program HE-13. 

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