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630 Garden Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

General Questions:

Planning Counter
(805)-564-5578
(805) 564-5476 Fax
PlanningCounter@SantaBarbaraCA.gov

Division Manager:

Ellen Kokinda
City Planner
(805) 564-5564
EKokinda@SantaBarbaraCA.gov

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General Plan

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California State Government Code §65300, requires that every city adopt a General Plan, sometimes referred to as a City’s blueprint for growth and development. Santa Barbara’s General Plan originally adopted in 1964 is comprised of eight elements, seven of which are mandated by state law.

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