Letters

To: Montecito Planning Commission Re: Ministerial Permitting and Streamlining Ordinance Amendments Good morning, Chair and Commissioners. CPA would like to thank staff for your work on these amendments. During the two workshops last week, staff reported that the Board of Supervisors instructed them to ‘swing big’ or ‘go big’ to narrow the County’s authority over

To: Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Re:  Phase 1 Oil and Gas Prohibition Ordinance Amendments Good morning, Chair Nelson and Supervisors: Today I am speaking on behalf of Citizens Planning Association.  I would like to voice our support of the adoption of this ordinance which will prohibit NEW on shore oil development in Santa

To: Santa Barbara County Planning Commission: Citizens Planning Association is a county-wide organization which has been following land use projects since it was established in 1960. CPA has read through the staff report for this project and we have several concerns. We have weighed in on several drive-thru projects both in SB City and in

To: City of Santa Barbara Legislative Committee Re: Agenda Item for March 3, 2026 Citizens Planning Association is trying to stay abreast of proposed State Housing legislation that might benefit Santa Barbara City. We have added this focus to our priority list after what we considered a fairly disasterous Housing Element update which does very

Dear Ms. Sumait, The undersigned groups submit these comments on the Calls for Information and Nominations for the Southern and Central California Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales Proposed in the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. Read entire Letter (pdf)

To: Mayor Randy Rouse and City Council Members Re: Agenda Item 12; Proposed Disposition and Development Agreement between the City of Santa Barbara and Alliance Bernstein for the Redevelopment at Paseo Nuevo Dear Mayor and Councilmembers: Citizens Planning Association has made public comment about the Paseo Nuevo proposals at the prior public hearings, most recently

Dear SB City Planning Commission, Citizens Planning Association appreciates the opportunity to comment today during the Concept Review of the redevelopment of Paseo Nuevo mall at 70l State Street. We urge the City to keep in mind that the City Charter limits the heights of buildings in the city. In 1972 city voters approved an

Dear City of Santa Barbara: The Citizens Planning Association has been advocating for good planning in Santa Barbara County since 1960. Over the past 65 years, CPA has stood for safe planning that meets the needs of our community. The proposed project at 1609 Grand Avenue consists of a proposed 53-unit, 6-story apartment building on

Re: Appeal of the ABR decision of April 14, re 418 N. Milpas/915-923 E. Gutierrez St. Dear Mayor Rowse and City Council members Friedman, Gutierrez, Harmon, Jordan, Santamaria, and Sneddon: Since 1960, Citizens Planning Association has been known in Santa Barbara for working for good planning. It is part of our Mission Statement. We stress