Dear Supervisors: Over the past decades, Citizens Planning Association has offered input regarding the Plains pipelines, especially after the ruptured pipeline along our precious Gaviota Coast in 2015. We support the EDC position that ExxonMobil or its subsidiary should not be allowed to re-start production from the off shore platforms and use these damaged pipelines. …
CITIZENS PLANNING ASSOCIATION REPLIES TO BRIAN CEARNAL: “How tall is too tall?” There’s a straight-forward answer to that: It’s anything beyond what the voting residents of a city have decided via their charters and ordinances. Architect Brian Cearnal points out that our Santa Barbara City charter section, describing residential zoning limits to 45’ in multi-family …
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Dear (Santa Barbara County Board of) Supervisors: Citizens Planning Association, a volunteer organization created 63 years ago, promotes sound planning and sustainable communities throughout Santa Barbara County. Thank you for having this item on today’s agenda. During the HE Update process, CPA has submitted more than a half dozen public comments, starting with the SBCAG …
Dear Santa Barbara City Council Members: Citizens Planning Association, a countywide, not for profit organization, has worked since 1960 to endorse and participate in the promotion of good urban planning. One of the core issues we promote is protection of our heritage and beauty. The CPA board supports the designation for the parkway of State …
Citizens Planning Association of Santa Barbara County has been closely following this annexation attempt since it was first proposed in 1998. In the past, LAFCO has denied the annexation. Today the city returns with another approach, a more piecemeal approach for 2 of 6 parcels, this time with a SOI expansion request. CPA will focus …
TO: Santa Barbara County Planning Commission FROM: Citizens Planning Association RE: Item 1: Streamline Approval for Affordable Housing and Objective Design Standards Dear Commissioners: CPA was very recently made aware that this item is before you today. Our board members have not had adequate time to study, or evaluate impacts and implication for design guidelines …
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CPA has advocated for transparent community planning since its founding in 1960. CPA has followed the HEU process. Since early 2001, CPA has expressed concern to various county officials about the absence of transparency or community engagement, starting with the proposed disproportionate allocation of housing units being recommended by staff to SBCAG. While we greatly …
TO: BOS CPA has advocated for transparent community planning since its founding in 1960. CPA has followed the HEU process and Since the beginning, CPA has expressed concern to various county staff about the absence of full transparency and the lack of robust community engagement, starting with the proposed disproportionate allocation of housing units being …
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Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission Dear Commissioners: Citizens Planning Association, a countywide, not for profit organization, has worked since 1960 to endorse and participate in the promotion of good urban planning. One of the core issues we promote is protection of our heritage and beauty. CPA has been actively studying proposals that come before your …
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TO: Jessica Steele/Staff RE: County Housing Element Update Scoping Comments Dear Staff: CPA has written several letters to County Planning and BOS over the past year urging public information and outreach by County Planning, as the plan to site over 5000 units in the unincorporated County, over 4000 in South County alone, was underway with …
