Letters

RE: Agenda Item 13, Recommendation “A”: TO: Mayor Randy Rowse and Council members: E. Friedman, A. Gutierrez, O. Gutierrez, M. Harmon, M. Jordan, K. Sneddon; Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov Dear Mayor Rowse and Council members: Citizens Planning Association has been part of SB City planning process for more than 60 years. Although focused on the present and future, […]

To: Santa Barbara City Planning Commissioners Re: 101 Garden Street 250 Room Hotel Citizens Planning Association is quite familiar with this site. When CPA was founded in 1960, this site was an industrial site which was quietly creating significant contamination. We feel this current project should not be given an exemption under CEQA. In the

To: Santa Barbara County Planning Commission Re: Gaviota Coast Conservancy (GCC) Appeal of Project F1-F2. Citizens Planning Association followed closely the entire Gaviota Coastal Plan (GCP) process and felt after several years of discussion by county stakeholders that our precious Gaviota Coast would be safe from impactful development. We are very concerned to discover the

Since its founding in 1960, CPA has advocated for the best standards of design and we work to protect the heritage of SB County. Also in 1960, the El Pueblo Viejo was established. The Historic Landmarks Commission was also formed in 1960 to ensure the EPV would be protected through ‘careful City planning and development.”

To: Chair Lavagnino and Supervisors. Citizens Planning Association is here today to say ‘Yes”. As president of CPA, I am here today to speak in support of some of the proposals for criteria to be considered in determining parcels in the HEU rezoning process. CPA has attended all workshops and hearings regarding the HEU. We

Dear Supervisors: Citizens Planning Association has been following the Housing Element process since the very beginning. We hope you have read the many CPA letters regarding the RHNA numbers allotment and our comments about site selection that are in the appendix of the HEU packet. We feel what occurs today regarding accepting the HEU creates

To the Architectural Board of Review: Citizens Planning Association has worked within Santa Barbara City and County for good planning since 1960. The off-ramp area from the 101 to Milpas is truly the “entrada” to Santa Barbara for visitors and locals, alike. This massive proposal does not convey any of “the natural charm and beauty

Citizens Planning Association has participated in the public process regarding planning and housing for more than 63 years. We recently hosted City Planner Allison deBusk at our monthly Speakers Series. Ms. deBusk included information about the AUD process during her presentation. We appreciated her encouragement to participate in today’s discussion. CPA board members have read

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