Letters

July 17, 2020 To: Santa Barbara City Planning Commissioners Re: Storm water Permit Updates CPA has been a voice for the protection of the environment for more than 60 years. The current storm water policies protect the City’s creeks and the ocean from water pollution. We strongly recommend these policies not be weakened. The City […]

June 30, 2020 To: Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Re: Applicant Appeal of the Carpinteria Valley Farms Helistop Citizens Planning Association has supported community planning and environmental protection for more than sixty years. CPA urges the Board of Supervisors to deny this appeal. Putting a helicopter landing field on this private property would be

916 Anacapa Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 June 29, 2020 Dear Mayor and Councilmembers: Citizens Planning Association is in its 60th year of participating in land use planning in Santa Barbara County and its cities, especially our city. As architectural historian David Gebhard said, “(T)he unique quality of (Santa Barbara’s) manmade environment rests upon a

April 16, 2020 Dear Mr. Henry: The non-profit Citizens Planning Association, representing residents from throughout Santa Barbara County, has supported sound land use policies on the Central Coast since 1960. We are writing to strongly oppose the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s draft General Conservation Plan (“GCP”), as well as the draft Environmental Assessment (“EA”),

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 To: Santa Barbara Planning Commissioners Re: Herbal Angels Citizens Planning Association was founded sixty years ago to make sure that our County created a process whereby residents would have every opportunity to provide input on planning matters. CPA has previously written in opposition to the Herbal Angels project. We agree with

The Citizens Planning Association will host a series of panel discussions on local land use planning and the expected impacts of climate change. Our fourth of several events will focus on the Santa Ynez Valley. Participants include Fire Chief Mark A. Hartwig, Santa Barbara County Fire Department Fire Marshal Rob Hazard, Santa Barbara County Fire