CPA Letters
10 January, 2023
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...
25 October, 2022
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...
08 September, 2022
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...
22 August, 2022
Letter to the Santa Barbara City Architectural Board of Review August 22, 2022 Dear ABR members: Citizens Planning Association has worked in Santa Barbara County, with a base in Santa Barbara City, since...
09 August, 2022
Citizens Planning Association submits this letter to the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission in support of the Seaman appeal of the Nojoqui Farms cannabis cultivation LUP. Citizens Planning Association,...
10 July, 2022
Letter presented to the SB City Architectural Board of Review July 10, 2022 Citizens Planning Association appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposal before you today. Several members have...
21 June, 2022
6/20/2021 Letter to the City of Goleta Re: City Budget and Sales Tax Revenue Priorities: Creek and Watershed Protection and Restoration Dear Mayor Perotte and Councilmembers: The undersigned members...
06 June, 2022
Dear Santa Barbara City Council Members: Citizens Planning Association has worked to create and support city guidelines and ordinances for more than 60 years. Many of our current members remember clearly...
23 May, 2022
TO: Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors RE: 5-24-22 BOS Hearing: Amendments to Cannabis Land Use ordinance Dear Chair Hartmann and Board Members: As you know, Citizens Planning Association has repeatedly...
13 May, 2022
Dear Chair Hartmann and CEO Miyasato: The Board of Directors of Citizens Planning Association wish to express urgency and concerns about the absence of transparency and community engagement in the 2023...
09 May, 2022
TO: Santa Barbara County Planning Commission RE: 5-11-22 PC Hearing: Item 2: Amendments to Cannabis Land Use ordinance Dear Chair Cooney and Commissioners: As you know, Citizens Planning Association has...
02 May, 2022
Dear Santa Barbara County Planning Commission) Chair Cooney and Commissioners: Citizens Planning Association has expressed repeated concerns about the inadequate protections and safeguards that the County’s...
25 April, 2022
Dear (Santa Barbara County Planning Commission) Chair and Commissioners: Citizens Planning Association submits this letter in support of the La Barge appeal ABL Partners cannabis cultivation LUP. For reasons...
21 April, 2022
Dear Historic Landmarks Commission members: Citizens Planning Association has been active in Santa Barbara since 1960, working for good planning, including the preservation of our historic resources for...
04 March, 2022
Citizens Planning Association strongly urges the Board of Supervisors to deny the findings necessary to approve the revised development plan and Exxon Mobil’s request to transport crude oil via diesel-driven...
01 March, 2022
Citizens Planning Association supports the appeal by Ms. Sally Isaacson et al of this cannabis operation. CPA has voiced concern about other cannabis operations, but we feel very strongly that this operation...