Technical standards are widely used in many aspects of our lives: medicine, technology, engineering, food service, and education, to name a few. So why would we not expect to have standards in architecture or design review? Read more in the…
"It is common for zoning and building laws to allow “like-for-like” rebuilding of homes damaged or destroyed in a natural disaster. As the case study reports, “[T]hese ‘relaxed’ rules would allow rebuilding in the same location, with the same (or…
Drawings that could become a real-life change for downtown Santa Barbara in the years ahead, are now on display in storefront windows. You can see them on the corner of State and Canon Perdido. They are the result of a…
The AIA chapter hosts a 2020 Design Charette that looks ahead 90 to 100 years; the designs will be on public display starting Saturday. Read more here
City of Santa Barbara - ordinance will take effect on June 14th The final version of the adopted ordinance is on the City’s ADU web page: https://www.santabarbaraca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=211349
City of Goleta - RFP Available! The City of Goleta invites interested parties to submit proposals for the Goleta Traffic Safety Study (GTSS) for the Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP). Responses are due by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Inquiries…
City of Goleta - STAR Communities Workshop Monday, June 4, 2018 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. City of Goleta Council Chambers (130 Cremona Drive) Please join the City of Goleta on June 4th for a STAR Communities public workshop. STAR…
City of Goleta - Agenda Now Available for DRB Meeting May 22 The agenda for the May 22, 2018, Design Review Board Meeting has been posted and is available here.Stream live meetings through our website here, or watch them on Channel 19/104.148. Once…
City of Goleta - Planning Commission Hearing The agenda for the May 21, 2018 Planning Commission meeting has been posted and is available here. Stream live meetings through our website here, or watch them on Channel 19/104.148. Once completed, meetings can also be viewed here.
