Montecito Area Planning Commission

Montecito Planning Commission

http://sbcountyplanning.org/boards/pc/mpc.cfm

Contact:
David Villalobos
Board Assistant Supervising Department, Planning and Development

Mailing Address:
123 E. Anapamu Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Phone Number: (805) 568-2058

Email Address: [email protected]

Legal Authority:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Planning and Zoning Law, title 7 of the California Government Code, planning commissions in and for the county are hereby established as follows:

- The Montecito Planning Commission for the area of the county located within the Montecito planning area as designated by the Montecito  Community Plan. (Ord. No. 1695, § 1; Ord. No. 4468, § 2)

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 65100 of the California Government Code, a planning agency for the county is hereby established to carry out the functions prescribed in Section 65101 et seq. of the California Government Code. For the purposes of this section:

- Except as provided under section 2-25.2, the Montecito planning commission is hereby designated to be the planning agency for the unincorporated portion of the county located within the Montecito planning area as designated by the Montecito community plan with the powers and duties as described below. (Ord. No. 1695, § 2; Ord. No. 4468, § 2)

Membership:
The Montecito Planning Commission shall consist of five appointive members who reside in the Montecito planning area as designated by the Montecito Community Plan.

Term: 
The members of the Montecito planning commission shall be appointed for two-year terms commencing at 12:00 Noon on the first Monday after the first day in January, except that:

(a) The terms of the first commissioners appointed hereunder shall commence at 12:00 Noon on the first Monday after the first day of March 2003 and shall terminate at 12:00 Noon on the first Monday after the first day of January 2005.
(b) Two of the first commissioners appointed hereunder shall be for an initial term of ten months.

Duties:
(a) The powers and duties of the county planning commission shall be the same as those given to the planning commission in chapter 21 and articles I, II, III and V of chapter 35 of this Code and such additional duties and powers as may be assigned to the county planning commission by the board of supervisors, provided, however, that the Montecito planning commission shall assume the powers and duties given to the planning commission in chapter 21 and articles II and IV of chapter 35 of this Code within the Montecito planning area as designated in the Montecito community plan except as provided in section 2-25.2(b).
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the following shall remain within the jurisdiction of the county planning commission unless the board of supervisors directs that the Montecito planning commission shall have jurisdiction.

(1) Recommendations regarding proposed amendments to articles I, II, III, V and VII of chapter 35 of the county Code, unless the property affected by a proposed amendment to article II is solely located within the Montecito planning area as designated in the Montecito community plan.
(2) Initiation, consideration and recommendations regarding general plan amendments required by law or requested by the board of supervisors unless the property affected by such initiation, consideration or recommendation is solely located within the Montecito planning area as designated in the Montecito Community Plan.
(3) Initiation, consideration and recommendations or decisions on applications, proposals or matters involving countywide transportation, airports, waste disposal sites, detention facilities, hospitals, reservoirs, fire facilities or affordable housing.
(4) Such other applications, proposals or matters that may be specifically assigned by the board of supervisors to the county planning commission.
The Montecito planning commission may provide recommendations to the county planning commission on projects and matters identified above. (Ord. No. 1695, § 3; Ord. No. 4468, § 2)

Meeting Date and Location:
The Montecito planning commission shall hold regular meetings on the third Wednesday of each month, except on such Wednesdays as they shall by motion decide that no meeting will be held. Special meetings may be held at any date and time fixed by the motion of such commission or upon call of the chairman, or in the absence of the chairman, the vice-chairman of such commission, at any regular or special meeting. Location: Planning Commission Hearing Room, Rm. 17, 123 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101