Special Joint Meeting of City Council, Planning Commission, Historic Landmarks Commission and Architectural Board of Review

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - Cabrillo Arts Pavilion
8:30 AM - Noon

Subject: Community Design/New Development Issues: Size, Bulk, Scale and Height

A Special Joint Meeting was held on Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at the Cabrillo Arts Pavilion. The meeting was held in a workshop format to allow for maximum discussion among Council and members of the advisory Boards and Commissions members.

View Meeting Agenda

In preparation for the workshop it was recommended that participants read up on the existing policies and guidelines that are relevant to these very inter-related development concerns.

Recommended Documents:

• Urban Design Guidelines and Appendix (particularly Introduction & Chapter 1)
              Urban Design Guidelines
              Urban Design Guidelines Appendix
• Housing Element History Chapter
• General Plan Update, Policy History (August 2005) - Power Point
• Planning Commission Views Discussion (January 2006) – Staff Report and Slide Show
• El Pueblo Viejo Guidelines - DRAFT update material/excerpt - of work in progress
• Link to Council Agenda Report
• Conditions, Trends and Issues (September 2005) Executive Summary
• Current Review Process – Findings For Approval

For more information: please contact Bettie Weiss, City Planner, BWeiss@SantaBarbaraCA.gov or (805) 564-5470