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Residents tell Santa Barbara Creeks committee draft creek buffer ordinance risks property loss, access problems
Summary
Two members of the public told the Santa Barbara Creeks Advisory Committee that a draft creek buffer ordinance could force costly home redesigns, make some properties difficult to sell and fails to account for unique conditions at a mobile home park that floods when a culvert clogs.
At a meeting of the Santa Barbara City Creeks Advisory Committee, two members of the public raised concerns about a draft creek buffer ordinance, saying the proposal as drafted would impose impractical requirements on some property owners and could worsen conditions for low-income residents living next to creeks.
The concerns were voiced during the committee’s public-comment period by Dr. Joseph Crowley and Crystal Burrows of the Flamingo Mobile Home Park, both of whom described how the ordinance could affect individual homes and residents living along Sycamore Creek.
Dr. Joseph Crowley, who said he has lived near a creek in Santa Barbara for 40 years, called the draft ordinance “well intentioned” but “got a lot of…
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