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Neighbors say continuance for 1269 Farella Road was canceled; request hearing and ask city to hold permits
Summary
Residents and neighbors told the Santa Barbara Planning Commission on Jan. 16 they had been denied a continuance and hearing on an appeal for 1269 Farella Road after an Assistant City Attorney cited the Permit Streamlining Act and canceled a scheduled continuance.
Residents and neighbors of the Lower Riviera neighborhood urged the Santa Barbara Planning Commission on Jan. 16 to set a hearing on an appeal for 1269 Farella Road and asked the city not to issue building permits while the matter is unresolved.
Rose Wills said participants in the Dec. 19 appeal hearing had agreed to continue the matter to Jan. 16, but that on Jan. 13 an Assistant City Attorney determined the city had missed a deadline under the Permit Streamlining Act and canceled the continuance without consulting the commission or the appellants. Wills said the cancellation denied her and neighbors due process and undermined public trust.
"We were unfairly deprived of a…
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