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Carpinteria council authorizes mayor and city manager to present to Coastal Commission on county rezonings near city boundary
Summary
The council voted to send Mayor Alarcon and the city manager to the Nov. 6 California Coastal Commission hearing in Sacramento to deliver public comment opposing county‑proposed rezonings of three sites in the Carpinteria Valley. Staff and residents argued the rezonings threaten the long‑standing urban‑rural boundary and could place new demands on
The Carpinteria City Council authorized the mayor and the city manager to attend and give public comment at the California Coastal Commission hearing in Sacramento on Nov. 6 regarding the county of Santa Barbara raft rezones for three unincorporated Carpinteria Valley parcels.
Why it matters: County staff has proposed rezoning three parcels from agricultural or single‑family residential to multifamily residential as part of the county's RHNA implementation. Coastal Commission staff recommended approval; city staff and many residents argue the rezonings would erode the city nd county long‑standing urban‑rural boundary, could yield several hundred new units (staff calculations varied), and may create parking, traffic and service impacts that fall on the city despite the parcels lying…
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