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Board adopts SB 9, telecom and ADU ordinance package with 120‑day delay to protect pending applications
Summary
After extended public comment and staff presentations, the Board adopted a package of ordinance amendments implementing SB 9, updating commercial telecom (small‑cell) standards, and revising ADU rules; the board delayed the inland ordinances' operative date 120 days to accommodate pending applications and altered one permit type in the M2 zone.
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 4 adopted a multi‑part ordinance package that implements state SB 9 lot‑split/unit provisions, updates commercial telecommunication standards for small wireless facilities and clarifies accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules. The board approved the package after extended staff presentations, board discussion and a lengthy public comment period that focused largely on telecom siting, fire safety and public notice.
Planning staff outlined the state requirements under SB 9 (Government Code sections 65852.21 and 66411.7) — ministerial review for qualifying urban lot splits and up to two principal dwelling units per lot or up to four units if ADUs are included — and recommended a set of objective local design and development standards intended to protect neighborhood compatibility while complying with state law. Proposed local standards addressed lot area ranges and maximum unit sizes, reduced side and rear setbacks (down to 4 feet for…
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