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Board adopts multi-phase zoning ordinance updates with Montecito exceptions and faster ministerial approvals
Summary
Supervisors approved a multi-phase package to modernize county zoning and permitting, expand ministerial approvals for qualifying projects, adjust open-space and density metrics, and adopt Montecito-specific exceptions; the package passed with modifications after public comment and planning commission input.
The Board approved a multi-phase set of zoning and permitting ordinance amendments aimed at streamlining approvals and updating development standards, but not without debate over local exceptions and fire-safety safeguards.
Planning staff described three phases: an initial phase to improve conformity, a second phase to modernize residential and commercial zones and increase ministerial permit pathways, and a third phase to expand ministerial approvals for small additions…
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