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Santa Barbara County Food Action Network — Provide Feedback on the Agricultural Enterprise Ordinance

by Community Contributor • April 4, 2022 • Comments Off

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Agricultural Enterprise Ordinance

Provide feedback on the Environmental Impact Report

Provide Comments By
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 5 p.m.

The County of Santa Barbara released a second Notice of Preparation (NOP) and Environmental Scoping Document for an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to analyze the potential environmental effects of a revised project description for the proposed Agricultural Enterprise Ordinance project. The EIR will consider the potential environmental effects of the project based (in part) on the comments received in response to the Notice of Preparation. Submit your written comments no later than Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 5:00 pm. to:Julie Harris, Project Manager
Planning and Development Department
123 East Anapamu St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
jharris@countyofsb.orgThe Agricultural Enterprise Ordinance will amend the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC) and the Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Article II) to: (1) identify and allow certain incidental and compatible uses that would support and encourage the continuation of farming and ranching on agricultural lands countywide, and (2) revise and/or develop permit requirements to allow these uses. Learn more about the project, review the scoping document, and submit comments.

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