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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding amendments to the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC) (Case No. 24ORD-00028), Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO) (Case No. 24ORD-00029), Montecito Land Use and Development Code (MLUDC) (Case No. 24ORD-00030), Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element (Case No. 26GPA-00005), Coastal Land Use Plan (Case No. 26GPA-00006), and Uniform Rules for Agricultural Preserves to adopt the Utility-Scale Solar Project, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)
a) Make the required findings for approval, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations;
b) Certify the Utility-Scale Solar Amendments Final Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) (County Environmental Document No. 25EIR-00003, State Clearinghouse No. 2024110254), dated December 2025, and adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program;
c) Approve the Utility-Scale Solar Ordinance Amendments Project by taking the following actions:
i) Adopt an Ordinance amending the zoning regulations of the County LUDC (Case No. 24ORD-00028), Section 35-1 of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code;
ii) Adopt an Ordinance amending the zoning regulations of Article II CZO (Case No. 24ORD-00029), of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code;
iii) Adopt an Ordinance amending the zoning regulations of the MLUDC (Case No. 24ORD-00030), Section 35-2 of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code;
iv) Adopt a Resolution amending the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, Case No. 26GPA-00005; and
v) Adopt a Resolution amending the Coastal Land Use Plan of the Comprehensive Plan, Case No. 26GPA-00006;
d) Adopt a Resolution amending the Uniform Rules for Agricultural Preserves and Farmland Security Zones;
e) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Planning and Development Department to submit the CZO and Coastal Land Use Plan amendments to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) ...
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