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Consider recommendations regarding the submittal to the California Coastal Commission for Certification of the Montecito Growth Management Ordinance Economic Hardship Time Extension Ordinance Amendment, as follows:
a) Adopt a Resolution submitting an amendment to the text of the Santa Barbara County Local Coastal Program regarding time extensions due to hardship considerations issued 00028 in compliance with Chapter 35B of the Santa Barbara County Code, the Montecito Growth Management Ordinance; and
b) Direct staff to submit a Local Coastal Program amendment to the California Coastal Commission for certification, Case No. 11ORD-00000-00028, an Ordinance amending Chapter 35B, the Montecito Growth Management Ordinance, of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code, to do the following:
i) Extend the authority of the Director of the Planning and Development Department to grant a two year time extension to approved allocations due to economic hardship considerations by changing the sunset date of the existing regulations from January 12, 2012 to January 12, 2015;
ii) Provide that more than one such extension may be granted by the Director; and
iii) Include the need to allow the granting of time extensions by the Director of the Planning and Development Department as a reason for amending Chapter 35B.