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Set a hearing to consider recommendations regarding an Ordinance amending Chapter 15A of the Santa Barbara County Code relating to Floodplain Management, as follows:
(Set a hearing for April 7, 2026. Time estimate: 15 minutes)
a) Consider the introduction (first reading) of “An Ordinance amending Chapter 15A, of the Santa Barbara County Code Relating to Floodplain Management”;
b) Read the title of the Ordinance and waive further readings;
c) Continue the hearing to the Administrative Agenda of April 21, 2026 to consider recommendations, as follows:
i) Consider and approve the adoption (second reading) of “An Ordinance amending Chapter 15A, of the Santa Barbara County Code Relating to Floodplain Management” (ordinance introduced on April 7, 2026); and
ii) Determine the proposed actions do not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15378(b)(2) as they consist of general policy and procedure making, and 15378(b)(5) as they consist of organizational and administrative activity of the government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment.