Legislation Details

File #: 26-01005    Version:
Type: Administrative Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/29/2026 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 11/17/2026 Final action:
Title: Consider recommendations regarding an Administrative Amendment of Chapter 15 of the Santa Barbara County Code, as follows: a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 15 of the Santa Barbara County Code; b) Direct the Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD) to return $575.00 to Fire Protection Certificate (FPC)-Major applicants paying fees between July 13, 2026 to January 18, 2027; and c) Direct the SBCFD to take no action on FPC-Minor applicants paying fees between July 13, 2026 to January 18, 2027; and d) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as they consist of “general policy and procedure making” and pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5) as they consist of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
Sponsors: FIRE DEPARTMENT
Attachments: 1. Board Letter, 2. Attachment A - Proposed Ordinance (Clean Copy) Signature Needed, 3. Attachment B - Proposed Amendments (Red Strikethrough), 4. Attachment C - Santa Barbara County Fire Prevention UF Report_4.10.26 revised, 5. Attachment D - PowerPoint Presentation
Related files: 26-00959
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Title

Consider recommendations regarding an Administrative Amendment of Chapter 15 of the Santa Barbara County Code, as follows:

 

a) Consider the adoption (Second Reading) of an Ordinance amending Chapter 15 of the Santa Barbara County Code;

 

b) Direct the Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD) to return $575.00 to Fire Protection Certificate (FPC)-Major applicants paying fees between July 13, 2026 to January 18, 2027; and

 

c) Direct the SBCFD to take no action on FPC-Minor applicants paying fees between July 13, 2026 to January 18, 2027; and

 

d) Find that the proposed actions do not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(2), as they consist of “general policy and procedure making” and pursuant to 14 CCR 15378(b)(5) as they consist of organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.