Legislation Details

File #: 26-00838    Version: 1
Type: Departmental Agenda Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/4/2026 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 9/15/2026 Final action:
Title: HEARING – Consider recommendations regarding Phase I Oil and Gas Prohibition Ordinance Amendments, as follows: (EST. TIME: 2 HR.) a) Make the required findings for approval of the zoning code amendments, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; b) Determine that the adoption of the amendments to the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC) (Case No. 26ORD-00001), Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO) (Case No. 26ORD-00002), and Coastal Land Use Plan (CLUP) amendment (Case No. 26GPA-00007) are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15307, 15308, and 15265; c) Adopt the ordinances to amend the LUDC (Case No. 26ORD-00001) and CZO (Case No. 26ORD-00002); d) Adopt a resolution to approve an amendment to the CLUP of the County Comprehensive Plan (Exhibit E-1, Case No. 26GPA-00007) to incorporate minor updates; e) Adopt a resolution authorizing Planning and Development to submit the amendments (Case No. 26ORD-00002 and Exhibit E-1, Case No. 26GPA-00007)...
Sponsors: PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Attachments: 1. Board Letter, 2. Attachment A. Findings for Approval, 3. Attachment B. CEQA Notice of Exemption, 4. Attachment C. LUDC Amendment for Adoption (Case No. 26ORD-00001), 5. Attachment D. CZO Amendment for Adoption (Case No. 26ORD-00002), 6. Attachment E. Resolution of the Board of Supervisors CLUP, 7. Attachment F. Resolution of the Board of Supervisors to Submit to the CCC, 8. Attachment G. County Planning Commission Action Letter and Resolutions (Case Nos. 26ORD-00001 and -02) 4.8.26, 9. Attachment H. Board Agenda Letter, dated October 21, 2025, 10. Attachment I. Orphan and Idle Well Status Report Board Agenda Letter, dated October 21, 2025, 11. Attachment J. Senate Bill 1137 Final Statement of Reasons, 12. Attachment K. Senate Bill 1137 Senate Floor Analyses, 13. Attachment L. Public Health Dimensions of Upstream Oil and Gas Development in California Panel Final Report 2024, 14. Attachment M. Oil and the Environment – U.S. Energy Information Administration, 15. Attachment N. Refugio Beach Oil Spill Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan Environmental Assessment, 16. Attachment O. Center for Biological Diversity Review of the Impacts of Fracking and Other Oil and Gas Exploration, 17. Attachment P. International Energy Agency – The Oil and Gas Industry in Net Zero Transitions, 18. Attachment Q. EPA Climate Change Regulatory Actions and Initiatives, 19. Attachment R. CPC Action Letter and Resolution (Case No. 26GPA-00007) Hearing of 7.1.26, 20. Public Comment - Coalition of environmental and community organizations, 21. Public Comment - AAC, 22. Public Comment - Sierra Club, 23. Public Comment - Group 1, 24. Public Comment - Group 2, 25. Public Comment - Asphlata LLC, 26. Presentation, 27. Presentation Replacement No. 1
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HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding Phase I Oil and Gas Prohibition Ordinance Amendments, as follows: (EST. TIME: 2 HR.)

 

a) Make the required findings for approval of the zoning code amendments, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings;

 

b) Determine that the adoption of the amendments to the County Land Use and Development Code (LUDC) (Case No. 26ORD-00001), Coastal Zoning Ordinance (CZO) (Case No. 26ORD-00002), and Coastal Land Use Plan (CLUP) amendment (Case No. 26GPA-00007) are exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15307, 15308, and 15265;

 

c) Adopt the ordinances to amend the LUDC (Case No. 26ORD-00001) and CZO (Case No. 26ORD-00002);

 

d) Adopt a resolution to approve an amendment to the CLUP of the County Comprehensive Plan (Exhibit E-1, Case No. 26GPA-00007) to incorporate minor updates;

 

e) Adopt a resolution authorizing Planning and Development to submit the amendments (Case No. 26ORD-00002 and Exhibit E-1, Case No. 26GPA-00007) to the Santa Barbara County Local Coastal Program (LCP) to the California Coastal Commission (CCC) for review and certification; and

 

f) Direct the Planning and Development Department to transmit the adopted resolution to the Executive Director of the CCC.

 

COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY