AnonymousSource: City of Santa Barbara
The City’s Average Unit-Size Density Incentive Program (AUD Program) was adopted by City Council in July 2013, to provide for new residential rental housing. The AUD Program allows different densities based on average size: the smaller the average size, the greater the number of units allowed. Additionally, the program provides reductions in development standard related to parking, setbacks, and open space to further incentivize construction of housing.
The City Council initiated various zoning amendments to adjust the AUD Program. A Public Workshop will be held on April 24th and will include a staff presentation and public consideration of:
- Allowing increased residential density and other development incentives in downtown.
- Revising boundaries of the Medium High Density, High Density, and Priority Housing Overlay land use designations citywide.
- Reviewing additional changes to AUD Program parking requirements.
The Public Workshop will also include break-out groups to get public feedback.
This effort is being conducted by the Planning Division of the Community Development Department. Additional information and background material can be found at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/AUD_
City already has far too much “low-income” subsidized and price-fixed housing. Time to rebalance the economic mix of this city if it is to survive and pay its bills. Too many people coming and too few people leaving this city. How do you fix that factor in the city’s low vacancy rate?
Planners, you need a new paradigm. Fix the problems that we already have. D’oh! You are creating more problems than you solve. Answer this: how is building more housing solving OUR current issues? Inviting a larger population to whittle away at our non-existent future expanded water supply. Adding units that in many cases will be second homes occupied part time by non residents. Conduct a study showing how theMark created the kind of housing that was intended or not. How will the revised policies fix that?The cities of California are being blackmailed by the state and its utterly inept leadership. We the people are being abused by the elected and appointed officials responsible for policy. At what point have we had enough? When it’s too late and staring us in our blank faces as we wonder what happened.
Lower State is a perfect example. We all are aware there is a huge and growing problem on lower State and surroundings that apparently can’t be solved by $200K per year bureaucrats. The council, planning commission, Planning department, and city administrator need to own it. Apologize for grossly failing, ask forgiveness, then fix it or get out of the way.