Oil and Gas Policies and Rulemaking

• Current County Oil & Gas Policies / Regulations
  
  
  • Land Use Element of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan
  • Safety Supplement to the Safety Element
  • Division 9, Article II, Chapter 35, Santa Barbara County Code (Coastal Zoning Ordinance)
  • Article 35.5, Oil and Gas, Wind Energy and Cogeneration Facilities (Land Use and Development Code)
  • Chapter 25A, Santa Barbara County Code (Evidence of Financial Responsibility to Clean Up Oil Spills)
  • Chapter 25B: Change of Owner, Operator, or Guarantor for Certain Oil and Gas Facilities
    • Chapter 25B forms
      
      
• Current County Wind Energy Regulations
  
  
  • Currently(3/6/08) there are no County policies or Coastal Zoning Ordinances that directly concern wind energy systems. Wind energy systems are regulated within the inland areas of the County under Land Use and Development Code Chapter 35.5 7 – Wind Energy Systems.
    
    

 

Planning and Development Energy Division 123 E Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Telephone: (805) 568-2000 Fax: (805) 568-2522 Website: www.sbcountyplanning.org/energy/ E-mail Contact energy@countyofsb.org