Goleta became a city in 2002 and is still maturing its regulatory framework. The Old Town Specific Plan, the General Plan, and the evolving design guidelines shape what gets built — and how fast.
Schedule Your Free Site Visit →Goleta has a smaller planning staff than the City of Santa Barbara and runs a different kind of review. Projects there benefit from direct relationships with staff and a clear understanding of where the city is headed — Old Town revitalization, growth management targets, and new housing production mandates all shape current decisions.
The university-adjacent context also matters. Student housing, mixed-use, and workforce housing projects operate under different expectations than South Coast single-family work.
Goleta DRB submittals for commercial, multi-family, and specific-plan projects. Preliminary concept and final review.
Projects in Old Town Goleta — mixed-use, storefronts, and the streetscape vision. Specific-plan compliance and public improvements coordination.
Multi-family and affordable housing projects within the city’s growth framework. Density bonus, SB 9, and state housing law layering.
State-conforming ADUs, additions, and new single-family homes in Goleta’s residential neighborhoods.
Retail, office, R&D, and industrial TIs — building permits, fire life safety, and occupancy coordination.
CEQA documents for projects triggering review, including wetlands, biological resources, and traffic studies.
Let us walk the property and map your path to approval.