Agenda Item C.4
DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEM
Meeting Date: September 16, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
SUBMITTED BY: JoAnne Plummer, Neighborhood Services Director PREPARED BY: Chuck Flacks, Homelessness Services Coordinator SUBJECT: Amendments to Sections 12.01.030 and 12.01.035 of Chapter 12.01, Title 12, of the Goleta Municipal Code, Regarding Safe Parking Sites; and Finding the Regulations Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
RECOMMENDATION:
Introduce and conduct first reading (by title only) and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 25 -_ entitled , “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Amending Sections 12.01.030 and 12.01.035 of Chapter 12.01, Title 12, of the Goleta Municipal Code, Regarding Safe Parking Sites; and Finding the Regulations Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.”
BACKGROUND:
Current City ordinances prohibit camping or living in vehicles on public or private property, with limited exceptions such as napping in one’s vehicle or obtaining temporary permits for loading and unloading an RV or camper.
At the same time, the number of individuals living in vehicles has grown. Outreach organizations estimate between 100 –200 vehicles in Goleta are regularly used for overnight shelter. In the past three months alone, Neighborhood Serv ices has received over 20 service requests through City Assist regarding people living in vehicles.
Under the current Temporary Camping Ordinance (§12.01.035), 36 spaces in five lots operate as designated safe parking sites. Safe parking sites serve as sh elter for individuals experiencing homelessness who live in vehicles. Program participants receive a safe, regular overnight parking location along with access to showers, sanitation, and trash services. The program operator, New Beginnings Counseling Center, also provides Rapid Rehousing rental subsidies for up to two years to assist with rent, deposits, and move-in costs.
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Participants are enrolled in the Coordinated Entry System and connected to case management services that help them access food, clothi ng, medical and dental care, legal aid, mental health treatment, and substance use treatment.
Most parking sites are located on City- or church-owned property. In April 2012, the City Council adopted the Temporary Overnight Camping Permit system to expand such parking opportunities. However, since its adoption 13 years ago, the permitting process has seldom been utilized, highlighting the need for reform.
On August 12, 2025, the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee (HISC) heard testimony from City staff, New Beginnings, and members of the public regarding both the ongoing need for additional parking sites and the challenges with the existing ordinance.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed ordinance amendments (Attachment 1) are intended to clarify and streamline the process for establishing safe parking lots. The current permitting framework stands to be streamlined , and demand for safe parking continues to exceed supply. A clean version of the Ordinance is included in this report as Attachment 2.
The amendments would also provide more flexibility for program participants. Currently, the 36 spaces are often underutilized. Potential participants have cited restrictive hours, requirements for current registration and insurance, and loss of privacy as reasons fo r avoiding the program. The proposed amendments are the result of feedback from various stakeholders who submitted written public comment or provided oral public comment at the meetings of the HISC regarding safe parking.
Key proposed changes include:
Replacing the Temporary Overnight Camping Permit with a Temporary Overnight Camping License (TOCL) issued by the Neighborhood Services Department. Removing references to the Martin v. City of Boise Ninth Circuit ruling. Eliminating fixed operating hours; hours would instead be determined by the TOCL.
Removing the limit of five vehicles per lot; capacity would be based on the number of available spaces.
Removing the requirement for property owners to maintain a registry of vehicles. Requiring the property o wner ( or the nonprofit operator with permission of the property owner) to be the license applicant.
Removing the requirement to notify all occupants within 200 feet of a site. Maintaining existing grounds for revocation or denial of a license, while requiring 30 days’ notice to cure violations.
Revising the appeals process to begin with a hearing before the Director of Neighborhood Services, with further appeals to the HISC.
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GOLETA STRATEGIC PLAN:
These amendments support the following Strategic Plan initiatives:
City-Wide Initiative : 2. Support Community Vitality and Enhanced Recreational Opportunities
Strategic Goal : 2.1. Provide community development for neighborhoods and social welfare assistance for disadvantaged and marginalized groups.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
There are no direct fiscal impacts associated with the adoption of this ordinance. Staff time to administer licenses and monitor compliance will be absorbed within the Neighborhood Services Department budget.
Currently, there is not an associated fee with this application process, but the amended ordinance does allow for the City of Goleta to consider assessing a cost -recovery fee if desired.
ALTERNATIVES:
Council may reject some or all of the proposed amendments , provide direction for revisions, refer the matter back to the HISC or may choose to retain the existing ordinance without amendment.
LEGAL REVIEW BY: Isaac Rosen, City Attorney
APPROVED BY: Robert Nisbet, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Redline Amendments to Sections 12.01.030 and 12.01.035 of Chapter 12.01, Title 12, of the Goleta Municipal Code
2. Clean Version of Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Amending Sections 12.01.030 and 12.01.035 of Chapter 12.01, Title 12, of the Goleta Municipal Code
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Red line draft of the Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Amending Sections 12.010.030 and 12.01.035 of Chapter 12.01, Title 12, of the Goleta Municipal Code
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§ 12.01.030 Camping and Open Fires in Certain Areas Prohibited— Generally—Exceptions.
A. It is unlawful for any person to camp, whether inside or outside of a vehicle, in or on any:
1. Public road.
2. City-owned building or parking lots, except that vehicles may be parked in and used for overnight sleeping in parking lots on City -owned property if the following conditions are met:
a) The City has entered into a management agreement under which the contracting party agrees to assume administration and management of a program to oversee such use of City- owned property; and
b) The management agreement referenced above satisfies all City concerns regarding liability, due process, evictions, fair housing notice and employee safety, and specifically states the location and number of vehicles permitted at that location; and c) All vehicle occupants enter into a written agreement with the contracting party in a form approved by the City and comply with all terms and conditions of that agreement.
3. All other public property, including , but not limited to, high fire areas.;
4. Private property, unless:
a) Located in a recreational vehicle parkRecreational Vehicle Park as defined by Goleta Municipal Code Chapter 17.72 or as allowed for living purposes not exceeding 14 days in a six- month period as more particularly described in Goleta
Municipal Code Sectionsection 17.38.080; or
b) Temporary Overnight Camping PermitLicense. The activity of using or occupying of a vehicle for living or overnight camping, living or sleeping purposes shall be permittedallowed if such activity occurs within a paved parking area of real property owned or leased by a property owner who has obtained a
temporary overnight camping permitlicense from the
Neighborhood Services Department pursuant to the
requirements defined in Section 12.01.035.
B. Absent exigent circumstances related to immediate threats to the public health, safety, or welfare, the provisions of this section will not be enforced against indigent homeless persons sitting, lying, or sleeping on City-owned public property, except in high fire areasHigh Fire Areas, when no alternative shelter or publicly available campsite is available in accordance with the holding in Martin v. City of Boise (9th Cir. 2019) 920 F.3d 584..
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C. Fires. No person shall build, maintain or light an open fire on any public property except within those facilities and/or areas provided and designated for that purpose by the City or otherwise allowed by the City or other applicable law. In addition to all available enforcement methods under the Municipal Code, such illegal fire shall be immediately abated. Exceptions to this requirement must be approved by the Public Works Director or designee.
§ 12.01.035. Temporary Overnight Vehicle Camping
PermitLicense.
A temporary overnight camping permitlicense shall be issued by the Neighborhood Services Department and considered valid, subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in of this section.
A. Permit License Requirements and Conditions. A property owner utilizing its real property for a permitted , or nonprofit institutional use pursuant to City, State, and Federal laworganization with written permission from a property owner, may apply for a permitlicense to the Neighborhood Services Department to allow the activity of overnight camping, occupying, living, or sleeping use or occupation of in a vehicle on a paved portion of real property that is designated for vehicular parking portion of its real property as a transitionalan interim housing alternative, provided that the following conditions are met:
1. Any vehicle used for overnight accommodation shall be removed from the property before 7:00 a.m. and shall not enter or reenter the lotat the time specified in the temporary overnight vehicle camping license issued to the property owner;
1. 2. The use of the property for overnight permitted activity accommodation prior to 7:00 p.m.;
The permitted activityvehicular camping must not conflict with express conditions imposed by the City on a use permit for the use of the real property;
3. The owner of the real propertylicensee must make adequate and sanitary bathroom facilities and garbage disposal services available on-site to the occupants of the vehicle;
4. The number of vehicles allowed at any one time shall be specified and shall be determined based on the size of the parking area available for such activity, but in no event shall more than fivethe number of vehicles be allowedexceed the number of parking spaces available on onethe property for such activity at any given time;
5. Each vehicle shall not be allowed to be parked less than 50 feet from the property line of any real property being used for any residential purpose;
6. The vehicle must be properly and currently licensed for operation on the highway in accordance with the California Vehicle Code; Vehicle Code;
7. The property owner shall maintain or cause to be maintained a registry of vehicles allowed on the property which shall include the identity of the vehicle, including the year, 6 65266.00009\44171572.1
make and model and the name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle; and the name of every occupant allowed to stay in the vehicle;
8. The registry shall be maintained for at least 90 days and shall be made available upon the request of any law enforcement or City Code compliance official;
79. The vehicle occupant(s) shall not allow unauthorized persons not listed onauthorized by the registrylicensee to enter onto the property; 810. No fee, rent or other legal consideration shall be received by the owner of the real propertylicensee for the vehicles overnight camping activity; however, the occupant of thea vehicle may serve as a night-time security personnel foron the property owner; 911. A temporary overnight camping permitlicense has been obtained pursuant to this section and all conditions, restrictions, and limitations pursuant to this section have been satisfied;
102. The property owner has agreed to assume administration and management of the use of the property for temporary overnight camping pursuant to the temporary overnight camping permitlicense or has entered into a management agreement with the licensee under which the contracting partylicensee agrees to assume administration and management of a program to oversee such use of the property pursuant to the temporary overnight camping permitlicense.
B. Application for Temporary Overnight Camping Permit. A temporary overnight camping permitLicense. The Neighborhood Services Department may issue by the Citya license, subject to the following conditions for application being met:
1. The applicant for the permitlicense shall be the nonprofit property owner or their designee, with written permission from the property owner to apply for the license;
2. The applicant shall file with the City a completed City application form providing the proposed location where the vehicles will be located and all additional information requested;
3. The applicant shall file with the City a written declaration affirming that, at least 30 days prior to issuance of the permit, occupants of all residences and businesses located within 200 feet from the paved vehicular parking area where the vehicles will be allowed overnight have been notified of the proposed permit and have been informed in writing in a form acceptable to the City of the proposed use and the contact information with the City to seek additional information or register concerns or objections; and
34. The applicant shall pay any application fee for cost recovery that the City may require as established by City Council resolution.
4. The temporary overnight camping license may be renewed following administrative review by the Neighborhood Services Department. In order for the Neighborhood Services Department to renew the license, the licensee must submit an annual report for the temporary overnight parking site to the Neighborhood Services Department, at least one month prior to the date the license was originally issued. The annual report shall include information regarding the number of persons served by the site, known outcomes of persons served by the site, measures taken to comply with this section, and any violations of this section and actions taken by the licensee to resolve such 7 65266.00009\44171572.1
violations. The Neighborhood Services Department may refuse to renew any license which is associated with violations of the Goleta Municipal Code, state, or federal law that remain uncured at the time the annual report is due, including the failure to submit an annual report.
C. Grounds for Denial or Revocation of Permit. The CityLicense. The Neighborhood Services Department may deny or revoke a temporary overnight camping permitlicense for any of the following reasons:
1. The activity is incompatible with the uses of properties within a 300-foot radius of the subject parcel;
2. The activity constitutes or has resulted in a nuisance or any other threat to public health, safety, or welfare; or
3. Any condition of the permitlicense has been violated, the registry has used the property for overnight accommodation oroperator has been allowed by any persongiven written notice of the violation, and fails to enter ontocure the property.violation within the time period established by the condition itself, or if there is no cure period set in the condition, as reasonably determined by the Neighborhood Services Department upon discovery of the violation; or
4. Any unauthorized person not listed on the registry has used the property for overnight accommodation or has been allowed by any person to enter onto the property.
For license denials only, the Neighborhood Services Department determines, in its reasonable discretion, that a sufficient number of temporary overnight parking licenses have been granted to accommodate the number of persons needing temporary overnight parking accommodations in the City. A license shall not be revoked by the Neighborhood Services Department on this basis.
D. Hearing and Appeal on PermitLicense Decision. Any party may file a written request for a hearing before the Zoning Administrator with the Planning and Environmental Services DepartmentDirector of Neighborhood Services within 10 days following a decision by the City to grant, deny or revoke a temporary overnight camping permitlicense. The public shall be provided notice of the hearing in compliance with State law. The hearing shall be opened no more than 45 days following the request for hearing being received by the City. A decision shall be made by the Zoning Administrator Director of Neighborhood Services within 10 days of the hearing. Any decision of the Zoning AdministratorDirector of Neighborhood Services regarding denial of an application for a temporary overnight camping permitlicense may be appealed to the Planning CommissionHomelessness Issues Standing Committee by filing a written appeal with the Planning and EnvironmentalNeighborhood Services Department within 10 days of the Zoning Administrator’sDirector of Neighborhood Services Decision. The decision of the Planning CommissionHomelessness Issues Standing Committee is final.
E. Issuance upon Grant of PermitLicense Application. A temporary overnight camping permitlicense shall be issued on a form approved by the City. The permitlicense shall be issued and valid only for the specific activity and property and under such conditions as indicated on the permit.
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license.
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Clean draft of the Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Amending Sections 12.010.030 and 12.01.035 of Chapter 12.01, Title 12, of the Goleta Municipal Code
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ORDINANCE NO. 25-_
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 12.01.030
AND 12.01.035 OF CHAPTER 12.01, TITLE 12, OF THE
GOLETA MUNICIPAL CODE , REGARDING SAFE
PARKING SITES; AND FINDING THE REGULATIONS
CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
WHEREAS, within the City of Goleta (“City”) and other cities in the surrounding region, and throughout the State of California, there is a significant number of people experiencing homelessness due to economic hardship, inability to afford housing, or other circumstances, and such individuals reside and sleep in their vehicles within City limits;
WHEREAS, camping in certain areas within the City can create unsanitary, unhealthy, and dangerous conditions that risk the public health and safety, including but not limited to sanitation issues, fire hazards, pollution, or obstruction of the public right - of-way; and
WHEREAS, Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution confers upon local governments the authority to adopt regulations designed to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of its residents;
WHEREAS, the City of Goleta addresses homelessness in the City by providing grants to community organizations, performs outreach to homeless or at-risk individuals, and engages in programming to prevent homelessness and assist those at -risk of homelessness; and
WHEREAS, Goleta Municipal Code sections 12.01.010 through 12.01.050 currently regulates camping on public roads, public property and private property, and subject to limited exceptions, GMC 12.01.030 prohibits camping in all of these areas; and
WHEREAS, the City intends to provide a legal path to allow property owners and nonprofit organization s to assist those who live in their vehicles with access to basic services, such as sanitation and waste disposal, at designated vehicular camping areas, to improve public health and reduce the environmental impact of vehicular camping; and
WHEREAS, the City has a legitimate governmental interest in regulating the use of public and private property and ensuring that such use does not interfere with the public’s access to and enjoyment of those properties; and
WHEREAS, the licensing of designated vehicular camping areas at particular and appropriate locations will reduce the impact of this activity on residential neighborhoods, commercial districts, and other sensitive areas; and
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WHEREAS, the City seeks to adopt an ordinance that provides a humane and effective response to overnight vehicular sleeping within the City w hile prohibiting unregulated overnight vehicular sleeping in all other areas of the City.
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this ordinance have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GOLETA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Section 12.01.030 of Title 12, Chapter 12.01 of the Goleta Municipal Code, Offenses - Miscellaneous, is hereby repealed and replaced in its entirety as follows:
§ 12.01.030 Camping and Open Fires in Certain Areas
Prohibited—Generally—Exceptions.
A. It is unlawful for any person to camp, whether inside or outside of a vehicle in or on any:
1. Public road.
2. City-owned building or parking lots, except that vehicles may be parked in and used for overnight sleeping in parking lots on City owned property if the following conditions are met:
a) The City has entered into a management agreement under which the contracting party agrees to assume
administration and management of a program to oversee
such use of City-owned property; and
b) The management agreement referenced above satisfies
all City concerns regarding liability, due process, evictions, fair housing notice and employee safety, and specifically states the location and number of vehicles permitted at that location; and
c) All vehicle occupants enter into a written agreement with the contracting party in a form approved by the City and comply with all terms and conditions of that agreement.
3. All other public property, including but not limited to, high fire areas;
4. Private property, unless:
a) Located in a Recreational Vehicle Park as defined by Goleta Municipal Code Chapter 17.72 or as allowed for
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living purposes not exceeding 14 days in a six -month
period as more particularly described in Goleta Municipal Code section 17.38.080; or
b) Temporary Overnight Camping License. The activity of using or occupying of a vehicle for living or overnight camping, living or sleeping purposes shall be allowed if such activity occurs within a parking area of real property owned or leased by a property owner who has obtained a
temporary overnight camping license from the
Neighborhood Services Department pursuant to the
requirements defined in Section 12.01.035.
B. Absent exigent circumstances related to immediate threats to the public health, safety, or welfare, the provisions of this section will not be enforced against indigent homeless persons sitting, lying, or sleeping on City -owned public property, except in H igh Fire Areas, when no alternative shelter or publicly available campsite is available.
C. Fires. No person shall build, maintain or light an open fire on any public property except within those facilities and/or areas provided and designated for that purpose by the City or otherwise allowed by the City or other applicable law. In addition to all available enforcement methods under the Municipal Code, such illegal fire shall be immediately abated. Exceptions to this requirement must be approved by the Public Works Director or designee.
SECTION 3. Section 12.01.035 of Title 12, Chapter 12.01 of the Goleta Municipal Code, Offenses - Miscellaneous, is hereby repealed and replaced in its entirety as follows:
§ 12.01.035 Temporary Overnight Vehicle Camping License.
A temporary overnight camping license shall be issued by the Neighborhood Services Department and considered valid, subject to the requirements of this section.
A. License Requirements and Conditions. A property owner, or nonprofit organization with written permission from a property owner, may apply for a license to the Neighborhood Services Department to allow the activity of overnight camping, occupying, living, or sleeping in a vehicle on a portion of real property that is designated for vehicular parking as an interim housing alternative, provided that the following conditions are met:
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1. Any vehicle used for overnight accommodation shall be removed from the property at the time specified in the temporary overnight vehicle camping license issued to the property owner;
2. The use of the property for overnight vehicular camping must not conflict with express conditions imposed by the City on a use permit for the use of the real property;
3. The licensee must make adequate and sanitary bathroom facilities and garbage disposal services available on-site to the occupants of the vehicle;
4. The number of vehicles allowed at any one time shall be specified and shall be determined based on the size of the parking area available for such activity, but in no event shall the number of vehicles exceed the number of parking spaces available on the property;
5. Each vehicle shall not be allowed to be parked less than 50 feet from the property line of any real property being used for any residential purpose;
6. The vehicle must be properly and currently licensed for operation on the highway in accordance with the California Vehicle Code;
7. The vehicle occupant(s) shall not allow persons not authorized by the licensee to enter onto the property;
8. No fee, rent or other legal consideration shall be received by the licensee for the overnight camping activity; however, the occupant of a vehicle may serve as night- time security personnel on the property;
9. A temporary overnight camping license has been obtained pursuant to this section and all conditions, restrictions, and limitations pursuant to this section have been satisfied;
10. The property owner has agreed to assume administration and management of the use of the property for temporary overnight camping pursuant to the temporary overnight camping license or has entered into a management agreement with the licensee under which the licensee agrees to assume administration and management of a program to oversee such use of the property pursuant to the temporary overnight camping license.
B. Application for Temporary Overnight Camping License. The Neighborhood Services Department may issue a license, subject to the following conditions for application being met:
1. The applicant for the license shall be the property owner or their designee, with written permission from the property owner to apply for the license;
2. The applicant shall file with the City a completed City application form providing the proposed location where the vehicles will be located and all additional information requested;
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3. The applicant shall pay any application fee for cost recovery that the City may require as established by City Council resolution.
4. The temporary overnight camping license may be renewed following administrative review by the Neighborhood Services Department. In order for the Neighborhood Services Department to renew the license, the licensee must submit an annual report for the temporary overnight parking site to the Neighborhood Services Department, at least one month prior to the date the license was originally issued. The annual report shall include information regarding the number of persons served by the site, known outcomes of persons served by the site, measures taken to comply with this section, and any violations of this section and actions taken by the licensee to resolve such violations. The Neighborhood Services Department may refuse to renew any license which is associated with violations of the Goleta Municipal Code, state, or federal law that remain uncured at the time the annual report is due, including the failure to submit an annual report.
C. Grounds for Denial or Revocation of License. The Neighborhood Services Department may deny or revoke a temporary overnight camping license for any of the following reasons:
1. The activity is incompatible with the uses of properties within a 300-foot radius of the subject parcel;
2. The activity constitutes or has resulted in a nuisance or any other threat to public health, safety, or welfare; or
3. Any condition of the license has been violated, the operator has been given written notice of the violation, and fails to cure the violation within the time period established by the condition itself, or if there is no cure period set in the condition, as reasonably determined by the Neighborhood Services Department upon discovery of the violation; or
4. For license denials only, the Neighborhood Services Department determines, in its reasonable discretion, that a sufficient number of temporary overnight parking licenses have been granted to accommodate the number of persons needing temporary overnight parking accommodations in the City. A license shall not be revoked by the Neighborhood Services Department on this basis.
D. Hearing and Appeal on License Decision. Any party may file a written request for a hearing before the Director of Neighborhood Services within 10 days following a decision by the City to grant, deny or revoke a temporary overnight camping license.
The public shall be provided notice of the hearing in compliance with State law. The hearing shall be opened no more than 45 days following the request for hearing being received by the City. A decision shall be made by Director of Neighborhood Services within 10 days of the hearing. Any decision of the Director of Neighborhood Services regarding denial of an application for a temporary overnight camping license may be 15 65266.00009\44132323.5
appealed to the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee by filing a written appeal with the Neighborhood Services Department within 10 days of the Director of Neighborhood Services Decision. The decision of the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee is final.
E. Issuance upon Grant of License Application. A temporary overnight camping license shall be issued on a form approved by the City. The license shall be issued and valid only for the specific activity and property and under such conditions as indicated on the license.
SECTION 4. Effect of Amendment. To the extent any provision of this Ordinance repeals, amends, or supersedes any previous approvals, such repeal or replacement will not affect any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred before, or preclude prosecution and imposition of penalties for any violation occurring before, this Ordinance’s effective date. Any such repealed or superseded part of previous approvals will remain in full force and effect for sustaining action or prosecuting violations occurring before the effective date of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. No Conflict with Federal or State Law. Nothing in this Ordinance is intended to create any requirement, power, or duty that is in conflict with any federal or state law.
SECTION 6. CEQA. The City of Goleta has determined that the adoption of the proposed ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) (California Public Resources Code § 21000 et seq.), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Regs.) §15061(b)(3), which applies where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment; § 15060(c)(2), which applies where an activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment; and §§ 15307 and 15308, which apply to actions taken by regulatory agencies to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement of natural resources, or protection of the environment.
SECTION 7. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 8. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and, within 15 days after its adoption, shall cause it to be published in accord with California Law.
SECTION 9. Effective Date.
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This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its passage and adoption pursuant to California Government Code section 36937.
INTRODUCED ON the 16th day of September, 2025.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this __th day of ______, 2025.
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PAULA PEROTTE
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________ _________________________
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ ISAAC ROSEN
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss.
CITY OF GOLETA )
I, DEBORAH S. LOPEZ, City Clerk of the City of Goleta, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 25-XX was introduced on September 16, 202 5, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, held on the Xth of XXX, 2025, by the following roll-call vote, to wit:
AYES: MAYOR PEROTTE, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE RICHARDS ,
COUNCILMEMBERS REYES-MARTIN, KYRIACO AND KASDIN
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTENTIONS: NONE
(SEAL)
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DEBORAH S. LOPEZ
CITY CLERK
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