Goleta City Council to review accessory dwelling units

By KATHERINE ZEHNDER

WRITER

NEWS-PRESS STAFF

The Goleta City Council will discuss accessory dwelling units at its meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Goleta City Hall, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta.

The council will consider adoption of an ordinance to amend Title 17 (Zoning) of the Goleta Municipal Code related to accessory dwelling units.

The proposed ordinance includes a new set of citywide ADU and Junior ADU standards that staff says will fully comply with the changes in state law (Senate Bill 897 of 2022). The ordinance also makes other minor revisions to the city’s previous ADU regulations.

Changes to the city’s permanent ADU regulations include but are not limited to: ADU heights and front setbacks; changes to the processing and denial of ADUs; and JADU locations, configurations, and definition. Many of the proposed revisions were included in Urgency Ordinance No. 22-16U, which was adopted by city council on Dec. 20, 2022.

The new ADU regulations in the proposed ordinance would replace the regulations in Urgency Ordinance No. 22-16U. The staff report can be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/ ycyx8ktu.

In other business, the council will:

- Discuss the fiscal year 2023-2024 funding for the Support to Other Agencies Program.

The city allocates General Fund monies for the STOA program to fund organizations in the Goleta area that provide services that the city cannot.

Council awards STOA funding in the form of grants to nonprofits in four categories: 1) government/interagency; 2) city facilities/ recreation; 3) economic development/ marketing and promotions; and 4) homelessness initiatives.

The council will review the recommendations from the Grant Funding Review Standing Committee for government/ interagency and city facilities/recreation organizations. The staff report can be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/cm9m8j9v.

- Receive an update and presentation on the Stow Grove Park Draft Master Plan and provide feedback to be incorporated for the final draft.

The city is looking to renovate Stow Grove Park (580 N. La Patera Lane) as part of the adopted Parks, Facilities and Playgrounds Master Plan. Community feedback has been a large part of the process in creating the plan.

Input has come from multiple surveys, workshops, and the Parks and Recreation Commission. The staff report and presentation can be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/3xx3bz8z.

For the city council agenda, go to https:// tinyurl.com/yvn6ns83.

People can attend the meeting in person, watch it live or participate fully via Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ yDbV9vAnS5GGwsABjRjOIA. The webinar ID is 817 0136 4424.

You can also watch the meeting live at www. cityofgoleta.org/meetings-agendas or Goleta TV Channel 19. If you miss the meeting, it is rebroadcast on Channel 19 Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and is available to watch at any time on the city website. email: kzehnder@newspress.com

“Based upon information received from homeowner Dario Pini after the case was filed, the matter was dismissed,” Deputy District Attorney Sherwin Nadjm told the News-Press.

Asked to elaborate, the prosecutor repeated that “the case was dismissed yesterday (3/7/23), based on a declaration received from homeowner Mr. Dario Pini, indicating that Mr. Dick’s presence on his property was a misunderstanding, that he had no objection to his presence on the property, and that he did not want to seek prosecution.

The incident was reported to 9-11 by a property manager for Mr. Pini, and not by Mr. Pini.”

Mr. Dick, a longtime comedian and actor in movies and TV shows, was arrested on Oct. 13 by Santa Barbara police after dispatch received a report of a burglary in progress at a home under construction in the 100 block of Conejo Road. Police responded at about 5:45 p.m.

“The (property manager) informed officers when they arrived on scene he did not know Dick nor did he have permission to be on the property or in the home,” Sgt. Ethan Ragsdale, the Santa Barbara Police public information officer, told the News-Press at the time.

“Probable cause was established to arrest Dick after it is believed he removed several items (power tools) from the home,” Sgt. Ragsdale said. “He was booked in the Santa Barbara County Jail for 459PC–Felony (Residential) Burglary with $50,000 bail.”

He said Mr. Dick did not appear to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and he did not resist his arrest. “From what the arresting officer told me, he was cooperative,” Sgt. Ragsdale said.

The felony complaint was filed the next day, Oct. 14, alleging that Mr. Dick “did willfully and unlawfully” enter the house “with the intent to commit larceny …” Prosecutors also filed a special allegation that the offense was considered a serious felony.

Mr. Dick pleaded not guilty at his Oct. 17 arraignment.

Deputy Public Defender Brian Mathis later released a statement that his office was “confident additional facts will come to light supporting Mr. Dick as this case moves forward.” email: nhartsteinnewspress@ gmail.com

Mr. Dick, a longtime comedian and actor in movies and TV shows, was arrested on Oct. 13 by Santa Barbara police after dispatch received a report of a burglary in progress at a home under construction in the 100 block of Conejo Road.

Construction update: March 19 - April 1

Spotlight: Traffic will be shifted onto the new southbound Highway 101 lanes in the Padaro segment between N. Padaro Ln. and S. Padaro/Santa Claus Ln. Crews will be preparing for the traffic lane shift throughout the week of March 26, and lanes will be shifted the night of April 1.

NorthbouNd highway 101

Sunday nights from 9 p.m. - 5 a.m., the highway will be one lane from Santa Monica Rd. to Sheffield Dr., off- and on-ramps at S. Padaro/Santa Claus Ln. and N. Padaro Ln.

March 19 from 9 p.m. - 5 a.m., the highway will be one lane from Sheffield Dr. to San Ysidro Rd. Crews will place temporary safety barriers in preparation for the onramp closure at San Ysidro.

Monday - Thursday nights from 8 p.m. – 5 a.m., the highway will be one lane from Santa Monica Rd. to Sheffield Dr. with off- and onramps at S. Padaro/Santa Claus Ln. and N. Padaro Ln.

Monday - Thursday days, the week of March 27, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. with on- and off-ramps at N. Padaro Ln.

The off-ramp at Olive Mill, closed for up to seven months, is anticipated to reopen upon roundabout completion. Until then, drivers can use the northbound off-ramp at San Ysidro Rd.

The on-ramp at San Ysidro will be closed beginning the night of March 19 until early 2025 (for roundabout and highway work).

SouthbouNd highway 101

Sunday nights from 10 p.m. - 7 a.m., the highway will be one lane from Sheffield Dr. to Carpinteria Ave. with on- and off-ramps at S. Padaro/Santa Claus Ln. and N.

Padaro Ln.

Monday - Thursday nights from 9 p.m. – 7:30 a.m., the highway will be one lane from Sheffield Dr. to Carpinteria Ave. with on- and offramps at S. Padaro/Santa Claus Ln. and N. Padaro Ln.

Monday - Thursday days from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. with the on-ramp at N. Padaro Ln. and the off-ramp at S. Padaro/Santa Claus Ln.

N. Jame S oN L N. by oak, Sa N ySidro, a Nd romero CreekS

In an effort to work around upcoming storms and prepare for bridge construction later this year, crews will install nesting deterrents below Oak, San Ysidro and Romero Creeks. This is intended to prevent bird and bat nesting to prepare for upcoming bridge construction.

CarpiN teria ave from eS tero St. to h wy 101 oL ive miLL rouNdabout

Flaggers will direct traffic (as needed) as crews build a new median island and pave Carpinteria Ave. Consecutive ramps in the same direction will not be closed at the same time (unless where noted) to allow drivers to use a ramp before or after a closure. To view timelines, detours and maps, visit www. SBROADS.com and select the project segment.

The majority of construction occurs between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

• Crews will continue work on drainage improvements, roadway base and paving. Work will continue on a new architectural wall. Drivers can expect flaggers as needed directing traffic.

• Please expect 5-10 minute delays throughout the construction area.

Sa N ySidro rouNdabout San Ysidro Roundabout construction is set to begin. The majority of construction occurs between 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 0.pm.

• Crews will work in the northwest corner of the intersection of N. Jameson Ln. and San Ysidro Rd. as well as at the northbound onramp at San Ysidro Rd. and the overcrossing sidewalk by the ramp. The northbound on-ramp will close the night of March 19 and remain closed through early 2025 for roundabout and freeway construction.

• Crews will remove old pavement, clear and grub vegetation, and begin grading for a new retaining wall.

• Utility companies will also continue work in the area and along N. Jameson Ln. Please expect flaggers directing traffic as needed for the roundabout project and utility work. Drivers can expect 5-10 minute delays throughout the construction area.

- Katherine Zehnder