Establishing Benefit Assessments for County Service Areas 3, 31, and the Santa Barbara North County Lighting District for Fiscal Year 2026-27, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4t
Summary
SCH Number
2026061024
Public Agency
Santa Barbara County
Document Title
Establishing Benefit Assessments for County Service Areas 3, 31, and the Santa Barbara North County Lighting District for Fiscal Year 2026-27, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4t
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/23/2026
Document Description
This action is to establish the benefit assessments for streetlighting services in County Service Area 3 (CSA 3) at $24.00 per residential parcel (factored for other development types), County Service Area 31 (CSA 31) at $12.93 per residential parcel (factored for other development types), and to not establish (set to zero) the benefit assessment for zones in the Santa Barbara North County Lighting District (SBNCLD) that have benefit assessments. These amounts remain unchanged from last year.
Contact Information
Name
Seth Shank
Agency Name
Santa Barbara County Public Works Dept.
Job Title
Environmental Compliance Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Countywide, Southern California, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
County Service Areas 3 and 31. Santa Barbara North County Lighting District
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEOA Guidelines (CCR Section 15273(a) (l)-(4), "Rates, Tolls, Fares, and Charges"
Reasons for Exemption
Establishing the benefit assessment is required annually pursuant to the Government Code and the Streets and Highways Code and is for the purposes of meeting operating and capital expenses, as well as for meeting financial reserve needs required to maintain services within the existing service areas. Said. rates are not
for the expansion of the service system. Therefore, consistent with CEOA Guidelines (CCR Section 15273(a) 0)-(4)), the actions are exempt from CEOA.
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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