Adoption of an Interim Urgency Ordinance Temporarily Prohibiting the Establishment of New Firearms and Ammunition Retailers
Summary
SCH Number
2026090859
Public Agency
City of Goleta
Document Title
Adoption of an Interim Urgency Ordinance Temporarily Prohibiting the Establishment of New Firearms and Ammunition Retailers
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/21/2026
Document Description
Adoption of an interim urgency ordinance entitled “An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California temporarily prohibiting the establishment of any new firearms and ammunition retailers within the City, finding the Ordinance exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, and declaring the urgency thereof.”
Contact Information
Name
Molly Cunningham
Agency Name
City of Goleta
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Goleta
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
Citywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq., “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 California Code of Regulations Sections 15000 et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”), the proposed ordinance is exempt pursuant to Section 15301, which categorically exempts activities involving negligible or no expansion of use of existing facilities, and Section 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. This proposed ordinance merely temporarily prohibits the establishment of new firearms and ammunition retail uses within the City. The proposed ordinance does not directly or indirectly authorize or approve any actual changes to the physical environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 and Section 15061(b)(3)).
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq., “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 California Code of Regulations Sections 15000 et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”), the proposed ordinance is exempt pursuant to Section 15301, which categorically exempts activities involving negligible or no expansion of use of existing facilities, and Section 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. This proposed ordinance merely temporarily prohibits the establishment of new firearms and ammunition retail uses within the City. The proposed ordinance does not directly or indirectly authorize or approve any actual changes to the physical environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 and Section 15061(b)(3)).
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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