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Zoning & building permits in California

Look up a property’s zoning and find the right permit office.

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Before you start · 2 things to check

Start with the jurisdiction of the property. County permit offices may serve only unincorporated areas.
Use the official map and confirm project requirements with the planning or building office.

2 guides with reviewed service links · Santa Barbara

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County government · Santa Barbara

Clerk-Recorder-Assessor

Assessor · Recorder

MapsOfficial instructions

Officially linked county property-map resource. This verifies the referral and stated label; interactive layers, parcel results, legal boundaries, buildability and application eligibility are not determined here.

Source checked October 26, 2026

Santa Barbara County official service / referred provider · Santa Barbara — property query (opens in a new tab)

Official property-office map referral: Maps

Maps

Saved evidence: c1af6704b6e21143 · Agent source review

MapsOfficial instructions

Source checked October 26, 2026

Santa Barbara County official service / referred provider · Santa Barbara — property query (opens in a new tab)

Official property-office map referral: Maps

Maps

Saved evidence: c1af6704b6e21143 · Agent source review

Full guide, contact details & sources →

County government · Santa Barbara

Planning & Development Department

Santa Barbara County building permit services. Confirm which county or city agency handles your property before applying.

County building permit informationOfficial instructions

Official county building permit guidance. Service boundaries and project requirements must be confirmed with the department.

Source checked October 14, 2026

Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara County — Planning & Development (opens in a new tab)

Official page text containing: Planning & Development

ved fraudulent phishing emails purporting to come from our department and asking for payment. These emails are not from Planning & Development or the County of Santa Barbara. Please do not open or respond to these emails. The fraudulent emails appear to be from the "Planning Commission County Of Santa Barbara" with a domain address of USA.com, and the subject line "Payment Request – Application Review & Approval Fee" and including project description and case number. If you receive one of these em

Saved evidence: e0e9b0bc18971449 · Agent source review

Santa Barbara planning and building application/forms directoryOfficial instructions

The official Planning and Development referral names the application/forms directory. The saved child page exposes the directory title and category tabs; embedded application contents were not captured and are not claimed as reviewed.

Source checked October 26, 2026

Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara — building permit department (opens in a new tab)

Santa Barbara planning and building application/forms directory

Planning and Building Permit Applications & Forms

Saved evidence: cd2d2a8f69c8dbbb · Agent source review

Santa Barbara Planning and Development map referralOfficial instructions

The existing actual Planning and Development Department publishes the specifically named zoning/land-use/map-page application link. A separate short Find My Zoning page yielded only a shell; this service cites the explicit department referral.

Source checked October 26, 2026

Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara County — Planning & Development (opens in a new tab)

Official county map/provider evidence: exact named map, actual layer list, access instructions or limitation

Find My Zoning/Land Use Designation/Map Page

Saved evidence: e0e9b0bc18971449 · Agent source review

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