SBCAG has federal and state legislated responsibilities
to provide various planning activities such as those listed below.
Regional Growth Forecast
This
thirty year forecast provides a consistent set of population, housing,
employment,
and land use forecasts for Santa Barbara County jurisdictions. The forecast
is adopted by the SBCAG board and used in a variety of applications such
as local General Plans, public service district forecasts, business development,
transportation forecasts, and air quality planning. This forecast is
based on the land use capacity of local general plans and takes input
from all jurisdictions, the public, and the SBCAG board. The forecast
is updated on a periodical basis as new demographic data, land use policies,
and changes in growth assumptions warrant. Growth
Forecast (PDF)
Census Information
SBCAG
is part of the statewide Census Affiliate Data Center network whose goal
is to
assist in the dissemination and analysis of census data. A variety of
SBCAG publications and census data provide information of interest to
the SBCAG board for decision making. Census data is also used by local
jurisdictions and agencies in their long range planning activities. Local
businesses use census data to assess the demographic aspects of potential
markets and non-profits use the information to understand their service
population. learn
more
Airport Land Use Commission
(ALUC)
As the ALUC, SBCAG is responsible for protecting public health, safety
and welfare by ensuring that vacant lands in the vicinity of airports
are planned and zoned for uses compatible with airport operations. learn
more
Regional Housing Needs Assessment
The
California Department of Housing & Community Development estimates
the number of additional housing units needed to accommodate both existing
and projected housing need for all income levels. This projection is
given to each Association of Governments in the State
to accommodate their share of statewide housing need. For Santa Barbara
County, SBCAG is charged with developing the distribution of that projection
for each individual jurisdiction to include in their Housing Elements. Regional
Housing Needs Assessment (PDF) and Public
Comment Letters (PDF)
Inter-Regional Partnership Project A
coalition of local government agencies and community organizations formed
to address
issues relations to jobs/housing balance and housing affordability. The
Jobs/Housing Project was launched in May, 2003. learn
more
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