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Goleta Plans to Extend the Building Moratorium
| The Goleta City Council members indicated on Monday that they are set to adopt another moratorium on new construction. The Council directed the city planners to start preparing the fifth version of the building ban that began in early 2002 soon after Goleta incorporated. The city is inundated with 100 building applications already and staff planners say they cannot even keep up with the 90 proposals currently exempt from the building ban. The city has authorized eight planner positions and filled all but one, but apparently needs even more help to relieve the backlog. Originally set to expire in 45 days the ban has been relaxed and extended, most recently for a year in February but this latest development will extend past that February period. |