The City's Local Coastal Program (LCP) project includes the preparation of the City's LCP package for the California Coastal Commission’s review and ultimately, certification.

The California Coastal Act requires that local governments develop Local Coastal Programs (LCPs) that can carry out policies of the California Coastal Act at the local level. LCPs are land use planning documents that lay out a framework for development and coastal resource protection within a city or county’s Coastal Zone area. An LCP is prepared by the local jurisdiction and submitted to the Coastal Commission for certification. Each LCP includes a Land Use Plan (LUP) which contains policies, and an Implementation Plan (IP) which includes accompanying measures to implement the plan (such as zoning ordinances, zoning district maps, and other implementing actions).

The City’s General Plan was originally prepared to adequately serve as the City’s LUP. This is made clear by the formal title of the General Plan, the “Goleta General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan”. While the General Plan was prepared for certification as the CLUP portion of the City’s LCP, the City did not formally submit for LCP certification after adoption of the General Plan in 2006.

Upcoming Events

Planning Commission Workshop #4 - February 9, 2026 at 6 pm

The City of Goleta is hosting a Planning Commission workshop on the City’s LCP project on Monday, February 9th at 6 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers (130 Cremona Drive). This is the fourth in a series of Planning Commission workshops. 

Workshop #4 will address Coastal Commission staff-proposed revisions to Public facility, Water Conservation, Transportation and Water Quality policies. Below is the staff report and presentation for the fourth workshop: 

• Staff Report
• Presentation 

The tables below identified changes to Goleta General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan recommended by California Coastal Commission staff for the LCP. These proposed revisions will be discussed at the workshop: 

• Public Facilities Policies
•  Water Conservation Policies
•  Transportation Policies
•  Water Quality Policies 

Questions/Feedback

To get in touch with City staff with comments or questions please contact the City's LCP team at LCP@cityofgoleta.gov.  

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To receive updates on the LCP project, please sign up for Planning & Environmental Review Updates here. 

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