Save Elings Park South - The Mesa, Santa Barbara, California

The Santa Barbara City Council & Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors can easily stop this development.

Contact the Current City Council

In order for this project to be built, the City Council must approve a request by Elings Park Foundation to change the zoning of Elings Park South from Undeveloped Parkland to Regional Park.  Regional Park zoning allows for 23 park uses including: carousels & similar amusements, buildings, lighted fields, etc.

The Mayor and City Council must simply support the existing zoning, and vote NO to the request to change it.

Citizens can influence the Mayor and City Council:

Contact each and every City Council member via e-mail (and CC: the Planning Commission), and let them know you oppose development on Elings Park South. Be sure to emphasize your opposition to the zoning change from "Undeveloped Parkland" to "Regional Park". Attach our "Save Elings Park South" document to your e-mail (available at the bottom of this page).

City Council Members Contact Info »

Planning Commission e-mail:
jrodriguez@santabarbaraca.gov

Contact the County Board of Supervisors

In order for this project to be built, the Board of Supervisors must approve a request by Elings Park Foundation to extinguish the Covenant Restricting Use which specifies only "passive recreation" on the land, and prohibits "alteration of the natural land".

The Board of Supervisors must simply support the existing Covenant, and vote NO to the request to extinguish it.

Citizens can influence each member of the Board of Supervisors:

Contact each and every member of the Board of Supervisors with declaring your opposition to them approving a request to extinguish the Covenant Restricting Use. Attach our "Save Elings Park South" document to your e-mail.

Board of Supervisors Contact Info »

S.E.P.S. Document

Include the PDF below when contacting elected officials to voice your concerns and opposition to the proposed development of Elings Park South.

Save Elings Park South
Concerned Citizens' Issues (PDF)

Revised 11-04-2009