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Goleta, to build or not to build, that’s the question
| The city of Goleta’s moratorium on commercial construction will expire next month. The decision is due by February 13th, but the outcome of a January 26th special session on a possible ordinance may prove the telling indication on what way the council will go. On that day, the council will debate the wisdom of refusing to accept or process project proposals deemed incompatible with the city’s future big-picture blueprint for traffic, noise and land-use rules – a general plan has yet to be written. The current moratorium affects eight commercial building applications, while construction of multifamily, affordable housing; single-family homes; projects to revitalize Old Town; and renovations with no expansion of square footage are exempted. In addition, commercial developers can add up to 5,000 square to a structure. |