Seismic Safety and Safety Element
The County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan contains a number of maps and updated data which serve as the primary guiding document regarding public safety in the event of natural disasters. This project updates the Seismic Safety & Safety Element to reflect the policies of the County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan for natural events that apply to urban fire hazard, fault lines, emergency evacuation routes and emergency response planning as required by State and Federal law.
Summary
The Seismic Safety & Safety Element establishes policies to protect the community from natural and manmade hazards. It is intended to guide land use planning by providing pertinent data regarding geologic, soil, seismic, fire and flood hazards. This element also includes the Safety Element supplement which describes land use planning measures to reduce the risk of public exposure to acutely hazardous materials associated with oil and gas pipelines and fixed facilities..
Contacts
David Matson, Deputy Director: dmatson@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Susan Curtis, Senior Planner: scurtis@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Eric Lentz, Senior Planner: elentz@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
Projects and Documents
The Seismic Safety & Safety
Element (electronic version available Winter 2009)
The Safety Supplement (electronic version available Winter 2009)