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Polly Frost's avatar

Things Laura Capps does that we are billed for:

1) Getting her hair done.

2) Smiling into her phone when a taxpayer complains at a public meeting.

3) Talking to Jerry Roberts about her enemies list so he can call them fascists on air.

Things Laura does we are not billed for:

1) Anything she does for us who live in her district. Because she never does anything for us.

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Scott Lederhaus's avatar

I read this article with interest as it applies to a building permit issue I had. I put a 120 square foot Tuff Shed in my back yard. A structure 120 square feet or less would not need a permit according to the city guidelines. A neighbor complained to the city about some construction going on when the shed was installed. Someone from the building dept came to my home and determined the square footage of the structure, measured incorrectly, was 122 square feet and 4 inches too high. I was told the $7,000 Tuff Shed would need to be removed or have earthquake footings put in with some additional structure reinforcement to the walls. Between paying the city fees along with an architec and surveyor the $7,000 Tuff Shed costs increased an additional $24,000. All because an inspector decided the structure was 122 square feet.

Now there are new plans by the city for creek buffer zones for any building/structure within 15 to 50 feet of the edge of the all the creeks in Santa Barbara. It is unclear what the real intent of this new legislation will be? But guaranteed the city will be charging high fees to anyone living next to a creek. Not to mention, this will reduce the value of each home. Who will reimburse the homeowners for the loss of value imposed by the city?

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