City of Santa Barbara Community Development Department records, circa 1925-1975

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Summary

Creators:
Santa Barbara (Calif.) Community Development Dept..
Extent:
9.0 Linear feet (1 record storage box, 1 box of rolls, 1 flat file drawer, 2 models)
Language:
Preferred citation:

City of Santa Barbara Community Development Department records, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The City of Santa Barbara Community Development Department records span 9 linear feet and date from circa 1925 to 1975. The collection is composed of selected architectural drawings of city plans and landscape designs, as well as presentation drawings, maps of Santa Barbara, an environmental impact report on downtown cumulative traffic dated 1982, and small zoning maps.

Biographical / historical:

The City of Santa Barbara Community Development Department is responsible for planning, zoning, building and safety, planning, design review, and historic preservation for the City of Santa Barbara. The department is divided into three branches: the Building & Safety Division; the Administration, Housing & Human Services Division; and the Planning Division. Its mission is to “assist the public in managing the development of the community in order to protect and preserve the quality of life, promote a sound economic base and appropriate design, and ensure safe construction, all in balanced with the constraints of the City’s environment and resources”.

Custodial history:

Gift of the Santa Barbara Community Development Department, 2001.

Physical location:
Box 1/ADC - oversize* 1 box of rolls/Mosher - rolls 1 Flat File Drawer/ADC - flat files 2 Models State Street/Mosher - model Wharf/Mosher - model
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Partially processeed collection, open for use by qualified researchers.

Preferred citation:

City of Santa Barbara Community Development Department records, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US
Contact:
(805) 893-2724
adc@museum.ucsb.edu
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