Establishing Benefit Assessments for County Service Areas 3, 31, and the Santa Barbara North County Lighting District for Fiscal Year 2026-27, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4t

Santa Barbara County is establishing benefit assessments for streetlighting services for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The action sets the assessment for County Service Area 3 at 24.00 dollars per residential parcel and County Service Area 31 at 12.93 dollars per residential parcel, with both rates factored for other development types. For the Santa Barbara North County Lighting District, the benefit assessments for applicable zones are set to zero. These rates remain unchanged from the previous fiscal year. The performance areas include the community of Isla Vista, the unincorporated urbanized areas of Goleta and Santa Barbara, and the first through fifth Supervisorial Districts. This action is classified as a forecast under NAICS code 541330 and has been deemed exempt from further environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15273(a)(1)-(4) as it pertains to the establishment of rates, tolls, fares, and charges.