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Past Community Events
Land Use Alternatives
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The City of Santa Maria invited the community to share feedback on the Land Use Alternatives from April 5 through May 2 2023. Results from Land Use Alternatives engagement will be available on this website.
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Zoom Orientation
Wed. April 5, 2023 | 5:30–7:30 pm. Spanish and Mixteco translation were available.
Click here to view the presentation slides
Watch video recordings of the presentation on the Land Use Alternatives page.
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In-Person Orientation
Thurs. April 6, 2023 | 5:30–7:30 pm. Spanish and Mixteco translation were available.
Santa Maria Public Library, Shepard Hall, 421 S. McClelland Street, Santa Maria
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In-Person Office Hours
Tues. April 18, 2023 | 1:30–3:00 pm
City of Santa Maria Public Works Engineering Conference Room 110 S. Pine Street, Suite 221, Santa Maria
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Zoom Office Hours
Wed. April 19, 2023 | 10:00–11:30 am
Community Visioning Workshop
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The City of Santa Maria hosted two Community Visioning Workshops. The Workshops were an opportunity for community members to share their thoughts about the future of Santa Maria, issues in Santa Maria, and what makes Santa Maria special. There was a workshop in English with Spanish translation available on November 11, 2020 and a Spanish-only workshop on December 3, 2020. Both workshops covered the same material and were held virtually over Zoom.
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The workshops began with presentations covering what General Plans do, work to date and next steps in the Santa Maria General Plan Update, community engagement results to date, and how to get involved. Feel free to download PDFs of the presentations and watch video recordings of the presentations in English and Spanish, below.
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Click here to download a summary of workshop results.
Click here to download the presentation in English.
Click here to download the presentation in Spanish.
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There will be community meetings, “pop-up” workshops, and more community events held throughout the General Plan Update planning process. The community is encouraged to provide feedback during all phases of the project. Check this page to see what engagement opportunities are coming up next!
The City of Santa Maria invited the community to join the following events to learn more about the Policy Frameworks. The Frameworks feedback forms were open through March 2, 2025.
Planning Commission Study Sessions
February 6, 1:30pm, Shepard Hall in the Santa Maria Library
February 20, 1:30pm, Shepard Hall in the Santa Maria Library
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Zoom Office Hours
Wed. February 19, 2025 | 1:00–2:30 p.m.
In-Person Office Hours
Wed. February 26, 2025 | 1:00-2:30 p.m.
City of Santa Maria Community Development Department Conference Room
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Click here to view the Planning Commission Presentation in English.
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Policy Frameworks Events
The City held a public EIR scoping meeting in-person to provide an opportunity for agency staff and interested members of the public to submit verbal comments on the scope of the environmental issues to be addressed in the EIR. Comments on the scope of the EIR are open through March 19, 2025.
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EIR Scoping Meeting
February 27th at 9:00 am, Shephard Hall in the Santa Maria Library | View the Document here