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Need a Particular Goleta Record?
These routes cover the record questions most often associated with Goleta:
- Who owns or appears in records along a street: start with the Goleta street directory
- Older volumes and past households: review the Goleta city directory collections
- One-person research: use the Goleta resident lookup walkthrough
- The offices behind the records: visit the Goleta resident records offices guide
- City records not found online: check the city's Online Property Information Portal, Government Meetings Archive, and Public Document Portal, then use the City Clerk's California Public Records Act request page to seek inspection or copies
Goleta Planning
Planning counter and project questions
805-961-7543
planningcounter@cityofgoleta.gov
In person Monday and Wednesday, 8 a.m.-noon. Virtual Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-noon.
Goleta Building and Safety
Building permits and inspections
805-961-7552
buildinggroup@cityofgoleta.gov
In person Monday and Wednesday, 8 a.m.-noon. Virtual Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Santa Barbara County Planning and Development
County parcel and permit matters
105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-681-4200
County Accela is the alternate route for county cases and parcel records.
Goleta says a CPRA disclosure determination is made within 10 days; unusual circumstances may add 14 days. The current FY 2024-25 schedule quoted in the research lists $0.29 for black-and-white copies, $0.53 for color, and actual-cost, no-employee-cost requests.