What are the cities within Santa Barbara County?
Eight incorporated cities exist within Santa Barbara County. These cities have their own City Councils, Planning Commissions, and General Plans, and they make their own land use decisions. They include: Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria, Buellton, Solvang, Lompoc, Santa Maria, and Guadalupe. • Where are the unincorporated areas of the County? Santa Barbara County’s General Plan governs land use in the unincorporated area. This includes the communities of Casmalia, Cuyama, Gaviota, portions of the Eastern Goleta Valley, Isla Vista, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, Montecito, Orcutt, Santa Ynez, Summerland, and Vandenberg Village as well as the rural areas throughout the county, excluding Los Padres National Forest and Vandenberg Air Force Base.
