SEPPS Senior Planner Steve Fort attended the ribbon cutting for Plaza Granada, the new gateway to Santa Barbara’s theater and arts district. The Plaza Granada features new landscaping and lighting, decorative walkway and driveway treatments, and a stunning mural painted by local muralists. Plaza Granada is the culmination of several years of dedication and...
SEPPS joined an all women project team in securing project approvals at both the County Planning Commission as well as the County Board of Supervisors. (Photo taken prior to Covid-19)
I have had the pleasure of serving on the Board of the Coastal Housing Coalition (CHC) since 2014. The CHC is a non-profit organization and the voice of local employers and employees in support of workforce housing. The Coalition’s founding mission is to educate the community about the critical need for middle-income housing and to...
Laurel Perez, Principal Planner with SEPPS, joined fellow planners at the Central Coast APA Awards Night in celebrating Paul Wack! An inspirational professor in urban planning and a mentor and leader for many of us in the planning field! Cheers Paul and to all who received an Award!
SEPPS Senior Planner Trish Allen, along with Assistant Planner Holly Garcin, attended a groundbreaking ceremony recently! Happy to be a part of a project that will bring economic revenue to our community.
SEPPS has a long and successful history of representing local non-profits that provide art, educational, health and social services to our region. We are honored to have represented these projects that enrich our community and its quality of life. Over the years we have been privileged to obtain project approval for Santa Barbara and Goleta...
SEPPS Principal Planner, Laurel Perez, has been working as part of the volunteer group called the “Mesa Architects” whose goal is to strengthen the community, self-sufficiency and sustainability of the Mesa neighborhood in Santa Barbara. The Mesa Architects proudly received the 2011 Barry Siegel Award presented by COAST (the Coalition for Sustainable Transportation) for their...
Our planners take pride in volunteering their time and expertise to a variety of community planning efforts. SEPPS planners have recently participated in: Ongoing efforts to improve the entitlement process in the County of Santa Barbara Ad hoc committees to assist the City and County of Santa Barbara to develop a streamlined permit process for...
