Santa Barbara, CA

Any developer, landlord, or tenant planning a firearms retail use in unincorporated Santa Barbara County faces an immediate 45-day permit freeze and a coming permanent 1,000-ft buffer + CUP regime that will sharply constrain viable sites.

Santa Barbara County is adopting a 45-day moratorium on new firearms retailer entitlements and directing staff to codify a permanent 1,000-foot buffer from schools, parks, and other sensitive receptors, plus a CUP requirement and residential/home-occupation prohibition for firearms retail in all unincorporated areas.