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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT - BUILDING AND SAFETY DIVISION
The Building and Safety Division administers and enforces State and County building, grading, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical codes by issuing building permits, inspecting ongoing construction projects, and investigating building complaints. This division has office locations in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria.
For information relating to the Building Code, click here.
For information relating to the Grading Code, click here.
For information related to the permit process, click here.
For additional Building and Safety information, click here.
Staff Contact
| Building Administration | ||
| Name | Email Contact | |
| Massoud Abolhoda, Building Official | mabolhoda@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Heather Borek-Klempfer, Admin Office Professional | borekh@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Jenny Songer, Admin Office Professional | jenny@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Susanne Tyler, Admin Office Professional | styler@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Grading Permitting and Inspections - North and South | ||
| Name | Email Contact | |
| David Vyenielo, Grading Supervisor | dvyeniel@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Jim Byrne, Grading Inspector North | byrnej@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| James Wright, Grading Inspector South | wrightj@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Permitting and Inspections - North | ||
| Name | Email Contact | |
| Brad Crandall, Division Supervisor | bcrandal@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Josie Fisher, Admin Office Professional | josie@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Brandy Matthew, Admin Office Professional | bcowden@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Angela Villalobos, Permit Technician | avillalo@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Beth Brooke, Assistant Plan Checker | bbrooke@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Thomas Hawkins, Assistant Plan Checker | thawkins@countyofsb.org | |
| Curtis Jensen, Electrical Inspector Specialist | cujensen@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Larry Haro, Building Inspector | laharo@countyofsb.org | |
| Ron Morlatt, Building Inspector | rmorlat@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Teresa Sederholm, Building Inspector | ttabin@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Permitting and Inspections - South | ||
| Name | Email Contact | |
| Jesse Barron, Division Supervisor | barronje@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Kevin Greene, Division Supervisor | kvgreen@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Jason Crabtree, Plan Check Supervisor | jcrabtree@countyofsb.org | |
| Alicia Hawkins, Permit Technician | ahawkin@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Mike Malek, Plan Check Engineer | mmalek@countyofsb.org | |
| Bill Dang, Assistant Plan Checker | bdang@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Dawna Davis, Building Inspector | ddavis@countyofsb.org | |
| Emil Dilanian, Building Inspector | edilanian@countyofsb.org | |
| Carl Lindberg, Building Inspector | clindberg@countyofsb.org | |
| Mary McCaffrey, Building Inspector | mmccaffr@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Eric Snyder, Building Inspector | esnyder@co.santa-barbara.ca.us | |
| Bonnie Keolian, Building Inspector | bkeolian@countyofsb.org |