www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov
Organization Type:
Government Agency
Mission:
Within its 252 acres of managed tidelands and submerged lands encompassing the Harbor and Stearns Wharf, the mission of the City of Santa Barbara Waterfront Department is to provide the community with a high quality waterfront for recreation and commerce use, along with mooring and landside services for boating activities.
Contact:
Brian S. Slagle, Administrative Analyst
City of Santa Barbara, Waterfront Department
P.O. Box 1990
Santa Barbara, CA 93102
Phone: (805) 564-5531
Fax: (805) 560-7580
bslagle@santabarbaraca.gov
Geographical Focus:
Local
Counties Served:
Santa Barbara
Activities:
Education, Recycling, Enforcement, Policy, Tourism, Recreation, Commercial, Regulation, Resource Management, Water Pollution Prevention
Topic:
Coastal Access, Boating
Educational Resources:
Posters, Maps, Brochures, Boating Educational Materials, School and Youth Group Presentations, Public Forums
Education Programs:
Department provides policy-related public forums, job orientations (Harbor Patrol)
and a range of boating-safety and clean marina literature, as well as a
newsletter published three times per year.
Target Audiences:
K-6th Grades, Boaters
General Services:
Public Restrooms, Telephone, Beach Picnic Areas, Gift Shops, Restaurants, Visitor Center, Landromat, Boat Launch Ramp Facilities, Public Meeting Rooms
Parking Availability:
Available Waterfront Public Parking (over 2,600 parking spaces)
Public Transit Access:
SB MTD provides main bus line services to Mesa/La Cumbre Shopping Center (Bus #5) and Lower West/Santa Barbara City College (Bus #17); and Downtown & Waterfront Shuttle services to State Street, Cabrillo Boulevard, Stearns Wharf, SB Zoo, Santa Barbara Harbor
Disabled Access:
Disabled parking at all waterfront lots, plus designated handicapped marina access at Marina 3
