196-Unit Carpinteria Valley Housing Project Team Breaks Down Proposal

The groups behind the 196-unit apartment complex proposed for a Carpinteria Valley parcel broke down the most recent project plans at a community meeting Tuesday night. The mixed income-restricted and market-rate project is set for 1101 and 1103 Bailard Ave., a seven-acre property located just outside the Carpinteria city limits. Currently on the site is a small farm. The proposal comes to the valley from the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara and Red Tail Multifamily. The Housing Authority, a nonprofit organization, currently houses 3,093 residents across 1,665 income-restricted units around the county. This project has been in the works for several years, but it has repeatedly drawn community pushback from city residents and the City Council concerned about the scale and scope of the development and impacts to the city. The parcel was originally owned by the Carpinteria Unified School District and zoned as single-family residential, with a small farm on the site.

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