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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | PUBLIC WORKS
630 GARDEN ST. SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
Cashier (8
05) 564-5485 Ext. 4548 | SantaBarbaraCA.gov
FEE PAYMENT
OPTIONS
HOW DO I PAY FEES?
The City of Santa Barbara Community Development Department and Public Works Department
now accepts all permits and applications, including all supporting plans and documents, online via our
Accela Citizen Access Portal (ACA). Once your online application is submitted, City staff will follow up
electronically with an invoice for the appropriate fee amount.
Select one of the options below to pay your fees. Please do not fill out a check or try to make payments
before you have been invoiced with the total fee amount. The City cannot receive credit card payments
over the telephone or by email. Applications will not be accepted for processing until all fees are paid.
There are 3 ways you can pay fees:
• To pay online by credit card
or e-check, you must have an
ACA account and your account
must be linked to the record
• Please note there is a
processing fee for credit card
payments online through ACA
• To start, login to the Citizen
Access portal. Go to “My
Records” and select the
appropriate record. Look
under “Action” for “Fees Due”.
Click here for more information
• Checks or Cash may be
mailed or dropped off during
business hours
• Make checks payabl
e to:
City of Santa Barbara
• Checks must
be imprinted with:
Name; Address; City, State,
and Zip Code, Phone Number
• Checks and
cash must be
accom
panied by the Fee
Payment Form on page 2
• Credit Card payments may
be mailed, faxed, or dropped
off during business hours.
• Payment by credit card i
s
limited to $2,500 if not
processed through ACA
• Credit card payments must
be
accompanied by the Fee
Payment Form on page 2
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