Our Mission
The Local Agency Formation Commission is committed to serving the residents of Santa Barbara County and the State of California by discouraging urban sprawl and encouraging the orderly formation and development of local agencies based on local conditions and circumstances.
This Website is designed to provide you with helpful information in understanding and working with LAFCO. You will find information on all of our policies and standards, our history as an organization, our staff and members, as well as notices of hearings for upcoming meetings and archives of past meeting minutes. We hope that you find this site helpful. If you have any questions or concerns or would like to give us feedback on our Web site please email us at lafco@sblafco.org