Land Use Planning & Permitting
Flowers & Associates, Inc. provides comprehensive planning and entitlement services throughout the Santa Barbara region. Our team has extensive experience with residential, commercial, agricultural, cannabis cultivation, and mixed-use developments, supporting public agencies, developers, and private clients from project inception through construction.
Our planners understand the local entitlement process and have established working relationships with County, City, and regulatory agency staff that help streamline permitting and approvals. We routinely coordinate federal, state, and local agency requirements to secure the necessary entitlements and service commitments.
Drawing on our combined expertise in planning, engineering, site design, and construction, we evaluate development alternatives, prepare master plans, assess environmental constraints, and deliver practical, cost-effective solutions that meet our clients’ objectives.
Our Team
Planning services
- Land Use Planning, Zoning Analysis Reporting, Permit Processing, LEED Project Consultation and Overall Project Coordination
- Cannabis Cultivation Planning & Permitting
- CEQA Management
- EIR’s
- Initial Studies
- Mitigation Programs
- General Plans, Site Planning, Community Design and Regulatory Compliance
- Types of Projects
- Single Family Residences
- Multi-Family Residences
- Commercial / Industrial Properties
- Cannabis Cultivation / Agricultural Land
- ADU’s
- Public Agency Contract Services
Additional services we provide:
- GIS/Planning Graphics Systems including AutoCAD, PowerPoint, Bluebeam, Adobe Creative Suite
- Master Planning and Scheduling
- CEQA Technical Study Management (title research, boundary survey, topographic survey, dry and wet utility design, archaeological studies, biological studies, and flood control / hydrology reports)
- Sustainability Consulting
- Feasibility Studies
- Regional Transportation Planning
- Water Resource Services
- FEMA Flood Operations & Maintenance Plans and Certifications
- Project Accounting, Budgeting and Cost Estimating
- Sub-consultant Administration and Coordination





