Solvang · Santa Ynez · Los Olivos · Ballard · Buellton
Santa Ynez Valley
Black Oak is based in the Valley. Ranches, estates, vineyards and village properties each bring their own rules, and we work with all of them.
What to know
Planning in Santa Ynez Valley.
Valley properties often involve agricultural zoning, wells and septic systems, and the Santa Ynez Valley Community Plan. Solvang and Buellton are incorporated cities with their own planning departments; Santa Ynez, Los Olivos and Ballard fall under the County.
Whether you are buying acreage, adding a guest house to a ranch or legalizing an older structure, we plan against the jurisdiction and the rules that apply to your parcel.
Often needed in Santa Ynez Valley
Where we usually start.
Feasibility Audit
A written read of what a property allows, what it will take, and where the risk sits.
Learn more03 · PermitADU Planning
Guest houses, ADUs and junior ADUs, planned against the rules that apply to your lot.
Learn more03 · PermitUnpermitted Work
Legalizing unpermitted structures and additions so a property can be financed, sold or improved.
Learn more01 · AcquireBuying Property
Buy-side representation from a team that reads the parcel before you make an offer.
Learn moreLocal questions
Santa Ynez Valley, answered.
Who handles planning in the Santa Ynez Valley?
It depends on the address. Solvang and Buellton are incorporated cities with their own planning departments. Santa Ynez, Los Olivos and Ballard are unincorporated, so Santa Barbara County Planning & Development handles them, under the Santa Ynez Valley Community Plan.
What usually shapes a Valley property's potential?
Agricultural zoning, wells and septic systems, and the Santa Ynez Valley Community Plan come up most often. A feasibility audit reads all of them for your parcel before you buy, build or add a guest house.
Property in Santa Ynez Valley?