DRB meeting Chair says "Illegal to have 2nd unit in residential zone"

The above occurred in a DRB meeting on Oct 19, 2004. After checking with the City Planning Desk City employee a City employee - who seemed very knowledgeable - indicated 2nd units are not illegal in the City of Goleta. Documentation provided by the City seems to support that indeed 2nd units are legal in the City of Goleta, however City employee indicated that no one had ever applied for a permit to build a 2nd unit in the new City.

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Are 2nd units illegal; are they legal, which is it? If the City does not know who does?
How are Goleta citizens supposed to function when the City they pay hard earned money to does not even appear to have consistent answers?

Does this disparity of information indicate that unspoken rules are being used by the DRB?
What unspoken rules does the City have regarding 2nd story additions?
Do the answers depend on who is asking?

Are City Council members pulling strings behind the scenes?
Mayor Brocks inflammatory letter to her neighbors was apparently based on the project discussed in this DRB meeting. The applicant indicates they received a copy of Brocks inflammatory letter personally addressed to them.

An important note for City of Goleta citizens is that in this same DRB meeting the architect was given explicit direction to make changes based on items related to the questionable 2nd unit legality. These changes cost money. Why do applicants have to pay for project changes when the basis used by the DRB may not be true?

Citizens should also be aware the City may not inform them of important information.

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