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City of Santa Barbara: ADA Title II document accessibility deadline and status
Our September 26, 2026 crawl of santabarbaraca.gov(opens in new tab) found at least 1,282 public documents, about 14,865 pages. 15 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks.
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- documents found
- 1,282+
- estimated pages
- 14,865
- checked files passed
- 15 / 50
- crawl date
- Sep 26, 2026
What our crawl found on santabarbaraca.gov
Counts from our September 26, 2026 crawl, which visited 629 pages. Our crawler found 1,282 public documents on santabarbaraca.gov — an estimated 14,865 pages your team would otherwise inventory by hand.
The crawl stopped at its time limit, so every count here is a minimum: the site has at least this many documents.
Documents by category
- Other538 · 42%
- Reports343 · 27%
- Agendas & minutes197 · 15%
- Policies106 · 8%
- Forms80 · 6%
- Newsletters18 · 1%
No single category dominates this inventory — the largest bucket is uncategorized material at 42% — so a short sampling pass is the fastest way to establish remediation priorities.
By file format
- PDF 1,236 · 96%
- PowerPoint (PPTX) 41 · 3%
- Excel (XLSX) 4 · <1%
- Word (DOCX) 1 · <1%
Checked sample
15 of 50 passed(30%)
- Passed basic checks: 15
- Did not pass: 35
The checked files are mixed: some pass the basics and some don't. Fixing the templates you publish from now, while working through older files in batches, usually saves the most time.
The rate covers the 50 files we checked, not all 1,282 documents. Checks cover tag structure, document language, title, image alt text and form-field labels.
Scanned share
2% scanned
Most of the collection is digital-native text, which keeps remediation at the lighter end: tagging and structure work rather than OCR.
Scanned images need text recognition (OCR) before they can be tagged.
Forms are a small part of this inventory (6%), but each one needs labeled fields and a working tab order before someone using a screen reader can fill it in.
Crawl scope
- Crawl date
- September 26, 2026
- Pages visited
- 629
- Documents in the inventory
- 1,282
- Files checked
- 50
- Limits hit
- time
- Started from
- santabarbaraca.gov(opens in new tab)
These are machine checks on a sample, not a compliance finding, and they say nothing about the people who publish City of Santa Barbara's documents. The results for the sampled files are public above. The full inventory of every document we found, with detailed per-file reports, is available to verified staff of City of Santa Barbara after claiming this page.
Files we checked on santabarbaraca.gov
Links go to the files on santabarbaraca.gov as we found them on September 26, 2026.
These are automated checks on a sample of files as published on September 26, 2026. They are not a legal compliance finding and don't cover reading order, alt-text quality or table structure. Something wrong? Ask for a correction or removal.
| File | Category | Result | Checks not passed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31_August_31_2026_Draft_Consent_Minutes2026-08-31 August 31 2026 Draft Consent Minutes · PDF · 2 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Image alt text |
| 2026-08-31_August_31_2026_Draft_Minutes.pdf2026-08-31 August 31 2026 Draft Minutes · PDF · 6 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Image alt text |
| 2026-09-14_September_14_2026_Draft_Consent_Minutes2026-09-14 September 14 2026 Draft Consent Minutes · PDF · 2 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - 2026-09-14_September_14_Civil Service Meeting Agenda2026-09-14 September 14 Civil Service Meeting Agenda · PDF · 2 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| 2026-09-28_September_28_2026_Agenda.pdf2026-09-28 September 28 2026 Agenda · PDF · 4 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Image alt text |
| 2026-09-28_September_28_2026_Consent_Agenda.pdf2026-09-28 September 28 2026 Consent Agenda · PDF · 4 pages | Agendas & minutes | Did not pass | Image alt text |
| Fee Payment FormFee-Payment-Form 5-23-25 · PDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Form field labels |
| Fire Permit Application Final FillablePDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Document title, Form field labels |
| FORM 24 - List of AppointmentsPDF · 2 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Document title |
| Graywater System, A Guide to Permitting a Single Family Graywater SystemPDF · 6 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Document title |
| Proposed Inspection FormPDF · 3 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Document language, Document title |
| Spanish Report Request FormPDF · 1 page | Forms | Did not pass | Document language, Document title |
| Submitting a Permit Revision -2-23-2026PDF · 6 pages | Forms | Did not pass | Document title, Image alt text |
| 0000 00 06 Resolution Promoting Community Safety March 2026PDF · 6 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Document title |
| SA2689_City180124155702018-01-24 OB Resolution 034 ROPS 18 - 19 · PDF · 2 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| SA2891 City26070213440Resolution 2026-057 · PDF · 3 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| SA2891 City26070213510Resolution 2026-062 · PDF · 4 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| SA2891 City26070213561Resolution 2026-066 · PDF · 3 pages | Policies | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language |
| Single-Use Bag Ordinance POS Poster 8.5 x 11PDF · 1 page | Policies | Did not pass | Document language, Document title |
| 21st Century PolicingPDF · 2 pages | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title |
| Active Shooter Plate CarrierPDF · 1 page | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title, Image alt text |
| Phone Ping Court OrderPDF · 5 pages | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title, Image alt text |
| Responding to People in CrisisPDF · 4 pages | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title, Image alt text |
| Senate Bill 2 Training BulletinPDF · 4 pages | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title |
| The WRAP Restraint UpdatePDF · 3 pages | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title, Image alt text |
| TruNarcPDF · 2 pages | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title, Image alt text |
| Unified ResponsePDF · 1 page | Newsletters | Did not pass | Document title, Image alt text |
| 0000 00 14 Fire FY27 Budget May 2026PDF · 12 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document title, Image alt text |
| 835 ALberta Ave Memo - September 23, 20262026-09-23 September 23 2026 Item 2 835 Alberta Ave Memo · PDF · 5 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Image alt text |
| 1002 East Stree Historic Significance Report2026-09-23 September 23 2026 Item B 1002 East St Historic Significance Report · PDF · 7 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| 2026-09-28 September 28 2026 Item C 1080 Coast Village Rd - Historic Significance ReportPDF · 3 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document title |
| AcceleratedRestaurantBuildingPlanApproval-FillablePDFPDF · 5 pages | Reports | Did not pass | Document title, Form field labels |
| 2026_09_14_2026_ABR_Meeting_Schedule.pdf2026 09 14 2026 ABR Meeting Schedule · PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Image alt text |
| Microsoft Word - 2026-01-01_2026_Meeting_Schedule2026-01-01 2026 Meeting Schedule · PDF · 1 page | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| 2026-09-28_September_28_2026_Item_1_Lawn_Replacement_Objective_Design_Standards.pdf2026-09-28 September 28 2026 Item 1 Lawn Replacement Objective Design Standards · PDF · 13 pages | Other | Did not pass | Tagged structure, Document language, Image alt text |
| Water Commission Agenda09.16.2026 Airport Commission Regular Meeting Notice of Cancellation 09.16.2026 · PDF · 1 page | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals2026 02 05 February 5 2026 Draft Minutes · PDF · 3 pages | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals Cancellation Notice - 10.01.20262026-10-01 October 1 2026 Cancellation Notice · PDF · 1 page | Agendas & minutes | Passed | None |
| HVAC Permit ChecklistHVAC Permit Checklist · PDF · 4 pages | Forms | Passed | None |
| Building Permit Packet 02.2026Revisions to Approved Plans 2-23-2026 Final · PDF · 3 pages | Forms | Passed | None |
| PowerPoint Presentation0000 00 12 Staff Presentation Resolution March 2026 · PDF · 7 pages | Policies | Passed | None |
| (JUL - SEPT) Quarterly Report on Community Engagement0000 00 39 FINAL FP Proposed Massage Ordinance Nov 2025 · PDF · 20 pages | Policies | Passed | None |
| 835 ALberta Ave Historic Significance Report - September 23, 20262026-09-23 September 23 2026 Item 2 835 Alberta Ave Historic Significance Report · PDF · 5 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| 1002 East Stree Memo - September 23, 20262026-09-23 September 23 2026 Item B 1002 East St Memo · PDF · 3 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| 215 State St Historic Significance Report - September 23, 20262026-09-23 September 23 2026 Item C 215 State St Historic Significance Report · PDF · 3 pages | Reports | Passed | None |
| Sign Committee Schedule - 201901 2026 01 2026 BOA Meeting Schedule · PDF · 1 page | Other | Passed | None |
| CITY OF SANTA BARBARA2026 Airport Commission Schedule.041526 · PDF · 1 page | Other | Passed | None |
| 2026-09-28_September_28_2026_102_E_Yanonali_St2026-09-28 September 28 2026 102 E Yanonali St · PDF · 2 pages | Other | Passed | None |
| 2026-09-28_September_28_2026_1080_Coast_Village_Rd2026-09-28 September 28 2026 1080 Coast Village Rd · PDF · 2 pages | Other | Passed | None |
| 2026-09-28_September_28_2026_1298_Las_Positas_Rd (Elings, Godric Grove)2026-09-28 September 28 2026 1298 Las Positas Rd (Elings, Godric Grove) · PDF · 2 pages | Other | Passed | None |
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What each check looks for
- Tagged structure
- The file has a tag tree, so assistive technology can tell headings, lists and paragraphs apart.
- Document language
- The file declares its language, so screen readers pronounce it correctly.
- Document title
- The file has a document title, shown instead of the file name.
- Image alt text
- Every image in a tagged file carries alternative text, or the file has no untagged images.
- Form field labels
- Every fillable form field has a label a screen reader can announce.
How we measured this
1.Crawl
We start at the organization's website and follow its sitemaps and links on the same site. We respect robots.txt and crawl delays, and skip login areas.
2.Classify
Each document is sorted by file format and, from its link text and file name, into a category such as forms or agendas. Page counts are estimated, often without downloading the whole file.
3.Check a sample
We open up to 50 PDFs and run basic machine checks: tags, document title, language, image alt text and form-field labels.
4.Publish only with evidence
Figures appear only when a crawl finds at least 25 documents and checks at least 20 of them.
Limits of this method
- We only see public pages we can reach through links or sitemaps. Documents behind logins or on other services may be missed.
- Crawls stop at page, document and time limits. When one is hit, the counts are minimums.
- Categories and page counts are estimates from links, file names and file metadata.
- Machine checks can't judge reading order, alt text quality or table structure. Passing them is not WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
- Figures describe the site on the crawl date, not today.
This page's evidence
- Crawled September 26, 2026: we fetched 629 pages from https://santabarbaraca.gov/ and found 1,282 documents.
- The pass rate comes from machine checks on 50 of those documents, not from checking every file.
- Changelog: September 26, 2026 — inventory refreshed from the latest crawl.
- How we crawl, classify and check documents
Plan the work before April 26, 2027
With 196 days left, start with the documents people use most and fix the rest in batches.
Where City of Santa Barbara should start
Start with the documents residents actually download: agendas, minutes, permit applications and utility forms.
Residents need these files to apply for permits, pay for services and follow council decisions.
At this size several departments publish documents, so name one owner per department and track progress in one place.
Usually owned by the city clerk, communications and department heads.
A timeline to April 26, 2027
Inventory and triage
by November 10, 2026
Fix the documents people use most
by February 7, 2027
Everything in use conforms
by April 26, 2027
A planning split of the time left, not a legal requirement.
Estimated cost with DocoMatic
$8,634 – $12,952
≈ 43,172 credits for 14,865 estimated pages
- 928 form pages at Level 3 (field labeling and tab order)
- 279 scanned pages (OCR plus Level 2 tagging)
- 13,658 standard pages at Level 1
This is a directional estimate from crawler statistics, not a quote. Run the remediation cost calculator with your own page counts for a tailored figure.
What DocoMatic does
- Finds the PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel files on your website and estimates the backlog.
- Fixes documents at three levels, from basic tagging to complex forms.
- Checks every fixed file, with veraPDF PDF/UA-1 validation from Level 2 up.
- Human review: turn it on when you request a fix, or arrange it with our team.
- Monitors your site so new documents don't rebuild the backlog.
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Compare with similar organizations
City of Santa Barbara beside the cities in California closest to it in population that also have published reports.
| Organization | Population | Documents found | Estimated pages | Crawled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Santa Barbara (this page) | 88,665 | 1,282+ | 14,865 | September 26, 2026 |
| City of Hemet | 89,833 | 1,486+ | 117,848 | September 26, 2026 |
| City of San Leandro | 91,008 | 1,964+ | 10,310 | September 26, 2026 |
| City of Chino | 91,403 | 1,571 | 127,725 | September 26, 2026 |
| City of San Ramon | 84,605 | 787+ | 40,349 | September 26, 2026 |
| City of Tracy | 93,000 | 3,591 | 242,610 | September 26, 2026 |
Each figure comes from that organization’s own crawl; a + marks a crawl that stopped at a limit, so its count is a minimum. The table compares document inventories, not accessibility.
All organizations in California serving 50,000 to 249,999 people
Related organizations
Cities in California
- City of Hemet: ADA deadline report
1,486 documents · due April 26, 2027
- City of San Leandro: ADA deadline report
1,964 documents · due April 26, 2027
- City of Chino: ADA deadline report
1,571 documents · due April 26, 2027
- City of San Ramon: ADA deadline report
787 documents · due April 26, 2027
Also due April 26, 2027 in California
- Vacaville Unified School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 360 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Natomas Unified School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 35 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Palo Alto Unified School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 378 documents · due April 26, 2027
- Nevada Joint Union High School District: ADA deadline report
school district · 364 documents · due April 26, 2027
Frequently asked questions
When is City of Santa Barbara's ADA Title II deadline?
April 26, 2027. City of Santa Barbara is in the 2027 cohort under the Department of Justice's rule on web and mobile accessibility for state and local governments, with compliance dates as set by the Department's interim final rule of April 20, 2026 (91 FR 20902).
How was City of Santa Barbara's deadline set?
City of Santa Barbara's total population is 88,665 (2020 Census), at or above the 50,000 threshold in 28 CFR 35.200(b), so the earlier compliance date applies.
How many public documents does City of Santa Barbara have?
Our crawl on September 26, 2026 fetched 629 pages from https://santabarbaraca.gov/ and found at least 1,282 documents (it stopped at a crawl limit), an estimated 14,865 pages. The full file-level list is available to verified staff after claiming the page.
How many of City of Santa Barbara's documents pass accessibility checks?
15 of the 50 files we checked passed basic machine checks (30%). That is a sample of the 1,282 documents we found, and passing basic checks is not full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance.
How much would it cost to fix City of Santa Barbara's documents?
Our directional estimate is $8,634 to $12,952 with DocoMatic: about 43,172 credits for 14,865 estimated pages, based on this crawl. It is not a quote.
Which documents should City of Santa Barbara fix first?
Start with the documents residents actually download: agendas, minutes, permit applications and utility forms.
Do older PDFs have to be made accessible too?
Not all of them. Documents already posted before the compliance date are excepted unless they are currently used to apply for, gain access to, or participate in the organization's services, programs or activities (28 CFR 35.201(b)). Genuinely archived content is excepted too, but only while it is kept solely for reference, research or recordkeeping, sits in a clearly identified archive area and is not changed. Everything published from the compliance date on is covered, and so is any older file people still use to reach a service.