Noise Ordinance Could Silence Two of Isla Vista's Biggest Events

County Supervisors Approve Noise Ordinance for Isla Vista’s Deltopia

Deltopia as Isla Vista knows it will be changing this year after the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a 72-hour noise ordinance during the unsanctioned festival.  The ordinance proposed by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office would ban any music that could be heard from the property line during the first weekend of UC Santa Barbara’s spring quarter, which is when the annual unsanctioned street party …

Noise Ordinance Could Silence Two of Isla Vista's Biggest Events

ISLA VISTA, Calif. (KEYT) – Isla Vista could see two of its largest events of the year toned way down with some actions coming before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. It is a proposed amplified music noise ordinance. The issue is on the agenda for Tuesday's meeting, the first one of 2026. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department first brought this up last year. Public meetings were held and well attended in Isla Vista with a f…