A new youth camp could be coming to the Goleta Valley, thanks to pop star Katy Perry’s nonprofit Firework Foundation.

Founded by Santa Barbara-area natives Perry and her sister, Angela Lerche, the foundation proposes building Gratitude Canyon, a youth camp, at 183 Winchester Canyon Road. 

The educational arts foundation also hosts a youth sleep-away camp called Camp Firework during the summer in various parts of Southern California, including Catalina Island and Lake Arrowhead, according to the foundation’s social media. 

The proposed camp, Gratitude Canyon, would include eight cabins, tennis courts, counselor housing, a gymnasium, a dining hall, a pool, a director’s residence as well as landscaping improvements, according to the project website.

The project is scheduled to go before the county’s South Board of Architectural Review on Friday for a conceptual review.

“Gratitude Canyon is envisioned as a place of inspiration and access for underserved youth from the surrounding region and local community, offering programming rooted in the arts, nature exploration and creative expression,” according to the project website.

“The proposal limits built structures to roughly 3% of the site, preserving approximately 97% of the property as open landscape, including restored habitat areas, orchards, pathways, outdoor recreation spaces and nature-based use areas.”

Currently on the site sits a 22,833-square-foot residence, agricultural storage and accessory structures. 

Residents near the proposed project site have voiced concerns about the summer camp, according to posts on Nextdoor and a comment letter sent to the South Board of Architectural Review. 

In a letter sent to the board, Winchester Canyon resident Dave Root outlined a handful of concerns that neighbors have, including the use of the property, traffic impacts, fire hazard risk, water supply and wastewater capacity. 

A main concern, Root wrote, was that the project “appears inconsistent with the core purpose and requirements” of the agricultural zoning designation.

Friday’s meeting is set to begin at 9 a.m. in the Planning Commission Hearing Room at the Santa Barbara County Engineering Building, 123 E. Anapamu St. in Santa Barbara.

The meeting also will be livestreamed on YouTube.