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Planning report: ADU denial appealed, short‑term rental approved, two small affordable projects in pre‑application
Summary
Planning staff summarized July activity: a denied junior ADU was appealed to council, an administrative permit for an unhosted short‑term rental was approved, the housing authority submitted density‑bonus pre‑applications for small infill sites and work on Pasadero grading and the Abispo Street bridge is advancing.
Planning staff briefed the council on recent land‑use activity, highlighting an upcoming appeal of a denied junior accessory dwelling unit (ADU), approval of an administrative short‑term rental permit, and two pre‑application filings for small affordable housing projects using the state's density‑bonus law.
"The homeowner did file an appeal, and so what's notable, the city council will probably be seeing that denial in the near future," Bill, senior planning staff, told the council after describing a denied junior ADU application at 833 Guadalupe Street. He said staff denied the permit because the proposal would have converted a detached garage to habitable space in a way that violated side‑yard setback rules when the structure was connected to the main house.
Bill said staff approved Administrative Use Permit 4355 for an unhosted short‑term rental at a property the transcript lists as 40355 Drive (short‑term rental conditions and neighborhood notice were applied).
He reported two pre‑applications by the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County for small infill affordable projects that seek state density bonuses: one proposing nine units on a roughly 7,500‑square‑foot Pioneer Street lot and another proposing six units on a 5,000‑square‑foot lot on Twelfth Street. Bill said staff will bring both projects forward for council consideration and noted concerns about parking and neighborhood impacts alongside housing goals.
Other planning items noted: a lot merger for the Our Lady of Guadalupe church campus was recorded; DJ Farms has filed a specific‑plan amendment and subdivision application (review on hold, but under active review); several Pasadero South grading and permit applications are on file; and construction on the Abispo Street bridge is expected to begin soon, a development Bill said would enable later housing phases tied to bridge completion.
No council votes were taken on new entitlements during the report; the summary was informational and flagged the homeowner appeal and upcoming housing applications as items likely to return to the council.
