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Neighbors urge privacy protections as board continues second‑story addition at 1129 Crestline Drive to staff hearing officer
Summary
After multiple public comments raising privacy and view concerns, the Single‑Family Design Board continued a proposed 752‑square‑foot second‑story addition at 1129 Crestline Drive to the staff hearing officer for further review and encouraged continued applicant/neighborhood outreach.
The Santa Barbara Single‑Family Design Board on Aug. 25 continued the second concept review for a 752‑square‑foot second‑story addition at 1129 Crestline Drive to the staff hearing officer for additional review and neighbor coordination.
The project seeks a 752‑square‑foot second story and an 18‑square‑foot garage addition; the resulting total of 2,948 square feet on a 13,503‑square‑foot lot was stated as roughly 71% of the maximum allowable floor‑to‑lot ratio. Staff noted the project requires review of proposed front and interior setback modifications and that the applicant is close to the local threshold for “substantial redevelopment,” so the team requested the board’s comment before that staff hearing officer review.
Several nearby residents spoke in opposition during public comment, saying upper‑level windows would directly face and reduce privacy for adjacent properties and arguing the addition could affect morning sunlight and views. Speakers included Steven Bush (neighbor at 1116 Crestline Drive) and homeowners Cynthia and Richard Castaneda (1137 Crestline Drive), who provided written comments as well.
Applicants said they had removed a proposed third‑floor roof deck, eliminated exterior west‑side stairs, reduced second‑floor square footage by about 80 square feet, and lowered the overall height by roughly 11 inches. The applicants also said they simplified the material palette (stucco on lower level, horizontal siding on upper level) and adjusted window locations to reduce privacy impacts.
After board discussion — in which members noted the removal of the roof deck and other design changes and urged the applicant to continue neighbor outreach — the board voted to continue the project indefinitely to the staff hearing officer and requested outreach to adjacent property owners. The board said story poles were not required given the proposed plate heights and roof configuration.
