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Single‑family board delays Surf View ADU review but backs setback variances
Summary
The Santa Barbara Single Family Design Board on May 19 continued review of a proposed ADU above a rebuilt garage at 726 Surf View Drive, signaling support for two setback modifications while asking the applicant to reduce the ADU’s visual bulk and study roof and wall details.
The Santa Barbara Single Family Design Board on May 19 continued consideration of a proposal to build a 749‑square‑foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU) above a rebuilt garage at 726 Surf View Drive while expressing general support for the two requested setback modifications.
The measure matters because the ADU would sit in the property’s secondary front yard and project into the primary front yard for a stair and entry deck — locations that require either staff hearing‑officer review or design‑board support to be considered “aesthetically supportable.” Board members said the site’s constrained yard and existing detached garage limit alternate designs.
The applicant…
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