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Single‑family board supports small viewing deck at 1703 La Cornia Drive with conditions
Summary
The City of Santa Barbara Single Family Design Board gave concept‑level support March 24 for a small second‑story roof deck at 1703 La Cornia Drive, recommending a muted material palette and privacy screening and continuing the application to the staff hearing officer and later to the consent calendar.
The Single Family Design Board on March 24 provided concept‑level support for a proposed 14‑foot‑8‑inch by 8‑foot‑6‑inch viewing deck at 1703 La Cornia Drive and recommended the applicant pursue a staff hearing officer review for an open yard modification.
The board’s action followed a presentation by Liz Hughes, who identified herself as presenting on behalf of the project architect Tom Wachsner. Hughes said the property is a single‑story residence on a pie‑shaped lot and that the existing open yard already did not meet the minimum required open‑yard area; the deck would encroach into a small triangular area that falls inside the 15‑foot open‑yard guideline. Hughes described the proposed deck as “a quiet little viewing platform” meant for one or two…
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