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Committee recommends approval to Planning Commission for amended development plan at 1714 Mission Drive with conditions
Summary
The Design Review Committee voted 5-0 to recommend the Planning Commission approve a revised development plan for a market and restaurant at 1714 Mission Drive, with conditions on lighting, return of window/half‑timber details and landscaping, and approval of selected paint colors.
The Solvang Design Review Committee unanimously recommended approval of an amended development plan for 1714 Mission Drive on Feb. 20, asking that several design elements return to committee review before building permits are issued.
The proposal amends a previously approved conversion of a former bank into a market and restaurant. The applicant seeks to increase a proposed addition from 5,713 square feet to approximately 5,900 square feet (an increase of about 187 square feet) and to change exterior materials by replacing some or all existing brick with stucco and half‑timber detailing. Staff said the change followed structural findings during plan development: the existing brick is…
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