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Staff Hearing Officer approves as-built front-stair setback modification at 2620 Samarkand Drive, contingent on design review
Summary
The Staff Hearing Officer approved a front setback modification to permit as-built entry stairs at 2620 Samarkand Drive that encroach about 7 feet into the 20-foot front setback. Approval is contingent on Single Family Design Board project design and final approval; the decision is appealable to the Planning Commission.
The Santa Barbara Staff Hearing Officer approved a front setback modification on Feb. 19, 2025, to recognize as-built entry stairs at 2620 Samarkand Drive that encroach into the required 20-foot front setback. Staff reported the stairs extend approximately 7 feet into the setback and that the modification would not change living area, garage space or total floor area.
Case planner Will Russell told the hearing the change occurred during construction of a previously approved remodel and that the current proposal requests a…
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