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Planning commission initiates study to rezone Chapala Street site to allow funeral parlor
Summary
The Santa Barbara Planning Commission voted to initiate a zoning map and zoning ordinance amendment to study changing 2020 Chapala Street from Office Restricted to Commercial General so McDermott Crockett Mortuary can continue operating as a funeral parlor; commissioners said parking impacts will be studied when the formal application returns.
The Santa Barbara City Planning Commission voted 6-0 on Jan. 16 to initiate a zoning map and zoning ordinance amendment to study changing the zoning for 2020 Chapala Street from Office Restricted to Commercial General, a step that would allow a funeral parlor use at the site to be analyzed in a formal planning application.
Staff presented the request as an initiation only, not an approval. Planning staff said the site currently hosts McDermott Crockett Mortuary, has maintained business licenses at that location since 2011, and includes a single‑story church building with a 17‑space parking lot behind it. Barbara Buckhart, senior planner, told commissioners the…
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