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Historic Landmarks Commission approves 1315 Alta Vista remodel and addition with restoration conditions

Historic Landmarks Commission · November 6, 2025
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The Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission on Nov. 5 approved project design and final approval for a remodel and two-story addition at 1315 Alta Vista Road, concluding the project can meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for rehabilitation and qualify for a categorical CEQA exemption.

The Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission on Nov. 5 approved project design and final approval for a remodel and two-story addition at 1315 Alta Vista Road, concluding the project can meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for rehabilitation and qualify for a categorical CEQA exemption.

The project proposes to remodel an existing approximately 1,200-square-foot two-story residence and build a roughly 1,300-square-foot two-story addition, along with demolition of a 147-square-foot detached garage and construction of a 250-square-foot attached garage. The applicant requested minor zoning exceptions to allow three new windows in the northwest interior setback and to increase the garage height from 9 feet to 11 feet. Staff told the commission the architectural historian's memo…

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