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Santa Barbara planning staff previews single-family streamlining; ABR told substantive ABR triggers won’t change
Summary
Planning staff told the Architectural Board of Review on Nov. 10 that proposed single‑family streamlining amendments will consolidate design‑review language into Title 30, create objective standards from some design guidelines, and allow more administrative approvals for minor projects while leaving ABR’s substantive design‑review triggers intact.
Planning staff on Nov. 10 updated the Architectural Board of Review on a citywide single‑family streamlining project that would consolidate design‑review language into Title 30 and make a set of targeted zoning-code and guideline amendments without changing ABR’s substantive review triggers.
Ted Hamilton, acting design review supervisor in the Community Development Department, told the board the project’s goals are to reduce red tape for minor projects, consolidate several design‑review chapters into one ordinance, and convert commonly used design guidelines into objective development standards. "There really aren't substantive changes to the ABR design review triggers or process," Hamilton said, while noting several procedural and clarity changes are proposed.
Why it matters: the package seeks to reduce the number of small projects that require single‑family…
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