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Staff hearing officer approves interior‑setback modification to permit ADU at 405 West Solis Street

Staff Hearing Officer, City of Santa Barbara · November 12, 2025
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Summary

The staff hearing officer approved a minor interior‑setback modification at 405 West Solis Street to legalize two small as‑built additions and allow conversion of a garage to an accessory dwelling unit (ADU); staff said the additions are not visible from the street and the project is exempt from CEQA under Section 15.303.

Tess Harris approved an interior‑setback modification Nov. 12 to allow the permitting of two small as‑built additions and conversion of an accessory structure to an ADU at 405 West Solis Street.

Assistant Planner Aaron Stolberg told the hearing the accessory structure had a prior 2002 permit that rebuilt a garage on the same footprint, leaving it…

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