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HLC backs one‑year native‑plant pilot for 1200 block of State Street, asks for monitoring and outreach

Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission · December 4, 2025
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The commission recommended approval of a one‑year pilot to replace selected State Street planters with climate‑appropriate native species and raised‑bed flowering specimens. Commissioners supported the test, asked for maintenance and monitoring plans, volunteer engagement and interpretive signage, and requested the working group return with a one‑year check‑in and documentation.

City staff and an HLC working group presented a proposal Dec. 3 to pilot native and climate‑appropriate plantings along the 1200 block of State Street. The design uses durable, low‑height green groundcovers in linear in‑ground planters to provide a homogeneous streetscape and raised beds at prominent spots for…

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