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Board approves revised Isla Vista housing project after late compromise on parking

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors · December 10, 2025
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Summary

Following months of appeal and a last‑minute negotiated revision that increased parking from 24 toward 36 spaces, the Board approved a revised 16‑unit Isla Vista housing project and denied the appeal. Staff and the applicant agreed to follow up on final engineering, and the board urged continued coordination to reduce litigation risk.

The Board of Supervisors approved a revised Isla Vista housing project after a facilitated negotiation produced a revised project description that increased the parking count and addressed several neighbor safety issues.

The matter arose as an appeal of a planning commission decision on a proposed 16‑unit development in Isla Vista. Opponents cited parking congestion, evacuation and public-safety…

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