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Planning Commission backs single‑family streamlining package, finds project CEQA-exempt
Summary
The commission recommended the single-family streamlining ordinance to City Council, approving updates to Single Family Design Board procedures and related municipal code changes; staff said the package would reduce projects subject to design review (estimated ~24% of alterations) and is categorically exempt under CEQA §15305.
The Santa Barbara Planning Commission on Jan. 8 recommended that City Council move forward with a single‑family streamlining project and found the proposal categorically exempt from CEQA under Guidelines §15305.
Acting design review supervisor Ted Hamilton Rolle summarized the project’s three objectives: reduce the number of single‑family projects subject to design review, streamline the public‑hearing process, and add flexibility for homeowners. Staff described several substantive changes: the substantial‑conformance threshold for…
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