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Board continues Coyote Road concept review after neighbors raise massing, safety and tree-transplant concerns

Single Family Design Board (Santa Barbara City) · January 13, 2026
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Summary

At a lengthy Jan. 12 hearing the board heard a revised concept for a large new home on Coyote Road; neighbors objected to apparent three-story massing, lack of screening, delivery-truck safety, and tree relocation plans. The board voted to continue the item and asked for plan-check, full tree inventory, muted materials, and neighborhood context studies.

The Single Family Design Board unanimously voted on Jan. 12 to continue review of a substantial concept for a new residence on Coyote Road after extensive public comment and detailed board critique of massing, materials and landscaping.

Applicants from Nardi Associates presented a revised design that they said reduced overall height by two feet, relocated entry and garage, simplified facades and reduced hardscape and parking. The applicant reported work with an arborist and biologist to identify three coastal live oaks proposed for relocation and…

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