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ARB approves Cypress Apartments renovation; owner abandons earlier unit-conversion to deed-restricted affordable units

Carpinteria Architectural Review Board · January 30, 2026
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Summary

The ARB approved a final review of renovations at Cypress Apartments (4956 5th Street): the owner withdrew a prior plan to add two deed-restricted affordable units and will instead renovate seven market-rate units, with conditions on exterior lighting and confirmation of lower wattage warm-color fixtures.

The Architectural Review Board granted final design approval for renovations at Cypress Apartments, 4956 5th Street, after staff and the applicant clarified scope changes and lighting commitments.

Planning staff described the project as interior and exterior alterations to an existing seven-unit apartment building, including a new roof, windows and doors, new plaster and paint, new stairways and balcony…

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