Carpinteria planners tell Kohler project team to move garage to rear, continue review

The Carpinteria Planning Commission on [meeting date] continued consideration of a development plan, lot‑line adjustment and coastal development permit for a new two‑story single‑family residence at 333 Linden Avenue, directing the applicant to redesign the project so vehicle access and the garage are located at the rear of the lot.

Staff told commissioners the proposal would create a 3,866‑square‑foot, two‑story house (about 3,334 square feet of living area plus a 432‑square‑foot two‑car garage) on reconfigured parcels that would each measure roughly 7,573.5 square feet after the adjustment. Staff also described a tree‑protection plan intended to retain a 30‑inch sycamore tree; an arborist estimate included in staff materials showed about 42–43% of the tree’s critical root zone would be encroached by construction and would…