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Board denies appeals of as-built San Ysidro Creek wall after staff and flood-control reviews
Summary
After a contested hearing, the board denied appeals and approved an after-the-fact coastal development permit for repair of a historic sandstone wall in San Ysidro Creek, finding technical reviews (no-rise certification and agency concurrence) supported staff’s recommendation.
Santa Barbara — The Board of Supervisors on Feb. 24 denied appeals challenging an as-built repair to an historic sandstone boulder wall in San Ysidro Creek (Montecito area) and granted de novo approval of the coastal development permit.
Planning staff summarized the record: the wall (in place since at least 1954) was damaged in the Jan. 2018 Montecito debris flows and subsequently repaired. The applicant submitted technical analysis by a licensed engineer — including a no‑rise certification — and the project was reviewed by county Flood Control, the Army Corps…
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