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Planning commission votes to add 'wedding venues' to HRC‑2 visitor‑serving uses

City of Santa Barbara Planning Commission · March 19, 2026
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Summary

The commission unanimously approved amending allowable uses in the HRC‑2 zone to include wedding venues, a change staff said is consistent with visitor‑serving activity in the Funk Zone; the decision enables applications like a proposed rooftop/first‑floor venue at 25 East Mason Street.

The Planning Commission unanimously approved a staff recommendation to add wedding venues to the list of visitor‑serving uses allowed in the HRC‑2 (Hotel and Related Commerce) zone.

Kelly Bradison of Community Development presented the discussion item for 25 East Mason Street, a property in the Funk Zone known as the Beacon Building. Bradison told the commission the proposal would let a private operator run ceremonies on a new rooftop deck and receptions on the first floor, with ancillary catering, dressing rooms…

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