Santa Barbara County Municipal Code Appendix B Guidelines

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The following guidelines shall be used by the Director to determine if a minor change to an approved or issued Land Use Permit, Design Review, or Zoning Clearance can be allowed without requiring a new permit, review, or clearance.

The proposed change would otherwise be exempt from Design Review pursuant to Section 35.472.070 (Design Review) and would not be counter to design direction provided by the prior Design Review approval.
The change would not result in an increase in square footage greater than 10 percent of the total square footage of the original approval or 300 square feet, whichever is less, measured cumulatively from the original approval.
Any increase in grading does not result in the change of approved topography or an increase greater than 10 percent of the total grading of the original approval.
No more than 12 months have passed since final occupancy of the approved project.
The change does not increase the height of the roof ridgeline by more than 10 percent.
If the site is one acre or less, the footprint of the structure may not be moved more than five percent closer to the property line. If the site is more than one acre, the footprint of the structure may not be moved more than 10 percent closer to the property line.
The change does not result in the removal of a specimen trees.
The change does not increase the required number of parking spaces.

If the proposed "minor" change does not conform to the guidelines identified above, the applicant should apply for a new planning permit, review, or clearance.

(Ord. No. 5277, § 79, 1-27-2026)

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 5277, § 79, adopted January 27, 2026, changed the title of Appendix B from "Guidelines for minor changes to land use permits" to "Guidelines for minor changes to land use permits, design reviews, and zoning clearances."