The Single Family Design Board was created in 2007, by Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 22.69.010 to promote the general welfare, protect and preserve the City’s natural and historical charm, and enhance the City’s aesthetic appeal and beauty.
General Functions
· Ensure that single family residential unit projects are compatible with the surrounding neighborhood in size and design.
· Protect public visual resources
· Promote the ecological sustainability of the City’s built environment through the design review process.
- Carefully apply the Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance, Single Family Design Guidelines, Single Family Design Board Guidelines, and Lower Riviera Design Guidelines, and other guidelines to the types of specific single family residential projects listed in the table at the end of this announcement.
Membership
7 Members
Qualifications
Appointees may not hold any full-time paid office or employment in City government. Appointees may serve on the Architectural Board of Review or Historic Landmarks Commission and the Single Family Design Board.
Residents of Santa Barbara County:
- Two licensed architects.
- One licensed landscape architect.
- Three persons who possess professional qualifications in fields related to architecture, including, but not limited to, building design, structural design, structural engineering, industrial design, or landscape contracting.
- One representative of the public at large.
Length of Term
Four years or until a member’s successor is appointed.
Meeting Schedule
Regular and Consent Calendar meetings are every other Monday at 3:00 p.m. in the David Gebhard Public Meeting Room at 630 Garden Street (the Architectural Board of Review meets on alternating Mondays). City Council and Planning Commission hearings take place in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 735 Anacapa Street.
Time Involved
- Regular full board meetings every other week for 3 – 6 hours.
- Consent Calendar assignment 1 – 2 hours weekly for one member and/or a landscape architect; rotates periodically depending on Board-member preferences.
- Site visits for projects on pending agenda prior to meetings, approximately 2 – 6 hours.
- Occasional review of special studies and other documents, previous meeting minutes and current meeting agendas, approximately 2 -3 hours per month.
· Subcommittee assignments (could range from 1 to 15 hrs additional review per month, depending on assignments)
· Occasional evening or weekend public workshops and special trainings at special workshop locations throughout the City, (plan for approximately 3 hours monthly)
- As needed attendance as an SFDB representative at:
Ø City Council appeal hearings on a Tuesday afternoon or evening regarding appealed projects or updates to guidelines or ordinances; or
Ø Planning Commission on a Thursday afternoon or evening when a project has an environmental review hearing scheduled with special aesthetic impact or grading issues.
Financial Disclosure Requirement
Members may be required to file Statements of Economic Interests.
Compensation
$50 for each full board meeting attended and $25 for each Consent Calendar meeting completed.
Staff
Planning Division, Community Development Department, Jaime Limón, Senior Planner (805) 564-5470.
Reference
Santa Barbara Municipal Code Section 22.69.020; Ordinance No. 5416; Resolution No. 07-063.