The purpose of this chapter is to prescribe development and
site regulations that apply, except where specifically stated, to
development in all zones. These standards shall be used in conjunction
with the standards for each zone established in Division II, Zone
Regulations. In any case of conflict, the more restrictive standards
shall apply.
A. Applicability. The provisions of this section apply to all attached and detached covered parking, and all other detached accessory buildings and structures having a solid roof supported by columns or walls located on lots developed with Residential, Agriculture, Community Garden, or Market Garden uses. Attached accessory buildings consistent with Section
30.140.030, Building Attachment, are not subject to this section, and are considered part of the main building subject to all of the standards and regulations of the main building.
B. Types of Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings are defined in Chapter
30.300, Definitions, and may include, but are not limited to, non-livable buildings used as garages, carports, workshops, barns, greenhouses, agricultural buildings, pens, stables, sheds, and storage rooms; and livable floor area such as detached Accessory Dwelling Units, bedrooms, playrooms, or guestrooms.
C. Residential Units in Accessory Buildings. The unauthorized use of accessory buildings for residential purposes is prohibited. Unauthorized or unpermitted Residential Building Elements listed in subsection 30.140.150.E, Determination of Residential Unit, shall not be installed in an accessory building without first obtaining all required City approvals and permits. Bathing facilities, or more than one sink, or a kitchen are prohibited unless approved as a residential unit, or an accessory dwelling unit, or pursuant to subsection
D, Additional Residential Building Elements, below, and a Performance Standard Permit, Chapter
30.255.
D. Additional Residential Building Elements. The additional residential
building elements that may be considered for a Performance Standard
Permit, are limited to those which in the determination of the Community
Development Director would not result in separate residential occupancy.
The Performance Standard Permit shall include a Recorded Agreement
providing for the automatic expiration of limited term approvals,
or rescission of the permit or approval, if the City determines there
is evidence of separate residential occupancy.
E. Relation to Existing Structures. Accessory buildings and structures may only be constructed on a lot on which there is a permitted main building or land use to which the accessory building is related, with the exception of accessory buildings and structures used for Agriculture, Community Garden, or Market Garden uses, pursuant to Section
30.185.070, Agriculture, and Section
30.185.130, Community and Market Gardens.
F. Setbacks. Accessory buildings and structures shall comply with the minimum setback requirements of the zone except as allowed by Section
30.140.090, Encroachments into Setbacks and Open Yards. Accessory buildings used for the care and keeping of animals shall be subject to the distance limitations in Title
6 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code.
G. Maximum Height. Accessory buildings or structures shall not
exceed two stories and 30 feet in height.
H. Front Yard Limitation. Detached accessory buildings, except covered parking or a building used exclusively as an Accessory Dwelling Unit approved under Section
30.185.040, ar
e prohibited in a front yard.
I. Design Review Required. Design review approval by the appropriate
Design Review body pursuant to Title 22 of the Santa Barbara Municipal
Code shall be required for any new building, additions, or other exterior
alterations to an existing accessory building, when any of the following
apply:
1. The aggregate floor area of all detached accessory buildings on the
lot is greater than 500 square feet; or
2. The cumulative total of all buildings, or portions of buildings,
on the lot providing covered parking, result in three or more covered
parking spaces on the lot.
Exception for Accessory Dwelling Units. Design review approval under this subsection is not required for any portion of an accessory building proposed for use as an Accessory Dwelling Unit approved under Section 30.185.040, Accessory Dwelling Units.
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J. Maximum Floor Area. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to all development located in single unit zones; or in all zones, on lots developed with a single residential unit, Agriculture pursuant to Section
30.185.070, or Community and Market Gardens pursuant to Section
30.185.130. The maximum floor area for attached or detached covered parking and other detached accessory buildings is as follows:
1. Maximum Total Square Footage Per Lot.
a. Lots less than 5,000 square feet: 1,000 square feet
b. Lots 5,000 square feet up to 9,999 square feet: 1,300
square feet
c. Lots 10,000 square feet up to 14,999 square feet: 1,500 square feet
d. Lots 15,000 square feet up to 19,999 square feet: 1,750 square feet
e. Lots 20,000 square feet or larger: 1,950 square
feet
2. Covered Parking. Other than to permit the construction of an Accessory Dwelling Unit pursuant to Section
30.185.040, detache
d accessory buildings in excess of 500 square feet shall not be permitted unless the total amount of required covered parking is provided per Chapter
30.175, Parking Regulations.
3. Maximum in a Single Building. The maximum
floor area in any single detached building shall not exceed 1,250
square feet. The floor area of an Accessory Dwelling Unit attached
to or constructed above a new or existing covered parking structure
shall not be included in the calculation of floor area pursuant to
this subsection.
4. Maximum Livable Floor Area. The maximum
cumulative detached livable floor area in accessory buildings per
lot, excluding the livable floor area of a permitted Accessory Dwelling
Unit, shall not exceed 500 square feet.
(Ord. 5834, 2018; Ord. 6047 § 4, 2021)
Where development is subject to limitations based upon the adjacent
lot, and the adjacent lot is located outside the City of Santa Barbara
City Limit, the adjacent lot shall be regarded as within the City
of Santa Barbara in a zone most similar in terms of allowed uses or
maximum residential density to the lot's zoning in the subject jurisdiction,
as determined by the Community Development Director.
The following standards shall apply to all newly created lots,
subject to the discretion of the Review Authority:
A. Interior
lot lines shall generally be perpendicular to the street on straight
streets, or radial to the street on curved streets, unless another
angle would provide better building orientation for solar exposure
or more lot area to the south of the likely building site.
B. Lot
lines shall be located within appropriate physical locations such
as the top of creek banks, at appropriate topographical changes (top
or bottom of slopes etc.) or at locations which clearly separate existing
and proposed land uses. Lot lines shall not be configured to maximize
development capacity at the cost of illogical lot patterns.
C. Lot
lines shall be contiguous with existing zoning boundaries.
Incidental accessory equipment, and associated screening or enclosures, attached to the outside wall or roof of a structure, or freestanding, such as water heaters, air conditioners, backflow preventers, pool equipment, air or water filters, electric meters, electric transformers, cable television or phone utility boxes, wires, conduits, wall mounted light fixtures, or similar, excluding any equipment identified in Section
30.140.090, Encroachments into Setbacks and Open Yards, are subject to the following standards:
A. Attached Equipment. Equipment attached to the outside wall
of a structure, located at least 30 inches above adjacent grade, may
encroach a maximum of three feet into any interior setback or open
yard, but shall be no closer than two feet to any property line.
B. Roof-Mounted Equipment. Roof-mounted equipment shall be hidden from view or screened pursuant to Section
30.15.120, Screening.
C. Free-Standing Equipment.
1. Location. Freestanding equipment, and
associated screening or enclosures, may be located within the front
yard and may encroach into any setback or open yard, except private
open yard, and as follows:
a. Residential Uses. On lots developed with residential
uses only, freestanding equipment and enclosures shall be no closer
than 10 feet to any front lot line, and no closer than five feet to
any interior lot line adjacent to property zoned for residential use
or developed with residential uses.
b. Nonresidential and Mixed-Use. On lots developed
with nonresidential uses or mixed-use, freestanding equipment and
enclosures shall be no closer than five feet to any front lot line,
and no closer than five feet to any interior lot line adjacent to
property zoned or developed with residential uses.
c. Maximum Area. Freestanding equipment and enclosures
in the front yard or open yard is limited to a cumulative total of
50 square feet.
2. Screening. All freestanding equipment shall be hidden from view or screened, pursuant to Section
30.15.120, Screening.
D. Exceptions. Where an applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the appropriate Design Review body that variations in the requirements
of this section are warranted in order to provide relief for existing
site constraints, or to achieve a superior aesthetic or environmental
design, distance or screening may be reduced or waived by the Design
Review body.
E. Noise. All mechanical equipment must meet the noise limitations
of Santa Barbara Municipal Code, Title 9.
FIGURE 30.140.130: MECHANICAL AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
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In addition to any other height limitation imposed in the City
Charter or in this Title, the following height limits apply.
A. Height Limitations.
1. RS and R-2 Zones. The maximum height
of each point on a structure, measured from the Base Elevation Point,
shall not exceed the sum of 12 feet and 58% of the shortest distance
from the structure to the nearest northerly lot line as measured horizontally
on the plan view of the structure.
2. All Other Zones. The maximum height
of each point on a structure, measured from the Base Elevation Point,
shall not exceed the sum of 18 feet and 58% of the shortest distance
from the structure to the nearest northerly lot line as measured horizontally
on the plan view of the structure.
3. Exceptions. The maximum height limits
of this section do not apply to the following.
a. Lots with a north property line abutting a street, alley, or a nonresidentially
zoned lot.
b. Any flagpole, antenna, ornamental spire, chimney, or other structure
or building element which is less than four feet along each horizontal
dimension.
d. Any portion of a structure for which a shadow plan is prepared and
submitted by the applicant demonstrating that shadows cast by that
portion of the structure at 9:00 a.m., noon, and 3:00 p.m., Pacific
Standard Time on December 21 will:
i. Not exceed the boundaries of a simultaneous shadow cast by a legally
existing structure, or by a hill or other topographical feature other
than trees or other vegetation;
ii. Not shade that portion of any adjacent residentially-zoned lot which
is occupied by a residential unit or which could legally and without
modification of required setbacks be occupied in the future by a residential
unit; or
iii.
Fall entirely within the boundaries of an existing covered or
uncovered paved off street parking area, or paved driveway leading
thereto.
B. Other Applicable Rules and Regulations. Rules and Regulations
Pertaining to the Protection and Enhancement of Solar Access in the
City of Santa Barbara, as adopted and amended by City Council by Resolution,
also apply.
FIGURE 30.140.170: SOLAR ACCESS HEIGHT LIMITATIONS
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Except where otherwise provided in this Title, every main building
shall face or have frontage upon a public street or permanent means
of access to a street.
The outside wall of the water-containing portion of any in-ground swimming pool, spa, pond, fountain, or similar in-ground water feature shall be located outside the required setbacks of the applicable zone or a minimum of 15 feet from the front lot line and five feet from all interior lot lines, whichever is less. The location of the associated mechanical equipment is subject to the standards in Section
30.140.130 Mechanical and Other Equipment.
All new and existing waste, recycling, and outdoor storage areas
shall comply with the requirements of this section.
A. Waste and Recycling Storage. Appropriately screened and located
storage areas for solid waste and recycling receptacles that provide
sufficient capacity for the development or use shall be provided,
as follows:
1. Compliance with the City Trash and Recycling Enclosure
Design Guide. Waste and recycling storage areas shall
comply with the City Trash and Recycling Enclosure Design Guide.
2. Screening. Waste and recycling receptacle storage areas shall be hidden from view by a fence or enclosure, compatible with adjacent architecture, with a minimum height of five feet for carts/cans, and seven feet for dumpsters, from any parking lot, right-of-way, or adjoining residential property. This requirement may be reduced or waived by the appropriate Design Review body if the waste and recycling receptacle storage area is determined to be adequately screened pursuant to Section
30.15.120, Screening.
3. Access. Adequate access to and from
the waste and recycling receptacle storage areas shall be provided
including to the waste hauler access point.
4. Visibility. Waste and recycling receptacle storage areas shall comply with all height limitations pursuant to Section
30.140.230, Visibility and Driveways and Intersections.
5. Maintenance. Waste and recycling receptacle storage areas shall be maintained in good condition, free of visible debris, and shall not be used for anything other than storing waste and recycling receptacles. Waste and recycling receptacle storage areas shall not create a nuisance, hazard, or other objectionable condition, pursuant to Chapter
30.180, Performance Standards.
6. Location. No portion of any front yard,
setback, open yard, or front porch shall be used to store waste, recycling
or similar receptacles. However, waste, recycling, or similar receptacles
provided by the City's contracted local waste hauler may encroach
into an interior setback, front yard, or front setback, if located
in an enclosure, and located no closer than 10 feet to the front lot
line; under the following conditions:
a. A Minor Zoning Exception pursuant to Chapter
30.245, Minor Zoning Exceptions, is approved by the appropriate Design Review body, with the following findings:
i. In addition to the findings required by Chapter
30.245, Minor Zoning Exceptions, the Minor Zoning Exception may only be granted where the Design Review body finds that the waste and recycling enclosure is not anticipated to create a nuisance, hazard, or other objectionable condition, pursuant to Chapter
30.180, Performance Standards.
b. The setback encroachments is for existing development only. The encroachment
is not available for new structures, additions, or substantial redevelopment
to existing structures where the proposed project can provide a conforming
location.
c. When located within a setback or front yard, the waste and recycling
enclosure shall be unroofed and shall not exceed the size required
to store the receptacles, as determined by the City's Environmental
Services Division.
B. Outdoor Storage. No portion of any front yard or any setback,
required open yard, or front porch shall be used for the storage or
parking of motor vehicles, trailers, airplanes, boats, parts of any
of the foregoing, appliances, loose rubbish or garbage, junk, tents,
building materials, compost pile, or any similar item, for a period
of 48 or more consecutive hours, except as provided below.
1. Storage established as a permitted use with a permit or approval,
as provided in this Title.
2. Construction materials for use on the same premises may be stored
during the time that a valid permit is in effect for construction
on the premises.