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Actions: ABR approves minutes, ratifies consent items and continues Kai Caesar Chavez project to Planning Commission

March 02, 2026 | Santa Barbara City, Santa Barbara County, California


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Actions: ABR approves minutes, ratifies consent items and continues Kai Caesar Chavez project to Planning Commission
The Architecture Board of Review recorded the following formal actions on March 2, 2026.

Approval of minutes
- Motion: Approve the full-board minutes of February 2, 2026. Vote recorded: Lauren Anderson — yes; Board member Black — yes; Board member Noon — yes; Board member Six — yes; (Trey Anderson raised objections about the minutes’ content during the proceeding). Outcome: Motion passes.

Consent calendar approvals (items from February 2 summarized by staff)
- 110 and 150 South Lumray Road — recorded as final approval as submitted.
- 200 Day Lavina Street — recorded as final approval with the condition to upsize the plant schedule.
- 624 East Haley Street — project design and final approval granted with project-compatibility comments.
- Motion to approve consent items: Passed by roll call (Board member Six, Lauren Anderson, Noon, Black, Trey Anderson all recorded as 'yes').

Ratification of action taken on the consent calendar (March 2)
- Staff summarized two items for ratification (including project design/final approval for 130 West Padre Street with associated minor zoning-exception findings for a trash enclosure, and concept review for 102 Eiana Street given positive comments to proceed to staff hearing officer). Motion to ratify passed by roll call (Trey Anderson, Black, Noon, Lauren Anderson, Board member Six — all 'yes').

North Kai Caesar Chavez (concept review)
- Motion: Indefinite continuance to the Planning Commission with ABR comments recorded (support for keeping three healthy street trees, support for added planters and entry/trash canopies, story-pole exemption finding recorded as A, encourage additional roof landscaping if program allows). Outcome: Motion passed by roll call; vote tally recorded: Trey Anderson — no; Board member Black — yes; Lauren Anderson — yes; Board member Six — yes. Board member Noon recused from the item due to conflict of interest (his firm is the applicant on this item).

Next steps: The project will move forward to the Planning Commission for formal review; ABR comments will be included in the Planning Commission submittal. No public comment was recorded for the North Kai Caesar Chavez item at the ABR hearing.

Note: Transcript includes some garbled numeric transcriptions (for certain interior area figures); the motions and voting records above reflect roll-call language as stated in the meeting transcript.

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