(a)
North County Board of Architectural Review.
(1)
(i)
Zoning clearance, sign certificates of conformance, land use permits, or coastal development
permits for any development or use located north of and including the City of Lompoc,
requiring BAR approval pursuant to Chapter 35, Zoning, of this Code shall not be issued by the planning and development department
until final BAR approvals, or recommendations pursuant to subsection (3) below, have
been obtained from the NBAR. The powers and duties shall also include those given
to the BAR pursuant to Chapter 35, Zoning, of this Code for projects located outside of the Montecito planning area
as designated by the Montecito community plan.
(ii)
Development plans within the jurisdiction of the planning commission, previously approved
subdivision maps requiring BAR approval and previously approved ministerial and discretionary
permits requiring BAR approval in order to mitigate visual impacts or provide for
consistency with the general plan shall obtain final approval and shall not be subject
to subsection (3) below.
(2)
County projects (projects proposed by any entity governed by the board of supervisors
or by an entity whose governing body is appointed by the board of supervisors) located
north of the southern boundary of the City of Lompoc that exceed fifty thousand dollars
in estimated construction costs may be reviewed by the NBAR and a recommendation must
be made. The decision-maker for county projects may require NBAR approval.
(3)
Individual single family dwellings, not subject to (1)(ii) above, shall be reviewed
by the NBAR no more than three times or for no longer than three months from the date
of filing an application, whichever occurs first unless project changes or requests
for a continuance initiated by the applicant require further review; the project would
then go to the decision-maker. For such projects, the NBAR is advisory and therefore
its decisions are not appealable. The NBAR shall seek to complete its review of all
projects within its purview as expeditiously as possible.
(4)
Individual single family dwellings and commercial/industrial projects, other than
those in section (a)(l)(ii) above, not open to the public which cannot be viewed from
public roadways or other areas of public use are exempt from review by the NBAR. Landscape
screening shall not be taken into consideration when determining the view from public
roadways.
(b)
Central County Board of Architectural Review.
(1)
Zoning clearance, sign certificates of conformance, land use permits, or coastal development
permits for any development or use located south of the City of Lompoc and west of
the City of Goleta requiring BAR approval pursuant to Chapter 35, Zoning, of this Code shall not be issued by the planning and development department
until final BAR approvals have been obtained from the CBAR. The powers and duties
shall also include those given to the BAR pursuant to Chapter 35, Zoning, of this Code for projects located outside of the Montecito planning area
as designated by the Montecito community plan.
(2)
County projects (projects proposed by any entity governed by the board of supervisors
or by an entity whose governing body is appointed by the board of supervisors) located
south of the City of Lompoc and west of the City of Goleta that exceed fifty thousand
dollars in estimated construction costs may be reviewed by the CBAR and a recommendation
must be made. The decision-maker for county projects may require CBAR approval.
(c)
South County Board of Architectural Review.
(1)
Zoning clearance, sign certificates of conformance, land use permits, or coastal development
permits for any development or use located east of the City of Goleta, including Isla
Vista, requiring BAR approval pursuant to Chapter 35, Zoning, of this Code shall not be issued by the planning and development department
until final BAR approvals have been obtained from the SBAR. The powers and duties
shall also include those given to the BAR pursuant to Chapter 35, Zoning, of this Code for projects located outside of the Montecito planning area
as designated by the Montecito community plan.
(2)
County projects (projects proposed by any entity governed by the board of supervisors
or by an entity whose governing body is appointed by the board of supervisors) located
east of the City of Goleta and outside of the Montecito planning area as designated
by the Montecito community plan, which exceed fifty thousand dollars in estimated
construction costs may be reviewed by the SBAR and a recommendation must be made.
The decision-maker for county projects may require BAR approval.
(d)
Montecito Board of Architectural Review.
(1)
Zoning clearance, sign certificates of conformance, land use permits, or coastal development
permits for any development or use located within the Montecito planning area as designated
by the Montecito community plan requiring MBAR approval pursuant to Chapter 35, Zoning, of this Code shall not be issued by the planning and development department
until final MBAR approvals have been obtained. In addition, the MBAR shall assume
the powers and duties given to the BAR pursuant to Chapter 35, Zoning, of this Code for projects located within the Montecito planning area as
designated in the Montecito community plan.
(2)
County projects (projects proposed by any entity governed by the board of supervisors
or by an entity whose governing body is appointed by the board of supervisors) located
within the Montecito planning area as designated by the Montecito community plan that
exceed fifty thousand dollars in estimated construction costs may be reviewed by the
MBAR and a recommendation must be made. The decision-maker for county projects may
require MBAR approval.
(e)
The duties of the NBAR, CBAR, the SBAR and the MBAR are to review and recommend or
approve, as applicable, as submitted, recommend, disapprove or approve subject to
conditions, specified changes, or additions, the exterior architecture, including
landscaping as it affects the exterior architecture, of buildings, structures, and
signs which are within the jurisdiction of the BAR. When requested, the NBAR, the
CBAR, the SBAR or the MBAR shall also render its advice on exterior architecture of
buildings, structures, and signs to the planning and development department (or director),
zoning administrator, planning commission or board of supervisors.
