Cliffside mansion sparks fury as Santa Barbara neighbors fight project
A controversial new cliffside mansion has sparked an all-out war between Santa Barbara homeowners and city officials over fears of “McMansionization” along the city’s fragile bluffs. The Santa Barbara City Council voted 4-2 this week to reject an appeal challenging plans for a two-story home and associated structures in the city’s Mesa neighborhood.
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A controversial new cliffside mansion has sparked an all-out war between Santa Barbara homeowners and city officials over fears of “McMansionization” along the city’s fragile bluffs. The Santa Barbara City Council voted 4-2 this week to reject an appeal challenging plans for a two-story home and associated structures in the city’s Mesa neighborhood. As a result, the project can proceed despite neighbors’ objections to its size and concerns about emergency access, utility connections, privacy and bluff stability, which partially collapsed in winter 2023, according to Noozhawk. The appeal was filed after the Santa Barbara Planning Commission approved the development.
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- A controversial new cliffside mansion has sparked an all-out war between Santa Barbara homeowners and city officials over fears of “McMansionization” along the city’s fragile bluffs. The Santa Barbara City Council voted 4-2 this week to reject an appeal challenging plans for a two-story home and associated structures in the city’s Mesa neighborhood.
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