El Pueblo Viejo Landmark District - City of Santa Barbara

El PuEBlo ViEjo DESign guiDElinES
44 City of Santa BarBara
cHaPteR 4: coMPatiBilitY GuiDelines
el Pueblo Viejo landmark District
A. coMpATiBiliTy of new deVelopMenT wiTh The exisTing enVironMenT
Each project is unique in its program, artistic expression, form, and
setting; however, the architect will also need to consider, as essential
to any design, the necessity to achieve “compatibility” with Santa
Barbara as it has been developed in Santa Barbara. In order for the
HLC to approve a project, the Santa Barbara Municipal Code mandates
compatibility with required architectural styles and requires
that a compatibility analysis be completed and the following review
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criteria considered by the HLC (Sections 22.22.104 and 22.22.145).
In addition to the Municipal Code-required compatibility analysis,
additional aesthetic guideline considerations apply for El Pueblo
Viejo, shown in parentheses.
1. Compliance with City Charter and Municipal Code;
Consistency with Design Guidelines. Does the project
fully comply with all applicable City Charter and Municipal
Code requirements? Is the project’s design consistent with
design guidelines applicable to the location of the project
within the city?
(Additional guidance for compatibility analysis in El Pueblo
Viejo: Does the project achieve “the continuance and perpetuation
of the City of Santa Barbara’s renowned Hispanic
architecture {Ordinance 22.22.100.A}? Is the project consistent
with the El Pueblo Viejo Guidelines? Is the project
consistent with the Urban Design Guidelines as well as other
applicable guidelines listed in Appendix H of the El Pueblo
Viejo Guidelines?)
2. Compatible with Architectural Character of City and
Neighborhood. Is the design of the project compatible
with the desirable architectural qualities and characteristics
which are distinctive of Santa Barbara and of the particular
neighborhood surrounding the project? (Additional guidance
for compatibility analysis in El Pueblo Viejo: Consider
the neighborhood land use patterns and character.)
3. Appropriate size, mass, bulk, height, and scale. Is the
size, mass, bulk, height, and scale of the project appropriate
for its location and its neighborhood?