Santa Barbara County Unincorporated, California · District
OT-R
Old Town - Residential
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right32
- single-family dwelling
- multi-family dwelling
- agricultural accessory structure
- cultivated agriculture, orchard, vineyard
- greenhouse, 300 sf or less
- mining - surface, less than 1,000 cubic yards
- Community center
- Park, playground - Public
- Private residential recreation facility
- dwelling, one-family
- dwelling, two-family
- dwelling, multiple
- farmworker dwelling unit
- farmworker housing complex
- home occupation
- low barrier navigation center
- residential accessory use or structure
- residential project convenience facility
- Large family day care home, serving adults
- Large family day care home, serving children
- Small family day care home, serving children
- Lodging - Homestay
- Drainage channel, water course, storm drain, less than 20,000 sf
- Flood control project, less than 20,000 sf total area
- Parking facility, public or private
- Pipeline - Oil and gas
- Road, street, less than 20,000 sf total area
- Road, street, 20,000 sf or more total area
- Pipeline - Water, reclaimed water, wastewater
- Reservoir, less than 20,000 sf total development
- Reservoir, 20,000 sf to less than 50,000 sf total development
- Water diversion project
Conditional / special use45
- animal keeping
- mining, extraction & quarrying of natural resources
- mining - surface, 1,000 cubic yards or more
- Conference center
- Country club, swimming and tennis
- Equestrian facility - Public or commercial
- Fairgrounds
- Golf course
- Library, museum
- Meeting facility, public or private
- Meeting facility, religious
- School
- School - Business, professional, trade
- Sports and outdoor recreation facilities
- accessory dwelling unit
- junior accessory dwelling unit
- monastery
- special care home, 7 or more clients
- supportive housing
- transitional housing
- agricultural product sales, on-site production only
- drive-through facility
- Drive-through facility
- Medical services - Clinic
- Medical services - Extended care
- Medical services - Hospital
- Cemetery, mausoleum
- Charitable or philanthropic organization
- Day care center, principal use
- Day care center, accessory to dwelling
- Lodging - Hostel
- Mortuary, accessory to cemetery
- Music recording studio
- Airstrip, public
- Airstrip, private and temporary
- Drainage channel, water course, storm drain, 20,000 sf or more
- Electrical substation - Minor
- Electrical transmission line
- Flood control project, 20,000 sf or more total area
- Heliport
- Public utility facility
- Public works or private service facility
- Telecommunications facility
- Wind turbines and wind energy systems
- Wastewater treatment facility, less than 200 connections
Accessory4
Prohibited92
- agricultural processing - on-premise products
- aquaculture
- cannabis - cultivation, nursery, and microbusiness
- grazing
- greenhouse, more than 300 sf
- oil & gas uses
- bakery and baked goods production and distribution
- business machine manufacturing and assembly
- ceramic product manufacturing
- cannabis - manufacturing
- cannabis - testing
- cosmetic and pharmaceutical manufacturing
- electronics assembly
- electronics, equipment, and appliance manufacturing
- food and beverage product manufacturing
- furniture/fixtures manufacturing, cabinet shops
- handcraft industry, small scale manufacturing
- laboratory - medical, analytical, research and development
- media production
- merchandise manufacturing
- precision machine shop
- printing and publishing
- recycling - community recycling facility
- recycling - small collection center
- recycling - small collection center, non-profit
- recycling - specialized materials collection center
- research and development
- storage - personal storage facility (mini-storage)
- storage - warehouse
- wholesaling and distribution
- agricultural employee housing, 4 or fewer employees
- agricultural employee housing, 5 or more employees
- caretaker/manager dwelling
- emergency shelter
- guest house or artist studio
- live/work unit
- mixed use development, residential component
- mobile home park
- single room occupancy facility
- auto and vehicle sales and rental
- bar, tavern
- building and landscape materials sales - outdoor
- cannabis - retail
- clothing store
- convenience store
- general retail
- grocery/food store
- office supporting retail
- plant nursery
- restaurant, café, coffee shop - indoor and outdoor
- restaurant, café, coffee shop - accessory to recreation use
- service station
- visitor-serving commercial
- Bank, financial services - Branch facility
- Bank, financial services - Complete facility
- Business support services
- Medical services - Doctor office
- Office - Accessory
- Office - Business/service
- Office - Executive headquarters
- Office - Professional/administrative
- Small family day care home, serving adults
- Day care center, accessory to non-dwelling
- Laundry and dry cleaning pick-up stores
- Lodging - Hotel or motel
- Lodging - Short-term rental
- Mortuary
- Personal services
- Personal services, employees only
- Repair service - Equipment, appliances, etc. - Indoor
- Repair service - Equipment, appliances, etc. - Outdoor
- Repair service - Small appliances
- Vehicle services - Minor maintenance/repair
- Agricultural product transportation facility
- Airstrip, temporary
- Boat launching facility accessory to approved recreation use
- Cannabis - Distribution
- Electrical substation - Major
- Freeways and related facilities
- Parking facility, conjunctive use
- Pier, dock
- Railroad
- Transit station or terminal
- Truck and freight terminal - Temporary
- Truck and freight terminal - Permanent
- Utility service line with less than 5 connections
- Utility service line with 5 or more connections
- Onsite wastewater treatment system, individual, alternative
- Onsite wastewater treatment system, individual, conventional
- Onsite wastewater treatment system, individual, supplemental
- Reservoir, 50,000 sf or more total development
- Sewage treatment facilities - Central plant
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum site coverage for residential structures30 pct
30% of net site area for residential structures.
- Minimum building separation10 ft
10 ft between habitable buildings and any other building; none otherwise.
From the ordinance
Building separation 10 ft between habitable buildings and any other building; site coverage 30% of net site area for residential structures; maximum height 25 ft.