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Conditional Use Permit in Santa Paula____________________

This project presented unique challenges with the Planning and Zoning Departments. The 2-Unit Residential building was designed to replace a Single Family Home that had been demised years before. Located on a main street on the outskirts of Santa Paula, the zone for this lot was changed to Commercial with stipulation that a multifamily building could be built with a Conditional Use Permit. A Single Family Residence was no longer allowed.
The lot began as 50' wide by 140' deep. The City required a 20' easement at the front of the lot for future road widening, leaving 120' depth. There was a requirement for a 25' by 25' Open Space Common Area, 20' building setbacks at the front and rear of the property, 12' minimum width for the driveway and a 25' deep turning/maneuvering space. All this left very little area for the building.
To be economically viable, this income property was designed with 2 two-story Apartments. Unit A at 1558 Sq. Ft. is 3 Bdrm. 2 ½ Bath, Unit B 1458 Sq. Ft. is 3 Bdrm. 2 Bath. Each Unit has a Laundry, a Covered Balcony, a private fenced Outdoor Space and an attached 1-Car Garage.
The Planning Commission was pleased with the Spanish Colonial Style Building featuring 2- piece Mission Tile, broken Roof Lines and 3 dimensional Wall Contours.
See more about htis project on the Custom Homes and Multi-Family page.

Santa Barbara Tea Fire Reconstruction__________________

Only the concrete foundation was left of this beautiful home after the devastation of the Tea Fire. Located on a view lot in Santa Barbara's Riviera, the home was designed in 1954 by Architect, Frank Robinson. The owner is rebuilding the home out of pocket, on his own, so fees were a major concern.
William Fedderson adapted the design to modern standards of energy efficiency and current building codes. Doug Finlay of Orion Engineering designed a robust cantilever structure that met current engineering codes.
The design passed through the City of Santa Barbara Planning and Zoning departments, the Architectural Board of Review and Building & Safety dept. The home is being rebuilt with a fire retardant exterior including stucco walls, cementitious trim, tempered glass windows and standing seam metal roofing. See more about this project on the Rebuild and Remodel Page.

Spanish Colonial Conceptual Plans______________

Basic set of Drawings for Client Review

Lancaster New 5600 Square Foot Custom Home__________

These three drawings are the preliminary designs for this huge new custom home on a large lot in Lancaster. After these were approved by the client a plot plan, dimensions, materials and project info were added, The set then went to the Planning and Zoning department. After that, the set grew as it passed through the Public Works Dept. LA County Fire Department, the Local water district, and other agencies. By the time it was approved by the Building and Safety Department the 25 page construction set included a 7 pages of Structural Drawings, Site Plan, Ceiling Plan, Roof Plan, Engineered Roof Truss Beams, Door and Window schedules, Title 24 Energy Compliance, Mechanical and Plumbing engineering Drawings, Electrical Plans and probably a few other drawings that I have forgotten. The client finally had his approved Plans and a building permit. Even this complex plan set took less than a year and a half from concept to breaking ground. The Engineers and Consultants all completed their work on a timely basis, but many of the agencies that weighed in took a long time with their reviews and approval or it would have been faster.