The city s Architectural Board of Review is scheduled on Monday to take up the project, slated for 220 N. La Cumbre Road in the outer State Street area
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Four other stacked parking lifts exist in Santa Barbara, said Rob Dayton, transportation planning and parking manager. Two stackers are already built, and two other have been approved.
With a parking lift system, cars are stacked through mechanical lifts on top of each other. Parking stackers can facilitate and reduce the cost of providing parking for residential units, making apartments more feasible to build, Dayton said.
The project must eventually go to the city Planning Commission for approval to split the lot, and allow an open-yard modification for the development.
Christine Pierron, the architect for the project, said the proposal fits within the neighborhood.