Draftsman, ADU plans and as-builts in Santa Barbara County

Yes, for residential projects across Santa Barbara County and its incorporated cities, including the City of Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria, Lompoc, Santa Maria and Solvang. Each jurisdiction has its own review process and submittal standards, and we format our packages accordingly. We draw and permit basic tenant improvements that don't need an architect. On larger commercial projects we work alongside your architect or engineer.

Yes. Santa Barbara County and its cities are known for thorough design review processes, especially within the City of Santa Barbara’s architectural review zones. We organize drawing sets and digital files to align with local intake requirements and stay current with each jurisdiction’s design standards and review expectations.

Yes. The city, the county and the smaller cities each run differently, and the design review bodies in particular expect a level of drawing that a code-only set does not provide. We prepare for the reviewer your project will actually see.

Yes. State law makes them possible on most residential lots and the local jurisdictions apply their own standards on top. In the historic districts and on the tighter lots the practical question is where a unit physically fits and how it reads, which we work from a measured survey of the property.

Yes. The City of Santa Barbara has architectural design review requirements for many residential and commercial projects. We prepare drawing sets and rendering packages formatted for design review board submittals, ensuring that elevations, materials, and site context are clearly represented.

Along the coastline, yes, and it adds a review step. We will tell you it is in the path and plan the drawing programme around it; the application is handled by your planner or designer.