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Whether Santa Barbara County upholds a nearly 85-year-old height restriction on a property in Hope Ranch could impact which future developments can gain approval in the upscale coastal residential community.
When the ranch was first developed roughly 100 years ago, some properties had deed restrictions, limiting residences to a single story.