The Santa Barbara Historic Landmarks Commission deemed a proposed project along Garden Street as “too whimsical,” and said it did not fit the area.
Local architect Jeff Shelton presented a new mixed-use building project proposed for 813 Garden St. for a concept review to the commission earlier this month, complete with a pink design and an array of ornaments in the front.
The three-story project would include an eight-room hotel, an accessory dwelling unit and a residential home. Shelton said the plan is to keep the property about 10,000 square feet…