Compare usable outdoor space, access and the work a home would need alongside size and price. Cody’s buyer representation at 823 Arguello Road is one Santa Barbara example; the records below help investigate other homes and their possibilities.
823 Arguello Road · Santa Barbara · From Cody’s property collection
Neighborhoods & communities
Find the setting. Then find the home.
Explore a few starting points for your search. These are selected communities within Cody’s broader Southern California practice, not an exhaustive service-area list.
Public listings. Snapshot updated . Availability and prices may change; public-source coverage varies.
Hillside homes above the city
Lower Riviera
Cody represented the buyer of 823 Arguello Road, a recorded Lower Riviera sale. That hillside property offers one starting point for comparing outlook, grade, outdoor living and access at an individual address.
The City identifies Mesa Lane and Thousand Steps as beach access points in the Mesa neighborhood. Compare each home’s route to the coast and its position relative to the bluff, rather than relying on a general beach-area description.
Montecito has its own County community plan, separate from the City of Santa Barbara. Start with the setting and type of property you want, then compare the parcel’s zoning, improvement records and potential for the changes you have in mind.
Follow a property link for the full listing and current availability. Ask Cody to help compare homes or arrange your search. Recorded sales elsewhere on this page show past experience. Community references checked October 27, 2026.
Selected experience
823 Arguello Road.
Cody represented the buyer of this Lower Riviera home. View its photographs and recorded sale price.
Historical closing data from Cody’s maintained MLS and verified public-record archive. Sale prices describe those transactions and are not a valuation of another property. Explore the full transaction map.
Buyer research
Before you buy in Santa Barbara or Montecito.
Start with the parcel’s jurisdiction, the available improvement records and the parts of the grounds you intend to use.
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Identify the planning authority.
For a City of Santa Barbara home, the City’s maps identify zoning, coastal-jurisdiction boundaries and historic resources. Montecito has a separate County planning framework. Keep the parcel number and relevant map layers with your questions about an addition, exterior change or new use.
For a City of Santa Barbara home, review the archive’s planning and street files for an addition, converted room or enclosed terrace. Check final-inspection records as well as permit applications. Active permit status is available online, but viewing architectural and building plan sets requires an in-person appointment. Montecito properties use County records instead. Compare the available documents with the home’s current layout and identify what still needs verification.
Identify where you would sit, garden, park and access the home. Note steps, slope, retaining walls and drainage questions for the relevant specialist. For an unincorporated County property, the County’s flood-hazard inquiry service offers an additional research starting point.
Show how the rooms, terraces, gardens and parking work together. Distinguish usable level space from total lot size, and support statements about improvements with the records available.
List significant work and collect the plans, permits, final inspections, invoices and warranties you have. Identify gaps before describing an improvement or its approval history.
Separate the home from the proposed project.
Describe existing features clearly. If expansion or a new use is part of the appeal, distinguish that idea from work already approved and completed.
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Discuss your next move.
Tell Cody what you’re buying or selling, and the timing you have in mind.
