1. 320 Camino Delora Staff Report

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City of Santa Fe, New Mexico
DATE: September 22, 2026
TO: Historic Districts Review Board Members
VIA: Heather Lamboy, AICP, Planning & Land Use Department Director
Maggie Moore, Assistant Land Use Director, MRM
FROM: Lani McCulley, Senior Planner, Historic Preservation Division, LJM
2026-013106-HDRB. 320 Camino Delora. Downtown & Eastside Historic District. Non-
contributing. Martinez Architecture Studio, agent for Mary Hardin and Dan Cullen, owners,
proposes to construct 527 sq. ft. of additions to a guest house.
REFERENCE ATTACHMENTS (Sequentially):
CITY SUBMITTALS
District Standards & yard wall
& fence standards.
x Historic Inventory Form
x Zoning Review Sheet
Other: previous cases
APPLICANT SUBMITTALS
x Proposal Letter
x Site Plan/Floor Plan
x Elevations
x Photographs
Other:

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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the proposed project and finds that the application complies with Section 14-4.6(E)
General Design Standards for all Historic Districts, and 14-4.6(G)(2) Downtown and Eastside Design Standards.
Sample motions:
a. In case 2026-013106-HDRB for 320 Camino Delora, approve or deny the application as submitted.
Figure 1: Property Location
BACKGROUND & SUMMARY:
Background:
The property came before the HDRB on August 25, 2026, for a status review. The Board designated the main
residence as contributing, with the north elevation as the primary façade. They also designated the shed, guest
house, and yardwalls as non-contributing.
Streetscape:
The single-family residence at 320 Camino Delora is located on the west side of Camino Delora, midway between
Canyon Road and Camino San Acacio. The streetscape consists of the Cristo Rey Parish complex to the north
and northeast, a vacant lot to the southeast, and residences to the south and further east. The residences are
separated by yard walls of stucco and rock. The buildings range up to two stories with flat roofs, with the exception
of a single pitched roof at the southern end of the streetscape.

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Site Description:
The Vicente and Petrita Brito House, located at 320 Camino Delora, is currently listed as contributing to the
Downtown and Eastside Historic District, with the north elevation designated as the primary facade. The property
also consists of an accessory dwelling unit, shed, and yard walls, which are each designated as non-contributing.
The original footprint of the main house was constructed as a two-room adobe residence in the vernacular style
in the 1930s. There were multiple additions on the rear of the structure, with some showing in the 1960, 1966,
and 1978 aerials (2026 HCPI pages 15-18). There was a large remodel of the main residence in the early 2000s
under case H-00-129. The main residence is not a part of this request.
Figure 2: Main Residence 1984 and 2026
It is evident from the 2026 HCPI by John Murphy that the original garage structure was present in 1960 (2026
HCPI page 16). An expansion and conversion of the garage were approved under case H-01-160. The expansion
more than doubled the footprint of the original garage and created openings where none existed. The garage door
was replaced with French doors. Four portals were installed on the north, east, and west elevations. The 2000s
portion of the structure holds two sets of French doors on the north elevation and vinyl windows. The expansion
and renovation of the building allowed for the conversion of the use from a garage to an accessory dwelling unit.
This application applies only to the accessory dwelling unit.
Figure 3: East Elevation of the Accessory Dwelling Unit

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PREVIOUS CASE SUMMARIES:
ARC:
No archaeological clearance has been issued for the property.
HDRB:
Under case # 2026-012839-HDRB, the main residence was upgraded to contributing, with the north elevation
designated as primary. The accessory dwelling unit, shed, and yard walls were designated non-contributing.
An approval was issued under case H-01-160 for a 286 sq. ft. addition to a height of 8’-8” on the 246 sq. ft.
existing garage and a 4’-0” high yard wall with a 5’0” high wooden pedestrian gate.
An approval with the condition that the beams and posts are not painted was issued under case H-00-129 for the
rehabilitation of the adobe residence and the garage. The rehabilitation of the residence included replacement of
windows and doors, new windows, and window opening changes, installation of three chimneys, restoration of
the brick coping, stucco, and a portal with canales on the east elevation. The garage rehabilitation included
replacing the garage door with French doors, installation of four portals on the north, east, and west elevations,
and the installation of two sets of French doors on the north elevation. The project also included the construction
of a stuccoed masonry wall along the east property line ranging in height between 43” and 60” in height, a round
arched wood vehicular gate at 52” in height on the south end of the east wall, a 6’6” high pedestrian gate, a 52”
high stuccoed masonry wall on the north property line, and a 48” to 60” high cedar plank fence along the west
property line.
ADMINISTRATIVE:
No administrative approval cases are on file for the property.
APPLICANT’S REQUEST:
The applicant proposes to remodel the guest house by:
1) Construct a 341 sq. ft. Spanish Pueblo Revival style addition to a height of 12’-9” where the maximum
allowable height is 14’-5”.
a. Windows will be simulated divided-lite, aluminum-clad wood windows in colonial white to match
the existing windows on the south elevation of the casita.
b. One skylight will be installed on the roof of the addition.
c. There will be two canales draining to the north onto the property.
2) Construct a 121 sq. ft. portal with wood columns and corbels.
3) Construct a 65 sq. ft. shed structure on the rear of the new addition. This will have a galvanized metal
shed roof with flashing.
4) Stucco in cementitious “Buckskin” to match the existing building.
5) Wood elements will be stained in dark brown
6) Paving and exterior steps will be in red brick.
7) HVAC will be ground-mounted on the west side of the addition and will not be publicly visible.

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Figure 4: Existing and Proposed Site Plans
RELEVANT CODE CITATIONS:
14-4.6 HISTORIC DISTRICTS
A. General Provisions
l. Purpose
In order to promote the economic, cultural, and general welfare of the people of Santa
Fe and to ensure the harmonious, orderly, and efficient growth and development of
the City, the Governing Body deems it essential to preserve the qualities relating to
the history and culture of Santa Fe, maintain a harmonious outward appearance to
preserve property values, and attract residents and tourists alike. The specific
purposes of this section are to preserve qualities relating to the history of Santa Fe,
such as the following:
I. Continue the existence and preservation of historic areas and buildings;

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II. Continued construction of buildings in Santa Fe's historic styles; and
III. General harmony as to architectural style, form, color, height, proportion, texture,
and material between buildings of historic design and those of more modern
design.
C. Buildings with Significant or Contributing Historic Status
l. IPurpose
Historic designation is intended to address the following:
I. Recognizing each structure as a physical record of its time, place, and use.
II. Preventing changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as the
addition of conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings;
III. Preserving and retaining changes to structures that have acquired historic
importance in their own right, recognizing that most structures change over
time;
IV. Preserving distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or
examples of craftsmanship that characterize a structure; and
V. Avoiding making new additions and related or adjacent new construction in such a
manner that, if removed in the future, the original form and integrity of the historic
property and its environment would be unimpaired.
2. Designation of Significant, Contributing, or Noncontributing Status
I. Status Designation
Structures within historic districts may be designated a status of "significant,"
"contributing," or "noncontributing," as defined in Section 14-9.3, General
Definitions. Staff shall maintain a record as to the current status of structures
located in the historic districts.
II. HDRB Authority to Review Status Designation
a. The HDRB may change the status of a structure or designate a status for a
structure that has no status designated.
b. A change in status or the designation of a status shall be based upon an
evaluation of data provided through survey or other relevant sources of
information and the definitions of "significant," "contributing," or
"noncontributing."
c. When the HDRB designates a structure as contributing, it shall also specify
which facades of the structure are primary.
V. Restoration of Status
If a property owner makes changes to a structure without the proper City approvals,
which result in the lowering of the structure's status, staff or the Board may require
the property owner to restore the structure such that its former status is restored.

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3. Review by Historic Districts Review Board Required
I. Except where this chapter provides for review by staff, the HDRB shall review all
applications for new construction, alteration, or demolition in the historic districts
and of landmark structures throughout the city, based on the standards set forth in
this section.
II. The historic board shall judge any proposed alteration or new structure for harmony
with adjacent buildings, preservation of historical and characteristic qualities, and
conformity to the standards for architectural style set forth in this section.
Ill. The HDRB may approve, deny, approve with conditions, or, with the consent of the
applicant, postpone an application.
a. For applications approved with conditions, no permit shall be issued until the
HDRB conditions have been met.
b. An application that is postponed shall be heard at a date agreed upon by the
HDRB and the applicant.
IV. No permit shall be issued until the time for appeal to the Governing Body has
expired.
4. Compliance with General and Specific Design Standards Required
All development located within the historic districts and subject to this section shall
comply with all applicable general development standards set forth in Section 14-
4.6E), General Design Standards for All Historic Districts, as well as any applicable
specific development standards set forth in Section 14-4.6G), Additional District-
Specific Design Standards.
E. General Design Standards for All Historic Districts
These standards shall apply to all additions or alterations to existing structures in the
Historic Districts. Contributing, significant, and landmark structures may be subject to
specific additional restrictions and district-specific standards in Section 14-4.6(G).
l. General
I. The historic status of a property with a historic status designation of significant,
contributing, or landmark structure shall be retained and preserved. If a proposed
alteration will cause a property to lose its significant, contributing, or landmark
status, the application shall be denied. The removal of historic materials or
alteration of architectural features and spaces that embody the status is prohibited.
II. If a proposed alteration or new construction will cause an adjacent property to lose
its significant, contributing, or landmark status, the application may be denied.
Ill. For the regulations of this subsection, all facades of a significant structure
are primary facades.
2. Building Additions
I. Design

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a. Building additions that meet the standards of Section 14-4.6G.2),
Downtown and Eastside Historic District, shall continue to meet those
standards, in addition to the standards set forth in this section.
b. Building additions shall have similar materials, architectural treatments and
styles, features, and details as the existing structure, but shall be
distinguishable from and not attempt to duplicate the existing structure.
II. Size and Location
a. Building additions are not permitted on primary facades.
b. All building additions shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from the
primary facade.
c. Building additions shall not exceed 50 percent of the square footage of the
building's historic footprint and shall not exceed 50 percent of the historic length
in linear feet of the primary facade.
d. To the extent architecturally practicable, new building additions shall be
attached to any existing non-primary facade of a structure rather than
attaching them to the primary facade of a structure.
Ill. Height
a. The maximum height of building additions to significant and landmark
structures shall be at least six inches lower than the parapet or equivalent roof
feature of the existing adjacent connecting facade.
b. Building additions to contributing structures shall be no more than one
additional story higher than the existing structure. To the extent
architecturally practicable, two-story additions shall be set to the rear or the
side rear of the structure. When an additional story is to be placed upon an
existing contributing structure, that footprint may be no greater than fifty
percent of the footprint of the existing structure, subject to the provisions of
Subsection A(1) above. For the purposes of this paragraph, an additional story
shall not exceed twelve (12) feet from the existing rooftop to the highest point
of that story.
IV. Remodeling to Increase Height
a. For remodeling of an existing significant or landmark structure, no increase in
height of the structure is permitted.
b. For remodeling an existing contributing structure, a height increase may be
permitted through approval of an exception, as described in Section 14-4.6D.
V. Rooftop Equipment
Rooftop equipment, including but not limited to solar collectors, clerestories,
decks, or mechanical equipment, may only be installed on contributing and
noncontributing structures and shall not be publicly visible, nor shall a parapet be
raised to conceal such equipment.
3. Porches and Portals
Existing porches or portals on significant and landmark structures, and on primary
facades of contributing structures, shall not be permanently enclosed.

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4. Windows, Doors, and Other Architectural Features
I. For all facades of significant and landmark structures and for the primary
facades of contributing structures:
a. Historic windows shall be repaired or restored wherever possible. Historic
windows that cannot be repaired or restored shall be duplicated in the size, style,
and material of the original. Thermal double-pane glass may be used. No
window opening shall be widened or narrowed.
b. Window depth and other characteristics of window and door fenestration shall
be preserved.
c. No new opening shall be made where one presently does not exist unless
historic documentation supports its prior existence.
d. No historic opening shall be closed.
II. For all facades of contributing, significant, and landmark structures:
a. Architectural features, finishes, and details other than doors and windows shall
be repaired rather than replaced.
b. In the event replacement is necessary, the use of new material may be
approved. The new material shall match the material being replaced in
composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities.
c. Replacement or duplication of missing features shall be substantiated by
documentation, physical, or pictorial evidence.
5. Roofs
The existing historic roof styles and materials shall be maintained or replaced in kind
if necessary. The addition of dormers or other roof features should only be considered
when they are an existing historic feature of the structure.
6. Surface Cleaning
The surface cleaning of structures shall employ the gentlest means possible. Chemical
or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials are
not permitted.
7. Archaeological Resources
Discovery of archaeological resources made during the development of a historic
property shall be referred to the Archaeological Review Committee. See Section 14-
2.1G.1.V.c, Unexpected Discoveries.
8. Signs
9. Murals
10. Pedestrian-Oriented Areas
F. Height, Pitch, Scale, Massing, and Floor Stepbacks.

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The height, pitch, scale, and massing of any structure in a historic district, as defined in this
section, shall be limited as provided for in this section, unless further restricted elsewhere
within this chapter.
l. Applicability
The following sections identify specific areas and specific projects subject to this
section. The Planning and Land Use Director shall determine whether or not properties
are included within this section.
I. Specific Areas
The height limitations in this subsection F apply:
a. Within the following historic districts:
1. Downtown and Eastside;
2. Don Gaspar Area;
3. Historic Transition; and
4. Westside-Guadalupe.
b. In the Historic Review district, as specified herein.
II. Streetscape Standards
III. Project Location
Planning and Land Use Department staff shall determine the applicability of this
section to individual projects and the applicable streetscape
2. Height
I. Official Map of Building Heights in the Historic Districts - Procedures
II. Height Limitations
The HDRB shall limit the height of structures as set forth in this section.
Heights of existing structures shall be as set forth on the official map of
building heights in the historic districts.
a. If a proposed building has a parapet, the façade shall not exceed two feet of the
average height of the façades in the streetscape.
b. If the proposed building has a pitched roof, the ridge height of the
proposed building shall not exceed two feet of the average of the ridge
height of the pitched roofs in the streetscape.
c. Yard walls and fences shall be limited to a height that does not exceed the
average of the height of other yard walls and fences in the streetscape.
d. The height of any other structure shall be limited to the allowable building
height within the applicable streetscape, as defined in this section.
e. The height and dimensions of signage are as set forth in Section 14-7.61,
Sign Regulations in the Historic Districts.
f. The HDRB may increase the allowable height for proposed buildings and
additions located on a sloping site where the difference in the natural grade
along the structure's foundation exceeds two feet. In no case shall the height of
a façade exceed four feet above the allowable height of the applicable streetscape
measured from natural or finished grade, whichever is more restrictive. This

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increase in height shall be constructed only in the form of building setbacks from
the street.
Ill. Height Measurement
a. In historic districts, height shall be the vertical distance measured between the
highest part of a structure and the existing grade or finished grade, whichever is
more restrictive, at the midpoint of the street-facing facade, excluding rooftop
appurtenances, the increased height of walls or fences over pedestrian and
vehicular openings, and gates (either in open or closed position).
b. For structures that do not have street frontage, height shall be determined by the
facade that contains the tallest vertical distance measured between the highest
part of a structure and the existing grade or finished grade, whichever is more
restrictive. The height of walls and fences is measured from the street-facing
side of the wall or fence.
IV. Pitch
If the determined streetscape includes over 50 percent buildings with pitched
roofs, the proposed building may have a pitched roof. A pitched roof is defined as
a gable, shed, or hipped roof. The pitch of the roof shall match the predominant
pitch extant in the streetscape.
V. Scale
The height of a proposed building or addition, its façade length, and its roof form
and pitch shall appear to be in proportion to the height, façade length, and roof
form and pitch of buildings in the applicable streetscape, or the building on which
the addition is proposed.
VI. Massing and Floor Stepbacks
The HDRB may require that upper floor levels be stepped back, to carry out the
intent of this section; provided that the HDRB in making such determinations shall
take into account whether the height of the proposed building, yard wall, fence, or
proposed step back of upper floor levels is in harmony with the massing of the
applicable streetscape and preservation of the historic and characteristic visual
qualities of the streetscape. The HDRB shall also require that the publicly visible
facades of the structure be in conformance with Section 14-4.6G), Additional
District-Specific Design Standards, and, in meeting those requirements, may
require that different floor levels be stepped back.
G. Additional District-Specific Design Standards
2. Downtown and Eastside Historic District
The governing body recognizes that a style of architecture has evolved within the city
from the year 1600 to the present, characterized by construction with adobe, hereafter
called "old Santa Fe style", and that another style has evolved, hereafter called "recent
Santa Fe style", which is a development from, and an elaboration of the old Santa Fe
style, with different materials and frequently with added decorations.

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I. Old Santa Fe Style
Old Santa Fe style, characterized by construction with adobe, is defined as
including the so-called "pueblo" or "pueblo-Spanish" or "Spanish-Indian" and
"territorial" styles and is more specifically described as follows:
a. With rare exception, buildings are of one story; a few have three stories, and the
characteristic effect is that the buildings are long and low. Roofs are flat with a
slight slope and surrounded on at least three sides by a firewall of the same color
and material as the walls or of brick. Roofs are never carried out beyond the line
of the walls except to cover an enclosed portal or porch formed by setting back
a portion of the wall or to form an exterior portal, the outer edge of the roof being
supported by wooden columns.
Two-story construction is more common in the territorial than in other sub-
styles, and is preferably accompanied by a balcony at the level of the
floor of the second story. Façades are flat, varied by inset portales, exterior
portales, projecting vigas or roof beams, canales or water-spouts, flanking
buttresses and wooden lintels, architraves and cornices, which, as well as
doors, are frequently carved, and the carving may be picked out with bright
colors. Arches are almost never used except for nonfunctional arches, slightly
ogival, over gateways in freestanding walls;
b. All exterior walls of a building are painted alike. The colors range from a light
earth color to a dark earth color. The exception to this rule is the protected space
under portales, or in church-derived designs, inset panels in a wall under the
roof, in which case the roof overhangs the panel. These spaces may be painted
white or a contrasting color, or have mural decorations;
c. Solid wall space is always greater in any façade than window and door space
combined. Single panes of glass larger than thirty (30) inches in any dimension
are not permissible except as otherwise provided in this section;
d. The rules as to flat roofs shall not be construed to prevent the construction of
skylights or installation of air conditioning devices, or any other necessary roof
structures, but such structures other than chimneys, flues, vents and aerials,
shall be so placed as to be concealed by the firewall from the view of anyone
standing in the street on which the building fronts;
e. True old Santa Fe style buildings are made of adobe with mud plaster finish.
Construction with masonry blocks, bricks, or other materials with which the
adobe effect can be simulated is permissible; provided that the exterior walls are
not less than eight (8) inches thick and that geometrically straight façade lines
are avoided. Mud plaster or hard plaster simulating adobe, laid on smoothly, is
required; and
f. It is characteristic of Old Santa Fe style commercial buildings to place a portal
so that it covers the entire sidewalk, the columns being set at the curb line.
II. Recent Santa Fe Style

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Recent Santa Fe style intends to achieve harmony with historic buildings by
retention of a similarity of materials, color, proportion, and general detail. The
dominating effect is to be that of adobe construction, prescribed as follows:
a. No building shall be over two stories in height in any façade unless the façade
shall include projecting or recessed portales, setbacks, or other design
elements;
b. The combined door and window area in any publicly visible façade shall not
exceed forty percent of the total area of the façade except for doors or windows
located under a portal. No door or window in a publicly visible façade shall be
located nearer than three (3) feet from the corner of the façade;
c. No cantilevers shall be permitted except over projecting vigas, beams, or wood
corbels, or as part of the roof treatment described below;
d. No less than eighty percent of the surface area of any publicly visible façade shall
be adobe finish, or stucco simulating adobe finish. The balance of the publicly
visible façade, except as above, may be of natural stone, wood, brick, tile, terra
cotta, or other material, subject to approval as hereinafter provided for building
permits;
e. The publicly visible façade of any building and of any adjoining walls shall,
except as otherwise provided, be of one color, which color shall simulate a light
earth or dark earth color, matte or dull finish, and of relatively smooth texture.
Façade surfaces under portales may be of contrasting or complementary colors.
Windows, doors, and portals on publicly visible portions of the building and
walls shall be of one of the old Santa Fe styles; except that buildings with portals
may have larger plate glass areas for windows under portals only. Deep window
recesses are characteristic; and
f. Flat roofs shall not have more than thirty (30) inches overhang.