2024-05-02T16:10:46-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/55049663/santa-barbara-architectural-board-of-review-majority-abstains-from-chick-fil-a-vote Archinect 2012-08-10T11:40:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/34/344r7iy7yybtrmlc.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The project received approval from the Architectural Board of Review (ABR) last year, but this week, with the plan returning for final sign-off on some late-hour landscaping tweaks, the board majority, for what appeared to be political reasons stemming from the gay-marriage flap, opted to abstain from voting on Monday.</p></em><br /><br /><p> Helene Schneider, the mayor of SB, and a proponent of marriage rights, says <a href="http://independent.com/news/2012/aug/08/chick-fil-s-architectural-approval-shouldnt-hinge-/?on" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chick-fil-A&rsquo;s Architectural Approval Shouldn&rsquo;t Hinge on Owner&rsquo;s Politics</a>.</p>