LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR FRANK OBRYAN

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints each of Clay A. Halvorsen, Andrew H.
Parnes and Stephen J. Scarborough, each acting individually, as
the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full
power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in
the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

(1) prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4,
and 5 (including any amendments thereto) with respect to the
securities of Standard Pacific Corp., a Delaware corporation
(the Company), with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, any national securities exchanges and the Company,
as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the
Exchange Act);

(2) seek or obtain, as the undersigneds representative and on
the undersigneds behalf, information on transactions in the
Companys securities from any third party, including brokers,
employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the
undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any
such information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies
any such release of information; and

(3) perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of
such attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on
behalf of the undersigned in connection with the foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

(1) this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require,
each such attorney-in-fact to act in their discretion on
information provided to such attorney-in-fact without
independent verification of such information;

(2) any documents prepared and/or executed by either such
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such
information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in his or
her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

(3) neither the Company nor either of such attorneys-in-fact
assumes (i) any liability for the undersigneds responsibility to
comply with the requirement of the Exchange Act, (ii) any
liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such
requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the
undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act; and

(4) this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigneds obligations
under the Exchange Act, including without limitation the
reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned hereby gives and grants each of the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform all
and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or
appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if present, hereby ratifying all that each such
attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power
of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to each such attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 24th day of October, 2003.


/s/ Frank OBryan
FRANK OBRYAN