F. PATT SCHIEWITZ
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

      Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, 
constitutes and appoints each of Scott D. Stowell, John P. Babel and 
John M. Stephens, each acting individually, as the undersigned?s 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 undersigned's representative and on 
the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the 
Company's 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 undersigned's 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 undersigned?s 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 February, 2009. 

F. PATT SCHIEWITZ