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P20-0989, Objective Design Standards Planning Commission 7 of 7 • Building entries (Draft Standard C5.2): a standard to require building entrances adjacent to the public right-of-way to consist of either commercial storefronts, primary entries (i.e., lobbies) for multifamily residential buildings or 50 % of the exterior entries that are devoted to residential common areas. • Building signage (Draft Standard C8.1): the standard would reference the municipal code for any signage that is proposed (e.g., as part of a mixed-use project). Additional Changes and Next Steps Several key components of the objective standards have yet to be finalized, including the final map and list of housing sites to be included in the Housing Element (as directed by City Council on December 20), General Plan land use and zoning designations for the Housing Element sites, and establishing permitted and conditionally permitted uses on mixed -use sites to be referenced in the R-M, C-C, and M-U District standards. Comments and feedback from the Planning Commission at this meeting will be incorporated into a summary provided to the City Council at its meeting on December 20, 2022. Staff expects to return to the Planning Commission for a recommendation of adoption of the objective design standards to the City Council in January 2023, to coincide with adoption of the Housing Element. PUBLIC NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENTS Notification of this item has been published in The Valley Times as an upcoming agenda item for the December 14, 2022, Planning Commission meeting. At the time this report was prepared, staff has not received comments regarding the draft ODS enclosed with this report. CONCLUSION The proposed draft objective design standards would apply to 6th Cycle Housing Element sites as well as to smaller infill projects in zoning districts that allow residential multifamily or mixed- use development. Adoption of the objective design standards concurrent with the Housing Element would ensure that proposed development is consistent with these standards, and that smaller infill projects are also subject to the relevant objective standards. Staff recommends the Planning Commission review the draft ODS and provide feedback to staff, with the goal of an updated draft of the ODS to be brought forward for consideration in January 2023. Primary Author: Shweta Bonn, Senior Planner, 925-931-5611 or sbonn@cityofpleasantonca.gov Reviewed/Approved By: Ellen Clark, Director of Community Development