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3 THE CITY OF -r''°' CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT PLEASANTON, January 26, 2023 Community Development TITLE: ADOPT OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY The City of Pleasanton is updating existing design guideline documents relevant to residential development such that the guidelines provide objective standards, in response to recent changes in State law that seek to streamline and increase housing production. These changes are focused on making approval processes more routine and predictable for developers by creating objective standards in lieu of more discretionary or subjective review procedures. The objective standards enclosed with this agenda report are, in two separate documents, those that apply to the Draft 6th Cycle Housing Element sites (and those that have been carried over from the 4th Cycle Housing Element), and those that apply to multifamily or mixed-use development in the R-M, C-C, and M-U Districts. The Planning Commission and City Council reviewed the draft objective design standards (ODS) at their December 14 and December 20, 2022, meetings, respectively. Since these December 2022 meetings, staff and the professional services team have reviewed and considered feedback provided by the Planning Commission and City Council, along with public comments. The Planning Commission reviewed the modified ODS at its January 11 , 2023, meeting and recommended adoption to the City Council. This meeting is to review and adopt the ODS, to align with adoption of the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element. PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION At its January 11 , 2023, meeting the Planning Commission, by 4-0 vote, recommended the City Council adopt the ODS with modifications proposed by staff at the meeting. Staff recommends the City Council accept the Planning Commission recommendation and: 1. Find the adoption of Objective Design Standards are consistent with and would implement the goals and policies examined in the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update Program Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2022040091); 2. Adopt the Objective Design Standards as enclosed with Attachment 1 to this agenda report with modifications as outlined in this agenda report; and 3. Provide the Director of Community Development the authority to make minor changes to the ODS after adoption, for reasons such as formatting, grammar, references.. adding additional diagrams, etc.