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Nicole Rodriguez <br /> From: Ellen Holmgren <br /> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 2:20 PM <br /> To: Joe Chillinsky; Mayor and City Council <br /> Cc: Pleasanton City Clerk; Pamela Ott; Ellen Clark; Melinda Denis; Shweta Bonn <br /> Subject: RE: City Council Mtg. 1/26, in re: Objective Design Standards <br /> Follow Up Flag: Follow up <br /> Flag Status: Flagged <br /> Dear Joe Chillinsky, <br /> Thank you for your email regarding Item 3 on the on the Special Meeting Notice and Agenda on Thursday, Jan. <br /> 26, 2023. <br /> This email acknowledges receipt of your email to the Mayor and City Council, the City Manager, and City staff. <br /> Thank you for your interest in the City of Pleasanton. <br /> Regards, <br /> Ellen Holmgren, Administrative Assistant <br /> City of Pleasanton <br /> From:Joe Chillinsky <br /> Sent:Tuesday,January 24, 2023 12:09 PM <br /> To: Mayor and City Council <citycouncil@cityofpleasantonca.gov> <br /> Subject: City Council Mtg. 1/26, in re: Objective Design Standards <br /> You don't often get email fron Orn why this is important <br /> Members of City Council, <br /> Having reviewed the Objective Design Standards current proposal, I'm concerned the protections/requirements <br /> provided for re: compatibility with surrounding developments(Exhibit A,Attachment 1, Part 3, Section B9)are defined <br /> as 'guidelines' (not legally enforceable) and not 'standards' (enforceable).The result of which is development on the <br /> sites in the 6th Housing Element that directly abut existing residential neighborhoods have no real protection from a <br /> developer's preference to build along the shared property line. <br /> STANDARDS V. GUIDELINES <br /> In the Introduction, "Section A. Purpose" statement the ODS draws the distinction between Standards and Guidelines: <br /> (quoted in relevant part and emphasis added) <br /> •Standards: . . . Development Standards have been developed as clear, objective criteria designed to be <br /> uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable <br /> by both the development applicant or proponent and the public official. . .The Standards provided in this <br /> document shall form the objective basis of determining whether development applications conform or shall <br /> be denied. <br /> 1 <br />