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Council is expected to provide direction as part of its Work Plan priority setting process during Spring 2023. Applicant: City of Pleasanton Staff Contact(s): Shweta Bonn 30.Objective Design Standards Other Objective Design Standards In 2017, the California Legislature passed a package of 15 laws related to housing, referred to as the “housing package.” The housing package included a number of changes to state law intended to streamline and increase housing production. A further series of housing-related legislation was passed by the legislature in 2019, including SB 330, the Housing Crisis Act. The streamlining provisions of SB 330 and other laws include measures to make approval processes more routine and predictable for developers, including limitations on discretionary review processes and placing an increased emphasis on objective design and development standards as the primary criteria that may be used as the basis for project approval or denial. With these new criteria in place, and expecting the emphasis on objective standards to continue in future legislation, it is in the City’s interest to have a robust body of residential design and development standards in place, to ensure those projects deliver high-quality design, appropriate site planning and amenities, and are compatible with surrounding neighborhoods and the community. Accordingly, the City will be updating the Housing Site Development Standards and Design Guidelines first adopted by City Council in August 2012 and establishing objective standards for other types of residential development, including smaller multi-family infill projects. Additional information can be found on the project website: https://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/gov/depts/cd/planning/objective_design_standards.a sp Status Approved Next Steps/Details:The City adopted Objective Design Standards for Housing Element sites and the R-M, M-U, and C-C zoning districts on January 23, 2023. Modifications to the ODS for Housing Sites were approved by City Council on May 2, 2023. The adopted ODS is available here. Applicant: City of Pleasanton Staff Contact(s): Shweta Bonn 31. Housing Element Update Other Housing Element Update The Housing Element is part of the City’s General Plan and is a comprehensive statement by the community of its current and future housing needs and proposed actions to