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Commission gives staff consensus to begin drafting objective design standards for multifamily and mixed‑use housing
Summary
Staff presented a plan to create objective design standards to streamline review of qualifying multifamily and mixed‑use housing projects; commissioners gave consensus for staff to begin the process, including community outreach and a likely consultant assisted drafting effort.
The Manteca Planning Commission on May 15 gave staff consensus to begin developing objective design standards (ODS) for multifamily and mixed‑use housing projects, a city official said. Staff described the standards as measurable, non‑subjective rules that would allow certain housing projects to be reviewed ministerially under state law.
Senior Planner Dave Ruby presented the rationale and scope for the ODS, telling the commission the standards are intended to comply with multiple recent state housing laws and to enable a streamlined, ministerial review for qualifying projects. He gave a working…
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