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Glendora council adopts objective design standards to streamline housing approvals
Summary
After a multi‑year process, the City Council approved an ordinance adopting objective design standards and related zoning cleanup intended to provide clearer, quantifiable design rules for residential, commercial and mixed‑use development and to align local rules with state housing law.
The Glendora City Council on a 5‑0 vote approved an ordinance amending Title 21 of the municipal code to adopt objective design standards (ODS) and a comprehensive cleanup of zoning regulations.
The rules, a three‑year effort presented by Principal Planner Hans Bridal and consultant Alan Loomis of PlaceWorks, replace subjective design guidelines with measurable requirements intended to speed permit reviews for qualifying residential and mixed‑use projects while preserving local character. "Objective design standards as a design standard that involves no personal or subjective judgment by a public official and is uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion," Bridal said during the…
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