Lafayette design panel endorses objective design standards draft with edits, forwards recommendation to Planning Commission

Nov 21, 2025

The Design Review Committee reviewed Phase 2 of Lafayette's objective design standards to guide multifamily and mixed-use projects, agreed to a set of drafting edits requested by commissioners and members of the public, and voted unanimously to recommend the revised package to the Planning Commission.

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The Lafayette Design Review Committee on an evening meeting reviewed a consultant-drafted update to the city's objective design standards (ODS) intended to support ministerial review of multifamily and mixed-use projects and to align with the city's recently adopted housing element.

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