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City Council adopts Title 25 objective design and development standards with minor amendments
Summary
Following months of public outreach, the council introduced and adopted new objective design and development standards (Title 25) and related Title 30 zoning amendments; council amended an articulation threshold from 80 to 60 feet and corrected a drafting error before the unanimous vote.
The Santa Barbara City Council on Feb. 4 introduced and adopted two municipal code amendments intended to create an objective, measurable path for design review of multi‑unit residential and mixed‑use projects. The measures add a new Title 25 (Objective Design and Development Standards, or ODDS) and amend Title 30 (zoning) to implement an optional objective design review process.
City staff and consultants said the standards were developed to increase predictability in project review, comply with state laws enabling streamlined approval for projects meeting objective standards (for example, Senate Bill 35 and related guidance), and preserve the character of Santa Barbara through form‑based rules. The standards are graphic and prescriptive, and they organize rules…
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