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Planning staff briefs commission on objective design standards, ADU updates, housing progress and Craftsman's Corner annexation

Planning Commission of the City of Calabasas · January 16, 2026
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Summary

Director Michael told the Planning Commission staff will reopen ARP recruitment, expects a draft of objective design standards in the coming months, will bring an annual housing-element update in March, and must update the ADU ordinance to reflect roughly 50 state law changes; staff said the Craftsman's Corner annexation goes to the LA County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10 and then to LAFCO.

At the Jan. 15 meeting Director Michael (speaker 6) presented the Planning Department's priorities and upcoming items for the planning commission.

Michael said staff will reopen recruitment for two alternate positions on the Architectural Review Panel and asked commissioners to refer qualified applicants. He said the ARP helps improve project designs by reviewing architecture, landscape and site elements and forwarding recommendations to the planning commission and city council.

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