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Calabasas Planning Commission forwards objective design standards to City Council after package of edits
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 5–0 to recommend objective design standards (ODS) for multifamily and mixed-use projects to the City Council on March 19, sending a revised ordinance that includes bans on cupolas, palette changes, landscaping edits and a staff-led plant-list process.
The Calabasas Planning Commission voted unanimously on March 19 to recommend that the City Council adopt a new ordinance and objective design standards (ODS) intended to make design requirements for multifamily and mixed‑use housing measurable and ministerial.
The commission directed staff and consultants to revise the draft ODS before transmittal to the council, approving several specific changes: a ban on cupolas in the ODS, permission for white gutters and additional off‑white options in the city color palettes, targeted removals from the plant appendix, and a staff‑defined, objective allowance for limited artificial turf usage.
The ODS package — which would add Calabasas Municipal Code section 17.12.0.147 and amend section 17.12.145 — was framed by staff and the city’s consultant, JKA, as a response to recent state laws requiring objective standards for certain housing approvals. A staff presentation summarized the legal…
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