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Diamond Bar council introduces objective design standards for multifamily and mixed‑use projects

Diamond Bar City Council · March 17, 2026
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Summary

City staff and a consultant described new objective design standards (ODS) for multifamily and mixed‑use housing to implement state housing laws (SB 35 and SB 330). The council introduced ordinance No. 4, 2026 for first reading and set second reading and adoption for April 7, 2026.

The Diamond Bar City Council moved the city closer to implementing objective design standards for multifamily and mixed‑use housing projects, a step staff says is needed to comply with state housing laws and streamline review.

The city’s senior planner presented an amendment to Title 22 that would add a new chapter establishing citywide objective design standards (ODS) that apply…

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