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La Mesa council adopts objective design standards for multifamily housing to streamline review
Summary
The council amended Title 24 and adopted objective design standards that set measurable site, building and landscape criteria for multifamily projects (3+ units), enabling ministerial staff review with limited administrative exceptions; council required a one-year progress report.
The La Mesa City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 9 to adopt objective design standards for multifamily housing and introduced an ordinance amending Title 24 of the municipal code.
Planning staff member Santos explained the standards implement state housing law requirements by providing clear, measurable criteria governing building materials, colors, massing, site layout and landscaping for projects of three or more units…
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