Consultants outline how new Objective Design Standards would shape Lafayette development

Sep 9, 2026

Lisa Wise Consulting staff presented the Phase 2 Objective Design Standards intended to implement the housing element and SB 330 ministerial pathway; the draft addresses roofs, fenestration, articulation, materials, parking design, and open‑space standards.

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Lisa Wise Consulting presented the hearing draft of Lafayette’s Objective Design Standards Phase 2, explaining the document’s role in implementing the city’s housing element and facilitating a ministerial pathway for qualifying multifamily and mixed‑use residential projects under state housing law.

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