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Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, Long Range Planning Unit, hosting a joint informational workshop for the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission to solicit input and encourage public participation for developing 1) draft West Slope Interim Objective Design Standards for multifamily and mixed-use projects that qualify for state streamlining and ministerial review; and 2) Interim Design Standards and Guidelines for multifamily, mixed-use, and commercial projects in the County’s Community Regions and Rural Centers.
FUNDING: Discretionary Transient Occupancy Tax (DTOT) 100%
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Planning Division, Long Range Planning Unit will host a joint informational workshop for the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission. The purpose of the workshop is to solicit input and encourage public participation for developing West Slope Interim Objective Design Standards for multifamily residential and mixed-use development projects that qualify for state streamlining and ministerial review. The workshop will also review draft West Slope Interim Design Standards and Guidelines for commercial, mixed-use, and multifamily residential development projects in the County’s Community Regions and Rural Centers. These interim standards and guidelines would remain in effect until such time as they are replaced by permanent design standards and guidelines. No formal action will be taken.
The County’s Interim Objective Design Standards would apply to multifamily residential and mixed-use projects that qualify for streamlined and ministerial review through various state laws, such as SB 35 (amended Government Code Sections 65400 and 65582.1 and added Section 65913.4) and AB 2011 (Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022, Government Code 65912.100 et seq.), and are only subject to existing objective design standards. The Interim Objective Design Standards would provide a clear and predictable path for the development of affor...
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