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HomeMy WebLinkAboutObjective Design StandardsMultifamily Objective Design Standards (ODS) Joint Planning Commission and City Council Workshop August 25, 2026 Team Scott Hutter, Planning & Development Services Director Gabriel Arguelles, Associate Planner Michael Baker International City of Grand Terrace Cameron Savois, Project Manager Dan Wery, Senior Advisor 2 3 Agenda ODS Purpose & Application Review Review Scope ODS Development Process Key Revisions Schedule & Next Steps 4 ODS Review: Purpose THE CITY MUST DEVELOP OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS (ODS) TO: Implement 6th Cycle Housing Element Update Program 13 Pursuant to SB 330, adopt objective design standards to ensure development standards, design guidelines, and findings are objective, promote certainty in the planning and approval process. Comply with State laws for multi-family housing 5 ODS Review: Purpose Establish objective criteria as a tool for the streamlined and ministerial review process to: Comply with recent State housing legislation •SB 167, SB 330, SB 35 Continue to enforce the City’s planning documents and enhance community character •Housing Element -Program 13, Land Use Element, Title 18 -Zoning Provide objective criteria for the review of multifamily residential and mixed-use development projects Create predictability in the review process Respond to demand for multifamily housing 6 ODS Applicability ●Does not apply to single family or Specific Plans 7 1.Revise the Objective Design Standards 2.Reduce potential constraints to multifamily housing 3.Promote infill development REAP 2.0 Grant Objectives 8 ODS Development Process Received and incorporated comments and feedback PC/CC Workshop #1 Approval process Preferences Examples Staff Input Coordination on zoning changes Review previous ODS approval process, standards, and work done by City Existing Regulatory Context Process Format Provide flexibility Graphics Best Practices Guidebook format New approval process New standards New graphics Revised Draft 9 Topics Presented ●ODS intent ●Analysis methodology ●Approach and findings ●Best practices ●Recommendations March 26 Workshop Recap What We Heard? ●Concerns about removing LEED requirement ●Ensure a high-quality product ●Ensure sustainable products and construction ●Provide more graphics and images 10 Key Revisions: Approval Process Ministerial Approval •100% compliance with all 150 design standards •Comply with all zoning standards Discretionary Approval •Site and Architectural Review in accordance with Chapter 18.63 Existing Process 11 Key Revisions: Approval Process Ministerial Approval •Comply with all 66 design standards •Comply with all zoning standards Discretionary Approval w/deviations •May deviate up to 8 dimensional design standards by no more than 20%. •PC shall only consider the requested deviations. •Must meet the findings (4) New Process 12 ●Reference to ODS in Municipal Code ●Located on City website ●Adopted by resolution ●Easier to amend Key Revisions: Manual/Guidebook 13 Key Revisions: Design Standards to Development Standards Open Space Amenities Fences and Walls Signage LandscapingEV Charging 14 Key Revisions: Organization Existing ODS Revised ODS Guidebook Purpose, intent and applicability General Provisions Other standards and requirements Sustainable Design Definitions Site Design Sustainable Design Building Design Building Design Utilities, Services, Lighting, and Fences Site Design Additional Standards Additional Mixed-Use Standards Permits and Approvals 15 Key Revisions: Organization Chapter 1 General Provisions ●Introduction ●Purpose ●Relationship to Other City Document ●Who is this Document For? ●How to Use this Document ●Applicability ●Administration ●CEQA ●Limited Deviations, Streamlined Approvals, and Density Bonuses Chapter 2 Sustainable Design ●LEED Certification Requirement Chapter 3 Site Design Standards ●Site Layout ●Parking, Access, and Circulation ○Surface Parking and Individual Residential Unit Parking Garages/Carports ○Structured parking ○Site Access and Connectivity ●Open Space ○Common ○Private Note: New standards not touched on in existing ODS 16 Key Revisions: Organization Chapter 4 Building Design ●Entrances ○Individual Unit Entries ○Shared Entrance ●Privacy and Articulation ○Transitional Massing ●Massing and Modulation ○Horizontal Modulation ○Building Length ○Grade Separation ●Architectural Elements ○Four-sided Architecture ○Same Unit Design Standard ○Blank Walls ○Corner Treatments ●Building Colors and Materials ○Façade Materials ○Façade Colors ○Façade Transparency Chapter 5 Utilities, Services, Lighting, and Fences ●Lighting Design ●Fences and Walls ●Utility and Mechanical Storage ○Utility Screening/Location ○Rooftop Screening ○Refuse Standards Note: New standards not touched on in existing ODS 17 ●All projects required to prepare LEED scorecard ●Projects with 20 + units required to obtain LEED certification as condition of approval Key Revisions: Revised Standards –LEED 18 Key Revisions: New Standards –Site Design Chapter 3 Site Design Standards ●Site Layout ●Parking, Access, and Circulation ○Surface Parking and Individual Residential Unit Parking Garages/Carports ○Structured parking ○Site Access and Connectivity ●Open Space ○Common ○Private 19 Key Revisions: New Standards –Building Design Chapter 4 Building Design ●Entrances ○Individual Unit Entries ○Shared Entrance ●Privacy and Articulation ○Transitional Massing●Massing and Modulation ○Horizontal Modulation ○Building Length ○Grade Separation●Architectural Elements ○Four-sided Architecture ○Same Unit Design Standard ○Blank Walls ○Corner Treatments●Building Colors and Materials ○Façade Materials ○Façade Colors ○Façade Transparency 20 Key Revisions: New Standards –Building Design 1. Texture, pattern, color 2. Offset or projection 3. Roof height or form 4. Fenestration Pattern 5. Wall notch Chapter 4 Building Design ●Entrances ○Individual Unit Entries ○Shared Entrance ●Privacy and Articulation ○Transitional Massing●Massing and Modulation ○Horizontal Modulation ○Building Length ○Grade Separation●Architectural Elements ○Four-sided Architecture ○Same Unit Design Standard ○Blank Walls ○Corner Treatments●Building Colors and Materials ○Façade Materials ○Façade Colors ○Façade Transparency 21 Key Revisions: New Standards –Utilities, Services, Lighting, and Fences Chapter 5 Utilities, Services, Lighting, and Fences ●Lighting Design ●Fences and Walls ●Utility and Mechanical Storage ○Utility Screening/Location ○Rooftop Screening ○Refuse Standards 22 Next Steps & Schedule PUBLIC REVIEW AND FINAL DRAFT SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING OCTOBER 2026 CITY COUNCIL HEARING NOVEMBER 2026 THANK YOU! We will now open the floor to questions.