Laguna Niguel City Council
November 7, 2023

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From: Nick Eckenwiler
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 1:33 PM
To: Jonathan Orduna; Hannah Tamaddon; Jennifer Christ; Council Cc: City Clerk Distribution List; [email protected] Subject: Zoning Code Amendment ZCA 23-02: Objective Development and Design Standards Attachments: Laguna Niguel - Obj. Standards Letter - 2023.11.7.pdf Good afternoon,

Please see attached for the California Housing Defense Fund's public comment on the proposed zoning code amendment up for consideration at tonight's City Council meeting as public hearing number two on the agenda.  Thank you!

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Nicholas Eckenwiler
Staff Attorney
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Nov 7, 2023
CityofLagunaNiguel30111CrownValleyParkwayLagunaNiguel,CA92677 ByEmail:jorduna@cityoflagunaniguel.org,HTamaddon@cityoflagunaniguel.org CC:cityclerk@cityoflagunaniguel.org,cityattorney@cityoflagunaniguel.org Re:ZoningCodeAmendmentZCA23-02:ObjectiveDevelopmentandDesignStandards DearLagunaNiguelCityCouncil,
OnOctober 10th, 2023, CalHDFsubmittedaletter totheCity’sPlanningCommissionoutlining concerns withmanystandards’ failuretoarticulateobjectivestandards. WethoroughlyappreciatetheCity’sattentionandrobustrevisionofthesestandards—itiscleartheCityiscommittedtopassingstandardsinaccordancewithstatelaw.However,CalHDFstillhasconcernsabouttheobjectivityofdeiningarchitecturalstyles,speciicallywithregardtomaterialsandcolorsofdeinedarchitecturalstyles.Colordeinitionsshouldbeasspeciic aspossiblesoapplicantscanknowwithcertaintywhethertheirproposeddesignwillsatisfytheordinance.

Asnotedinourpreviousletter,SB330,theHousingAccountabilityAct,andSB9allbarcitiesfromimposingorenforcingsubjectivedesignstandards Again,CalHDFsincerelyappreciatesLagunaNiguel’searnesteorttorevisittheordinancetoestablishobjectivedevelopmentanddesignstandards, andurgestheCitytofurtherclarifycolordeinitionsinitsdesignstandards.

CalHDFisa501(c)3non-proitcorporationwhosemissionincludesadvocatingforincreasedaccesstohousingforCaliforniansatallincomelevels,includinglow-incomehouseholds.YoumaylearnmoreaboutCalHDFatwww.calhdf.org.

Sincerely,
360GrandAve#323,[email protected]

DylanCaseyCalHDFExecutiveDirector
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