Agenda
City Council / Development Review Board
April 23, 2024
Joint Meeting - City Hall Council Chamber - 4:00 p.m.
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CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
Chair Linda Timmons
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Brenda Olmos
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Peggy Lemons
Mayor Annette C. Delgadillo
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ROLL CALL OF
BOARDMEMBERS:
Boardmember Ernie Esparza
Boardmember Javier Gonzalez
Boardmember Gordon Weisenburger
Vice Chair David Moody
Chair Linda Timmons
PUBLIC COMMENTS
NEW BUSINESS
1. RECEIVE AND
FILE
RESIDENTIAL OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS
Recommended Action: Receive and file; and provide direction regarding Residential Objective Design Standards.
ADJOURNMENT
City Council: To the regular City Council meeting on April 23, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA Development Review Board: To the regular Development Review Board meeting on May 1, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA Americans with Disabilities Act: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (562) 220-2225 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
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To: Honorable City Council
Honorable Development Review Board
From: John Moreno, City Manager
By: John Carver, Planning Director
Ivan Reyes, Associate Planner
Date: April 23, 2024
SUBJECT: RESIDENTIAL OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS
BACKGROUND
On November 28, 2023, the City Council approved a professional services agreement with Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc. (MIG) to develop Residential Objective Design Standards for the City. Objective Design Standards are the requirements that would apply to certain eligible residential projects and make them more predictable and easier to interpret for decisionmakers, staff, applicants, and members of the public.
The purpose of Objective Design Standards is for applicants to know beforehand what requirements apply to a proposed development and for the applicant to be able to design a project that meets those requirements before submittal. As the State limits local review of certain housing types – including accessory dwelling units (ADUs), SB 9 projects, qualified multifamily housing on church-owned property – to only the use of objective standards, it is important to have Objective Design Standards in place.
This evening and prior to an ordinance being ready for review and adoption at a future date, MIG is providing a look at an in-progress draft Objective Design Standards. In this joint meeting of the City Council and Development Review Board, Laura Stetson, Principal at MIG along with her staff, will review Objective Design Standards concepts.
Feedback from this joint meeting will be incorporated into the design standards prior to formal public hearings.
DISCUSSION
The City’s goal for Objective Design Standards is to meet State law and ensure the longstanding objective of constructing and maintaining quality housing developments.
Elements of Objective Design Standards are site design, building design, architectural styles and materials, and open space and landscaping. The Objective Design Standards will be prepared as an integral part of the Zoning Code (Title 17 of the Municipal Code).
This scope will accommodate community engagement and produce Objective Design Standards that will inspire a high level of housing design. A community engagement program to identify preferred outcomes and confirm engagement goals and expectations is underway. Once complete, the Objective Design Standards will be developed into an Agenda Report April 23, 2024
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ordinance for City Council consideration following a Planning Commission/Development Review Board recommendation.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact.
VISION, MISSION, VALUES, AND STRATEGIC OUTCOMES
The City’s Vision, Mission, and Values set the standard for the organization, establish priorities, uniformity, and guidelines; and provide the framework for policy decisionmaking. The Strategic Outcomes were implemented to provide a pathway to achieving the City’s Vision. This item aligns with Strategic Outcomes No. 1: Safe Community - Provide a safe place to live, work, and visit; and No. 4: Environmental Health - Promote, protect, and enhance a healthy, sustainably built, and natural environment.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file; and provide direction regarding Residential Objective Design Standards.