Objective Design Standards
Objective Checklists
If a project is found to be eligible for, and consistent with, the applicable State legislation permitting checklist, project design should be compared to objective design standards for the eligible area. The objective checklists below have been created to provide measurable, verifiable, and clear objective design standards. The standards are based on Community Plan policies and Design Guidelines, as well as relevant policies from the General Plan and other adopted documents:
Overview
The County is currently working to create and update objective design standards (ODS) for the unincorporated areas eligible under Senate Bill (SB) 35, SB 330, SB 6, and Assembly Bill 2011.
According to State Law, ODS are standards that are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion and involve no personal or subjective judgement by a public official. This project is meant to comply with State law by establishing clear, objective standards. Once adopted, the ODS will become the design criteria to evaluate all eligible projects, creating a more streamlined development application process and reducing roadblocks and barriers for the development of housing.
PDS will conduct outreach to stakeholders to clearly communicate project objectives, and to receive input on the process for eligible projects. The project team will be meeting with Community Planning/Sponsor Groups, industry professionals, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders in a series of public and small-group meetings.
Stay Connected
The County is committed to receiving community and stakeholder comments. As the project progresses, outreach presentations and other related materials will be posted for the community and stakeholders to review and provide comments on. Please click the link below to update your subscription lists to ensure you receive continued updates on the project and opportunities to get involved.
Please contact Luis Duran at PDS.LongRangePlanning@sdcounty.ca.gov, or Phone (858) 505-6677
Funding Provided By
The Objective Design Standards project is partly funded through the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Housing Acceleration Program grant. That program is funded through the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) Grant program.
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