TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: David Chantarangsu, Development Services Director
PREPARED BY: Carl Stiehl, City Planner
SUBJECT: Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Objective Design
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RECOMMENDATION
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Conduct the second reading by title only and with further reading waived, adopt Ordinance No. 595-23 entitled: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Amending Title 16 of the Murrieta Municipal Code to Revise the CIty's Development Code, to Implement Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Residential Objective Design Standards and a Ministerial Development Plan Permit Process for Certain Qualifying Projects.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On May 2, 2023, the City Council adopted Urgency Ordinance No. U-590-23, amending Title 16 of the Murrieta Municipal Code to revise the City's Development Code to implement multi-family residential and mixed-use residential objective design standards (Vote: 5-0).
On September 5, 2023, the City Council approved the introduction and first reading of Ordinance No. 595-23 (Vote: 5-0).
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Maintain a high performing organization that values fiscal sustainability, transparency, accountability and organizational efficiency.
BACKGROUND
At its regular meeting on September 5, 2023, the City Council conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 595-23 (Attachment 1). This ordinance is a Development Code Amendment to adopt and implement the revised final Multi-Family Residential and Mixed-Use Residential Objective Design Standards. The City of Murrieta (City) previously adopted an Urgency Ordinance on May 2, 2023 to begin implementation of the Objective Design Standards while the document was on public review.
As part of the Urgency Ordinance Section 16.08.040 Multi-family Residential Design Standards was amended by the City Council in May in order to reference the Standards. The Developmen...
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