Sec. 26-167. - Purpose.

The purpose of the West Covina Multi-Family Residential Objective Design Standards is to respond to Senate Bill (SB) 330 and supplement the multi-family residential development standards of this Code (WCMC). SB 330, "The Housing Crisis Act of 2019," is a state-wide bill intended to streamline housing development approval processes in California. As a result of SB 330, multifamily residential development projects and/or mixed- use development projects with at least two-thirds of the square footage designated for residential use meeting certain eligibility requirements are subject to specific review processes. State law requires cities to approve eligible housing proposals through ministerial processes based on objective standards that "involve no personal or subjective judgement by a public official and are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant and the public official prior to submittal." The West Covina Multi-Family Residential Objective Design Standards provide clear expectations on the design of new multi-family residential development within the City, outlining objective design standards that allow for predictable development outcomes.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)