Mission Viejo

City Council

May 12, 2026 Item #13

Agenda Item 13

13.\nDevelopment Code Amendment P-DCA2026-0001 – A City-initiated petition for consideration of an amendment to Title 9 of the Mission Viejo Municipal Code, to establish Objective Design Standards (ODS), as directed by the City Council as a Phase 2 follow-up to the Phase 1 ODS adopted by Urgency Ordinance #23-350 by the City Council on July 11, 2023, as identified in the Housing Plan of the City’s 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element\nRecommended Action: (1) Find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15060, subd. (c)(2), Section 15061, subd. (b)(3), and Section 15378 (b)(5); and (2) introduce Ordinance 26-XXX Approving Development Code Amendment P-DCA2026-0001, Amending Title 9 of the Mission Viejo Municipal Code, to Establish Objective Design Standards (ODS), as Directed by the City Council as a Phase 2 follow-up to the Phase 1 ODS adopted by Urgency Ordinance #23-350 by the City Council on July 11, 2023, as identified in the Housing Plan of the City’s 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element.