City Council

20. CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 8038 ADOPTING A SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN TO ESTABLISH OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS AND MAKE ASSOCIATED AMENDMENTS; AND HOLD FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2423, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA AMENDING SECTION 36.410.040 OF ARTICLE 4 (ZONING APPROVAL PROCEDURES) AND SECTION 36.700.020(O) OF ARTICLE 7 (DEFINITIONS) OF CHAPTER 36 (ZONING) OF THE SOUTH PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TO APPLY THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN (DTSP) OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS (ODS) SET FORTH IN C10 (OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS) OF THE DTSP TO PROJECTS THAT QUALIFY FOR MINISTERIAL DESIGN REVIEW AND MAKING A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15061(B)(3) AND 15060(C)(3) AND GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65912.160(C)(2) Recommendation It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Adopt Resolution No. 8038 adopting a Specific Plan Amendment to amend the Downtown Specific Plan (DTSP) to establish objective design standards and make associated amendments (Attachment 1); and 3. Introduce and waive full reading of Ordinance No. 2423 amending Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the South Pasadena Municipal Code to incorporate objective design standards into design review, apply the DTSP Objective Design Standards to qualifying residential projects subject to ministerial design review, and add a definition of “objective design standard” (Attachment 2).