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At a glance

  • Due to new state housing laws and a shortage of housing in California, the state requires cities to streamline the approval process for certain kinds of housing projects and cities have less control over how many new apartments and condos can be built and when.
  • The city has established objective design standards for multifamily and mixed-use projects to help the city retain some control over new development and streamline the city's permitting process to comply with new state laws.
  • Several architectural design styles were created that developers will be able to choose from to help preserve the unique character of the Village & Barrio.
  • The city worked on a similar project to create citywide objective design standards for areas outside of the Village & Barrio. The City Council voted to separate the two projects so Carlsbad’s two oldest neighborhoods could receive special attention.
  • The projects to create objective design standards do not include changes to existing development standards such as building heights, density or setbacks. It also does not apply to single-family or two-family residential development. It will only apply to future multifamily and mixed-use projects.

Give input on Village and Barrio design standards

Post Date:06/23/2022 12:16 PM

The City of Carlsbad is seeking community input to help create objective design standards for multifamily housing and mixed-use development in the Village and Barrio areas.
 
Online survey
Available through July 18

At a glance 

  • The city is seeking feedback from the community on objective design standards. 
  • The objective standards created through this effort won’t change things like building heights or setbacks defined in the Village and Barrio Master Plan.
  • Instead, they will add clarity and specificity to what’s in the plan so Carlsbad can better preserve the unique character and charm of the Village and Barrio areas while complying with state laws designed to ease California’s housing crisis.
  • The standards will identify several architectural design styles for developers to choose from, helping to streamline permitting for new multifamily housing and mixed-use projects.
  • The input received through a workshop held on June 29 and the survey will be provided to the Design Review Committee, a committee formed by City Council to guide the development of objective design standards. Once a draft of the new standards is ready, it will also be available for public review and comment. The project is scheduled for completion by summer 2023. 

Background 

Due to a shortage of housing in California, the state has streamlined the approval process for multifamily housing projects. Under these new state housing laws, cities have less control over how many apartments and condos can be built and when. Creating objective design standards will help the city comply with these new laws while preserving the unique character and charm of the Village and Barrio areas, the city’s two oldest neighborhoods.  

The city is working on a similar project to create citywide objective design standards for areas outside of the Village & Barrio. The City Council voted to separate the two projects so that the Village and Barrio, Carlsbad’s two oldest neighborhoods, could receive special attention. 

More information
Village & Barrio objective design standards webpage
Common questions
Village & Barrio Master Plan
Shelley Glennon, Associate Planner, shelley.glennon@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2905

 

 

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