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FP26-0005: Design Guidelines and Priorities for Multifamily Housing

Santa Cruz

Description

Staff was scheduled to report on progress and next steps for the city's multifamily housing design guidelines project.

Impact summary

The guidelines will shape how future multifamily housing looks and feels across Santa Cruz.

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 5
Total mentions: 1

Recorded in the meeting · Planning Commission

Discussed

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 27, 2026

City Council — October 27, 2026

Staff was scheduled to report on progress and next steps for the city's multifamily housing design guidelines project.

Related issues (1)

Objective Design Standards and Heritage Tree Regulations

The Council launched a Housing Ad Hoc Committee to shape design guidelines, decided against expanding the downtown density bonus beyond downtown, and asked for draft heritage tree rules for housing projects by Fall 2026.

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