Oakland's Objective Design Standards | Project Documents

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Documents developed as part of the Objective Design Standards

Workshop Documents April 2025

• Objective Design Standards Workshop Presentation(PDF, 7MB)
• Workshop #1 Summary Notes(PDF, 43KB)
• Workshop #2 Summary Notes(PDF, 49KB)

Public Review Drafts ODS March 2025

• Public Review Draft Objective Design Standards for 1-4 Family Development(PDF, 1MB)
• Public Review Draft Objective Design Standards for 1-3 Story Multifamily Development(PDF, 2MB)

Planning Commission Meeting October 2, 2024

• 10-02-2024 Hearings Draft of Objective Design Standards for 4- to 8 story multifamily residential and mixed-use developments(PDF, 2MB)
• 10-02-2024 Staff Report with PC Draft of ODS(PDF, 522KB)
• 10-02-2024 ODS PC Presentation(PDF, 7MB)
• 10-02-2024 Comment Letters Submitted to DRC and PC(PDF, 11MB)
• 10-02-2024 Context Transition Standard Applicability Summary(PDF, 164KB)

Design Review Committee Meeting July 24, 2024

• 07-24-2024 Staff Report with DRC Draft of ODS(PDF, 2MB)
• 07-24-2024 ODS DRC Presentation(PDF, 6MB)
• 07-24-2024 DRC Meeting Recording

Stakeholder Interviews November 2022

• 12-01-2022 Stakeholder Interviews Summary Notes(PDF, 2MB)

Advisory Group #1 Meeting Materials:

• Oakland ODS Advisory Group 1 Presentation(PDF, 4MB)
• Oakland ODS | Advisory Group 1 Meeting Notes(PDF, 1MB)

Advisory Group #2 Meeting Materials:

• Advisory Group #2 Presentation(PDF, 6MB)
• Oakland ODS Advisory Group 2 | Meeting Notes(PDF, 16MB)

Focus Group #1 Meeting Materials:

• Focus Group #1 Presentation(PDF, 7MB)
• Oakland ODS Focus Group 1 Notes(PDF, 42MB)
• Focus Group #1 Recording

Focus Group #2 Meeting Materials:

• Focus Group #2 Presentation(PDF, 7MB)
• Oakland ODS Focus Group 2 Notes(PDF, 11MB)
• Focus Group #2 Recording