Orinda Planning Commission, Jan 14, 2026
The commission reviewed proposed amendments to Title 17 of the Orinda Municipal Code on streamlined approvals for affordable housing and recommended that the council adopt them, with all commissioners voting in favor.
26 min in session · date on the body’s own agenda listing
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Posted as “Planning Commission Meeting - January 14, 2026”
The meeting, in short
The commission reviewed proposed amendments to Title 17 of the Orinda Municipal Code on streamlined approvals for affordable housing and recommended that the council adopt them, with all commissioners voting in favor. 7:58
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What members said, in order
I recall we did a study session around objective design standards specifically for the sort of type of sites that would be covered by this. I don't recall if those were ever finalized. Mainly out of curiosity, sort of where that stands.Molly Doctors Rajashekhar · Vice Chair17:32
On the downtown sites, again, ministerially, is there any public notice to that ministerial process?Robert Hubner · Commissioner20:22
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