Concerns over residential zoning in Saratoga Village were dispelled at a Nov. 17 study session addressing development of objective design choices for the city’s downtown.

The city council held the joint study session with the planning and heritage preservation commissions. Saratoga retained Lisa Wise Consulting, an urban planning and economics firm that specializes in walkable, transit-oriented communities. The goal of the meeting was to take the Village Design Guidelines from 2019 and turn them into objective design standards that would support the addition of housing in accordance with state law.

SB330, also known as the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, was intended to address the state’s housing shortage by expediting permit processes, increasing housing production and protecting existing

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