TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, AICP, Community Development Director
Angelica Ochoa, Associate Planner
Eric Haaland, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Public Hearing to Consider Extending Urgency Ordinance No. 19-0021-U and Urgency Ordinance No. 19-0022-U for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) (Community Development Director Tai).
a) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
b) ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NOS. 20-0004-U AND 20-0005-U EXTENDING THE INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCES FOR 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Urgency Ordinance Nos. 20-0004-U and 20-0005-U extending Interim Ordinance Nos. 19-0021-U and 19-0022-U to amend regulations to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with the adoption of the attached Ordinance Nos. 20-0004-U and 20-0005-U. However, development of the permanent Zoning Code Amendments for ADUs and JADUs, and then processing future applications for ADUs and JADUs, will require additional staff time and resources.
BACKGROUND:
Recent State law amended California Government Code Section 65852.2 and further limits local jurisdiction's ability to regulate or limit accessory dwelling units ("ADUs"). Effective January 1, 2020, the bills- Assembly Bill (AB) 881, AB 68, AB 587, AB 670 and Senate Bill (SB) 13 -require cities to adopt an ordinance that complies with the new restrictions and includes specific standards. Cities without such an ordinance must approve any ADU that meets minimal State criteria. Below is a summary of the central provisions in the proposed Ordinances, which implement the new State law.
On December 17, 2019, the City Council adopted Interim Ordinance Nos. 19-0021-U and 19-0022-U to amend regulations in ...
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