TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, AICP, Community Development Director
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Planning Manager
Eric Haaland, Associate Planner
Angelica Ochoa, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Public Hearing to Consider Extending Urgency Ordinance No. 20-0004-U and Urgency Ordinance No. 20-0005-U Regulating Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) Citywide. (Community Development Director Tai)
a) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
b) ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NOS. 20-0024-U AND 20-0025-U EXTENDING THE INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCES FOR 12 MONTHS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt Ordinance No. 20-00024-U and Ordinance No. 20-00025-U extending Urgency Ordinance No. 20-0004-U and Urgency Ordinance No. 20-0005-U for one additional year.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no direct fiscal impact associated with the adoption of the attached Ordinance No. 20-00024-U and Ordinance No. 20-00025-U. However, development of the permanent Zoning Code Amendments for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and subsequent processing of future applications for ADUs and JADUs require additional staff time and resources.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
On December 17, 2019, the City Council adopted Interim Ordinance Nos. 19-0021-U and 19-0022-U revising regulations for the establishment of new ADUs within the City. The Interim Ordinances were extended on January 21, 2020, with the adoption of Urgency Ordinance Nos. 20-0004-U and 20-0005-U that will expire on December 15, 2020, if not extended. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65858, the alleviation report was issued on November 17, 2020, a minimum of 10 days before the Interim Ordinance will expire. The Urgency Ordinance is required as new State regulations for ADUs went into effect on January 1, 2020, and if no l...
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